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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damon Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Mauti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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202 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damon Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Mauti !
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mauti dodges the punch combination from Cross.
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch but Mauti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mauti throws a leg kick but Cross sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mauti throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mauti is looking to score with low kicks.
Mauti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cross closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mauti circles away.
Mauti tried to score with a low kick but Cross checks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Mauti .
Cross fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mauti misses with a low kick.
Mauti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cross. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Mauti .
Cross gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cross wants to stand but Mauti has his arm trapped.
Mauti is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mauti is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cross off and has taken his back!
Cross is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Mauti .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross trying to control the position but Mauti manages to sink in the hooks.
Mauti controlling from the back.
Cross tries to break free.
Mauti keeps control of the position easily here as Cross tries to buck him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cross takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cross lands with a hook. Mauti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mauti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cross's calf.
Cross misses with a body shot.
Mauti misses with a body kick.
Mauti throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cross takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cross is breathing heavily.
Mauti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cross stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mauti .
Cross fails with an attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cross has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mauti .
Mauti lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Mauti dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A nice inside leg kick there by Mauti . That's going to slow Cross down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mauti .
Mauti scores with a kick to the body.
Mauti lands a high kick!
Mauti throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mauti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mauti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mauti .
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mauti - that will leave a mark!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cross takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cross is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mauti lands a head kick!
Cross will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Good leg kick by Mauti there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mauti lands with a slapping head kick.
Crunch! Mauti slams his shin into Cross's torso.
Mauti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mauti throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mauti thows a body kick. Cross tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mauti thuds his shin into the meat of Cross's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauti scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mauti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Damon Cross is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mauti .
Mauti throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mauti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cross's calf.
Good leg kick by Mauti there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mauti goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mauti throws a head kick that Cross semi-blocks.
Michael Mauti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mauti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cross. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mauti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cross's calf.
Mauti cracks the inside of Cross's front leg.
Mauti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mauti bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A head kick from Mauti lands but Cross takes it in his stride.
Mauti lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cross takes a step back to recover.
Mauti lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mauti , right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mauti .
Cross takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cross avoids the head kick by Mauti .
Mauti lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cross takes a step back to recover.
Mauti connects with a leg kick. Cross looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice body kick there by Mauti .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Mauti .
Mauti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Mauti 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! This is the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Mauti .
A chopping leg kick lands by Mauti .
Cross chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mauti can pounce on him.
Cross shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mauti pinned against the cage. Mauti gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Michael Mauti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crunch! Mauti slams his shin into Cross's torso.
Mauti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cross.
Mauti throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Michael Mauti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauti lands a big head kick that sends Cross tumbling to the mat! Mauti takes a step backwards and waves Cross back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Cross is rocked!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mauti , right into the meat.
Oh Cross is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mauti lands a brutal head kick. Cross looks out on his feet and Mauti throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Michael Mauti !
A very excited looking Michael Mauti made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samurai Zumbi Do Iferno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yannick Ahmed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samurai Zumbi Do Iferno had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Yannick Ahmed acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samurai Zumbi Do Iferno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yannick Ahmed!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do Iferno closes the distance but Ahmed moves to the side
and Ahmed counters with a stiff right hand.
Do Iferno falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ahmed counters by clinching up.
Do Iferno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ahmed looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Do Iferno wants to get back to his feet.
Ahmed is trying for a kimura here. Do Iferno looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Ahmed wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yannick Ahmed!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Paul Badeux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladislav Emperor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emperor has chosen Era as his entrance music. Vladislav Emperor looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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240 lbs
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235 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Paul Badeux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladislav Emperor!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badeux throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vladislav Emperor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badeux tries to close the distance and clinch but Emperor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Badeux stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Badeux wants it to stay on the feet.
Badeux changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Emperor looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Badeux in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Badeux throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Emperor is looking for a sweep.
Badeux is trying to ground and pound but Emperor uses the momentary lack of control by Badeux to regain half guard.
Emperor trying to control but Badeux postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badeux with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Emperor is looking for a sweep. Badeux is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Emperor looks gassed!
Badeux is looking to pass Emperor's guard but actually Emperor recovers to full guard.
Badeux throws and elbow that misses. Emperor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Badeux's guard. Nice move by Emperor!
Badeux wants to hit a switch here but Emperor passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Badeux there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badeux is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Badeux is squirming around, avoiding Emperor's attempts to control the action.
Badeux working to try and regain half guard.
Emperor avoids the attempt from Badeux to control.
Badeux is desperately trying to improve his position but Emperor has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badeux tries to lock up and control but Emperor gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Emperor prevents Badeux from getting the reversal.
Badeux wants to control but Emperor is having none of it.
Badeux is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badeux is working hard here to advance position.
Badeux tries to hold on but Emperor pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Badeux is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Paul Badeux dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Emperor walks forward, straight into a front kick from Badeux.
Badeux shoots in but Emperor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Emperor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Badeux misses with a jab, cross combination.
Badeux feints and as Emperor raises his hands in defense, Badeux changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Badeux thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Badeux accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Badeux trying to control the position from guard on top but Emperor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emperor is breathing heavily.
Emperor keeping full guard, as Badeux tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badeux is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Badeux showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Badeux knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Emperor on the ground.
Emperor keeping full guard, as Badeux tries to pass.
John Paul Badeux overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Emperor wants to stand up but Badeux is controlling him.
Badeux pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Emperor is keeping the position for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Badeux closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Badeux tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badeux in side control, throwing shots but Emperor defends.
Badeux tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Badeux is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Emperor is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sloppy strikes there by Badeux.
Emperor tries to bench press Badeux off him but Badeux keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badeux working the ground and pound but Emperor is defending the strikes.
Badeux thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Badeux is chipping away with strikes.
Emperor managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Badeux.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Badeux throws a strike aimed at the side of Emperor's head but Emperor avoids it well.
Badeux decides to stand back up. Badeux steps back and let's Emperor get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Paul Badeux dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Badeux feints and then cracks Emperor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Emperor down.
Nice takedown defense from Emperor. No joy for Badeux on that attempt.
Badeux fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Emperor to the ground. Badeux is now in Emperor's guard.
Badeux trying to control the position from guard on top but Emperor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Badeux looking to pass the guard.
Badeux has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Emperor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emperor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Paul Badeux wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Badeux throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Emperor's head.
Badeux moves into the clinch successfully.
Badeux scores with a knee to the head.
Emperor is fighting off a takedown attempt but Badeux is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Emperor to the mat. Emperor regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Badeux looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emperor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Badeux.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emperor keeping full guard, as Badeux tries to pass.
Badeux is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Badeux seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Emperor for as long as he can get away with.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of John Paul Badeux.
Badeux throws a head kick that half lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badeux scores a takedown into full mount!
Emperor wants to control but Badeux is having none of it.
Badeux is looking to work his way around to Emperor's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Badeux controlling his opponent.
Badeux swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Paul Badeux!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Rogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruno Marx is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Rogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Marx!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marx looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rogan doesn't manage to clinch there - Marx circles away.
Marx looks to land a combination but Rogan avoids it well.
Rogan closes the distance and pushes Marx back into the cage.
Marx is trying to force a seperation but Rogan has the dominant position.
Rogan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Marx up against the cage.
Rogan prevents Marx from breaking the clinch.
Rogan lands with a left to the head.
Marx is trying to break the clinch but Rogan is controlling him.
Rogan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marx wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marx working hard to break the clinch.
Marx is trying to break the clinch but Rogan is controlling him.
Marx has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rogan misses with a knee strike.
Rogan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rogan is looking to clinch but Marx is avoiding it.
Rogan wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx throws a head kick that misses.
Marx throws a head kick that misses.
Marx throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rogan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rogan instigates a clinch.
Rogan throws an elbow that misses.
Rogan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rogan gets a double leg takedown into Marx's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Marx is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Marx wants to get back to his feet but Rogan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogan wants to pass the guard but Marx is keeping the position.
Marx trying to control the position.
Rogan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rogan tries to move into full mount but can't pass Marx's legs.
Marx is trying to escape the position but Rogan is controlling the position.
Rogan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Marx is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogan is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Marx trying his best to control but Rogan has mounted him.
Rogan controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Marx tries to buck Rogan off but he can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogan prevents Marx from getting the reversal.
Rogan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rogan has hold of Marx's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Marx manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Marx is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rogan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Rogan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rogan fails to land the takedown.
Marx throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marx avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rogan moves in looking to clinch but Marx pushes him off.
Bruno Marx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marx throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marx misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marx throws a sloppy head kick and Rogan moves out of range easily.
Rogan is looking to clinch.
Rogan is looking to clinch but Marx is avoiding it.
Marx throws a series of punches but Rogan moves out of range.
Marx takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rogan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Marx, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marx misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Joe Rogan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rogan moves into the clinch successfully.
A short uppercut from Rogan.
Marx is trying to push Rogan away but Rogan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A hook to the body from Rogan.
Marx is breathing heavily.
Marx takes a shot to the head.
Rogan is leaning against Marx and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rogan throws an elbow that misses.
Rogan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rogan lands a damaging elbow.
Marx has had enough of the clinch but Rogan keeps him there for the moment.
Rogan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Marx pulls his leg out and moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rogan closes the distance and clinches.
Rogan lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rogan darts in and clinches Marx up against the cage.
Rogan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marx looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right handed body shot lands from Rogan.
Joe Rogan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rogan lands a right hand.
Rogan avoiding damage.
Rogan lands an elbow that stopped Marx in his tracks for a moment.
Rogan prevents Marx from breaking the clinch.
Rogan prevents Marx from breaking the clinch.
Rogan lands a nice elbow.
Rogan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marx's defenses.
Rogan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rogan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marx has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Rogan.
Rogan has Marx pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marxs head.
Rogan pushes Marx back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rogan avoiding damage.
Rogan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marx is looking to chop away at Rogan's legs.
Rogan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marx can do to turn this around?
Rogan moves into the clinch successfully.
Rogan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rogan lands with a short shot to the head.
Rogan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rogan has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx dodges an elbow strike from Rogan.
Rogan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rogan lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Rogan.
Rogan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rogan decides to pull guard.
Rogan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rogan scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Marx misses with the combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marx throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rogan clinches up with Marx and pushes him back against the cage.
Rogan lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Rogan 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. This is the final round!
Rogan is looking to land body kicks.
Rogan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marx manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rogan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rogan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rogan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marx will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marx misses with a straight left.
Rogan clinches with his opponent.
Rogan keeps control of Marx as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Marx's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short left from Rogan.
Rogan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marx is trying to push Rogan away but Rogan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rogan lands an uppercut.
Marx looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marx backwards.
Marx takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rogan presses Marx against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marx takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rogan gets through Marx's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rogan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rogan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marx throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rogan counters by moving into the clinch.
Rogan digs a right hand underneath Marx's ribcage. Marx let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rogan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rogan lands a right hand.
Rogan lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Rogan.
Rogan gets through Marx's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rogan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marx is rocked!
Rogan lands a damaging elbow.
Marx is still on wobbly legs! Can Rogan finish him?
Rogan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marxs head.
Rogan cracks Marx with a nice body shot.
Rogan digs a right hand into Marx's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marx's gas tank.
Marx seems to have recovered his senses.
Still in the clinch, Rogan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rogan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rogan cracks Marx with a nice body shot.
Rogan goes for a takedown attempt but Marx pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rogan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Marx defends it nicely.
Rogan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marx but Marx pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Rogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rogan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marx.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogan wants to clinch.
Rogan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marx manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rogan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marx manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rogan wants to clinch.
Rogan tries to clinch there but Marx circles away.
Marx looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marx.
Marx misses with a low kick.
Marx lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogan closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Rogan on the inside.
Rogan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marx blocks an elbow strike.
Rogan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rogan is looking to clinch but Marx is avoiding it.
Rogan tries to close the distance and clinch but Marx swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marx looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marx is looking to break free of the clinch but Rogan has double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rogan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marx is trying to push Rogan away but Rogan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Marx avoids a wild elbow strike from Rogan.
Bruno Marx has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joe Rogan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rogan breaks the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Rogan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rogan 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Joe Rogan!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Joe Rogan!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Joe Rogan!
Joe Rogan wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jussi Kantola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshihiro Akiyama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshihiro Akiyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jussi Kantola!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kantola takes the fight into the clinch.
Akiyama looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Kantola gets control of Akiyama's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kantola will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Akiyama preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akiyama stands and steps away. Kantola gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Akiyama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kantola misses with a takedown attempt - Akiyama sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Akiyama leaves Kantola with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Akiyama sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
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!
Kantola lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kantola lands a good knee to the midsection. Akiyama won't want to take too many of those.
Kantola wants a takedown.
Yoshihiro Akiyama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jussi Kantola.
Kantola connects with a nasty looking knee right to Akiyama's face.
Kantola is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kantola drags the fight down to the ground.
Kantola looking to hit a scissor sweep but Akiyama is one step ahead there.
Kantola is controlling Akiyama's posture.
Kantola throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama postures up.
Akiyama wants to stand and escape but instead Kantola has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kantola content to stall in guard here.
Akiyama working a defensive guard here.
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!
Kantola slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama is staying active underneath Kantola, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Akiyama trying to get back to full guard but Kantola takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Kantola lands a big shot there that rocks Akiyama but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kantola jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Akiyama manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Kantola wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Akiyama, who protects the arm well.
Kantola has an Americana. Akiyama didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Kantola is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Kantola hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jussi Kantola!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Satoru Nakano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ishi Kiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Satoru Nakano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ishi Kiki!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakano tries to move into range but Kiki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nakano looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Nakano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kiki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Satoru Nakano has been cut.
Kiki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kiki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nakano on the side of the head.
Nakano is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakano takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kiki dives in and scores a takedown into Nakano's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kiki is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kiki connects with a couple of short punches.
Kiki passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kiki controlling the position from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiki has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Nakano!
Kiki working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Nakano looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Kiki! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ishi Kiki!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzales comes to the cage accompanied by Himno Nacional Mexicano. Glenn Edwards has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Enrique Gonzales's chin.
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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
11 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enrique Gonzales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glenn Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Gonzales.
It looks like Glenn Edwards has been cut.
Edwards checks a leg kick nicely.
Edwards steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzales.
Edwards keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonzales.
Gonzales scores with a sloppy right hand. Edwards should have avoided that one.
Gonzales misses with a body shot.
Edwards drops Gonzales with a beautiful combination! Gonzales stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Edwards is looking for the KO!
It looks like Enrique Gonzales has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzales throws a chopping leg kick but Edwards manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A slow jab from Gonzales misses its intended target.
Edwards lands a left and a right that send Gonzales crashing to the mat, dazed. Edwards thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Gonzales is rocked!
Edwards on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oh Gonzales is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Edwards instigates a clinch.
Edwards scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gonzales working hard to break the clinch.
Edwards keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gonzales's efforts to push away.
Edwards keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gonzales's efforts to push away.
Gonzales seems to have got his legs back now.
Gonzales is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Edwards pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gonzales is trying to force a seperation but Edwards has the dominant position.
Gonzales can't break the clinch.
Gonzales looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Edwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards prevents Gonzales from breaking the clinch.
Edwards lands a damaging elbow.
Edwards lands with a light punch inside.
Edwards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gonzales throws a lazy right hand but Edwards sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gonzales doesn't manage to clinch there - Edwards circles away.
Edwards moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Enrique Gonzales's cut is getting worse.
Edwards throws a series of punches but Gonzales avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Edwards. Those never looked like landing.
Gonzales darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Edwards tries to clinch but Gonzales moves out of range.
Edwards darts in and clinches Gonzales up against the cage.
Gonzales is trying to push Edwards away but Edwards has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Edwards lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A frustrated look appears on Gonzales's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Edwards keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gonzales's efforts to push away.
Gonzales tries to break free but Edwards pushes him back against the cage.
Edwards lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales wants to break the clinch but can't.
Edwards leaning his opponent against the cage.
Edwards digs a right hand underneath Gonzales's ribcage. Gonzales let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Edwards avoiding damage.
Edwards jumps guard.
Gonzales missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Edwards looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Edwards is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gonzales trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gonzales trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gonzales avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Edwards preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gonzales accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Edwards working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gonzales.
Gonzales tries to free his leg and advance position but Edwards is retaining full guard.
Gonzales is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzales throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Edwards looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gonzales stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Edwards swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gonzales trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Edwards is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Edwards is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales advances to half guard.
Gonzales thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Edwards's head.
Edwards scores with a few weak punches.
Gonzales is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Edwards has managed to free his arm - good work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edwards has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gonzales is working away from the top position though.
Gonzales missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edwards is trying to control but can't.
Edwards slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gonzales throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Edwards dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gonzales keeps the fight on the outside.
Gonzales tries to clinch up but Edwards circles away and keeps his distance.
Gonzales is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Edwards.
Gonzales throws a jab when Edwards was well out of range.
Edwards takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Edwards fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzales throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gonzales avoids the head kick by Edwards.
Sloppy strikes from Edwards. Those never looked like landing.
Gonzales will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Edwards throws the kick towards the body but Gonzales avoids it.
Edwards shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gonzales napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gonzales struggling a bit here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edwards lands a few punches from side control.
Edwards creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gonzales sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Edwards scoring with punches and elbows.
Gonzales 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.
Edwards gets to mount! Gonzales was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales tries to reverse the position but Edwards maintains control.
Glenn Edwards has got the better of the ground game so far.
Edwards with the ground and pound from mount.
Gonzales can't escape the position.
Edwards breaks from Gonzales's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Edwards controlling from mount.
Edwards lands with some strikes.
Gonzales bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Edwards wants to sweep here but Gonzales controlling him for the moment.
Gonzales got a little sloppy there for a moment and Edwards has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gonzales has managed to get both his arms back between Edwards's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzales thows a big elbow that misses.
Edwards is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gonzales looking to pass the guard.
Gonzales with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gonzales stands and throws Edwards's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Edwards gets back to half guard.
Edwards is looking for a sweep. Gonzales is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Edwards wants to get back to his feet.
Edwards works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Edwards has momentary wrist control but Gonzales slips an elbow through the middle.
Edwards preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Edwards has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gonzales can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Edwards is breathing heavily.
Edwards utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gonzales working some strikes from top position.
Gonzales working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Edwards's head.
Edwards throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Edwards preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Edwards preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Edwards manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gonzales keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edwards lands a big shot there that rocks Gonzales but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Edwards landing punches.
Edwards connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Edwards with good strikes from the mount here!
Edwards lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gonzales is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edwards lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gonzales is trying to escape the mount.
Edwards breaks from Gonzales's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Edwards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Edwards is defended easily by Gonzales.
Gonzales listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Edwards tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Glenn Edwards is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Edwards closes the distance and pushes Gonzales back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Gonzales's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Edwards is trying to pull guard but Gonzales turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Edwards goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gonzales wants to get back to striking at distance but Edwards won't allow it.
Gonzales is trying to force a seperation but Edwards has the dominant position.
Edwards has Gonzales pressed against the cage, preventing Gonzales from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Edwards controlling the action here for a moment.
Gonzales is looking to break free of the clinch but Edwards has double underhooks.
Gonzales wants to break the clinch but can't.
Edwards breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Enrique Gonzales's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Edwards dives in and scores a takedown into Gonzales's guard.
Edwards looking to pass the guard.
Gonzales is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gonzales is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Edwards manages to get to full guard.
Edwards escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gonzales gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Edwards takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gonzales pushing down on Edwards's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzales throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Edwards wants to control but Gonzales is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Edwards looking for submissions off his back.
Gonzales is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Edwards is just riding it out for now. Gonzales eventually gives up the hold.
Edwards is looking to improve his position.
Gonzales working over Edwards with some ground and pound. Edwards looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gonzales is working for a kimura but Edwards is defending it quite comfortably.
Edwards is looking for a sweep. Gonzales is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Edwards is just riding it out for now. Gonzales eventually gives up the hold.
Gonzales is thwarting Edwards's attempts to control the position.
Gonzales not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Edwards moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gonzales thows a big elbow that misses.
Edwards throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gonzales!
Gonzales really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Enrique Gonzales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee warns Gonzales that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gonzales takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edwards landing strikes from the mount and Gonzales is in trouble!
Edwards controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Edwards wants to control the pace but Gonzales is squirming around nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Glenn Edwards comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Edwards has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Glenn Edwards!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Glenn Edwards!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Glenn Edwards!
Glenn Edwards wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Diesal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve French (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). French has chosen Hunters - by Powerglove (Lazerhawk remake) as his entrance music. Steve French is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Diesal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve French!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
French jabs Diesal to the body, keeping him at a distance.
French takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diesal blocks a jab.
Diesal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but French was well out of range. Poor timing from Diesal.
French punishes Diesal's body with a nice straight punch.
Good leg kick by Diesal there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Diesal ducks under a wild hook from French.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diesal slips a jab from French.
French throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diesal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
French scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Chuck Diesal has been cut.
French throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diesal misses with a few strikes there.
Steve French seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
French scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
French tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diesal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diesal's hands are dropping dangerously low here and French connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Diesal scrambles back to his feet.
French lands a jab-cross combination.
Diesal is rocked!
French lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Diesal falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Steve French!
After the fight, Steve French was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kapteeni Panu Gordon Murkulanvippaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kapteeni Panu Gordon Murkulanvippaaja!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Holyfield!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holyfield drops his hands momentarily and Murkulanvippaaja takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Holyfield misses with a low kick.
Holyfield throws a right and a left that Murkulanvippaaja avoids nicely.
Holyfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holyfield swings for the body but Murkulanvippaaja moves out of range.
Holyfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murkulanvippaaja.
Murkulanvippaaja misses with a combination
and Holyfield counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Murkulanvippaaja is looking to clinch but Holyfield is avoiding it.
Murkulanvippaaja closes the distance and clinches.
Holyfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Murkulanvippaaja uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murkulanvippaaja wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Holyfield.
Holyfield breaks the clinch.
Holyfield tries to score with a low kick but Murkulanvippaaja moves his leg out of the way.
Murkulanvippaaja wants to clinch but Holyfield slips to the side
and Holyfield counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield throws an off balance right hand
and Murkulanvippaaja counters with a left and a right that stings Holyfield.
Holyfield is looking to slow Murkulanvippaaja down with leg kicks.
A combination from Murkulanvippaaja does no damage.
Murkulanvippaaja bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Holyfield's head backwards.
Murkulanvippaaja pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Holyfield back to the cage. Murkulanvippaaja follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Holyfield looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Murkulanvippaaja!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Holyfield looking for a guillotine from mount but Murkulanvippaaja is having none of it.
Holyfield is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Murkulanvippaaja has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holyfield is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Murkulanvippaaja has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murkulanvippaaja is controlling an arm, preventing Holyfield from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Holyfield is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Murkulanvippaaja is surviving well by controlling Holyfield's body position as best he can.
Murkulanvippaaja knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Holyfield on the ground.
Holyfield is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Murkulanvippaaja to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Murkulanvippaaja shrugs it off.
Holyfield moves to the back position.
Holyfield has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Holyfield has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Murkulanvippaaja is in real trouble here. Holyfield gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Murkulanvippaaja is tapping out! Holyfield wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nate Holyfield! Nate Holyfield retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seaville Bri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carter Beauford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seaville Bri has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seaville Bri!
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, Carter Beauford!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Bri scores with a four punch combination!
Bri throws a good cross that connects.
Beauford shoots and misses
and Bri counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beauford misses with a takedown
and Bri counters with a nice uppercut.
Beauford shoots and misses
and Bri counters with a left and a right that stings Beauford.
It looks like Carter Beauford has been cut.
Seaville Bri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carter Beauford.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bri is looking to clinch.
Beauford tries for a takedown but Bri circles away easily
and Bri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bri tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beauford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bri pushes Beauford up against the cage in a clinch.
Bri lands with a right to the head.
Bri lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beauford backwards.
Beauford has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bri is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bri.
Beauford is rocked!
Bri lands an uppercut.
Beauford is still on wobbly legs! Can Bri finish him?
Beauford tries to pull guard but Bri holds him up against the cage and eventually Beauford drops back down to his feet.
Bri lands a big right hand that drops Beauford! The killer instinct kicks in and Bri finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Bri!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seaville Bri!
Our winner, Seaville Bri, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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