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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sid Vicious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Homeless Drunk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Sid Vicious has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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157 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sid Vicious !
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, Homeless Drunk!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vicious throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Drunk was covering up waiting for the punch and Vicious finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Vicious has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Drunk to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Vicious is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Drunk pulls down on the head and he's put Vicious to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Homeless Drunk!
An intense looking Homeless Drunk took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Where's the bar and do they got hookers???'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Crack Dealer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sub Mityou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sub Mityou has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crack Dealer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sub Mityou !
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dealer lands with an uppercut that bounces Mityou off the cage and back into range.
Mityou looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dealer!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mityou is defended easily by Dealer.
Dealer tries to clinch but Mityou moves out of range.
Mityou gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dealer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Dealer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mityou doesn't seem phased though.
Mityou is rocked!
Dealer is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Mityou hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Crack Dealer!
Crack Dealer thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Dirt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Worley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Dirt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cody Worley!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worley connects with an inside leg kick.
Dirt moves forwards but Worley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Worley dips to his left and cracks Dirt with an uppercut!
Worley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dirt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dirt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Worley swivels and escapes.
Worley misses with a series of wild punches.
Worley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Worley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Worley misses with a few strikes there.
Worley fails to land with a series of punches.
Worley blocks the body kick.
Worley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dirt is breathing heavily.
Dirt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Worley swinging wildly here.
Dirt blocks a head kick by Worley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worley lands a left and a right that send Dirt crashing to the mat, dazed. Worley thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Dirt is rocked!
It looks like Chuck Dirt has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Worley cracks Dirt with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Dirt looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Worley finish him?
Oh Dirt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Worley lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Dirt - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Worley!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cody Worley!
Our winner, Cody Worley, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Lecter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Tyson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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255 lbs
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275 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hannibal Lecter!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lecter connects with a high kick.
Lecter takes the fight into the clinch.
Tyson tries to circle away but Lecter has him pinned against the cage.
Lecter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tyson's efforts to push away.
Tyson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lecter has him pressed against the cage.
Tyson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lecter manages to break the clinch.
Tyson scores with a one two! Lecter had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Hannibal Lecter has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Tyson does no damage.
Lecter clinches up against the cage.
Lecter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tyson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lecter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lecter throws a sloppy head kick and Tyson moves out of range easily.
Lecter dodges the punch combination from Tyson.
A solid body kick from Lecter.
Lecter gets a clinch.
Lecter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick from Lecter lands but Tyson takes it in his stride.
A head kick misses from Lecter.
Lecter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tyson blocks a head kick by Lecter.
Tyson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tyson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson lands a left and a right that send Lecter crashing to the mat, dazed. Tyson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Lecter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyson lands a big right hand that sends Lecter crashing to the mat! Tyson stays standing though and waves Lecter back to his feet!
Lecter is rocked!
Tyson flashes Lecter a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Lecter's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Lecter crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Tyson punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Tyson!
Mike Tyson took some time post fight to say the following; '"I know I was a tough, bad-ass talking fighter, but I ain't no mob figure. I did my time for the rape. I paid my money to Las Vegas. I paid my dues. I ain't the same person I was when I bit that guy's ear off.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Seagal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zander Givens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zander Givens has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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213 lbs
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205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Seagal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zander Givens !
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seagal slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Zander Givens has been cut.
Givens looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Seagal closes the distance and clinches.
Seagal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Givens walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Seagal scores with a takedown into Givens 's guard.
Givens keeping moving, preventing Seagal from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seagal decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Seagal is looking to slow Givens down with leg kicks.
Seagal scores with a jab.
Givens is rocked!
Seagal rushes Givens and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Givens is still on wobbly legs! Can Seagal finish him?
Seagal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Seagal missing with a left hand there. Givens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Seagal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Seagal connects with a nice cross there... Givens is looking wobbly and Seagal recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Givens to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Seagal jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Steven Seagal!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clark Devereaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clark Devereaux has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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255 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clark Devereaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Devereaux did well to prevent Jones getting side control.
Jones sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Devereaux is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jones scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Devereaux defending well though.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Devereaux is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Devereaux is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jones scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jones scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones working over Devereaux with some ground and pound. Devereaux looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jones drops an elbow to the side of Devereaux's head.
Devereaux is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Devereaux avoid being mounted?
Jones is nestled in close to Devereaux, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jones working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jones trying to control the pace.
Jones working Devereaux over with strikes.
Devereaux is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones is nestled in close to Devereaux, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Devereaux could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jones perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nice strikes from Jones there.
Oh Devereaux is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ground and pound from Jones.
Devereaux wants to sweep but Jones has passed to side control!
Jones cracks Devereaux with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Jones immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Devereaux is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Moroboshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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230 lbs
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218 lbs
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Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Moroboshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Murray!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Moroboshi momentarily.
Murray is looking to clinch but Moroboshi is avoiding it.
Moroboshi tries to clinch but Murray is having none of it.
Murray scores with a crisp jab that stopped Moroboshi in his tracks.
Good standup being displayed there by Murray as he connects with a hook.
Moroboshi keeps the fight on the outside.
Murray lands a lovely overhand right.
Moroboshi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Murray wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murray breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murray scores with the left hand. Moroboshi knows he should have avoided that one.
A punch lands to the side of Moroboshi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Moroboshi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murray lands a glancing blow to the side of Moroboshi's head.
Moroboshi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice straight punches there by Murray. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murray.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moroboshi finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Murray's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Moroboshi falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Murray!
In his post fight interview, Lee Murray started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Burgess Meredith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Perfect (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mr Perfect will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Burgess Meredith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mr Perfect !
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perfect throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Meredith tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Perfect is in Meredith's guard.
Perfect looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Perfect being controlled here momentarily.
Perfect wants to control from the top but Meredith keeps moving.
Meredith controls Perfect momentarily but Perfect frees himself.
Perfect really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Meredith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Meredith is pulling down on Perfect 's head to control his posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Burgess Meredith.
Meredith fails with the takedown
and Perfect counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Meredith's guard now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meredith keeping moving, preventing Perfect from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meredith working a defensive guard here.
Meredith is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Perfect is aware though and is defending well.
Meredith might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Meredith wants to get back to his feet but Perfect is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Meredith is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Perfect has his hands clasped together but Meredith extends an breaks Perfect 's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Meredith.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Burgess Meredith!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sync Fowler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silver Salmon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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155 lbs
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157 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sync Fowler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Silver Salmon!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Fowler as Salmon shoots in.
Salmon dives in and scores a takedown into Fowler's guard.
Fowler really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fowler keeping full guard, as Salmon tries to pass.
Fowler is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fowler trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Fowler pushes Salmon off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Salmon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fowler avoids it really well and circles away.
Fowler gets a double leg takedown into Salmon's guard.
Fowler is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Salmon is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Salmon has escaped and now he's on top!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fowler wants to stand up but Salmon is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fowler keeping full guard, as Salmon tries to pass.
Fowler pushes Salmon off and gets back to his feet.
Fowler fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fowler shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Salmon pinned against the cage. Salmon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fowler closes this distance looking for a takedown but Salmon circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sync Fowler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salmon looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salmon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fowler doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Salmon.
Fowler is trying to stand.
Salmon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fowler is looking to escape.
Salmon seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Fowler is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Silver Salmon!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maciej Zegan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin St Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zegan comes to the cage accompanied by http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4B99CQV3uY&feature=related. St Andre is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: When the Saints Go Marching In. Maciej Zegan 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, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maciej Zegan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin St Andre!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Andre misses with a wild combination.
St Andre scores with a leg kick.
St Andre throws a big shot that misses.
Zegan tries to clinch up but St Andre circles away and keeps his distance.
Zegan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zegan looks to land a left hand but St Andre moved out of range nicely.
St Andre dips to his left and cracks Zegan with an uppercut!
Zegan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zegan is looking to clinch.
Zegan closes the distance and pushes St Andre back into the cage.
Zegan wants to stall.
St Andre struggles to land a body shot inside as Zegan controls his hands.
Zegan stalling in the clinch but St Andre improves position.
St Andre misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by St Andre as Zegan tries to tie him up.
St Andre tries to stall but Zegan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Andre scores with a shoulder strike.
St Andre tries to throw a body punch but Zegan avoids it by throwing St Andre back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from St Andre.
Zegan stalls.
St Andre is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stalling in the clinch from St Andre.
Zegan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
St Andre scores with a shot to the side of Zegan's head.
St Andre prevents a body shot from Zegan.
Zegan throws an elbow but it misses.
Zegan has St Andre pushed against the cage.
St Andre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zegan swings wildly with an uppercut but St Andre uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Andre is trying to break the clinch but Zegan has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zegan displaying some good clinch control by pressing St Andre up against the cage.
Zegan prevents a body shot from St Andre.
St Andre struggles to land a body shot inside as Zegan controls his hands.
St Andre misses with the head strike.
St Andre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St Andre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
St Andre misses with some punches.
Zegan throws a knee to the head but misses.
St Andre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zegan is looking to control St Andre's arms but St Andre gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zegan has his back to the cage.
Zegan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. St Andre is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Andre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zegan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. St Andre is defending well for now.
St Andre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
St Andre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
St Andre looking to stall.
Zegan avoiding damage.
Zegan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from St Andre.
St Andre working hard to break the clinch.
St Andre scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St Andre.
St Andre misses with a hook from the clinch.
St Andre tries to throw a body punch but Zegan avoids it by throwing St Andre back against the cage.
Zegan taking a breather.
St Andre struggles to land a body shot inside as Zegan controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zegan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
Zegan misses with a punch on the inside.
St Andre breaks from the clinch.
Zegan wants to clinch
and St Andre counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zegan thinking.
Zegan staying out of range there.
Zegan tries to close the distance and clinch up but St Andre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zegan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
St Andre lands a slapping body shot.
St Andre lands a left and a right that sends Zegan crashing to the canvas! St Andre dives into mount looking to finish!
Zegan is rocked!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Zegan is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. St Andre locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Zegan is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Benjamin St Andre!
Benjamin St Andre is the new lightweight champion!
After winning the bout, Benjamin St Andre 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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