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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kieran Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joey West is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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144 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kieran Mac!
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, Joey West!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mac misses with a series of wild punches.
Mac moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
No joy there for Mac, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice takedown defense from West. No joy for Mac on that attempt.
West moves into the clinch.
West breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
West throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mac changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. West tries to avoid it but Mac manages to keep hold of a leg and drag West to the ground. West escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mac throws a left and a right that both miss
and West counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
West tries to clinch but Mac is having none of it.
Mac stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mac wants it to stay on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - West looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
West misses with a takedown
so Mac counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
West looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mac will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mac throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as West works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
West doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
West will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
West should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
West avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
West is trying to control the position from the bottom.
West preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mac throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West kicks Mac off and gets to his feet.
Mac misses with a two punch combination.
West fails with a takedown attempt.
Kieran Mac has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey West.
West lands a head kick!
West fails with the takedown
and Mac counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
West looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
West tries to get to full guard but Mac has control of the leg.
West has a hand on Mac's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Mac takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac landing shots from mount.
Mac looking to control but West is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mac landing shots from mount.
Mac throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Mac misses with a head shot.
West tries to hold on but Mac pushes him away.
West really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mac. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac wants to finish this one by submission but West is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Mac.
Mac throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Mac throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
West throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Mac misses with a head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mac is landing with some decent strikes but West is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
West can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kieran Mac dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
West showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mac.
West shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mac but Mac pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mac falls off balance throwing a combination
and West counters with a low kick, right behind Mac 's knee.
West avoids a punch combination nicely.
Joey West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West fails with the takedown
and Mac finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
West has his takedown stuffed
and Mac counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kieran Mac has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey West.
West shoots in looking for a takedown. Mac tries to sprawl out of it but West keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mac manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
West is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West has a takedown stuffed.
Mac misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mac circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mac counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mac swinging wildly here.
Kieran Mac is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mac throws a combination but it was largely blocked by West.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
West closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mac circles away.
West tries to sprawl but Mac drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mac throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
West tries to get to full guard but Mac has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mac decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Nice uppercut lands for Mac. That snapped West's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac scores with a takedown into West's guard.
Mac throws a big right hand that misses.
Mac with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mac stands and steps away. West gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
West looks for a takedown but Mac sprawls well.
Mac tries to bum rush West with a series of wild strikes but West uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
West doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mac counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mac blocks the strikes from West.
West is looking to control Mac's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can West avoid being mounted?
Kieran Mac overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
West is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mac thows a huge punch but West dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kieran Mac dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mac throws a low kick but West moves out of range easily.
West shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mac counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
West is holding on to half guard well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mac connects with a nice short shot to West's temple.
West avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mac.
Mac not landing any meaningful shots this time.
West takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
West trying to hold on to Mac's head to control him but Mac postures up.
Mac throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West wants to get back to full guard.
West is refusing to be controlled, as Mac sits in half guard.
Mac postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for West to stand up.
West clinches with his opponent.
Mac keeps control of West as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
West can't get the takedown.
Mac turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Mac manages to end up in side control.
West defending against the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West tries to escape but Mac is in control.
Mac creates some space and throws a big elbow, but West sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Mac fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Mac grinds an elbow into West's temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mac throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mac 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.
Mac postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sloppy strikes there by Mac.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
West wants to control but Mac postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but West is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Mac decides to stand back up.
Mac misses with a double jab.
Mac leaves West with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kieran Mac has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey West.
Mac closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. West did well to prevent Mac getting side control.
Mac sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. West defending well though.
West wants to get back to full guard but Mac has passed into side control.
You can see the frustration on West's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac fails to land a wild elbow strike.
West is trying to improve his position.
The strikes coming from Mac are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mac works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
West takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kieran Mac showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mac, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kieran Mac!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Worner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhammed Lawal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Worner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Muhammed Lawal!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worner shoots in for a takedown but Lawal shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lawal slips a jab and a cross from Worner.
Lawal shoots in and gets a takedown into Worner's guard.
Worner trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Lawal with a flurry of punches that miss.
Worner looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lawal scoring with punches to the head and body.
Worner is trying to keep Lawal in close.
Lawal with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
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!
Lawal controls from within his opponent's guard.
Worner looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Worner is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lawal is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawal distracts Worner with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Worner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Worner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lawal content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lawal stopping the sweep attempt from Worner.
Lawal working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lawal wants to control from the top but Worner keeps moving.
Lawal sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lawal lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Worner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Worner keeping moving, preventing Lawal from controlling successfully.
Lawal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lawal landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lawal working some strikes from top position.
Lawal passes into half guard.
Worner is breathing heavily.
Worner on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lawal scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Worner is looking to improve his position.
Lawal is nestled in close to Worner, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawal is looking for a kimura but Worner is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lawal to get the leverage.
Lawal looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Worner wants to control but Lawal is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lawal seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Worner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Worner wants to control but Lawal is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lawal is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Worner on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Worner tries to get out of the position.
Lawal winds up and cracks Worner with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lawal looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Worner with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Lawal there.
Worner has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lawal is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawal is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lawal working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice strikes from Lawal there.
Lawal prevents Worner from improving his position.
Lawal landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lawal working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Lawal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lawal is trying for a kimura here. Worner looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Lawal wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Muhammed Lawal!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Orpik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Paw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Orpik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Paw!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orpik tries for a takedown but Paw circles away easily
letting Paw counter with a right hand.
Orpik shoots in and bounces Paw off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Orpik throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Paw works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Orpik 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.
Orpik stops Paw from standing up.
Orpik wants to control from the top but Paw keeps moving.
Orpik controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Orpik thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Orpik drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Orpik jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Paw really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Orpik. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Orpik drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Orpik jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orpik is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Orpik wants to pass the guard but Paw is keeping the position.
Paw wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Orpik trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Paw wants to sweep but no luck.
Orpik is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Danga de danga de dang - Paw scores with a four punch combination!
Nice jab there from Paw.
Orpik misses with a takedown
and Paw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Orpik gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Orpik gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Paw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Orpik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orpik shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Paw pinned against the cage. Paw gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Paw lands a nice shot to the body.
Paw throws out a powerful jab.
Orpik walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orpik closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Orpik controlling the action here.
Paw is trying to stand up here but Orpik is controlling him well.
Orpik frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Orpik working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Orpik wants to control the pace but Paw is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paw wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Orpik.
Orpik throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Orpik wants to control the pace but Paw is squirming around nicely.
Paw is desperately trying to improve his position but Orpik has a good base and remains in mount.
Orpik looking to finish with strikes here!
Paw is wriggling around trying to escape.
Paw tries to hold on but Orpik postures up.
Orpik content just to control the position here.
Orpik is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Paw to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Paw shrugs it off.
Paw is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orpik breaks from Paw's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Orpik throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paw tries to hold on but Orpik pushes him away.
Orpik is working for a guillotine from mount but Paw frees his head quite easily.
Orpik looking to control and managing it successfully.
Orpik takes Paw's back.
Orpik is looking for the choke from the back position but Paw is controlling his hands well.
Paw holding both Orpik 's hands and preventing any damage.
Orpik throwing sloppy strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paw showing good submission defense here.
Orpik is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Orpik dominated that round.
That's time! Orpik's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Orpik closes this distance looking for a takedown but Paw circles away.
Orpik looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Paw is fending him off so far but Orpik persists. Nope, Paw circles away and we're back to standing.
Paw throws a good cross that connects.
Paw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Orpik looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Paw is fending him off so far but Orpik persists. Nope, Paw circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Orpik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orpik takes one on the button.
Jason Orpik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Orpik takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Orpik fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Paw to the ground. Orpik is now in Paw's guard.
Orpik won't allow Paw to get back to his feet.
Orpik sitting in guard here, content to control.
Orpik postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orpik passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Orpik trying to control the action but Paw is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Orpik working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Orpik tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Orpik has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Orpik decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Orpik misses with a takedown attempt
and Paw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paw has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A jab from Paw does it's job there.
Orpik takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paw sizes up Orpik with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Paw's corner calls for a 1-2. Paw obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jason Orpik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paw dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Orpik walks into a straight right hand from Paw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orpik shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Paw pinned against the cage. Paw gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Paw stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Paw wants it to stay on the feet.
Brian Paw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orpik on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Paw jabs Orpik right on the nose. Orpik blinks but takes it well.
Paw lands with an overhand left.
Orpik misses with a takedown attempt
and Paw counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice cross by Paw.
Paw fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orpik misses with a takedown attempt - Paw sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Orpik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brian Paw seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paw takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Orpik fails with the takedown.
Paw with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Orpik shoots in and drives through. Paw sprawls well.
Paw works over Orpik's head and body with a nice combination.
Orpik takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Paw clobbers Orpik with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Paw's jab looks to have found its range, popping Orpik under the eye.
Paw tests Orpik's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paw works the jab nicely.
Paw lands with a nice body punch.
Orpik misses with a takedown attempt
and Paw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Paw lands an impressive looking overhand right. Orpik doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orpik shoots in looking for a takedown. Paw tries to sprawl out of it but Orpik keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Paw manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Orpik misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orpik with a poor takedown
and Paw counters with a left to the body.
Paw jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Orpik tries for a takedown but Paw circles away easily
enabling Paw to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Paw showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Paw scores with a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Orpik 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Orpik fails with a takedown attempt.
Orpik shoots in and drives through. Paw sprawls well.
Paw lands with an overhand left.
Orpik takes one to the chin there.
Paw lands a body shot.
Paw connects with a looping right hand.
Orpik walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Orpik tries for a takedown but Paw circles away easily
and Paw counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Orpik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orpik feints and as Paw raises his hands in defense, Orpik changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paw wants to stand and escape but Orpik is having none of it.
Orpik trying to control the position from guard on top but Paw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Orpik sitting in guard here, content to control.
Paw wants to stand up but Orpik is controlling him.
Orpik trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Orpik wants to control from the top but Paw keeps moving.
Jason Orpik has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Paw jabs Orpik right on the nose. Orpik blinks but takes it well.
Paw tests Orpik's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Orpik moves forwards but Paw connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Paw connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orpik shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Paw but Paw pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice uppercut there from Paw.
Paw moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Orpik is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Paw lands with a right hand.
Paw might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Paw cracks Orpik with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice sprawl there from Paw as Orpik shoots in.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Orpik.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paw is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Orpik has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Paw tries to improve position but can't.
Orpik is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Paw knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Paw is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paw is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Orpik is trying to get an arm triangle but Paw is defending well.
Orpik trying to control the position but Paw is working away.
Orpik has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Paw holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Orpik tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Orpik thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paw is trying to escape the mount.
Orpik controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orpik avoids the attempt from Paw to control.
Paw is trying to escape the mount.
Orpik controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jason Orpik.
I think Orpik 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Orpik!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between bj Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Jones struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 137.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Chris Jones will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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25
135 lbs
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141 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, bj Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Ferguson tries a head kick but it misses.
Ferguson misses with a head kick.
Ferguson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ferguson lands strikes from half guard.
Ferguson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jones!
Ferguson punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferguson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jones?
Ferguson controlling his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferguson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jones is rocked!
Ferguson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jones's face.
Jones is still in real trouble! Can Ferguson finish him?
Ferguson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jones can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
A big strike lands for Ferguson! That's really hurt Jones and he's turned his back - Ferguson keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Ferguson jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). bj Ferguson!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shuk Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Schwarzmynager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arnold Schwarzmynager is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shuk Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arnold Schwarzmynager!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Schwarzmynager which made him look bad.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Schwarzmynager sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shuk Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Schwarzmynager counters with a shoot takedown. Gracie fights it but they end up in guard.
Schwarzmynager looking to pass the guard.
Schwarzmynager trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Schwarzmynager is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gracie has his foot on Schwarzmynager's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Schwarzmynager works his way back into a safe position though.
Schwarzmynager advances to half guard.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Schwarzmynager has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie is staying active underneath Schwarzmynager, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Still in half guard, Schwarzmynager seems content to control.
Gracie won't allow Schwarzmynager to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzmynager is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Arnold Schwarzmynager wasn't active enough on the ground.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Schwarzmynager circles away.
Schwarzmynager leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Schwarzmynager scores with a takedown into Gracie's guard.
Schwarzmynager 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.
Gracie working for a triangle but Schwarzmynager defends it easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Schwarzmynager controls from within his opponent's guard.
Schwarzmynager is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Schwarzmynager pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Schwarzmynager is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Schwarzmynager pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Schwarzmynager is stalling in the full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Schwarzmynager pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Schwarzmynager passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but Schwarzmynager passes into side.
Schwarzmynager is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gracie will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Schwarzmynager wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Schwarzmynager moves into full mount!
Schwarzmynager takes Gracie's back.
Gracie looking very determined here, making life difficult for Schwarzmynager.
Schwarzmynager throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
A lull in the action here.
Gracie is trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is keeping busy.
Gracie wants to control his opponent's hands but Schwarzmynager gets his hands free.
Gracie is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Schwarzmynager.
Gracie breaks Schwarzmynager's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
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!
Gracie trying to control but Schwarzmynager is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Shuk Gracie wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Schwarzmynager dives in and scores a takedown into Gracie's guard.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Schwarzmynager avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnold Schwarzmynager 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.
Schwarzmynager shoots in and bounces Gracie off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Schwarzmynager wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Schwarzmynager forces his way into half guard.
Gracie gets back to full guard.
Gracie looking to control.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Schwarzmynager can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzmynager passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Schwarzmynager wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Schwarzmynager tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gracie's legs.
Schwarzmynager trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Schwarzmynager advances to full mount.
Schwarzmynager controlling the position easily from mount.
Let's hope that Schwarzmynager has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has given up his back here. Will Schwarzmynager look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Schwarzmynager is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Gracie taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Schwarzmynager.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Arnold Schwarzmynager!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Andrakovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudy Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marley is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Specials - A Message To You Rudy. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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140 lbs
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrei Andrakovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rudy Marley!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Andrakovski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Andrei Andrakovski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Andrakovski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Rudy Marley has been cut.
Marley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andrakovski.
A big left from Marley misses.
Andrakovski throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Marley to counter with a crisp jab.
Andrakovski scores with a nice strike.
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!
Andrakovski closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Marley! Andrakovski dives in looking to finish! Marley is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrei Andrakovski!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tanom Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Wolfe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaa comes to the cage accompanied by Advanced Training! from the movie Kick Boxer!. Wolfe has chosen Immortal Technique- Internally Bleeding as his entrance music. Jesse Wolfe told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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29
155 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
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25
159 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tanom Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Wolfe!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaa dives in and grabs Wolfe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wolfe pushes down on Jaa's head and hops out.
Jaa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jaa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jaa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wolfe throws a big shot that misses.
Jaa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jaa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wolfe.
Wolfe looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaa is just out of range.
Wolfe loads up on a big right hand but Jaa slips the punch.
Wolfe stuffs the takedown.
Wolfe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Jaa.
Good standup being displayed there by Wolfe as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jaas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jaa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jaa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wolfe can pounce on him.
Wolfe looks to throw the jab but Jaa is out of range.
Jaa feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Wolfe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jaa trying to control but Wolfe is working from the bottom.
Wolfe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wolfe wants to sweep here but Jaa controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe trying to control the position.
Jaa stopping the sweep attempt from Wolfe.
Jaa wants to pass the guard but Wolfe is keeping the position.
Jaa is looking to work some ground and pound but Wolfe has wrist control.
Wolfe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaa postures up in Wolfe's guard and throws a big left but Wolfe blocks it.
Jaa trying to control but Wolfe is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa passes Wolfe's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wolfe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jaa.
Jaa wants to pass the guard but Wolfe is defending well.
Jaa passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Wolfe!
Jaa wants to control the pace but Wolfe is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jaa raining down shots from the mount!
Jaa tries to control but Wolfe wriggling away.
Jaa throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Wolfe because Jaa loaded up on that one.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jaa avoids the attempt from Wolfe to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaa thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jaa scoring with strikes but Wolfe is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tanom Jaa dominated that round.
That's time! Jaa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wolfe has his takedown stuffed
and Jaa counters with a low kick, right behind Wolfe 's knee.
Wolfe misses with a hook.
Jaa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wolfe sprawls well initially but Jaa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jaa passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Wolfe!
Jaa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jaa throws some wild stikes that Wolfe manages to avoid easily.
Jaa looking to control but Wolfe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jaa sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wolfe hang on?
Tanom Jaa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wolfe is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jaa thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Wolfe can't escape the position.
Jaa punching from mount but Wolfe doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jaa punching from mount but Wolfe doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Wolfe is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Jaa there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Wolfe is bucking up trying to escape but Jaa cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jaa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wolfe is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaa looking to ground and pound but Wolfe is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wolfe is still in real trouble! Can Jaa finish him?
Jaa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wolfe is looking to escape.
Wolfe seems to have recovered his senses.
Jaa thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jaa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wolfe can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wolfe wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jaa.
Jaa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jaa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jaa unloads with some shots from mount but Wolfe bucks and avoids them well.
Jaa with the ground and pound from mount.
Jaa looking to finish with strikes here!
Jaa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wolfe is breathing heavily.
Jaa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jaa thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jaa thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jaa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wolfe manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Wolfe, under a barage of strikes from Jaa.
Jaa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wolfe keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tanom Jaa dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wolfe is defended easily by Jaa.
Jaa throws a jab but it's blocked by Wolfe.
Jaa moves in looking to clinch but Wolfe pushes him off.
Wolfe misses the shot to the body.
Wolfe throws a low kick but Jaa avoids it.
Jaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jaa drives through with a takedown into Wolfe's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jaa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jaa wants to control from the top but Wolfe keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jaa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jaa throws a big elbow that misses.
Wolfe looking for a sweep. Not yet Wolfe, not yet.
Jaa with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jaa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wolfe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jaa throws a big elbow that misses.
Jaa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jaa looking to pass the guard.
Tanom Jaa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jaa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wolfe can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jaa throwing strikes but missing.
Wolfe keeping moving, preventing Jaa from controlling successfully.
Jaa is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wolfe is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanom Jaa has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Wolfe slaps away a takedown attempt from Jaa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolfe.
Wolfe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jaa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wolfe sprawls well. Wolfe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jaa gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tanom Jaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wolfe.
Wolfe slips a jab and a cross from Jaa.
Jaa staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa is looking to clinch but Wolfe is avoiding it.
Wolfe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolfe connects with a body shot that sends Jaa's belly button to the back.
A big left from Wolfe misses.
Nice takedown defense from Wolfe. No joy for Jaa on that attempt.
Jaa moves into range and clinches up with Wolfe.
Wolfe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jaa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jaa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jesse Wolfe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaa scores with a takedown into Wolfe's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tanom Jaa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jaa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tanom Jaa!
Tanom Jaa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Javier Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramirez comes to the cage accompanied by D'Evils -- Jay Z. Dunn is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Diary of a Madman. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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142 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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135 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Javier Ramirez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Dunn!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dunn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ramirez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ramirez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ramirez fakes the leg kick and cracks Dunn in the body.
Dunn throws a head kick that misses.
Dunn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mark Dunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramirez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dunn tries a head kick but it misses.
Dunn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ramirez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dunn.
Ramirez avoids the head kick by Dunn.
Dunn throws a right and a left that Ramirez avoids nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dunn throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ramirez.
Ramirez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ramirez moves out of range of the strikes.
Dunn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ramirez blocks a leg kick.
Ramirez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ramirez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ramirez throws a series of punches but Dunn avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez cracks the inside of Dunn's front leg.
Dunn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dunn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ramirez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramirez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ramirez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dunn is able to avoid easily.
Dunn misses with a hook.
Dunn shoots for a takedown but Ramirez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dunn misses with a leg kick
and Ramirez counters with an inside leg kick.
Dunn misses with a two punch combination.
Ramirez misses with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Ramirez. Those never looked like landing.
Ramirez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dunn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ramirez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dunn is looking to chop away at Ramirez's legs.
Dunn goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dunn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez blocks a head kick by Dunn.
Dunn moves away from the strike by Ramirez.
Ramirez checks a low kick from Dunn.
Dunn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dunn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dunn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ramirez.
Dunn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ramirez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dunn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ramirez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ramirez throws a head kick but Dunn moves out of range.
Dunn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ramirez looks to land a body kick but Dunn moved away.
Ramirez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dunn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ramirez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ramirez throws a one two combo.
Some wild striking there from Ramirez.
Javier Ramirez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dunn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dunn misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dunn looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dunn tries a head kick but it misses.
A clash of legs there as Dunn blocks the low kick.
Ramirez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dunn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ramirez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dunn is rocked!
Ramirez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dunn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ramirez blocks a low kick nicely.
Dunn motions for Ramirez to come forward. Dunn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dunn moves out of range of the strikes.
Dunn throws a head kick but Ramirez moves out of range.
Dunn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dunn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ramirez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ramirez throws the kick towards the body but Dunn avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Ramirez as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dunn misses with a leg kick.
Dunn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dunn throws a nice looking combination but Ramirez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick by Dunn misses
and Ramirez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ramirez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dunn moves forwards but Ramirez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dunn takes one on the button.
Dunn is still on wobbly legs! Can Ramirez finish him?
Ramirez cracks Dunn with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ramirez has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Dunn to stand back up!
Ramirez walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Dunn drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Ramirez swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Dunn's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Ramirez!
Javier Ramirez retains his bantamweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Javier Ramirez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaydub Spliffenberger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Rain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spliffenberger comes to the cage accompanied by Roll 'em Up. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
215 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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaydub Spliffenberger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Rain!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spliffenberger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Spliffenberger scoring well with a low kick there.
Rain checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Johnny Rain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spliffenberger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rain checks a leg kick.
Rain throws a combination that misses
and Spliffenberger counters with a thumping low kick.
Rain throws an off balance right hand
and Spliffenberger counters with a good low kick that Rain was not able to check.
Spliffenberger lands a leg kick that knocks Rain off balance momentarily.
Rain avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rain digs a good hook to Spliffenberger's body.
Spliffenberger does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Spliffenberger lands with a shot to the body.
Rain throws the left hand but Spliffenberger avoids the punch easily.
Spliffenberger throws a leg kick which misses Rain's front leg but catches the back leg as Rain tries to avoid it.
Spliffenberger has taken the fight to the clinch.
Spliffenberger putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rain in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Spliffenberger landing knees to the body.
Spliffenberger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliffenberger is fighting off a takedown attempt but Rain is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Spliffenberger to the mat. Spliffenberger regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Spliffenberger has a closed guard, preventing Rain from standing up.
Rain looks gassed!
Spliffenberger has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Spliffenberger working for a triangle but Rain defends it easily.
Rain avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rain trying to stand up but can't free himself from Spliffenberger's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliffenberger controlling Rain's posture.
Rain is looking to stand up but Spliffenberger won't let him.
Spliffenberger is trying to keep Rain in close.
Spliffenberger is working an open guard so Rain takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Spliffenberger ducks under a wild hook from Rain.
Rain lands with a nice body punch.
Spliffenberger feints and then cracks Rain's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rain down.
Rain defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Spliffenberger.
Spliffenberger throws a jab but it's blocked by Rain.
Rain loads up on a big right hand but Spliffenberger slips the punch.
Spliffenberger moves out of range of the strikes.
Spliffenberger throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliffenberger thows a body shot but no joy.
Spliffenberger ducks under a wild hook from Rain.
A nice inside leg kick there by Spliffenberger. That's going to slow Rain down.
Rain lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rain throws a poor cross that misses
and Spliffenberger counters with a low kick, right behind Rain 's knee.
Spliffenberger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Spliffenberger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Spliffenberger connects with a solid leg kick.
Rain on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spliffenberger throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rain on the side of the head.
Spliffenberger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Spliffenberger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Spliffenberger scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rain really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Spliffenberger. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Spliffenberger seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Rain is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jaydub Spliffenberger!
Jaydub Spliffenberger took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, >>> Blitzkrieg Formula 5000 (159++ Recovery $40) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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