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NWO 51 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between ALtropos Lion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirty Randy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 Dirty Randy was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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170 lbs
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25
170 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, ALtropos Lion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirty Randy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randy gets tackled into the cage by Lion. Lion maintains the clinch.
Randy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lion lands a knee to the body.
Lion has Randy pressed against the cage, preventing Randy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Randy tries for a takedown but Lion manages to get underhooks.
Lion prevents Randy from breaking the clinch.
A knee to the head by Lion.
Lion tries to work over Randy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lion throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Randy blocks it with crossed arms.
Lion looking to throw knees to the head but Randy is blocking nicely.
Randy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Randy looking to throw knees to the head but Lion is blocking nicely.
Randy tries for a takedown but Lion manages to get underhooks.
ALtropos Lion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dirty Randy.
Randy is working for takedown but Lion is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lion is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randy wants to break free but Lion has control.
Randy avoids the elbow strike from Lion, against the cage.
Lion throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lion prevents the takedown attempt.
Randy is trying to break the clinch but Lion has him pressed against the cage.
Randy jumps guard but Lion stands there with Randy around his waist. Randy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lion prevents a takedown attempt there.
Randy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lion avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lion tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lion pushes Randy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lion is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lion lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knees to the body from Lion.
Lion keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Randy's efforts to push away.
Lion stalling the fight.
Randy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Randy is trying to break the clinch but Lion is controlling him.
Lion throws a knee to the head but misses.
Randy takes a shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lion just misses with a elbow thrown towards Randy's brow.
Lion blocking some punches.
Randy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lion walks away with a smile on his face. Randy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lion clinches with his opponent.
Randy is trying to pull guard but Lion turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randy takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Dirty Randy has been cut.
Randy misses with some punches.
Randy takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice left hand lands by Lion.
Come on Lion - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lion scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Randy taking a breather.
Lion creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Randy's defenses.
Lion throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lion shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Randy trying to hold on to Lion's head to control him but Lion postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lion seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Randy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Randy punching from the bottom.
Well, if Lion is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lion works his way into full mount!
Lion landing punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lion with shots to the head and body - Randy looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ALtropos Lion dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dirty Randy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Randy looks for a takedown but Lion sprawls well.
Lion avoids a punch combination nicely.
Randy throws a lazy body kick
and Lion counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lion.
Lion wants to control from the top but Randy keeps moving.
Lion engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lion trying to control the position from guard on top but Randy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Randy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Randy is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lion looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lion looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Randy trying to control the position from guard on top but Lion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Randy is fighting to break Lion's control of his arms but Lion is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dirty Randy was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Randy gets a double leg takedown into Lion's guard.
Lion is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lion throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Randy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Randy wants to control from the top but Lion keeps moving.
Lion working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Randy.
Randy trying to control the position from guard on top but Lion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Randy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dirty Randy was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lion shoots for a takedown but Randy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck for Randy with that takedown attempt.
Lion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Randy throws a body kick that misses.
Jab from Lion.
Lion shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Randy tries to clinch but Lion is having none of it.
Lion fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ALtropos Lion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Randy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lion is fending him off so far but Randy persists. Nope, Lion circles away and we're back to standing.
Lion fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randy takes a shot to the head.
Randy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lion has him pressed against the cage.
Lion scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lion landing knees to the head.
Lion escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lion has managed to clinch.
Lion unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lion lands a body shot in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Randy tries to break free but Lion pushes him back against the cage.
Randy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lion walks away with a smile on his face. Randy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Randy leaves Lion with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that ALtropos Lion will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dirty Randy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Lion fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lion swats away the attempt to clinch by Randy.
Lion has Randy up against the cage in a clinch.
Lion blocks a body shot from Randy.
Randy avoiding damage as Lion throws knees to the body.
Randy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Randy tries to break free but Lion pushes him back against the cage.
Lion tries a knee to the head but Randy blocks it.
Randy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lion missing with knees to the body.
Lion scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lion tries to throw a body punch but Randy avoids it by throwing Lion back against the cage.
Randy is trying to maintain a safe position but Lion gets an underhook and turns Randy into the cage.
Randy tries to pull guard but Lion forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Randy is trying to break the clinch but Lion has him pressed against the cage.
Lion misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Randy.
Randy tries for a takedown but Lion manages to get underhooks.
Lion lands a nice knee to the body.
Randy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lion dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lion tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lion with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Randy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Randy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Good body shot from Lion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lion makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Randy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lion lands a good knee to the midsection. Randy won't want to take too many of those.
Lion controlling the action here for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lion pushes Randy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lion lands with a right to the head.
Randy has Lion pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lion manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
ALtropos Lion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dirty Randy.
Lion cracks Randy with a nice body shot.
Lion lands a right hand that snaps the head of Randy backwards.
Lion keeps control of Randy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lion gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Randy takes a shot to the head.
Randy jumps guard but Lion stands there with Randy around his waist. Randy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lion works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Randy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lion with a knee to the head.
Randy blocks an elbow strike.
Lion lands a good knee to the midsection. Randy won't want to take too many of those.
A short left from Lion.
Randy being controlled against the cage.
Lion lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Lion.
Lion gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
ALtropos Lion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lion scores a nice knee to the body.
Lion lands a knee to the head.
Lion lands a left hand that snaps the head of Randy backwards.
Randy is rocked!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lion landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dirty Randy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees to the body from Lion.
Lion avoids a wild elbow strike from Randy.
And that's the end of the fight!
ALtropos Lion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lion has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ALtropos Lion!
Our winner, ALtropos Lion, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Vinicius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Vinicius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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167 lbs
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170 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Vinicius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markus Vinicius!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markus Vinicius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Markus Vinicius tries to bum rush Marcus Vinicius with a series of wild strikes but Marcus Vinicius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Markus Vinicius.
Markus Vinicius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Markus Vinicius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Markus Vinicius throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marcus Vinicius makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Markus Vinicius really felt that one!
Markus Vinicius misses with a combination
and Marcus Vinicius counters with a leg kick.
Markus Vinicius swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marcus Vinicius counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Markus Vinicius is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Marcus Vinicius slips a jab and a cross from Markus Vinicius.
Markus Vinicius checks the leg kick nicely there.
Markus Vinicius throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marcus Vinicius finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Markus Vinicius throws a lazy right hand but Marcus Vinicius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markus Vinicius throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marcus Vinicius counters with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Marcus Vinicius.
Marcus Vinicius throws a head kick that misses.
Markus Vinicius misses with a double jab.
Markus Vinicius with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marcus Vinicius throws a sloppy head kick and Markus Vinicius moves out of range easily.
Markus Vinicius misses with an uppercut. Marcus Vinicius saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Markus Vinicius. Marcus Vinicius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marcus Vinicius takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Markus Vinicius misses with a left hand
and Marcus Vinicius counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Markus Vinicius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Markus Vinicius misses with a few strikes there.
Markus Vinicius throws a looping overhand right but Marcus Vinicius ducks down to avoid it.
Markus Vinicius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markus Vinicius lands a jab-cross combination.
Markus Vinicius lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Markus Vinicius throws a body punch but Marcus Vinicius moves out of range.
Markus Vinicius throws a right hand that Marcus Vinicius ducks under and follows up with a left that Marcus Vinicius also avoids with ease.
Markus Vinicius misses with a straight right.
Marcus Vinicius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Markus Vinicius wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Markus Vinicius thows a body shot but no joy.
Markus Vinicius avoids the head kick by Marcus Vinicius.
Markus Vinicius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marcus Vinicius moves away.
Markus Vinicius blocks a head kick by Marcus Vinicius.
Marcus Vinicius throws a solid leg kick but Markus Vinicius takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Marcus Vinicius.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markus Vinicius misses with a wild combination.
Markus Vinicius scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Markus Vinicius misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Markus Vinicius.
Markus Vinicius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marcus Vinicius misses with a head kick.
Marcus Vinicius looks to land a body kick but Markus Vinicius moved away.
Marcus Vinicius defending well as Markus Vinicius loads up on a big left hand.
Markus Vinicius lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Markus Vinicius misses.
Markus Vinicius's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Markus Vinicius duly obliges.
Markus Vinicius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marcus Vinicius.
Markus Vinicius avoids the head kick by Marcus Vinicius.
Markus Vinicius misses with a jab, cross combination.
Markus Vinicius swinging wildly here.
Marcus Vinicius avoids a punch combination nicely.
Markus Vinicius blocks the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Markus Vinicius throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marcus Vinicius counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Markus Vinicius avoids the head kick by Marcus Vinicius.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markus Vinicius dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Marcus Vinicius moves out of range as Markus Vinicius strikes.
Marcus Vinicius takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Markus Vinicius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Markus Vinicius darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Markus Vinicius throws a series of punches but Marcus Vinicius moves out of range.
Markus Vinicius lands a nice shot that snaps Marcus Vinicius's head back.
Marcus Vinicius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Markus Vinicius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marcus Vinicius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Markus Vinicius.
Marcus Vinicius tries a head kick but it misses.
Marcus Vinicius fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Markus Vinicius checks it well.
Markus Vinicius moves out of range as Marcus Vinicius throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcus Vinicius slips a jab from Markus Vinicius.
Markus Vinicius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marcus Vinicius was well out of range. Poor timing from Markus Vinicius.
Marcus Vinicius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Markus Vinicius throws a combination. Marcus Vinicius tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Markus Vinicius swings for the body but Marcus Vinicius moves out of range.
Markus Vinicius throws a combination that misses
and Marcus Vinicius counters with a low kick, right behind Markus Vinicius 's knee.
Markus Vinicius throws a right and a left that both miss.
Markus Vinicius is breathing heavily.
Markus Vinicius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marcus Vinicius.
Marcus Vinicius throws a sloppy head kick and Markus Vinicius moves out of range easily.
Marcus Vinicius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marcus Vinicius slips under a jab.
Markus Vinicius misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markus Vinicius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Markus Vinicius throws a combination that misses
and Marcus Vinicius counters with a solid body kick.
Markus Vinicius moves out of range as Marcus Vinicius throws a body kick.
Marcus Vinicius walks into a jab.
Markus Vinicius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marcus Vinicius.
Marcus Vinicius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marcus Vinicius looks for the body kick but Markus Vinicius saw that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Markus Vinicius closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Marcus Vinicius misses with a head kick.
Markus Vinicius scores with a hook to the body. Marcus Vinicius takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Markus Vinicius throws a body punch but Marcus Vinicius moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markus Vinicius misses with a combination
letting Marcus Vinicius counter with a right hand.
Markus Vinicius misses with a double jab.
Markus Vinicius lands a two punch combo.
Markus Vinicius misses with a double jab.
Markus Vinicius throws a series of punches but Marcus Vinicius avoids them all with ease.
Markus Vinicius throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marcus Vinicius makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Markus Vinicius really felt that one!
Marcus Vinicius misses with a head kick.
Marcus Vinicius attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Markus Vinicius checks a low kick from Marcus Vinicius.
Markus Vinicius throws a combination that misses
and Marcus Vinicius counters with a big head kick but Markus Vinicius shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markus Vinicius throws a series of punches but Marcus Vinicius moves out of range.
Markus Vinicius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Markus Vinicius throws a predictable looking body shot
and Marcus Vinicius counters with an inside leg kick.
Marcus Vinicius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Markus Vinicius thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marcus Vinicius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Markus Vinicius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Markus Vinicius throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marcus Vinicius counters with a big head kick but Markus Vinicius shrugs it off.
Markus Vinicius misses with a combination
and Marcus Vinicius counters with a head kick. That will keep Markus Vinicius thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Markus Vinicius swinging wildly here.
Markus Vinicius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markus Vinicius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Marcus Vinicius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Markus Vinicius misses with a double jab.
Markus Vinicius swings widly with a right hand
and Marcus Vinicius counters with a nice body kick.
Marcus Vinicius is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Markus Vinicius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marcus Vinicius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Markus Vinicius.
Markus Vinicius misses with a hook
and Marcus Vinicius counters with a head kick. That will keep Markus Vinicius thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Marcus Vinicius takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Markus Vinicius misses with a double jab.
Marcus Vinicius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Markus Vinicius misses with a few strikes there.
Markus Vinicius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Markus Vinicius throws a body punch but Marcus Vinicius moves out of range.
Marcus Vinicius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcus Vinicius throws a head kick but Markus Vinicius moves out of range.
Markus Vinicius throws a series of punches but Marcus Vinicius moves out of range.
Markus Vinicius avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Marcus Vinicius slips under a jab.
Marcus Vinicius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Markus Vinicius misses with a combination
and Marcus Vinicius counters with a low kick, right behind Markus Vinicius 's knee.
Some bone on bone action there as Markus Vinicius checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Markus Vinicius stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Marcus Vinicius throws a head kick that misses.
Marcus Vinicius pivots, looking for a leg kick but Markus Vinicius is out of range and Marcus Vinicius settles back down.
Markus Vinicius tries to bum rush Marcus Vinicius with a series of wild strikes but Marcus Vinicius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markus Vinicius ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Markus Vinicius throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marcus Vinicius counters with a thumping low kick.
Marcus Vinicius misses with a low kick.
Marcus Vinicius slips a jab from Markus Vinicius.
Markus Vinicius throws a series of punches but Marcus Vinicius moves out of range.
Markus Vinicius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marcus Vinicius was well out of range. Poor timing from Markus Vinicius.
Markus Vinicius misses with a wild combination.
Decent striking displayed by Markus Vinicius there.
Markus Vinicius throws a combination that misses
and Marcus Vinicius counters with an outside leg kick.
Markus Vinicius misses with a combination
and Marcus Vinicius counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcus Vinicius looks to land a body kick but Markus Vinicius moved away.
Markus Vinicius just misses with a punch to the body.
Markus Vinicius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marcus Vinicius.
Markus Vinicius's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Marcus Vinicius swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Marcus Vinicius throws a head kick that misses.
Markus Vinicius moves out of range as Marcus Vinicius throws a body kick.
Markus Vinicius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marcus Vinicius circles away quickly and effectively.
Markus Vinicius lands a nice hook to Marcus Vinicius's body. Marcus Vinicius takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marcus Vinicius moves away from the strike by Markus Vinicius.
Marcus Vinicius on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markus Vinicius's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marcus Vinicius under the eye.
Marcus Vinicius throws a head kick but Markus Vinicius moves out of range.
Markus Vinicius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marcus Vinicius throws a front kick aimed at Markus Vinicius's knee but Markus Vinicius avoids it well.
Marcus Vinicius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Markus Vinicius misses with a wild combination.
Markus Vinicius looks to land a combination but Marcus Vinicius avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marcus Vinicius throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Markus Vinicius.
Markus Vinicius looks to land a combination but Marcus Vinicius avoids it well.
Marcus Vinicius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcus Vinicius pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that's the end of the fight!
Markus Vinicius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Markus Vinicius has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Markus Vinicius!
A victorious Markus Vinicius thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Larry Average (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tokugawa Miguroui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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145 lbs
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Average!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tokugawa Miguroui!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miguroui looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Miguroui is trying hard to land a takedown here. Average sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Miguroui drives through with a takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Miguroui drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Miguroui jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Average tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Average is working hard here to advance position.
Average wants to get back to his feet but Miguroui passes into half guard.
Average trying to hold on to Miguroui's head to control him but Miguroui postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Miguroui in particular looking to stall.
Average wants to control but Miguroui is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, if Miguroui is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Miguroui is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Average sees it coming and defends easily.
Average knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Miguroui on the ground.
Miguroui stops Average from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miguroui has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Miguroui controlling from the full mount.
Miguroui has isolated one of Average's arms. Average looking to fight him off but Miguroui twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tokugawa Miguroui!
As Tokugawa Miguroui got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: It was an honor to fight James for the title and I hope the fans enjoyed themselves tonight. Thank you.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raylan Givens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Duhrover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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182 lbs
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raylan Givens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Duhrover!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Givens tries to sprawl but Duhrover drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Duhrover missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Givens is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Duhrover scores with a couple of nice shots.
Duhrover working over Givens with some ground and pound. Givens looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Duhrover tries to pass to full mount but Givens defends it.
Givens actively working from the bottom here.
Duhrover working over Givens with some ground and pound. Givens looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Givens is looking for a sweep. Duhrover is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Givens on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Duhrover trying to pass the guard but Givens defending well.
Duhrover landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Givens is rocked!
Duhrover lands a big elbow - Givens is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Duhrover!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Duhrover!
An out of breath Ben Duhrover thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sheldon Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Burnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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270 lbs
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sheldon Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Burnett!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burnett closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Burnett throwing shots but Cooper is blocking nicely.
Burnett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cooper knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Burnett on the ground.
Cooper avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Burnett.
Cooper keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Burnett seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Burnett 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Burnett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Burnett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Burnett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Burnett is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Burnett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Burnett lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Burnett thows a huge punch but Cooper dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Burnett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Burnett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cooper's head.
Cooper has hold of Burnett's hands but Burnett slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Burnett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cooper is breathing heavily.
Burnett 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.
Burnett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Burnett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cooper is trying to control but can't.
Cooper avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Burnett.
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!
Burnett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Burnett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Burnett thows a huge punch but Cooper dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burnett sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cooper defending well though.
Burnett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cooper's head.
Burnett scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Burnett working Cooper over with strikes.
Burnett lands strikes from half guard.
Burnett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Burnett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Burnett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Burnett 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.
Burnett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Burnett throwing shots but Cooper is blocking nicely.
Burnett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Burnett is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Burnett scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnett throwing shots but Cooper is blocking nicely.
Burnett is nestled in close to Cooper, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Burnett 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.
Burnett is nestled in close to Cooper, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cooper keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cooper blocking the ground and pound attempt from Burnett.
Burnett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burnett takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Burnett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burnett thows a huge punch but Cooper dodges it nicely.
Cooper on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cooper tries to get out of the position.
Burnett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Burnett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burnett lands with a punch from half guard.
Cooper is trying to control but can't.
Burnett throwing shots but Cooper is blocking nicely.
Cooper avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Burnett.
Burnett lands with a punch from half guard.
Burnett working over Cooper with some ground and pound. Cooper looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cooper is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Burnett scores with a couple of nice shots.
Burnett throwing shots but Cooper is blocking nicely.
Burnett thows a huge punch but Cooper dodges it nicely.
Burnett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burnett working the head and body with strikes.
Burnett is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Burnett dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Burnett dives in and scores a takedown into Cooper's guard.
Burnett throws a big elbow that misses.
Cooper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Burnett.
Burnett throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Burnett's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Burnett is looking to work some ground and pound but Cooper has wrist control.
Burnett lands a couple of digs.
Burnett throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burnett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cooper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Burnett.
Burnett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burnett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burnett connects with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burnett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Burnett lands a couple of digs.
Burnett postures up and lands a big shot to Cooper's brow.
Burnett postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cooper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Burnett.
Burnett content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Burnett postures up in Cooper's guard and throws a big left but Cooper blocks it.
Burnett is working Cooper over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Burnett lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burnett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Burnett throws a big elbow that misses.
Burnett with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burnett with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cooper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Burnett chips away with some ground and pound.
Cooper utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Burnett throwing strikes but missing.
Burnett works over Cooper with some ground and pound from guard.
Burnett postures up and lands a big shot to Cooper's brow.
Burnett scoring with punches to the head and body.
Burnett keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cooper's head.
Burnett landing some decent shots from guard.
Burnett postures up in Cooper's guard and throws a big left but Cooper blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnett lands a couple of digs.
Burnett working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Burnett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Burnett lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Burnett with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Burnett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burnett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Burnett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cooper works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Burnett working some strikes from top position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Burnett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Burnett throws a big elbow that misses.
Steven Burnett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Burnett cracks Cooper with a solid left hand.
Burnett works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burnett lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Burnett drops an elbow to the side of Cooper's head.
Burnett working over Cooper with some ground and pound. Cooper looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Burnett slips a nice elbow through Cooper's hands, connecting with Cooper's forehead.
Burnett is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Burnett slips a nice elbow through Cooper's hands, connecting with Cooper's forehead.
Burnett looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cooper with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Burnett connects with a nice short shot to Cooper's temple.
Burnett drops an elbow to the side of Cooper's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burnett lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Burnett sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cooper defending well though.
Burnett landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Burnett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Burnett feints and as Cooper raises his hands in defense, Burnett changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Burnett throws a big right hand that misses.
Cooper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Burnett connects with a couple of short punches.
Burnett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Burnett's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Burnett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Burnett throws a big right hand that misses.
Burnett with a nice head shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burnett postures up in Cooper's guard and throws a big left but Cooper blocks it.
Burnett stands up over Cooper, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burnett with a nice head shot there.
Burnett throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cooper looking to control.
Burnett is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Burnett postures up in Cooper's guard and throws a big left but Cooper blocks it.
Cooper preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Burnett throws a big right hand that misses.
Burnett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Burnett lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cooper utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Burnett lands a couple of elbows.
Cooper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Burnett.
Burnett is looking to work some ground and pound but Cooper has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burnett postures up in Cooper's guard and throws a big left but Cooper blocks it.
Burnett working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cooper's head.
Burnett content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Burnett landing some decent shots from guard.
Burnett stands up over Cooper, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Burnett is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Burnett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Burnett landing with the ground and pound.
Cooper utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Burnett throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnett working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cooper's head.
Burnett working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cooper's head.
Burnett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Burnett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cooper preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Burnett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Burnett is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Burnett landing with the ground and pound.
Burnett throwing strikes but missing.
Cooper has momentary wrist control but Burnett slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burnett distracts Cooper with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Burnett scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cooper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Burnett.
Burnett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Burnett postures up and lands a big shot to Cooper's brow.
Burnett passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Burnett working the ground and pound.
Cooper taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burnett throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cooper is working to avoid the ground and pound but Burnett connects with a decent elbow.
Sheldon Cooper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burnett is working Cooper over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Burnett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Burnett has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 24:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 24:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Burnett!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Burgundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hogan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hulkamania . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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266 lbs
0 - 7 - 0 |
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270 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Burgundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hulk Hogan !
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan blocks a head kick by Burgundy.
Burgundy scores with a hook to the body. Hogan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Burgundy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hogan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hogan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Burgundy circles away.
Burgundy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Burgundy is looking for a kimura here.
It looks like Burgundy is going to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgundy trying to control from Hogan 's half guard. Hogan has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hogan pushes Burgundy off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Burgundy could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hogan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Burgundy circles away.
Hogan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ron Burgundy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hulk Hogan .
Hogan swats away the attempt to clinch by Burgundy.
Burgundy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hogan circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Hogan as Burgundy shoots in.
Hogan shoots for a takedown but Burgundy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hogan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hogan is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Burgundy is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hulk Hogan !
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Hulk Hogan made sure he mentioned ANABOLIC **160** and LAUNDRY 95%, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between River Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sync Fowler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). River Carver has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
159 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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155 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, River Carver!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sync Fowler!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fowler decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Carver on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Carver tries to get out of the position.
Carver tries to get to full guard but Fowler has control of the leg.
Fowler is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Carver sees it coming and defends easily.
Fowler is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Carver defends it well.
Carver is defending against the submission attempts here by Fowler.
Carver flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Fowler is looking for a kimura here.
Carver trying to control but Fowler postures up.
Carver wants to get back to full guard.
Carver is working hard here to advance position.
Carver is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver is staying active underneath Fowler, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Carver trying to hold on to Fowler's head to control him but Fowler postures up.
Fowler is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Carver defends it well.
Fowler is working for a submission of some sort.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fowler uses his free foot to push down on Carver's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Carver.
Fowler swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sync Fowler!
Sync Fowler is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Sync Fowler, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony comes to the cage accompanied by Holidae Inn. Jones has chosen Two Steps From Hell: Wrath of Sea [Extended Remix] as his entrance music. William Anthony has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Anthony!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anthony shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jones is desperately trying to improve his position but Anthony has a good base and remains in mount.
Anthony avoids the attempt from Jones to control.
Jones is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jones keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jones wants to control but Anthony is having none of it.
Jones bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Anthony striking off his back but it's not causing Jones any problems.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Anthony keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Anthony looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anthony working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
Jones makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jones has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Anthony to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Jones is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Anthony pulls down on the head and he's put Jones to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). William Anthony!
William Anthony retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, William Anthony 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cassius Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Michaels might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sexy Boy. Cassius Clay looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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135 lbs
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135 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Michaels!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cassius Clay!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Clay. Those never looked like landing.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Clay but Clay pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Clay misses with a combination
and Michaels counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Clay!
Michaels is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Clay can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Clay can do anything to dispel that myth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michaels working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Clay looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Michaels! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Shawn Michaels!
Shawn Michaels retains his bantamweight title!
After the big win, Shawn Michaels made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors New World Order Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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