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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fark Fok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henri TW (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 Henri TW was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Good takedowns
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fark Fok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henri TW!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fok 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.
TW has momentary wrist control but Fok slips an elbow through the middle.
Fok postures up in TW's guard and throws a big left but TW blocks it.
Fok is looking to work some ground and pound but TW has wrist control.
Fok missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fok preventing the sweep.
TW controls Fok momentarily but Fok frees himself.
TW is adopting a defensive guard.
Fok has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing TW to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Fok is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - TW pulls down on the head and he's put Fok to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Henri TW!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Ranson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshihiro Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshihiro Tanaka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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186 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Ranson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshihiro Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tanaka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tanaka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ranson's face.
It looks like David Ranson has been cut.
Tanaka creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ranson's defenses.
Tanaka looking to throw knees to the head but Ranson is blocking nicely.
Tanaka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ranson.
Ranson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tanaka misses with a knee to the head.
Tanaka lands an elbow that stopped Ranson in his tracks for a moment.
Ranson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ranson throws out a loose jab but Tanaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ranson scores with a three punch combo!
Tanaka slips a jab and a cross from Ranson.
No joy there for Ranson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ranson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tanaka in his tracks.
Ranson throws a leg kick which misses Tanaka's front leg but catches the back leg as Tanaka tries to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tanaka looks gassed!
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!
Ranson misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tanaka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ranson throws a series of punches but Tanaka moves out of range.
Ranson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tanaka tries to clinch up.
Ranson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ranson lands a jab-cross combination.
Tanaka drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tanaka is rocked!
Ranson connects with a single shot there.
Tanaka is still on wobbly legs! Can Ranson finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ranson lands a with a good body shot.
Tanaka seems to have recovered his senses.
Ranson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ranson lands with a right that hurts Tanaka. Tanaka looks to clinch but Ranson throws a short knee that drops Tanaka. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). David Ranson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Jighston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maluco Doidelzen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Jighston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maluco Doidelzen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doidelzen slaps away a takedown attempt from Jighston, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jighston shoots in and drives through. Doidelzen sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jighston.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Jighston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doidelzen throws a series of punches but Jighston avoids them all with ease.
Doidelzen throws a series of punches but Jighston moves out of range.
Jighston staying out of range there.
Doidelzen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jighston to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jighston drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Jighston as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Doidelzen screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Jighston! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Nick Jighston!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Siegfried Keskimulkku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Siegfried Keskimulkku has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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202 lbs
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194 lbs
10 - 4 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Siegfried Keskimulkku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Reed!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Reed or perhaps it was just good defense by Keskimulkku which made him look bad.
Reed moves out of range of the body kick.
Reed lands a nice looking body shot.
Reed throws a right and a left that Keskimulkku avoids nicely.
Nice body punch from Reed.
Reed shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Reed thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Keskimulkku's head.
Keskimulkku on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Keskimulkku tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed 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.
Reed wants to take a breather but Keskimulkku is having none of it.
Reed missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reed tries to pass the half guard into mount. Keskimulkku knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Reed has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Keskimulkku is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Reed scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Keskimulkku pushes Reed off looking to stand but Reed dives back in and keeps control.
Reed is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Reed looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Reed throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Keskimulkku is not content to let Reed control the position.
Keskimulkku taking some punishment here, with Reed in his half guard.
Reed seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed is controlling the pace.
I looks like Reed might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Reed not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Reed dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Reed fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Reed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Keskimulkku swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reed counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Reed wants to advance to full mount but Keskimulkku doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Reed tries to free his leg and advance position but Keskimulkku is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reed postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reed is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Keskimulkku is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Reed is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reed is looking to work some ground and pound but Keskimulkku has wrist control.
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.
Reed stands up and waves to Keskimulkku to follow him.
Keskimulkku stuffs the takedown.
Reed shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Keskimulkku defends it nicely.
Siegfried Keskimulkku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Reed.
Reed shoots in for a double leg but Keskimulkku sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keskimulkku stuffs the takedown.
Keskimulkku throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Reed counters with a shoot takedown. Keskimulkku fights it but they end up in guard.
Reed trying to control but Keskimulkku is working from the bottom.
Reed slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Keskimulkku works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Reed thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Reed is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Reed trying to control from half guard but Keskimulkku is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Reed 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!
Reed will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Reed is trying hard to land a takedown here. Keskimulkku sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A leg kick checked by Reed.
Keskimulkku displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Reed.
Siegfried Keskimulkku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Reed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reed throws a combination that misses
and Keskimulkku counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Reed is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Reed with a poor takedown
and Keskimulkku counters with a nice leg kick.
Dean Reed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Keskimulkku counters with a head kick. That will keep Reed thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Reed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reed misses with a takedown
and Keskimulkku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Keskimulkku swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reed counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Reed with a poor takedown
and Keskimulkku counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Reed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Keskimulkku.
Dean Reed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keskimulkku throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reed gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Keskimulkku counters with a nice body kick.
Reed gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Keskimulkku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keskimulkku misses with a wild combination.
Reed misses with a takedown attempt
and Keskimulkku counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Reed scores a takedown into full mount!
Reed wants to control the pace but Keskimulkku is squirming around nicely.
Reed controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keskimulkku is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Siegfried Keskimulkku showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Reed 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Reed!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phillip Merki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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202 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Head!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Phillip Merki!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Head tries to bum rush Merki with a series of wild strikes but Merki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Merki checks a leg kick.
Head misses with an uppercut. Merki saw that one coming.
Head throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Head shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Merki napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Merki is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Head stands up and beckons Merki to his feet.
Merki 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.
Head bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Merki's guard.
Head trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Head trying to control but Merki is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head wants to stand but Merki is controlling his posture from full guard.
Merki is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Head has his hands clasped together but Merki extends an breaks Head's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Merki.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Phillip Merki!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Acton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Houston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Houston has chosen Born of a Broken Man as his entrance music. Mike Acton could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Austin Houston's chin.
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180 lbs
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190 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Acton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Austin Houston!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houston throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Acton's head.
Acton shoots for a double leg takedown but Houston sprawls well. He's pushed Acton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Houston dips to his left and cracks Acton with an uppercut!
Houston throws a shot from downtown. Acton moves away and avoids it.
Acton staying out of range there.
Houston scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Houston scores with a nice strike.
The fighters circle momentarily. Houston darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Acton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Acton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Acton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Houston.
Houston misses with the combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Acton.
Acton bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Houston manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Houston drops an elbow to the side of Acton's head.
Acton is refusing to be controlled, as Houston sits in half guard.
Houston thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Acton's head.
Ground and pound from Houston.
Acton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Houston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston blocks the strikes from Acton.
Houston throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Houston trying to mount his opponent but Acton defends it.
Houston seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Acton tries to roll over but Houston keeps him under control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Acton moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Acton looking for a guillotine here but Houston defends easily.
Acton is breathing heavily.
Houston avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Houston is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Houston postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Houston trying to control but Acton is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Houston trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Houston trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Houston trying to control the position from guard on top but Acton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Acton will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Acton throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Houston chips away with some ground and pound.
Houston preventing the sweep.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Acton fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Acton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Houston scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Acton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Acton takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Houston slaps away a takedown attempt from Acton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Houston throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Houston connects with a single shot there.
Houston pushes Acton away with a front kick.
Houston lands with a cross.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Houston, as that shot connected.
Houston connects with a single shot there.
Houston listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Austin Houston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Houston throws out a powerful jab.
Houston lands an overhand right.
Houston throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Houston has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Houston throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Acton.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Houston throws a head kick that Acton semi-blocks.
Houston connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Acton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Acton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Houston lands with a kick to the temple. Acton shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houston goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Houston cracks Acton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Houston's corner calls for a 1-2. Houston obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Houston lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Acton backs up against the cage.
Houston is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Acton had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Acton takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Houston throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Houston scores with a hook.
Houston is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Houston connects with a body shot.
Houston lands with a nice body kick.
Acton walks forward, straight into a front kick from Houston.
Houston closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Houston lands with a kick to the ribs.
Acton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Houston lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Acton backs up against the cage.
An inside leg kick lands from Houston.
Acton has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Houston.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No joy there for Houston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice body punch from Houston.
Houston ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Houston.
Houston connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Houston dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Houston pushes Acton away with a front kick.
Houston cracks Acton with an open hand slap.
Acton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Houston scores with a nice strike.
Houston gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Houston tries to land knees in the clinch but Acton avoids the damage to the body.
Houston throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Houston.
Acton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Houston connects with a knee to the head.
Houston throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Houston using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Houston.
Houston lands an elbow just above Acton 's eye.
Houston tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Acton avoids it.
Houston tries to land a knee to the head but Acton blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Houston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Acton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Houston looking to throw knees to the head but Acton is blocking nicely.
Houston lands a nice knee to the body.
Acton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Houston just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Acton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Acton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Houston gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Houston gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Houston lands a knee to the head.
Houston pushes off an throws an elbow but Acton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Houston scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Houston.
Houston misses with a knee strike.
Houston connects with a knee to the head.
Houston putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Acton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Houston looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Acton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Houston throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Acton blocks it with crossed arms.
Houston tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Acton dodges an elbow strike from Houston.
Houston tries to land a knee to the head but Acton blocks with his arms.
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.
Houston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Acton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Acton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Houston pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Acton tries to score a body lock takedown but Houston shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Acton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Houston scores with a knee to the head.
Acton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Houston tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Houston throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Acton blocks it with crossed arms.
Houston throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Acton lands a takedown into guard.
Acton stopping the sweep attempt from Houston.
Houston working a defensive guard but Acton passes into half guard.
Acton wants to pass the guard but Houston is defending well.
Houston works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houston is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Acton throws a big right hand that misses.
Acton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Houston is keeping the position for now.
Houston wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Acton trying to control but Houston is working from the bottom.
Houston not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Houston holds on and takes a little breather.
Houston trying to keep a closed guard but Acton is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Houston seems keen to control Acton's posture.
Acton preventing the sweep.
Acton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Houston scores with a jab. Acton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Acton looks for a takedown but Houston sprawls well.
Danga de danga de dang - Houston scores with a four punch combination!
Houston lands with a slapping head kick.
Houston scores with a head kick.
Houston lands a jab.
Acton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Houston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Houston fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Acton blocks a head kick by Houston.
Acton rushes Houston and presses him up against the cage.
Acton will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Houston landing knees to the head.
Houston tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Acton avoids it.
Houston unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Houston throws a knee to the head but misses.
Acton avoids a wild elbow strike from Houston.
Houston looking to throw knees to the head but Acton is blocking nicely.
Houston throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Acton blocks it with crossed arms.
Houston tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Houston with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Houston.
Acton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Houston pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Houston gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Acton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Houston throws an elbow but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Houston throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston scores with a knee to the head.
Acton managing to block the knees to the body from Houston.
Houston throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Houston throws a knee to the head but misses.
Acton wants a takedown.
Houston with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Acton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Houston smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Acton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Houston's corner calls for a 1-2. Houston obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Houston is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Houston lands a high kick!
Nice uppercut lands for Houston. That snapped Acton's head back.
Acton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Houston stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A head kick from Houston lands but Acton takes it in his stride.
Houston throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Houston has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houston lands a knee to the body.
Acton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Houston looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Acton blocks the elbow strike.
Acton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Houston with a knee to the head.
Acton has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Houston uses from the top position.
Houston won't allow Acton to sweep him here.
Acton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Houston throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Acton doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Houston gets to his feet - Acton follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Houston does no damage.
Houston moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Houston misses.
Houston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Acton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Houston.
Houston defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Acton.
Austin Houston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Houston scores with a kick to the midsection.
Austin Houston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Houston scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Acton doesn't seem bothered though.
A slapping body kick lands there for Houston.
Houston thows a body kick. Acton tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Austin Houston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Acton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Houston scores with a nice head shot.
Houston lands with a slapping head kick.
Houston plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Houston connects with a looping right hand.
Houston lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A good leg kick by Houston.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Houston does it's job there.
A punch lands to the side of Acton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Acton takes a kick to the side of the head.
Houston connects with a nice looking jab.
Mike Acton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Houston lands with a hook. Acton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Acton ducks right into an uppercut from Houston.
Houston lands a high kick!
Houston fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Acton, pushing him back against the cage.
Houston with a knee to the head.
Houston working Acton over with knees to the body.
Acton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Houston lands a damaging elbow.
Acton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Houston avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Acton throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Austin Houston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Houston has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Austin Houston!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Astyn Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Astyn Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Bear!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Bear. That's going to slow Martin down.
Martin shoots in for a takedown but Bear shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A punch combination from Bear misses.
Martin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bear's waist but Bear gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Martin off to one side.
Martin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bear. That's going to slow Martin down.
Martin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bear defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Astyn Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martin looks for a takedown but Bear sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bear.
Martin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bear misses with the combination.
Bear lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bear.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bear!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Martin is defended easily by Bear.
Bear closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bear scores with a leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Martin.
Martin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bear swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Bear.
Martin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bear sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Martin somewhat.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bear goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bear displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bear leaves Martin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Martin dives in and grabs Bear's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bear pushes down on Martin's head and hops out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Martin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bear scores with a three punch combo!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Martin. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Bear lands a jab-cross combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bear.
Bear fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martin.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bear dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
An inside leg kick lands from Bear.
Martin shoots for a double leg takedown but Bear sprawls well. He's pushed Martin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bear lands with a shot to the body.
Bear scores with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bear.
John Bear seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bear.
Bear lands a right hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Bear. No joy for Martin on that attempt.
John Bear is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Astyn Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bear scores with a three punch combo!
Astyn Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bear lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bear.
Bear lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice shot lands for Bear.
Bear scores with a body shot.
Bear scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Bear.
Bear lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice combination there by Bear.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bear lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bear throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice combination there by Bear.
Bear throws a shot to the body.
Martin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear works over Martin's head and body with a nice combination.
Bear feints and then cracks Martin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Martin down.
Bear lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martin's sensitive parts.
Martin misses with a leg kick
and Bear counters with a left to the body.
Martin misses with a takedown
and Bear counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Martin thinking.
Bear scores with a one two! Martin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Martin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bear counters with a nice low kick that buckles Martin's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Bear.
Bear feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Martin's calf.
Bear moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bear lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bear.
Bear throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice combination there by Bear.
Bear scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bear showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Martin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bear!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bear.
Martin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bear counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Martin is rocked!
Martin loses concentration momentarily and Bear pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Martin crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Bear finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Bear!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simon Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Peanut Butter Jelly Time. Hughes has chosen Lamb of God-Omerta as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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192 lbs
11 - 6 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pat Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes throws a body kick that misses.
Hughes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Taylor defends it nicely.
Hughes throws a sloppy head kick and Taylor moves out of range easily.
Hughes misses with a takedown attempt - Taylor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Taylor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hughes moves into the clinch.
Hughes looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.
Taylor connects with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Taylor.
Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taylor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Taylor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hughes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Simon Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pat Hughes.
Hughes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hughes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Taylor moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Taylor.
Taylor landing knees to the body.
Hughes looks gassed!
Taylor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Taylor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Pat Hughes has been cut.
Hughes looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.
Taylor crunches a lovely knee into Hughes's ribcage.
Taylor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taylor lands a nice elbow.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taylor connects with a crisp jab.
Taylor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Taylor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hughes on the side of the head.
Taylor rushes Hughes and presses him up against the cage.
Taylor tries to land a knee to the head but Hughes blocks with his arms.
Taylor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hughes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Taylor using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hughes is trying to maintain a safe position but Taylor gets an underhook and turns Hughes into the cage.
Taylor misses with a knee strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taylor.
Taylor breaks from the clinch.
Taylor lands a jab to the head.
Hughes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Taylor's waist but Taylor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hughes off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Taylor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hughes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Taylor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Taylor. That snapped Hughes's head back.
A decent looking cross lands there for Taylor.
Taylor closes the distance and lands a one-two.
No luck for Hughes with that takedown attempt.
Taylor drives through and clinches with Hughes against the cage.
Taylor tries a knee to the head but Hughes blocks it.
Taylor has Hughes pushed against the cage.
Hughes working aggressively here.
Taylor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Taylor breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Taylor but Taylor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hughes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Taylor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Taylor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hughes. Hughes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hughes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Taylor has Hughes up against the cage in a clinch.
Taylor lands an uppercut.
Hughes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Taylor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taylor digs a good hook to Hughes's body.
Hughes with a poor takedown
and Taylor counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hughes!
The referee warns Hughes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Taylor extends the arm and Hughes is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Simon Taylor!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Greg Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Richell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Greg Smith has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Greg Smith seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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5 - 1 - 0 |
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190 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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, Greg Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buck Richell!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
A big right from Richell misses.
Richell throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Richell.
Smith walks into a stiff left hand from Richell.
It looks like Greg Smith has been cut.
A big right from Richell misses.
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Richell.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Richell.
Richell misses with a body shot.
Richell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Richell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Richell.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Richell throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Buck Richell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Richell.
Richell throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Richell looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Richell.
Richell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Richell misses with a hook.
Richell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Smith.
Richell misses with an uppercut.
Richell misses with a double jab.
Smith getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Richell tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Richell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith moves out of range as Richell throws a body kick.
That's two 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.
Richell loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Richell throws out the jab.
Richell throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Smith shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Richell misses with a looping right.
Good shot there by Smith.
Richell throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Richell throws a body kick that misses.
Smith shoots in but no luck this time.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Buck Richell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richell misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Richell tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Richell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Richell lands a nice shot that snaps Smith's head back.
Richell misses the jab.
Richell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smith.
Richell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Richell throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Richell throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
A big left from Richell misses.
Smith scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richell pushes Smith off looking to stand but Smith dives back in and keeps control.
Smith maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Richell could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Smith has cracked it and Richell is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Smith!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Greg Smith!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Butsy Grabber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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198 lbs
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24
195 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Butsy Grabber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwayne Hicks!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grabber misses with an uppercut.
Grabber circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hicks drops Grabber with a beautiful combination! Grabber stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hicks is looking for the KO!
Grabber is rocked!
It looks like Butsy Grabber has been cut.
Grabber drops his hands momentarily and Hicks needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Grabber just on the top of the head. Grabber drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Grabber - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dwayne Hicks!
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