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UFC 27: Walters vs Williams PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandar Ibrahimovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Zoolander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ibrahimovic's entrance music is Mind Heist. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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159 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aleksandar Ibrahimovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Derek Zoolander!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Zoolander.
Zoolander throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ibrahimovic counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ibrahimovic.
Zoolander is trying to stall.
Ibrahimovic landing knees to the body.
Ibrahimovic is pushing Zoolander up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Zoolander blocks an elbow strike from Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zoolander avoids it.
Ibrahimovic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ibrahimovic taking a breather.
Zoolander is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zoolander misses with the head strike.
Zoolander tries to circle away but Ibrahimovic has him pinned against the cage.
Ibrahimovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zoolander lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A frustrated look appears on Zoolander's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zoolander works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ibrahimovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zoolander has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ibrahimovic trying to land knees to the body.
Zoolander has Ibrahimovic pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Zoolander pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ibrahimovic tumbling to the mat - Zoolander dives into Ibrahimovic's guard.
Ibrahimovic keeping full guard, as Zoolander tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoolander is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Zoolander wants to pass the guard but Ibrahimovic is keeping the position.
Zoolander trying to control the position from guard on top but Ibrahimovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zoolander must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zoolander being controlled here momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Derek Zoolander was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ibrahimovic drives through and clinches with Zoolander against the cage.
A short uppercut from Zoolander.
Zoolander wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ibrahimovic stalling against the cage.
Zoolander avoids the elbow strike from Ibrahimovic, against the cage.
Ibrahimovic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ibrahimovic working Zoolander over with knees to the body.
Zoolander misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ibrahimovic stalling.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zoolander's efforts to push away.
A bit of stalling here from Ibrahimovic.
A frustrated look appears on Zoolander's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ibrahimovic content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ibrahimovic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zoolander misses with a punch to the body.
Ibrahimovic with a knee to the head.
Zoolander tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ibrahimovic lands a knee to the head.
Zoolander tries to break the clinch but Ibrahimovic is controlling the position.
Ibrahimovic landing knees to the head.
Zoolander lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ibrahimovic prevents the takedown attempt.
Zoolander goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zoolander wants a takedown but no success here.
Zoolander wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ibrahimovic stalls.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ibrahimovic obliges.
Ibrahimovic has Zoolander pressed against the cage, preventing Zoolander from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoolander tries to circle away but Ibrahimovic has him pinned against the cage.
Zoolander tries a body shot but Ibrahimovic blocks it.
Ibrahimovic scores with a knee to the head.
Zoolander can't get the takedown.
Aleksandar Ibrahimovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Zoolander.
Zoolander is working for takedown but Ibrahimovic is calmly controlling the position for now.
Zoolander looks gassed!
Zoolander swings wildly with an uppercut but Ibrahimovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ibrahimovic scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Derek Zoolander has been cut.
Ibrahimovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ibrahimovic blocking some punches.
Zoolander creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ibrahimovic throws an elbow that misses.
Ibrahimovic stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Zoolander misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Zoolander fails to land.
Zoolander tries to break free but Ibrahimovic pushes him back against the cage.
Zoolander misses with a punch to the body.
Ibrahimovic stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandar Ibrahimovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Derek Zoolander's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zoolander slips a straight right by Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ibrahimovic wants it to stay on the feet.
Ibrahimovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zoolander's sensitive parts.
Zoolander misses with a left hand
and Ibrahimovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zoolander throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ibrahimovic counters by moving into the clinch.
Zoolander misses with a knee strike.
Ibrahimovic lands a good knee to the midsection. Zoolander won't want to take too many of those.
Ibrahimovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zoolander blocks the elbow strike.
Ibrahimovic prevents a body shot from Zoolander.
Zoolander wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zoolander doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ibrahimovic slowing the pace effectively.
Ibrahimovic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ibrahimovic crunches a lovely knee into Zoolander's ribcage.
Ibrahimovic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Zoolander is breathing heavily.
Zoolander is trying to break free.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ibrahimovic obliges.
Ibrahimovic lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic has Zoolander pressed against the cage.
Zoolander tries to circle away but Ibrahimovic has him pinned against the cage.
Come on Ibrahimovic - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ibrahimovic prevents a body shot from Zoolander.
Ibrahimovic is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ibrahimovic blocks the elbow strike.
Ibrahimovic has Zoolander pressed against the cage, preventing Zoolander from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ibrahimovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zoolander's brow.
Zoolander tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ibrahimovic avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ibrahimovic.
Zoolander tries to land a knee to the head but Ibrahimovic blocks with his arms.
Ibrahimovic is leaning against Zoolander and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ibrahimovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zoolander wants to break free but Ibrahimovic has control.
Zoolander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ibrahimovic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zoolander throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ibrahimovic.
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.
Ibrahimovic is struggling to control the position.
Zoolander wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ibrahimovic has him pressed against the cage.
Aleksandar Ibrahimovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ibrahimovic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ibrahimovic will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zoolander up against the cage.
Ibrahimovic connects with a knee to the head.
Ibrahimovic is looking to control Zoolander's arms but Zoolander gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ibrahimovic has his back to the cage.
Ibrahimovic has Zoolander pushed against the cage.
Ibrahimovic connects with a knee to the head.
Ibrahimovic is looking to control Zoolander's arms but Zoolander gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ibrahimovic has his back to the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ibrahimovic obliges.
Zoolander has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zoolander wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ibrahimovic has him pressed against the cage.
Ibrahimovic manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ibrahimovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Ibrahimovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic misses with a knee strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zoolander.
Ibrahimovic trying to control the position but instead, Zoolander has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ibrahimovic into the cage.
Zoolander letting Ibrahimovic take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Aleksandar Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zoolander throws out the jab.
Zoolander misses with an uppercut
and Ibrahimovic counters by clinching up.
Ibrahimovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ibrahimovic blocks an uppercut.
Zoolander is working for takedown but Ibrahimovic is calmly controlling the position for now.
Zoolander has had enough of the clinch but Ibrahimovic keeps him there for the moment.
Zoolander misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zoolander looking for a takedown.
Aleksandar Ibrahimovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Zoolander.
Zoolander misses with an elbow strike.
Zoolander misses with a punch on the inside.
Ibrahimovic connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Zoolander tries to break the clinch but Ibrahimovic is controlling the position.
Ibrahimovic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zoolander working hard to break the clinch.
Zoolander wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zoolander wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ibrahimovic has him pressed against the cage.
Zoolander working aggressively here.
Zoolander tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zoolander looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zoolander working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ibrahimovic.
Zoolander is looking to control Ibrahimovic's arms but Ibrahimovic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zoolander has his back to the cage.
Ibrahimovic is struggling to control the position.
Ibrahimovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zoolander's face.
Zoolander tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zoolander takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ibrahimovic landing knees to the body.
Ibrahimovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zoolander breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ibrahimovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandar Ibrahimovic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Derek Zoolander's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Zoolander misses with a left hand
and Ibrahimovic counters with a nice leg kick.
Ibrahimovic scores with a leg kick.
Zoolander misses with a shot to the body
and Ibrahimovic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ibrahimovic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ibrahimovic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zoolander tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ibrahimovic's elbow.
Zoolander blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zoolander working aggressively here.
Ibrahimovic stops a takedown attempt from Zoolander.
Zoolander is trying to break free.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Zoolander takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ibrahimovic stalling.
Ibrahimovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zoolander's face.
Ibrahimovic lands a knee to the head.
Ibrahimovic stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic throws an elbow but it misses.
Zoolander throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ibrahimovic blocks it with crossed arms.
Zoolander tries to stall but Ibrahimovic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ibrahimovic prevents a body shot from Zoolander.
Zoolander has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zoolander is trying to force a seperation but Ibrahimovic has the dominant position.
Ibrahimovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zoolander is defending well for now.
Ibrahimovic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ibrahimovic misses with an elbow strike.
Ibrahimovic keeps control of Zoolander as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ibrahimovic landing knees to the head.
Ibrahimovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zoolander looking to stall.
Ibrahimovic lands a knee to the body.
Ibrahimovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zoolander's face.
Zoolander wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ibrahimovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zoolander is working for takedown but Ibrahimovic is calmly controlling the position for now.
Zoolander stalling the fight.
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.
Ibrahimovic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ibrahimovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zoolander lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ibrahimovic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Zoolander takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ibrahimovic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ibrahimovic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zoolander is keeping busy.
Zoolander is trying to break the clinch but Ibrahimovic has him pressed against the cage.
Ibrahimovic is struggling to control the position.
Zoolander stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ibrahimovic is trying to maintain a safe position but Zoolander gets an underhook and turns Ibrahimovic into the cage.
Zoolander misses with the head strike.
Zoolander doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zoolander blocks an elbow strike.
Zoolander misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Zoolander fails to land.
Ibrahimovic trying to stall but Zoolander improves his position.
Zoolander managing to block the knees to the body from Ibrahimovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zoolander has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zoolander wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ibrahimovic just leaning against Zoolander, taking a breather.
Zoolander can't break the clinch.
Zoolander struggles to land a body shot inside as Ibrahimovic controls his hands.
Ibrahimovic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Zoolander fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zoolander digs a right hand underneath Ibrahimovic's ribcage. Ibrahimovic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zoolander letting Ibrahimovic take a breather here.
Zoolander misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ibrahimovic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zoolander is keeping busy.
Zoolander wants to get back to striking at distance but Ibrahimovic won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ibrahimovic.
Zoolander is trying to break free.
Ibrahimovic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zoolander wants to get back to striking at distance but Ibrahimovic won't allow it.
Derek Zoolander has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ibrahimovic lands a knee to the body.
Ibrahimovic taking a breather.
Ibrahimovic blocks a body shot from Zoolander.
Zoolander blocks an elbow strike.
Zoolander pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zoolander goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ibrahimovic misses with a low kick.
Zoolander shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ibrahimovic defends it nicely.
Aleksandar Ibrahimovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Zoolander.
Ibrahimovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zoolander rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ibrahimovic makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Zoolander really felt that one!
Ibrahimovic scores with a spinning back kick!
A shot to the body from Zoolander misses
and Ibrahimovic counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksandar Ibrahimovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ibrahimovic, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksandar Ibrahimovic!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tonying Americano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Bickle !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tonying Americano!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bickle connects with a body shot that sends Americano's belly button to the back.
Bickle moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Bickle .
Americano is looking to break free of the clinch but Bickle has double underhooks.
Americano is trying to break free.
Bickle trying to land knees to the body.
Americano is trying to break free.
Americano blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bickle .
Bickle pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Americano wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bickle unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Americano can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bickle .
Americano can't break the clinch.
Bickle unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bickle missing with knees to the body.
Bickle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bickle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bickle scores with a hook to the body.
Bickle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bickle gets through Americano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bickle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Americano takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Americano wants to break free but Bickle has control.
Bickle is leaning against Americano and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Americano looks gassed!
Bickle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Americano is trying to break the clinch but Bickle is controlling him.
Bickle lands an elbow that stopped Americano in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bickle .
Bickle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Americano takes a shot to the head.
Bickle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bickle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Americano takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bickle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Americano backwards.
Bickle lands an uppercut.
Americano takes a shot to the head.
Bickle lands an elbow inside that Americano shrugs off.
Americano wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hand to the body from Bickle .
Bickle lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Bickle .
Bickle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bickle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bickle lands a hook that snaps the head of Americano backwards.
Bickle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Americano is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Bickle .
Bickle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bickle lands an elbow inside that Americano shrugs off.
Bickle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bickle lands a knee to the body.
Bickle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short left from Bickle .
Bickle lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Bickle dominated that round.
That's time! Bickle 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bickle rushes Americano and presses him up against the cage.
Bickle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Americano's defenses.
A left hand lands to the body for Bickle .
Bickle tries to land knees in the clinch but Americano avoids the damage to the body.
Americano wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bickle .
Bickle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Travis Bickle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bickle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Americano is breathing heavily.
Bickle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bickle scores with a shot to the side of Americano's head.
Bickle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Americano lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Bickle - that landed with a thud.
Bickle presses Americano against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bickle lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bickle .
Bickle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bickle gets through Americano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bickle lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bickle .
Bickle pushes Americano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bickle lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle lands an uppercut.
A short right from Bickle .
Americano wants to break free but Bickle has control.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bickle .
Bickle cracks Americano with a nice body shot.
Bickle cracks Americano with a nice body shot.
Bickle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bickle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bickle .
Bickle lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Bickle - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bickle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Bickle on the inside.
Americano takes a knee to the side of the body.
Americano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bickle digs a right hand underneath Americano's ribcage. Americano let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bickle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Americano's defenses.
A hook to the body from Bickle .
Bickle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Bickle .
Americano takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Bickle .
Bickle pushes Americano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bickle cracks Americano with a nice body shot.
Bickle lands an elbow that stopped Americano in his tracks for a moment.
A right hand to the body from Bickle .
Americano takes an elbow to the temple.
Americano takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bickle scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bickle .
Bickle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Americano backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Bickle .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Bickle dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bickle lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bickle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Americano doesn't seem bothered though.
Americano on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Americano tries a head kick but it misses.
Americano walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Americano swats away the attempt to clinch by Bickle .
Americano tries to move into range but Bickle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Americano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bickle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Americano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bickle drives through and clinches with Americano against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle pushes Americano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Americano wants to get back to striking at distance but Bickle won't allow it.
Bickle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bickle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Americano is trying to push Bickle away but Bickle has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bickle scores with a shoulder strike.
Bickle cracks Americano with a nice body shot.
Nice elbow from Bickle .
It looks like Tonying Americano has been cut.
A short right from Bickle on the inside.
Bickle pushes Americano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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.
Bickle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bickle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Bickle .
Bickle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Americano backwards.
Bickle lands a left hand.
Bickle lands a left hand.
Bickle digs a right hand underneath Americano's ribcage. Americano let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bickle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bickle .
Bickle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bickle is leaning against Americano and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bickle .
A right handed body shot lands from Bickle .
Bickle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Americano is trying to force a seperation but Bickle has the dominant position.
Bickle lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Bickle .
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bickle .
A nice left hand lands by Bickle .
Bickle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bickle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Americano backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Bickle .
Bickle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Americano backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bickle .
Bickle lands a body punch.
Bickle scores with a hook to the body.
Bickle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Americano backwards.
Bickle lands an uppercut.
Bickle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tonying Americano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right from Bickle on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Bickle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bickle 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Bickle !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Holyfield has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Holyfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mauricio Rua!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holyfield tries to clinch but Rua moves out of range.
Holyfield tries to clinch but Rua is having none of it.
A punch lands to the side of Rua 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rua is defended easily by Holyfield.
Nice uppercut there from Holyfield.
Holyfield leaves Rua with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Holyfield misses with a hook. Rua ducked under it nicely.
Holyfield works Rua's body with a nice hook.
Holyfield throws a series of punches but Rua avoids them all with ease.
Holyfield connects with a body shot that sends Rua's belly button to the back.
Nice uppercut lands for Holyfield. That snapped Rua's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield lands a left and a right that send Rua crashing to the mat, dazed. Holyfield thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Rua is rocked!
No luck for Rua with that takedown attempt.
Joe Holyfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauricio Rua.
Rua looks gassed!
Holyfield connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rua is still on wobbly legs! Can Holyfield finish him?
Nice body punch from Holyfield.
Rua seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy left from Holyfield finds it's target.
Holyfield drops Rua with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Rua looks back up at him and smiles so Holyfield waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Rua is rocked!
Rua takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rua is still on wobbly legs! Can Holyfield finish him?
Holyfield scores with a decent looking hook.
Rua on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Joe Holyfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holyfield cracks Rua on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Rua falls backwards against the cage. Holyfield follows up with more strikes that drop Rua to his knees. Holyfield keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Rua! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Holyfield!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Booze Hound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uncle Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uncle Joseph has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Booze Hound!
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, Uncle Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joseph throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hound counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Joseph's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hound controlling from the top position.
Hound scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Joseph is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hound seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Joseph looks gassed!
Joseph looking for a sweep. Not yet Joseph, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph is working an open guard so Hound takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hound shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Joseph napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hound has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Hound scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hound throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hound perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hound stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Joseph to get to his feet.
Hound throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hound drives through with a takedown into Joseph's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hound is looking to work some ground and pound but Joseph has wrist control.
Hound content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hound stands up from Joseph's guard - Hound perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hound gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hound's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hound closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hound lands in his opponent's guard.
Hound stands and throws Joseph's legs to the side, diving into side control.
You can see the frustration on Joseph's face as Hound controls the position.
Hound has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hound decides to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hound gets a takedown into half guard.
Hound postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Joseph to stand up.
Hound pushes Joseph up against the cage in a clinch.
Hound gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hound scoring with punches to the head and body.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hound accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hound is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hound drops back looking for a leg! Joseph is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Joseph manages to kick Hound off! Hound jumps back into Joseph's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hound throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hound is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hound is in close to Joseph's body, working some short punches and elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hound controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hound works over Joseph with some ground and pound from guard.
Hound is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Booze Hound dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hound manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Joseph on his heels. He'll look to pass Joseph's guard now, I'm sure.
Hound controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hound in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Booze Hound overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hound gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hound clinches up with Joseph and pushes him back against the cage.
Hound turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Hound manages to end up in side control.
You can see the frustration on Joseph's face as Hound controls the position.
Joseph is looking for a sweep.
Hound taking a breather here.
Hound is chipping away with strikes.
Joseph is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hound creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hound looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hound is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Joseph is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hound just content to control the position.
Hound has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Hound lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hound drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hound postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hound wants to pass the guard but Joseph is keeping the position.
Hound controlling from the top position.
Hound works over Joseph with some ground and pound from guard.
Hound is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hound stands up and waves to Joseph to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hound lands a big head kick that sends Joseph tumbling to the mat! Hound takes a step backwards and waves Joseph back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Joseph is rocked!
Hound dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! Joseph has had enough and taps out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Booze Hound!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pacho Mendieta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rumple Stiltzkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stiltzkin's choice of entrance music: Solitaire Unraveling. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pacho Mendieta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rumple Stiltzkin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendieta takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stiltzkin swings for the body but Mendieta moves out of range.
Mendieta slaps away a takedown attempt from Stiltzkin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mendieta lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stiltzkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendieta manages to avoid it.
Stiltzkin misses with a jab to the body
and Mendieta counters with a thumping low kick.
Stiltzkin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Rumple Stiltzkin has been cut.
A good leg kick by Mendieta.
Pacho Mendieta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendieta tries to clinch there but Stiltzkin circles away.
Stiltzkin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mendieta counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Mendieta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stiltzkin.
Stiltzkin tries for a takedown but Mendieta circles away easily
and Mendieta counters with a head kick. That will keep Stiltzkin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mendieta scores with a leg kick.
Mendieta scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendieta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stiltzkin misses with a body punch
and Mendieta counters with a head kick. That will keep Stiltzkin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mendieta. Stiltzkin shrugs it off though.
Stiltzkin looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendieta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mendieta throws a head kick but Stiltzkin moves out of range.
Stiltzkin blocks a head kick by Mendieta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendieta lands an overhand right.
Stiltzkin avoids the head kick by Mendieta.
Stiltzkin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendieta.
Mendieta scores with a head kick.
Stiltzkin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mendieta counters with a good low kick that Stiltzkin was not able to check.
Mendieta is looking to slow Stiltzkin down with leg kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mendieta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendieta throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That has opened up Rumple Stiltzkin's cut even more.
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!
Mendieta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stiltzkin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mendieta rather than just go for the knockout.
Mendieta with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stiltzkin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mendieta.
Stiltzkin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendieta misses with a kick to the body.
Pacho Mendieta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendieta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pacho Mendieta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rumple Stiltzkin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mendieta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mendieta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stiltzkin.
Stiltzkin avoids the head kick by Mendieta.
A lazy body kick from Stiltzkin
and Mendieta counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mendieta lands a head kick. Stiltzkin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Stiltzkin is breathing heavily.
Mendieta throws a leg kick which misses Stiltzkin's front leg but catches the back leg as Stiltzkin tries to avoid it.
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!
Mendieta lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stiltzkin will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiltzkin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mendieta.
Stiltzkin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mendieta misses with a head kick.
Mendieta tries to clinch up but Stiltzkin circles away and keeps his distance.
Stiltzkin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mendieta can pounce on him.
Mendieta feints and then cracks Stiltzkin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stiltzkin down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendieta throws a head kick that half lands.
Mendieta scores with a leg kick.
Mendieta tries to clinch but Stiltzkin is having none of it.
Mendieta tests Stiltzkin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The cut above Rumple Stiltzkin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendieta looks to score with a jab to the body but Stiltzkin is just out of range.
Mendieta misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendieta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mendieta.
Mendieta thuds his right hand into Stiltzkin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mendieta lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stiltzkin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mendieta moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stiltzkin takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendieta scores with the left hand. Stiltzkin knows he should have avoided that one.
Rumple Stiltzkin's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Mendieta just misses with a punch to the body.
Mendieta turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendieta connects with an inside leg kick.
Stiltzkin walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pacho Mendieta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rumple Stiltzkin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mendieta tries to close the distance and clinch but Stiltzkin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mendieta doesn't manage to clinch there - Stiltzkin circles away.
Mendieta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stiltzkin can do to turn this around?
Stiltzkin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stiltzkin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Mendieta.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendieta tries a knee to the head but Stiltzkin blocks it.
Mendieta lands a knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Mendieta as the two fighters clinch.
Stiltzkin managing to block the knees to the body from Mendieta.
Stiltzkin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mendieta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiltzkin letting Mendieta take a breather here.
Mendieta lands a good knee to the midsection. Stiltzkin won't want to take too many of those.
Mendieta lands with a right to the head.
Mendieta works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mendieta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mendieta looking to throw knees to the head but Stiltzkin is blocking nicely.
Mendieta is stalling here.
Stiltzkin can't find room to land a body shot as Mendieta controls the action.
Mendieta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mendieta putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stiltzkin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mendieta putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stiltzkin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mendieta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stiltzkin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendieta content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mendieta landing knees to the head.
Mendieta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mendieta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stiltzkin blocks it with crossed arms.
Rumple Stiltzkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mendieta dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mendieta is stalling here.
Mendieta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stiltzkin is defending well for now.
Mendieta prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mendieta avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendieta lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stiltzkin looking to throw knees to the head but Mendieta is blocking nicely.
Mendieta leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mendieta gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pacho Mendieta.
Stiltzkin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mendieta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mendieta chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mendieta tries to clinch but Stiltzkin is having none of it.
Stiltzkin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mendieta counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Pacho Mendieta is winning the standup battle so far.
Stiltzkin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pacho Mendieta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stiltzkin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mendieta scores with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pacho Mendieta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mendieta 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:25
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pacho Mendieta!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kullervo Haikas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaleb Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phillips has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kullervo Haikas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaleb Phillips!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haikas slips under a jab from Phillips.
Haikas misses with an uppercut
and Phillips counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haikas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Kaleb Phillips has been cut.
Phillips jabs Haikas right on the nose. Haikas blinks but takes it well.
Haikas misses with a combination
and Haikas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haikas throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Phillips counters with a nice uppercut.
Phillips is looking to clinch.
Haikas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Phillips counters with a series of strikes. Haikas will be more careful next time no doubt.
Phillips blocks a head kick by Haikas.
Phillips misses with an uppercut. Haikas saw that one coming.
Phillips walks into a left hand.
Phillips lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haikas circles away quickly and effectively.
Haikas misses with a right hand
and Phillips counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Phillips bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Haikas's head backwards.
Haikas misses with a right hand
and Phillips counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haikas misses with a double jab
and Haikas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haikas scoring well with a low kick there.
Kullervo Haikas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haikas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phillips.
Phillips looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haikas throws a lazy uppercut
and Phillips counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Haikas thinking.
Phillips digs a good body shot into Haikas's ribs.
Haikas misses with a left hand
and Phillips cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Haikas!
Haikas misses with a combination
and Phillips counters by moving into the clinch.
Haikas is looking to break free of the clinch but Phillips has double underhooks.
Phillips pushes Haikas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haikas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Phillips has him pressed against the cage.
Haikas prevents a body shot from Phillips.
Phillips keeps control of Haikas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Phillips fails to land.
Haikas blocks the elbow strike.
Phillips tries to land knees in the clinch but Haikas avoids the damage to the body.
Phillips scores with a nice hook to the head.
Phillips tries a body shot but Haikas blocks it.
Haikas takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Kullervo Haikas has been cut.
Haikas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phillips swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phillips tries a body shot but Haikas blocks it.
Phillips misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haikas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haikas tries to break the clinch but Phillips is controlling the position.
Haikas tries to circle away but Phillips has him pinned against the cage.
Haikas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haikas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haikas misses with a combination
and Phillips counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Phillips punishes Haikas's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Phillips looks to score with a jab to the body but Haikas is just out of range.
Phillips is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Haikas misses with a combination
letting Phillips counter with a right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Haikas.
Haikas throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Phillips counter with a right hand.
Haikas moves away from the strike by Phillips.
Haikas scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A cross from Haikas lands.
Phillips swings widly with a right hand
and Haikas counters with a leg kick.
Haikas throws a combination. Phillips tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Haikas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Phillips is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Haikas.
Phillips is still on wobbly legs! Can Haikas finish him?
Phillips looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haikas connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Phillips to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Haikas!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kullervo Haikas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chuey Chuleta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abu Khalid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuleta comes to the cage accompanied by CHINGO BLING - PUT MY SWAG ON REMIX. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuey Chuleta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abu Khalid!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalid just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Khalid. Those never looked like landing.
Chuleta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khalid.
Khalid thows a body shot but no joy.
Khalid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chuleta cracks Khalid with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Khalid throws a combination that misses
and Chuleta counters with a straight right hand.
Khalid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chuleta.
Khalid throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Khalid misses.
Khalid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chuleta manages to avoid it.
Chuleta lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Khalid swings widly with a right hand
and Chuleta counters with a stiff right hand.
Khalid misses with a two punch combination.
Khalid slips a jab and a cross from Chuleta.
Khalid gets caught flat footed, as Chuleta shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Chuleta throwing strikes from guard but Khalid blocks nicely.
Chuleta wants to pass the guard but Khalid is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chuleta throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khalid works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuleta advances to half guard.
Khalid taking some punishment here, with Chuleta in his half guard.
Chuleta looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chuleta wants to control but Khalid is keeping him busy.
Chuleta winds up and cracks Khalid with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Khalid is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalid gets back to full guard.
Chuleta keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Khalid's head.
Chuleta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chuleta with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chuleta throwing strikes from guard but Khalid blocks nicely.
Khalid wants to get back to his feet but Chuleta passes into half guard.
Chuleta lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuleta not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Khalid keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Khalid tries to get to full guard but Chuleta has control of the leg.
Khalid is trying to stand up here but Chuleta is controlling him well.
Chuleta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khalid keeps working.
Chuleta 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chuleta is thwarting Khalid's attempts to control the position.
Khalid wants to get back to his feet.
Khalid is in trouble now - Chuleta has advanced to mount!
Chuleta throws a wild left hand from mount and Khalid manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Chuleta is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuey Chuleta dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Khalid throws out a loose jab but Chuleta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chuey Chuleta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khalid looks to land a combination but Chuleta avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khalid. Chuleta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khalid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chuleta moves away.
Khalid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chuleta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khalid moves away.
Khalid showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chuleta.
Khalid lands a really nice looking cross but Chuleta seems unphased.
It looks like Chuey Chuleta has been cut.
Chuleta shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Khalid defends it nicely.
No joy there for Khalid, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chuleta drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Khalid takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Khalid moves out of range as Chuleta strikes.
Chuleta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chuleta lands the left hand.
Khalid throws a lazy right hand but Chuleta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalid fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khalid. Chuleta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chuleta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khalid throws out the jab.
Khalid looks to land a combination but Chuleta avoids it well.
Chuleta takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chuleta scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Chuleta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khalid just misses with a punch to the body.
Chuleta fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Khalid stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Khalid wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuey Chuleta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chuleta moves out of range as Khalid strikes.
Abu Khalid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chuleta looks to score with a jab to the body but Khalid is just out of range.
Khalid lands with a nice body punch.
Khalid misses the shot to the body.
Khalid misses with a looping left.
Khalid misses the shot to the body.
Khalid misses with the combination.
Chuleta is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Khalid's half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuleta prevents Khalid from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chuleta seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Chuleta throws a strike but Khalid avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Khalid pushes Chuleta off and scrambles back to his feet.
Chuleta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khalid.
Khalid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chuleta.
Khalid slaps away a takedown attempt from Chuleta, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Khalid connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chuleta. Chuleta circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalid has Chuleta up against the cage in a clinch.
Chuleta prevents a takedown attempt there.
Chuleta has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Khalid is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chuleta drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Khalid gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Khalid drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chuleta pulls his leg out and moves away.
Khalid gets caught flat footed, as Chuleta shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Chuleta postures up in Khalid's guard and throws a big left but Khalid blocks it.
Chuleta tries to free his leg and advance position but Khalid is retaining full guard.
Khalid is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chuleta is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chuleta throwing strikes from guard but Khalid blocks nicely.
Khalid kicks Chuleta off and gets to his feet.
Khalid scores with a sloppy right hand. Chuleta should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Khalid misses its intended target.
Some wild striking there from Chuleta.
Khalid throws out a loose jab but Chuleta uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chuleta scores with a nice head shot.
Khalid misses with the combination.
Khalid jabs Chuleta to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abu Khalid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chuey Chuleta's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Chuleta fails to land with a series of punches.
Chuleta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khalid fails to land with a series of punches.
Khalid throws a jab when Chuleta was well out of range.
Chuleta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Khalid rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chuleta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chuleta lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Chuleta misses with a wild body shot.
Khalid cracks Chuleta with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Khalid misses with an uppercut
and Chuleta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khalid thows a body shot but no joy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chuleta connects with a good right hand that stumbles Khalid. Khalid circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chuleta manages to avoid it.
Chuleta works over Khalid's head and body with a nice combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Khalid misses.
Chuleta gets a clinch.
Khalid is trying to force a seperation but Chuleta has the dominant position.
Khalid tries for a takedown but Chuleta manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalid drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chuleta gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chuleta has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Khalid regains guard immediately.
Khalid not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Khalid keeping moving, preventing Chuleta from controlling successfully.
Chuleta looking to sit in guard and control but Khalid gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Khalid pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chuleta is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalid postures up.
Khalid is looking to stand up but Chuleta won't let him.
Khalid stands up from Chuleta's guard - Khalid perhaps looking for a knockout.
Chuleta slips a jab and a cross from Khalid.
Chuleta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Khalid stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Khalid walks into a straight right hand from Chuleta.
Nice defenses there by Chuleta.
Khalid throws a body punch but Chuleta moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Chuleta.
Khalid drops his hands momentarily and Chuleta takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chuey Chuleta is winning the standup battle so far.
Khalid changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Khalid closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Khalid takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chuleta scores with the left hand. Khalid knows he should have avoided that one.
Khalid throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuleta dodges the punch combination from Khalid.
Khalid doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Abu Khalid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khalid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chuleta lands a nice looking body shot.
Chuleta throws a shot to the body.
Khalid takes one to the side of the head.
Khalid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khalid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chuleta was well out of range. Poor timing from Khalid.
Chuleta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khalid, pushing him back against the cage.
Khalid swings wildly with an uppercut but Chuleta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chuleta prevents the takedown attempt.
Chuey Chuleta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abu Khalid.
Khalid has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chuleta avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Chuleta wants a takedown.
Chuleta prevents Khalid from breaking the clinch.
Khalid drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chuleta gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chuleta lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalid stops a takedown attempt from Chuleta.
Chuleta tries for a takedown but Khalid manages to get underhooks.
Khalid goes for a takedown attempt but Chuleta pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Khalid throws a series of punches but Chuleta avoids them all with ease.
Khalid throws a right and a left that Chuleta avoids nicely.
Khalid drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chuleta throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khalid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chuleta moves away.
Chuleta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Khalid displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Khalid throws a nice looking combination but Chuleta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chuleta lands a body shot.
Khalid ducks right into an uppercut from Chuleta.
Khalid misses with a two punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuey Chuleta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chuleta 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuey Chuleta!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kane has chosen Gang of Four - I love a Man in Uniform as his entrance music. Frank Castle is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Castle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Kane!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castle misses with a lunging right hand
and Kane counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Frank Castle has been cut.
Castle staying out of range there.
Frank Castle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Castle.
Kane closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Castle's guard.
Castle 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.
Kane postures up.
Kane trying to control but Castle is working from the bottom.
Kane with a flurry of punches that miss.
Castle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Castle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kane slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane is looking to take a break and control but Castle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kane missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kane not doing much here.
Kane is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Castle reverses the position - he's now on top in Kane's guard.
Kane is pulling down on Castle's head. It's preventing any offense from Castle, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Castle is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kane is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Castle has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Castle won't allow Kane to get back to his feet.
Kane not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kane wants to improve his position but instead Castle has moved into half guard.
Kane is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Castle's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Castle's back!
Will Kane go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Kane misses with a punch to the head.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Kane controlling the positon.
Kane wants to control but Castle is keeping busy.
Kane is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Castle knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Castle for a finish.
Kane is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Castle wants to control his opponent's hands but Kane gets his hands free.
Castle is really stuck here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle looking very determined here, making life difficult for Kane.
Kane is cranking Castle's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Castle! He's tightened the choke and Castle is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tommy Kane! Tommy Kane retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Walters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Williams's choice of entrance music: Sunshine of Your Love. 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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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Walters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Butch Williams!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walters lands a jab.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Walters swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams throws an off balance right hand
and Walters counters with a nice uppercut.
Walters throws a poor cross that misses
and Williams counters with a big head kick but Walters shrugs it off.
A big right from Walters misses.
Walters dodges the punch combination from Williams.
Walters loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Walters throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Walters waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
Walters misses with a shot to the body
and Williams counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Williams won't allow Walters to sweep him here.
Williams advances position into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Walters some visible discomfort.
Williams tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Williams looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Walters is avoiding damage well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters dodges the ground and pound from Williams.
Williams sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Walters is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Williams tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Williams throws an elbow but Walters slips to the side and avoids it well.
Walters on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Walters tries to get out of the position.
Williams working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Walters is trying to control Williams's posture but Williams avoids it.
Williams working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Williams throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters parries the strikes from Williams easily there. Williams is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Walters to escape.
Williams scores with a couple of short elbows.
Williams postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Williams scoring with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams throws an elbow but Walters slips to the side and avoids it well.
Williams tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Williams is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Walters knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walters on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Walters parries the strikes from Williams easily there. Williams is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Walters to escape.
Walters defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is chipping away with strikes.
Williams scores with a couple of short elbows.
An elbow from Williams crashes against the mat.
Williams throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams advances to full mount.
Walters is breathing heavily.
Williams lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Williams thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Walters takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Williams throwing strikes here but Walters is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Williams misses with a head shot.
Walters is in a horrible position here. Williams smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Walters can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams with the ground and pound from mount.
Williams is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Williams!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Butch Williams!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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