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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fus Ro Dah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Wagner
vs
Ro Dah

195 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

204 cm
18
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kurt Wagner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fus Ro Dah!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagner lands with a straight right. Ro Dah didn't see that one coming.
Ro Dah drops his hands momentarily and Wagner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wagner sizes up Ro Dah with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wagner misses with a low kick as Ro Dah jumps back.
Wagner misses with a low kick.
Wagner could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ro Dah takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Wagner.
Ro Dah avoids the head kick by Wagner.
Wagner shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kurt Wagner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wagner throws a solid leg kick but Ro Dah takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wagner.
Wagner scores with a jab to the body.
Ro Dah checks a low kick from Wagner.
Ro Dah keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wagner attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner throws a leg kick

and Ro Dah holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ro Dah prevents Wagner from breaking the clinch.
Wagner is trying to break the clinch but Ro Dah has him pressed against the cage.
Wagner gets through Ro Dah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ro Dah takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wagner tries to break the clinch but Ro Dah is controlling the position.
Ro Dah blocks a body shot from Wagner.
Ro Dah is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wagner is defending well for now.
Wagner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ro Dahs head.
Wagner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ro Dah lands a nice uppercut.
Ro Dah lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Kurt Wagner has been cut.
Ro Dah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ro Dah prevents Wagner from breaking the clinch.
Wagner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wagner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ro Dah prevents Wagner from breaking the clinch.
Ro Dah tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ro Dah looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ro Dah pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ro Dah lands an elbow just above Wagner 's eye.
Wagner wants to break free but Ro Dah has control.
Wagner pushes Ro Dah back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wagner avoiding damage as Ro Dah throws knees to the body.
Ro Dah misses with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Wagner.
Ro Dah lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wagner is breathing heavily.
Wagner tries to break the clinch but Ro Dah is controlling the position.
Wagner misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ro Dah lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wagner.
Wagner lands a shoulder strike.
Ro Dah looking to throw knees to the head but Wagner is blocking nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Wagner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ro Dah tries to land a knee to the head but Wagner blocks with his arms.
Ro Dah looking to stall.
Ro Dah throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ro Dah throws an elbow but misses.
Wagner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wagner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ro Dah's elbow.
Ro Dah gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wagner wants to break free but Ro Dah has control.
Ro Dah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wagner blocks it with crossed arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wagner as Ro Dah tries to tie him up.
Wagner avoids a wild elbow strike from Ro Dah.
Ro Dah looking to throw knees to the head but Wagner is blocking nicely.
Ro Dah tries a knee to the head but Wagner blocks it.
Wagner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wagner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ro Dah has him pressed against the cage.
Wagner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wagner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wagner lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ro Dah pushes off an throws an elbow but Wagner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ro Dah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wagner blocks it with crossed arms.
Wagner tries to break free but Ro Dah pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Wagner - that landed with a thud.
Wagner tries to break free but Ro Dah pushes him back against the cage.
Ro Dah looking to throw knees to the head but Wagner is blocking nicely.
Wagner wants to break free but Ro Dah has control.
Ro Dah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wagner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ro Dah throws a head punch that misses.
Ro Dah lands a knee to the head.
Ro Dah tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ro Dah tries to land knees in the clinch but Wagner avoids the damage to the body.
Wagner is trying to break free.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wagner lands a nice shot to the body.
Wagner avoids a wild elbow strike from Ro Dah.
Ro Dah trying to stall but Wagner improves his position.
A short right from Wagner.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wagner takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Wagner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kurt Wagner's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wagner throws a chopping leg kick but Ro Dah manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wagner walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ro Dah checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wagner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ro Dah checks a low kick from Wagner.
Wagner misses with a low kick as Ro Dah jumps back.
Ro Dah moves to clinch but Wagner breaks away
and Wagner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ro Dah tries to clinch
and Wagner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A bone on bone clash there as Ro Dah blocks the leg kick.
Ro Dah gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ro Dah wants to clinch
and Wagner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wagner fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ro Dah is out of range.
Wagner throws a leg kick that is checked

and Ro Dah counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ro Dah.
Ro Dah keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wagner's efforts to push away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ro Dah putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wagner in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ro Dah creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wagner's defenses.
Wagner working hard to break the clinch.
Ro Dah lands a nice elbow.

Kurt Wagner's cut is getting worse.
Wagner tries to circle away but Ro Dah has him pinned against the cage.
Ro Dah trying to stall but Wagner improves his position.
Wagner tries to break the clinch but Ro Dah is controlling the position.
Ro Dah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wagner avoiding damage as Ro Dah throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner tries to break free but Ro Dah pushes him back against the cage.
Ro Dah blocks a body shot from Wagner.
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!
Ro Dah with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ro Dah connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ro Dah lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ro Dah.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ro Dah.
Ro Dah tries to land a knee to the head but Wagner blocks with his arms.
Wagner takes an elbow to the temple.
Wagner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ro Dah landing knees to the body.
Ro Dah unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wagner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ro Dah backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ro Dah obliges.
Ro Dah trying to land knees to the body.
Wagner tries to work over Ro Dah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ro Dah leaning against his opponent.
Wagner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ro Dah is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wagner is trying to force a seperation but Ro Dah has the dominant position.
Wagner struggles to land a body shot inside as Ro Dah controls his hands.
Ro Dah throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wagner working hard to break the clinch.
Wagner avoids the elbow strike from Ro Dah, against the cage.
Wagner scores with a hook to the body.
Ro Dah just leaning against Wagner, taking a breather.
Wagner lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Wagner.
Kurt Wagner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wagner wants to get back to striking at distance but Ro Dah won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ro Dah throws an elbow but misses.
Wagner struggles to land a body shot inside as Ro Dah controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ro Dah throws a punch but it's blocked by Wagner.
Ro Dah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ro Dah lands an elbow that stopped Wagner in his tracks for a moment.
Ro Dah is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wagner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wagner is trying to break free.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wagner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ro Dah trying to stall but Wagner improves his position.
Ro Dah has Wagner pressed against the cage, preventing Wagner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wagner tries to circle away but Ro Dah has him pinned against the cage.
Wagner lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ro Dah throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Wagner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Fus Ro Dah will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kurt Wagner's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Wagner throws a leg kick but Ro Dah checks it.
Nice shot by Wagner.
Wagner connects with a crisp jab.
Ro Dah closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wagner counters with a nice uppercut.
Wagner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fus Ro Dah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ro Dah checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ro Dah tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Wagner counter with a right hand.
Wagner tried to score with a low kick but Ro Dah checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ro Dah tries to clinch there but Wagner circles away.
Wagner throws a push kick but Ro Dah slaps the foot to one side.
A low kick from Wagner misses
and Ro Dah counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wagner throws a leg kick that is checked

and Ro Dah counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ro Dah is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Wagner wants to break free but Ro Dah has control.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ro Dah obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ro Dah with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ro Dah misses with an elbow strike.
Ro Dah lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ro Dah is trying to stall.
Wagner misses with a punch on the inside.
Wagner takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ro Dah lands a good knee to the midsection. Wagner won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wagner tries to throw a body punch but Ro Dah avoids it by throwing Wagner back against the cage.
Wagner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ro Dah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wagner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wagner is trying to break free.
Ro Dah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wagner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ro Dah is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wagner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ro Dah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A shot in the inside from Wagner.
Wagner avoids the elbow strike from Ro Dah, against the cage.
Wagner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ro Dahs head.
Ro Dah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wagner avoids it.
Wagner tries to break free but Ro Dah pushes him back against the cage.
Ro Dah lands a nice elbow.
Wagner blocks the elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Wagner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wagner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ro Dah prevents Wagner from breaking the clinch.
Ro Dah tries a knee to the head but Wagner blocks it.
Wagner scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ro Dah misses with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Wagner.
Ro Dah lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Wagner on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ro Dah is trying to stall.
Ro Dah tries to land knees in the clinch but Wagner avoids the damage to the body.
Wagner lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ro Dah.
Wagner has had enough of the clinch but Ro Dah keeps him there for the moment.
Ro Dah misses with an elbow over the top.
Ro Dah looking to stall.
Wagner lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ro Dah stalling in the clinch but Wagner improves position.
Wagner lands a hook that snaps the head of Ro Dah backwards.
Wagner has had enough of the clinch but Ro Dah keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wagner wants to get back to striking at distance but Ro Dah won't allow it.
Wagner avoids a wild elbow strike from Ro Dah.
Wagner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Wagner.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Fus Ro Dah.
I think Ro Dah has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fus Ro Dah!
An out of breath Fus Ro Dah thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Son Gohan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jercules Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gohan
vs
Sanchez

195 cm
25
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

197 cm
18
284 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Son Gohan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jercules Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Gohan.
Gohan slips under a jab.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Gohan scores with a nice head shot.
A leg kick checked by Sanchez.
Gohan wants to land a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range.
Gohan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sanchez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A bone on bone clash there as Sanchez blocks the leg kick.
Sanchez thumps Gohan with a low kick.
Gohan tries to score with a low kick but Sanchez moves his leg out of the way.
Sanchez takes one on the button.
Gohan throws a low kick but Sanchez avoids it.
Gohan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A bone on bone clash there as Gohan blocks the leg kick.
Sanchez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gohan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gohan lands with a straight right. Sanchez didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sanchez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gohan throws a front kick aimed at Sanchez's knee but Sanchez avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gohan misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Gohan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gohan looks for the body kick but Sanchez saw that one coming.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gohan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanchez wants to slow Gohan down by chopping away at his legs.
Gohan throws a front kick aimed at Sanchez's knee but Sanchez avoids it well.
Gohan punishes Sanchez's body with a nice straight punch.
Sanchez throws a low kick, looking for Gohan's leg but Gohan calmly moves out of range.
Gohan wants to slow Sanchez down by chopping away at his legs.
Gohan blocks a leg kick.
Sanchez checks the leg kick.
Gohan throws a leg kick but Sanchez checks it.
Gohan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sanchez.
Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Sanchez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gohan.
Gohan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws out a leg kick but Gohan moves out of range and Sanchez only half commits.
Sanchez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gohan.
Sanchez wants to land a leg kick but Gohan is out of range.
That kick from Sanchez tenderised Gohan's leg. Gohan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gohan checks a low kick from Sanchez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sanchez, right into the meat.
Gohan misses with a wild body shot.
Gohan is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Gohan.
A head kick misses from Gohan.
A leg kick checked by Gohan.
Sanchez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sanchez lands a leg kick that knocks Gohan off balance momentarily.
Gohan could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sanchez throws a front kick aimed at Gohan's knee but Gohan avoids it well.
Sanchez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez misses the jab.
Gohan staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scores with a hook.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
Gohan throws a front kick aimed at Sanchez's knee but Sanchez avoids it well.
Sanchez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gohan. That did some damage!
Gohan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sanchez.
Sanchez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gohan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gohan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sanchez. Sanchez obviously looking to wear him down.
Sanchez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gohan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sanchez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gohan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sanchez misses with a low kick as Gohan jumps back.
Sanchez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gohan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Jercules Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gohan checks a leg kick.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gohan.
Sanchez checks the leg kick.
Sanchez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gohan. That did some damage!
Sanchez throws a front kick aimed at Gohan's knee but Gohan avoids it well.
Sanchez tries to work over Gohan's front leg with a kick but Gohan checks it.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Gohan moves out of range easily.
Sanchez throws a front kick aimed at Gohan's knee but Gohan avoids it well.
Sanchez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A clash of legs there as Gohan blocks the low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Gohan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gohan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sanchez tries to work over Gohan's front leg with a kick but Gohan checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jercules Sanchez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gohan scores with a decent looking hook.
Gohan throws a low kick but Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Gohan misses with a head kick.
Sanchez misses with a kick to the body.
Sanchez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Gohan blocks a leg kick.
Sanchez feints and then cracks Gohan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gohan down.
Sanchez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gohan tried to score with a low kick but Sanchez checks it.
Gohan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanchez.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gohan.
Gohan scores with a punch to the head.
Sanchez is looking to clinch but Gohan is avoiding it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gohan checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gohan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sanchez.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez cracks the inside of Gohan's front leg.
Gohan blocks a leg kick.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Gohan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gohan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sanchez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sanchez motions for Gohan to come forward. Sanchez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Gohan.
Gohan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sanchez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gohan is out of range and Sanchez settles back down.
Sanchez throws a head kick that Gohan semi-blocks.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Gohan moves out of range easily.
Sanchez checks a low kick from Gohan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sanchez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gohan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sanchez wants to land a leg kick but Gohan is out of range.
A clash of legs there as Sanchez blocks the low kick.
Jercules Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanchez misses with a jab to the body
and Gohan counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gohan motions for Sanchez to come forward. Gohan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gohan misses with a head kick.
Sanchez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sanchez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gohan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gohan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sanchez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sanchez scoring well with a low kick there.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Gohan moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gohan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gohan avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gohan throws a leg kick but Sanchez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good work by Sanchez as he checks the leg kick.
Sanchez throws out a leg kick but Gohan moves out of range and Sanchez only half commits.
Jab by Gohan.
Gohan throws a low kick but Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Gohan moves out of range of the leg kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Gohan saw that one coming.
Gohan with a nice cross.
Gohan scores with a nice strike.
Gohan avoids the head kick by Sanchez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez tries to work over Gohan's front leg with a kick but Gohan checks it.
An inside leg kick from Gohan misses.
Gohan jabs Sanchez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gohan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sanchez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gohan lands a glancing blow to the side of Sanchez's head.
Gohan is looking to chop away at Sanchez's legs.
Gohan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sanchez is able to avoid easily.
Gohan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sanchez checks it well.
Gohan lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez blocks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gohan cracks Sanchez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sanchez throws a solid leg kick but Gohan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sanchez.
Gohan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jercules Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Sanchez throws a chopping leg kick but Gohan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gohan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sanchez. Sanchez obviously looking to wear him down.
Good work by Gohan as he checks the leg kick.
Sanchez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sanchez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Gohan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sanchez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gohan's calf.
Sanchez tries to score with a low kick but Gohan moves his leg out of the way.
Sanchez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gohan checks it well.
Sanchez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A good leg kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gohan's calf.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gohan is able to avoid easily.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Gohan checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sanchez doesn't manage to clinch there - Gohan circles away.
Sanchez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sanchez lands a front kick.
Sanchez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez is looking to score with low kicks.
Gohan throws the kick towards the body but Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Gohan moves out of range easily.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez checks a leg kick nicely.
A leg kick checked by Gohan.
Gohan throws a low kick but Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez lands a head kick. Gohan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gohan throws a chopping leg kick but Sanchez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gohan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sanchez. That's going to slow Gohan down.
A bone on bone clash there as Gohan blocks the leg kick.
Gohan misses with a low kick.
Sanchez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick from Gohan.
Gohan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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!
Gohan throws a low kick but Sanchez moves out of range easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanchez.
Gohan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sanchez momentarily.
Sanchez lands a nice looking body kick.
An inside leg kick from Sanchez misses.
Gohan checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gohan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gohan throws a low kick but Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick from Gohan misses.
Sanchez connects with a solid leg kick.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Gohan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gohan tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez cracks the inside of Gohan's front leg.
Gohan avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Gohan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sanchez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gohan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez misses with a low kick as Gohan jumps back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Sanchez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gohan throws a chopping leg kick but Sanchez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gohan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Good work by Gohan as he checks the leg kick.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Gohan moves out of range.
Gohan avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Gohan throws a leg kick but Sanchez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gohan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez misses with a low kick as Gohan jumps back.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Son Gohan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jercules Sanchez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gohan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sanchez.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jercules Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sanchez 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jercules Sanchez!
Jercules Sanchez thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
91%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Angulo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Angulo
vs
Stewart

172 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Angulo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sammy Stewart!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart is trying hard to land a takedown here. Angulo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Angulo. No joy for Stewart on that attempt.
Stewart shoots for a double leg takedown but Angulo sprawls well. He's pushed Stewart's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brandon Angulo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Stewart.
Stewart fails with a takedown attempt.
Angulo really is a fat lump.
Stewart checks the leg kick.
Stewart blocks a low kick nicely.
Stewart takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Angulo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Angulo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Angulo wants it to stay on the feet.
Angulo slaps away a takedown attempt from Stewart, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Angulo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Angulo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stewart at a distance.
Angulo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stewart darts in trying to clinch
and Angulo counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angulo cracks Stewart with a good jab.
Stewart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Angulo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Angulo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stewart shoots in but no luck this time.
Angulo throws a shot to the body.
Angulo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Stewart gets a clinch.
Angulo struggles to land a body shot inside as Stewart controls his hands.
Stewart takes a shot to the head.
Angulo is trying to break the clinch but Stewart is controlling him.
Angulo is trying to force a seperation but Stewart has the dominant position.
Stewart blocks a body shot from Angulo.
Angulo working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angulo tries to work over Stewart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stewart is looking to control Angulo's arms but Angulo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stewart has his back to the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stewart prevents a body shot from Angulo.

Angulo breaks from the clinch.
Angulo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Angulo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stewart is able to avoid easily.
Stewart shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Angulo sprawls well. Angulo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stewart gets slowly back to his feet.
Stewart wants to clinch up but Angulo keeps it at a distance.
Angulo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stewart tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stewart looks for a takedown but Angulo sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angulo swings for the body but Stewart moves out of range.
Angulo throws a push kick but Stewart slaps the foot to one side.
Angulo throws a leg kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Stewart.
Angulo throws a low kick but Stewart moves out of range easily.
Brandon Angulo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A clash of legs there as Stewart blocks the low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Angulo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stewart has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stewart and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stewart changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Angulo tries to avoid it but Stewart manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Angulo to the ground. Angulo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Angulo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stewart is out of range and Angulo settles back down.
Stewart looks for a takedown but Angulo sprawls well.
A combination from Stewart does no damage.
Stewart looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angulo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stewart thows a body shot but no joy.
Angulo misses with a low kick as Stewart jumps back.
Angulo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stewart throws a half hearted mid kick.
Angulo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stewart checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stewart misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stewart wants to clinch
and Angulo counters with a nice body shot.
Angulo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Angulo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stewart fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stewart checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Angulo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Stewart closes the distance and clinches.
Stewart wants to take the fight to the mat but Angulo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Angulo has Stewart pressed against the cage, preventing Stewart from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Angulo tries to break free but Stewart pushes him back against the cage.
Angulo misses with a punch on the inside.
Angulo misses with the head strike.
Angulo is trying to break the clinch but Stewart is controlling him.
Angulo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Angulo.
Stewart taking a breather.
Angulo can't find room to land a body shot as Stewart controls the action.
Angulo is trying to break free.
Stewart is looking to take this one to the mat.
Angulo has had enough of the clinch but Stewart keeps him there for the moment.
Angulo scores with a nice hook to the head.

Stewart jumps into guard, dragging Angulo to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Angulo trying to move into half guard but instead Stewart has managed to sweep!
Angulo wants to control but Stewart passes easily into half guard.
Stewart scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Angulo wants to improve his position but Stewart is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Stewart is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Angulo defends it well.
Angulo wants to get back to full guard but Stewart has mounted him!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart looking to ground and pound but Angulo is blocking nicely.
Stewart takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Stewart thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Stewart thowing shots but they're missing.
Angulo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Angulo is trying to reverse the position but instead Stewart has taken his back - oops!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.

Angulo preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Stewart.
Stewart trying to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sammy Stewart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Stewart fails with a takedown attempt.
Stewart tries to score a power double leg takedown but Angulo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stewart somewhat.
Stewart tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Angulo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Angulo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Angulo throws a sloppy head kick and Stewart moves out of range easily.
Brandon Angulo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stewart moves in looking to clinch but Angulo pushes him off.
Angulo throws a sloppy head kick and Stewart moves out of range easily.
Stewart fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brandon Angulo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Stewart.
Stewart fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angulo is looking to chop away at Stewart's legs.
Angulo thuds a left hand into Stewart's body.
A leg kick checked by Stewart.
Angulo throws a head kick but Stewart moves out of range.
Angulo throws a low kick but Stewart avoids it.
Nice sprawl there from Angulo as Stewart shoots in.
Angulo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stewart has time to react.
Stewart is trying hard to land a takedown here. Angulo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stewart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stewart checks the leg kick.
Angulo throws a leg kick but Stewart sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stewart takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angulo throws a big shot that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stewart.
Angulo throws a leg kick but Stewart sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Angulo throws a body kick that misses.
Angulo tests Stewart's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stewart blocks a low kick nicely.
Angulo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stewart counters with a three punch combo that has Angulo backing up. Angulo nods at Stewart to acknowledge the strikes.
Angulo slips under a jab from Stewart.
Sammy Stewart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stewart throws a leg kick
and Angulo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Stewart misses.
Angulo swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angulo is looking to chop away at Stewart's legs.
Angulo cracks Stewart with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stewart wants to clinch but Angulo slips to the side
and Stewart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stewart fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Angulo avoids it really well and circles away.
Angulo is looking to score with low kicks.
Stewart takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Angulo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stewart shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Angulo as he jumps to the side.
Angulo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stewart is able to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Angulo.
Stewart tries for a takedown but Angulo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Good work by Stewart as he checks the leg kick.
Angulo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stewart moves away.
Angulo throws a solid leg kick but Stewart takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Angulo.
Angulo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Angulo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Angulo clobbers Stewart with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Angulo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stewart is able to avoid easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Angulo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stewart shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Angulo but Angulo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stewart slips a straight right by Angulo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Angulo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Angulo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Angulo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juninho Macarenco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Mean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Macarenco
vs
Mean

215 cm
25
290 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
290 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juninho Macarenco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Mean!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mean shoots for a double leg takedown but Macarenco sprawls well. He's pushed Mean's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Horrible takedown by Mean or perhaps it was just good defense by Macarenco which made him look bad.

Mean closes the distance and pushes Macarenco back into the cage.
Mean tries to pull guard but Macarenco holds him up against the cage and eventually Mean drops back down to his feet.
Juninho Macarenco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Mean.
Mean tries to pull guard but Macarenco holds him up against the cage and eventually Mean drops back down to his feet.
Macarenco tries to break free but Mean pushes him back against the cage.
Mean is looking for a takedown.
Mean tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Macarenco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Macarenco tries to break the clinch but Mean is controlling the position.
Macarenco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mean pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Macarenco is looking to break free of the clinch but Mean has double underhooks.

Macarenco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mean takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Macarenco cracks Mean with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mean shoots in looking for a takedown. Macarenco tries to sprawl out of it but Mean keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Macarenco manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Macarenco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mean dodges the punch combination from Macarenco.
Macarenco closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mean shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Juninho Macarenco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Macarenco throws a series of punches but Mean moves out of range.
Macarenco lands a two punch combo.
Macarenco throws a series of punches but Mean avoids them all with ease.

Mean closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Macarenco did well to prevent Mean getting side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mean works his way into full mount!
Mean trying to control but Macarenco is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mean misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

Mean has hold of Macarenco's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Macarenco manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Macarenco wants to get back to his feet.
Mean trying to control but Macarenco is having none of it.
Macarenco squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mean is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Macarenco can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
You get the feeling that Macarenco really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Mean is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Macarenco can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Macarenco in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

It looks like Juninho Macarenco has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mean fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Juninho Macarenco's cut is getting worse.
Macarenco is squirming around, avoiding Mean's attempts to control the action.
Macarenco really wants to buck Mean off and get back to his feet.

Mean looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Mean has control of Macarenco's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Macarenco regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Mean! Macarenco is hurt baaadly! Mean is firing away with more strikes - Macarenco is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Mean!
An out of breath Jim Mean thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dallas Devil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Silva
vs
Devil

180 cm
23
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dallas Devil!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Devil tries a head kick but it misses.

Silva closes the distance and pushes Devil back into the cage.

Silva decides to pull guard.
Devil stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Silva kicks Devil off and gets to his feet.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Devil throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice combination there by Silva.
Devil throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Devil shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Devil gets slowly back to his feet.
Devil connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

It looks like Wanderlei Silva has been cut.
Devil blocks a head kick by Silva.
A head kick from Silva lands but Devil takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Devil throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.

Silva has closed the distance and engaged Devil in a clinch.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Devil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Devil misses with a left hand

and Silva moves into the clinch.
Devil is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Devil down to the mat. Devil avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silva tries to clinch there but Devil circles away.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Devil throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Devil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devil lands the left hand.
Devil misses with a two punch combination.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Devil.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Devil tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Devil shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Devil keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Devil lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva scores with a nice body kick.
Devil slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Devil fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Devil throws out the jab.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Devil thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devil throws a body kick that misses.
Silva misses with the combination.
A left lands for Silva.

Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Silva pulls guard effortlessly.
Devil wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Devil's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Silva keeping full guard, as Devil tries to pass.
Devil passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Devil is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Silva wants to control but Devil is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Devil trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Silva is trying to stand.
Devil controlling the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dallas Devil.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Devil.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Devil.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wanderlei Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wanderlei Silva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Devil throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Devil looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.

Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Devil just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Devil misses the jab.
Devil throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Devil lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Devil takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Devil.

Silva clinches up with Devil and pushes him back against the cage.
Devil wants a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Devil working hard to break the clinch.

Silva works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Silva gets to his feet - Devil follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Devil missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Devil misses the shot to the body.
Devil looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Devil.
A punch combination from Silva misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wanderlei Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Devil can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Devil slips a jab from Silva.
Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Devil dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Devil's head and hops out.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Devil.
Silva throws a right hand that Devil ducks under and follows up with a left that Devil also avoids with ease.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silva throws a series of punches but Devil moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
Devil scores with a nice right hand.

Silva gets a clinch.
Devil is looking to take this one to the mat.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Devil throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Devil manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Devil misses with a two punch combination.
Devil throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wanderlei Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Silva moves into the clinch.

Silva manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Devil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva connects with a body shot that sends Devil's belly button to the back.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
Wanderlei Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Devil waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva tries to clinch there but Devil circles away.

Devil darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Silva looking for submissions off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva trying to control here.
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 Wanderlei Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wanderlei Silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva throws a right and a left that Devil avoids nicely.

Silva rushes Devil and presses him up against the cage.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Silva closes the distance and pushes Devil back into the cage.
Silva is looking for a takedown.
Devil wants to stall.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Devil will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Devil pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and Devil settles back down.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva misses with the combination.
Devil thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Devil shrugs it off.
Devil shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Devil misses with a low kick.
Silva feints a jab promting Devil to slip. Silva then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Devil slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Devil wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Devil fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Devil misses with a low kick.

Silva clinches up with Devil and pushes him back against the cage.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Devil shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Devil sees coming a mile off.
Devil throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva blocks a head kick by Devil.

Silva moves into the clinch successfully.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva throws a series of punches but Devil moves out of range.
Silva misses with a head kick.

Devil shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Devil was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Devil trying to control the position but Silva is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Devil stands up.
Devil throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Devil clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Devil shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wanderlei Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dallas Devil.
Silva throws a series of strikes that have Devil backpedaling.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Devil.
Devil is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Devil takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Devil attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silva!
Some wild striking there from Devil.

Silva has Devil up against the cage in a clinch.
Devil has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Dallas Devil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Wanderlei Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Devil lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Wanderlei Silva.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wanderlei Silva!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Uriah Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Laraque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall comes to the cage accompanied by Wake Up by Slapshock. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Hall
vs
Laraque

190 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
24
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Likes musicals

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uriah Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Laraque!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hall wants it to stay on the feet.
Laraque tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hall sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Laraque somewhat.
Laraque bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laraque lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Laraque avoids the head kick by Hall.
Laraque shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hall sprawls well. Hall wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Laraque gets slowly back to his feet.
Uriah Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Laraque.
Hall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laraque looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range.
Laraque avoids the head kick by Hall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laraque tries to clinch but Hall is having none of it.
Laraque shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hall but Hall pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Laraque shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hall sprawls well. Hall wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Laraque gets slowly back to his feet.
Laraque throws a right and a left that Hall avoids nicely.
Hall lands a two punch combo.
Laraque shoots in for a double leg but Hall sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Laraque tries to land a body kick
and Hall counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Uriah Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laraque throws a series of punches but Hall moves out of range.
Laraque misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Laraque looks winded!
Laraque misses with a kick to the body
and Hall counters with a three punch combo that has Laraque backing up. Laraque nods at Hall to acknowledge the strikes.
Laraque takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hall throws a head kick that misses.
Hall keeps the fight on the outside.
Crunch! Hall slams his shin into Laraque's torso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall connects with a looping right hand.
Hall lands with a slapping head kick.
Laraque looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Laraque takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laraque fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Laraque looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hall throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Laraque's head.
Laraque drops his hands momentarily and Hall takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hall throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Hall.
Hall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laraque fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hall pushes Laraque away with a front kick.
Laraque throws a right and a left that Hall avoids nicely.
Laraque takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Laraque tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Laraque looks to land a combination but Hall avoids it well.
Laraque shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hall counters with a solid body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laraque avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uriah Hall dominated that round.
That's time! Hall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Laraque throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laraque throws a right hand that Hall ducks under and follows up with a left that Hall also avoids with ease.
Uriah Hall is winning the standup battle so far.
Laraque tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Laraque shoots in and drives through. Hall sprawls well.
Laraque is looking to clinch but Hall is avoiding it.
Laraque throws a lazy head kick
and Hall counters with a big head kick but Laraque shrugs it off.
Laraque throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hall's waist but Hall gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Laraque off to one side.
Hall shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Laraque eats them both and turns towards Hall to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Uriah Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laraque is breathing heavily.
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Laraque gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laraque is trying to drag Hall to the mat but Hall just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Uriah Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Laraque.
Hall throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hall looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Laraque has managed to clinch.
Hall working hard to break the clinch.

Hall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laraque shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hall defends it nicely.
Laraque has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries to bum rush Laraque with a series of wild strikes but Laraque uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Hall.
Laraque changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hall tries to avoid it but Laraque manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hall to the ground. Hall escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hall stalks Laraque and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Laraque's face. Laraque staggers backwards, shaken.
Laraque is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick from Hall lands but Laraque takes it in his stride.

Hall gets tackled into the cage by Laraque. Laraque maintains the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laraque fails to pull guard.
Hall wants to get back to striking at distance but Laraque won't allow it.
Hall tries to pull guard but Laraque holds him up against the cage and eventually Hall drops back down to his feet.

Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Laraque clinches with his opponent.
Hall is trying to push Laraque away but Laraque has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hall wants to break the clinch but can't.
Laraque working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hall wants to get back to striking at distance but Laraque won't allow it.
Laraque prevents Hall from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall is trying to push Laraque away but Laraque has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Laraque misses with an elbow strike.
Laraque is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Laraque is trying to force a seperation but Hall has the dominant position.
Laraque has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hall avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Laraque.
Laraque tries for a takedown but Hall manages to get underhooks.
Laraque wants to break free but Hall has control.

Hall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laraque paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hall throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Laraque's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hall lands a high kick!
Hall keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uriah Hall dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Laraque throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hall tries to clinch but Laraque moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Laraque.
A combination from Laraque does no damage.
No joy there for Hall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laraque is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hall is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Laraque.
Laraque takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laraque with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hall counters with a big head kick but Laraque shrugs it off.
Hall explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hall lands with a kick to the temple. Laraque shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laraque misses with a right hand
and Hall counters with a head kick.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Laraque shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hall defends it nicely.
Laraque shoots in but no luck this time.
Uriah Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Laraque.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a head kick that Laraque semi-blocks.
Hall bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Laraque doesn't manage to clinch there - Hall circles away.
Laraque with a poor takedown
and Hall counters with a left and a right that stings Laraque.
Hall throws a head kick that Laraque semi-blocks.
Sloppy strikes from Hall. Those never looked like landing.
Laraque dives in and grabs Hall's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hall pushes down on Laraque's head and hops out.
Hall lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Laraque wants to clinch up but Hall keeps it at a distance.
Laraque has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a head kick.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laraque paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Laraque takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Laraque has managed to clinch.
Hall tries to break free but Laraque pushes him back against the cage.
Hall is trying to break the clinch but Laraque has him pressed against the cage.
Laraque slowing the pace effectively.
Hall tries to circle away but Laraque has him pinned against the cage.
Hall is looking to break free of the clinch but Laraque has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries to circle away but Laraque has him pinned against the cage.
Hall has had enough of the clinch but Laraque keeps him there for the moment.
Laraque avoiding damage.
Hall jumps guard but Laraque turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A frustrated look appears on Hall's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hall wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Laraque is trying to break the clinch but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but Laraque blocks with his arms.

Laraque drags the fight down to the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Laraque is on top in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laraque postures up.
George Laraque has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Uriah Hall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laraque in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uriah Hall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hall, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uriah Hall!
Post fight, an emotional Uriah Hall said 'Yeah,Uhh first, I would like to thank all the fans here in the arena,uhh hope you enjoy the fight .Uhh thanks also to my trainers in BLACKSMITH GYM(FIGHT GONE BAD) Las Vegas,uhh you're the best guys and to my family,let's have some party when I come home baby!..whooo!'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Crain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brady Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Crain
vs
Smith

175 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
153 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
KO power

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calvin Crain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brady Smith!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith looks for a takedown but Crain sprawls well.
Crain tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith dives in and grabs Crain's left leg, looking for a takedown. Crain pushes down on Smith's head and hops out.
Crain is looking to clinch.
Crain slaps away a takedown attempt from Smith, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Calvin Crain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brady Smith.

Smith closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Crain's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Smith is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Crain looking for a guillotine here but Smith defends easily.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Crain.
Crain knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Crain utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crain on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Crain tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crain working a defensive guard here.
Smith lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Crain throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Smith works over Crain with some ground and pound from guard.
Smith working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Crain's head.
Smith cracks Crain with a solid left hand.
Crain wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Crain is working hard here to advance position.
Crain has momentary wrist control but Smith slips an elbow through the middle.
Smith makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Smith chips away with some ground and pound.

Crain is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Smith makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Crain avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith postures up.
Crain controlling Smith's posture.
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Crain gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crain stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Crain's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a big elbow that misses.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Crain works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith postures up.
Smith works over Crain with some ground and pound from guard.
Smith postures up in Crain's guard and throws a big left but Crain blocks it.
Crain utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crain wants to sweep but no luck.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Smith won't allow Crain to get back to his feet.
Smith with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith looks winded!
Crain is trying to control the position but Smith postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crain wants to control but Smith passes easily into half guard.
Smith is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Crain is trying to control but can't.
Smith takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crain wants to get back to full guard.
Crain has hold of Smith's hands but Smith slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smith wants to control but Crain is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crain trying to control but Smith postures up.
Smith prevents Crain from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brady Smith dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Smith tries for a takedown but Crain sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Crain tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crain keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.

Crain closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Crain dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Crain comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Brady Smith has been cut.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Come on Crain - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Crain lands a nice elbow.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Crain lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Crain won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crain leaning his opponent against the cage.
Crain lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Crain.
Crain lands a nice elbow.
Crain connects with a knee to the head.
Crain taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Crain lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.

Smith is rocked!
Crain pressing his opponent against the cage.
Crain lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Crain finish him?
Crain working the clinch nicely. Smith is working for position but Crain cracks him with a big knee to the head! Smith crumples up against the cage and Crain lands two more shots before the ref can save Smith! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Calvin Crain!
A relieved looking Calvin Crain thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
95%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Davey Dominguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Plucking Bows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Dominguez
vs
Bows

185 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Davey Dominguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Plucking Bows!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bows throws a leg kick
and Bows takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Plucking Bows has been cut.
Bows throws out a leg kick but Dominguez moves out of range and Bows only half commits.
Bows moves away from the strike by Dominguez.
Bows scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bows throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bows lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dominguez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dominguez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bows misses with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bows motions for Dominguez to come forward. Bows throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bows tries to score with a low kick but Dominguez moves his leg out of the way.
Bows misses the shot to the body.
Dominguez fails to land with a series of punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez misses with a double jab.
Dominguez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bows finds it's way round the side to connect with Dominguez's head.
Dominguez checks the leg kick nicely there.
A head kick by Bows misses
and Dominguez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Bows misses
and Dominguez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bows throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dominguez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bows throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dominguez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bows looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bows scores with a jab.
Bows thows a body shot but no joy.
Dominguez throws a series of punches but Bows avoids them all with ease.
A leg kick checked by Dominguez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bows thows a leg kick but Dominguez checks it
and Dominguez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bows scoring well with a low kick there.
Bows throws a leg kick but Dominguez checks it.
A punch combination from Dominguez misses.
Bows lands a glancing blow to the side of Dominguez's head.
A clash of legs there as Dominguez blocks the low kick.
Bows tries to score with a low kick but Dominguez moves his leg out of the way.
A clash of legs there as Dominguez blocks the low kick.
Bows goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bows lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dominguez blocks a leg kick.
Bows attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dominguez avoids the head kick by Bows.
Dominguez misses with a wild combination.
Dominguez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dominguez misses with a two punch combination.
A bone on bone clash there as Dominguez blocks the leg kick.
Bows uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dominguez has time to react.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bows throws a low kick but Dominguez avoids it.
Dominguez misses with a double jab
and Bows counters with a stiff right hand.
Bows throws a leg kick but Dominguez checks it.
Dominguez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bows tries to land a leg kick but Dominguez saw it coming and moves away.
Bows throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dominguez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bows feints a jab promting Dominguez to slip. Bows then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dominguez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dominguez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Davey Dominguez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Plucking Bows's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dominguez looks to land a combination but Bows avoids it well.
A punch combination from Dominguez misses.
Dominguez swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Dominguez. Those never looked like landing.
Bows tries a head kick but it misses.
Plucking Bows seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bows looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dominguez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dominguez checks a leg kick.
Bows fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bows throws a low kick but Dominguez avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bows throws a leg kick that misses.
Dominguez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bows scores with a hook.
Dominguez swinging wildly here.
Dominguez checks a leg kick.
Bows is looking to land body kicks.
Dominguez moves out of range of the body kick from Bows.
Bows walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dominguez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dominguez blocks a head kick by Bows.
Plucking Bows seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bows throws a leg kick
and Dominguez counters with a one-two to the body.
Bows throws a leg kick that misses.
Dominguez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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!
Bows connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dominguez momentarily.
Bows's corner calls for a 1-2. Bows obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bows catches Dominguez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bows connects with a right hand. Dominguez shakes it off.
Dominguez checks a leg kick.
Bows walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dominguez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dominguez blocks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bows getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dominguez misses with a two punch combination.
Davey Dominguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bows connects with a body shot that sends Dominguez's belly button to the back.
A combination from Dominguez does no damage.
Bows is looking to score with low kicks.
A jab from Bows finds it's way through Dominguez's defenses.
Bows cracks Dominguez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bows lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bows swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bows attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dominguez checks a low kick from Bows.
Dominguez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bows moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Dominguez.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bows lands with a kick to the ribs.
A leg kick checked by Dominguez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bows tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bows ducks under a wild hook from Dominguez.
Dominguez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Plucking Bows showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Plucking Bows's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bows scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bows wants to slow Dominguez down by chopping away at his legs.
Bows swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bows misses with a leg kick

and Dominguez counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Bows down! Dominguez is looking to finish but Bows is intelligently defending himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dominguez is looking to stand up but Bows won't let him.

Dominguez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bows, up you get!
Bows misses with the body kick
and Dominguez counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez avoids the head kick by Bows.
Bows throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bows looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bows misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dominguez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bows dodges the punch combination from Dominguez.
Bows uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dominguez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bows counters with an outside leg kick.
Bows looks for the body kick but Dominguez saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bows tries to land a body kick
and Dominguez counters with a series of strikes. Bows will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bows is looking to chop away at Dominguez's legs.
Bows looks to land a body kick but Dominguez moved away.
Bows lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dominguez moves out of range of the leg kick from Bows.
A low kick from Bows misses
and Dominguez counters with a left and a right that stings Bows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bows looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bows throws a head kick that misses.
Bows tries to score with a low kick but Dominguez moves his leg out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez misses with a double jab.
Bows throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bows will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dominguez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bows tries to land a front kick but Dominguez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A shot to the liver by Bows. Beautiful body shot.
Bows does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bows wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bows throws a body kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez jabs at Bows's body.
Bows throws a sloppy head kick and Dominguez moves out of range easily.
Dominguez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bows counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dominguez checks a leg kick.
Bows tries to score with a low kick but Dominguez moves his leg out of the way.
Bows will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bows's corner calls for a 1-2. Bows obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dominguez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bows throws a leg kick
and Dominguez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Davey Dominguez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dominguez 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Plucking Bows!