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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregor Clegane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariusz Pudzianowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pudzianowski comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pudzian Band - Dawaj Na Ring kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Gregor Clegane has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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235 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ White 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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregor Clegane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mariusz Pudzianowski!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pudzianowski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pudzianowski wants to land a leg kick but Clegane is out of range.
Clegane wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Clegane keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pudzianowski throws an overhand right that lands on Clegane's shoulder, as Clegane tries to avoid the shot.
Pudzianowski misses with a two punch combination.
Pudzianowski throws a right and a left that Clegane avoids nicely.
Clegane thuds a left hand into Pudzianowski's body.
Clegane takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pudzianowski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Clegane.
Pudzianowski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Clegane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pudzianowski misses with a few strikes there.
Clegane lands with a straight right. Pudzianowski didn't see that one coming.
Pudzianowski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pudzianowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pudzianowski throws a lazy head kick
and Clegane counters with a left to the body.
Pudzianowski looks gassed!
The crowd cheers as Clegane lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pudzianowski doesn't seem phased though.
Pudzianowski misses with a left hand
and Clegane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clegane lands with a right hand.
Pudzianowski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Clegane throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Clegane lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudzianowski looks to land a body kick but Clegane moved away.
Clegane lands the left hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Clegane, as that shot connected.
Clegane looks to land a combination. Pudzianowski sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Clegane ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clegane lands with a cross.
Pudzianowski is rocked!
Pudzianowski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pudzianowski is still on wobbly legs! Can Clegane finish him?
Clegane connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Pudzianowski to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Clegane!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gregor Clegane!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vince Dixon has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Joe Boxer's chin.
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276 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Boxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vince Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxer takes one on the button.
It looks like Joe Boxer has been cut.
Boxer takes the fight into the clinch.
Dixon is trying to maintain a safe position but Boxer gets an underhook and turns Dixon into the cage.
Boxer scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Boxer on the inside.
Boxer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dixon or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dixon.
Boxer gets through Dixon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boxer lands a shoulder strike.
Boxer lands a shoulder strike.
Boxer lands with a left to the head.
Boxer lands with a left to the head.
It looks like Vince Dixon has been cut.
Dixon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dixon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Boxer.
Boxer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dixon throws a punch but it's blocked by Boxer.
Boxer lands an uppercut.
Boxer throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dixon throws an elbow but misses.
Boxer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Boxer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer stops a takedown attempt from Dixon.
Dixon looking to throw knees to the head but Boxer is blocking nicely.
Boxer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dixon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Boxer.
Dixon looks gassed!
Boxer lands a hook that snaps the head of Dixon backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boxer lands an uppercut.
Boxer lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Boxer - that landed with a thud.
Boxer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Boxer as the two fighters clinch.
Boxer presses Dixon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Boxer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boxer working Dixon over with knees to the body.
Boxer crunches a lovely knee into Dixon's ribcage.
Boxer lands an elbow that stopped Dixon in his tracks for a moment.
Boxer scores with a shot to the side of Dixon's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boxer.
Boxer lands a right hand.
Boxer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dixon backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer scores a nice knee to the body.
Dixon pushes off an throws an elbow but Boxer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dixon is looking to control Boxer's arms but Boxer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dixon has his back to the cage.
Boxer pushes Dixon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Boxer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boxer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Boxer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boxer lands a good knee to the midsection. Dixon won't want to take too many of those.
Boxer lands a right hand.
Boxer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boxer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Boxer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boxer scores with a hook to the body.
Boxer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dixon backwards.
Boxer pushes Dixon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boxer cracks Dixon with a nice body shot.
Boxer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Boxer lands a knee to the head.
Boxer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Boxer lands with a short shot to the head.
Boxer scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Boxer lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dixon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boxer's brow.
A right handed body shot lands from Boxer.
Boxer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dixon blocks it with crossed arms.
Dixon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boxer lands a body shot.
Boxer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Boxer lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boxer lands a good knee to the midsection. Dixon won't want to take too many of those.
Boxer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Boxer pushes Dixon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boxer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boxer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boxer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boxer crunches a lovely knee into Dixon's ribcage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boxer.
A short right from Boxer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dixon tries to stall but Boxer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Boxer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That has opened up Vince Dixon's cut even more.
A short right from Boxer.
Nice body punch from Boxer - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Boxer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good body shot from Boxer.
Boxer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boxer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boxer.
Boxer pushes Dixon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dixon tries to land knees in the clinch but Boxer avoids the damage to the body.
Boxer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Boxer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boxer scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boxer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boxer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Boxer gets through Dixon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Boxer.
Knees to the body from Boxer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Boxer dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dixon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dixon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boxer throws a leg kick which misses Dixon's front leg but catches the back leg as Dixon tries to avoid it.
Boxer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dixon can do to turn this around?
Dixon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A good leg kick by Boxer.
Boxer throws a head kick that half lands.
Boxer lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boxer has Dixon up against the cage in a clinch.
Boxer lands with a light punch inside.
Dixon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boxer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boxer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dixon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boxer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Boxer here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Boxer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boxer connects with a nice looking jab.
Boxer punishes Dixon's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dixon is breathing heavily.
Boxer jabs Dixon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Boxer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Boxer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Boxer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dixon is rocked!
Dixon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dixon is still on wobbly legs! Can Boxer finish him?
OH! Dixon has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Boxer smells blood and charges in for the finish! Boxer unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Dixon sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joe Boxer!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biff Hemlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hemlock comes to the cage accompanied by Champagneros. Biff Hemlock had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biff Hemlock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Mir!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hemlock throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mir on the side of the head.
Mir looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hemlock!
Hemlock is in a horrible position here. Mir smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mir is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hemlock has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mir avoids the attempt from Hemlock to control.
Mir tries to control but Hemlock wriggling away.
Mir punching from mount but Hemlock doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Mir unloading with bombs!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hemlock is looking to escape.
Hemlock tries to hold on but Mir pushes him away.
Mir tries to control but Hemlock wriggling away.
Mir sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mir looking to control but Hemlock is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
BOOM! Mir connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mir trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mir unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mir lands a heavy elbow.
Hemlock is rocked!
Mir postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Hemlock bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Mir and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Mir!
Frank Mir 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikac Komitata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikac Komitata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Carwin!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carwin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carwin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Komitata.
A chopping leg kick lands by Komitata.
Komitata lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Shane Carwin has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Komitata tries to work over Carwin's front leg with a kick but Carwin checks it.
Komitata buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carwin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Komitata.
Komitata thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Carwin if he has to take too many more of those.
Komitata looks to score with a jab to the body but Carwin is just out of range.
A leg kick checked by Carwin.
Crunch! Komitata slams his shin into Carwin's torso.
Carwin looks gassed!
Carwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Komitata moves away.
Komitata lands a leg kick that knocks Carwin off balance momentarily.
Komitata lands a head kick!
Carwin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Komitata.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Komitata throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Komitata scores with a leg kick.
Carwin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Komitata connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Carwin scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping body kick lands there for Komitata.
Komitata throws an overhand right that lands on Carwin's shoulder, as Carwin tries to avoid the shot.
Komitata lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carwin's sensitive parts.
Komitata throws a quick inside leg kick.
Komitata lands with a kick to the ribs.
Carwin gets tackled into the cage by Komitata. Komitata maintains the clinch.
Komitata tries to land a knee to the head but Carwin blocks with his arms.
Komitata unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carwin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Komitata connects with a nasty looking knee right to Carwin's face.
Komitata lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Komitata crunches a lovely knee into Carwin's ribcage.
Komitata with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Komitata lands a knee to the body.
Komitata lands a knee to the head.
Komitata gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Komitata working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Komitata lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Komitata landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Komitata crunches a lovely knee into Carwin's ribcage.
Komitata landing knees to the body.
Komitata connects with a knee to the head.
Carwin is rocked!
That has opened up Shane Carwin's cut even more.
Komitata lands a knee to the head.
Carwin is still on wobbly legs! Can Komitata finish him?
Clinched against the cage, Komitata lands a big elbow that drops Carwin! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Carwin is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikac Komitata!
A very excited looking Nikac Komitata 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Whoopass Orrobpeople (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Fertit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Fertit's choice of entrance music: Roots Bloody Roots. Whoopass Orrobpeople 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Whoopass Orrobpeople!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Fertit!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orrobpeople swings for the body but Fertit moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Orrobpeople blocks the leg kick.
Orrobpeople loads up on a big right hand but Fertit slips the punch.
Orrobpeople throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fertit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Whoopass Orrobpeople has been cut.
Orrobpeople feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Fertit is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Orrobpeople looking to pass the guard.
Orrobpeople drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Fertit dives on top into guard.
Fertit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Orrobpeople is keeping the position for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orrobpeople lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fertit!
Fertit is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fertit is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orrobpeople with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Orrobpeople landing shots from mount.
Orrobpeople pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Orrobpeople looking to secure an arm triangle but Fertit defends it well.
Orrobpeople jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Fertit manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Orrobpeople goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Fertit rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Orrobpeople's guard! Nice work there by Fertit!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fertit wants to control from the top but Orrobpeople keeps moving.
Fertit not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fertit slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fertit lands with a punch from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orrobpeople 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 Fertit. Oh but Orrobpeople has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Fertit goes limp - he's gone! Orrobpeople jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Whoopass Orrobpeople!
After winning the bout, Whoopass Orrobpeople 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko's entrance music is Казаки - Ой Да . A fine choice. 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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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hiro Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko is looking to clinch but Aoki is avoiding it.
Emelianenko tries to clinch there but Aoki circles away.
Emelianenko stuffs the takedown attempt from Aoki. Aoki gets slowly back to his feet.
Aoki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Emelianenko avoids it really well and circles away.
Emelianenko tests Aoki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emelianenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aoki.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown but Emelianenko shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fedor Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiro Aoki.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Aoki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aoki decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Emelianenko is looking for a sweep. Aoki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Emelianenko is defending against the submission attempts here by Aoki.
Aoki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki is thwarting Emelianenko's attempts to control the position.
Emelianenko slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Emelianenko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Aoki pushing down on Emelianenko's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Aoki seems to be working for a kimura but Emelianenko defends the submission attempt.
Emelianenko moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki wants to control from the top but Emelianenko keeps moving.
Aoki throws a big elbow that misses.
Emelianenko seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aoki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Aoki pushes down on Emelianenko's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Emelianenko manages to get to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aoki tries to free his leg and advance position but Emelianenko is retaining full guard.
Emelianenko pulls Aoki in close to prevent any damage.
Emelianenko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki throws an elbow that misses. Emelianenko uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Aoki's guard. Nice move by Emelianenko!
Aoki isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Emelianenko stacks Aoki on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Emelianenko!
Aoki is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Emelianenko off and has taken his back!
Emelianenko has hold of Aoki's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aoki working for a choke but Emelianenko is defending well.
Emelianenko preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Aoki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is trying to stick to Emelianenko's back but Emelianenko is turning into Aoki. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Aoki's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Emelianenko.
Aoki looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Emelianenko passes into side control.
Aoki is looking for a sweep.
Emelianenko gets to mount! Aoki was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Emelianenko prevents Aoki from getting the reversal.
Emelianenko trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelianenko controlling from mount.
Emelianenko is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Aoki to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Aoki shrugs it off.
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 Fedor Emelianenko will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Aoki shoots in for a double leg but Emelianenko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Aoki with a lazy takedown attempt
and Aoki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Emelianenko gets tackled into the cage by Aoki. Aoki maintains the clinch.
Aoki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fedor Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiro Aoki.
Aoki tries to score a body lock takedown but Emelianenko shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Aoki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up but Aoki circles away and keeps his distance.
Aoki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aoki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Emelianenko avoids it really well and circles away.
Emelianenko tries to keep at a distance but Aoki has taken the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko is trying to break free.
Aoki breaks from the clinch.
Emelianenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko closes the distance and pushes Aoki back into the cage.
Aoki can't get the takedown.
Aoki lands a right hand.
Emelianenko prevents the takedown attempt.
Emelianenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aoki.
Aoki is trying to break the clinch but Emelianenko is controlling him.
Aoki swings wildly with an uppercut but Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aoki drops down looking for an ankle pick but Emelianenko pulls his leg out and moves away.
Aoki is breathing heavily.
Aoki misses with a hook. Emelianenko ducked under it nicely.
Emelianenko clinches with his opponent.
Emelianenko prevents a takedown attempt there.
Aoki is looking for a takedown.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aoki tries to keep at a distance but Emelianenko has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Emelianenko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aoki is defending well for now.
Aoki changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Emelianenko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A punch combination from Aoki misses.
Aoki tries to clinch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko connects with a jab.
Aoki misses with an uppercut
and Emelianenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aoki drops his hands momentarily and Emelianenko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Aoki misses with a lunging right hand
and Emelianenko counters with a right hand to the body.
Emelianenko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Emelianenko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Emelianenko taking a breather.
Aoki tries to break the clinch but Emelianenko is controlling the position.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Emelianenko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Emelianenko is looking to clinch but Aoki is avoiding it.
Aoki misses with a series of wild punches.
Emelianenko drives through and clinches with Aoki against the cage.
Aoki goes for a takedown attempt but Emelianenko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hiro Aoki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko slaps away a takedown attempt from Aoki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Emelianenko drops Aoki with a right and a left! Emelianenko comes rushing in but Aoki regains his composure and manages to keep Emelianenko in guard.
Aoki is rocked!
It looks like Hiro Aoki has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko loads up on a big left hand. Aoki felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Emelianenko looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Aoki can't hide his disappointment, as Emelianenko celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fedor Emelianenko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick van Greeven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beck Barsanti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). van Greeven's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tom Waits - Telephone call from Istanbul. Beck Barsanti acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
24 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick van Greeven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beck Barsanti!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
van Greeven takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barsanti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent van Greeven stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
van Greeven avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barsanti thows a left - swing and a miss!
van Greeven looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Barsanti swinging wildly here.
van Greeven checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Excellent takedown into side control there by van Greeven.
You can see the frustration on Barsanti's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Barsanti is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on van Greeven's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van Greeven not doing much here.
Barsanti makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Barsanti.
van Greeven is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
van Greeven tries to free his leg and advance position but Barsanti is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
van Greeven trying to control the position from guard on top but Barsanti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dick van Greeven.
van Greeven has a takedown stuffed.
van Greeven misses with a two punch combination.
van Greeven dodges the punch combination from Barsanti.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from van Greeven.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick van Greeven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barsanti swinging wildly here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from van Greeven.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barsanti throws a low kick but van Greeven moves out of range easily.
Barsanti thuds a left hand into van Greeven's body.
Barsanti looks to land a left hand but van Greeven moved out of range nicely.
Barsanti throws a leg kick but van Greeven sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barsanti throws a wild body kick that van Greeven sees coming a mile off.
Barsanti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barsanti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
van Greeven misses with a straight left.
Barsanti lands a jab.
Barsanti throws a body punch but van Greeven moves out of range.
Barsanti misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
van Greeven looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barsanti is fending him off so far but van Greeven persists. Nope, Barsanti circles away and we're back to standing.
van Greeven misses with a hook. Barsanti ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barsanti slaps away a takedown attempt from van Greeven, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A big right from van Greeven misses.
van Greeven shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barsanti but Barsanti pushes him off and we're back to square one.
van Greeven will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
van Greeven is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barsanti sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Barsanti throws a body punch but van Greeven moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barsanti lands with a right hand.
van Greeven misses with a body shot.
van Greeven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barsanti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beck Barsanti dominated that round.
That's time! van Greeven's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
van Greeven lands with an overhand left.
van Greeven takes one to the chin there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from van Greeven is defended easily by Barsanti.
van Greeven is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barsanti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but van Greeven was well out of range. Poor timing from Barsanti.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from van Greeven is defended easily by Barsanti.
Barsanti stuns van Greeven with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
van Greeven has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick van Greeven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
van Greeven shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barsanti defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van Greeven shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barsanti defends it nicely.
Barsanti is looking to score with low kicks.
van Greeven avoids a kick to the body.
van Greeven misses with a wild body shot.
van Greeven just misses with a punch to the body.
van Greeven ducks under a wild hook from Barsanti.
Barsanti fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but van Greeven is out of range.
Dick van Greeven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
van Greeven fails with the takedown
and Barsanti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barsanti is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down van Greeven rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
van Greeven moves out of range of the strikes.
Barsanti lands a jab.
Barsanti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but van Greeven moves away.
Barsanti misses the shot to the body.
van Greeven looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from van Greeven.
van Greeven on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
van Greeven throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barsanti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barsanti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. van Greeven looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dick van Greeven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barsanti lands a big right hand that sends van Greeven crashing to the mat! Barsanti stays standing though and waves van Greeven back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barsanti closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops van Greeven! Barsanti dives in looking to finish! van Greeven is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beck Barsanti!
After the big win, Beck Barsanti made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Vandal Fight Boutique (prices $8 - $30) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Ares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Proudstar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ares comes to the cage accompanied by r this town i 101. Proudstar is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by "Run to the hills" by Iron Maiden . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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278 lbs
27 - 17 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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Lethal high kicks
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Ares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Proudstar!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Proudstar.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Proudstar crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ares - the referee stops the clock and Proudstar gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ares. Proudstar manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ares looking to score a takedown here. Proudstar is defending well but Ares drives through and ends up in Proudstar's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ares is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Proudstar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Proudstar trying to keep a closed guard but Ares is proving a slippery customer.
Ares trying to control the position from guard on top but Proudstar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ares is really struggling to control Proudstar but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Ares controlling from the top position.
Proudstar wants to stand and escape but Ares is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon Ares has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ares throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Proudstar counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Solomon Ares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ares misses with a body shot.
Proudstar scores with a jab. Ares acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ares throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ares tries to close the distance and clinch up but Proudstar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ares feints and as Proudstar raises his hands in defense, Ares changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ares throwing strikes from guard but Proudstar blocks nicely.
Proudstar wants to sweep here but Ares controlling him for the moment.
Ares trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ares tries to free his leg and advance position but Proudstar is retaining full guard.
Ares wants to control from the top but Proudstar keeps moving.
Proudstar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ares postures up.
Ares throws a big right hand that misses.
Ares is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Proudstar lands with a cross.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ares scores with a shot to the side of Proudstar's head.
Proudstar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ares lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ares takes a shot to the head.
Ares blocks an uppercut.
Proudstar struggles to land a body shot inside as Ares controls his hands.
Ares blocks a body shot from Proudstar.
Proudstar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proudstar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ares in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Proudstar misses with a punch to the body.
Ares tries a body shot but Proudstar blocks it.
Ares slowing the pace effectively.
Proudstar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ares manages to break the clinch.
James Proudstar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Proudstar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Proudstar finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ares rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Proudstar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ares is breathing heavily.
Proudstar thuds his right hand into Ares's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Proudstar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ares in his tracks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Proudstar, right into the meat.
Proudstar lands a big head kick that sends Ares tumbling to the mat! Proudstar takes a step backwards and waves Ares back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ares is rocked!
It looks like Solomon Ares has been cut.
Proudstar cracks Ares's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Ares slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Proudstar can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Proudstar!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, James Proudstar made sure he mentioned Supersize Me, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfgang Van Beethoven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly's entrance music is Black Belt Jones Theme Song, you Jive Turkey!. A fine choice. Van Beethoven has chosen Beethoven-Symphony 7 as his entrance music. Wolfgang Van Beethoven 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jim Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Van Beethoven !
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Beethoven misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Kelly misses.
Van Beethoven throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Van Beethoven swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kelly throws a series of punches but Van Beethoven avoids them all with ease.
Kelly lands a nice looking kick to the body. Van Beethoven takes a step back to recover.
Kelly misses with a few strikes there.
Van Beethoven looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelly is just out of range.
Van Beethoven avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Van Beethoven swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Beethoven lunges at Kelly with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kelly's hand.
Van Beethoven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jim Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Beethoven .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Beethoven connects with the punch.
It looks like Jim Kelly has been cut.
Kelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Beethoven .
Kelly keeps Van Beethoven at a distance using the push kick.
Kelly drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Van Beethoven waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kelly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly lands a jab to Van Beethoven 's midsection.
Kelly stuns Van Beethoven with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kelly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Beethoven looks gassed!
Kelly throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly thuds his shin into the meat of Van Beethoven 's side.
Kelly getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kelly misses with a few strikes there.
Kelly thows a body kick. Van Beethoven tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kelly tries to bum rush Van Beethoven with a series of wild strikes but Van Beethoven uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kelly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kelly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kelly jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Wolfgang Van Beethoven has been cut.
Kelly lands with a kick to the ribs.
Van Beethoven chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kelly can pounce on him.
Nice body kick there by Kelly.
Kelly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Beethoven has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Beethoven avoids the head kick by Kelly.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kelly.
Kelly sizes up Van Beethoven with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Beethoven .
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kelly!
Kelly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kelly throws a shot to the body.
Kelly lands a slapping body shot.
Kelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left and a right from Kelly both land. Nice combination.
Kelly takes the fight into the clinch.
Van Beethoven on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kelly pushes Van Beethoven back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Beethoven misses with a punch to the body.
Van Beethoven doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Beethoven fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Beethoven throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Van Beethoven tries to throw a body punch but Kelly avoids it by throwing Van Beethoven back against the cage.
Kelly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Beethoven misses with some punches.
Van Beethoven doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelly lands a right hand.
Kelly crunches a lovely knee into Van Beethoven 's ribcage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Beethoven .
Kelly lands an elbow inside that Van Beethoven shrugs off.
Kelly prevents a body shot from Van Beethoven .
Van Beethoven lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kelly lands a shoulder strike.
Kelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kelly.
Van Beethoven can't find room to land a body shot as Kelly controls the action.
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!
A short right from Kelly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Beethoven misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Beethoven misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Beethoven or not.
Kelly works on Van Beethoven 's body with a couple of short punches.
Kelly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kelly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Beethoven or not.
Kelly is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kelly cracks Van Beethoven with a nice body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kelly.
Van Beethoven is rocked!
That has opened up Wolfgang Van Beethoven 's cut even more.
Kelly crunches a lovely knee into Van Beethoven 's ribcage.
Kelly lands a body punch.
Kelly landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kelly lands an elbow inside that Van Beethoven shrugs off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hand to the body from Kelly.
Kelly unloads a knee to the mid-section. Van Beethoven lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kelly lands a shot to the body.
Kelly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Beethoven 's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Kelly 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!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kelly - that will leave a mark!
Kelly lands with a shot to the body.
Kelly lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Beethoven 's sensitive parts.
Jim Kelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Kelly circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Van Beethoven to the canvas! Van Beethoven doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Kelly keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Kelly!
After the fight, Jim Kelly was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruiner Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Afro Samurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnett comes into the arena with canceled forever 125 blaring out of the sound system. Samurai has chosen Sad memory as his entrance music. 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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257 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruiner Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Afro Samurai!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Samurai makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Samurai.
Barnett stands and throws Samurai's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Samurai is looking to regain half guard here but Barnett keeps moving and retains side control.
Samurai seems a little lost for a moment, as Barnett dominates the positioning.
Samurai holding on.
You can see the frustration on Samurai's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett swings around for an armbar but Samurai sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Barnett's guard.
Samurai got a little sloppy there for a moment and Barnett has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Samurai has managed to get both his arms back between Barnett's legs - danger averted.
Samurai wants to control from the top but Barnett keeps moving.
Barnett working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Samurai doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Samurai manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Barnett looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett can't keep his opponent in guard - Samurai advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Barnett wants to get back to full guard.
Samurai not doing much here.
Barnett looking for submissions off his back.
Barnett wants to sweep but Samurai has passed to side control!
Samurai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barnett keeps working.
Samurai moves into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samurai thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Samurai wants to control the pace but Barnett is squirming around nicely.
Barnett slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Barnett tries to roll over but Samurai keeps him under control.
Samurai is looking to take a break and control but Barnett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barnett is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Samurai pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett actively working from the bottom here.
Samurai not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barnett wants to improve his position but Samurai is controlling well.
Samurai throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Samurai wants to pass the guard but Barnett is defending well.
Barnett looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Samurai is looking to advance position but Barnett won't allow it.
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 Ruiner Barnett will probably get the nod.
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.
Barnett connects with a body shot.
Samurai throws a lazy head kick
and Barnett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Samurai takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Samurai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnett misses with a takedown attempt - Samurai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Samurai tries to work over Barnett's front leg with a kick but Barnett checks it.
Barnett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Samurai was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnett.
Samurai looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnett is just out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Samurai. No joy for Barnett on that attempt.
Samurai finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barnett connects with a looping right hand.
A punch combination from Barnett misses.
Barnett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Samurai manages to avoid it.
Samurai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett defending well as Samurai loads up on a big left hand.
Samurai looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnett is just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barnett.
Barnett throws a leg kick which misses Samurai's front leg but catches the back leg as Samurai tries to avoid it.
Barnett misses the shot to the body.
Barnett 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.
Barnett scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice sprawl there from Samurai as Barnett shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruiner Barnett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Samurai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Barnett shoots in but Samurai avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Barnett looks to score with a jab to the body but Samurai is just out of range.
Samurai tries a head kick but it misses.
Ruiner Barnett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Samurai misses with a straight right.
Samurai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnett moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Samurai moves away.
Barnett tries for a takedown but Samurai circles away easily
and Samurai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Barnett swings for the body but Samurai moves out of range.
Barnett fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barnett throws a big shot that misses.
Samurai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Samurai tries a low kick but Barnett avoids it.
Samurai throws a leg kick which misses Barnett's front leg but catches the back leg as Barnett tries to avoid it.
Samurai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnett.
Samurai throws a leg kick but Barnett moved away.
Barnett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barnett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Samurai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samurai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barnett is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Barnett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Samurai. Samurai obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Samurai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barnett blocks the body kick.
Samurai misses with a low kick.
Samurai connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Ruiner Barnett has been cut.
Barnett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Samurai.
Barnett really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Samurai connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samurai throws a hook to the side of Barnett's head but Barnett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnett moves out of range as Samurai strikes.
Samurai avoids the body shot from Barnett.
Samurai tried to score with a low kick but Barnett checks it.
Barnett misses with a hook.
Barnett is looking to wear down Samurai with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Samurai tries to land a front kick but Barnett steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Samurai throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samurai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barnett throws an overhand right that lands on Samurai's shoulder, as Samurai tries to avoid the shot.
Barnett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Samurai.
Barnett tries to clinch up but Samurai circles away and keeps his distance.
Barnett throws a good cross that connects.
Samurai scores with a leg kick.
Samurai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barnett clinches up with Samurai and pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Samurai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barnett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Samurai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samurai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barnett backwards.
Barnett tries a body shot but Samurai blocks it.
Samurai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barnett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Afro Samurai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ruiner Barnett's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Samurai moves out of range as Barnett strikes.
Samurai throws a body kick that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Samurai. That snapped Barnett's head back.
Barnett stalks Samurai and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Samurai's face. Samurai staggers backwards, shaken.
Barnett moves out of range of the strikes.
Barnett tries to clinch there but Samurai circles away.
Samurai shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Samurai misses with a straight left.
Barnett moves out of range of the leg kick from Samurai.
Samurai tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barnett is able to avoid easily.
Barnett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnett doesn't manage to clinch there - Samurai circles away.
Barnett throws a jab when Samurai was well out of range.
Barnett shoots in looking for a takedown but Samurai manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Barnett's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Barnett tries to close the distance and clinch but Samurai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett doesn't manage to clinch there - Samurai circles away.
Barnett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice uppercut lands for Barnett. That snapped Samurai's head back.
Samurai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Samurai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Samurai throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Samurai misses.
Barnett shoots in and drives through. Samurai sprawls well.
Samurai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Samurai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnett clinches up with Samurai and pushes him back against the cage.
Barnett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Samurai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barnett is trying to break the clinch but Samurai is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samurai misses with a knee to the head.
Barnett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Samurai lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Samurai as the two fighters clinch.
Samurai lands a body shot in the clinch.
Samurai lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Samurai.
Samurai lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Samurai.
Samurai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Samurai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barnetts head.
Samurai misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barnett.
Samurai leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Samurai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett is trying to force a seperation but Samurai has the dominant position.
Samurai leaning against his opponent.
Barnett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Samurai prevents a body shot from Barnett.
Samurai misses with some punches.
Barnett tries to pull guard but Samurai forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruiner Barnett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Samurai will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barnett up against the cage.
Barnett landing knees to the body.
Samurai gets through Barnett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Samurai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barnett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samurai misses with a body punch.
Barnett takes a shot to the head.
Barnett is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Barnett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barnett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Samurai.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnett tries to clinch up but Samurai circles away and keeps his distance.
Samurai misses with a wild body shot.
Samurai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnett blocks a jab.
Barnett fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Samurai.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samurai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Samurai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ruiner Barnett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samurai walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barnett checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Samurai lands with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Afro Samurai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Samurai 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Afro Samurai!
Afro Samurai decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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