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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Future (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronan Yamokivic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Future's entrance music is Menor do Chapa - Humildade e Disciplina. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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165 lbs
17 - 13 - 0 |
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170 lbs
12 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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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
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Future!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronan Yamokivic!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Future thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Future throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Yamokivic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Future tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yamokivic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Future ducks under a wild hook from Yamokivic.
Future keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Future uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamokivic.
A shot to the body from Yamokivic misses
and Future moves into the clinch.
Yamokivic is trying to break free.
Yamokivic is trying to force a seperation but Future has the dominant position.
Yamokivic blocks an elbow strike from Future.
Our sources have told us that Future has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Yamokivic struggles to land a body shot inside as Future controls his hands.
Future scores with a shot to the side of Yamokivic's head.
Yamokivic tries to break free but Future pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamokivic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Future tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yamokivic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Future tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yamokivic misses with the combination.
Yamokivic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yamokivic blocks the body kick.
Yamokivic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Future. That did some damage!
Yamokivic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Future.
Yamokivic throws an off balance right hand
and Future counters with a head kick.
Yamokivic throws a leg kick
and Future counters by moving into the clinch.
Future lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yamokivic backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Future - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Future misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamokivic taking a breather.
Future lands a right hand.
Yamokivic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Future's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nice body punch from Future.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Future just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yamokivic's brow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Future pushes off an throws an elbow but Yamokivic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yamokivic's coach down at Black Hand Vegas was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Yamokivic's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Future stalls.
Yamokivic misses with a punch on the inside.
Future lands a nice elbow.
Future letting Yamokivic take a breather here.
Future keeps control of Yamokivic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Future fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Yamokivic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yamokivic looking to slow down the pace here.
Future throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamokivic blocks an uppercut.
Future lands an elbow inside that Yamokivic shrugs off.
Future taking a breather.
Yamokivic avoids the elbow strike from Future, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Future.
Future's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Future swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamokivic uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Future stalling in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Yamokivic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Future 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.
Yamokivic lands a nice looking body shot.
Yamokivic swings for the body but Future moves out of range.
Future avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yamokivic misses with a body shot
and Future counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Future throws a series of strikes that have Yamokivic backpedaling.
Yamokivic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Future throws a jab but it's blocked by Yamokivic.
Future closes the distance and clinches.
Future blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Future.
Future is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yamokivic to keep the fight standing.
Future misses with an elbow over the top.
Yamokivic tries to throw a body punch but Future avoids it by throwing Yamokivic back against the cage.
Yamokivic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Futures head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamokivic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Future goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamokivic tries a body shot but Future blocks it.
Future leaning his opponent against the cage.
Yamokivic throws a punch but it's blocked by Future.
Future softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Future lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Future avoiding damage.
Yamokivic wants to break free but Future has control.
Future lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamokivic is trying to push Future away but Future has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yamokivic gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Future.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Future throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Future lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Future has Yamokivic pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yamokivic manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Future. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
John Future has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yamokivic dodges an elbow strike from Future.
Future stalling in the clinch but Yamokivic improves position.
Future keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yamokivic's efforts to push away.
Yamokivic has a couple of punches blocked by Future.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamokivic stalling the fight.
Yamokivic wants to stall.
Future throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Future tries to work over Yamokivic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Future controlling the action here for a moment.
Future throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Future lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yamokivic backwards.
Yamokivic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Future chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yamokivic can pounce on him.
Yamokivic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Yamokivic finds it's way through Future's defenses.
Yamokivic misses with a two punch combination.
Future tries a head kick but it misses.
Yamokivic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yamokivic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Future throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamokivic throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Future motions for Yamokivic to come forward. Future throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yamokivic throws a nice looking combination but Future bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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 John Future will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Future walks into a jab.
Yamokivic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yamokivic on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Yamokivic swings widly with a right hand
and Future counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yamokivic takes a swing at Future's ribcage but misses.
Yamokivic misses with a body shot.
Yamokivic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Future tries to clinch but Yamokivic is having none of it.
Yamokivic misses with a low kick.
Future scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
An inside leg kick lands from Future.
Future slips under a jab.
Yamokivic throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Future to counter with a crisp jab.
Future keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Future dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamokivic throws a body punch but Future moves out of range.
Yamokivic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Future connects with a body shot that sends Yamokivic's belly button to the back.
Future tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yamokivic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yamokivic misses with a body shot
and Future counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ronan Yamokivic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yamokivic misses with a body shot.
Yamokivic throws out a loose jab but Future uses good head movement to avoid it.
Future comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Future lands with a right hand.
Yamokivic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yamokivic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Future was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamokivic.
Future bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamokivic misses with a looping right.
Yamokivic throws a poor cross that misses
and Future counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yamokivic's knee momentarily.
Yamokivic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yamokivic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Future.
Yamokivic takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Future scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yamokivic feints and then cracks Future's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Future down.
Future avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yamokivic lands with a good body shot.
Future lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Yamokivic lands a body shot.
Yamokivic lands a two punch combo.
John Future is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Future bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Future lands with a good body shot.
Nice shot lands for Yamokivic.
Yamokivic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Future counters with a nice body shot.
Future throws out a loose jab but Yamokivic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Future fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yamokivic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yamokivic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yamokivic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A nice inside leg kick there by Future. That's going to slow Yamokivic down.
Yamokivic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Future.
Yamokivic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yamokivic throws a lazy right hand but Future sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Future checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamokivic misses with an uppercut. Future saw that one coming.
A combination from Yamokivic does no damage.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yamokivic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Future has him pressed against the cage.
Future taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ronan Yamokivic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Future lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Future tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Future taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Future fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yamokivic.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Future showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Future, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Future!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bob Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burton has chosen Trip Like I Do as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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145 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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147 lbs
15 - 17 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Colin Burton!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burton tries to clinch but Parker moves out of range.
Burton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Parker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Burton.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burton checks a leg kick.
Burton wants to clinch up but Parker keeps it at a distance.
Parker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Burton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Parker, pushing him back against the cage.
Burton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Parkers head.
Parker lands an elbow that stopped Burton in his tracks for a moment.
Burton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parker misses with a knee to the head.
Burton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Parker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Parker is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Burton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Parker looking to throw knees to the head but Burton is blocking nicely.
Burton trying to land knees to the body.
Parker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Burton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Burton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short body shot lands from Burton as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burton misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker tightens his grip and picks Burton up, before dumping him to the ground. Burton manages to land in guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Burton is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Burton is looking to stand up but Parker isn't so interested in that idea.
Burton wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Parker trying to control the position from guard on top but Burton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Parker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Burton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Burton wants to sweep here but Parker controlling him for the moment.
Parker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Parker makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Burton is pulling down on Parker's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Parker won't allow Burton to sweep him here.
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!
Burton has Parker pulled in close to control his posture.
Parker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Burton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Colin Burton has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Burton blocks the leg kick.
Parker circles away from the clinch attempt
and Parker counters with a takedown into side control.
Parker lands some shots froms side control.
Burton is looking for a sweep.
Burton on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Burton takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker working away.
Parker lands some shots froms side control.
Parker with the ground and pound but Burton regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burton is concentrating on defense, preventing Parker from advancing position.
Burton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Parker seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Parker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Burton defending well though.
Parker seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Burton told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Parker sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Parker misses with a head shot. Burton uses the momentum to regain guard.
Parker throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker throws an elbow that misses. Burton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Parker's guard. Nice move by Burton!
Burton trying to control but Parker is working from the bottom.
Burton drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Parker manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Burton has Parker in his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burton wants to stand up but Parker is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burton keeping moving, preventing Parker from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Parker dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Burton tries to clinch up but Parker circles away and keeps his distance.
Burton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burton darts in trying to clinch
and Parker counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Burton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Burton keeping moving, preventing Parker from controlling successfully.
Burton is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Burton avoiding damage as Parker throws knees to the body.
Burton scores with a knee to the head.
Parker avoiding damage as Burton throws knees to the body.
Burton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Parker's face.
Burton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Burton is defending well against a takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burton is trying to maintain a safe position but Parker gets an underhook and turns Burton into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burton throws an elbow that misses.
Parker has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Burton after a bit of a struggle.
Parker tries to stall but Burton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stalling in the clinch from Burton.
Parker wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parker blocks it with crossed arms.
Burton looking to throw knees to the head but Parker is blocking nicely.
Burton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Parker tries for a takedown. No joy.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Burton looking to throw knees to the head but Parker is blocking nicely.
Burton tries to land a knee to the head but Parker blocks with his arms.
Parker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Parker tries a knee to the head but Burton blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker is looking for a takedown.
Parker has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Burton after a bit of a struggle.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Burton.
Burton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burton is leaning against Parker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Burton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burton avoiding damage as Parker throws knees to the body.
Burton lands a hook that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Knees to the body from Burton.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burton avoiding damage.
Parker trying to control the position but instead, Burton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Parker into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Burton.
Burton looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right from Burton on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton lands an elbow that stopped Parker in his tracks for a moment.
Burton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Parker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Burton lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Burton.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Burton lands a damaging elbow.
Burton lands a good knee to the midsection. Parker won't want to take too many of those.
Burton leaning against his opponent.
Parker wants a takedown but no success here.
A right handed body shot lands from Burton.
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!
Burton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Parker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Burton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Parker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burton dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A knee to the head by Burton.
Parker is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton has Parker pressed against the cage.
Oh Parker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Burton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Parker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Burton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Burton lands a big knee to the head and Parker goes down! Burton pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colin Burton!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Colin Burton waved his t-shirt featuring Unique Wear and Custom Design's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Druff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Raw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Druff comes to the cage accompanied by Mother *uckers. Raw has chosen DMX - X Gonna Give It To Ya as his entrance music. Dan Druff had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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27
215 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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28
219 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Druff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keith Raw!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raw shoots in and bounces Druff off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Raw throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raw with a flurry of punches that miss.
Druff looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Raw is defending well. Druff quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Raw has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Druff celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dan Druff!
Dan Druff tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Gotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhang Chunqiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chunqiao has chosen You Can't Be Friends With Everyone by MAKE OUT as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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32
152 lbs
13 - 12 - 0 |
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27
150 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Gotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zhang Chunqiao!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chunqiao walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gotti.
Chunqiao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gotti.
Chunqiao avoids a kick to the body.
Gotti walks into a stiff left hand from Chunqiao.
Gotti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gotti misses with a body kick.
Gotti stuffs the takedown.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Chunqiao has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gotti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chunqiao steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gotti. That one must have hurt.
Chunqiao has a takedown stuffed.
Gotti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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!
Gotti throws a head kick that misses.
Gotti swings for the body but Chunqiao moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotti misses with an uppercut.
Gotti drops Chunqiao with a beautiful combination! Chunqiao stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gotti is looking for the KO!
Chunqiao is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Gotti moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Chunqiao! Gotti continues to tee off on Chunqiao, landing with a left and a right! Gotti connects with a right hand that leaves Chunqiao sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Gotti!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jimmy Gotti!
During a confident post fight interview, Jimmy Gotti thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Crazy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crazy has chosen Mienteme as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
180 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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175 lbs
13 - 11 - 2 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Taylor !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Igor Crazy!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crazy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crazy throws a low kick but Taylor avoids it.
Crazy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Taylor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crazy can pounce on him.
Taylor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Crazy. Crazy obviously looking to wear him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Crazy.
Crazy throws a combination that misses
and Taylor counters with a single leg into guard. Crazy didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor is posturing up here but Crazy has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Taylor tries to roll out but it's too tight and Taylor has to tap! Slick submission there by Crazy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Igor Crazy!
Igor Crazy decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Zhukov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ayrton Pena Milani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhukov comes to the cage accompanied by Russian Army Choir - National Anthem of the Russian Federation. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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265 lbs
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285 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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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
24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Zhukov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ayrton Pena Milani!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pena Milani dodges the punch combination from Zhukov.
Zhukov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zhukov throws out a loose jab but Pena Milani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zhukov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at DUDES GYM...inc..CBK in the buildup to the fight.
Zhukov avoids the head kick by Pena Milani.
Pena Milani punishes Zhukov's body with a nice straight punch.
Zhukov avoids the head kick by Pena Milani.
Zhukov throws a front kick aimed at Pena Milani's knee but Pena Milani avoids it well.
Pena Milani goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Ivan Zhukov has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pena Milani displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Zhukov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pena Milani.
Pena Milani ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pena Milani misses with a kick to the body.
Zhukov blocks the body kick.
Pena Milani with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pena Milani lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zhukov at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena Milani fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zhukov.
We've been informed that Pena Milani 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.
Pena Milani throws a sloppy head kick and Zhukov moves out of range easily.
Ayrton Pena Milani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pena Milani gets in close and tags Zhukov with a short punch that almost sends Zhukov to the mat! Oh Zhukov is in big trouble! He turns his back on Pena Milani, trying to create some distance but Pena Milani rushes him, striking wildly and Zhukov goes down! The referee tackles Pena Milani into the cage to end the fight! Pena Milani is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ayrton Pena Milani!
Ayrton Pena Milani very nearly forgot to thank CEC Nutrition Q160 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Al an (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bull Terrier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terrier has chosen Closer - Nine Inch Nales as his entrance music. Al an has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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32
197 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Al an!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bull Terrier!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
an avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Terrier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. an manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Terrier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by an.
an closes this distance looking for a takedown but Terrier circles away.
Terrier takes a shot right to the bread basket.
an avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
an uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Terrier.
an chopping away at his opponent's legs.
an pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
an blocks a jab.
Terrier has taken the fight to the clinch.
an working some nice short punches in the clinch.
an breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
an looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Terrier is fending him off so far but an persists. Nope, Terrier circles away and we're back to standing.
an avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
an fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Terrier blocks the body kick.
an looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Terrier is looking to clinch but an is avoiding it.
an shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al an. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
an thows a left - swing and a miss!
Terrier lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Terrier avoids the head kick by an.
Terrier is looking to clinch but an is avoiding it.
an shoots in but no luck this time.
Terrier throws a body punch but an moves out of range.
Terrier takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
an misses with an uppercut. Terrier saw that one coming.
an uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Terrier.
Terrier misses with a body shot.
an connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Terrier momentarily.
Terrier tries to close the distance and clinch but an swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
an lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Terrier misses with a body shot.
an closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Terrier quickly recovers to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
an throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
an throws a strike but Terrier avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
an throws a big right hand that misses.
an with a flurry of punches that miss.
Terrier is looking to stand up but an isn't so interested in that idea.
an 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.
an pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Terrier is keeping the position for now.
an prevents Terrier from getting back to his feet.
an trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
an throws a strike but Terrier rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terrier wants to stand and escape but instead an has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
an throwing strikes but missing.
an throws an elbow that misses. Terrier uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in an's guard. Nice move by Terrier!
an working a defensive guard here.
Terrier decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on an, up you get!
an blocks a jab.
Terrier looks to clinch
so an counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
an wants to control from the top but Terrier keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
an loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Terrier preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Terrier preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Terrier working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from an.
Terrier wants to get back to his feet but an is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as an accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
an missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
an wants to pass the guard but Terrier is keeping the position.
Terrier is looking to stand up but an isn't so interested in that idea.
an content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al an dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
an looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Terrier scores with a nice right hand.
an with a jab.
Bull Terrier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
an cracks Terrier with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Terrier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Terrier is looking to clinch but an is avoiding it.
Terrier fails with an attempt to clinch.
an shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Terrier napping and manages to drive through into side control!
an tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Terrier avoids any damage from the ground and pound of an.
an postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes there by an.
Terrier defending against the ground and pound.
an lands a few punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
an throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
an working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Terrier is rocked!
an cracks Terrier with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! an immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Terrier is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by an!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Al an!
Al an was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hector Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Armis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armis is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mortal Kombat Theme. Eli Armis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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35
145 lbs
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27
145 lbs
19 - 8 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eli Armis!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armis throws a poor cross that misses
and Alves counters with a three punch combo that has Armis backing up. Armis nods at Alves to acknowledge the strikes.
Armis misses with a few strikes there.
Armis misses with a lunging right hand
and Armis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alves fails to land with a series of punches.
Armis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Alves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alves throws a hook but Armis avoids it easily.
Armis throws a hook but Alves avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Armis. That snapped Alves's head back.
A punch combination from Armis misses.
Alves jabs at Armis's body.
Nice takedown defense from Alves. No joy for Armis on that attempt.
Armis throws a body punch but Alves moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armis shoots for a double leg takedown but Alves sprawls well. He's pushed Armis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hector Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eli Armis.
Alves moves away from the strike by Armis.
Alves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alves thows a body shot but no joy.
Armis missing with a left hand there. Alves was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Armis throws a hook to the side of Alves's head but Alves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alves avoids the body shot from Armis.
Alves misses with a series of wild punches.
Armis misses with a takedown attempt
and Alves counters with a nice uppercut.
Eli Armis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armis shoots in but Alves avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Armis misses with a left hand
and Alves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Armis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alves. Alves circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armis throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Alves to counter with a crisp jab.
A left and a right from Armis both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Hector Alves has been cut.
Armis misses with a takedown
and Alves counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Armis is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hector Alves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alves defending well as Armis loads up on a big left hand.
Armis misses with an uppercut.
Armis throws an off balance right hand
and Alves counters with a two punch combo.
Nice takedown defense from Alves. No joy for Armis on that attempt.
Armis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alves counters with a solid body kick.
A punch combination from Alves misses.
Alves misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Alves sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Armis somewhat.
Alves moves away from the strike by Armis.
Alves connects with a looping right hand.
Alves connects with an inside leg kick.
Alves misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Armis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alves has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alves there as he acknowledges the shot.
Armis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Alves finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Alves fails to land with a series of punches.
Alves slips under a jab from Armis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armis throws a big shot that misses.
Armis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Alves counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Alves scoring well with a low kick there.
Armis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice jab there from Armis.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alves.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alves looks to land a combination but Armis avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Armis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Alves defends well and Armis ends up having to push Alves into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Alves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Armis connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hector Alves will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hector Alves's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Armis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alves throws a nice looking combination but Armis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Armis throws out the jab.
Armis misses with a takedown attempt
and Alves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Armis scores with a sloppy right hand. Alves should have avoided that one.
Alves scores with a leg kick.
Armis misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut lands for Armis. That snapped Alves's head back.
Armis just misses with a punch to the body.
Armis throws a looping overhand right but Alves ducks down to avoid it.
A left lands for Alves.
Armis fails with the takedown
and Alves counters with a big head kick but Armis shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Armis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alves moves away.
Alves cracks Armis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Alves misses the target.
Armis looking to score a takedown here. Alves is defending well but Armis drives through and ends up in Alves's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Alves is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Armis defends well.
Armis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alves trying to control the position.
Armis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Alves keeping moving, preventing Armis from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves working for submissions but it's allowed Armis to get to half guard.
Alves is looking for a sweep. Armis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Armis working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Armis is working for a kimura but Alves is defending it quite comfortably.
Alves won't allow Armis to pass to mount.
Alves is looking to control Armis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Alves avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armis seems to be working for a kimura but Alves defends the submission attempt.
Alves pushes Armis off looking to stand but Armis dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Armis is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Alves sees it coming and defends easily.
Alves moves into full guard.
Alves is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Alves looking to hit a scissor sweep but Armis is one step ahead there.
Alves looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Alves will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Armis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alves swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armis wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
Alves not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Armis works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Armis seems to be looking for submissions.
Armis wants to pass to mount but Alves is defending the position.
Alves is looking to improve his position.
Armis 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eli Armis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hector Alves's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Armis scores with a three punch combo!
Armis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alves's waist but Alves gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Armis off to one side.
Alves blocks a jab.
Alves looks to land a left hand but Armis moved out of range nicely.
Alves moves away from the strike by Armis.
Armis misses with a double jab
and Armis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alves is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Armis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Alves counters with a slapping leg kick.
Armis misses with a takedown
and Alves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hector Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eli Armis.
Armis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Armis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Alves counter with a right hand.
Armis cracks Alves with an open hand slap.
Armis walks into a straight right hand from Alves.
Armis misses with an uppercut
and Alves counters with a two punch combo.
Armis throws a right hand that misses
and Alves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Armis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Armis.
Alves misses with a body kick.
Alves slaps away a takedown attempt from Armis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Armis swinging wildly here.
Alves scores with the left hand. Armis knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Armis throws an overhand right that lands on Alves's shoulder, as Alves tries to avoid the shot.
Armis scores with a hook.
Alves has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Armis swings widly with a right hand
and Alves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Armis throws a hook but Alves avoids it easily.
Armis misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Alves.
Alves bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Armis throws out the jab.
Alves misses with a series of wild punches.
Armis throws a right hand that misses
and Alves counters with a two punch combo.
Armis shoots in but Alves avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A jab from Armis finds it's way through Alves's defenses.
Armis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alves.
Armis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Armis misses with a looping left.
Alves punishes Armis's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armis throws an overhand right that lands on Alves's shoulder, as Alves tries to avoid the shot.
Armis fails with the takedown.
Armis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Armis takes a swing at Alves's ribcage but misses.
Armis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Armis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good standup being displayed there by Alves as he connects with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Armis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alves as he jumps to the side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alves misses with a two punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eli Armis.
I think Armis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Uruhara Hatake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tyler's choice of entrance music: Solonen ja Kosola - RÄPPII . Uruhara Hatake has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uruhara Hatake!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rex Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatake looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyler is just out of range.
Tyler closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hatake is pressing down on Tyler's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hatake keeping moving, preventing Tyler from controlling successfully.
Tyler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hatake is looking for a triangle but Tyler pushes his legs off easily.
Tyler postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tyler is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Hatake has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Tyler is looking to defend but Hatake has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Tyler! Hatake pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Tyler taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Uruhara Hatake!
Uruhara Hatake retains his bantamweight title!
A relieved looking Uruhara Hatake 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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