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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Taro Mishima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob MacGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mishima comes into the arena with a blaring out of the sound system. Taro Mishima could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rob MacGregor's chin.
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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
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taro Mishima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob MacGregor!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mishima closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into MacGregor's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
MacGregor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mishima trying to control the position from guard on top but MacGregor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
MacGregor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mishima throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MacGregor wants to control the position but Mishima says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
MacGregor actively working from the bottom here.
MacGregor trying to control from the bottom.
MacGregor wants to get back to full guard.
Mishima is figuring out what he wants to do next.
MacGregor is looking for a sweep. Mishima is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mishima is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mishima works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishima punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mishima working MacGregor over with strikes here.
MacGregor is rocked!
MacGregor flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
MacGregor is still in real trouble! Can Mishima finish him?
MacGregor regains half guard.
MacGregor seems to have recovered his senses.
Mishima is working for a kimura but MacGregor is defending it quite comfortably.
MacGregor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mishima.
Mishima wants to control but MacGregor is keeping him busy.
Mishima wants to work for an arm triangle but MacGregor is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mishima trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacGregor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mishima is working for a kimura but MacGregor is defending it quite comfortably.
MacGregor is trying to control but can't.
Mishima tries to pass to full mount but MacGregor defends it.
Mishima throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mishima is keen to just control but MacGregor is a slippery customer.
Mishima seems to be working for a kimura but MacGregor defends the submission attempt.
MacGregor manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacGregor is looking to sinch up a triangle. Mishima throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to MacGregor's body to avoid the submission. MacGregor has instead reached around Mishima's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! MacGregor arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rob MacGregor!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randy Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Why (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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180 lbs
19 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Marsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stevie Why!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Why throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Why throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marsh counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Why on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Why takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab from Marsh does it's job there.
Marsh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marsh connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Why's hands.
Marsh looks to throw the jab but Why is out of range.
Marsh leaves Why with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Why is defended easily by Marsh.
Why moves into range and clinches up with Marsh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Why is fighting off a takedown attempt but Marsh is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Why to the mat. Why regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Why throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Marsh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Why swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Why looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marsh is one step ahead there.
Why looking for a guillotine here but Marsh defends easily.
Marsh trying to control but Why is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Why is keeping the position for now.
Why is looking to sweep but instead, Marsh has passed into half guard.
Nice strikes from Marsh there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Why has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Marsh is working away from the top position though.
Why avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marsh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Why is looking for a sweep. Marsh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Marsh blocks the strikes from Why.
Why wants to get back to full guard.
Marsh is looking to advance position but Why won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Why is trying to maintain the position but Marsh is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Stevie Why wasn't active enough on the ground.
Marsh misses with a takedown attempt
and Why counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Marsh's guard now.
Marsh trying to keep a closed guard but Why is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Why wants to control from the top but Marsh keeps moving.
Why looking to sit in guard and control but Marsh gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Marsh postures up in Why's guard and throws a big left but Why blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Why looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Randy Marsh will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Why tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marsh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Why needs to keep his hands up - Marsh had a free shot at his head there.
Marsh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Why.
Why throws a series of strikes that have Marsh backpedaling.
It looks like Randy Marsh has been cut.
Marsh manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Why on his heels. He'll look to pass Why's guard now, I'm sure.
Marsh trying to control the position from guard on top but Why is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marsh stands and throws Why's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Marsh wants to control but Why is keeping him busy.
Why struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Why gets back to half guard.
Marsh is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Why!
Why takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Why is wriggling around trying to escape.
Marsh scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Why?
Marsh lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Why is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marsh loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Why scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Marsh land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Marsh stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Marsh!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nines Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez has chosen Angel - Massive Attack as his entrance music. 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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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Mayhem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nines Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez misses with a body shot.
Mayhem is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rodriguez.
Mayhem sizes up Rodriguez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rodriguez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mayhem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodriguez.
Mayhem looks to throw the jab but Rodriguez is out of range.
Mayhem thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Rodriguez.
Mayhem wants to clinch.
Rodriguez throws a hook but Mayhem avoids it easily.
Rodriguez leaves Mayhem with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mayhem throws a hook to the side of Rodriguez's head but Rodriguez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mayhem fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rodriguez on the side of the head.
Rodriguez misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws out a loose jab but Mayhem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mayhem throws a combination. Rodriguez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rodriguez scores with the left hand. Mayhem knows he should have avoided that one.
Rodriguez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mayhem moves away.
Rodriguez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rodriguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mayhem.
Mayhem connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rodriguez lands a two punch combo.
Rodriguez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A punch combination from Rodriguez misses.
Mayhem shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mayhem showed some decent athleticism there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rodriguez looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem is trying to control the action in half guard but Rodriguez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Mayhem.
Mayhem is keen to just control but Rodriguez is a slippery customer.
Mayhem passes into side control, despite Rodriguez's attempt to control the position.
Mayhem working away.
Rodriguez taking a bit of punishment here - Mayhem scoring with strikes.
Mayhem misses with the ground and pound.
Rodriguez wants to get back to his feet.
Rodriguez is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rodriguez down.
Rodriguez tries to improve position but can't.
Rodriguez wants to control but Mayhem postures up.
Rodriguez looks gassed!
Mayhem wants to control but Rodriguez is keeping him busy.
Sloppy strikes there by Mayhem.
Rodriguez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Mayhem scoring with punches and elbows.
Mayhem is chipping away with strikes.
Mayhem wants to control but Rodriguez is keeping him busy.
Mayhem working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodriguez is trying to control Mayhem's posture but Mayhem avoids it.
Mayhem with the ground and pound but Rodriguez regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Mayhem thows a huge punch but Rodriguez dodges it nicely.
Rodriguez is refusing to be controlled, as Mayhem sits in half guard.
Rodriguez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mayhem missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rodriguez is trying to maintain the position but Mayhem is very close to passing his half guard.
Rodriguez is trying to stand up here but Mayhem is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Mayhem dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mayhem looks to throw the jab but Rodriguez is out of range.
Rodriguez moves out of range of the strikes.
Rodriguez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mayhem sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rodriguez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mayhem swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rodriguez swinging wildly here.
Rodriguez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mayhem uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez stuffs the takedown attempt from Mayhem. Mayhem gets slowly back to his feet.
Rodriguez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mayhem.
Mayhem tries for a takedown but Rodriguez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Rodriguez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a chopping leg kick but Mayhem manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mayhem throws a hook but Rodriguez avoids it easily.
Mayhem tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rodriguez swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Mayhem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mayhem looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rodriguez is fending him off so far but Mayhem persists. Nope, Rodriguez circles away and we're back to standing.
Nines Rodriguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodriguez lands with a right hand.
Rodriguez thuds his shin into the meat of Mayhem's side.
Rodriguez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rodriguez takes a swing at Mayhem's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Mayhem darts in trying to clinch
and Rodriguez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mayhem misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rodriguez misses with a wild body shot.
Mayhem throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodriguez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Mayhem counter with a right hand.
Rodriguez avoids the body shot from Mayhem.
Rodriguez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mayhem tests Rodriguez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayhem shoots in and bounces Rodriguez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mayhem looking to pass the guard.
Mayhem is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mayhem accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rodriguez is looking to stand up but Mayhem isn't so interested in that idea.
Mayhem stopping the sweep attempt from Rodriguez.
Mayhem throwing strikes but missing.
Rodriguez throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Mayhem keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rodriguez's head.
Justin Mayhem overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mayhem scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Mayhem from controlling successfully.
Mayhem throwing strikes but missing.
Rodriguez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mayhem lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mayhem passes into half guard.
Mayhem lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayhem thows a huge punch but Rodriguez dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Mayhem dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mayhem uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rodriguez slips under a jab.
Rodriguez fails to land with a series of punches.
Rodriguez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that Mayhem avoids nicely.
Justin Mayhem is winning the standup battle so far.
Mayhem misses with a looping left.
Mayhem takes a swing at Rodriguez's ribcage but misses.
Mayhem dives in and grabs Rodriguez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rodriguez pushes down on Mayhem's head and hops out.
Mayhem jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rodriguez throws a nice looking combination but Mayhem bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rodriguez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mayhem.
Rodriguez lands a nice looking body shot.
Mayhem closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rodriguez circles away.
Mayhem wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rodriguez.
Mayhem misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodriguez.
Mayhem shoots in for a takedown but Rodriguez shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Mayhem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rodriguez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mayhem. That did some damage!
Rodriguez throws a shot from downtown. Mayhem moves away and avoids it.
Rodriguez lands a jab-cross combination.
Nines Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayhem tries to clinch up.
Rodriguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mayhem.
Mayhem thows a body shot but no joy.
Rodriguez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mayhem moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rodriguez throws the left hand but Mayhem avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem throws a big shot that misses.
Rodriguez misses with a combination
and Mayhem counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mayhem cracks Rodriguez with a good jab.
Mayhem scores with a jab.
Rodriguez just misses with a punch to the body.
Mayhem ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayhem moves forwards but Rodriguez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mayhem shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rodriguez defends it nicely.
Mayhem misses with a low kick.
Rodriguez scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mayhem.
Mayhem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mayhem misses with a takedown attempt - Rodriguez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rodriguez misses with a two punch combination.
Mayhem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rodriguez tries to land a leg kick but Mayhem saw it coming and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Rodriguez. Those never looked like landing.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mayhem.
Nines Rodriguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodriguez wants to get back to his feet but Mayhem drags him back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mayhem controls the position.
Mayhem creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Mayhem scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rodriguez to see if he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayhem tries to score with some ground and pound. Rodriguez controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mayhem trying to control the position but Rodriguez is working away.
Mayhem lands a few punches from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayhem landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Rodriguez is pushing Mayhem's head away, looking to escape. Mayhem manages to hold on to the position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Mayhem showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mayhem 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 for Justin Mayhem!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Justin Mayhem!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Justin Mayhem!
Justin Mayhem wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes into the arena with Hydraulix 13.5 - D.A.V.E. the Drummer & Alex Calver blaring out of the sound system. Cage comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Johnny Cage Theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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200 lbs
27 - 14 - 0 |
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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
24 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Cage!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Gracie swings for the body but Cage moves out of range.
Gracie lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches.
Cage is working Gracie over against the cage.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Cage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cage misses with a punch to the body.
Cage can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Gracie looking for a takedown.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cage is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Cage slows down the pace here.
Gracie lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gracie pulls guard successfully.
Cage postures up.
Gracie wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Cage defends easily.
Cage wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gracie 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.
Gracie controlling Cage's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Cage sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cage misses with a wild body shot.
Aaron Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Cage is just out of range.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cage was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cage slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Cage connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Cage, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Cage against the cage but Cage circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Cage is avoiding it.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Cage is out of range.
Cage throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Cage misses with a body kick.
Gracie lands a nice looking body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Cage there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Cage on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cage looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Cage.
Gracie is looking to wear down Cage with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cage walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Gracie dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Cage.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cage.
Sloppy strikes from Gracie. Those never looked like landing.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Cage counters with a series of strikes. Gracie will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gracie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cage moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Cage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cage.
Cage motions for Gracie to come forward. Cage throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cage moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Gracie closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cage to the mat! Cage manages to get full guard.
Gracie trying to control but Cage is working from the bottom.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cage swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Cage is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Cage has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Cage is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Gracie.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gracie wants to control but Cage is keeping busy.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Cage is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie gets full guard.
Cage really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cage slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Gracie manages to get back to half guard.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie cracks Cage with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Gracie dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Cage attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick from Cage.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Cage avoids them all with ease.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cage.
Cage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Cage circles away.
Cage misses the shot to the body.
Gracie rushes Cage and presses him up against the cage.
Cage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Cage.
A right hand to the body from Cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Cage controls the action.
Gracie manages to pull guard.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cage is aware though and is defending well.
Cage is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cage can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cage gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cage slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Cage controlling him for the moment.
Cage slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cage preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has his foot on Cage's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cage works his way back into a safe position though.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cage controls the pace.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Johnny Cage has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Cage sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cage misses with a wild combination.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cage manages to avoid it.
Cage works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Cage avoids it well.
Cage clobbers Gracie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cage with a nice cross.
Gracie cracks Cage with a good jab.
Cage throws a shot to the body.
Cage stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cage shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gracie eats them both and turns towards Cage to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cage listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cage. Cage obviously looking to wear him down.
Johnny Cage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cage moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Cage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Aaron Gracie!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Aaron Gracie!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Aaron Gracie!
Aaron Gracie wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gattsu Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Six Shooter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eagle Lands. Shooter has chosen DJ Antoine - Ma Cherie as his entrance music. Gattsu Emelianenko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Six Shooter's chin.
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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
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gattsu Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Six Shooter!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko scores with a shot to the body.
Emelianenko lands with a hook. Shooter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Six Shooter has been cut.
Shooter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Emelianenko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Shooter takes one on the button.
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!
Emelianenko with a hook.
Emelianenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shooter is defended easily by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands a left and a right that send Shooter crashing to the mat, dazed. Emelianenko thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Shooter is rocked!
That has opened up Six Shooter's cut even more.
Emelianenko forces Shooter back against the cage and clinches.
Shooter is still on wobbly legs! Can Emelianenko finish him?
Emelianenko lands with a short shot to the head.
The cut above Six Shooter's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Emelianenko creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Shooter with a big uppercut! Shooter tries to clinch up but Emelianenko pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Shooter to the mat! Shooter covers up and Emelianenko unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gattsu Emelianenko!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gundar Thorsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fidel Puno Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorsen comes to the cage accompanied by Thunder struck- ACDC. Fidel Puno Jr 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gundar Thorsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fidel Puno Jr!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorsen misses with a leg kick.
Puno Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thorsen.
Puno Jr misses with a body shot.
Thorsen lands a lovely overhand right.
Puno Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Puno Jr throws a body punch but Thorsen moves out of range.
Thorsen throws a jab when Puno Jr was well out of range.
Thorsen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A head kick by Puno Jr misses
and Thorsen counters with a big head kick but Puno Jr shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thorsen.
Thorsen throws a head kick but Puno Jr moves out of range.
Thorsen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Puno Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thorsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsen lands a hook that snaps the head of Puno Jr backwards.
It looks like Fidel Puno Jr has been cut.
Thorsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Puno Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Puno Jr looks gassed!
Thorsen lands a body shot.
A head kick misses from Thorsen.
Thorsen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Puno Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thorsen lands a nice uppercut.
Puno Jr is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Thorsen.
Puno Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Thorsen finish him?
Thorsen has Puno Jr tight in a Thai clinch... and there's a huge knee which drops Puno Jr to the floor. He's out cold!! I hope he's still got all his teeth!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Gundar Thorsen!
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