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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luki Puki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Random Task (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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219 lbs
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225 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luki Puki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Random Task!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Task stalks Puki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Puki's face. Puki staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Luki Puki has been cut.
A head kick misses from Task.
Task turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Task rushes Puki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Task content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Puki takes an elbow to the forehead.
Task tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Puki avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puki has had enough of the clinch but Task keeps him there for the moment.
Task comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Task lands an elbow inside.
Puki is rocked!
Puki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Task breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Puki tries for a takedown but Task sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Puki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oh Puki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A chopping leg kick lands by Task.
Puki seems to have got his legs back now.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Puki is defended easily by Task.
Puki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Task tries to avoid it but Puki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Task to the ground. Task escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luki Puki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Task counters with a leg kick.
Puki is breathing heavily.
Puki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Task circles away.
Random Task is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Puki dives in and grabs Task's left leg, looking for a takedown. Task pushes down on Puki's head and hops out.
Task lands a nice shot that snaps Puki's head back.
Luki Puki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Task jabs Puki right on the nose. Puki blinks but takes it well.
Task scores with a jab to the body.
Task connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Puki to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Task!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Random Task!
A very excited looking Random Task 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bravo comes to the cage accompanied by Magic. Eddie Bravo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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161 lbs
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163 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Payne!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne lands with an overhand left.
Bravo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bravo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bravo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Payne defends it well.
Bravo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Payne's head.
Bravo is trying to control the action in half guard but Payne is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bravo stops Payne from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Bravo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Payne can do anything to dispel that myth.
Payne wants to improve his position but Bravo is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Payne is trying to stand up here but Bravo is controlling him well.
Payne is holding on to half guard well.
Bravo is looking to advance position but Payne won't allow it.
Payne controlling the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Justin Payne.
A looping hook to the body misses from Payne. Bravo does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bravo throws a head kick that misses.
Payne connects with a single shot there.
Justin Payne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bravo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Payne's waist but Payne gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bravo off to one side.
Bravo fails with the takedown.
Bravo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Bravo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bravo misses with a takedown attempt
and Payne counters with a straight right hand.
Payne lands with a nice combination. Bravo backs away looking to recover.
Bravo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Payne.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payne connects with a single shot there.
Bravo is rocked!
Payne steps in with a hook that catches Bravo right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Payne follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Bravo looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Payne!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eddy Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack The Tulip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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143 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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145 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddy Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack The Tulip!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Tulip misses with the combination.
Stone throws a nice looking combination but The Tulip bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Tulip stuffs the takedown.
The Tulip lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Eddy Stone has been cut.
Stone throws a leg kick that is checked
and The Tulip counters with a straight right hand.
The Tulip misses with the combination.
Stone throws a wild body kick that The Tulip sees coming a mile off.
The Tulip throws a jab when Stone was well out of range.
Stone staying out of range there.
Stone throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Tulip moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Tulip cracks Stone on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Stone falls backwards against the cage. The Tulip follows up with more strikes that drop Stone to his knees. The Tulip keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Stone! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack The Tulip!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Conway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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244 lbs
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250 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Good low 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Conway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Evans!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Conway moves out of range of the body kick from Evans.
Conway leaves Evans with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Evans feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Conway's calf.
Rob Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans lands with a kick to the temple. Conway shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Conway on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice body kick there by Evans.
Conway misses with a series of wild punches.
Conway throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conway throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Conway throws a nice looking combination but Evans bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans throws a nice inside leg kick.
Conway throws a body punch but Evans moves out of range.
Evans buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Conway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A thudding body kick lands there by Evans!
Conway misses with a wild body shot.
Conway lands a nice shot to the body.
Evans throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Evans is looking to slow Conway down with leg kicks.
Conway is looking to wear down Evans with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Evans looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Evans throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Conway looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Evans working the body and head with strikes.
Conway is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Evans has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Evans working away.
Evans tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Evans sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Conway is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Evans in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Conway tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Evans wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Evans.
Conway tries to escape but Evans is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conway dodges the ground and pound from Evans.
You can see the frustration on Conway's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Evans prevents Conway from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evans works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Conway wants to get back to his feet.
Conway is looking to regain half guard here but Evans keeps moving and retains side control.
Conway on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Evans scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Conway to see if he's OK.
It looks like Ryan Conway has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evans is looking to take a break and control but Conway is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Evans lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans lands a few punches from side control.
Evans with the ground and pound but Conway regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Conway is looking to improve his position.
Evans missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Conway is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Evans scores with a couple of nice shots.
Evans looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Conway is rocked!
Evans decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Oh Conway is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Evans tries a head kick but it misses.
Conway seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Conway enables Evans to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Conway manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Evans dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Conway's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Conway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evans.
Conway jabs at Evans's body.
Conway turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Evans with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Conway checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Conway misses with a wild body shot.
Evans turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Conway misses.
Evans fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Conway.
Some wild striking there from Conway.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Conway's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans looking to sit in guard and control but Conway gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Conway will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Conway throwing strikes from guard but Evans blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Conway accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Evans wants to get back to his feet but Conway is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Conway working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conway throws an elbow that misses. Evans uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Conway's guard. Nice move by Evans!
Evans throwing strikes but missing.
Evans stops Conway from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Evans accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rob Evans has got the better of the ground game so far.
Conway avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Evans loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Conway controlling the position.
Evans wants to pass the guard but Conway is keeping the position.
Evans is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Conway wants to stand and escape but Evans is having none of it.
Evans trying to control but Conway is working from the bottom.
Conway not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Conway wants to get back to his feet but Evans passes into half guard.
Evans winds up and cracks Conway with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Conway regains full guard. Nicely done.
Evans postures up and lands a big shot to Conway's brow.
Conway avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Evans is looking to work some ground and pound but Conway has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans won't allow Conway to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Evans cracks Conway with a solid left hand.
Conway is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conway trying to keep a closed guard but Evans is proving a slippery customer.
Evans trying to control but Conway is working from the bottom.
Evans cracks Conway with a solid left hand.
Evans postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans with a nice head shot there.
Evans throws an elbow that misses. Conway uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Evans's guard. Nice move by Conway!
Conway won't allow Evans to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Evans showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryan Conway's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Evans keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Evans throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Conway catches Evans with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Conway blocks a low kick nicely.
Conway takes a swing at Evans's ribcage but misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Evans. That's going to slow Conway down.
Evans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Evans.
Conway takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Conway. Evans does a little dance to reset his feet.
Conway has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Evans.
Rob Evans seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Evans.
Evans connects with a leg kick. Conway looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Conway throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Conway steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Evans. That one must have hurt.
Conway throws a sloppy body shot
and Evans counters with a low kick, right behind Conway 's knee.
Conway blocks a low kick nicely.
Conway throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Evans connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Evans lands a big head kick that sends Conway tumbling to the mat! Evans takes a step backwards and waves Conway back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ryan Conway's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evans shoots in and gets a takedown into Conway's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conway being controlled here, momentarily.
Conway has his foot on Evans's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Evans works his way back into a safe position though.
Evans keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Conway's head.
Evans missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Conway avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Evans pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Conway is keeping the position for now.
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but Conway is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Evans's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conway keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully.
Evans lands a couple of elbows.
Conway bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Evans's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Conway accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ryan Conway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Conway in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Conway preventing the sweep.
Conway throwing strikes but missing.
Conway throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conway with a flurry of punches that miss.
Evans utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Evans manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Evans scoring with strikes but Conway is staying in there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Conway bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Evans and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Evans!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toa Kiuga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenikonu Palowunu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiuga's entrance music is Wish. A fine choice. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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21
285 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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269 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toa Kiuga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lenikonu Palowunu!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiuga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kiuga lands a slapping body shot.
Palowunu avoids the body shot from Kiuga.
Kiuga comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A combination from Kiuga does no damage.
Kiuga scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kiuga throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Palowunu counters with a body kick that stops Kiuga in his tracks momentarily.
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!
Kiuga misses the body punch
and Palowunu counters with a thumping low kick.
Palowunu scores with a kick to the body.
Palowunu slips a jab and a cross from Kiuga.
Palowunu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Lenikonu Palowunu has been cut.
Palowunu tries to land a leg kick but Kiuga saw it coming and moves away.
An inside leg kick from Palowunu misses.
Toa Kiuga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiuga misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palowunu throws a push kick but Kiuga slaps the foot to one side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Palowunu.
Palowunu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kiuga is looking to wear down Palowunu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Palowunu shoots in looking for a takedown. Kiuga tries to sprawl out of it but Palowunu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kiuga manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Palowunu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kiuga.
Kiuga swings for the body but Palowunu moves out of range.
Toa Kiuga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Palowunu decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Palowunu is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Kiuga reverses the position - he's now on top in Palowunu's guard.
Kiuga stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Palowunu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiuga wants to control from the top but Palowunu keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiuga throws a big elbow that misses.
Kiuga trying to control but Palowunu is working from the bottom.
Toa Kiuga has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kiuga checks a low kick from Palowunu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiuga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kiuga lands a slapping body shot.
Palowunu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kiuga moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kiuga misses with a jab, cross combination.
Palowunu throws a leg kick but Kiuga sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kiuga connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiuga misses the shot to the body.
Kiuga fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Palowunu looks gassed!
Kiuga scores with a nice head shot.
Kiuga thows a body shot but no joy.
Palowunu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kiuga.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palowunu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kiuga looks to land a combination but Palowunu avoids it well.
Palowunu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kiuga blocks a low kick nicely.
A punch combination from Kiuga misses.
Kiuga with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Palowunu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kiuga pinned against the cage. Kiuga gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kiuga lands with a right hand.
That has opened up Lenikonu Palowunu's cut even more.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kiuga misses with a wild combination.
Kiuga lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toa Kiuga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lenikonu Palowunu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kiuga connects with a jab.
Palowunu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The cut above Lenikonu Palowunu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Toa Kiuga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Palowunu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kiuga defends it nicely.
Kiuga lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palowunu fails to land the takedown.
Kiuga digs a good hook to Palowunu's body.
Kiuga rushes Palowunu with punches - Palowunu moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Palowunu goes down! Kiuga follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toa Kiuga!
Toa Kiuga took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeb Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Falcon Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett has chosen I'm Awesome as his entrance music. Jeb Russell had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeb Russell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Falcon Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett throws a shot from downtown. Russell moves away and avoids it.
Russell is looking to clinch but Sackett is avoiding it.
Sackett looks to throw the jab but Russell is out of range.
Russell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sackett swivels and escapes.
A punch combination from Russell misses.
Russell has managed to clinch.
Russell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sackett avoids it.
Russell lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sackett.
Sackett lands a hook that snaps the head of Russell backwards.
Sackett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Russell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Russell landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Russell tries to land a knee to the head but Sackett blocks with his arms.
Russell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sackett avoids it.
Sackett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sackett avoiding damage as Russell throws knees to the body.
Russell tries to land knees in the clinch but Sackett avoids the damage to the body.
Russell tries to land knees in the clinch but Sackett avoids the damage to the body.
Russell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sackett avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sackett.
Russell trying to land knees to the body.
Sackett avoiding damage as Russell throws knees to the body.
Sackett stalling against the cage.
Russell misses with a knee strike.
Russell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sackett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sackett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Russell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Russell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sackett is defending well for now.
A short body shot lands from Sackett as the two fighters clinch.
Russell is looking to control Sackett's arms but Sackett gets an underhook and turns him. Now Russell has his back to the cage.
Sackett takes an elbow to the forehead.
Russell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sackett blocks the elbow strike.
Sackett misses with some punches.
Sackett gets through Russell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Sackett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Russell tries to throw a body punch but Sackett avoids it by throwing Russell back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett scores with a shot to the side of Russell's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sackett.
Sackett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett working aggressively here.
A short right from Sackett on the inside.
Sackett has Russell pressed against the cage.
Russell missing with knees to the body.
Russell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sackett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Russell backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sackett.
Russell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sackett.
Russell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sackett is defending well for now.
Sackett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sackett lands with a light punch inside.
Sackett managing to block the knees to the body from Russell.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sackett.
Sackett looking to stall.
Sackett avoiding damage as Russell throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Russell throws an elbow that misses.
Russell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sackett.
Russell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sackett's elbow.
Sackett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Russell backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Sackett.
Sackett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sackett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Russell tries to land knees in the clinch but Sackett avoids the damage to the body.
Russell missing with knees to the body.
Russell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sackett.
Sackett pushes Russell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sackett just leaning against Russell, taking a breather.
Sackett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Russells head.
Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Russell landing knees to the body.
Sackett will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Russell up against the cage.
Russell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russell blocking some punches.
Russell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sackett lands a shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
Russell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sackett.
Russell trying to land knees to the body.
Sackett lands with a left to the head.
Sackett lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Russell trying to land knees to the body.
Russell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sackett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sackett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sackett is defending well for now.
Russell is trying to stall.
Sackett scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Russell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Falcon Sackett will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sackett thows a body shot but no joy.
Russell throws a hook but Sackett avoids it easily.
Russell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sackett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Russell.
Russell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sackett pinned against the cage. Sackett gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jeb Russell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sackett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sackett misses with an uppercut.
Sackett lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Russell at a distance.
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Russell is just out of range.
Russell walks into a stiff left hand from Sackett.
Sackett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jeb Russell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A chopping leg kick lands by Russell.
Sackett lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Russell throws a head kick but Sackett moves out of range.
Russell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sackett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Russell throws a leg kick that misses.
Sackett scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Russell throws a lazy body kick
and Sackett counters with a slapping leg kick.
A jab lands there for Sackett.
Russell misses with an uppercut. Sackett saw that one coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sackett.
Sackett feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Russells jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
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!
Sackett bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Russell! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Russell is rocked!
Sackett stopping the sweep attempt from Russell.
Oh Russell is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sackett not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett stands up and waves to Russell to follow him.
Russell seems to have got his legs back now.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Russell misses.
Russell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Russell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Russell manages to avoid it.
Russell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sackett throws a jab when Russell was well out of range.
Sackett scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett blocks a head kick by Russell.
Russell looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Russell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sackett scores with the left hand. Russell knows he should have avoided that one.
Sackett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Russell is able to avoid easily.
Russell throws a sloppy head kick and Sackett moves out of range easily.
Sackett keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sackett wants to slow Russell down by chopping away at his legs.
Sackett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Russell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
Falcon Sackett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sackett moves into range and clinches up with Russell.
Sackett avoiding damage as Russell throws knees to the body.
Sackett lands an uppercut.
A short right from Sackett on the inside.
Sackett lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett lands a left hand.
Russell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Falcon Sackett seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Russell wants to stall.
Sackett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Russell backwards.
Russell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sackett checks a low kick from Russell.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
Russell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Russell tries to close the distance and clinch but Sackett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sackett connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sackett misses with a lunging right hand
and Russell counters with an outside leg kick.
Russell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sackett dives in and scores a takedown into Russell's guard.
Russell is working an open guard so Sackett takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Falcon Sackett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sackett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sackett clinches up with Russell and pushes him back against the cage.
Russell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Russell wants to clinch up but Sackett keeps it at a distance.
Russell blocks a jab.
Russell tries to land a leg kick but Sackett saw it coming and moves away.
A head kick by Russell misses
and Sackett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A lazy left from Sackett finds it's target.
Sackett just misses with a punch to the body.
Russell moves in looking to clinch but Sackett pushes him off.
Sackett shoots in and bounces Russell off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sackett stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sackett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Russell is looking to clinch but Sackett is avoiding it.
Russell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Russell tries to clinch there but Sackett circles away.
Russell is looking to clinch but Sackett is avoiding it.
Sackett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sackett feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Russells jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sackett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Russell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sackett scores with the left hand. Russell knows he should have avoided that one.
Russell throws a chopping leg kick but Sackett manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sackett fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Russell tries to clinch but Sackett moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett moves into range and clinches up with Russell.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sackett is defending well for now.
Russell lands a nice knee to the body.
Sackett lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sackett trying to stall but Russell improves his position.
Sackett misses with a punch on the inside.
Sackett avoiding damage as Russell throws knees to the body.
Sackett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Sackett on the inside.
Sackett manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sackett can't find room to land a body shot as Russell controls the action.
Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sackett keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Russell's efforts to push away.
A shot in the inside from Sackett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett lands with a left to the head.
Sackett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Russell misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sackett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Russell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sackett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Russell backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Sackett.
Russell missing with knees to the body.
Sackett lands a right hand that snaps the head of Russell backwards.
Russell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sackett blocks it with crossed arms.
Russell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sackett lands with a short shot to the head.
Sackett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Sackett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Russell tries to land knees in the clinch but Sackett avoids the damage to the body.
Sackett lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Russell to his knees! Sackett keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Falcon Sackett!
An out of breath Falcon Sackett thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ansilva Derson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devon Crotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derson comes to the cage accompanied by For Whom The Bell Tolls. Devon Crotch has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ansilva Derson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ansilva Derson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devon Crotch !
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crotch misses with a two punch combination.
Devon Crotch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Derson.
Crotch fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Crotch closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Crotch is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Derson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Derson regains half guard, as Crotch was trying to land strikes.
The fighters are battling for position here. Derson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Crotch throws an elbow that misses. Derson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Crotch 's guard. Nice move by Derson!
Derson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Crotch 's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crotch looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Derson passes into half guard.
Crotch wants to get back to full guard but Derson has mounted him!
Crotch regains half guard.
Crotch tries to get to full guard but Derson has control of the leg.
Crotch misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crotch throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Crotch wants to sweep but Derson has passed to side control!
Crotch is trying to work for a sweep but Derson has mounted him!
Crotch tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Crotch gives up his back whilst trying to strike.
Derson is hanging on to Crotch 's back as he tries to escape.
Crotch looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crotch is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derson has good solid back control here.
Derson gets back to his feet - a bit of a stange decision given the position he was in.
Crotch takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Devon Crotch has been cut.
Crotch fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Derson throws a head kick but Crotch moves out of range.
Derson lands with a slapping head kick.
Good leg kick by Derson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Crotch shoots in looking for a takedown but Derson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Crotch 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ansilva Derson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devon Crotch .
Derson connects with the punch.
Crotch blocks a head kick by Derson.
Derson slaps away a takedown attempt from Crotch , before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crotch has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Derson.
Derson lands a leg kick that knocks Crotch off balance momentarily.
Derson catches Crotch with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Derson drops Crotch with a beautiful combination! Crotch stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Derson is looking for the KO!
Crotch is rocked!
That has opened up Devon Crotch 's cut even more.
A nice inside leg kick there by Derson. That's going to slow Crotch down.
Crotch is still on wobbly legs! Can Derson finish him?
Crotch drops his hands momentarily and Derson needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Crotch just on the top of the head. Crotch drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Crotch - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ansilva Derson!
Ansilva Derson very nearly forgot to thank Rivers Edge Nutrition (Disciples of Pain) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Sonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Slater!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slater takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Slater misses with a few strikes there.
Sonnen misses with a body shot.
Sonnen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Slater's head.
Sonnen shoots in but Slater avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sonnen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sonnen lands a jab to Slater's midsection.
Sonnen ducks under a wild hook from Slater.
Sonnen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slater was well out of range. Poor timing from Sonnen.
Sonnen shoots in looking for a takedown but Slater manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sonnen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Slater is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sonnen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sonnen with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sonnen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sonnen is looking to work some ground and pound but Slater has wrist control.
Slater is looking to stand up but Sonnen isn't so interested in that idea.
Sonnen trying to control but Slater is working from the bottom.
Sonnen is looking to work some ground and pound but Slater has wrist control.
Sonnen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sonnen throwing strikes from guard but Slater blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen throws a big elbow that misses.
Sonnen is looking to work some ground and pound but Slater has wrist control.
Sonnen throws a strike but Slater rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Slater wants to stand but Sonnen is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ryan Sonnen just wasn't active enough.
Sonnen connects with the punch.
Slater connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sonnen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sonnen slips a jab from Slater.
Sonnen slips a straight right by Slater.
Sonnen looks to land a combination. Slater sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sonnen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sonnen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
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!
Sonnen throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen trying to control the position from guard on top but Slater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sonnen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sonnen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sonnen throws a strike but Slater rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Slater gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Sonnen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Slater fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sonnen manages to avoid it.
Sonnen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Slater defending well as Sonnen loads up on a big left hand.
Slater scores with a nice right hand.
Sonnen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sonnen slips under a jab from Slater.
Slater takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sonnen throws a series of strikes that have Slater backpedaling.
Sonnen clinches.
Slater tries to circle away but Sonnen has him pinned against the cage.
Slater is pressed up against the cage. Sonnen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Slater down to the mat. Slater avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen throws a shot to the body.
Sonnen lands a nice shot that snaps Slater's head back.
Ryan Sonnen is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab lands there for Sonnen.
Slater throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sonnen throws a body punch but Slater moves out of range.
Slater throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sonnen looks to throw the jab but Slater is out of range.
Sonnen lands a jab to the nose.
Slater changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ryan Sonnen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slater looks to score with a jab to the body but Sonnen is just out of range.
Slater tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sonnen was well out of range. Poor timing from Slater.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen shoots in for a takedown but Slater shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Sonnen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sonnen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Slater tries to break free but Sonnen pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sonnen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sonnen lands a left hand.
Sonnen lands a left hand.
Sonnen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Slater is looking to break free of the clinch but Sonnen has double underhooks.
Sonnen has Slater pressed against the cage, preventing Slater from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sonnen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sonnen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slater is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sonnen.
Slater throws a left and a right that both miss
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Sonnen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Slater misses with a right hand
and Sonnen counters with a right hand to the body.
Sonnen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sonnen tries to clinch up.
Sonnen connects with a body shot.
Sonnen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Slater throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sonnen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sonnen scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Slater. Beautiful body shot.
Sonnen connects with a body shot that sends Slater's belly button to the back.
Sonnen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slater manages to avoid it.
Sonnen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tom Slater is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slater avoids the body shot from Sonnen.
Sonnen cracks a nice hook into Slater's ribs.
Sonnen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slater thows a body shot but no joy.
Slater takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Slater is breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from Slater as Sonnen shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Sonnen dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sonnen dives in and grabs Slater's left leg, looking for a takedown. Slater pushes down on Sonnen's head and hops out.
Sonnen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sonnen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Slater sprawls well. Slater wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sonnen gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice body punch from Sonnen.
Sonnen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sonnen is leaning against Slater and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sonnen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sonnen has Slater pushed against the cage.
Sonnen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Sonnen.
Sonnen goes for a takedown attempt but Slater pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Sonnen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sonnen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sonnen unloading with bombs!
Sonnen 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.
Sonnen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slater can do to turn this around?
Slater avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sonnen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sonnen throwing strikes here but Slater is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Sonnen looking to finish with strikes here!
Slater is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Sonnen raining down hammerfists from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonnen throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Slater wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sonnen.
Sonnen looking to finish with strikes here!
Ryan Sonnen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater is squirming around, avoiding Sonnen's attempts to control the action.
Poor strikes thrown by Sonnen there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sonnen breaks from Slater's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sonnen punching from mount but Slater doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sonnen wants to control the pace but Slater is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slater is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Sonnen throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Slater trying desperately to get to his feet.
Tom Slater has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Slater can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sonnen unloads with some shots from mount but Slater bucks and avoids them well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poor strikes thrown by Sonnen there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ryan Sonnen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sonnen lands a big elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Sonnen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sonnen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Sonnen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Itsik Obas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tesco Vee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obas comes into the arena with Perfect Gentelman blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Vee's choice of entrance music: Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple man. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Itsik Obas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tesco Vee!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vee throws a hook but Obas avoids it easily.
Obas misses with a kick to the body
and Vee moves into the clinch.
Vee is stalling here.
Obas blocks a body shot from Vee.
Obas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Obas.
Obas stalls.
Vee looking for a takedown.
Obas trying to land knees to the body.
Obas missing with knees to the body.
Obas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vee is defending well for now.
Obas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vee.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Obas.
It looks like Tesco Vee has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Obas.
Obas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vee blocks it with crossed arms.
Obas misses with an elbow over the top.
Vee blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Come on Obas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Vee content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Vee avoids a wild elbow strike from Obas.
Obas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vee stalling the fight.
Vee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Obas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vee just leaning against Obas, taking a breather.
Obas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vee tries a knee to the head but Obas blocks it.
Obas trying to land knees to the body.
Vee can't find room to land a body shot as Obas controls the action.
Obas misses with an elbow over the top.
Obas misses with an elbow over the top.
Obas scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obas scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vee avoids a wild elbow strike from Obas.
Obas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vee avoids it.
Obas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Obas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vee's brow.
Vee is looking to control Obas's arms but Obas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vee has his back to the cage.
Vee misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Obas throws an elbow but misses.
Obas lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Obas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vee's brow.
Obas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Obas misses with an elbow strike.
Obas misses with an elbow over the top.
Vee taking a breather.
Obas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Obas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vee lands a hook that snaps the head of Obas backwards.
It looks like Itsik Obas has been cut.
Vee dodges an elbow strike from Obas.
Obas looking to stall.
Obas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Obas misses with a knee to the head.
Vee throws a punch but it's blocked by Obas.
Obas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vee is trying to break the clinch but Obas has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Obas.
Obas throws an elbow but it misses.
Vee lands a hook that snaps the head of Obas backwards.
Vee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vee takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vee looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee calls for Obas to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vee avoids a wild elbow strike from Obas.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Obas lands an elbow inside that Vee shrugs off.
Vee is trying to maintain a safe position but Obas gets an underhook and turns Vee into the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Obas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vee's brow.
Vee turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Obas on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Obas tries to get out of the position.
Vee working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Obas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vee scores with punches from side control.
Obas tries to bench press Vee off him but Vee keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Itsik Obas dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Obas wants to clinch.
Obas tries to close the distance and clinch but Vee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vee, as that shot connected.
Itsik Obas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obas drives through and clinches with Vee against the cage.
Vee misses with an elbow strike.
Obas lands a nice elbow.
Vee leaning his opponent against the cage.
Vee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Obas backwards.
Still in the clinch, Vee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vee managing to block the knees to the body from Obas.
Obas landing knees to the body.
Vee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obas goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Vee moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obas lands an elbow just above Vee 's eye.
Vee tries to pull guard but Obas forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Obas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vee in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vee is breathing heavily.
Vee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Obas lands an elbow that stopped Vee in his tracks for a moment.
Obas lands a nice elbow.
Obas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Obas.
Nice elbow from Obas.
Vee dodges an elbow strike from Obas.
Obas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vee has a couple of punches blocked by Obas.
Obas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Obas obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obas lands an elbow inside that Vee shrugs off.
Obas lands a knee to the head.
Vee blocks the elbow strike.
Obas content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itsik Obas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vee managing to block the knees to the body from Obas.
A head punch on the inside from Vee fails to land.
Vee takes an elbow to the temple.
Obas will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vee up against the cage.
Vee avoids the elbow strike from Obas, against the cage.
Obas lands a nice knee to the body.
Obas lands a knee to the body.
Obas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Obas blocking some punches.
Obas missing with knees to the body.
Vee digs a right hand underneath Obas's ribcage. Obas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vee takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Vee.
Vee working aggressively here.
Obas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vee.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice body punch from Vee.
Vee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Obas backwards.
Nice elbow from Obas.
Obas with a knee to the head.
Vee presses Obas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vee misses with some punches.
Vee tries a body shot but Obas blocks it.
Vee breaks from the clinch.
Vee takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Obas tries to clinch
and Vee counters with a nice uppercut.
Obas tries to clinch there but Vee circles away.
Obas moves in looking to clinch but Vee pushes him off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obas keeps Vee at a distance using the push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obas tries to clinch up.
Obas is looking to clinch but Vee is avoiding it.
Obas moves into the clinch.
Obas taking a breather.
Vee avoids the elbow strike from Obas, against the cage.
Vee misses with some punches.
Obas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vee breaks from the clinch.
Obas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vee throws out a leg kick but Obas moves out of range and Vee only half commits.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vee as Obas tries to tie him up.
Obas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Itsik Obas dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Vee connects with a solid leg kick.
Obas darts in trying to clinch
and Vee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A leg kick checked by Obas.
Obas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Obas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Obas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vee misses with a body shot.
Vee shoots for a takedown but Obas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vee throws out a loose jab but Obas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vee keeps the fight on the outside.
Vee pushes Obas up against the cage in a clinch.
Vee tries to work over Obas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Obas keeps control of Vee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obas lands a nice knee to the body.
Obas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Obas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vee.
Obas misses with an elbow over the top.
Vee pushes off an throws an elbow but Obas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vee has a couple of punches blocked by Obas.
Vee throws an elbow that misses.
Obas scores a nice knee to the body.
Vee avoiding damage as Obas throws knees to the body.
Obas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Obas throws an elbow but it misses.
Obas lands a nice elbow.
Vee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obas keeps control of Vee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Obas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Obas lands a nice knee to the body.
Obas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vee's defenses.
Vee avoiding damage as Obas throws knees to the body.
Vee is trying to drag Obas to the mat but Obas just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Obas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vee avoids it.
Vee dodges an elbow strike from Obas.
Vee trying to control the position but instead, Obas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vee into the cage.
Obas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vee blocks an elbow strike from Obas.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Obas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vee's brow.
Vee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Obas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vee letting Obas take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obas misses with a knee strike.
Vee is trying to drag Obas to the mat but Obas just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Itsik Obas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tesco Vee.
Obas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Obas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vee missing with knees to the body.
Vee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Obas blocks the elbow strike.
Obas scores a nice knee to the body.
Tesco Vee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knees in the clinch landing for Obas.
Obas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Obas throws an elbow but it misses.
Obas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vee is defending well for now.
Obas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vee's defenses.
Itsik Obas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obas landing knees to the body.
Vee is looking to control Obas's arms but Obas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vee has his back to the cage.
Vee working aggressively here.
Obas connects with a knee to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Obas tries to stall but Vee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vee taking a breather.
Vee blocks an elbow strike.
Vee misses with a punch on the inside.
Vee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Obas backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Obas.
Vee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obas throws an elbow but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Itsik Obas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Obas, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Itsik Obas!
Our winner, Itsik Obas, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ameri CanChopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Engle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). CanChopper comes to the cage accompanied by Badass. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ameri CanChopper!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey Engle!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
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 Engle.
CanChopper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Engle was well out of range. Poor timing from CanChopper.
CanChopper throws a right hand that Engle ducks under and follows up with a left that Engle also avoids with ease.
A solid leg kick lands there for Engle.
Engle misses with a head kick.
CanChopper tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Engle is able to avoid easily.
Engle just misses with a punch to the body.
CanChopper looks for the body kick but Engle saw that one coming.
CanChopper takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
CanChopper loads up on a big right hand but Engle slips the punch.
CanChopper stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Engle.
CanChopper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
CanChopper looks for the body kick but Engle saw that one coming.
Engle throws a solid leg kick but CanChopper takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Engle.
CanChopper throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Engle is looking to score with low kicks.
Engle thows a leg kick but CanChopper checks it
letting CanChopper counter with a right hand.
Engle tries a head kick but it misses.
Engle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Engle misses with a hook to the ribs.
CanChopper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
CanChopper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Engle is defending well for now.
Engle pushes CanChopper back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Engle is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
CanChopper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Engle.
Engle avoiding damage as CanChopper throws knees to the body.
Engle pushes off an throws an elbow but CanChopper leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Engle letting CanChopper take a breather here.
CanChopper throws a knee to the head but misses.
Engle tries to throw a body punch but CanChopper avoids it by throwing Engle back against the cage.
CanChopper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Engle.
Engle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and CanChopper avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Engle.
Engle is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Engle.
Engle tries a body shot but CanChopper blocks it.
Engle is struggling to control the position.
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!
CanChopper misses with a knee strike.
CanChopper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Engle.
Engle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Engle misses with a body kick.
CanChopper lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
CanChopper tries to keep at a distance but Engle has taken the fight into the clinch.
Engle tries to circle away but CanChopper has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
CanChopper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Engle.
CanChopper prevents Engle from breaking the clinch.
Engle breaks from the clinch.
Joey Engle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A leg kick checked by Engle.
Engle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but CanChopper was well out of range. Poor timing from Engle.
Engle tries to keep at a distance but CanChopper has taken the fight into the clinch.
Engle is trying to break the clinch but CanChopper has him pressed against the cage.
CanChopper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Engle is trying to break the clinch but CanChopper has him pressed against the cage.
CanChopper using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Engle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Engle breaks from the clinch.
Engle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from CanChopper.
CanChopper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Engle moves away from the strike by CanChopper.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Engle cracks CanChopper with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Engle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
CanChopper misses with a low kick as Engle jumps back.
Engle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
Engle throws a low kick, looking for CanChopper's leg but CanChopper calmly moves out of range.
Engle explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Engle throws a leg kick but CanChopper checks it.
CanChopper throws a quick inside leg kick.
CanChopper looks to land a combination but Engle avoids it well.
Engle takes a swing at CanChopper's ribcage but misses.
Engle connects with a leg kick. CanChopper looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice inside leg kick there by CanChopper. That's going to slow Engle down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
CanChopper scores with a head kick. Engle tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
CanChopper needs to keep his hands up - Engle had a free shot at his head there.
CanChopper thumps Engle with a low kick.
Engle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joey Engle 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.
CanChopper blocks the body kick.
CanChopper keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Engle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
CanChopper 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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Engle.
Engle slips under a jab from CanChopper.
Engle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Joey Engle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Engle throws a leg kick but CanChopper moved away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Engle.
Engle lands a nice shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Engle lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and CanChopper has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from CanChopper and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Engle looks to score with a jab to the body but CanChopper is just out of range.
Engle tries to land a leg kick but CanChopper saw it coming and moves away.
Engle lands a nice looking kick to the body. CanChopper takes a step back to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
CanChopper buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Engle finds it's way through CanChopper's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Engle throws a body punch but CanChopper moves out of range.
Engle lands a leg kick that knocks CanChopper off balance momentarily.
CanChopper misses with a low kick.
Engle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Engle plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
CanChopper throws a leg kick that misses.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Engle! CanChopper is out on his feet! Engle rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - CanChopper is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! CanChopper is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Engle!
Joey Engle is the new heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Joey Engle, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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