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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Velazquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velazquez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Since the Flood- kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! John Gordon has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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288 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Gordon!
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, Sergio Velazquez !
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velazquez missing with a left hand there. Gordon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Velazquez lands with a shot to the body.
Gordon misses with a hook. Velazquez ducked under it nicely.
Velazquez is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Velazquez shuts the power down on Gordon. Lights out, game over! Velazquez is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sergio Velazquez !
A victorious Sergio Velazquez 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mu Sic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Vertinskaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sic's entrance music is Remember my NAME!. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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300 lbs
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266 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mu Sic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viktor Vertinskaya!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sic is looking to land body kicks.
Vertinskaya tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sic circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sic counters with a single leg into guard. Vertinskaya didn't expect that.
Sic wants to control from the top but Vertinskaya keeps moving.
Sic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sic works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sic not doing much here.
Sic passes to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sic sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vertinskaya wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sic.
Vertinskaya blocking the ground and pound.
Sic throwing strikes here but Vertinskaya is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sic throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Vertinskaya because Sic loaded up on that one.
Sic throwing strikes here but Vertinskaya is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sic breaks from Vertinskaya's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sic thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Sic misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Sic lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sic throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Vertinskaya because Sic loaded up on that one.
Vertinskaya in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sic thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Sic quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Sic but it's paid off an Vertinskaya is forced to tap! Nice work by Sic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mu Sic!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Whitepride Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams has chosen Kronik as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Whitepride Velasquez has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Whitepride Velasquez seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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278 lbs
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265 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Whitepride Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Adams!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez lands with a kick to the temple. Adams shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Brian Adams has been cut.
Velasquez lands with a shot to the body.
Adams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Adams clinches.
Velasquez working Adams over with knees to the body.
Velasquez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adams tries to clinch but Velasquez moves out of range.
Velasquez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Adams counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Velasquez!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Velasquez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Velasquez is in a horrible position here. Adams smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Velasquez is working to get back to half guard.
Adams really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Velasquez. 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 one minute gone in the round.
Adams is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Velasquez to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Velasquez shrugs it off.
Velasquez swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adams trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Adams controlling his opponent.
Adams blocks Velasquez's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Adams dominating with strikes here.
Velasquez can't escape the position.
Adams trying to control but Velasquez is having none of it.
Velasquez gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez trying to hold on to Adams's head to control him but Adams postures up.
Adams is looking to advance position but Velasquez won't allow it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adams slows the pace down in half guard.
Velasquez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Adams might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Brian Adams hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Velasquez stuffs the takedown.
Crunch! Velasquez slams his shin into Adams's torso.
Velasquez looks for the body kick but Adams saw that one coming.
Velasquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adams moves away.
Adams tries to score a power double leg takedown but Velasquez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Adams somewhat.
Velasquez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Velasquez lands with an overhand left.
Adams walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Velasquez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Adams.
Whitepride Velasquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Adams.
Adams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Velasquez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams darts in and clinches Velasquez up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velasquez has Adams pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Adams manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Velasquez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Adams jumps guard but Velasquez stands there with Adams around his waist. Adams gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Velasquez breaks the clinch.
Adams rushes Velasquez and presses him up against the cage.
Adams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Velasquez scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velasquez throws a lazy right hand but Adams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Velasquez.
Adams feints and as Velasquez raises his hands in defense, Adams changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Adams wants to control from the top but Velasquez keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Whitepride Velasquez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brian Adams's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Velasquez connects with the punch.
Adams walks into a left hand.
Adams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Velasquez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Whitepride Velasquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Adams.
Adams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Velasquez throws a right hand that Adams ducks under and follows up with a left that Adams also avoids with ease.
Adams defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Velasquez.
Adams looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velasquez is looking for a sweep. Adams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Adams wants to stand but Velasquez has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Adams blocks the strikes from Velasquez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams controlling the action here.
Adams wants to control but Velasquez is keeping him busy.
Velasquez is trying to maintain the position but Adams is very close to passing his half guard.
Adams wants to advance to full mount but Velasquez doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Adams trying to control but Velasquez is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Brian Adams.
Velasquez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Whitepride Velasquez has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez tried to score with a low kick but Adams checks it.
Velasquez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Adams at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adams is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Velasquez's half guard.
Velasquez trying to control here.
Velasquez is trying to get back to full guard.
Velasquez trying to control from the bottom.
Velasquez tries to roll over but Adams keeps him under control.
Velasquez connecting with a few gentle strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez is looking to control Adams's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Velasquez avoid being mounted?
Adams is looking to take a break and control but Velasquez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Adams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Velasquez tries to sprawl but Adams drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Velasquez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Velasquez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Adams is aware though and is defending well.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Velasquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Velasquez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams stays in close to Velasquez's body and controls the position.
Velasquez looking for subs off his back but Adams has passed one foot through into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adams is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Velasquez defends it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velasquez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brian Adams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Velasquez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Velasquez is looking to land body kicks.
Adams shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Adams showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Velasquez is trying to control but can't.
Adams wants to advance to full mount but Velasquez doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Velasquez keeping full guard, as Adams tries to pass.
Adams controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Let's hope that Adams has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Brian Adams has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Brian Adams was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Adams misses with a looping right.
Adams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Adams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adams gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Velasquez regains guard.
Velasquez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Adams must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Adams got a little sloppy there for a moment and Velasquez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Adams has managed to get both his arms back between Velasquez's legs - danger averted.
Adams slips nicely into half guard.
Velasquez has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Adams. Oh but Velasquez has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Adams goes limp - he's gone! Velasquez jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Whitepride Velasquez!
During a confident post fight interview, Whitepride Velasquez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Free Agent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tj Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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275 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Free Agent!
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, Tj Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agent looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
Thomas with a jab.
Thomas moves away from the strike by Agent.
Agent misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Agent fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thomas, pushing him back against the cage.
Agent keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thomas's efforts to push away.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Agent is controlling him.
Agent swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Agent keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thomas's efforts to push away.
Agent misses with a short punch on the inside.
Agent lands an uppercut.
Agent throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Agent softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Agent pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Agent takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Thomas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Agent. Agent circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Free Agent has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Agent works the jab nicely.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Agent.
Agent throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Agent.
Agent throws an off balance right hand
and Thomas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Free Agent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Agent fails to land the takedown.
Agent fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agent misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Agent moves away.
Agent fails with a takedown attempt.
Thomas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Agent looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Agent is breathing heavily.
Thomas cracks Agent with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Agent looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Thomas finish him?
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Agent.
A punch combination from Thomas misses.
Nice takedown defense from Thomas. No joy for Agent on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Free Agent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Agent manages to avoid it.
Agent moves in looking to clinch but Thomas pushes him off.
Agent throws a wild body kick that Thomas sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas cracks Agent with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Agent looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Thomas finish him?
Agent is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas is stalking Agent. Agent circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Thomas, and it's lights out! Agent really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tj Thomas!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Huerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Semmy Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rizzo has chosen open road song as his entrance music. Semmy Rizzo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Huerta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Semmy Rizzo!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huerta throws a right hand that Rizzo ducks under and follows up with a left that Rizzo also avoids with ease.
Huerta tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rizzo counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Max Huerta has been cut.
Huerta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rizzo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Huerta wants to clinch
and Rizzo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huerta tries to clinch but Rizzo moves away
and Rizzo counters with a head kick that drops Huerta to the mat! Huerta scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
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!
Huerta misses with a double jab.
Rizzo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rizzo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rizzo lands a big head kick that sends Huerta tumbling to the mat! Rizzo takes a step backwards and waves Huerta back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rizzo misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huerta takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Huerta wants to clinch
enabling Rizzo to counter with a crisp jab.
Max Huerta's cut is getting worse.
Huerta tries a head kick but it misses.
Rizzo lands a big head kick that sends Huerta tumbling to the mat! Rizzo takes a step backwards and waves Huerta back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Huerta is rocked!
Huerta is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Rizzo doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Huerta crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Huerta's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Semmy Rizzo!
Semmy Rizzo is the new super heavyweight champion!
Semmy Rizzo 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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