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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Dorm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Santos !
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, John Dorm!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorm throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Dorm fails with a takedown attempt.
Santos misses with a double jab
and Dorm makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dorm ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dorm darts in trying to clinch
and Santos counters with a two punch combo.
Dorm scores with a takedown into Santos 's guard.
Dorm looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Dorm from controlling successfully.
Dorm drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dorm jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Santos wants to stand and escape but Dorm is having none of it.
Dorm thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dorm is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dorm is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dorm drops back looking for a leg! Santos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Santos manages to kick Dorm off! Dorm jumps back into Santos 's guard.
Santos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Santos tries to get out of the position.
Santos is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Dorm dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorm looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos is trying to buck Dorm off.
Dorm tries for a kimura but Santos is defending well.
Dorm has hold of Santos 's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Santos seems comfortable defending it but Dorm has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Santos is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Santos is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Dorm couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Dorm!
John Dorm thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dorry Mclean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Smith (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?
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dorry Mclean!
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, Stan Smith !
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Mclean misses with a two punch combination.
Smith scores with a takedown into Mclean's guard.
Mclean keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
Mclean is trying to control the position but Smith postures up.
Smith wants to control from the top but Mclean keeps moving.
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Mclean gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclean in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mclean stopping the sweep attempt from Smith .
Mclean with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith keeping full guard, as Mclean tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclean throwing strikes but missing.
Smith looking to control.
Mclean is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
We've been hearing good reports from Mclean's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mclean's guard.
Smith is pushing down on Mclean's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mclean is fighting to maintain full guard but Smith has managed to sneak the leg through.
Smith works his way into side control.
Smith scoring with punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith tries to move to mount but Mclean blocks the move with his legs.
Smith working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Check out the look on Smith 's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Smith works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Smith scores with punches from side control.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mclean prevents Smith from moving into mount.
Mclean is breathing heavily.
Smith taking a break here but Mclean is having none of it and regains half guard.
Smith stalling away here and it's allowed Mclean to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mclean is looking to stand back up but Smith counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Mclean.
Smith trying to control the pace.
Mclean is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Smith scores with a couple of nice shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Smith is looking to pass Mclean's guard but actually Mclean recovers to full guard.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Mclean is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Smith dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mclean has time to react.
Smith moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mclean misses with an uppercut.
Smith fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mclean on the side of the head.
Mclean throws a left and a right that both miss
so Smith counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Smith content to stall in guard here.
Stan Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith pushing down on Mclean's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Smith tries to pass to full mount but Mclean defends it.
Mclean scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Smith manages to mount him!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Smith punishing his opponent with strikes.
Smith raining down hammerfists from mount.
It looks like Dorry Mclean has been cut.
Smith postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mclean looks a forlorn figure.
Dorry Mclean's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith can't control as he wanted to and Mclean manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Nice strikes from Smith there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to pass to full mount but Mclean defends it.
Smith prevents Mclean from improving his position.
Smith passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mclean!
Smith lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mclean's face.
Dorry Mclean's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Smith putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jeez, Dorry Mclean's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dorry Mclean's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Stan Smith !
A relieved looking Stan Smith 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Helder Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Albert Ward acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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183 lbs
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165 lbs
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Basic striking
Self confident |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helder Dias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Albert Ward!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Dias - just one landing.
Dias keeps the fight on the outside.
Ward tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dias paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ward wants to clinch but Dias slips to the side
and Dias holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dias.
A short body shot lands from Dias as the two fighters clinch.
Dias digs a right hand underneath Ward's ribcage. Ward let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dias on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dias digs a right hand into Ward's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ward's gas tank.
Dias works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Dias sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ward looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ward looks winded!
Ward being controlled here, momentarily.
Ward really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dias. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helder Dias has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ward takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Albert Ward has been cut.
Dias gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dias digs a right hand into Ward's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ward's gas tank.
Dias gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ward regains guard.
Dias seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dias passes Ward's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dias perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ward is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dias scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dias is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ward!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias takes Ward's back.
Dias slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Dias lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Ward.
Ward takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Ward takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Dias just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Dias has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Ward! Can he survive? No! He's out! Dias gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Helder Dias!
After winning the bout, Helder Dias thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jelly Belly Butterball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Sanders will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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280 lbs
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Brawler
Granite chin |
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Brawler
Granite 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jelly Belly Butterball!
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, Tommy Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butterball shoots in looking for a takedown. Sanders tries to sprawl out of it but Butterball keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sanders manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanders. Butterball does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanders fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanders has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sanders tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Butterball was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanders.
Sanders tries to close the distance and clinch but Butterball swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Butterball bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Butterball is looking to take a break and control but Sanders is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Butterball looking to control but instead Sanders has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Butterball trying to mount his opponent but Sanders defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butterball looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jelly Belly Butterball just wasn't active enough.
Sanders throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Butterball fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sanders to the ground. Butterball is now in Sanders's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butterball controls from within his opponent's guard.
Butterball is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Butterball has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sanders is proving hard to escape from.
Butterball missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butterball wanted to stand there but Sanders had control of the position.
Sanders 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.
Butterball showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jelly Belly Butterball.
Sanders lands an overhand right.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Butterball.
Butterball shoots for a double leg takedown but Sanders sprawls well. He's pushed Butterball'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 Jelly Belly Butterball. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Butterball throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Butterball drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sanders wants to sweep here but Butterball controlling him for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Butterball wants to pass the guard but Sanders is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jelly Belly Butterball dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice body punch from Sanders.
Butterball fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanders misses with a head kick.
Sanders defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Butterball.
Nice defenses there by Butterball.
Butterball dives in for a single leg takedown but Sanders sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jelly Belly Butterball. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanders lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Jelly Belly Butterball has been cut.
Sanders breaks the clinch.
Butterball will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sanders is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanders lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Butterball takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Decent striking displayed by Sanders there.
Butterball takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sanders catches Butterball with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanders thumps Butterball with a low kick.
Butterball on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sanders darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sanders scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tommy Sanders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanders scores with a nice strike.
Sanders closes this distance looking for a takedown but Butterball circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sanders.
Jelly Belly Butterball's cut is getting worse.
Butterball stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sanders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanders's jab looks to have found its range, popping Butterball under the eye.
Sanders fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sanders lands a jab to the head.
Butterball takes one to the chin there.
Butterball is rocked!
Butterball walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Butterball limp body while Sanders jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tommy Sanders!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikal Torgerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Rothstien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Rothstien is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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206 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikal Torgerson!
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, Sam Rothstien!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothstien gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rothstien fails with the takedown
and Torgerson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab from Torgerson.
Rothstien wants to clinch up but Torgerson keeps it at a distance.
Torgerson throws a hook but Rothstien avoids it easily.
Torgerson throws a big shot that misses.
Rothstien forces Torgerson back against the cage and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rothstien breaks from the clinch.
Torgerson avoids the body shot from Rothstien.
Rothstien tries to score a power double leg takedown but Torgerson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rothstien somewhat.
Torgerson misses with a hook. Rothstien ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torgerson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mikal Torgerson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Rothstien.
Torgerson cracks Rothstien with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rothstien gets a clinch.
Rothstien keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Torgerson's efforts to push away.
Torgerson is trying to break free.
Rothstien breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torgerson fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Rothstien to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Rothstien looks to clinch but Torgerson throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Rothstien taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mikal Torgerson!
During a confident post fight interview, Mikal Torgerson 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Krig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ty Webb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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211 lbs
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213 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Krig!
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, Ty Webb!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krig stuffs the takedown attempt from Webb. Webb gets slowly back to his feet.
Webb takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Webb tries to keep at a distance but Krig has taken the fight into the clinch.
Krig lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Webb or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Krig creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Krig creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Krig lands with a light punch inside.
Krig scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krig lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Webb.
Krig pushes Webb back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Webb is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Krig.
A short body shot lands from Krig as the two fighters clinch.
Webb looks winded!
Krig digs a right hand into Webb's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Webb's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krig lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Webb's coach down at 11th Planet Fitness ($100/wk) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Webb's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Krig lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Krig.
Krig presses Webb against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stalling in the clinch from Krig.
Krig scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Krig.
Webb is rocked!
Krig unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Webb! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Krig is unloading with more strikes now! Webb drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Krig!
Peter Krig spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koby Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Koby Hart!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Murray!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart throws a shot from downtown. Murray moves away and avoids it.
Hart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hart misses with a two punch combination.
Murray lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Murray works the jab nicely.
Murray missing with a left hand there. Hart was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murray swinging wildly here.
Hart moves out of range as Murray strikes.
No joy there for Murray, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murray. Hart does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've been hearing reports that Hart has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Murray tries to bum rush Hart with a series of wild strikes but Hart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hart takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hart misses with an uppercut. Murray saw that one coming.
Hart shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Murray defends it nicely.
Murray lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart works Murray's body with a nice hook.
Murray thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice body punch from Murray.
Danga de danga de dang - Murray scores with a four punch combination!
Horrible takedown by Hart or perhaps it was just good defense by Murray which made him look bad.
Murray throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hart.
Murray misses with a straight left.
A shot to the liver by Murray. Beautiful body shot.
Murray throws a shot to the body.
Hart is looking to clinch but Murray is avoiding it.
Hart fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murray misses with a few strikes there.
Murray misses with a body shot.
Murray slips a jab and a cross from Hart.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
John Murray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Hart.
Hart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murray misses with a series of wild punches.
Murray keeps the fight on the outside.
We've been informed that Murray has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Murray's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Murray duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd cheers as Murray lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hart doesn't seem phased though.
Murray moves away from the strike by Hart.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hart is defended easily by Murray.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koby Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murray ducks under a wild hook from Hart.
Hart digs a good hook to Murray's body.
Hart throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice shot lands for Murray.
Some wild striking there from Murray.
Murray scores with a jab to the body.
Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murray moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hart tries to clinch up.
Hart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murray was well out of range. Poor timing from Hart.
Murray goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hart decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hart not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Murray wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray gets back to full guard.
Murray is trying to control the position but Hart postures up.
Murray is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Murray was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hart on the wrong end of a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murray throws a right hand that Hart ducks under and follows up with a left that Hart also avoids with ease.
A right-left combo lands from Murray.
Murray swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murray is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hart throws a nice looking combination but Murray bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Murray dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hart misses with an uppercut.
Hart slips a jab from Murray.
Hart throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murray throws a one two combo.
Murray misses with an uppercut.
Murray lands a jab-cross combination.
Murray catches Hart with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hart moves out of range of the strikes.
Murray will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murray lands with a shot to the body.
A combination from Murray does no damage.
Murray jabs Hart right on the nose. Hart blinks but takes it well.
Hart uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murray.
Hart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murray manages to avoid it.
Hart tries to clinch but Murray moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray throws a looping overhand right but Hart ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Murray lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hart doesn't seem phased though.
Murray throws a shot to the body.
Hart dives in for a single leg takedown but Murray sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Murray lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hart's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hart is rocked!
Hart takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oh Hart is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hart is trying to break the clinch but Murray has him pressed against the cage.
Murray tries a knee to the head but Hart blocks it.
Murray throws a knee to the head but misses.
Murray scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hart has had enough of the clinch but Murray keeps him there for the moment.
Murray lands a big knee to the head and Hart goes down! Murray pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Murray!
John Murray is the new lightweight champion!
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