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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Couture has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank White!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as White backs up against the cage.
White looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Couture ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
White is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Couture.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Couture.
Couture wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Couture displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
White is rocked!
Couture rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White is still on wobbly legs! Can Couture finish him?
White fails with the takedown
and Couture counters with a left and a right... And another left! White is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Couture!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jay Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lleyton Stiels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stiels has chosen Breakdown by breaking Benjamin as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Lleyton Stiels has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lleyton Stiels!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stiels has managed to clinch.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Stiels unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stiels just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson avoiding damage as Stiels throws knees to the body.
Stiels lands a nice knee to the body.
Stiels has Jackson pushed against the cage.
Stiels lands a damaging elbow.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Stiels crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
Stiels managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson goes for a takedown attempt but Stiels pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Stiels gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Stiels is controlling the position.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stiels avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Stiels holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jackson tries to work over Stiels's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stiels is struggling to control the position.
Still in the clinch, Stiels scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Stiels controls his hands.
Stiels has picked Jackson up - he's going for a ride! Stiels dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Jackson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Stiels wants to stand but Jackson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Stiels is just content to waste time from the top position. Jackson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stiels tries to stand but Jackson is controlling from the bottom.
Stiels loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson has his feet on Stiels's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stiels counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jackson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jackson gets tackled into the cage by Stiels. Stiels maintains the clinch.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Stiels controls the action.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stiels has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stiels breaks the clinch.
Stiels gets caught napping as Jackson dives in and scores a takedown. Stiels manages to retain guard.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stiels works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jackson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jackson prevents Stiels from getting back to his feet.
Jackson gets to his feet. Stiels looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Stiels clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.
Stiels is trying to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling him.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Stiels avoids the damage to the body.
Stiels has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Jackson is trying to keep an underhook but Stiels manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jackson.
Jackson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Stiels would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jackson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Stiels comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson working hard to break the clinch.
Jackson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stiels landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stiels missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lleyton Stiels will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stiels closes the distance and pushes Jackson back into the cage.
Jackson tries a body shot but Stiels blocks it.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stiels missing with knees to the body.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Stiels controls the action.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson is trying to pull guard but Stiels turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jackson trying to stall but Stiels improves his position.
Stiels is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Jackson can't fight it off and eventually Stiels manages to take the fight to the floor. Jackson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jackson wants to stand but Stiels is controlling the position.
Jay Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stiels trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jackson's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiels preventing the sweep.
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stiels.
Stiels has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jackson is proving hard to escape from.
Jackson wants to sweep here but Stiels controlling him for the moment.
Stiels tries to stand but Jackson is controlling from the bottom.
Jackson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stiels moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stiels closes the distance and pushes Jackson back into the cage.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stiels avoids it.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stiels has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson throws an elbow but it misses.
Stiels looking to slow down the pace here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stiels tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Stiels prevents a body shot from Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stiels connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Stiels controls his hands.
Stiels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Stiels slips under a jab.
Stiels has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Stiels controls the action.
Stiels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Stiels, against the cage.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Stiels avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Stiels on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stiels landing knees to the head.
Stiels manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stiels lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Stiels is controlling the position.
Stiels has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Jackson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Stiels tries to get the hooks in deep but Jackson pushed the leg off.
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!
Jackson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Stiels tries to control but Jackson wriggling away.
Stiels might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jackson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lleyton Stiels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Stiels takes one to the chin there.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stiels sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Stiels slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Both fighters circling a little - Stiels finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Stiels darts in and clinches Jackson up against the cage.
Jackson working hard to break the clinch.
Jackson lands with a short shot to the head.
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiels missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jackson stalling in the clinch but Stiels improves position.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stiels wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Stiels manages to break the clinch.
Stiels moves into range and clinches up with Jackson.
Nice elbow from Stiels.
Jackson tries a body shot but Stiels blocks it.
Stiels lands a shot to the body.
A knee to the head by Stiels.
Jay Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stiels.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stiels.
Stiels gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stiels lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jackson is trying to stand up here but Stiels is controlling him well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson tries to roll over but Stiels keeps him under control.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stiels.
Stiels trying to pass the guard but Jackson defending well.
Jackson has one foot on Stiels's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stiels shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Stiels looking to control but Jackson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stiels throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jackson because Stiels loaded up on that one.
Jackson working to try and regain half guard.
Stiels thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jackson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jackson is working hard here to advance position.
Jackson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Lleyton Stiels is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stiels content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Stiels seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jackson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jackson wants to get back to full guard.
Stiels trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson is trying to stand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Lleyton Stiels hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lleyton Stiels.
I've got Stiels winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lleyton Stiels!
Lleyton Stiels decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Rearden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rearden comes to the cage accompanied by Richard Halley - 5th Concerto. Smith has chosen Big and Red by EC as his entrance music. Hank Rearden has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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187 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hank Rearden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Smith!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Rearden.
Rearden with a jab.
Rearden throws an off balance right hand
and Smith counters with a single leg into guard. Rearden didn't expect that.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Smith drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smith jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Rearden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rearden preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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!
Smith trying to control but Rearden is working from the bottom.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rearden is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rearden wants to stand up but Smith is controlling him.
Rearden on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rearden tries to get out of the position.
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Rearden gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rearden has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Smith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rearden can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rearden would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rearden is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Smith has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Rearden is looking to defend but Smith has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Rearden! Smith pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Rearden taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Matthew Smith!
Matthew Smith was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harry Tran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dudley Moorer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tran comes to the cage accompanied by Theme from Mortal Kombat. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Tran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dudley Moorer!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tran throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tran tries to clinch but Moorer moves out of range.
Tran walks into a stiff left hand from Moorer.
Tran moves in looking to clinch but Moorer pushes him off.
Moorer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tran on the side of the head.
Tran moves in looking to clinch but Moorer pushes him off.
Tran wants to clinch up but Moorer keeps it at a distance.
Tran closes the distance and pushes Moorer back into the cage.
Moorer is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tran breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moorer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tran misses with a series of wild punches.
Moorer 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tran tries to close the distance and clinch but Moorer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moorer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tran is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Moorer.
Moorer digs a good body shot into Tran's ribs.
Moorer tries to close the distance and clinch but Tran swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tran wants to clinch.
Moorer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tran tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Moorer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Moorer.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tran looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moorer keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tran wants to clinch up but Moorer keeps it at a distance.
Moorer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tran has time to react.
Tran closes the distance but Moorer moves to the side
and Tran takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tran tries a head kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tran is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moorer throws out a powerful jab.
Tran throws a sloppy head kick and Moorer moves out of range easily.
Tran is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Moorer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tran pushes Moorer up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tran breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tran tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moorer slaps away a takedown attempt from Tran, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Moorer scores with a decent looking hook.
Moorer scores with a one two! Tran had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tran on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tran moves in looking to clinch but Moorer pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tran looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tran throws a series of punches but Moorer moves out of range.
Moorer scores with the left hand. Tran knows he should have avoided that one.
Tran avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moorer connects with a body shot.
Tran rushes Moorer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tran tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tran misses with a knee to the head.
Tran connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moorer's face.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tran throws an elbow but misses.
Tran tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tran keeps control of Moorer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tran lands an elbow inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A frustrated look appears on Moorer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tran pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moorer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tran had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Tran tries to clinch but Moorer moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dudley Moorer dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tran wants to clinch.
Tran tries to clinch but Moorer is having none of it.
Tran tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moorer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moorer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tran on the side of the head.
Moorer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tran wants to clinch up but Moorer keeps it at a distance.
Moorer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tran has time to react.
Moorer keeps the fight on the outside.
Tran tries to close the distance and clinch but Moorer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moorer lands a jab.
Moorer moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Moorer.
Moorer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tran.
Moorer swats away the attempt to clinch by Tran.
Moorer tries to bum rush Tran with a series of wild strikes but Tran uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tran moves to clinch but Moorer breaks away
and Moorer counters with a one-two to the body.
Tran tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moorer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moorer lands a really nice looking cross but Tran seems unphased.
Tran tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tran throws a series of punches but Moorer avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tran is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moorer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tran wants to clinch.
Moorer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tran shoots in for a takedown but Moorer shows good takedown defense.
Left hook, right uppercut from Moorer.
Harry Tran is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moorer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dudley Moorer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moorer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Harry Tran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tran fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tran tries to clinch but Moorer moves out of range.
Moorer scores with a decent looking hook.
Moorer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tran's head backwards.
Moorer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tran doesn't manage to clinch there - Moorer circles away.
Tran fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tran is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tran rushes Moorer and presses him up against the cage.
Tran using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moorer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tran gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tran tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tran keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moorer's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tran keeps control of Moorer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Moorer stalling in the clinch but Tran improves position.
Tran's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tran showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moorer.
Tran tries to clinch there but Moorer circles away.
Tran throws a sloppy head kick and Moorer moves out of range easily.
Tran fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Moorer, pushing him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tran misses with a knee strike.
Tran tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Tran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tran unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dudley Moorer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Moorer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tran wants to clinch.
Moorer circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Moorer to counter with a crisp jab.
Tran tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moorer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moorer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Moorer tries to clinch there but Tran circles away.
Tran wants to clinch
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Moorer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tran tries to clinch but Moorer is having none of it.
Moorer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tran.
Tran takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tran fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Moorer avoids it really well and circles away.
Tran tries to clinch up.
Tran fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tran is looking to clinch.
Moorer avoids the head kick by Tran.
Tran tries to clinch up.
Moorer tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tran counters with a low kick, right behind Moorer 's knee.
Moorer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dudley Moorer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moorer throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tran tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Moorer is in Tran's guard.
Moorer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tran is looking to stand up but Moorer isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moorer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Dudley Moorer hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tran throws a head kick but Moorer moves out of range.
Tran fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tran is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moorer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tran.
Moorer lands a jab-cross combination.
Tran tries to clinch but Moorer is having none of it.
Tran has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tran connects with a knee to the head.
Tran utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tran lands a nice elbow.
A knee to the head by Tran.
Moorer blocks the elbow strike.
Moorer is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tran effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moorer blocks the elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dudley Moorer.
I've got Moorer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dudley Moorer!
Dudley Moorer made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'All I have to say, is HOUSTON, TEXAS in the building. I'm out.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Craig Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zachary Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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26
137 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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20
145 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zachary Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mendoza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stevenson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mendoza to the mat! Mendoza manages to get full guard.
Stevenson trying to control but Mendoza is working from the bottom.
Mendoza is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mendoza keeping moving, preventing Stevenson from controlling successfully.
Mendoza is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Craig Stevenson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mendoza pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Stevenson back to the cage. Mendoza follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Craig Stevenson has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooh a lovely combination from Mendoza sends Stevenson down but not out. Mendoza dives into side control looking to finish.
Stevenson is rocked!
Stevenson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stevenson tries to get out of the position.
Stevenson pushes Mendoza away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mendoza gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Oh Stevenson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendoza decides to take the fight back to the feet.
No luck for Stevenson with that takedown attempt.
Stevenson forces Mendoza back against the cage and clinches.
Stevenson seems to have got his legs back now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mendoza throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mendoza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stevenson shoots in looking for a takedown. Mendoza tries to sprawl out of it but Stevenson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mendoza manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson staying out of range there.
Zachary Mendoza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendoza scores with a one two! Stevenson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stevenson blocks a head kick by Mendoza.
Stevenson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mendoza, pushing him back against the cage.
Mendoza trying to control the position but instead, Stevenson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mendoza into the cage.
Mendoza is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Mendoza stalls.
Mendoza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stevenson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stevenson manages to break the clinch.
Mendoza connects with a single shot there.
Stevenson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mendoza sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Stevenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stevenson.
Sloppy strikes from Mendoza. Those never looked like landing.
Mendoza lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mendoza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mendoza misses with a wild combination.
Stevenson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mendoza can't find room to land a body shot as Stevenson controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson stalling in the clinch.
Mendoza tries to stall but Stevenson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stevenson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stevenson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stevenson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mendoza circles away quickly and effectively.
Mendoza tries to bum rush Stevenson with a series of wild strikes but Stevenson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stevenson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mendoza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stevenson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevenson looks to land a combination but Mendoza avoids it well.
Stevenson looks for a takedown but Mendoza sprawls well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mendoza throws a looping overhand right but Stevenson ducks down to avoid it.
Mendoza throws out a loose jab but Stevenson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mendoza cracks Stevenson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zachary Mendoza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Stevenson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stevenson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mendoza misses with a wild combination.
Nice takedown defense from Mendoza. No joy for Stevenson on that attempt.
Stevenson throws a leg kick which misses Mendoza's front leg but catches the back leg as Mendoza tries to avoid it.
Stevenson looks for a takedown but Mendoza sprawls well.
Mendoza throws a shot from downtown. Stevenson moves away and avoids it.
Zachary Mendoza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloppy strikes from Mendoza. Those never looked like landing.
Mendoza misses with the combination.
Stevenson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stevenson dives in and grabs Mendoza's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mendoza pushes down on Stevenson's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Stevenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendoza misses with a series of wild punches.
Mendoza cracks Stevenson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stevenson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stevenson.
Craig Stevenson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stevenson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mendoza.
Stevenson throws a right hand that Mendoza ducks under and follows up with a left that Mendoza also avoids with ease.
Stevenson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stevenson shoots in for a takedown but Mendoza shows good takedown defense.
Mendoza lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mendoza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stevenson.
Stevenson shoots in but no luck this time.
Mendoza throws a right hand that Stevenson ducks under and follows up with a left that Stevenson also avoids with ease.
Mendoza lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A head kick from Stevenson lands but Mendoza takes it in his stride.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mendoza lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevenson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mendoza might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mendoza fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson has managed to clinch.
Stevenson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stevenson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stevenson is trying to push Mendoza away but Mendoza has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mendoza is trying to break the clinch but Stevenson has him pressed against the cage.
Mendoza looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendoza displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mendoza lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mendoza misses with the combination.
Mendoza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stevenson slips under a jab.
Mendoza displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mendoza connects with a jab.
No luck for Stevenson with that takedown attempt.
Mendoza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stevenson throws a body punch but Mendoza moves out of range.
Stevenson moves away from the strike by Mendoza.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stevenson shoots in but Mendoza avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mendoza slips a jab and a cross from Stevenson.
A jab from Mendoza does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendoza lands a slapping body shot.
Stevenson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mendoza connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stevenson scrambles back to his feet.
Stevenson tries to clinch there but Mendoza circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Mendoza as Stevenson shoots in.
Mendoza swinging wildly here.
Stevenson avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevenson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stevenson stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zachary Mendoza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Craig Stevenson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Stevenson tries to clinch up but Mendoza circles away and keeps his distance.
Stevenson moves forwards but Mendoza connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Stevenson. Mendoza shrugs it off though.
Mendoza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mendoza tries to bum rush Stevenson with a series of wild strikes but Stevenson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zachary Mendoza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevenson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stevenson is looking to clinch but Mendoza is avoiding it.
Stevenson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch but Mendoza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stevenson shoots in looking for a takedown but Mendoza manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stevenson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mendoza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stevenson slips a jab and a cross from Mendoza.
Stevenson moves into range and clinches up with Mendoza.
Stevenson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson is trying to break the clinch but Mendoza is controlling him.
Stevenson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Stevenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stevenson throws an elbow but misses.
Mendoza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good standup being displayed there by Mendoza as he connects with a hook.
Mendoza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stevenson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mendoza keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Craig Stevenson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mendoza looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mendoza gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza keeping moving, preventing Stevenson from controlling successfully.
Stevenson stopping the sweep attempt from Mendoza.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendoza keeping moving, preventing Stevenson from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Craig Stevenson just wasn't active enough.
A punch lands to the side of Mendoza 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mendoza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stevenson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mendoza lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stevenson tries to clinch but Mendoza moves out of range.
No joy there for Mendoza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stevenson walks into a straight right hand from Mendoza.
Mendoza throws a big shot that misses.
Stevenson fails with a takedown attempt.
Stevenson tries to clinch but Mendoza is having none of it.
Mendoza stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mendoza wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mendoza throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza connects with a crisp jab.
Stevenson shoots in but Mendoza avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mendoza lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendoza lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mendoza.
Mendoza changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stevenson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mendoza as he jumps to the side.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Mendoza! Stevenson is backing up but he can't get away as Mendoza lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Stevenson and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Zachary Mendoza!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Danagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brooks comes into the arena with ZAO - the psalm of the city of the dead. blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Danagger's choice of entrance music: Richard Halley - 5th Concerto. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ken Danagger was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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162 lbs
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155 lbs
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Danagger!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks slaps away a takedown attempt from Danagger, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brooks tries to work over Danagger's front leg with a kick but Danagger checks it.
Brooks cracks the inside of Danagger's front leg.
Brooks drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Brooks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Danagger manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brooks manages to get himself to full guard.
Danagger really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brooks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Danagger with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Danagger with a flurry of punches that miss.
Danagger makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danagger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brooks works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Danagger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danagger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Danagger lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Danagger scoring with some ground and pound.
Danagger throwing strikes but missing.
Danagger stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Brooks throws up his legs and catches Danagger in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Danagger tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Brooks! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Eric Brooks!
After winning the bout, Eric Brooks thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luke Lashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kayce Sagraves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lashley comes to the cage accompanied by Hustlin. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
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150 lbs
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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
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Lashley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kayce Sagraves!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lashley manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sagraves on his heels. He'll look to pass Sagraves's guard now, I'm sure.
Lashley won't allow Sagraves to get back to his feet.
Sagraves is working an open guard so Lashley takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lashley clinches up against the cage.
Lashley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sagraves shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lashley as he jumps to the side.
Sagraves takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lashley scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Kayce Sagraves has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lashley.
Lashley closes the distance and clinches.
Lashley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sagraves fails to land the takedown.
Lashley looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sagraves!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lashley is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sagraves tries to hold on but Lashley pushes him away.
Lashley landing shots from mount.
Sagraves is in a horrible position here. Lashley smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lashley lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lashley working Sagraves over with strikes here.
Sagraves is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lashley unloading with bombs!
Sagraves is still in real trouble! Can Lashley finish him?
Lashley loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Sagraves scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Lashley land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Lashley stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Lashley!
Luke Lashley really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Just Fight logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bushido Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Home. Bushido Brown had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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193 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bushido Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Grimes!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grimes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brown counters with a right hand to the body.
Grimes fails with the takedown
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
Bushido Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Grimes.
Brown pushes Grimes away with a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grimes fails with the takedown
and Brown counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grimes looks winded!
Brown connects with the punch.
A jab from Brown finds it's way through Grimes's defenses.
A punch lands to the side of Grimes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Grimes is rocked!
Brown plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Grimes swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Grimes face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bushido Brown!
Bushido Brown retains his middleweight title!
After the big win, Bushido Brown made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Just Fight and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Francois Dubonet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colby Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dubonet comes to the cage accompanied by Kevin Chalfant - Hold on to the vision in your eyes. Cash has chosen Here Comes the Money by Naughty by Nature as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Francois Dubonet could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Colby Cash's chin.
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161 lbs
23 - 19 - 1 |
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25
169 lbs
6 - 0 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francois Dubonet!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colby Cash!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dubonet lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cash circles away quickly and effectively.
Dubonet cracks the inside of Cash's front leg.
Dubonet misses with a double jab
and Cash counters with a straight right hand.
Dubonet throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cash counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dubonet throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dubonet jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cash tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dubonet swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dubonet looks for the body kick but Cash saw that one coming.
Dubonet will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cash slips a straight right by Dubonet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cash wants to clinch but Dubonet slips to the side
and Dubonet counters with a good low kick that Cash was not able to check.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dubonet.
A punch combination from Dubonet misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubonet staying out of range there.
Dubonet lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dubonet swats away the attempt to clinch by Cash.
Cash throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dubonet misses with a head kick.
Dubonet displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dubonet throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dubonet motions for Cash to come forward. Dubonet throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cash looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cash is looking to clinch but Dubonet is avoiding it.
Cash tries to clinch up but Dubonet circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubonet looks to land a combination but Cash avoids it well.
Cash tries to clinch up but Dubonet circles away and keeps his distance.
Dubonet throws a lazy body kick
and Cash counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Dubonet.
Dubonet falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cash counters with a nice leg kick.
Cash scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dubonet doesn't seem bothered though.
Cash takes the fight into the clinch.
Cash lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cash misses with the head strike.
Dubonet is trying to push Cash away but Cash has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dubonet lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cash backwards.
Dubonet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cash fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubonet lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dubonet with a jab.
Dubonet lands a lovely overhand right.
Cash is rocked!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cash crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dubonet - the referee stops the clock and Cash gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dubonet. Cash manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cash is still on wobbly legs! Can Dubonet finish him?
A good leg kick by Dubonet.
Cash seems to have recovered his senses.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Dubonet! Cash is backing up but he can't get away as Dubonet lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Cash and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Francois Dubonet!
Francois Dubonet retains his lightweight title!
Francois Dubonet gave a mention to Just Fight in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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