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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nautica Thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Morris told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nautica Thorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Morris!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thorn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thorn gets a clinch.
Thorn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thorn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short body shot lands from Thorn as the two fighters clinch.
Thorn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice elbow from Morris.
It looks like Nautica Thorn has been cut.
Thorn manages to break the clinch.
Morris displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thorn.
Thorn wants to clinch but Morris slips to the side
letting Morris counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice takedown defense from Morris. No joy for Thorn on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nautica Thorn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thorn shoots in and drives through. Morris sprawls well.
Morris moves in looking to clinch but Thorn pushes him off.
Thorn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thorn rushes Morris and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Morris works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris is stalling in the full guard.
Thorn keeping moving, preventing Morris from controlling successfully.
Thorn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thorn is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morris defends well.
Morris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thorn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thorn looking for a guillotine here but Morris defends easily.
Morris trying to control but Thorn is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorn has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Morris off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Thorn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thorn wants it to stay on the feet.
Thorn tries to bum rush Morris with a series of wild strikes but Morris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morris circles away from the clinch attempt
and Morris counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Morris digs a good hook to Thorn's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorn looks to throw a body kick
and Morris counters with a right hand to the body.
Morris tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris closes the distance and clinches up with Thorn, looking for a takedown. Morris pushes Thorn against the cage but Thorn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thorn tries to clinch up but Morris circles away and keeps his distance.
Morris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morris circles away from the clinch attempt
and Morris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thorn shoots in for a takedown but Morris shows good takedown defense.
Thorn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thorn doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Morris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morris has Thorn up against the cage in a clinch.
Thorn tries to circle away but Morris has him pinned against the cage.
Come on Thorn - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Thorn tries a knee to the head but Morris blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morris jumps into guard, dragging Thorn to the mat.
Thorn trying to control but Morris is working from the bottom.
Morris keeping full guard, as Thorn tries to pass.
Thorn prevents Morris from getting back to his feet.
Thorn works over Morris with some ground and pound from guard.
Thorn could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Thorn looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thorn gets to his feet - Morris follows without any prompting.
Thorn is looking to clinch but Morris is avoiding it.
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 Nautica Thorn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nautica Thorn'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.
Thorn looks to clinch
and Thorn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thorn throws a wild body kick that Morris sees coming a mile off.
Thorn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morris counters by moving into the clinch.
Morris prevents Thorn from breaking the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Morris's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thorn tries to circle away but Morris has him pinned against the cage.
Morris blocks the elbow strike.
Morris has Thorn pressed against the cage, preventing Thorn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morris jumps guard but Thorn stands there with Morris around his waist. Morris gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Morris tries to break free but Thorn pushes him back against the cage.
Morris fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Thorn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thorn gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Thorn wants to work for an arm triangle but Morris is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Thorn prevents Morris from improving his position.
Nautica Thorn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thorn wants to work for an arm triangle but Morris is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Thorn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thorn is looking for a kimura here.
Morris is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Morris does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Thorn is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Morris is just riding it out for now. Thorn eventually gives up the hold.
Thorn wants to take a breather but Morris is having none of it.
Thorn is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Thorn looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Thorn is looking for a kimura but Morris is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Thorn to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Thorn is keen to just control but Morris is a slippery customer.
Thorn is looking for a kimura here.
Morris wants to control but Thorn is keeping busy.
Thorn is working for a submission of some sort.
Morris trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorn seems to be looking for submissions.
Morris tries to kick Thorn off but Thorn keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Thorn is trying to control. Morris wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Morris is looking to control Thorn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Morris avoid being mounted?
Thorn seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thorn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nautica Thorn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nautica Thorn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Thorn takes the fight into the clinch.
Morris scores with a hook to the body.
Thorn tries a knee to the head but Morris blocks it.
Thorn breaks from the clinch.
Thorn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thorn looks to land a right hand but Morris moved out of range.
Thorn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Morris sprawls well. Morris wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thorn gets slowly back to his feet.
Thorn moves out of range of the body kick.
Morris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thorn is looking to clinch.
Thorn looks to clinch
and Morris finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thorn as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn throws a leg kick that misses.
Thorn wants to clinch but Morris slips to the side
and Morris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thorn doesn't manage to clinch there - Morris circles away.
Morris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thorn is looking to clinch.
Thorn shoots in looking for a takedown. Morris tries to sprawl out of it but Thorn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Morris manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Morris fails to land with a series of punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thorn.
Horrible takedown by Morris or perhaps it was just good defense by Thorn which made him look bad.
Thorn wants to clinch
and Morris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frank Morris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nautica Thorn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Morris. No joy for Thorn on that attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morris can't get the takedown.
Thorn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thorn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morris fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Morris shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thorn defends it nicely.
Morris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thorn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morris but Morris pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Morris stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morris wants it to stay on the feet.
Thorn shoots in for a double leg but Morris sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Morris closes the distance and pushes Thorn back into the cage.
Thorn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morris fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Morris throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Morris tries to clinch but Thorn moves out of range.
Morris closes the distance and pushes Thorn back into the cage.
Morris drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thorn pulls his leg out and moves away.
Thorn shoots for a takedown but Morris saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorn misses with a few strikes there.
Thorn gets caught napping as Morris dives in and scores a takedown. Thorn manages to retain guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morris trying to control but Thorn is working from the bottom.
Morris throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thorn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thorn wants to sweep but no luck.
Thorn working a defensive guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Frank Morris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nautica Thorn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morris is sitting in close to Thorn's body. Thorn has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Morris is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Morris is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Thorn.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nautica Thorn!
During a confident post fight interview, Nautica Thorn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Vita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Monkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Vincent Monkey was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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201 lbs
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195 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Vita!
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, Vincent Monkey!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monkey missing with a left hand there. Vita was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Monkey throws a hook to the side of Vita's head but Vita sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Monkey connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Monkey darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Monkey throwing shots but Vita is blocking nicely.
Monkey working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Monkey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Vita is pressing down on Monkey's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Monkey working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monkey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vita works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Monkey postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monkey scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Monkey throwing strikes from guard but Vita blocks nicely.
Vita will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Monkey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Monkey makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Monkey throws a big right hand that misses.
Vita avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vita looking to control.
Monkey is in close to Vita's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey throwing strikes but missing.
Vita keeping moving, preventing Monkey from controlling successfully.
Monkey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Monkey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monkey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vita works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Monkey throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vita wants to stand up but Monkey is controlling him.
Monkey trying to control the position from guard on top but Vita is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vita utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Monkey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vita is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vita prevents Monkey from improving his position.
Vita throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vita is taking a breather. Monkey says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Monkey is trying to control but can't.
Monkey is looking for a sweep. Vita is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Vita is thwarting Monkey's attempts to control the position.
Monkey gets back to full guard.
Vita preventing the sweep.
Monkey manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vita manages to get himself to full guard.
Monkey throws a big elbow that misses.
Vita avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Monkey postures up.
Monkey throws a strike but Vita rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vita throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Monkey dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vita fails with a takedown attempt.
Vita throws a right and a left that both miss.
Monkey bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Vita manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Monkey looks like he's trying to stand up.
Monkey tries to roll over but Vita keeps him under control.
Vita wants to control but Monkey is keeping him busy.
Monkey wants to get back to full guard.
Monkey controlling the position for now.
Vita thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Monkey's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vita scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Vita thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Monkey's head.
Monkey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vita. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vita wants to pass the guard but Monkey is defending well.
Vita is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Monkey is trying to get back to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Monkey can do anything to dispel that myth.
Monkey looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vita landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Monkey is trying to control but can't.
Monkey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Monkey tries to get to full guard but Vita has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vita tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Monkey is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Vita jumps into side control!
Monkey is not content to let Vita control the position.
Vita is chipping away with strikes.
Monkey struggling a bit here.
Monkey is looking to reverse the position.
Vita with the ground and pound but Monkey regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Monkey manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Vita throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Monkey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vita preventing the sweep.
Monkey wants to improve his position but instead Vita has moved into half guard.
Monkey trying to control but Vita postures up.
Monkey is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vita scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vita slips a nice elbow through Monkey's hands, connecting with Monkey's forehead.
Nice strikes from Vita 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!
Vita wants to lay and pray for a moment but Monkey keeps working.
Monkey tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey is looking to control Vita's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Monkey avoid being mounted?
Vita working Monkey over with strikes.
Monkey taking some punishment here, with Vita in his half guard.
Monkey regains full guard. Nicely done.
Vita landing some decent shots from guard.
Monkey tries to strike from the bottom.
Vita got a little sloppy there for a moment and Monkey has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vita has managed to get both his arms back between Monkey's legs - danger averted.
Monkey wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vita wants to control from the top but Monkey keeps moving.
Vita preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Vita dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Vita keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monkey looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Vita!
Vincent Monkey has got the better of the ground game so far.
Monkey creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Vita sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Vita gets back to half guard.
Monkey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vita defending well though.
Monkey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Monkey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vita defending well though.
Monkey misses with a head shot. Vita uses the momentum to regain guard.
Monkey postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Monkey wants to control from the top but Vita keeps moving.
Monkey throws a big elbow that misses.
Vita utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Monkey trying to control the position from guard on top but Vita is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vita preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey throws a strike but Vita rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vita stopping the sweep attempt from Monkey.
Vita throws a big right hand that misses.
Monkey wants to sweep here but Vita controlling him for the moment.
Monkey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vita trying to control but Monkey is working from the bottom.
Vita is in close to Monkey's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Vita throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Monkey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vita is in close to Monkey's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Vita showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Monkey looking for a sweep. Not yet Monkey, not yet.
Vita lands a couple of digs.
Monkey is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vita chips away with some ground and pound.
Vita is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vita trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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!
Monkey wants to sweep here but Vita controlling him for the moment.
Vita is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vita throwing strikes but missing.
Monkey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vita throws a big elbow that misses.
Monkey working a defensive guard here.
Monkey has his foot on Vita's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vita works his way back into a safe position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Monkey working for a triangle but Vita defends it easily.
Vita postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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 Joe Vita.
I think Vita 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Vita!
Joe Vita seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Marchand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vinnie Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Marchand!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Marchand.
Marchand blocks a jab.
Jones misses with a jab to the body
and Marchand connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jones lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marchand is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jones prevents Marchand from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Brad Marchand has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jones looking to score a takedown here. Marchand is defending well but Jones drives through and ends up in Marchand's guard.
Jones trying to control but Marchand is working from the bottom.
Jones won't allow Marchand to get back to his feet.
Jones's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Marchand wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jones stays in close to Marchand's body and controls the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Vinnie Jones wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A big right from Jones misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones takes one to the side of the head.
Marchand staying out of range there.
Marchand has his takedown stuffed
and Jones decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Marchand's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jones trying to control but Marchand is working from the bottom.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Marchand is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Vinnie Jones wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Marchand shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marchand counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones drives through and clinches with Marchand against the cage.
Jones manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marchand works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Marchand wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Marchand missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marchand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones controlling the position.
Jones looking for a guillotine here but Marchand defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinnie Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Marchand is trying to break free.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Marchand.
Jones leaning against his opponent.
Jones stops a takedown attempt from Marchand.
Marchand is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jones is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Marchand to the mat. Marchand regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Jones works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jones seems to be working for a kimura but Marchand defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marchand is trying to stand back up but Jones is controlling him
Still in half guard, Jones seems content to control.
Marchand is not content to let Jones control the position.
Marchand wants to get back to full guard.
Jones stops Marchand from getting back to his feet.
Marchand manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Jab by Marchand.
Marchand steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marchand lands a two punch combo.
Marchand ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Marchand thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones tries to clinch but Marchand moves out of range.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Marchand did well to prevent Jones getting side control.
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!
Marchand trying to get back to full guard but Jones takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Marchand is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marchand tries to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Jones controlling the position easily from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Jones there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jones controlling the pace for now.
Marchand wants to try and get back to his feet.
Marchand is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marchand wants to get back to his feet.
Jones controlling the position easily from mount.
Marchand manages to regain half guard. Good work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jones stops Marchand from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marchand is trying to escape back to his feet but Jones uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Marchand sneaks back into half guard.
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 Vinnie Jones will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Marchand counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jones looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Marchand!
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Marchand is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Marchand has escaped the position, nice work there.
Marchand tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones content just to control the position here.
Jones moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Marchand has worked his arm free - good work by Marchand!
Jones thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Marchand seems a little lost for a moment, as Jones dominates the positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Marchand has escaped the position, nice work there.
Marchand struggling a bit here.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Marchand is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marchand is pushing Jones's head away, looking to escape. Jones manages to hold on to the position though.
Jones content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marchand tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jones wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Marchand explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Marchand counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marchand counters with a two punch combo.
Marchand fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marchand takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marchand misses with a takedown
so Jones counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marchand wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Brad Marchand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marchand tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Vinnie Jones just wasn't active enough.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marchand.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Marchand counters with a right hand to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vinnie Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinnie Jones!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Lamas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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151 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Lamas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Locke!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Locke gets caught napping as Lamas dives in and scores a takedown. Locke manages to retain guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Locke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lamas doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lamas manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lamas throws a big elbow that misses.
Lamas throws a big elbow that misses.
Lamas looking to pass the guard.
Lamas has gone for a leg lock! Locke slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lamas's guard.
Lamas looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Locke passes into half guard.
Locke wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamas gets full guard.
Locke wants to control from the top but Lamas keeps moving.
Locke forces his way into half guard.
Lamas wants to get back to full guard.
Lamas wants to sweep but Locke has passed to side control!
Lamas trying his best to control but Locke has mounted him.
Lamas is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Locke looking for a guillotine from mount but Lamas is having none of it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lamas is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Lamas is working to get back to half guard.
Locke is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Locke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). John Locke!
A very excited looking John Locke made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nuno Martins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ric Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flores has chosen Napalm & Erruption- In San Francisco as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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167 lbs
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nuno Martins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ric Flores!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flores closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Martins's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Flores postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Flores missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Flores content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Flores has gone for a leg lock! Martins slips out almost immediately though and dives into Flores's guard.
Martins stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Flores fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Martins avoids it really well and circles away.
Martins throws a right hand that misses
and Flores counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martins leaves Flores with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Martins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Flores.
Martins missing with a left hand there. Flores was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nuno Martins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martins. Flores does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martins misses with a low kick.
Martins scores with a body shot.
Martins with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Martins feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Flores's calf.
Martins tries a head kick but it misses.
Martins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A good leg kick by Martins.
Nice body kick there by Martins.
Flores shoots in and drives through. Martins sprawls well.
Nuno Martins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ric Flores.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores shoots in for a takedown but Martins shows good takedown defense.
Martins looks for the body kick but Flores saw that one coming.
A solid body kick from Martins.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martins throws a head kick but Flores moves out of range.
Martins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Flores has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Flores is trying hard to land a takedown here. Martins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Martins feints and then cracks Flores's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Flores down.
Flores is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martins.
Flores walks into a stiff left hand from Martins.
Martins scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Flores.
Martins throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Flores is rocked!
It looks like Ric Flores has been cut.
Martins drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Flores right on the button. Flores goes down! Martins follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Martins gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nuno Martins!
During a confident post fight interview, Nuno Martins thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Simpkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wess Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wess Cross has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Adam Simpkins's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Simpkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wess Cross!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpkins looks to land a right hand but Cross moved out of range.
Cross shoots in for a double leg but Simpkins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Simpkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cross.
Cross throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cross misses with a combination
and Simpkins counters by clinching up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Simpkins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cross's brow.
Simpkins crunches a lovely knee into Cross's ribcage.
Cross looks winded!
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!
Simpkins lands a nice knee to the body.
Simpkins lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Wess Cross has been cut.
Simpkins lands a knee to the head.
Simpkins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cross's face.
Simpkins lands a good knee to the midsection. Cross won't want to take too many of those.
Simpkins landing knees to the head.
Simpkins scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Simpkins obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpkins crunches a lovely knee into Cross's ribcage.
Simpkins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cross's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simpkins drops Cross with a big knee straight up the middle! Cross is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Cross is rocked!
Simpkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cross crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Simpkins - the referee stops the clock and Cross gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Simpkins. Cross manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Simpkins throws a series of punches but Cross moves out of range.
Simpkins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cross pinned against the cage. Cross gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Simpkins moves into the clinch.
Simpkins drops Cross with a big knee straight up the middle! Cross is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Cross is still on wobbly legs! Can Simpkins finish him?
Simpkins misses with a wild combination.
Cross seems to have recovered his senses.
Simpkins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpkins scores with a knee to the head.
Simpkins unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cross blocks an elbow strike from Simpkins.
Cross takes a knee right on the jaw!
Simpkins lands a knee to the head.
Cross takes a knee right on the jaw!
Simpkins unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Simpkins jerks Cross's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Cross drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Simpkins goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Simpkins because Cross was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Adam Simpkins!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tito Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and GungHo Jesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santana comes into the arena with Slim Thug - Welcome 2 Houston blaring out of the sound system. Jesus has chosen Psychedelic Super Jesus as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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179 lbs
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tito Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, GungHo Jesus!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana fails with a takedown attempt.
Santana throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santana throws a jab when Jesus was well out of range.
Jesus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Santana looks to land a combination but Jesus avoids it well.
Santana changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jesus tries to avoid it but Santana manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jesus to the ground. Jesus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Santana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santana shoots for a double leg takedown but Jesus sprawls well. He's pushed Santana's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Santana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santana shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jesus pinned against the cage. Jesus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Santana shoots in but Jesus avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jesus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jesus lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jesus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jesus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jesus is looking to slow Santana down with leg kicks.
Jesus lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Santana misses with a straight right.
Santana shoots in looking for a takedown. Jesus tries to sprawl out of it but Santana keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jesus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jesus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jesus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Santana prevents a body shot from Jesus.
Santana is looking for a takedown.
A short right from Jesus on the inside.
Santana tries for a takedown but Jesus manages to get underhooks.
Jesus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Tito Santana has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jesus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Santana.
Santana is breathing heavily.
Santana is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jesus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santana blocks a body shot from Jesus.
A short right from Jesus on the inside.
Jesus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jesus misses with a knee strike.
Santana tries for a takedown. No joy.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jesus.
Nice body punch from Jesus - that landed with a thud.
Jesus lands a good knee to the midsection. Santana won't want to take too many of those.
Santana goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jesus prevents it.
Jesus looking to throw knees to the head but Santana is blocking nicely.
A short left from Jesus.
Jesus tries to work over Santana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jesus misses with a knee strike.
Jesus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jesus after a bit of a struggle.
A short body shot lands from Jesus as the two fighters clinch.
Jesus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Santana in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jesus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jesus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Jesus.
Jesus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jesus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santanas head.
Still in the clinch, Jesus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jesus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short body shot lands from Jesus as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jesus lands with a short shot to the head.
Jesus is pressed up against the cage. Santana has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jesus down to the mat. Jesus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jesus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Santana tries to keep at a distance but Jesus has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana is trying to pull guard but Jesus has him pressed against the cage.
Jesus is working Santana over against the cage.
Jesus misses with a punch to the body.
Jesus lands a good knee to the midsection. Santana won't want to take too many of those.
Jesus scores with a knee to the head.
Jesus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santana backwards.
Jesus misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jesus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jesus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santana avoids it.
Jesus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jesus misses with a punch to the body.
Jesus misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Jesus.
Jesus digs a right hand into Santana's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Santana's gas tank.
Jesus gets through Santana's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jesus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
GungHo Jesus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tito Santana's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jesus connects with an inside leg kick.
Tito Santana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santana tries to keep at a distance but Jesus has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jesus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jesus landing knees to the head.
Santana is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A right hook to the body lands for Jesus.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jesus obliges.
Jesus misses with a body punch.
A short right from Jesus.
Jesus lands with a short shot to the head.
Jesus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jesus scores a nice knee to the body.
Jesus digs a right hand underneath Santana's ribcage. Santana let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jesus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Still in the clinch, Jesus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Santana is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jesus is working Santana over against the cage.
Oh Santana is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jesus scores with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Jesus - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jesus.
Jesus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santana backwards.
Jesus is working Santana over against the cage.
Jesus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jesus is working Santana over against the cage.
Jesus is leaning against Santana and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jesus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Santana or not.
Jesus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jesus works on Santana's body with a couple of short punches.
Jesus creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Santana's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Santana drops to his knees and Jesus pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). GungHo Jesus!
A victorious GungHo Jesus thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Parmalee Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Killer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: AC DC shoot 2 thrill. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Parmalee Sackett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pat Killer!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sackett steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Killer is out on his feet! Sackett sets himself and nearly takes Killer's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Parmalee Sackett!
Parmalee Sackett retains his light heavyweight title!
Parmalee Sackett managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Red Hand Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Omar Boulami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Whitehope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boulami comes to the cage accompanied by The Rock - Mustapha Ibrahim. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mark Whitehope was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Omar Boulami!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Whitehope!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitehope rushes Boulami and presses him up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Whitehope.
Whitehope's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boulami shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Whitehope's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Whitehope can do anything to dispel that myth.
Boulami won't allow Whitehope to get back to his feet.
Boulami stopping the sweep attempt from Whitehope.
Boulami scoring with some ground and pound.
Whitehope wants to stand and escape but Boulami is having none of it.
Boulami throwing strikes but missing.
Boulami stops Whitehope from standing up.
Boulami forces his way into half guard.
Whitehope is trying to escape back to his feet but Boulami uses the scramble to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehope is looking for a sweep.
Boulami taking a breather here.
Whitehope tries to escape but Boulami is in control.
Boulami lands an elbow.
Check out the look on Boulami's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Whitehope taking punishment in the form of punches.
Boulami scores with punches from side control.
Whitehope is not content to let Boulami control the position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Boulami works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Boulami lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boulami cracks Whitehope with a big elbow.
Whitehope tries to bench press Boulami off him but Boulami keeps the position.
Boulami trying to control the position but Whitehope is working away.
Whitehope is looking to reverse the position.
Boulami is putting a hurting on Whitehope here, landing some big shots from side control.
Boulami working the body and head with strikes.
Whitehope takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Whitehope is pushing Boulami's head away, looking to escape. Boulami manages to hold on to the position though.
Boulami scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Whitehope to see if he's OK.
Whitehope is working to avoid the ground and pound but Boulami connects with a decent elbow.
Boulami looks up at the clock and then as Whitehope takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Boulami smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Whitehope takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Whitehope is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boulami scores with punches from side control.
Whitehope is still in real trouble! Can Boulami finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boulami in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Whitehope looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Boulami turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Omar Boulami!
Omar Boulami retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Omar Boulami thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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