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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kull Conan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Michaels (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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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kull Conan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabriel Michaels!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels jabs Conan right on the nose. Conan blinks but takes it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Conan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Michaels lunges at Conan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Conan's hand.
Conan scores with a sloppy right hand. Michaels should have avoided that one.
It looks like Gabriel Michaels has been cut.
Michaels throws a hook but Conan blocks it.
Michaels digs a good body shot into Conan's ribs.
Michaels checks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Michaels misses the target.
Conan blocks a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Conan 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.
Michaels throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Conan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Michaels is in Conan's guard.
Conan is trying to control the position but Michaels postures up.
Michaels throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Michaels keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Conan's head.
Michaels wants to control from the top but Conan keeps moving.
Michaels lands a couple of digs.
Conan wants to sweep but no luck.
Michaels cracks Conan with a solid left hand.
Michaels really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Conan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Michaels accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Conan is trying to control the position but Michaels postures up.
Conan scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Michaels slips a jab and a cross from Conan.
Conan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Michaels drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Conan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Michaels scoring with punches from side control.
Check out the look on Michaels's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Michaels works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michaels lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Michaels scores with a couple of short elbows.
Conan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Conan misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Michaels working away.
Michaels tries to advance to mount but can't.
Michaels lands a decent elbow from side control.
Conan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels is putting a hurting on Conan here, landing some big shots from side control.
Conan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Conan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Conan is rocked!
Conan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Conan tries to get out of the position.
Michaels works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Oh Conan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Michaels scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Conan is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Michaels can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Michaels!
Gabriel Michaels decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khal Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mao Zedong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mao Zedong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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216 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khal Drogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mao Zedong!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zedong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zedong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Drogo is looking to clinch but Zedong is avoiding it.
Drogo closes the distance and clinches.
Drogo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drogo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Zedong misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zedong. Drogo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zedong swats away the attempt to clinch by Drogo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zedong. Drogo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zedong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zedong throws a series of punches but Drogo avoids them all with ease.
Zedong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drogo lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Mao Zedong has been cut.
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!
Drogo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drogo throws a body punch but Zedong moves out of range.
Drogo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zedong moves away.
Drogo looks to score with a jab to the body but Zedong is just out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zedong gets tackled into the cage by Drogo. Drogo maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zedong up against the cage.
Drogo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drogo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Zedong fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Drogo wants to clinch up but Zedong keeps it at a distance.
Good shot there by Drogo.
Drogo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zedong.
Drogo lands with an uppercut that bounces Zedong off the cage and back into range.
A combination from Zedong does no damage.
Zedong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zedong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drogo catches Zedong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo throws a right hand that misses
and Zedong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zedong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Zedong. Those never looked like landing.
Zedong looks to land a combination but Drogo avoids it well.
Zedong's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Zedong duly obliges.
A punch combination from Zedong misses.
Drogo slips a jab and a cross from Zedong.
Drogo gets a clinch.
Drogo manages to break the clinch.
Zedong misses with the combination.
Drogo misses with a wild combination.
Drogo looks to land a combination. Zedong sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Drogo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zedong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zedong moves out of range of the leg kick from Drogo.
Drogo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zedong drops Drogo with a beautiful combination! Drogo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Zedong is looking for the KO!
Drogo is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zedong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oh Drogo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zedong connects with a superb combination that knocks Drogo out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Zedong before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Drogo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mao Zedong!
In his post fight interview, Mao Zedong started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Mauti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santtu Selluliitti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Mauti has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Mauti !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santtu Selluliitti!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mauti connects with a leg kick. Selluliitti looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mauti throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Selluliitti tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Selluliitti uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Selluliitti misses with a straight left.
Mauti dodges the punch combination from Selluliitti.
Selluliitti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mauti .
Selluliitti stalks Mauti and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mauti 's face. Mauti staggers backwards, shaken.
Selluliitti throws the left hand but Mauti avoids the punch easily.
Selluliitti misses with a hook. Mauti ducked under it nicely.
Mauti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mauti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Selluliitti. Selluliitti obviously looking to wear him down.
Good leg kick by Mauti there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mauti misses with a low kick as Selluliitti jumps back.
Selluliitti throws a hook but Mauti blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauti scores with a nice body kick.
Selluliitti scores with a hook to the body. Mauti takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Selluliitti avoids a kick to the body.
Selluliitti swings for the body but Mauti moves out of range.
Selluliitti lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Selluliitti - just one landing.
Selluliitti throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Santtu Selluliitti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Selluliitti connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mauti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good work by Mauti as he checks the leg kick.
Selluliitti misses with a straight left.
Selluliitti misses with a double jab.
Selluliitti scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Selluliitti. Mauti does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selluliitti connects with a nice looking jab.
Mauti needs to keep his hands up - Selluliitti had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mauti lets loose with a powerful body kick. Selluliitti will feel that in the morning.
Selluliitti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mauti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mauti swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mauti checks a low kick from Selluliitti.
Selluliitti throws a nice looking combination but Mauti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Selluliitti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Selluliitti scores with a jab.
Selluliitti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Selluliitti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mauti circles away quickly and effectively.
Selluliitti misses with a body shot.
Mauti slips a jab from Selluliitti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selluliitti cracks Mauti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Selluliitti misses with a head kick.
Mauti drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Selluliitti catches Mauti with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Selluliitti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Selluliitti on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mauti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Selluliitti looks to land a right hand but Mauti moved out of range.
Selluliitti is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mauti tried to score with a low kick but Selluliitti checks it.
Selluliitti lands a jab.
Selluliitti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mauti doesn't seem bothered though.
Selluliitti throws a right and a left that Mauti avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selluliitti punishes Mauti 's body with a nice straight punch.
Selluliitti finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Crunch! Mauti slams his shin into Selluliitti's torso.
Mauti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Selluliitti dips to his left and cracks Mauti with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Selluliitti scores with a jab. Mauti acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mauti checks a leg kick nicely.
Selluliitti cracks a nice hook into Mauti 's ribs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mauti .
Mauti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mauti is looking to chop away at Selluliitti's legs.
Selluliitti thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mauti if he has to take too many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santtu Selluliitti dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Selluliitti listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mauti drops his hands momentarily and Selluliitti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Selluliitti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mauti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Santtu Selluliitti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Selluliitti connects with the punch.
Selluliitti has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mauti throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Selluliitti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mauti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mauti throws a half hearted mid kick.
Selluliitti throws a right hand that Mauti ducks under and follows up with a left that Mauti also avoids with ease.
Selluliitti paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mauti misses with a leg kick.
Mauti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Selluliitti lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Selluliitti moves out of range as Mauti throws a body kick.
Selluliitti is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mauti delivers a nice body kick.
Selluliitti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santtu Selluliitti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Selluliitti looks to land a right hand but Mauti moved out of range.
Mauti throws a leg kick but Selluliitti moved away.
Selluliitti catches Mauti with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A slow jab from Selluliitti misses its intended target.
A leg kick checked by Mauti .
Selluliitti lands with a hook. Mauti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mauti throws a push kick but Selluliitti slaps the foot to one side.
Mauti takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A punch combination from Selluliitti misses.
Mauti scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauti slips a straight right by Selluliitti.
Selluliitti connects with a right hand. Mauti shakes it off.
Mauti finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Selluliitti misses the shot to the body.
Mauti misses with a low kick.
A head kick by Selluliitti misses
and Mauti counters with a nice body kick.
Mauti throws a leg kick that is checked
and Selluliitti counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Selluliitti takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mauti lands with a nice body kick.
Selluliitti stalks Mauti and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mauti 's face. Mauti staggers backwards, shaken.
Mauti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A clash of legs there as Selluliitti blocks the low kick.
Selluliitti throws a right and a left that Mauti avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selluliitti scores with a jab. Mauti acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mauti moves away from the strike by Selluliitti.
Selluliitti looks to land a right hand but Mauti moved out of range.
Selluliitti throws a leg kick but Mauti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mauti looks for the body kick but Selluliitti saw that one coming.
Mauti throws the kick towards the body but Selluliitti avoids it.
Mauti looks to land a body kick but Selluliitti moved away.
Mauti scores with a kick to the midsection.
Selluliitti swinging wildly here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mauti - that will leave a mark!
Selluliitti lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mauti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mauti !
Mauti looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Selluliitti takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Selluliitti lands with a shot to the body.
Mauti throws a leg kick but Selluliitti checks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Selluliitti throws a hook but Mauti blocks it.
Selluliitti punishes Mauti 's body with a nice straight punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Mauti checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mauti misses with a body kick.
Selluliitti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Selluliitti checks the leg kick nicely there.
Selluliitti scores with a one two! Mauti had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mauti moves out of range of the leg kick from Selluliitti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santtu Selluliitti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Selluliitti cracks Mauti with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mauti walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Selluliitti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big right from Selluliitti misses.
Mauti 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.
Selluliitti blocks the body kick.
Selluliitti digs a good body shot into Mauti 's ribs.
Mauti looks for the body kick but Selluliitti saw that one coming.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Selluliitti throws a shot to the body.
Mauti looks to land a body kick but Selluliitti moved away.
Selluliitti with a nice cross.
Mauti throws a leg kick that misses.
Selluliitti tried to score with a low kick but Mauti checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Selluliitti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mauti throws a leg kick but Selluliitti moved away.
Selluliitti throws a series of punches but Mauti moves out of range.
A jab from Selluliitti does it's job there.
Mauti misses with a low kick as Selluliitti jumps back.
Mauti tries to land a body kick
and Selluliitti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Selluliitti misses with an uppercut. Mauti saw that one coming.
Mauti throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mauti avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big right from Selluliitti misses.
Selluliitti throws a chopping leg kick but Mauti manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Selluliitti lands with a straight right. Mauti didn't see that one coming.
Michael Mauti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selluliitti scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Selluliitti misses with a hook.
Selluliitti blocks a leg kick.
Selluliitti fails to land with a series of punches.
Selluliitti lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Selluliitti looks to land a right hand but Mauti moved out of range.
Selluliitti displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mauti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Selluliitti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Selluliitti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Selluliitti has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mauti .
Selluliitti misses with a straight right.
Selluliitti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mauti misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mauti misses with a leg kick
and Selluliitti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mauti needs to keep his hands up - Selluliitti had a free shot at his head there.
Selluliitti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mauti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Selluliitti blocks the body kick.
Selluliitti feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mauti s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mauti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Selluliitti.
Selluliitti misses with a wild combination.
Selluliitti takes a swing at Mauti 's ribcage but misses.
Mauti tries to land a leg kick but Selluliitti saw it coming and moves away.
Selluliitti throws a series of strikes that have Mauti backpedaling.
Mauti moves forwards but Selluliitti connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selluliitti scores with a nice right hand.
Selluliitti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Selluliitti tries to score with a low kick but Mauti moves his leg out of the way.
Selluliitti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mauti at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Selluliitti.
Mauti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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!
Selluliitti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Santtu Selluliitti is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mauti on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Selluliitti misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mauti takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice defenses there by Mauti .
And that's the end of the fight!
Santtu Selluliitti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Selluliitti 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santtu Selluliitti!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Stockton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stockton comes into the arena with Naglfar - The Brimstone Gate blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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250 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good low kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Stockton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Evans!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stockton lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Evans chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stockton can pounce on him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Evans checks a leg kick.
Stockton throws a head kick that misses.
Bruce Stockton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stockton connects with a solid leg kick.
Evans shoots for a takedown but Stockton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Evans checks a low kick from Stockton.
Stockton throws a low kick but Evans avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evans looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Evans walks into a straight right hand from Stockton.
Stockton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Evans.
Stockton shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Evans eats them both and turns towards Stockton to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Evans blocks the body kick.
Stockton lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stockton just misses with a punch to the body.
Stockton scores with a hook.
A low kick from Stockton is predictable there
and Evans counters with a good low kick that Stockton was not able to check.
Evans takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Evans shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stockton as he jumps to the side.
Stockton is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Evans shoots in looking for a takedown but Stockton manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Evans's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bruce Stockton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Evans.
Stockton throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stockton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stockton throws a leg kick that is checked
and Evans counters with a thumping low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stockton can pounce on him.
Evans is trying desperately to land a takedown but Stockton is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Evans.
Stockton punishes Evans's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stockton lands a right hook to the body.
Evans looks gassed!
Evans has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stockton.
Stockton cracks the inside of Evans's front leg.
Some wild striking there from Stockton.
A head kick misses from Stockton.
Stockton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stockton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Evans closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stockton scores with a jab. Evans acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bruce Stockton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Evans takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stockton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Evans checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stockton lands with an overhand left.
Evans is looking to score with low kicks.
Stockton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Evans throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Stockton was covering up waiting for the punch and Evans finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Evans postures up in Stockton's guard and throws a big left but Stockton blocks it.
Evans in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Evans throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stockton seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Evans loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stockton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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!
Evans wants to control from the top but Stockton keeps moving.
Stockton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bruce Stockton.
An inside leg kick lands from Evans.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Stockton dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Evans pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Evans will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A shot to the liver by Stockton. Beautiful body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Stockton crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Evans - the referee stops the clock and Stockton gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Evans. Stockton manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A low kick from Evans is predictable there
and Stockton counters with a nice body kick.
Evans takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stockton.
Stockton is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stockton connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stockton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Evans tries to score with a low kick but Stockton moves his leg out of the way.
Evans takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A leg kick checked by Evans.
Evans is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans tries to land a leg kick but Stockton saw it coming and moves away.
Stockton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stockton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stockton connects with a solid leg kick.
Stockton looks to land a combination but Evans avoids it well.
Stockton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Evans can do to turn this around?
Stockton lands a lovely overhand right.
Evans takes one to the side of the head.
Stockton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Evans's hands.
Evans's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stockton misses with a straight left.
Evans moves forwards but Stockton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stockton throws a shot to the body.
Evans shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stockton connects with a high kick.
Stockton tries to bum rush Evans with a series of wild strikes but Evans uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Evans takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stockton misses the shot to the body.
Stockton jabs Evans right on the nose. Evans blinks but takes it well.
Stockton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Evans throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stockton lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stockton. That's going to slow Evans down.
Evans tries a head kick but it misses.
Stockton misses with a leg kick
and Evans counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stockton throws an overhand right that lands on Evans's shoulder, as Evans tries to avoid the shot.
Stockton blocks a leg kick.
Evans checks the leg kick.
Evans swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Evans blocks a head kick by Stockton.
Evans throws a body kick the misses
and Stockton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Evans's knee momentarily.
A punch combination from Stockton misses.
Evans throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stockton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Evans throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Stockton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stockton throws a head kick but Evans moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans tries a head kick but it misses.
Stockton tries to work over Evans's front leg with a kick but Evans checks it.
Stockton looks to throw the jab but Evans is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stockton, right into the meat.
Evans throws a leg kick
and Stockton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stockton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stockton with a hook.
Evans misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stockton.
Evans looks for a takedown but Stockton sprawls well.
An inside leg kick from Evans misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Stockton dominated that second round.
That's time! Stockton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Evans takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Evans pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stockton is out of range and Evans settles back down.
Evans takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stockton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Evans.
Stockton takes a swing at Evans's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick from Evans misses.
Stockton works over Evans's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice body kick from Stockton.
Stockton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evans was well out of range. Poor timing from Stockton.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Evans.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Stockton misses with a low kick.
Stockton cracks Evans with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Stockton as Evans shoots in.
Evans throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stockton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Evans manages to avoid it.
Evans shoots in looking for a takedown but Stockton manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Evans's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stockton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stockton misses with a low kick.
Stockton scores with a shot to the body.
Stockton throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Stockton scores with a nice head shot.
Stockton stuns Evans with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stockton displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stockton connects with a right hand. Evans shakes it off.
Stockton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stockton lands a right hook to the body.
Stockton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stockton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Evans has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Evans takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stockton is looking to slow Evans down with leg kicks.
Stockton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Evans takes a kick to the side of the head.
Stockton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stockton, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stockton lands a glancing blow to the side of Evans's head.
Evans checks a low kick from Stockton.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Evans.
Stockton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Evans throws a low kick but Stockton avoids it.
Stockton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stockton misses with a series of wild punches.
Evans shoots in but Stockton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bruce Stockton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Evans.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stockton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stockton throws a head kick but Evans moves out of range.
Stockton throws a sloppy head kick
and Evans counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stockton throws a low kick, looking for Evans's leg but Evans calmly moves out of range.
Evans throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stockton catches Evans with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bruce Stockton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Evans dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stockton. That did some damage!
Evans slips under a jab.
A low kick from Evans misses
and Stockton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Stockton.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stockton blocks a head kick by Evans.
Rob Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Evans tries a low kick but Stockton avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Stockton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stockton, 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Stockton!
Bruce Stockton looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I am impervious to all pain...'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cash Patrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinnie Vincent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patrone kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hatebreed - Live for this. Vincent has chosen Boyz Are Gonna Rock as his entrance music. Cash Patrone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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258 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cash Patrone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vinnie Vincent!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patrone's corner calls for a 1-2. Patrone obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Vinnie Vincent has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vincent. Patrone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vincent has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vincent there as he acknowledges the shot.
Some wild striking there from Vincent.
Patrone moves into the clinch.
Patrone scores with a shot to the side of Vincent's head.
Vincent is trying to pull guard but Patrone has him pressed against the cage.
Patrone swings wildly with an uppercut but Vincent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vincent jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Patrone walks away with a smile on his face. Vincent gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vincent avoids the body shot from Patrone.
Vincent connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Patrone momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patrone misses with a wild body shot.
Patrone fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vincent sprawls well initially but Patrone persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Vincent wants to get back to full guard but Patrone has mounted him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincent is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patrone takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Vincent tries to hold on but Patrone pushes him away.
Patrone controlling the pace for now.
Vincent can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patrone takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Patrone has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Vincent working to try and regain half guard.
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.
Vincent tries to hold on but Patrone pushes him away.
Patrone prevents Vincent from getting the reversal.
Vincent tries to hold on but Patrone postures up.
Vincent is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patrone is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Vincent throws a lazy uppercut
letting Patrone counter with a right hand.
Vincent gets caught flat footed, as Patrone shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Patrone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vincent is keeping the position for now.
Vincent wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Patrone is now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vincent wants to control the action here but instead Patrone manages to pass to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cash Patrone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vinnie Vincent's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Patrone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab, jab by Patrone - just one landing.
Vincent with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Patrone throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Vincent tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Patrone is in Vincent's guard.
Vincent has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Patrone can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Patrone stays in close to Vincent's body and controls the position.
Vincent looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vincent swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vincent looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Vincent working for submissions but it's allowed Patrone to get to half guard.
Vincent wants to control but Patrone is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patrone takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Vincent tries to roll over but Patrone keeps him under control.
Vincent trying to control here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vincent throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Patrone scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Vincent is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vincent is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Patrone is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Vincent reverses the position - he's now on top in Patrone's guard.
Vincent tries to free his leg and advance position but Patrone is retaining full guard.
Patrone looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vincent trying to control the position from guard on top but Patrone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Patrone looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Patrone manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vincent manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vincent not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cash Patrone dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vinnie Vincent's cut.
That's time! Patrone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Patrone swings for the body but Vincent moves out of range.
Patrone scores with a shot to the body.
Vincent misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patrone.
Vincent throws a lazy right hand but Patrone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vincent throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Patrone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vincent misses with a right hand
and Patrone counters with a nice uppercut.
Patrone scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vincent misses with a double jab
and Patrone counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Patrone. Vincent does a little dance to reset his feet.
Patrone moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Patrone.
Vincent tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Patrone lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vincent takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Patrone.
Patrone lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vincent backwards.
Patrone works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Patrone.
Good body shot from Patrone.
Patrone gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Cash Patrone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vincent controls Patrone momentarily but Patrone frees himself.
Patrone is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cash Patrone has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Vincent fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Patrone. Vincent does a little dance to reset his feet.
Patrone gets a takedown into half guard.
Patrone is pressing down on Vincent's thigh, looking to free his foot. Vincent is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Patrone is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Vincent tries to roll over but Patrone keeps him under control.
Vinnie Vincent has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vincent actively working from the bottom here.
Cash Patrone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vincent trying to control here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patrone blocks the strikes from Vincent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cash Patrone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Patrone 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cash Patrone!
An out of breath and clearly excited Cash Patrone thanked Burning Fist Apparel for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Raheem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenikonu Palowunu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raheem comes into the arena with Sami Yusuf - Supplication blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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20
277 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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285 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdul Raheem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lenikonu Palowunu!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raheem misses with an uppercut.
Raheem throws a head kick but Palowunu moves out of range.
Palowunu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raheem throws out a loose jab but Palowunu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raheem scoring well with a low kick there.
Good shot there by Raheem.
It looks like Lenikonu Palowunu has been cut.
Palowunu blocks a low kick nicely.
Raheem circles away from the clinch attempt.
Palowunu moves out of range of the leg kick from Raheem.
Raheem throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Palowunu shoots in and drives through. Raheem sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Palowunu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raheem lands a leg kick that knocks Palowunu off balance momentarily.
Abdul Raheem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palowunu doesn't manage to clinch there - Raheem circles away.
Raheem throws the left hand but Palowunu avoids the punch easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raheem throws a head kick that misses.
Raheem misses with the combination.
Raheem lands with a kick to the ribs.
Palowunu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palowunu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Raheem works the jab nicely.
Palowunu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Raheem paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Palowunu misses with a takedown attempt - Raheem sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Palowunu thows a body shot but no joy.
Palowunu shoots and misses
and Raheem counters with a nice leg kick.
Abdul Raheem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lenikonu Palowunu.
Palowunu looks gassed!
Palowunu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Raheem manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Raheem swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raheem throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raheem lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Raheem misses.
Palowunu tries for a takedown but Raheem circles away easily
letting Raheem counter with a right hand.
Raheem throws a hook but Palowunu blocks it.
Palowunu walks into a left hand.
Raheem throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Palowunu.
That has opened up Lenikonu Palowunu's cut even more.
Raheem cracks Palowunu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palowunu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Raheem connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The cut above Lenikonu Palowunu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Raheem circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Palowunu to the canvas! Palowunu doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Raheem keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abdul Raheem!
A victorious Abdul Raheem thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ikaro Dantas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and OK Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fighter comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dr. Dre-I need a doctor kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! OK Fighter has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ikaro Dantas's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ikaro Dantas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, OK Fighter!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fighter thuds his right hand into Dantas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fighter scores with a punch to the head.
Fighter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dantas throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fighter was covering up waiting for the punch and Dantas finishes the takedown easily into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dantas is working Fighter over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fighter wants to get back to his feet but Dantas is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fighter is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Dantas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fighter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dantas postures up in Fighter's guard and throws a big left but Fighter blocks it.
Dantas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fighter is keeping the position for now.
Fighter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fighter trying to control the position.
Dantas content to stall in guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fighter throws a looping overhand right but Dantas ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dantas throws a chopping leg kick but Fighter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fighter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fighter throws a hook but Dantas blocks it.
Dantas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dantas tries to land knees in the clinch but Fighter avoids the damage to the body.
Fighter is trying to maintain a safe position but Dantas gets an underhook and turns Fighter into the cage.
Fighter blocks an elbow strike from Dantas.
Dantas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A knee to the head by Dantas.
It looks like OK Fighter has been cut.
Dantas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fighter's elbow.
Fighter is trying to force a seperation but Dantas has the dominant position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fighter is working Dantas over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dantas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fighter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dantas leaning against his opponent.
Fighter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dantas.
Dantas landing knees to the body.
Dantas trying to land knees to the body.
Dantas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fighter blocks it with crossed arms.
Dantas blocks a body shot from Fighter.
Fighter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fighter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dantas is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fighter avoiding damage as Dantas throws knees to the body.
Fighter is looking to break free of the clinch but Dantas has double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Dantas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dantas misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter throws a punch but it's blocked by Dantas.
Fighter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fighter misses with a punch on the inside.
Fighter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dantas has him pressed against the cage.
Dantas tries to land knees in the clinch but Fighter avoids the damage to the body.
Fighter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice left hand lands by Dantas.
Fighter takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dantas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dantas with a knee to the head.
Fighter is trying to push Dantas away but Dantas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fighter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dantas wants a takedown.
Dantas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fighter's efforts to push away.
Fighter dodges an elbow strike from Dantas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ikaro Dantas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on OK Fighter's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dantas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dantas moves away from the strike by Fighter.
Dantas scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dantas blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Dantas misses its intended target.
Dantas moves out of range as Fighter strikes.
Dantas throws a poor cross that misses
and Fighter counters with a right hand to the body.
Dantas tries to clinch but Fighter moves out of range.
Dantas instigates a clinch.
Dantas is trying to drag Fighter to the mat but Fighter just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dantas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ikaro Dantas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dantas looking for a takedown.
Dantas keeps control of Fighter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dantas keeps control of Fighter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fighter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fighter is trying to break the clinch but Dantas has him pressed against the cage.
Fighter wants to get back to striking at distance but Dantas won't allow it.
Dantas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dantas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dantas keeps control of Fighter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dantas wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ikaro Dantas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fighter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fighter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dantas slowing the pace effectively.
Dantas with a knee to the head.
Fighter wants to stall.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dantas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dantas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dantas misses with a punch to the body.
Fighter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dantas lands an elbow that stopped Fighter in his tracks for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dantas tries to land knees in the clinch but Fighter avoids the damage to the body.
Dantas is struggling to control the position.
Dantas struggles to land a body shot inside as Fighter controls his hands.
Dantas goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fighter prevents it.
Dantas is looking for a takedown.
Dantas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dantas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fighter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dantas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dantas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fighter in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dantas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fighter is defending well for now.
Fighter is looking to break free of the clinch but Dantas has double underhooks.
Dantas working Fighter over with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dantas.
That has opened up OK Fighter's cut even more.
Dantas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dantas dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dantas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fighter misses with a punch to the body.
Dantas effectively controlling the action here.
Dantas landing knees to the body.
Fighter is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dantas has Fighter pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fighter manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dantas misses with a punch to the body.
Dantas lands a good knee to the midsection. Fighter won't want to take too many of those.
Fighter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dantas has him pressed against the cage.
Dantas tries a knee to the head but Fighter blocks it.
Dantas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fighter avoids it.
Dantas prevents Fighter from breaking the clinch.
Dantas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dantas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fighter tries to break free but Dantas pushes him back against the cage.
Dantas is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Fighter taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ikaro Dantas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on OK Fighter's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fighter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dantas.
Fighter leaves Dantas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fighter misses with an uppercut
and Dantas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fighter misses with a wild body shot.
Dantas moves into range and clinches up with Fighter.
Fighter wants to break free but Dantas has control.
Dantas pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dantas blocks a body shot from Fighter.
Dantas misses with a punch to the body.
Fighter tries to stall but Dantas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dantas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dantas dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dantas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dantas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fighter managing to block the knees to the body from Dantas.
Dantas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fighter is trying to push Dantas away but Dantas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fighter prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dantas struggles to land a body shot inside as Fighter controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Dantas fails to land.
Fighter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dantas lands a good knee to the midsection. Fighter won't want to take too many of those.
Dantas tries a knee to the head but Fighter blocks it.
Fighter tries to stall but Dantas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A frustrated look appears on Fighter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dantas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fighter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dantas lands an elbow just above Fighter 's eye.
Dantas has clasped his hands together around Fighter's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
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!
Dantas throwing strikes but Fighter manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Dantas is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fighter off and has taken his back!
Dantas is landing with strikes from the back.
Dantas somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Dantas controls the action.
Fighter staying busy and making it hard for Dantas to control.
Dantas scores with punches from the back.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Fighter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dantas. 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Dantas scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Fighter is looking for a way out.
Dantas lands a shot to the body.
Fighter trying to control the position but Dantas manages to sink in the hooks.
Dantas 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.
Fighter tries to escape but Dantas has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Dantas is landing with strikes. Fighter can't take much more of this.
Dantas lands punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dantas has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Fighter has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
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!
Fighter is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
OK Fighter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dantas just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fighter covers up after that shot from Dantas.
Ikaro Dantas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
What can Fighter do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ikaro Dantas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dantas, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ikaro Dantas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Itsik Obas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Tyroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obas comes to the cage accompanied by Perfect Gentelman. Brad Tyroon is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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10 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Itsik Obas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Tyroon!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obas tries to clinch up
and Tyroon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Itsik Obas has been cut.
Obas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slow jab from Tyroon misses its intended target.
Obas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Obas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tyroon is defending well for now.
Obas misses with an elbow strike.
Tyroon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice elbow from Obas.
Obas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tyroon tries to break free but Obas pushes him back against the cage.
Obas has Tyroon pressed against the cage, preventing Tyroon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tyroon avoids a wild elbow strike from Obas.
Tyroon blocks an elbow strike from Obas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyroon is looking to control Obas's arms but Obas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tyroon has his back to the cage.
Obas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tyroon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Obas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Obas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tyroon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Obas wants to clinch up but Tyroon keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circling - Tyroon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Obas scores with a head kick.
It looks like Brad Tyroon has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obas tries to clinch but Tyroon moves away
enabling Tyroon to counter with a crisp jab.
Tyroon keeps the fight on the outside.
Obas tries to clinch but Tyroon moves out of range.
Itsik Obas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyroon tries to keep at a distance but Obas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Obas lands a good knee to the midsection. Tyroon won't want to take too many of those.
Tyroon looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obas crunches a lovely knee into Tyroon's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Obas.
Obas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Obas scores a nice knee to the body.
Obas lands an elbow inside.
Tyroon blocks an elbow strike from Obas.
Obas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tyroon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Obas misses with an elbow over the top.
Tyroon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Obas trying to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Obas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tyroon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Obas trying to land knees to the body.
Obas scores a nice knee to the body.
Obas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Obas lands an elbow inside.
Tyroon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Obas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tyroon's defenses.
Obas throws an elbow that misses.
Obas lands an elbow inside.
Tyroon dodges an elbow strike from Obas.
Tyroon avoiding damage as Obas throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Obas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tyroon's brow.
Obas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tyroon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obas lands a damaging elbow.
Obas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Obas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tyroon is defending well for now.
Obas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tyroon.
Tyroon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Obas misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Obas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyroon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Obas lands a damaging elbow.
Tyroon takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Itsik Obas dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Obas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tyroon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyroon throws a lazy right hand but Obas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tyroon keeps the fight on the outside.
Obas moves to clinch but Tyroon breaks away
and Tyroon counters with a stiff right hand.
Obas clinches with his opponent.
Obas missing with knees to the body.
Obas working Tyroon over with knees to the body.
Obas lands a nice knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Obas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Obas lands a knee to the head.
Tyroon is breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Obas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Obas working Tyroon over with knees to the body.
Tyroon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Obas lands a knee to the body.
Obas lands a good knee to the midsection. Tyroon won't want to take too many of those.
Obas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Obas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obas lands a knee to the body.
Obas lands a damaging elbow.
Tyroon blocks the elbow strike.
Tyroon letting Obas take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyroon blocks an elbow strike.
Obas tries to land knees in the clinch but Tyroon avoids the damage to the body.
Itsik Obas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Obas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tyroon.
Obas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Come on Tyroon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Obas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tyroon's brow.
Tyroon dodges an elbow strike from Obas.
Obas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Obas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Obas lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obas lands an elbow inside.
Tyroon avoiding damage as Obas throws knees to the body.
Tyroon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Obas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tyroon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Obas lands a good knee to the midsection. Tyroon won't want to take too many of those.
Obas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tyroon is defending well for now.
Obas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tyroon.
Obas slowing the pace effectively.
Obas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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!
Obas crunches a lovely knee into Tyroon's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyroon blocks an elbow strike.
Obas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Obas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Obas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tyroon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Obas moves to clinch but Tyroon breaks away
and Tyroon counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Obas tries to clinch up.
Obas throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tyroon's head.
That has opened up Brad Tyroon's cut even more.
Obas doesn't manage to clinch there - Tyroon circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Itsik Obas dominated that second round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tyroon gets tackled into the cage by Obas. Obas maintains the clinch.
Obas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tyroon is keeping busy.
Tyroon taking a breather.
Obas working Tyroon over with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Obas throws an elbow but misses.
Tyroon is trying to break the clinch but Obas is controlling him.
Obas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tyroon is defending well for now.
Obas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Obas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tyroon up against the cage.
Tyroon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obas lands an elbow just above Tyroon 's eye.
Obas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Obas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Obas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyroon can do to turn this around?
Tyroon is looking to break free of the clinch but Obas has double underhooks.
Obas lands an elbow just above Tyroon 's eye.
Tyroon blocks an elbow strike from Obas.
Obas working Tyroon over with knees to the body.
Obas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Obas.
Obas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tyroon is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Obas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tyroon's face.
Obas lands an elbow just above Tyroon 's eye.
Obas trying to land knees to the body.
Obas lands a nice elbow.
Obas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tyroon is defending well for now.
Obas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Obas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Obas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tyroon is defending well for now.
Tyroon dodges an elbow strike from Obas.
A bit of stalling here from Obas.
Tyroon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tyroon takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obas misses with an elbow strike.
Obas misses with a knee strike.
Obas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Obas trying to land knees to the body.
Obas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tyroon is defending well for now.
Obas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Obas missing with knees to the body.
Obas throws an elbow that misses.
Obas lands a nice elbow.
Obas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tyroon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Obas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Itsik Obas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyroon takes an elbow to the forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obas connects with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Obas.
Obas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Obas missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Obas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obas landing knees to the body.
Brad Tyroon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyroon has had enough of the clinch but Obas keeps him there for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Itsik Obas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Obas 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Itsik Obas!
A relieved looking Itsik Obas thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jasiek Pioncha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawson comes into the arena with Another Victory blaring out of the sound system. Pioncha has chosen Redemption Song (Bob Marley) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Lawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jasiek Pioncha!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pioncha cracks Lawson with a good jab.
Lawson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pioncha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lawson manages to avoid it.
Pioncha bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lawson's head.
Pioncha tries to clinch but Lawson is having none of it.
Lawson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pioncha misses with a head kick.
Pioncha scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Eric Lawson has been cut.
Lawson throws a body punch but Pioncha moves out of range.
Lawson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pioncha slips under a jab from Lawson.
Lawson blocks a head kick by Pioncha.
Lawson misses with a shot to the body
and Pioncha counters with a series of strikes. Lawson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lawson blocks a head kick by Pioncha.
Pioncha tries to clinch there but Lawson circles away.
Lawson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pioncha tries to clinch but Lawson moves away
and Lawson counters with a two punch combo.
Lawson digs a good body shot into Pioncha's ribs.
Pioncha cracks the inside of Lawson's front leg.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lawson loads up on a big right hand but Pioncha slips the punch.
Lawson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pioncha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pioncha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lawson.
Pioncha lands a head shot.
Pioncha tries to clinch up.
Pioncha wants to clinch.
Pioncha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pioncha misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Lawson.
Pioncha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pioncha tries to clinch there but Lawson circles away.
Lawson blocks a head kick by Pioncha.
Pioncha tries to clinch up.
Pioncha tries to clinch there but Lawson circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice jab there from Pioncha.
Pioncha slips under a jab from Lawson.
Lawson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice body punch from Pioncha.
Lawson looks to score with a jab to the body but Pioncha is just out of range.
Pioncha tries to clinch but Lawson moves away
and Lawson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pioncha moves in looking to clinch but Lawson pushes him off.
Pioncha clinches up against the cage.
Pioncha misses with a knee strike.
Lawson breaks the clinch.
Lawson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pioncha feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lawson's calf.
Pioncha throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice shot lands for Lawson.
Pioncha misses with a series of wild punches.
Lawson misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pioncha swings for the body but Lawson moves out of range.
Pioncha instigates a clinch.
Lawson stalling against the cage.
Pioncha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lawson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lawson breaks from the clinch.
Pioncha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lawson swats away the attempt to clinch by Pioncha.
Lawson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pioncha moves in looking to clinch but Lawson pushes him off.
Pioncha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lawson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pioncha ducks under a wild hook from Lawson.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pioncha. That's going to slow Lawson down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lawson.
Pioncha tries to close the distance and clinch but Lawson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pioncha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pioncha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lawson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pioncha moves away.
Pioncha tries to clinch up.
Pioncha with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lawson to score with a decent uppercut.
Pioncha slips a straight right by Lawson.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lawson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pioncha misses with a kick to the body.
Lawson misses with a body shot.
Pioncha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lawson looks to throw the jab but Pioncha is out of range.
Pioncha wants to clinch up but Lawson keeps it at a distance.
Pioncha tries a head kick but it misses.
Lawson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pioncha lands with a good body shot.
Pioncha moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pioncha tries to clinch but Lawson is having none of it.
Pioncha tries to clinch but Lawson moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jasiek Pioncha will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eric Lawson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lawson swats away the attempt to clinch by Pioncha.
Pioncha tries a head kick but it misses.
Lawson swings for the body but Pioncha moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawson. Pioncha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pioncha closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lawson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lawson is trying to break the clinch but Pioncha has him pressed against the cage.
Lawson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pioncha looking to throw knees to the head but Lawson is blocking nicely.
Lawson breaks from the clinch.
Lawson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pioncha.
Pioncha lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice body kick there by Pioncha.
Lawson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A right-left combo lands from Pioncha.
Pioncha drops his hands momentarily and Lawson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pioncha lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lawson's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson swings for the body but Pioncha moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Pioncha.
Jasiek Pioncha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pioncha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pioncha gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lawson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pioncha swings for the body but Lawson moves out of range.
Lawson misses with a few strikes there.
Lawson swats away the attempt to clinch by Pioncha.
Lawson misses with an uppercut.
Pioncha moves away from the strike by Lawson.
Lawson takes a swing at Pioncha's ribcage but misses.
Pioncha moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawson. Pioncha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pioncha tries to clinch but Lawson is having none of it.
Pioncha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pioncha moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pioncha tries to bum rush Lawson with a series of wild strikes but Lawson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lawson swats away the attempt to clinch by Pioncha.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lawson throws a right hand that Pioncha ducks under and follows up with a left that Pioncha also avoids with ease.
Pioncha lands a two punch combo.
Lawson throws a hook but Pioncha blocks it.
Eric Lawson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pioncha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lawson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pioncha blocks a head kick by Lawson.
Pioncha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lawson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pioncha was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawson.
Lawson throws a body punch but Pioncha moves out of range.
Pioncha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pioncha scores with a spinning back kick!
Pioncha is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lawson rather than just go for the knockout.
Pioncha moves in looking to clinch but Lawson pushes him off.
Pioncha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lawson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pioncha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lawson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pioncha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pioncha feints and then cracks Lawson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lawson down.
Lawson keeps the fight on the outside.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pioncha.
Pioncha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lawson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pioncha blocks a head kick by Lawson.
Pioncha connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lawson throws out a powerful jab.
Lawson misses with a straight right.
Lawson throws a hook but Pioncha avoids it easily.
Lawson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pioncha ducks under a wild hook from Lawson.
Lawson misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pioncha closes the distance and pushes Lawson back into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pioncha.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pioncha unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lawson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pioncha has him pressed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Pioncha as the two fighters clinch.
Pioncha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lawson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lawson takes a shot to the head.
Lawson is looking to control Pioncha's arms but Pioncha gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lawson has his back to the cage.
Pioncha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lawson breaks from the clinch.
Pioncha misses with a kick to the body.
Lawson blocks the body kick.
Lawson misses with a combination
and Pioncha moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pioncha with a knee to the head.
Lawson looking to stall.
Pioncha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jasiek Pioncha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eric Lawson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lawson misses with a combination
and Pioncha counters with a nice leg kick.
Pioncha tries to close the distance and clinch but Lawson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pioncha scoring well with a low kick there.
Pioncha is looking to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Lawson.
Pioncha tries to clinch but Lawson moves out of range.
Lawson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pioncha was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawson.
Pioncha tries to clinch up but Lawson circles away and keeps his distance.
That kick from Pioncha tenderised Lawson's leg. Lawson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Some wild striking there from Pioncha.
Pioncha swings for the body but Lawson moves out of range.
Lawson misses with a hook.
Pioncha lands a slapping body shot.
Pioncha plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lawson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson throws an overhand right that lands on Pioncha's shoulder, as Pioncha tries to avoid the shot.
Pioncha lands with a nice body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pioncha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lawson swats away the attempt to clinch by Pioncha.
Pioncha tries to clinch up but Lawson circles away and keeps his distance.
A right-left combo lands from Pioncha.
Pioncha has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pioncha.
Pioncha looking to throw knees to the head but Lawson is blocking nicely.
Pioncha prevents a body shot from Lawson.
Lawson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pioncha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pioncha throws a right hand that Lawson ducks under and follows up with a left that Lawson also avoids with ease.
Lawson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pioncha is looking to clinch but Lawson is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pioncha tries to clinch up but Lawson circles away and keeps his distance.
Pioncha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lawson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pioncha throws the kick towards the body but Lawson avoids it.
Pioncha pushes Lawson up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pioncha missing with knees to the body.
Pioncha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lawson blocks it with crossed arms.
Lawson tries to break the clinch but Pioncha is controlling the position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pioncha obliges.
Lawson lands a nice uppercut.
Pioncha lands a knee to the head.
Pioncha keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lawson's efforts to push away.
Pioncha looking to throw knees to the head but Lawson is blocking nicely.
Pioncha prevents a body shot from Lawson.
Pioncha landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson has Pioncha pushed against the cage.
Pioncha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lawson blocks it with crossed arms.
Pioncha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pioncha prevents Lawson from breaking the clinch.
Pioncha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lawson is defending well for now.
Lawson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pioncha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pioncha misses with a knee strike.
Pioncha with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jasiek Pioncha is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lawson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pioncha ducks under a wild hook from Lawson.
A swing and a miss from Lawson.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lawson, as that shot connected.
A swing and a miss from Lawson.
Pioncha scores with a body shot.
Lawson dodges the punch combination from Pioncha.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pioncha throws a sloppy head kick and Lawson moves out of range easily.
Lawson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pioncha.
An inside leg kick lands from Pioncha.
Pioncha tries to clinch but Lawson moves out of range.
Lawson swats away the attempt to clinch by Pioncha.
Lawson misses with a hook. Pioncha ducked under it nicely.
Lawson missing with a left hand there. Pioncha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lawson.
Pioncha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pioncha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lawson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pioncha fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lawson misses with a looping left.
Eric Lawson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lawson throws a sloppy head kick and Pioncha moves out of range easily.
Pioncha lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jasiek Pioncha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pioncha 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 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jasiek Pioncha!
A victorious Jasiek Pioncha thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kain Highwind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsuyo Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitsuyo Maeda has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kain Highwind!
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, Mitsuyo Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Highwind moves out of range as Maeda strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Maeda checks a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Highwind. Those never looked like landing.
Maeda looks to throw the jab but Highwind is out of range.
Highwind loads up on a big right hand but Maeda slips the punch.
Highwind shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Maeda's guard.
Maeda pulls Highwind in to control the position.
Highwind sitting in guard here, content to control.
Maeda is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Highwind trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Maeda swings widly with a right hand
and Highwind makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Highwind throws a sloppy body shot
and Maeda counters with a straight right hand.
Highwind with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maeda keeps the fight on the outside.
Highwind bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Highwind tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Maeda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Highwind tries a head kick but it misses.
Highwind keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Maeda shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Highwind sprawls well. Highwind wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Maeda gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Highwind sprawls well. Highwind wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Maeda gets slowly back to his feet.
Kain Highwind has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitsuyo Maeda.
Maeda connects with a jab.
Highwind thows a body shot but no joy.
Highwind motions for Maeda to come forward. Highwind throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Highwind steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maeda.
Maeda looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Highwind is fending him off so far but Maeda persists. Nope, Highwind circles away and we're back to standing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Highwind lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Maeda has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Maeda and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Highwind lands with a shot to the body.
Maeda takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Highwind moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maeda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Highwind.
Highwind with a jab.
Highwind throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Maeda tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Highwind is in Maeda's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda controls Highwind momentarily but Highwind frees himself.
Highwind has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Highwind controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kain Highwind just wasn't active enough.
Highwind misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maeda.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kain Highwind dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Highwind stuffs the takedown attempt from Maeda. Maeda gets slowly back to his feet.
Highwind is looking to wear down Maeda with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Maeda shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Highwind as he jumps to the side.
Maeda tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Highwind ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maeda moves away.
Maeda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maeda throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Highwind to counter with a crisp jab.
Maeda takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Highwind tests Maeda's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Highwind slips under a jab from Maeda.
Highwind misses with a low kick.
Highwind feints and as Maeda raises his hands in defense, Highwind changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Maeda wants to sweep here but Highwind controlling him for the moment.
Highwind trying to control but Maeda is working from the bottom.
Highwind slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Maeda throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Highwind escapes and throws Maeda's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda is trying to improve his position.
Highwind wants to control but Maeda is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Highwind taking a breather here.
Maeda sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda is not content to let Highwind control the position.
Highwind is controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kain Highwind wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Maeda shoots in for a takedown but Highwind shows good takedown defense.
Kain Highwind has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitsuyo Maeda.
Maeda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Highwind.
Maeda misses with a takedown attempt
and Highwind counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda looks to land a left hand but Highwind moved out of range nicely.
Highwind scores with a punch to the head.
Maeda tries to score a power double leg takedown but Highwind sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Maeda somewhat.
Highwind keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Highwind throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Highwind lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kain Highwind 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Maeda throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Highwind's waist but Highwind gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maeda off to one side.
Maeda slips a straight right by Highwind.
Highwind tries to move into range but Maeda moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Maeda shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Highwind counters with a straight right hand.
Maeda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maeda throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Highwind's waist but Highwind gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maeda off to one side.
Kain Highwind has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitsuyo Maeda.
Maeda misses with a lunging right hand
and Highwind counters with a two punch combo.
Highwind lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Highwind lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda shoots in for a double leg but Highwind sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Highwind waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maeda.
Maeda walks into a jab.
Kain Highwind is winning the standup battle so far.
Highwind moves into the clinch.
Maeda takes an elbow to the forehead.
Highwind tries a body shot but Maeda blocks it.
Come on Highwind - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Highwind misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mitsuyo Maeda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Highwind lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maeda backwards.
Highwind works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Highwind lands a hook that snaps the head of Maeda backwards.
Highwind keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maeda's efforts to push away.
Maeda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Highwind lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maeda backwards.
Highwind lands a hook that snaps the head of Maeda backwards.
A short right from Highwind on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Highwind misses with a punch to the body.
Highwind tries to work over Maeda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Highwind effectively controlling the action here.
A short left from Highwind.
Maeda is looking to break free of the clinch but Highwind has double underhooks.
Highwind creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knees to the body from Highwind.
Maeda blocks a body shot from Highwind.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kain Highwind is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Highwind presses Maeda against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Highwind gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Highwind crunches a lovely knee into Maeda's ribcage.
A nice left hand lands by Highwind.
Maeda working hard to break the clinch.
Highwind stalling.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Highwind comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Highwind misses with a body punch.
Maeda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kain Highwind showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Highwind 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 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kain Highwind!
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