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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Granger Holmess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrone Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Granger Holmess!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holmess.
Holmess rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alves moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alves thows a body shot but no joy.
Holmess takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Holmess takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alves avoids the head kick by Holmess.
Holmess pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Holmess uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alves.
Alves dodges the punch combination from Holmess.
Holmess forces Alves back against the cage and clinches.
Alves misses with the head strike.
Alves blocks an elbow strike.
Alves misses with the head strike.
Holmess tries to stall but Alves uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Alves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holmess is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alves is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmess misses with a punch to the body.
Alves throws a punch but it's blocked by Holmess.
Holmess tries to work over Alves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Alves fails to land.
Alves prevents a body shot from Holmess.
Holmess lands an elbow inside that Alves shrugs off.
Alves softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Holmess blocks an uppercut.
Holmess is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Holmess looking to throw knees to the head but Alves is blocking nicely.
Holmess is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knees in the clinch landing for Holmess.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Holmess obliges.
Alves is breathing heavily.
Holmess throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alvess head.
Alves takes a knee right on the jaw!
Holmess unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Alves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Holmess just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alves's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses with some punches.
Alves looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Alves has a couple of punches blocked by Holmess.
Holmess throws an elbow but it misses.
Alves swings wildly with an uppercut but Holmess uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alves blocking some punches.
Holmess gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alves creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alves blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Holmess lands a knee to the body.
Holmess blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holmess tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alves's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Holmess can't find room to land a body shot as Alves controls the action.
Alves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Holmess misses the target.
Holmess moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Alves misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Alves.
Holmess rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alves moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holmess explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Holmess on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Holmess displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alves throws out the jab.
Holmess uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alves.
Holmess tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holmess looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holmess.
Holmess tries to clinch there but Alves circles away.
Alves throws a hook but Holmess blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alves lands a leg kick that knocks Holmess off balance momentarily.
Alves stuns Holmess with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alves swats away the attempt to clinch by Holmess.
Alves slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alves throws a jab but it's blocked by Holmess.
Alves throws a shot from downtown. Holmess moves away and avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alves throws a lazy right hand but Holmess sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves misses with an uppercut.
A combination from Holmess does no damage.
Alves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sloppy strikes from Holmess. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Granger Holmess will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Holmess throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holmess uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alves.
Alves connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tyrone Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmess wants to clinch up but Alves keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holmess looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holmess throws a right and a left that Alves avoids nicely.
Alves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holmess.
Holmess throws a series of punches but Alves moves out of range.
Holmess throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alves displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Alves lands a jab to the head.
Alves scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves misses with a wild combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alves.
Tyrone Alves is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Holmess.
Alves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A cross from Alves lands.
Alves throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Holmess stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alves misses with a body kick.
Alves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Holmess misses with an uppercut. Alves saw that one coming.
Alves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Holmess on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmess takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Holmess throws the kick towards the body but Alves avoids it.
Alves catches Holmess with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alves feints a jab promting Holmess to slip. Alves then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Holmess slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmess tries to land a front kick but Alves steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Holmess gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alves.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alves.
Alves connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Holmess works over Alves's head and body with a nice combination.
Holmess takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Holmess clinches.
Alves avoids a wild elbow strike from Holmess.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmess throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alves blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Alves on the inside.
Alves scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alves misses with some punches.
Alves blocks an elbow strike from Holmess.
Holmess tries to land a knee to the head but Alves blocks with his arms.
Alves throws a punch but it's blocked by Holmess.
Alves misses with a punch on the inside.
Alves breaks from the clinch.
Alves fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Alves bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Holmess's head.
Alves lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Holmess throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alves moves out of range of the body kick.
Holmess jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Holmess takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holmess throws the left hand but Alves avoids the punch easily.
Alves scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Holmess is breathing heavily.
Alves lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Alves punishes Holmess's body with a nice straight punch.
Alves throws a poor cross that misses
and Holmess counters with a low kick, right behind Alves 's knee.
Holmess is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alves.
Alves thows a body shot but no joy.
Alves scores with a nice strike.
Holmess slips under a jab from Alves.
Holmess bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmess swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Holmess will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alves takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Alves dominated that second round.
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!
A leg kick checked by Alves.
Holmess has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Alves throws an off balance right hand
and Holmess counters with a body kick.
Holmess gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alves.
Holmess checks a leg kick.
Holmess misses with a wild combination.
Holmess slips a straight right by Alves.
Holmess takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alves with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alves clobbers Holmess with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alves misses with a hook
and Holmess counters by moving into the clinch.
Alves lands with a left to the head.
Holmess's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alves scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Alves working aggressively here.
Holmess is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alves is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves avoids a wild elbow strike from Holmess.
Holmess trying to stall but Alves improves his position.
Holmess lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alves or not.
Alves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holmess can't find room to land a body shot as Alves controls the action.
Alves prevents a body shot from Holmess.
Alves lands with a light punch inside.
Holmess tries to land knees in the clinch but Alves avoids the damage to the body.
Holmess takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Holmess looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Holmess blocks an uppercut.
Alves misses with the head strike.
Holmess is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alves is keeping busy.
Alves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holmess doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holmess throws a punch but it's blocked by Alves.
Holmess has a couple of punches blocked by Alves.
Alves blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alves scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alves uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheers as Alves lands an impressive looking overhand right. Holmess doesn't seem phased though.
Alves lands a lovely overhand right.
Alves connects with the punch.
A swing and a miss from Alves.
A swing and a miss from Alves.
Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alves lands a body shot.
Granger Holmess is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holmess misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Holmess has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Holmess uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alves.
Alves misses with a lunging right hand
and Holmess counters with a low kick, right behind Alves 's knee.
A swing and a miss from Alves.
A big left from Holmess misses.
Alves clobbers Holmess with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Holmess tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alves misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Holmess throws out the jab.
Alves throws a series of punches but Holmess avoids them all with ease.
Holmess moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alves misses with a hook
and Holmess counters with a series of strikes. Alves will be more careful next time no doubt.
Holmess loads up on a big right hand but Alves slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alves lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Alves throws a looping overhand right but Holmess ducks down to avoid it.
Holmess fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circling - Alves throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alves darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Holmess on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmess pushes Alves up against the cage in a clinch.
Alves breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Alves.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves connects with a right hand. Holmess shakes it off.
Holmess blocks a jab.
Alves throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Alves showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alves has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrone Alves!
After winning the bout, Tyrone Alves thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Opaki Ljevpo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koral Creyonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koral Creyonte will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Opaki Ljevpo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Koral Creyonte!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ljevpo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Creyonte sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ljevpo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ljevpo shoots in looking for a takedown but Creyonte manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ljevpo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Opaki Ljevpo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ljevpo tries for a takedown but Creyonte circles away easily
and Creyonte counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Creyonte drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Creyonte jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ljevpo wants to sweep here but Creyonte controlling him for the moment.
Creyonte makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Creyonte seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Creyonte stopping the sweep attempt from Ljevpo.
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!
Creyonte working some strikes from top position.
Creyonte is in close to Ljevpo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creyonte pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ljevpo is keeping the position for now.
Creyonte connects with a couple of short punches.
Creyonte throwing strikes but missing.
Creyonte advances position into side control!
Ljevpo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Creyonte creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ljevpo is trying to get back to half guard.
Creyonte scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ljevpo to see if he's OK.
Creyonte landing a few strikes.
Ljevpo is rocked!
Creyonte scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Ljevpo is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Creyonte can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Koral Creyonte!
A victorious Koral Creyonte 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kuma Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Phelps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Sound of Silence. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kuma Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cole Phelps!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Phelps. Those never looked like landing.
Phelps throws a lazy right hand but Nelson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Phelps misses.
Nelson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nelson forces Phelps back against the cage and clinches.
Nelson scores with a shoulder strike.
Come on Nelson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nelson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phelps blocks it with crossed arms.
Nelson stalling the fight.
Nelson tries to throw a body punch but Phelps avoids it by throwing Nelson back against the cage.
Nelson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phelps has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nelson lands a good knee to the midsection. Phelps won't want to take too many of those.
Nelson misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phelps is trying to break free.
Nelson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nelson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Phelps's efforts to push away.
Nelson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Phelps backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nelson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Phelps is trying to break free.
Phelps wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nelson has him pressed against the cage.
Phelps wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nelson has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phelps.
Nelson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Phelps on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nelson taking a breather.
Nelson gets through Phelps's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nelson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Phelps wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nelson has him pressed against the cage.
Nelson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Phelps blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands a body shot.
Nelson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phelps has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nelson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Phelps up against the cage.
Phelps is trying to push Nelson away but Nelson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Phelps tries to break the clinch but Nelson is controlling the position.
Phelps working hard to break the clinch.
Nelson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Phelps backwards.
Phelps blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Phelps's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nelson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Phelps is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Phelps tries to break the clinch but Nelson is controlling the position.
Nelson misses with a body punch.
Phelps tries to break the clinch but Nelson is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Phelps up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuma Nelson dominated that round.
That's time! Nelson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Phelps connects with a body shot.
Nelson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Phelps thows a body shot but no joy.
Phelps just misses with a punch to the body.
Phelps misses with a double jab
and Nelson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the head but Phelps blocks with his arms.
Nelson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nelson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson has Phelps pressed against the cage, preventing Phelps from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A left hand lands to the body for Nelson.
Kuma Nelson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Phelps's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nelson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Phelps's efforts to push away.
Nelson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nelson keeps control of Phelps as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nelson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Phelps can't break the clinch.
Nelson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phelps has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Phelps can't break the clinch.
Nelson misses with the head strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nelson lands with a right to the head.
Phelps blocks a body shot from Nelson.
Phelps avoiding damage as Nelson throws knees to the body.
Nelson controlling the action here for a moment.
Nelson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phelps blocks a body shot from Nelson.
Nelson lands a hook that snaps the head of Phelps backwards.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Phelps.
Nelson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Phelps is trying to push Nelson away but Nelson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phelps is trying to force a seperation but Nelson has the dominant position.
Phelps is looking to break free of the clinch but Nelson has double underhooks.
Nelson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nelson.
Nelson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Phelps is defending well for now.
Phelps looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nelson misses with some punches.
Nelson has a couple of punches blocked by Phelps.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phelps takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuma Nelson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Good exchange - Phelps coming out on top.
It looks like Cole Phelps has been cut.
Phelps connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nelson. Nelson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Phelps throws a nice looking combination but Nelson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nelson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nelson fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Phelps lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nelson doesn't seem phased though.
Phelps misses with a combination
and Nelson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nelson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nelson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nelson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Phelps.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson lands a knee to the head.
Nelson tries to land knees in the clinch but Phelps avoids the damage to the body.
Nelson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Phelps has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson controlling the action here for a moment.
Phelps is trying to break the clinch but Nelson is controlling him.
A knee to the head by Nelson.
Nelson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Phelps working hard to break the clinch.
Nelson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nelson lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phelps tries to break the clinch but Nelson is controlling the position.
Nelson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phelps's elbow.
Nelson slowing the pace effectively.
Phelps tries to break free but Nelson pushes him back against the cage.
Nelson lands a body punch.
Nelson trying to land knees to the body.
Nelson misses with an elbow over the top.
Nelson has Phelps pushed against the cage.
Phelps is trying to break the clinch but Nelson is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson stalling against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Nelson fails to land.
Nelson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nelson avoiding damage.
Nelson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phelps blocks a body shot from Nelson.
Phelps avoiding damage as Nelson throws knees to the body.
Kuma Nelson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nelson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Phelps backwards.
Nelson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phelps blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson misses with an elbow strike.
Cole Phelps has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phelps wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kuma Nelson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nelson, 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuma Nelson!
Kuma Nelson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Hunyadi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vechter Schilpov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Hunyadi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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287 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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269 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Hunyadi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vechter Schilpov!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schilpov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunyadi manages to avoid it.
Hunyadi connects with a crisp jab.
Hunyadi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schilpov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunyadi.
Hunyadi misses with an uppercut.
Schilpov 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.
It looks like John Hunyadi has been cut.
Hunyadi moves out of range as Schilpov strikes.
Hunyadi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hunyadi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schilpov.
Hunyadi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schilpov connects with a superb combination that knocks Hunyadi out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Schilpov before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Hunyadi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vechter Schilpov!
A very excited looking Vechter Schilpov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between For Whom The Bell Tolls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drakkar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolls's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, For Whom The Bell Tolls. For Whom The Bell Tolls is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, For Whom The Bell Tolls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Drakkar!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drakkar throws a right and a left that Tolls avoids nicely.
For Whom The Bell Tolls seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tolls takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tolls jabs at Drakkar's body.
Drakkar misses with an uppercut. Tolls saw that one coming.
Tolls clinches with his opponent.
Tolls struggles to land a body shot inside as Drakkar controls his hands.
Tolls misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tolls lands a body punch in the clinch.
Come on Drakkar - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tolls tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tolls fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drakkar slows down the pace here.
Tolls keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drakkar's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drakkar blocks an uppercut.
Tolls goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drakkar stalling the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Tolls fails to land.
Tolls tries to work over Drakkar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tolls prevents a body shot from Drakkar.
Drakkar prevents a body shot from Tolls.
Tolls has a couple of punches blocked by Drakkar.
Tolls digs a right hand underneath Drakkar's ribcage. Drakkar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Drakkar pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tolls throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolls misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drakkar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Drakkar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tolls throws a punch but it's blocked by Drakkar.
Tolls goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tolls.
Tolls misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tolls misses with a punch on the inside.
Tolls tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Drakkar.
Drakkar stalling the fight.
Tolls misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar slows down the pace here.
Tolls is working Drakkar over against the cage.
Tolls tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tolls misses with a punch on the inside.
Tolls misses with a body punch.
Tolls misses with a punch on the inside.
Tolls struggles to land a body shot inside as Drakkar controls his hands.
Drakkar displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tolls up against the cage.
Tolls doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tolls has a couple of punches blocked by Drakkar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolls struggles to land a body shot inside as Drakkar controls his hands.
Drakkar stalling the fight.
Tolls misses with a body punch.
Tolls misses with a punch to the body.
Tolls throws a head punch that misses.
Tolls scores with a shot to the side of Drakkar's head.
Drakkar manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Drakkar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drakkar controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tolls doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
For Whom The Bell Tolls dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Drakkar staying out of range there.
Tolls throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body kick there by Drakkar.
Tolls avoids a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Tolls.
Drakkar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tolls lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Drakkar tries to move into range but Tolls moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Drakkar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Drakkar walks into a left hand.
Drakkar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tolls misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Tolls.
Drakkar throws a low kick but Tolls avoids it.
Drakkar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tolls to score with a decent uppercut.
Drakkar tries to work over Tolls's front leg with a kick but Tolls checks it.
Tolls is looking to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drakkar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tolls crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Drakkar - the referee stops the clock and Tolls gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Drakkar. Tolls manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tolls fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolls scores with a crisp jab that stopped Drakkar in his tracks.
Drakkar misses with a low kick.
Tolls tries to clinch up but Drakkar circles away and keeps his distance.
Drakkar misses with a leg kick.
Drakkar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tolls in his tracks.
Tolls avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tolls misses with a two punch combination.
Tolls takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Drakkar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tolls cracks a nice hook into Drakkar's ribs.
Tolls dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tolls thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drakkar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tolls can pounce on him.
A jab from Tolls does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tolls thuds a left hand into Drakkar's body.
Drakkar is breathing heavily.
Drakkar throws a head kick that half lands.
Tolls lands with a shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tolls misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tolls.
Tolls lands the left hand.
Drakkar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tolls connects with a jab.
Drakkar misses with a hook. Tolls ducked under it nicely.
Tolls with a nice cross.
No joy there for Tolls, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tolls misses with a body shot.
Tolls ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tolls keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drakkar.
Tolls scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tolls fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drakkar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tolls throws a right and a left that Drakkar avoids nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Tolls there.
Tolls throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drakkar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drakkar misses with a shot to the body
and Tolls counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drakkar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
For Whom The Bell Tolls is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolls connects with a looping right hand.
Drakkar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tolls. Tolls obviously looking to wear him down.
Tolls lands an overhand right.
Drakkar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A swing and a miss from Drakkar.
Tolls looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Drakkar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tolls.
Tolls misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drakkar.
Tolls throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tolls looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tolls fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Drakkar on the side of the head.
Tolls slips under a jab from Drakkar.
Tolls tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drakkar was well out of range. Poor timing from Tolls.
Tolls moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tolls lands a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tolls. Drakkar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tolls checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Tolls finds it's way through Drakkar's defenses.
Drakkar throws a shot from downtown. Tolls moves away and avoids it.
Tolls misses the shot to the body.
Tolls takes a swing at Drakkar's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tolls looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tolls ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tolls dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drakkar throws a wild body kick that Tolls sees coming a mile off.
A big left from Drakkar misses.
Tolls bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Drakkar's head.
Tolls thows a body shot but no joy.
Drakkar throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tolls misses with a shot to the body
and Tolls takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drakkar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tolls instigates a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tolls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
For Whom The Bell Tolls dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A nice combination there by Tolls.
Tolls misses with a body shot.
Tolls lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tolls is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drakkar can do to turn this around?
Tolls connects with a right hand. Drakkar shakes it off.
Tolls tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drakkar was well out of range. Poor timing from Tolls.
Drakkar scores with a spinning back kick!
Tolls's jab looks to have found its range, popping Drakkar under the eye.
Drakkar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tolls connects with a leg kick. Drakkar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Drakkar swats away the attempt to clinch by Tolls.
The fighters circling - Drakkar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tolls digs a good hook to Drakkar's body.
Tolls is looking to clinch but Drakkar is avoiding it.
Tolls jabs Drakkar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Drakkar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tolls cracks Drakkar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tolls connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tolls scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Drakkar doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drakkar checks a low kick from Tolls.
Drakkar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab, jab by Tolls - just one landing.
Drakkar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tolls connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Drakkar scrambles back to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Tolls.
Tolls displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Drakkar is rocked!
Drakkar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tolls connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Drakkar scrambles back to his feet.
Drakkar is still on wobbly legs! Can Tolls finish him?
Tolls scores with a hook to the body. Drakkar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Tolls lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Drakkar at a distance.
Tolls fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tolls drops Drakkar with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Drakkar! Tolls dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). For Whom The Bell Tolls!
For Whom The Bell Tolls seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Walter Chestnut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Renton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chestnut comes into the arena with Albatross, Albatross, Albatross blaring out of the sound system. Renton is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Underworld - Born Slippy. Mark Renton is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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26
178 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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28
185 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Chestnut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Renton!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Chestnut there.
Chestnut fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Renton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Renton gets a double leg takedown into Chestnut's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Renton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chestnut swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chestnut tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Renton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Renton is in close to Chestnut's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Renton trying to control but Chestnut is working from the bottom.
Renton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chestnut swivels though and keeps the full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Renton cracks Chestnut with a solid left hand.
Chestnut working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Renton.
Chestnut keeping full guard, as Renton tries to pass.
Chestnut is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Renton is aware though and is defending well.
Chestnut avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renton postures up in Chestnut's guard and throws a big left but Chestnut blocks it.
Chestnut keeping moving, preventing Renton from controlling successfully.
Renton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chestnut escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Renton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Renton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Renton stands up over Chestnut, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Renton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chestnut keeping moving, preventing Renton from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Renton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chestnut has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Renton has managed to get both his arms back between Chestnut's legs - danger averted.
Renton with a nice head shot there.
Chestnut is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Renton throwing strikes but missing.
Renton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Renton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Renton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chestnut's head.
Chestnut working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Renton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Renton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Renton works over Chestnut with some ground and pound from guard.
Renton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chestnut works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Renton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Renton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Renton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renton lands a couple of elbows.
Renton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Renton throwing strikes but missing.
Renton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Renton working some strikes from top position.
Chestnut not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Renton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chestnut is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Renton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chestnut works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renton trying to control but Chestnut is working from the bottom.
Renton is looking to work some ground and pound but Chestnut has wrist control.
Renton trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Chestnut manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Chestnut is fighting to break Renton's control of his arms but Renton is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chestnut stands up from Renton's guard - Chestnut perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chestnut ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Renton dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Renton cracks Chestnut with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chestnut thows a left - swing and a miss!
Renton misses with a hook.
Chestnut rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Renton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Renton slips a jab and a cross from Chestnut.
Walter Chestnut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Renton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chestnut.
Renton looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Renton looking to pass the guard.
Renton trying to control but Chestnut is working from the bottom.
Renton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chestnut's head.
Renton with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renton postures up in Chestnut's guard and throws a big left but Chestnut blocks it.
Renton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chestnut keeping full guard, as Renton tries to pass.
Renton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Renton throwing strikes but missing.
Renton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chestnut works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chestnut wants to sweep here but Renton controlling him for the moment.
Renton looking to sit in guard and control but Chestnut gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chestnut controls from within his opponent's guard.
Chestnut pushing down on Renton's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renton has his hands clasped together around Chestnut's back. He's all about the action.
Renton actively working from the bottom here.
Renton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Renton trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Renton tries to reverse the position but Chestnut maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renton regains half guard.
Mark Renton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Renton is breathing heavily.
Renton is trying to get back to full guard.
Chestnut is trying to control. Renton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Renton wants to improve his position but Chestnut is controlling well.
Renton wants to control the action here but instead Chestnut manages to pass to full mount!
Chestnut has control of Renton's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Renton regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Chestnut prevents Renton from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renton is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Renton regains half guard.
Chestnut wants to control but Renton is keeping him busy.
Chestnut is working for a submission of some sort.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chestnut is thwarting Renton's attempts to control the position.
Renton is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chestnut wants to free his trapped foot but Renton is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Renton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Renton looks to land a combination but Chestnut avoids it well.
Chestnut throws a body punch but Renton moves out of range.
Chestnut fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Renton checks it well.
Chestnut misses with a lunging right hand
and Renton counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chestnut won't be happy with that.
Renton landing strikes.
Chestnut taking a bit of punishment here - Renton scoring with strikes.
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!
Renton working the ground and pound from side control.
Renton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chestnut keeps working.
Renton scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Chestnut to see if he's OK.
Renton is working Chestnut over with some ground and pound from side control.
Renton working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Chestnut is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chestnut managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Renton.
Chestnut gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Renton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chestnut looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Renton slips a nice elbow through Chestnut's hands, connecting with Chestnut's forehead.
Renton passes to full mount!
Renton has hold of Chestnut's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Chestnut manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Renton is landing with some decent strikes but Chestnut is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renton lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Renton lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Renton is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Renton is landing with some decent strikes but Chestnut is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Chestnut tries to hold on but Renton postures up.
Renton looking to finish Chestnut with some ground and pound. This is bad for Chestnut!
Chestnut tries to hold on but Renton postures up.
Renton is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Renton in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Chestnut takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Renton raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Renton cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renton unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Chestnut wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Renton celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Renton!
Mark Renton managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Steel Penn's Laundry 93%, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sick Puppy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Air Canada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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166 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sick Puppy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Air Canada!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puppy gets a double leg takedown into Canada's guard.
Puppy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Puppy passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Canada prevents Puppy from moving into mount.
Puppy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Canada is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puppy scores with a couple of short elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puppy working the ground and pound.
Canada is looking for a sweep.
Puppy lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Puppy trying to control the action but Canada is working from the bottom.
Puppy cracks Canada with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puppy wants to control but Canada is keeping him busy.
Puppy is working Canada over with some ground and pound from side control.
Canada taking a bit of punishment here - Puppy scoring with strikes.
An elbow from Puppy crashes against the mat.
Canada takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Puppy working the ground and pound.
Puppy cracks Canada with a big elbow.
Puppy scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Canada is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Puppy can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sick Puppy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cael Sanderson Bot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Cooperman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cael Sanderson Bot could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Max Cooperman's chin.
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287 lbs
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265 lbs
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Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cael Sanderson Bot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Cooperman!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bot throws a hook to the side of Cooperman's head but Cooperman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bot takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bot just misses with a punch to the body.
Bot on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cooperman takes a swing at Bot's ribcage but misses.
Cooperman takes a swing at Bot's ribcage but misses.
Cooperman throws a good cross that connects.
Bot is looking to score with low kicks.
Bot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cooperman connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bot misses with a body shot
and Cooperman counters with a stiff right hand.
Cooperman throws a body punch but Bot moves out of range.
Cooperman slips a jab from Bot.
Cooperman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bot's hands.
A big right from Cooperman misses.
Cooperman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooperman lands a nice looking body shot.
Cooperman blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooperman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bot shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cooperman sprawls well. Cooperman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bot gets slowly back to his feet.
Bot is breathing heavily.
Bot takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bot clobbers Cooperman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bot fails to land the takedown.
Cooperman scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bot misses the shot to the body.
Cooperman throws a hook but Bot blocks it.
Cooperman cracks Bot with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Cooperman has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bot to stand back up!
Bot is rocked!
Bot misses the jab.
Oh Bot is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bot shoots in but no luck this time.
Bot seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cael Sanderson Bot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooperman lands a big right hand that sends Bot crashing to the mat! Cooperman stays standing though and waves Bot back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bot misses with a wild body shot.
Cooperman throws a shot to the body.
Bot's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cooperman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bot scrambles back to his feet.
Cooperman lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Bot falls backwards - clearly groggy! Cooperman dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Cooperman!
Max Cooperman is the new heavyweight champion!
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