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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Yzerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandao comes to the ring accompanied by The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army. Yzerman has chosen the captain as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Brandao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Yzerman!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandao misses with a head kick.
Yzerman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Mark Yzerman has been cut.
Brandao throws a right and a left that Yzerman avoids nicely.
Brandao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yzerman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
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!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Yzerman is looking to take a break and control but Brandao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yzerman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brandao defends it well.
Brandao manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yzerman pushing down on Brandao's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Yzerman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Yzerman is keen to just control but Brandao is a slippery customer.
Yzerman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yzerman wants to control but Brandao is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yzerman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yzerman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Yzerman looks gassed!
Yzerman is trying to control. Brandao wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Yzerman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brandao's head.
Yzerman is working for a kimura but Brandao is defending it quite comfortably.
Brandao tries to get to full guard but Yzerman has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Yzerman.
Yzerman throws a strike but Brandao rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brandao 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.
Brandao has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yzerman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brandao is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yzerman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brandao postures up in Yzerman's guard and throws a big left but Yzerman blocks it.
Yzerman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brandao doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brandao manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brandao lands a couple of digs.
Brandao wants to stand but Yzerman is controlling his posture from full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yzerman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brandao trying to control but Yzerman is working from the bottom.
Brandao throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yzerman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brandao is aware though and is defending well.
Brandao knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yzerman on the ground.
Brandao in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brandao trying to control but Yzerman is working from the bottom.
Brandao is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Yzerman is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Brandao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Yzerman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yzerman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yzerman wants to clinch.
Brandao throws a shot to the body.
Yzerman takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brandao lands a big uppercut and Yzerman crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Yzerman looks OK. Brandao waves Yzerman back to his feet!
That has opened up Mark Yzerman's cut even more.
Brandao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brandao ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Yzerman out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marcus Brandao!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Marcus Brandao made sure he mentioned [GTI] Divine Clothing [8.95$ MORALE BOOSTERS], along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Austin Fowler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Rizzi (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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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Austin Fowler!
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, Pedro Rizzi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzi darts in and clinches Fowler up against the ropes.
Rizzi turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Rizzi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fowler keeps working.
Fowler managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rizzi.
Rizzi stands up and beckons Fowler to his feet.
Rizzi clinches.
Fowler manages to pull guard.
Rizzi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fowler. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rizzi stands up and waves to Fowler to follow him.
Rizzi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzi works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Fowler keeping moving, preventing Rizzi from controlling successfully.
Fowler is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rizzi is aware though and is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rizzi throws a strike but Fowler rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fowler wants to control from the top but Rizzi keeps moving.
Fowler lands a couple of digs.
Fowler wants to control from the top but Rizzi keeps moving.
Fowler thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fowler trying to control but Rizzi is working from the bottom.
Fowler showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fowler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rizzi keeping moving, preventing Fowler from controlling successfully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fowler is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rizzi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
We're going to have a standup here because Austin Fowler wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rizzi has closed the distance and engaged Fowler in a clinch.
Fowler really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fowler pulls Rizzi into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fowler is keeping the position for now.
Fowler has his foot on Rizzi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rizzi works his way back into a safe position though.
Rizzi throwing strikes but missing.
Fowler pushes a forearm under Rizzi's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Rizzi is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Austin Fowler!
Austin Fowler seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Zygan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kamil Zygan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Morgan!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice body kick there by Morgan.
Morgan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Zygan takes a step back to recover.
Morgan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Morgan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Zygan is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan fakes the leg kick and cracks Zygan in the body.
Morgan scores with a nice body kick.
Morgan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zygan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab from Morgan finds it's way through Zygan's defenses.
It looks like Kamil Zygan has been cut.
Morgan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zygan under the eye.
Nice straight punches there by Morgan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morgan.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morgan tests Zygan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morgan lands with a good body shot.
Morgan cracks the inside of Zygan's front leg.
A solid body kick from Morgan.
Morgan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zygan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zygan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A nice inside leg kick there by Morgan. That's going to slow Zygan down.
Morgan is looking to slow Zygan down with leg kicks.
Morgan lands a nice looking body kick.
Morgan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Morgan lands a slapping body shot.
Zygan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Morgan. That one must have hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zygan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Morgan.
Zygan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Zygan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Morgan cracks Zygan with a good jab.
Morgan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Morgan jabs Zygan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zygan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Morgan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Zygan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Morgan, right into the meat.
Morgan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters circling a little - Morgan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Morgan lands with a straight right. Zygan didn't see that one coming.
Morgan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Morgan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zygan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Morgan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Morgan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Morgan connects with a body shot.
Zygan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zygan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Morgan.
Morgan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zygan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Morgan jabs Zygan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Morgan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zygan doesn't seem bothered though.
Zygan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morgan is fending him off so far but Zygan persists. Nope, Morgan circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morgan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Morgan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice body punch from Morgan.
Zygan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Morgan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Zygan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Morgan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Morgan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morgan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Morgan jabs Zygan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Morgan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Zygan will feel that in the morning.
Morgan digs a good body shot into Zygan's ribs.
Morgan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zygan rather than just go for the knockout.
Zygan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Morgan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
James Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan fakes the leg kick and cracks Zygan in the body.
James Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands a nice hook to Zygan's body. Zygan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Good leg kick by Morgan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zygan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morgan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zygan walks into a left hand.
Morgan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Morgan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Morgan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zygan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morgan is fending him off so far but Zygan persists. Nope, Morgan circles away and we're back to standing.
Morgan lands a jab to Zygan's midsection.
A nice inside leg kick there by Morgan. That's going to slow Zygan down.
The crowd cheers as Morgan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zygan doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan thuds his shin into the meat of Zygan's side.
Zygan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That kick from Morgan tenderised Zygan's leg. Zygan is trying to keep his angry face on.
A solid body kick from Morgan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Morgan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kamil Zygan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Zygan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zygan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kamil Zygan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zygan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zygan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morgan.
A nice leg kick lands there from Morgan.
Zygan is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Morgan tests Zygan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morgan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Morgan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Morgan cracks Zygan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Morgan delivers a nice body kick.
Morgan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zygan's sensitive parts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morgan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zygan momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Morgan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Donk. Morgan catches Zygan right on the button with a cross.
Both fighters circling a little - Morgan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Zygan is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Morgan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That kick from Morgan tenderised Zygan's leg. Zygan is trying to keep his angry face on.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Zygan might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Morgan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Morgan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zygan under the eye.
Zygan is rocked!
Morgan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Oh Zygan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A lazy left from Morgan finds it's target.
The fighters circle, before Morgan throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Zygan's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Morgan lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). James Morgan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clark comes to the ring accompanied by System of a Down- Bounce. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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186 lbs
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BJJ White 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Clark!
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, Devin Couture!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Couture looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Nice body punch from Clark.
Clark with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Clark punishes Couture's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clark punishes Couture's body with a nice straight punch.
Clark lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Couture gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Clark.
Couture is rocked!
Clark jabs at Couture's body.
Couture is still on wobbly legs! Can Clark finish him?
Clark is looking to wear down Couture with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Clark batters Couture with a massive right followed by a huge left! Couture is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Clark lands a final crushing right hand to drop Couture to the mat with a gruesome thud! Clark is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Aaron Clark!
Our winner, Aaron Clark, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklyn Vass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vass has chosen Highway to Hell (AC/DC) as his entrance music. 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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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franklyn Vass!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vass shoots in but Stone avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vass will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stone 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.
Stone tries to bum rush Vass with a series of wild strikes but Vass uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vass misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vass looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stone is fending him off so far but Vass persists. Nope, Stone circles away and we're back to standing.
Vass fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jon Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franklyn Vass.
Stone is looking to clinch but Vass is avoiding it.
Stone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vass takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone moves into range and clinches up with Vass.
Knees to the body from Stone.
Stone leaning against his opponent.
Stone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stone closes the distance and pushes Vass back into the ropes.
Stone manages to break the clinch.
Vass takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vass tries for a takedown but Stone sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stone clinches.
Stone stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Stone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stone tries to clinch there but Vass circles away.
Vass moves out of range of the body kick from Stone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vass looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stone cracks Vass with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone tries to clinch up.
Stone slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stone lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stone misses with a wild combination.
Stone gets a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stone.
Stone slowing the pace effectively.
Stone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vass tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stone swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone cracks Vass with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Stone bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vass tries to clinch up but Stone circles away and keeps his distance.
Vass misses with a takedown attempt
and Stone counters by clinching up.
Vass looks gassed!
Knees to the body from Stone.
Stone scores a nice knee to the body.
Stone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone lands an elbow that stopped Vass in his tracks for a moment.
Vass is rocked!
Stone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vass lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vass is still on wobbly legs! Can Stone finish him?
Stone breaks from the clinch.
Stone rushes Vass and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Stone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vass seems to have recovered his senses.
Vass takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Stone throws a leg kick which misses Vass's front leg but catches the back leg as Vass tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone tries to bum rush Vass with a series of wild strikes but Vass uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stone moves into the clinch.
Stone gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vass.
Stone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stone darts in and clinches Vass up against the ropes.
Stone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stone stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Stone crunches a lovely knee into Vass's ribcage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stone forces Vass back against the ropes and clinches.
Vass is trying desperately to land a takedown but Stone is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Vass.
Stone utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Stone dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Stone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vass's calf.
Vass has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stone has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stone breaks from the clinch.
Stone scores with the left hand. Vass knows he should have avoided that one.
Good leg kick by Stone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vass throws a nice looking combination but Stone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone forces Vass back against the ropes and clinches.
Stone connects with a knee to the head.
Vass takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vass is breathing heavily.
Stone lands a damaging elbow.
Stone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone misses with a head kick.
Jon Stone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vass shoots for a takedown but Stone saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stone closes the distance and clinches.
Stone lands a good knee to the midsection. Vass won't want to take too many of those.
Stone is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vass can do to turn this around?
Donk. Stone catches Vass right on the button with a cross.
Stone darts in and clinches Vass up against the ropes.
Stone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vass's defenses.
Stone lands an elbow inside that Vass shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vass takes one to the chin there.
Franklyn Vass is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stone clinches up with Vass and pushes him back against the ropes.
Stone scores a nice knee to the body.
Stone is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stone pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Vass! Stone unloads with more strikes and Vass sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Stone!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rick Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ward comes to the ring accompanied by Tap Out. 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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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Ward!
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, Sean Chen!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ward doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Chen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ward escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ward will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chen thows a body shot but no joy.
Ward shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Chen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ward lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ward throws a big right hand that misses.
Ward wants to control from the top but Chen keeps moving.
Chen wants to stand and escape but Ward is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward trying to control the position from guard on top but Chen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ward stopping the sweep attempt from Chen.
Ward looking to pass the guard.
Ward is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ward is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ward not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ward thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ward drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ward jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chen is keeping the position for now.
Chen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ward stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ward is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward is pushing down on Chen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Chen is fighting to maintain full guard but Ward has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ward is looking for a kimura here.
Ward looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ward is working for a kimura but Chen is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Ward dominated that round.
That's time! Ward's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ward fails with a takedown attempt.
Chen has managed to clinch.
Ward tries to pull guard but Chen forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Chen misses with a body punch.
Chen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ward's elbow.
Chen misses with a body punch.
Ward tries to pull guard but Chen holds him up against the ropes and eventually Ward drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Ward. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ward fails to pull guard.
A shot in the inside from Chen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ward.
A right hand to the body from Chen.
Chen is pushing Ward up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Chen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chen pushes Ward back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ward misses with a takedown
and Chen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ward shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chen but Chen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chen lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Chen - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Chen.
Ward's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A body shot lands from Chen.
Chen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ward closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ward shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ward takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ward takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chen lands a slapping body shot.
Ward takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chen.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chen!
Chen punishes Ward's body with a nice straight punch.
Ward takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Decent striking displayed by Chen there.
Chen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ward looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ward takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ward has his takedown stuffed
and Chen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chen lands a head shot.
Ward takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ward. Ward circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chen connects with a body shot that sends Ward's belly button to the back.
Chen misses with a body shot.
Chen has closed the distance and engaged Ward in a clinch.
Sean Chen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A body shot lands from Chen.
A right hand to the body from Chen.
Chen scores with a hook to the body.
Chen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rick Ward seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chen digs a good hook to Ward's body.
Chen clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Chen 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!
Chen scores with a nice strike.
Ward shoots in looking for a takedown. Chen tries to sprawl out of it but Ward keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Chen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A shot to the liver by Chen. Beautiful body shot.
Ward on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ward tries for a takedown but Chen circles away easily
and Chen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chen digs a good body shot into Ward's ribs.
Chen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ward stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ward tries to keep at a distance but Chen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ward backwards.
Chen is working Ward over against the ropes.
Chen misses with a body punch.
Chen lands a body punch.
Chen lands a shot to the body.
Chen cracks Ward with a nice body shot.
Ward takes a shot to the head.
Chen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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!
Chen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chen struggles to land a body shot inside as Ward controls his hands.
Chen has Ward pushed against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chen.
Chen pushes Ward back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Chen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chen.
Ward is rocked!
Chen holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Chen works on Ward's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hand to the body from Chen.
Chen tries to throw a body punch but Ward avoids it by throwing Chen back against the ropes.
Chen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chen avoiding damage.
Nice body punch from Chen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward blocks a body shot from Chen.
Chen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chen moves into the clinch.
Ward fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Ward. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chen lands a nice shot to the body.
Chen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ward has time to react.
A jab lands there for Chen.
Chen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sean Chen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward tries for a takedown but Chen circles away easily
and Chen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chen digs a good body shot into Ward's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ward at a distance.
Chen cracks Ward with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ward takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chen scores with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chen with a nice cross.
Ward on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ward with a poor takedown
and Chen counters with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Chen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chen 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Chen!
A victorious Sean Chen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ace Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Sleek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sleek has chosen Clawfinger - Biggest & The Best as his entrance music. 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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205 lbs
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200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ace Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Sleek!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sleek tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bishop sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sleek somewhat.
Bishop throws a sloppy head kick and Sleek moves out of range easily.
Sleek throws a nice looking combination but Bishop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sleek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bishop lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sleek circles away quickly and effectively.
Sleek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bishop.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bishop is defended easily by Sleek.
Bishop pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bishop moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Jay Sleek has been cut.
Jay Sleek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop misses the shot to the body.
Sleek stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sleek wants it to stay on the feet.
Sleek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bishop.
Sleek fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bishop walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his 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!
Sleek forces Bishop back against the ropes and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleek escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sleek closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bishop did well to prevent Sleek getting side control.
Bishop wants to improve his position but Sleek is controlling well.
Sleek scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sleek throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sleek lands strikes from half guard.
Sleek sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bishop defending well though.
Sleek scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sleek sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bishop defending well though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sleek missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sleek is looking for a kimura here.
Bishop looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sleek missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sleek throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sleek is keen to just control but Bishop is a slippery customer.
Sleek seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sleek lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sleek lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sleek.
Sleek lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bishop keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sleek lands strikes from half guard.
Sleek slips a nice elbow through Bishop's hands, connecting with Bishop's forehead.
Sleek is looking to take a break and control but Bishop is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sleek decides to stand up.
Bishop shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sleek as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ace Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bishop is breathing heavily.
Bishop lands with a straight right. Sleek didn't see that one coming.
Sleek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bishop.
Bishop swinging wildly here.
Sleek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sleek lands with an uppercut that bounces Bishop off the ropes and back into range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sleek.
Sleek lands a glancing blow to the side of Bishop's head.
Bishop is rocked!
Sleek scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oh Bishop is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sleek weaves into range and cracks Bishop right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Bishop goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Sleek is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jay Sleek!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jay Sleek made sure he mentioned BLKOUT Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gray Maynard (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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165 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gray Maynard!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maynard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maynard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Maynard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Page misses.
Page cracks Maynard with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Maynard looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Page finish him?
Maynard is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Page rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maynard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maynard moves out of range of the strikes.
A cross from Maynard lands.
Page works Maynard's body with a nice hook.
Page moves forwards but Maynard connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Page catches Maynard with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Maynard forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kenny Page!
In his post fight interview, Kenny Page started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Augustus Belvedere IV (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Paxio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belvedere IV comes to the ring accompanied by Trae Tha Truth - Inkredible. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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167 lbs
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160 lbs
10 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Augustus Belvedere IV!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thiago Paxio!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belvedere IV throws a combination. Paxio tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Paxio tries for a takedown but Belvedere IV circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Paxio misses with a takedown attempt
and Belvedere IV counters with a good low kick that Paxio was not able to check.
Paxio takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Paxio with a poor takedown
and Belvedere IV counters with a thumping low kick.
Augustus Belvedere IV has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Paxio.
Paxio with a lazy takedown attempt
and Belvedere IV counters with a low kick, right behind Paxio 's knee.
Belvedere IV lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paxio shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Paxio looks gassed!
Paxio with a poor takedown
and Belvedere IV counters with a stiff right hand.
Belvedere IV throws a leg kick which misses Paxio's front leg but catches the back leg as Paxio tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Belvedere IV.
Paxio takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Belvedere IV connects with a body shot.
Belvedere IV comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Belvedere IV's jab looks to have found its range, popping Paxio under the eye.
Belvedere IV lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paxio fails with the takedown
and Belvedere IV counters with a low kick, right behind Paxio 's knee.
Belvedere IV jabs Paxio right on the nose. Paxio blinks but takes it well.
Belvedere IV scores with a jab.
Paxio is rocked!
Belvedere IV throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Paxio is still on wobbly legs! Can Belvedere IV finish him?
Paxio with a lazy takedown attempt
and Belvedere IV counters with an inside leg kick.
Belvedere IV stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Belvedere IV is looking to slow Paxio down with leg kicks.
Thiago Paxio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paxio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Belvedere IV. Belvedere IV obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belvedere IV scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Paxio seems to have recovered his senses.
Crunch! Belvedere IV slams his shin into Paxio's torso.
Paxio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Belvedere IV can pounce on him.
Belvedere IV with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Belvedere IV is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Belvedere IV has Paxio up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Belvedere IV.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belvedere IV lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Paxio backwards.
Paxio takes a shot to the head.
Belvedere IV lands with a light punch inside.
Belvedere IV can't find room to land a body shot as Paxio controls the action.
Belvedere IV misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paxio.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paxio.
Belvedere IV misses with the head strike.
Belvedere IV leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Belvedere IV softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Belvedere IV lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belvedere IV swings wildly with an uppercut but Paxio uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee calls for Belvedere IV to work.
A left hand lands to the body for Belvedere IV.
Belvedere IV working aggressively here.
Paxio is trying desperately to land a takedown but Belvedere IV is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Paxio.
Belvedere IV is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paxio is defending well for now.
Paxio is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Belvedere IV gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Belvedere IV throws a punch but it's blocked by Paxio.
Belvedere IV lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Thiago Paxio has been cut.
Belvedere IV can't find room to land a body shot as Paxio controls the action.
Paxio fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belvedere IV stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Belvedere IV creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Belvedere IV working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Belvedere IV lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Belvedere IV misses with the head strike.
Belvedere IV is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Paxio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belvedere IV tries to stall but Paxio uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belvedere IV misses with a body punch.
Belvedere IV goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Augustus Belvedere IV dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Paxio's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Paxio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Belvedere IV paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paxio has his takedown stuffed
and Belvedere IV counters with a nice body kick.
Belvedere IV lands a head shot.
Belvedere IV lets loose with a powerful body kick. Paxio will feel that in the morning.
Paxio shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Belvedere IV manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Paxio looking to pass the guard.
Belvedere IV looking to hit a scissor sweep but Paxio is one step ahead there.
Paxio is looking to advance position but Belvedere IV has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
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 fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Paxio wants to control but Belvedere IV is having none of it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belvedere IV wants to get back to his feet but Paxio is holding on tight.
Paxio tries to hold on but Belvedere IV postures up.
Paxio manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Paxio wants to get back to full guard but Belvedere IV has passed into side control.
Belvedere IV wants to stand but Paxio has his arm trapped.
You can see the frustration on Paxio's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Belvedere IV stands up.
Belvedere IV throws a one two combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belvedere IV lands with a shot to the body.
Paxio fails with the takedown
and Belvedere IV cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Augustus Belvedere IV is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paxio is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paxio with a lazy takedown attempt
and Belvedere IV counters with a right hand to the body.
Augustus Belvedere IV has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Paxio.
Belvedere IV has managed to clinch.
Belvedere IV can't find room to land a body shot as Paxio controls the action.
Belvedere IV fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belvedere IV misses with some punches.
Belvedere IV is working Paxio over against the ropes.
Belvedere IV swings wildly with an uppercut but Paxio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belvedere IV tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paxio's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Belvedere IV.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Belvedere IV.
Belvedere IV tries to work over Paxio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belvedere IV misses with a punch to the body.
Belvedere IV lands a right hand.
Belvedere IV tries to throw a body punch but Paxio avoids it by throwing Belvedere IV back against the ropes.
Belvedere IV gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Paxio.
A head punch on the inside from Belvedere IV fails to land.
Belvedere IV lands a body shot in the clinch.
Belvedere IV misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Belvedere IV.
Paxio is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Belvedere IV gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Paxio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Belvedere IV can't find room to land a body shot as Paxio controls the action.
Paxio blocking some punches.
Belvedere IV stops a takedown attempt from Paxio.
Belvedere IV lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Paxio avoiding damage as Belvedere IV throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belvedere IV pushes Paxio back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belvedere IV is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paxio can do to turn this around?
Belvedere IV lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belvedere IV lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Augustus Belvedere IV dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Paxio's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Good leg kick by Belvedere IV there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Belvedere IV works the jab nicely.
Paxio with a lazy takedown attempt
and Belvedere IV counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Belvedere IV finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Belvedere IV circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paxio gets tackled into the ropes by Belvedere IV. Belvedere IV maintains the clinch.
Paxio prevents a body shot from Belvedere IV.
Belvedere IV lands a nice shot to the body.
Belvedere IV misses with a hook from the clinch.
Belvedere IV throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paxios head.
Paxio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Belvedere IV scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belvedere IV lands a right hand that snaps the head of Paxio backwards.
Belvedere IV tries to work over Paxio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belvedere IV throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belvedere IV scores with a shoulder strike.
Paxio blocks a body shot from Belvedere IV.
Belvedere IV has a couple of punches blocked by Paxio.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Belvedere IV.
Belvedere IV swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belvedere IV stalling the fight.
Belvedere IV fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paxio prevents a body shot from Belvedere IV.
Belvedere IV holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Belvedere IV lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belvedere IV doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belvedere IV looking to stall.
Belvedere IV lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Belvedere IV trying to land knees to the body.
Paxio is working for takedown but Belvedere IV is calmly controlling the position for now.
Belvedere IV tries to work over Paxio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Belvedere IV.
Paxio blocking some punches.
Belvedere IV stalling against the ropes.
Belvedere IV doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paxio blocks a body shot from Belvedere IV.
Belvedere IV lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Belvedere IV lands a left hand that snaps the head of Paxio backwards.
Paxio blocks a body shot from Belvedere IV.
A right hand to the body from Belvedere IV.
Belvedere IV misses with the head strike.
Belvedere IV softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Belvedere IV swings wildly with an uppercut but Paxio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belvedere IV misses with a hook from the clinch.
Belvedere IV lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paxio backwards.
Belvedere IV tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paxio's elbow.
Augustus Belvedere IV is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paxio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paxio wants to take the fight to the mat but Belvedere IV manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Augustus Belvedere IV has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Paxio.
Belvedere IV pushes off an throws an elbow but Paxio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Paxio tries for a takedown. No joy.
Belvedere IV gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Paxio.
Belvedere IV tries to work over Paxio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thiago Paxio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paxio tries to pull guard but Belvedere IV forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Augustus Belvedere IV showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Belvedere IV, 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Augustus Belvedere IV!
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FIGHT
RATING
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