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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Totally Stink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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175 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Totally Stink!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez throws an off balance right hand
and Stink holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sanchez pulls guard successfully.
Stink throws a big right hand that misses.
Sanchez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stink throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanchez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stink wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Sanchez's closed guard. He's half up but Sanchez has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Sanchez pivots and extends the arm, Stink falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Sanchez! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Diego Sanchez!
After winning the bout, Diego Sanchez 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Donkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sook Madik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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210 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
2 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Donkey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sook Madik!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donkey tries to clinch but Madik is having none of it.
Madik feints and as Donkey raises his hands in defense, Madik changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Madik drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Madik jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Donkey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Madik 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.
Madik drops back looking for a leg! Donkey is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Donkey manages to kick Madik off! Madik jumps back into Donkey's guard.
Madik 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.
Madik thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Madik drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Madik jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madik drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Madik jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Madik drops back looking for a leg! Donkey is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Donkey manages to kick Madik off! Madik jumps back into Donkey's guard.
Madik 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.
Madik drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Madik jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Madik drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Madik jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Donkey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Madik drops back looking for a leg! Donkey is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Donkey manages to kick Madik off! Madik jumps back into Donkey's guard.
Donkey might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madik drops back looking for a leg! Donkey is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Donkey manages to kick Madik off! Madik jumps back into Donkey's guard.
Madik drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Madik jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Madik drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Madik jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Madik 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.
Donkey working a defensive guard here.
Madik drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Madik jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madik drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Madik seems to have locked his on tight now - Donkey screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Madik, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Sook Madik!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Really Suck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Really Suck struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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185 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Really Suck!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suck has his takedown stuffed
and Souza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Suck looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Souza throws a good cross that connects.
Suck shoots and misses
and Souza counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Souza.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Souza content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souza wants to control from the top but Suck keeps moving.
Souza with a flurry of punches that miss.
Souza showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Souza scoring with some ground and pound.
Souza is pushing down on Suck's leg trying to pass to half guard. Suck is fighting to maintain full guard but Souza has managed to sneak the leg through.
Souza 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Souza seems content to control.
Souza wants to work for an arm triangle but Suck is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Souza content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Souza lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Souza takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Souza in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Suck tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Souza!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jake Souza!
Jake Souza thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lang 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Im Gonna Kill You . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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200 lbs
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204 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Lang !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tito Hall!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall dives in and grabs Lang 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lang pushes down on Hall's head and hops out.
Hall tries for a takedown but Lang circles away easily
and Lang counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Hall!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lang seems to be looking for submissions.
Lang is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hall pushes Lang off looking to stand but Lang dives back in and keeps control.
Lang is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hall defends it well.
Hall trying to hold on to Lang 's head to control him but Lang postures up.
Lang is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hall has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hall looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lang is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hall defends it well.
Lang is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hall defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lang is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lang stops Hall from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lang wants to work for an arm triangle but Hall is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lang is looking for a kimura here.
Hall is positioning himself well to prevent Lang advancing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hall.
Hall is adopting a defensive guard.
Lang drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hall manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lang has Hall in his guard.
Hall passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lang is looking for a sweep.
Hall lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hall in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
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!
Hall wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lang , who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Lang 's face as Hall controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Lang dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hall shoots for a double leg takedown but Lang sprawls well. He's pushed Hall's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hall fails with the takedown.
Hall shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lang as he jumps to the side.
James Lang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tito Hall.
Hall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hall tries for a takedown but Lang circles away easily
and Lang counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Hall!
Hall is rocked!
Hall is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lang is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hall doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lang .
Lang is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hall has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lang is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hall doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lang .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang is looking to advance position but Hall won't allow it.
Hall keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Hall looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lang is looking for submissions but instead, Hall has regained full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hall manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lang has Hall in his guard.
Hall 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.
Let's hope that Hall has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Lang preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lang keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hall can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hall content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lang looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lang throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hall uses it to pass to side control.
Hall is trying to get an arm triangle but Lang is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall has hold of Lang 's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Lang tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Hall cranks the arm and Lang screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Lang , who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Tito Hall!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Tito Hall waved his t-shirt featuring Dragon's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jim Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maciej Zegan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zegan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4B99CQV3uY&feature=related. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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162 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maciej Zegan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zegan jabs Miller to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zegan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zegan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zegan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Miller blocks an uppercut.
Miller is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zegan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Zegan.
Zegan lands a nice shot to the body.
Miller tightens his grip and picks Zegan up, before dumping him to the ground. Zegan manages to land in guard.
Zegan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zegan is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zegan misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Zegan is defending well.
Miller jumps into guard, dragging Zegan to the mat.
Miller 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.
Miller is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zegan wants to get up but he can't break Miller's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Miller wriggles free and stands up.
Miller feints and as Zegan raises his hands in defense, Miller changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Zegan wants to stand and escape but Miller is having none of it.
Zegan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Miller. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Miller trying to move into half guard but instead Zegan has managed to sweep!
Miller wants to sweep here but Zegan controlling him for the moment.
Zegan wants to stand but Miller has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zegan stopping the sweep attempt from Miller.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zegan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Miller is proving hard to escape from.
Miller manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zegan manages to get himself to full guard.
Miller won't allow Zegan to sweep him here.
Zegan wants to stand and escape but Miller is having none of it.
Miller wants to get up but he can't break Zegan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Miller trying to control but Zegan is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Miller wanted to stand there but Zegan had control of the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Jim Miller wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Miller throws a right hand that Zegan ducks under and follows up with a left that Zegan also avoids with ease.
Miller shoots in and bounces Zegan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Miller passes Zegan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Miller is looking for a kimura but Zegan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Miller to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Miller passes to side control.
Zegan is looking to get back to his feet here but Miller is keeping cool and he's managed to take Zegan's back.
Miller trying to control momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zegan is taking damage to the body and head.
Miller is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Miller dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Miller looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Zegan!
Zegan looks to move to half guard but instead Miller has passed into mount! Damn!
Zegan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Miller looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Zegan is in a horrible position here. Miller smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Zegan is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Zegan is still in real trouble! Can Miller finish him?
Zegan tries to hold on but Miller pushes him away.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Miller! Zegan is hurt baaadly! Miller is firing away with more strikes - Zegan is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Miller!
Jim Miller gave a mention to CEC Nutrition Q160 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keep It Real (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Burnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burnett has chosen ..MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS - THRIFT SHOP as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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270 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keep It Real!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Burnett!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Real throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burnett.
Burnett shoots in and gets a takedown into Real's guard.
Real is trying to control the position but Burnett postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burnett scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Burnett lands a couple of elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burnett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Burnett cracks Real with a solid left hand.
Real could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Burnett working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Burnett distracts Real with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Real working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Burnett.
Real knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Burnett on the ground.
Burnett sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Real's guard.
Real has hold of Burnett's hands but Burnett slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Real has hold of Burnett's hands but Burnett slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Burnett throwing shots but Real is blocking nicely.
Burnett scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Burnett working the head and body with strikes.
Burnett lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Burnett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Burnett working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnett landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Burnett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Real is breathing heavily.
Burnett looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Real with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Burnett is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burnett seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Burnett there.
Nice strikes from Burnett there.
Burnett working the head and body with strikes.
Real is rocked!
Burnett lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Real quite badly. Real pulls Burnett in close trying to recover. Burnett postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Real on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Real doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steven Burnett!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques Cousteau (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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166 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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derk Diggler!
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, Jacques Cousteau!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cousteau looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cousteau working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cousteau trying to control but Diggler is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diggler wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cousteau throws an elbow that misses. Diggler uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cousteau's guard. Nice move by Diggler!
Diggler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cousteau working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diggler.
Diggler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cousteau works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Diggler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diggler wants to control from the top but Cousteau keeps moving.
Diggler is fighting to break Cousteau's control of his arms but Cousteau is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Diggler throwing strikes from guard but Cousteau blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cousteau looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Diggler wants to control from the top but Cousteau keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cousteau feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cousteau throws a big right hand that misses.
Cousteau trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diggler keeping moving, preventing Cousteau from controlling successfully.
Cousteau looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggler is trying to keep Cousteau in close.
Cousteau throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cousteau tries to free his leg and advance position but Diggler is retaining full guard.
Cousteau passes Diggler's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cousteau is looking for a kimura here.
Diggler is staying active underneath Cousteau, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler is looking to control Cousteau's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Diggler avoid being mounted?
Cousteau is looking for a kimura here.
Cousteau working over Diggler with some ground and pound. Diggler looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cousteau is thwarting Diggler's attempts to control the position.
Cousteau is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cousteau trying to control the action but Diggler is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cousteau is looking for submissions but instead, Diggler has regained full guard.
Cousteau is looking to pass into half guard but Diggler pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Diggler is in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diggler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cousteau trying to control the position here.
Diggler is looking to work some ground and pound but Cousteau has wrist control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diggler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cousteau working a defensive guard here.
Cousteau looking for a guillotine here but Diggler defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Cousteau dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cousteau tries to score a power double leg takedown but Diggler sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cousteau somewhat.
Cousteau decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Diggler is trying to stand up here but Cousteau is controlling him well.
Cousteau is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggler trying to control from the bottom.
Cousteau is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Diggler defends it well.
Cousteau seems to be looking for submissions.
Diggler is trying to stand up here but Cousteau is controlling him well.
Diggler has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cousteau is working for a kimura but Diggler is defending it quite comfortably.
Cousteau thows a huge punch but Diggler dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cousteau throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cousteau is looking for a kimura but Diggler is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cousteau to get the leverage.
Cousteau is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Diggler is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jacques Cousteau!
A relieved looking Jacques Cousteau 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steffan Bonnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Ricardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. rage against the machine,,cypress hill how i just kill a man kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 lbs
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220 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steffan Bonnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Ricardo!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonnar closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ricardo quickly recovers to half guard.
Ricardo trying to get back to full guard but Bonnar takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Bonnar is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bonnar landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ricardo working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonnar with a couple of short strikes.
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!
Bonnar with the ground and pound from mount.
Ricardo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bonnar lands a couple of good shots and Ricardo has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Bonnar keeps control of the position as Ricardo tries to break free.
Ricardo just trying to survive but Bonnar is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
You can see the frustration on Ricardo's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Bonnar tightening his grip on Ricardo, looking for the choke.
Bonnar keeps control of the position as Ricardo tries to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricardo fending off the submission attempt from Bonnar.
Bonnar lands with a hammerfist to the side of Ricardo's head.
Ricardo turns into Bonnar and is now in his guard.
Ricardo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bonnar will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Bonnar is looking to stand up but Ricardo isn't so interested in that idea.
Bonnar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo trying to control but Bonnar is working from the bottom.
Bonnar has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ricardo off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ricardo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bonnar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bonnar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ricardo scores with a decent looking hook.
Bonnar throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bonnar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ricardo's guard.
Ricardo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bonnar is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ricardo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ricardo is on top in guard.
Ricardo lands a couple of digs.
Bonnar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bonnar blocks Ricardo's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Ricardo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar lands a big elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ricardo taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ricardo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bonnar has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bonnar with shots to the head and body - Ricardo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ricardo is trying desperately to improve position.
Ricardo is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bonnar is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ricardo to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ricardo shrugs it off.
Ricardo is looking to improve his position but Bonnar isn't that keen on the idea.
Bonnar blocks Ricardo's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steffan Bonnar dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ricardo tries to keep at a distance but Bonnar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bonnar manages to break the clinch.
Bonnar tries a head kick but it misses.
Ricardo checks a leg kick.
Bonnar clinches.
Bonnar prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice left hand lands by Bonnar.
Bonnar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bonnar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bonnar lands a really nice looking cross but Ricardo seems unphased.
Ricardo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ricardo keeps the fight on the outside.
Ricardo misses with a hook. Bonnar ducked under it nicely.
Bonnar gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonnar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ricardo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bonnar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bonnar scores with a jab. Ricardo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ricardo throws a jab when Bonnar was well out of range.
Bonnar scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ricardo actively working from the bottom here.
Ricardo tries to get to full guard but Bonnar has control of the leg.
Ricardo tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Bonnar manages to move to mount!
Ricardo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonnar with shots to the head and body - Ricardo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bonnar blocks Ricardo's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Ricardo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ricardo can't escape the position.
Bonnar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by Bonnar.
Ricardo is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Bonnar with the ground and pound from mount.
Bonnar lands a nice shot to the head.
Ricardo is rocked!
Ricardo is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Ricardo is still in real trouble! Can Bonnar finish him?
Ricardo is breathing heavily.
Ricardo takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Bonnar's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steffan Bonnar!
Steffan Bonnar really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sparta Fightware logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caleb Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burgess Meredith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foster kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lynyrd Skynrd - Sweet Home Alabama. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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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
27 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caleb Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Burgess Meredith!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster closes the distance and pushes Meredith back into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Foster.
It looks like Burgess Meredith has been cut.
Foster drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Foster pushes Meredith off and gets back to his feet.
Meredith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Foster forces Meredith back against the cage and clinches.
Meredith tries to break free but Foster pushes him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Foster.
A short right from Foster on the inside.
Meredith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Foster has him pressed against the cage.
Foster is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Meredith can't fight it off and eventually Foster manages to take the fight to the floor. Meredith looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foster works over Meredith with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meredith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Foster.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Foster accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Foster 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.
Foster throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Meredith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foster working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Foster keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Meredith's head.
Foster connects with a couple of short punches.
Foster keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Meredith's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Foster's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Meredith is rocked!
Meredith has momentary wrist control but Foster slips an elbow through the middle.
Meredith is still in real trouble! Can Foster finish him?
Foster loads up on a big left hand. Meredith felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Foster looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Meredith can't hide his disappointment, as Foster celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Caleb Foster!
Caleb Foster took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, New World Order Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Dray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flynn Inc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dray comes to the cage accompanied by Champion. Dray has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24
196 lbs
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187 lbs
1 - 10 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Dray!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Flynn Inc!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dray keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Inc throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Ricky Dray has been cut.
Inc ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice sprawl there from Dray as Inc shoots in.
Inc looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Inc shoots in looking for a takedown. Dray tries to sprawl out of it but Inc keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dray manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Inc has his takedown stuffed
and Dray counters with a single leg into guard. Inc didn't expect that.
Ricky Dray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flynn Inc.
Dray is breathing heavily.
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!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Inc 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.
Inc is looking for a triangle but Dray pushes his legs off easily.
Dray working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dray working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dray keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Inc's head.
Inc is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Inc really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dray. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Inc has momentary wrist control but Dray slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dray throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dray got a little sloppy there for a moment and Inc has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dray has managed to get both his arms back between Inc's legs - danger averted.
Dray throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Inc works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Inc is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dray defends well.
Inc preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dray drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Inc manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dray has Inc in his guard.
Inc tries to stand but Dray is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inc prevents Dray from getting back to his feet.
Inc throws a big elbow that misses.
Inc is looking to stand up but Dray won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dray keeping full guard, as Inc tries to pass.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dray has a closed guard, preventing Inc from standing up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ricky Dray wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Inc wants to clinch.
Dray misses with a double jab
and Inc counters with a three punch combo that has Dray backing up. Dray nods at Inc to acknowledge the strikes.
Ricky Dray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dray slaps away a takedown attempt from Inc, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dray misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dray slaps away a takedown attempt from Inc, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Inc.
Dray shoots for a takedown but Inc saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Inc shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dray defends it nicely.
Inc shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dray shoots in and drives through. Inc sprawls well.
Inc shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dray is trying to defend but Inc finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Inc trying to control from half guard but Dray is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Flynn Inc will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ricky Dray's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Inc tries for a takedown but Dray sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Inc keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Inc shoots in for a takedown but Dray shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Inc throws a sloppy head kick and Dray moves out of range easily.
Dray throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Inc sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dray swats away the attempt to clinch by Inc.
Dray looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dray prevents Inc from standing back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Inc is looking to improve his position.
Inc is still trying to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inc avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dray.
Inc keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dray seems to be working for a kimura but Inc defends the submission attempt.
Inc is looking to control Dray's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Inc avoid being mounted?
Inc flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Dray missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ricky Dray overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Inc trying to control from the bottom.
Dray is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Inc has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dray is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inc blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dray.
Inc trying to control here.
Inc is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dray is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Inc is trying to stand.
Dray is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Inc trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inc tries to kick Dray off but Dray keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Inc lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Inc is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dray lands a nice short elbow.
Dray is working for a submission of some sort.
Inc manages to get to full guard.
Inc will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Dray with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inc escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dray gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dray is looking to work some ground and pound but Inc has wrist control.
Dray trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Inc trying to keep a closed guard but Dray is proving a slippery customer.
Dray working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Inc's head.
Inc is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dray has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Inc 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Inc controls Dray momentarily but Dray frees himself.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Flynn Inc hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Dray loads up on a big right hand but Inc slips the punch.
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 Ricky Dray will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ricky Dray's cut.
That's time! Dray's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Inc wants to clinch.
Dray looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Inc tests Dray's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dray looks to throw the jab but Inc is out of range.
Inc tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dray swivels and escapes.
Inc tries to clinch but Dray moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dray, as that shot connected.
Inc looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Inc 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Flynn Inc.
Inc cracks a nice hook into Dray's ribs.
Dray blocks a head kick by Inc.
Dray keeps the fight on the outside.
Inc tries to work over Dray's front leg with a kick but Dray checks it.
Dray misses with a takedown attempt - Inc sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Inc shoots for a takedown but Dray saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Inc looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ricky Dray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flynn Inc.
Dray looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Inc is fending him off so far but Dray persists. Nope, Inc circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inc is looking to clinch but Dray is avoiding it.
Inc shoots in looking for a takedown. Dray tries to sprawl out of it but Inc keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dray manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Dray. No joy for Inc on that attempt.
Flynn Inc is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Inc shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dray fails to land the takedown.
Inc is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dray sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Inc pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dray is out of range and Inc settles back down.
Inc fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dray fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inc shoots in for a takedown but Dray shows good takedown defense.
Dray displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dray shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Inc as he jumps to the side.
Dray keeps the fight on the outside.
Inc tries to clinch up but Dray circles away and keeps his distance.
Dray scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jab by Dray.
Dray swinging wildly here.
Dray avoids the head kick by Inc.
Inc wants to clinch up but Dray keeps it at a distance.
Flynn Inc seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Inc fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dray checks it well.
Inc shoots in but Dray avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dray misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Inc closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dray to the mat! Dray manages to get full guard.
Dray wants to stand but Inc is controlling the position.
Inc stays in close to Dray's body and controls the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
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, due to lack of action by Flynn Inc.
Dray gets tackled into the cage by Inc. Inc maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flynn Inc really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Dray's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dray.
Inc throws a head kick that misses.
Inc throws a leg kick but Dray sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Dray. No joy for Inc on that attempt.
Dray looks for a takedown but Inc sprawls well.
Inc shoots in but no luck this time.
Inc closes the distance and clinches.
Inc has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dray is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Inc pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Dray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A short right from Inc on the inside.
Inc looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dray wants a takedown but no success here.
Inc is trying to push Dray away but Dray has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inc pulls guard successfully.
Dray postures up.
Inc has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dray can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dray stands and throws Inc's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dray grinds an elbow into Inc's temple.
Inc tries to buck Dray off but Dray is having none of it.
Dray goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Inc has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Dray but great work by Inc.
Inc tries for a kimura but Dray is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inc wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dray keeps working.
Dray is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Inc looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dray is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Inc is controlling him well.
Inc in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Inc misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dray trying to remain calm as Inc controls from the top position.
Inc fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dray is not content to let Inc control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Flynn Inc has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dray misses with an uppercut. Inc saw that one coming.
Inc connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Inc displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dray.
Inc tries to clinch up but Dray circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flynn Inc dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Dray's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Inc shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dray's guard.
Inc in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Inc decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dray stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dray wants it to stay on the feet.
Inc throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Inc tries to land knees in the clinch but Dray avoids the damage to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Inc's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dray bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dray tries for a takedown but Inc sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dray gets caught napping as Inc dives in and scores a takedown. Dray manages to retain guard.
Inc passes Dray's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Inc stops Dray from getting back to his feet.
Inc working the head and body with strikes.
Inc wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dray keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Flynn Inc hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Inc shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dray as he avoids it easily.
Inc shoots in looking for a takedown but Dray manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Inc's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ricky Dray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flynn Inc.
Dray avoids the head kick by Inc.
Dray tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Inc swivels and escapes.
Dray displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Inc.
Nice body kick there by Inc.
Inc dives in and grabs Dray's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dray pushes down on Inc's head and hops out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Inc does no damage.
Dray fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Inc.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dray closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Inc to the mat! Inc manages to get full guard.
Inc trying to keep a closed guard but Dray is proving a slippery customer.
Dray distracts Inc with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dray working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dray throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Inc is trying to keep Dray in close.
Dray throws a big elbow that misses.
Inc working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dray.
Dray throws a big elbow that misses.
Inc is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dray trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Inc is looking to stand up but Dray isn't so interested in that idea.
Dray in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Inc looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dray tries to free his leg and advance position but Inc is retaining full guard.
Inc seems keen to control Dray's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Flynn Inc was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Inc tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Inc fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dray.
Ricky Dray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Flynn Inc is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dray misses with a hook. Inc ducked under it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Flynn Inc comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Inc has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 47:48
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 46:49
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flynn Inc!
Flynn Inc is the new middleweight champion!
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