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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chase Beebe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laurent Tesser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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30
153 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chase Beebe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Laurent Tesser!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Tesser.
Tesser tries to bum rush Beebe with a series of wild strikes but Beebe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beebe clinches with his opponent.
Tesser is trying to break the clinch but Beebe has him pressed against the cage.
Tesser is trying to force a seperation but Beebe has the dominant position.
Tesser has had enough of the clinch but Beebe keeps him there for the moment.
Beebe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Beebe.
Beebe lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tesser wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Beebe is trying to get an arm triangle but Tesser is defending well.
Tesser pushes Beebe away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Beebe gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Beebe wants to control but Tesser is keeping him busy.
Beebe tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Beebe has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tesser is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
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.
Beebe in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Tesser is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chase Beebe!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Chase Beebe waved his t-shirt featuring 5th Round Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Markakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Fulton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Nick Markakis has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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172 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Markakis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Fulton!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fulton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Markakis is trying to stand back up but Fulton is controlling him
Markakis wants to get back to full guard but Fulton has mounted him!
Fulton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fulton breaks from Markakis's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Markakis working to try and regain half guard.
Fulton looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markakis tries to hold on but Fulton pushes him away.
Fulton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fulton is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fulton cracks Markakis with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fulton controlling the pace for now.
Fulton landing strikes from the mount.
Fulton controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fulton prevents Markakis from getting the reversal.
Fulton controlling from the full mount.
Fulton lands a big shot there that rocks Markakis but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fulton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Markakis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fulton looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markakis tries to reverse the position but Fulton maintains control.
Fulton controlling the pace for now.
Markakis wants to get back to his feet.
Fulton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Fulton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fulton shoots in and gets a takedown into Markakis's guard.
Markakis wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Fulton is now in half guard.
Markakis scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Fulton manages to mount him!
Fulton controlling the pace for now.
Markakis is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fulton controlling the position easily from mount.
Markakis is looking to get to half guard.
Fulton controlling from the full mount.
Markakis wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Fulton connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Markakis is trying to stand.
Fulton content just to control the position here.
Fulton's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Let's hope that Fulton has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy Fulton has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Fulton looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Markakis!
Markakis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fulton looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Markakis tries to hold on but Fulton pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fulton controlling from mount.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jimmy Fulton.
Markakis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fulton as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Fulton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Markakis fails with a takedown attempt.
Markakis gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fulton to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Markakis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fulton controls the pace.
Fulton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Markakis tries to strike from the bottom.
Markakis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fulton controlling from the top position.
Jimmy Fulton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fulton is standing up over Markakis. Markakis looks to escape but Fulton dives into side control.
Fulton remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markakis throws Fulton to one side and escapes!
Fulton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Fulton decides to stand and escape the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fulton changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Markakis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markakis is trying to escape the position but Fulton is controlling the position.
Fulton working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
A lull in the action here.
Markakis looking for a sweep but Fulton has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Fulton controlling from the full mount.
Markakis wants to hold on but Fulton pushes him away.
Nick Markakis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markakis is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fulton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
You get the feeling that Markakis really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fulton controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Fulton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fulton has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Fulton!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Santz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ewan Turnbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Santz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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181 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Santz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ewan Turnbull!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Santz or perhaps it was just good defense by Turnbull which made him look bad.
Santz connects with a nice looking jab.
Santz just misses with a punch to the body.
Santz lands with an overhand left.
Santz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Turnbull blocks a head kick by Santz.
Turnbull throws a wild hook but Santz just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Turnbull gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Santz raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Santz!
Jose Santz tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Plouman Snr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Markakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
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228 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Plouman Snr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Markakis!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Markakis there.
Markakis throws a front kick aimed at Plouman Snr's knee but Plouman Snr avoids it well.
A good leg kick by Plouman Snr.
Markakis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Plouman Snr.
Plouman Snr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Markakis looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Plouman Snr connects with a high kick.
It looks like Dennis Markakis has been cut.
Plouman Snr lands a brutal head kick. Markakis looks out on his feet and Plouman Snr throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Luke Plouman Snr!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Branton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Caudill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Branton comes to the cage accompanied by Face the Pain by Stemm. Caudill has chosen Breaking Benjamin- Breath as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Branton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Caudill!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Branton keeps the fight on the outside.
Branton clinches.
Caudill lands an elbow just above Branton 's eye.
Branton has had enough of the clinch but Caudill keeps him there for the moment.
Branton letting Caudill take a breather here.
Caudill missing with knees to the body.
Caudill comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Caudill with a knee to the head.
Caudill trying to land knees to the body.
Caudill scores with a knee to the head.
Branton is rocked!
Branton tries to stall but Caudill uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Branton has had enough of the clinch but Caudill keeps him there for the moment.
Caudill is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Caudill working Branton over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caudill working Branton over with knees to the body.
Branton is breathing heavily.
Branton tries for a takedown but Caudill manages to get underhooks.
Caudill content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Caudill tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Branton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Caudill lands a nice shot to the body.
Branton tries to circle away but Caudill has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Caudill with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Caudill lands a nice knee to the body.
Caudill landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Caudill lands a damaging elbow.
Caudill landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Caudill.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caudill lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oh Branton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Caudill landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Branton seems to have got his legs back now.
Branton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Caudill scores with a hook to the body.
Knees to the body from Caudill.
Caudill unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Caudill content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Caudill lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Caudill lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Caudill.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caudill lands a knee to the head.
Caudill lands an elbow that stopped Branton in his tracks for a moment.
Caudill using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Caudill - that landed with a thud.
Caudill connects with a nasty looking knee right to Branton's face.
Caudill unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Caudill is struggling to control the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Caudill.
Caudill landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Caudill comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Caudill manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A knee to the head by Caudill.
Caudill scores with a knee to the head.
Caudill lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Branton has had enough of the clinch but Caudill keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Caudill.
Caudill scores with a knee to the head.
Caudill lands an elbow just above Branton 's eye.
Caudill lands a nice knee to the body.
Caudill landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Caudill lands a nice knee to the body.
Caudill crunches a lovely knee into Branton's ribcage.
Caudill landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Caudill obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Caudill obliges.
Caudill lands a good knee to the midsection. Branton won't want to take too many of those.
Caudill using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Caudill putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Branton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Caudill.
Caudill putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Branton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Caudill using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caudill landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Caudill with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Caudill lands a nice elbow.
Branton wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Branton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Branton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Caudill lands a good knee to the midsection. Branton won't want to take too many of those.
Caudill with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Caudill.
Caudill creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Branton's defenses.
Branton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Branton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Caudill landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caudill content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Caudill obliges.
Caudill connects with a nasty looking knee right to Branton's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Caudill.
Branton takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Caudill dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Caudill gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Branton managing to block the knees to the body from Caudill.
Branton looking for a takedown.
Caudill working Branton over with knees to the body.
Branton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Caudill creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Branton's defenses.
Caudill creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Branton's defenses.
Nice elbow from Caudill.
Caudill unloads a knee to the mid-section. Branton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Caudill lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Caudill lands a nice elbow.
Caudill landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Caudill.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Caudill scores a nice knee to the body.
Caudill landing knees to the head.
Caudill lands a big knee to the head and Branton goes down! Caudill pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenny Caudill!
During a confident post fight interview, Kenny Caudill thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Kissinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kissinger has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Mark Marx told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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180 lbs
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174 lbs
32 - 17 - 3 |
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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
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Kissinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Marx!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kissinger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marx.
Kissinger takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Henry Kissinger has been cut.
Kissinger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marx scores with a leg kick.
Kissinger misses with a hook to the body
and Marx counters with a leg kick.
Kissinger is breathing heavily.
Marx lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marx lands a body shot.
Henry Kissinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marx rushes Kissinger and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Marx lands a shot to the body.
Kissinger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marx breaks the clinch.
Kissinger takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Marx feints and as Kissinger raises his hands in defense, Marx changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Marx wants to control from the top but Kissinger keeps moving.
Marx landing with the ground and pound.
Marx throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marx accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marx loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kissinger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marx.
Kissinger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kissinger keeping moving, preventing Marx from controlling successfully.
Marx is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marx working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marx accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marx is looking to work some ground and pound but Kissinger has wrist control.
Marx passes into half guard.
Marx not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kissinger is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Marx scores with a couple of nice shots.
Marx is looking to take a break and control but Kissinger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marx scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Marx not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Marx throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Marx trying to control from half guard but Kissinger is working away.
Kissinger taking some punishment here, with Marx in his half guard.
Kissinger is staying active underneath Marx, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Marx lands strikes from half guard.
Marx looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Marx throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kissinger is refusing to be controlled, as Marx sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx throwing shots but Kissinger is blocking nicely.
Marx seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kissinger does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Marx sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kissinger defending well though.
Marx missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Marx wants to take a breather but Kissinger is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kissinger avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marx.
Marx missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marx tries to pass to full mount but Kissinger defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marx missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Marx dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Kissinger's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Marx looking to score a takedown here. Kissinger is defending well but Marx drives through and ends up in Kissinger's guard.
Marx is in close to Kissinger's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Marx stays in close to Kissinger's body and controls the position.
Kissinger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marx.
Marx chips away with some ground and pound.
Marx wants to control from the top but Kissinger keeps moving.
Marx is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kissinger is trying to keep Marx in close.
Marx has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marx trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marx loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marx must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Marx looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Marx trying to control the position from guard on top but Kissinger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kissinger being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Marx is pushing down on Kissinger's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kissinger is fighting to maintain full guard but Marx has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Marx landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kissinger is trying to maintain the position but Marx is very close to passing his half guard.
Marx thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Marx lands strikes from half guard.
Marx is working for a kimura but Kissinger is defending it quite comfortably.
Marx is keen to just control but Kissinger is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marx trying to control the pace.
Marx sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kissinger defending well though.
Kissinger on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Marx trying to control from half guard but Kissinger is working away.
Marx is nestled in close to Kissinger, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Marx looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kissinger with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Marx takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Marx is trying to control. Kissinger wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Marx is trying to control the action in half guard but Kissinger is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Marx 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.
Marx with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marx sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kissinger defending well though.
Mark Marx has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marx is looking to take a break and control but Kissinger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marx lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marx wants to control but Kissinger is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Marx showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Henry Kissinger's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Marx lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Marx feints and then cracks Kissinger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kissinger down.
Marx misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kissinger throws a hook but Marx avoids it easily.
Kissinger misses with a lunging right hand
and Marx counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Donk. Marx catches Kissinger right on the button with a cross.
Kissinger on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Marx shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Marx was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
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!
Marx is landing with some decent strikes but Kissinger is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kissinger taking shots to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marx landing shots from mount.
Kissinger is rocked!
Marx with a couple of short strikes.
Oh Kissinger is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx connects with a bit shot that sees Kissinger covering up! More strikes from Marx and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Marx is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Marx!
Mark Marx 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 Bosede Adwamba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Van Vactor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adwamba comes to the cage accompanied by Execution Style. Van Vactor has chosen Five Finger Death Punch- The Pride as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bosede Adwamba!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ethan Van Vactor!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Vactor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Adwamba swivels and escapes.
Van Vactor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Adwamba jumps into guard, dragging Van Vactor to the mat.
Van Vactor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Van Vactor drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Adwamba manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Van Vactor has Adwamba in his guard.
Van Vactor looking for a sweep. Not yet Van Vactor, not yet.
Adwamba is sitting in close to Van Vactor's body. Van Vactor has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Adwamba is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Adwamba is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Van Vactor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ethan Van Vactor! Ethan Van Vactor retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Ethan Van Vactor thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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