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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bajrang Jakhotia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz's entrance music is Darude - Sandstorm. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vitor Cruz!
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, Bajrang Jakhotia!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jakhotia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jakhotia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cruz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jakhotia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cruz cracks Jakhotia with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jakhotia misses with an uppercut.
Bajrang Jakhotia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz lands a front kick.
Jakhotia looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Jakhotia colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Cruz as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Jakhotia is left battered and dazed whilst Cruz and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vitor Cruz!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leevi Nikkola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sadji Nosla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikkola's entrance music is Paranoid. A fine choice. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leevi Nikkola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sadji Nosla!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nikkola.
Nosla stuffs the takedown attempt from Nikkola. Nikkola gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Nosla as Nikkola shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leevi Nikkola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nikkola shoots in but no luck this time.
Nikkola shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nosla sprawls well. Nosla wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nikkola gets slowly back to his feet.
Nikkola shoots in for a takedown but Nosla shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nosla throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nosla slaps away a takedown attempt from Nikkola, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nikkola is breathing heavily.
Nikkola misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nikkola looks for a takedown but Nosla sprawls well.
Nikkola shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikkola drops his hands momentarily and Nosla takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nosla lands a big head kick that sends Nikkola tumbling to the mat! Nosla takes a step backwards and waves Nikkola back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Nikkola is rocked!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Nosla has cracked Nikkola with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Nosla lands another huge swinging hook and Nikkola tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Nikkola, before Nosla can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sadji Nosla!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Hartin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franjy Izgrate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Izgrate has chosen Sail as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Franjy Izgrate enters the cage!
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Hartin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franjy Izgrate!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hartin swings around for an armbar but Izgrate sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hartin's guard.
Izgrate wanted to stand there but Hartin had control of the position.
Hartin trying to control the position.
Hartin wants to stand up but Izgrate is controlling him.
Hartin has a closed guard, preventing Izgrate from standing up.
Hartin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartin is really struggling to control Izgrate but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Izgrate gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Izgrate drives through with a takedown into guard.
Izgrate won't allow Hartin to sweep him here.
Hartin looking for subs off his back but Izgrate has passed one foot through into half guard.
Izgrate is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartin gets full guard.
Hartin wants to stand up but Izgrate is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hartin wants to sweep but no luck.
Izgrate trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hartin's guard.
Izgrate stands and steps away. Hartin gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izgrate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hartin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Izgrate moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice combination there by Hartin.
It looks like Franjy Izgrate has been cut.
Hartin lands a head kick. Izgrate smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hartin shoots and misses
and Izgrate counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Izgrate.
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!
Hartin wants to stand but Izgrate is controlling the position.
Izgrate wants to stand but Hartin is controlling his posture from full guard.
Izgrate stands up and waves to Hartin to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hartin.
Hartin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Izgrate counters with a single leg into guard. Hartin didn't expect that.
Hartin 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.
Izgrate gets to his feet. Hartin looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hartin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Izgrate circles away from the clinch attempt
and Izgrate counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Franjy Izgrate will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Franjy Izgrate's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hartin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Izgrate decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hartin's guard.
Izgrate gets to his feet - Hartin follows without any prompting.
Izgrate circles away from the clinch attempt
and Izgrate counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hartin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Izgrate's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hartin trying to control the position from guard on top but Izgrate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hartin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hartin wants to pass the guard but Izgrate is keeping the position.
Hartin looking to sit in guard and control but Izgrate gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Franjy Izgrate has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Izgrate is controlling him.
Izgrate decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hartin, up you get!
Hartin wants to clinch
and Izgrate counters with a takedown into side control.
Izgrate stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartin scores a takedown into full mount!
Izgrate is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Izgrate is breathing heavily.
Hartin thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Izgrate is squirming around, avoiding Hartin's attempts to control the action.
Hartin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hartin looking to control but Izgrate is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hartin throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Izgrate because Hartin loaded up on that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izgrate is trying to stand up.
Hartin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Izgrate takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hartin unloading with bombs!
Hartin looking to finish with strikes here!
Hartin lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hartin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Izgrate is trying to stand.
Hartin with the ground and pound from mount.
Hartin working for a guillotine from mount but Izgrate is in no mood to give up.
Hartin throwing strikes but Izgrate recovers to half guard. A much better position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hartin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Izgrate does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Izgrate is trying to stand up here but Hartin is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franjy Izgrate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Franjy Izgrate's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hartin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hartin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Izgrate decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hartin's guard.
Hartin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Izgrate gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Izgrate decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hartin, up you get!
Eric Hartin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Izgrate changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hartin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hartin is trying to get back to half guard.
Izgrate decides to stand back up.
Izgrate takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartin misses with a takedown attempt
and Izgrate decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hartin's guard.
Hartin is trying to control the position but Izgrate postures up.
Izgrate would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hartin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Izgrate wants to get up but he can't break Hartin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hartin controls Izgrate momentarily but Izgrate frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Izgrate is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hartin has his hands on Izgrate's head, controlling the position.
Izgrate would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hartin throws a jab but it's blocked by Izgrate.
Eric Hartin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartin ducks under a wild hook from Izgrate.
Hartin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hartin tries to clinch but Izgrate moves away
and Izgrate counters with a single leg into guard. Hartin didn't expect that.
Izgrate wants to get up but he can't break Hartin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Izgrate won't allow Hartin to sweep him here.
Hartin controlling the position.
Izgrate won't allow Hartin to get back to his feet.
Izgrate wants to stand but Hartin is controlling his posture from full guard.
Franjy Izgrate is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izgrate gets to his feet. Hartin looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Eric Hartin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hartin misses with a low kick.
Hartin misses with a takedown
and Izgrate counters with a single leg into guard. Hartin didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Hartin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Izgrate gets to his feet - Hartin follows without any prompting.
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!
Hartin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hartin manages to escape and get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Franjy Izgrate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Izgrate winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franjy Izgrate!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Algenir Mira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Acton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mira's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eminem - Not Afraid. Algenir Mira could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Terry Acton's chin.
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Algenir Mira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Acton!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mira's hands.
Acton throws the kick towards the body but Mira avoids it.
Horrible takedown by Mira or perhaps it was just good defense by Acton which made him look bad.
Acton instigates a clinch.
Mira changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Acton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Acton clinches up against the cage.
Acton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mira's face.
It looks like Algenir Mira has been cut.
Acton manages to break the clinch.
Mira shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Algenir Mira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Acton throws an overhand right that lands on Mira's shoulder, as Mira tries to avoid the shot.
Decent striking displayed by Acton there.
Acton moves into range and clinches up with Mira.
Mira is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Acton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Acton pushes Mira up against the cage in a clinch.
Acton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Acton has closed the distance and engaged Mira in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Acton breaks from the clinch.
Acton tries to clinch up but Mira circles away and keeps his distance.
Terry Acton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mira shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice body punch from Acton.
Acton is looking to clinch.
Acton lands with an uppercut that bounces Mira off the cage and back into rage.
Acton throws a series of punches but Mira moves out of range.
Acton clinches up with Mira and pushes him back against the cage.
Acton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Acton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mira, pushing him back against the cage.
Mira drops down looking for an ankle pick but Acton pulls his leg out and moves away.
Acton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Acton moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mira changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Acton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mira shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Acton as he jumps to the side.
Mira on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Terry Acton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Acton drives through and clinches with Mira against the cage.
Mira works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Acton throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Acton wants to stand and escape but Mira is having none of it.
Mira trying to control the position from guard on top but Acton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mira cracks Acton with a solid left hand.
Mira has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mira controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mira prevents Acton from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mira wants to pass the guard but Acton is keeping the position.
Mira postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mira stands up over Acton, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mira wants to control from the top but Acton keeps moving.
Mira cracks Acton with a solid left hand.
Mira working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mira thows a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mira trying to control the position from guard on top but Acton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mira throwing strikes from guard but Acton blocks nicely.
Acton pushes Mira off and scrambles back to his feet.
Acton throws a head kick but Mira moves out of range.
Mira moves out of range of the body kick from Acton.
Mira closes the distance and clinches up with Acton, looking for a takedown. Mira pushes Acton against the cage but Acton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Acton finds it's way through Mira's defenses.
Acton scores with a sloppy right hand. Mira should have avoided that one.
Acton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Acton has Mira up against the cage in a clinch.
Mira has Acton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Acton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Acton manages to break the clinch.
Acton misses with a two punch combination.
Acton wants to clinch up but Mira keeps it at a distance.
Acton gets a clinch.
Acton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Acton throws a hook but Mira avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mira is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Acton.
Acton tries to clinch there but Mira circles away.
Acton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Acton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Algenir Mira'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.
Mira fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Acton lands a slapping body shot.
Acton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Acton moves into the clinch successfully.
Acton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Acton throws a lazy right hand but Mira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Acton misses.
Acton clinches up against the cage.
Acton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mira's face.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mira takes a knee right on the jaw!
Acton is trying to break the clinch but Mira has him pressed against the cage.
Mira tries for a takedown. No joy.
Acton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mira's face.
Mira is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Acton working the clinch nicely. Mira is working for position but Acton cracks him with a big knee to the head! Mira crumples up against the cage and Acton lands two more shots before the ref can save Mira! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Terry Acton!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Alessio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackson Alessio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doug Davis!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis misses with a body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alessio is defended easily by Davis.
Davis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alessio misses with a looping right.
Davis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alessio looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Davis managing to control the position.
Davis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alessio is one step ahead there.
Alessio tries to free his leg and advance position but Davis is retaining full guard.
Alessio trying to move into half guard but instead Davis has managed to sweep!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alessio has a closed guard, preventing Davis from standing up.
Davis is stalling in the full guard.
Alessio keeping full guard, as Davis tries to pass.
Davis is looking to stand up but Alessio won't let him.
Alessio wants to sweep here but Davis controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alessio seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Davis trying to control but Alessio is working from the bottom.
Alessio is looking for a triangle but Davis pushes his legs off easily.
Alessio is adopting a defensive guard.
Alessio can't keep his opponent in guard - Davis advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Alessio is looking to improve his position.
Alessio moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alessio wants to get back to his feet but Davis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Davis's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Davis looking to sit in guard and control but Alessio gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Davis is adopting a defensive guard.
Alessio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Davis is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Alessio is looking to work some ground and pound but Davis has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Davis keeping full guard, as Alessio tries to pass.
Davis controlling Alessio's posture.
Davis is trying to control the position but Alessio postures up.
Despite being in the dominant position, Doug Davis just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alessio shoots in and drives through. Davis sprawls well.
Alessio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Davis as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Alessio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis delivers a nice body kick.
Alessio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Davis. Davis obviously looking to wear him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Davis.
Davis scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Davis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Davis misses with an uppercut. Alessio saw that one coming.
Davis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Alessio will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alessio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slapping leg kick lands for Davis.
Alessio fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Davis avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Alessio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alessio closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Davis to the mat! Davis manages to get full guard.
Alessio is fighting to break Davis's control of his arms but Davis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Alessio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Davis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alessio wants to pass the guard but Davis is keeping the position.
Alessio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Davis pulls Alessio in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alessio drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Davis manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Alessio has Davis in his guard.
Alessio can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Davis controls the pace.
Davis preventing the sweep.
Davis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Alessio looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Alessio trying to control the position here.
Davis wants to pass the guard but Alessio is keeping the position.
Alessio wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Davis is now in half guard.
Davis controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Doug Davis just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alessio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alessio tries to pull guard but Davis won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Alessio fails to land.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alessio moves out of range of the body kick from Davis.
Alessio shoots in but Davis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alessio shoots for a takedown but Davis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Davis.
Davis scores with a leg kick.
Davis scores with a jab to the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Davis finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Doug Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alessio is defended easily by Davis.
Alessio needs to keep his hands up - Davis had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alessio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Davis scores with a spinning back kick!
Davis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alessio on the side of the head.
Davis lands a head kick!
Alessio walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alessio.
Alessio looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Davis is fending him off so far but Alessio persists. Nope, Davis circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alessio walks into a jab.
Davis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Davis thuds his shin into the meat of Alessio's side.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Davis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Davis.
Davis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Alessio if he has to take too many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Alessio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Davis.
Alessio looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Davis.
Davis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Doug Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters circling a little - Davis finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Davis.
A slapping leg kick lands for Davis.
Davis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis tests Alessio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Davis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alessio.
Davis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Davis scores with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Davis.
Alessio steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Davis. That one must have hurt.
Davis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alessio takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Alessio will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Davis throws a front kick that sends Alessio stumbling back into the cage.
Jackson Alessio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alessio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Davis lands with a slapping head kick.
Decent striking displayed by Davis there.
Davis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Davis cracks the inside of Alessio's front leg.
Davis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Davis cracks Alessio with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A slapping leg kick lands for Davis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis lands with a thumping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Davis.
Alessio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Davis. Davis obviously looking to wear him down.
Davis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Davis thows a body kick. Alessio tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Alessio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Davis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alessio.
Doug Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a front kick.
Alessio walks forward, straight into a front kick from Davis.
A nice inside leg kick there by Davis. That's going to slow Alessio down.
Alessio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Davis is looking to slow Alessio down with leg kicks.
Davis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Davis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Davis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Davis throws a front kick that sends Alessio stumbling back into the cage.
Nice uppercut there from Davis.
A nice inside leg kick there by Davis. That's going to slow Alessio down.
Both fighters circling a little - Davis finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Davis scoring well with a low kick there.
Alessio has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Davis.
A thudding body kick lands there by Davis!
Alessio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Davis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alessio.
Davis connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Davis. That's going to slow Alessio down.
Davis pushes Alessio away with a front kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Davis.
Davis throws a quick inside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Davis!
A slapping leg kick lands for Davis.
Davis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Davis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Davis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Davis swinging wildly here.
Davis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Davis keeps Alessio at a distance using the push kick.
Davis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alessio's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Davis, right into the meat.
Davis feints and then cracks Alessio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alessio down.
Jackson Alessio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alessio needs to keep his hands up - Davis had a free shot at his head there.
A good leg kick by Davis.
Davis cracks the inside of Alessio's front leg.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Davis.
Davis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jab by Davis.
Davis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alessio's calf.
Alessio sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Alessio walks forward, straight into a front kick from Davis.
Davis throws a head kick that Alessio semi-blocks.
Davis cracks the inside of Alessio's front leg.
Davis lands a nice looking body kick.
Davis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Alessio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alessio takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Davis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Davis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alessio.
Davis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alessio on the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doug Davis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Davis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doug Davis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valdemar RataJylppynen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michaels comes to the cage accompanied by Sexy Boy. 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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26
222 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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25
220 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valdemar RataJylppynen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
RataJylppynen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
RataJylppynen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Michaels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Michaels bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Michaels shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. RataJylppynen defends it nicely.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Michaels wants to control from the top but RataJylppynen keeps moving.
Michaels won't allow RataJylppynen to get back to his feet.
Michaels throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as RataJylppynen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Michaels pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. RataJylppynen is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels trying to control but RataJylppynen is working from the bottom.
Michaels has gone for a leg lock! RataJylppynen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Michaels's guard.
Michaels looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! RataJylppynen has picked Michaels up and slammed him! Michaels can't keep hold of the triangle and RataJylppynen manages to pass to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Michaels tries to escape but RataJylppynen is in control.
Michaels manages to get back to half guard.
RataJylppynen prevents Michaels from improving his position.
Michaels tries to regain full guard. Instead though, RataJylppynen has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Michaels is looking to get to half guard.
Michaels manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Michaels pushes RataJylppynen off but RataJylppynen dives into side control.
Michaels tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but RataJylppynen presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Michaels sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
RataJylppynen tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Michaels.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Michaels dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
RataJylppynen tries to clinch up.
RataJylppynen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
RataJylppynen wants to clinch.
RataJylppynen fails in his attempt to clinch.
RataJylppynen wants to clinch up but Michaels keeps it at a distance.
RataJylppynen moves in looking to clinch but Michaels pushes him off.
Michaels lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
RataJylppynen tries to clinch but Michaels moves out of range.
RataJylppynen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Michaels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
RataJylppynen moves in looking to clinch but Michaels pushes him off.
Michaels fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with RataJylppynen, pushing him back against the cage.
Michaels is working for takedown but RataJylppynen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Michaels goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
RataJylppynen misses with a short punch on the inside.
RataJylppynen gets through Michaels's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from RataJylppynen.
Michaels gets through RataJylppynen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
RataJylppynen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Michaels.
RataJylppynen is breathing heavily.
Michaels misses with a knee to the head.
Michaels pulls guard successfully.
RataJylppynen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Michaels throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
RataJylppynen tries to clinch up
and Michaels counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Michaels is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
RataJylppynen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Michaels lands a hook to the side of the head.
Michaels gets through RataJylppynen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Michaels scores with an uppercut up the middle.
RataJylppynen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michaels blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Michaels.
Michaels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
RataJylppynen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Michaels scores with a knee to the head.
Michaels softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
RataJylppynen blocks a body shot from Michaels.
Michaels gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Michaels wants to control from the top but RataJylppynen keeps moving.
Michaels would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Michaels throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
RataJylppynen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels is looking to stand up but RataJylppynen won't let him.
Michaels drops back, looking for a kneebar! RataJylppynen looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. RataJylppynen looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from RataJylppynen!
Michaels tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Michaels tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
RataJylppynen stands up from mount. Strange move.
Michaels circles away from the clinch attempt
and Michaels counters with a left to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
RataJylppynen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Michaels counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Michaels dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
RataJylppynen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Michaels counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Michaels drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but RataJylppynen manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Michaels has RataJylppynen in his guard.
Michaels tries to land a sweep but no joy.
RataJylppynen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Michaels looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Michaels is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Michaels manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. RataJylppynen manages to get himself to full guard.
Michaels wants to pass the guard but RataJylppynen is keeping the position.
RataJylppynen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels wants to control from the top but RataJylppynen keeps moving.
Michaels tries to free his leg and advance position but RataJylppynen is retaining full guard.
RataJylppynen wants to get back to his feet but Michaels is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Michaels wants to pass the guard but RataJylppynen is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Michaels is looking to work some ground and pound but RataJylppynen has wrist control.
Michaels wants to control from the top but RataJylppynen keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
RataJylppynen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
RataJylppynen digs a right hand underneath Michaels's ribcage. Michaels let out a lung full of air as it connected.
RataJylppynen lands a shot to the body.
RataJylppynen scores with a shoulder strike.
RataJylppynen works on Michaels's body with a couple of short punches.
RataJylppynen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Michaels backwards.
RataJylppynen cracks Michaels with a nice body shot.
Valdemar RataJylppynen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shawn Michaels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
RataJylppynen lands an uppercut.
RataJylppynen lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valdemar RataJylppynen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Michaels 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Michaels!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cam Stroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Abbot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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214 lbs
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21
214 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
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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
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cam Stroud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Abbot!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroud throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stroud lands a big head kick that sends Abbot tumbling to the mat! Stroud takes a step backwards and waves Abbot back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Frank Abbot has been cut.
Stroud pivots, looking for a leg kick but Abbot is out of range and Stroud settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stroud. Abbot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stroud is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Abbot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abbot takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stroud throws a push kick but Abbot slaps the foot to one side.
Stroud takes a swing at Abbot's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Stroud misses its intended target.
Stroud tries a head kick but it misses.
Stroud dips to his left and cracks Abbot with an uppercut!
Abbot slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroud ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abbot moves away.
Stroud tries to clinch but Abbot is having none of it.
Stroud tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Stroud.
Jab by Abbot.
An inside leg kick from Stroud misses.
Abbot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stroud throws a left and a right that both miss
and Abbot counters with a nice uppercut.
Stroud pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stroud misses with a combination
enabling Abbot to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stroud misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stroud slips a jab and a cross from Abbot.
Stroud throws a head kick but Abbot moves out of range.
Stroud throws the kick towards the body but Abbot avoids it.
Stroud tests Abbot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stroud tries to clinch but Abbot is having none of it.
Cam Stroud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stroud is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abbot.
Abbot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbot throws a right hand that Stroud ducks under and follows up with a left that Stroud also avoids with ease.
Abbot moves out of range as Stroud throws a body kick.
A nice combination there by Abbot.
Stroud pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stroud throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stroud swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Abbot counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stroud thinking.
Stroud throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Abbot's head.
Stroud looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stroud takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Abbot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abbot tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroud misses with a body kick.
Stroud misses with a looping right.
Stroud tries to clinch but Abbot moves out of range.
A jab from Stroud misses.
A head kick misses from Stroud.
A nice combination there by Abbot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abbot moves out of range as Stroud throws a body kick.
Abbot slips under a jab from Stroud.
Stroud pivots, looking for a leg kick but Abbot is out of range and Stroud settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cam Stroud dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Abbot's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Abbot moves out of range of the leg kick from Stroud.
A big left from Stroud misses.
Cam Stroud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stroud misses with a head kick.
Stroud swings away with a body shot that misses
and Abbot counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stroud misses with a looping left.
Stroud fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abbot works over Stroud's head and body with a nice combination.
Stroud tries to clinch but Abbot moves out of range.
Stroud jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stroud misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Abbot counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Abbot avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroud tried to score with a low kick but Abbot checks it.
Stroud throws a jab but it's blocked by Abbot.
Abbot ducks under a wild hook from Stroud.
Stroud moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stroud tries to clinch but Abbot is having none of it.
Stroud gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Abbot scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Abbot moves out of range of the body kick from Stroud.
Stroud swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Abbot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbot throws a combination. Stroud tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Stroud misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stroud doesn't manage to clinch there - Abbot circles away.
Stroud throws a head kick that half lands.
Abbot misses with a combination
and Stroud counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stroud attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stroud scores with a hook.
Stroud misses with a body shot
and Abbot counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Abbot avoids the head kick by Stroud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroud throws a half hearted mid kick.
Abbot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abbot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stroud moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Abbot fails to land with a series of punches.
Stroud throws a push kick but Abbot slaps the foot to one side.
Stroud showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abbot.
Stroud wants to land a leg kick but Abbot is out of range.
Stroud throws the kick towards the body but Abbot avoids it.
Abbot blocks a head kick by Stroud.
Abbot is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Abbot fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stroud on the side of the head.
Abbot has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stroud.
Abbot is breathing heavily.
Abbot blocks a head kick by Stroud.
Stroud fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stroud ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abbot moves away.
Stroud connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stroud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stroud misses with an attempted mid kick.
Abbot avoids the body shot from Stroud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cam Stroud dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Abbot's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Stroud misses with a body punch
and Abbot counters with a two punch combo.
Stroud swings away with a body shot that misses
and Abbot counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stroud tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abbot keeps the fight on the outside.
Abbot throws a series of punches but Stroud avoids them all with ease.
Stroud throws a head kick but Abbot moves out of range.
Stroud tries to clinch up but Abbot circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stroud throws a body kick that misses.
Stroud lands with a kick to the ribs.
Stroud pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stroud throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stroud delivers a nice body kick.
Stroud tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abbot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abbot throws a right and a left that Stroud avoids nicely.
Abbot drops his hands momentarily and Stroud takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stroud - that will leave a mark!
Abbot takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stroud throws a head kick but Abbot moves out of range.
Stroud misses with a double jab
and Abbot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Abbot might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Stroud has got the better of the exchanges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroud is looking to land body kicks.
Both fighters circling a little - Stroud finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
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!
Stroud tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abbot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stroud ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abbot moves away.
Stroud lands with a kick to the temple. Abbot shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Abbot slips under a jab from Stroud.
Stroud looks for the body kick but Abbot saw that one coming.
Stroud feints and then cracks Abbot's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Abbot down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroud lands a two punch combo.
No joy there for Stroud, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stroud goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stroud misses with a body kick.
Stroud is looking to clinch.
Stroud pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stroud throws a push kick but Abbot slaps the foot to one side.
Abbot blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbot moves out of range as Stroud throws a body kick.
Stroud tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abbot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abbot swinging wildly here.
Stroud misses with an attempted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from Stroud.
Abbot throws a right and a left that Stroud avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stroud misses with a double jab
and Abbot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cam Stroud showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stroud 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cam Stroud!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Yudovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dudley Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yudovich kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Zetsubou Restaurant (ZSZS ED3 Ver.). Dudley Blake has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikhail Yudovich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dudley Blake!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yudovich ducks under a wild hook from Blake.
Yudovich tries a low kick but Blake avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Blake.
Blake misses with a few strikes there.
Yudovich lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Blake jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big right from Blake misses.
Blake misses with a wild body shot.
Yudovich avoids the body shot from Blake.
Blake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yudovich slips a straight right by Blake.
Blake comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blake misses the jab.
Blake looks for a takedown but Yudovich sprawls well.
Blake drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yudovich staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Yudovich misses.
Blake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yudovich.
Blake throws a leg kick but Yudovich checks it.
Yudovich misses the jab.
Blake tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yudovich throws a nice outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yudovich.
Blake tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blake throws a lazy right hand but Yudovich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yudovich misses with a wild body shot.
Mikhail Yudovich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blake takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Blake smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yudovich misses with a wild body shot.
Blake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yudovich lands a with a good body shot.
Blake looks gassed!
Yudovich throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yudovich with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yudovich turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yudovich scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yudovich.
Yudovich scores with the left hand. Blake knows he should have avoided that one.
Blake takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yudovich.
Yudovich scores with a body shot.
Blake walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yudovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yudovich is looking to slow Blake down with leg kicks.
Blake's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yudovich lands a nice shot that snaps Blake's head back.
Yudovich moves away from the strike by Blake.
Yudovich throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blake stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blake ducks right into an uppercut from Yudovich.
Yudovich moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yudovich scores with a hook.
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!
Blake takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yudovich throws a lazy right hand but Blake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Yudovich there.
Yudovich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yudovich.
Nice defenses there by Yudovich.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yudovich, as that shot connected.
Yudovich thuds his shin into the meat of Blake's side.
Yudovich thuds a left hand into Blake's body.
Yudovich swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blake.
Yudovich uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blake is rocked!
Yudovich uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yudovich cracks the inside of Blake's front leg.
Yudovich lands with a right hand.
Blake throws a right and a left that Yudovich avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blake takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blake walks into a straight right hand from Yudovich.
Blake takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Yudovich dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Blake takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yudovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blake.
Dudley Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake throws a looping overhand right but Yudovich ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Blake.
Blake closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yudovich circles away.
Blake gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yudovich.
Yudovich changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mikhail Yudovich is winning the standup battle so far.
Yudovich lands a jab to the nose.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yudovich, as that shot connected.
A swing and a miss from Blake.
Yudovich works Blake's body with a nice hook.
Blake is breathing heavily.
Yudovich lands a body shot.
Yudovich chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yudovich listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yudovich lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A good leg kick by Yudovich.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yudovich.
Yudovich connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yudovich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blake can do to turn this around?
Yudovich is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Yudovich as he connects with a hook.
Blake takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blake on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blake is still on wobbly legs! Can Yudovich finish him?
Yudovich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blake seems to have recovered his senses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Blake might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Yudovich has got the better of the exchanges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Yudovich paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yudovich getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yudovich changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yudovich connects with a looping right hand.
Blake has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Blake walks into a straight right hand from Yudovich.
Yudovich cracks the inside of Blake's front leg.
Yudovich scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yudovich fakes the leg kick and cracks Blake in the body.
Yudovich jabs Blake right on the nose. Blake blinks but takes it well.
Yudovich lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blake on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yudovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yudovich pushes Blake away with a front kick.
Blake has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yudovich.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yudovich.
Yudovich fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yudovich misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake takes one to the chin there.
Yudovich throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blake takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Blake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yudovich fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blake on the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yudovich, right into the meat.
Blake takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yudovich digs a good body shot into Blake's ribs.
Yudovich scores with a sloppy right hand. Blake should have avoided that one.
Yudovich scores with a jab. Blake acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yudovich works Blake's body with a nice hook.
Blake throws a leg kick
letting Yudovich counter with a right hand.
Donk. Yudovich catches Blake right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yudovich scores with a nice body kick.
Yudovich lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blake walks into a jab.
Blake takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blake scores with a jab.
Yudovich scores with a jab to the body.
Blake walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yudovich bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blake's head backwards.
Yudovich lands a nice hook to Blake's body. Blake takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blake is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yudovich lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yudovich paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yudovich scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Yudovich dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Blake takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A low kick from Blake misses
and Yudovich counters with a solid body kick.
Yudovich connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blake momentarily.
Yudovich moves away from the strike by Blake.
Blake takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blake on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yudovich listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yudovich.
Yudovich uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blake has time to react.
Nice body punch from Blake.
Yudovich scores with a jab to the jaw.
Blake looks to land a left hand but Yudovich moved out of range nicely.
Blake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yudovich lands with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake shoots and misses
and Yudovich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yudovich tests Blake's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blake throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yudovich counters with a left to the body.
Yudovich throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Yudovich lands with a kick to the ribs.
Blake tries to move into range but Yudovich moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blake chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yudovich can pounce on him.
Yudovich digs a good body shot into Blake's ribs.
Yudovich moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yudovich lands with a hook. Blake tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Blake throws a jab but it's blocked by Yudovich.
Yudovich stuns Blake with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yudovich thuds his shin into the meat of Blake's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yudovich scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yudovich scores with a hook to the body. Blake takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yudovich lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yudovich bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blake's head.
Blake on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Yudovich dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blake. That did some damage!
Yudovich with a hook.
Yudovich scores with a hook to the body. Blake takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yudovich scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yudovich smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Blake misses the body punch
and Yudovich counters with an outside leg kick.
A lazy left from Yudovich finds it's target.
Yudovich throws a leg kick which misses Blake's front leg but catches the back leg as Blake tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blake moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Blake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yudovich.
Blake throws a right and a left that Yudovich avoids nicely.
Blake walks into a straight right hand from Yudovich.
Blake on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yudovich scores with a nice body kick.
Yudovich lands a head shot.
Yudovich is looking to slow Blake down with leg kicks.
Blake takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yudovich with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yudovich.
Yudovich lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yudovich lands a really nice looking cross but Blake seems unphased.
Yudovich throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Yudovich cracks the inside of Blake's front leg.
Yudovich feints and then cracks Blake's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blake down.
Yudovich lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yudovich.
Yudovich scores with a kick to the body.
A jab lands there for Yudovich.
Blake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yudovich fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blake looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yudovich connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yudovich punishes Blake's body with a nice straight punch.
Blake gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Yudovich clearly takes that round.
That's time! Yudovich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yudovich connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blake momentarily.
Nice cross by Yudovich.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yudovich.
Blake swings away with a body shot that misses
and Blake is countered with a crisp right hand from Yudovich that sends him to the canvas! Yudovich follows him to the mat into side control.
Yudovich in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Blake looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Yudovich turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikhail Yudovich!
Mikhail Yudovich retains his light heavyweight title!
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