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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Gabrial (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dakota Weston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gabrial
vs
Weston

188 cm
23
210 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

190 cm
30
211 lbs
9 - 17 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Gabrial!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dakota Weston!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gabrial defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Weston.
Weston has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gabrial is landing a low percentage of strikes.

Gabrial tries to sprawl but Weston drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Weston thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gabrial's head.
Weston looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Weston decides to stand and escape the position.
Weston takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

It looks like James Gabrial has been cut.

Weston moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Weston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Weston misses with a double jab.
Gabrial takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Weston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gabrial circles away quickly and effectively.
Gabrial seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A combination from Weston does no damage.
Weston lands a glancing blow to the side of Gabrial's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Weston closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Weston breaks from the clinch.
Weston works over Gabrial's head and body with a nice combination.
No joy there for Weston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Oooooh!!! Weston has knocked Gabrial down with a huge combo! Weston steps away and waves a wobbly Gabrial back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weston connects with a single shot there.

James Gabrial's cut is getting worse.

Gabrial darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Weston kicks Gabrial off and gets back to his feet.

Weston closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gabrial did well to prevent Weston getting side control.
Weston trying to control the action but Gabrial is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabrial trying to control from the bottom.
Weston wants to stand but Gabrial has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Weston sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gabrial defending well though.

Weston is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Weston stands up out of the half guard.
Weston jabs Gabrial to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Weston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gabrial circles away quickly and effectively.
Gabrial takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weston moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Weston shoots in for a takedown but Gabrial shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Gabrial tries to sprawl but Weston drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Weston 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. Gabrial tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Weston!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dakota Weston!
Dakota Weston really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Just Fight (Everything 7$) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

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RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Durran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Cannas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durran's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Do or die. Billy Durran has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Durran
vs
Cannas

183 cm
18
155 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

157 cm
19
164 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Durran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Cannas!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durran lands with a good body shot.
A head kick misses from Durran.

Cannas scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Durran manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Durran trying to control but Cannas postures up.
Durran regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Cannas.
Durran 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.
Durran wants to stand up but Cannas is controlling him.
Cannas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cannas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannas would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Cannas tries to free his leg and advance position but Durran is retaining full guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Cannas has eaten all the pies!

Durran looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cannas won't allow Durran to get back to his feet.

Durran pushes Cannas off and scrambles back to his feet.

Durran drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Durran trying to control the position from guard on top but Cannas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Durran 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.
Durran engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Durran gets to his feet. Cannas looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Cannas fails with a takedown attempt.
Cannas shoots in but no luck this time.
Durran tries to bum rush Cannas with a series of wild strikes but Cannas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Durran paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cannas tries to score a power double leg takedown but Durran sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cannas somewhat.
Billy Durran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Cannas.
Cannas looks winded!

Durran moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Durran pulls guard.
Durran trying to strike off his back.
Durran is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cannas is controlling him.

Durran escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cannas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cannas won't allow Durran to sweep him here.
Durran is looking to stand up but Cannas isn't so interested in that idea.

Durran has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Cannas should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Durran has tightened it up now! Cannas should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Billy Durran!
Our winner, Billy Durran, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Death (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Polish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Death has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Death
vs
Polish

172 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

163 cm
25
136 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

The Dark Side
Milwaukee's Best 160

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Death!
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, Hector Polish!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Polish gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Still in the clinch, Polish scores with a nice short uppercut.
Death is trying to pull guard but Polish has him pressed against the cage.
Polish is working Death over against the cage.
Death throws a head punch that misses.
Polish landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Polish lands with a left to the head.
Death tries to score a body lock takedown but Polish shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've been hearing reports that Death has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

Polish breaks from the clinch.
Polish works over Death's head and body with a nice combination.
Death tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Polish paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Polish shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Death is trying to defend but Polish finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Polish is keen to just control but Death is a slippery customer.
Polish throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polish is pressing down on Death's thigh, looking to free his foot. Death is holding on for now.
Death is looking to control Polish's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Death avoid being mounted?
Death blocking the ground and pound attempt from Polish.
Polish seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Death does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Death has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Polish is working away from the top position though.
Death is looking for a sweep. Polish is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Death gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Death is looking to cinch up a triangle. Polish throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Death's body to avoid the submission. Death has instead reached around Polish's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Death arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Michael Death!

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RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Benigno Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Spazzin- Gary Podunk. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Rodriguez
vs
Simpson

182 cm
22
188 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
20
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Speedy Supps + Laundry
Last 4 Clothes

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benigno Rodriguez!
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, Ben Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rodriguez's head.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch but Simpson is avoiding it.
Rodriguez doesn't manage to clinch there - Simpson circles away.
Simpson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Simpson scoring well with a low kick there.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Simpson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez defending well as Simpson loads up on a big left hand.
Simpson throws a series of punches but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Simpson throws a jab but it's blocked by Rodriguez.
A leg kick checked by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Simpson misses with a straight right.

Rodriguez moves into range and clinches up with Simpson.
Simpson misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rodriguez.
Simpson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rodriguez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Simpson backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a head punch that misses.
Simpson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rodriguez misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Simpson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rodriguez has a couple of punches blocked by Simpson.
Simpson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Rodriguez misses with some punches.
Simpson lands a right hand.
Rodriguez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rodriguez can't find room to land a body shot as Simpson controls the action.
Simpson is leaning against Rodriguez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Simpson lands a left hand.
Simpson pressing his opponent against the cage.

Simpson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simpson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A punch lands to the side of Rodriguez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Simpson misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice defenses there by Rodriguez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodriguez circles away quickly and effectively.
Rodriguez drops his hands momentarily and Simpson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice defenses there by Rodriguez.
Simpson throws out a powerful jab.
Simpson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rodriguez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut.
Simpson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rodriguez on the side of the head.
Simpson fails to land with a series of punches.
Rodriguez is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Simpson thows a body shot but no joy.
Simpson throws a looping overhand right but Rodriguez ducks down to avoid it.
Simpson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson misses with an uppercut. Rodriguez saw that one coming.
Simpson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Simpson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Rodriguez moves into the clinch.
Simpson has had enough of the clinch but Rodriguez keeps him there for the moment.
Simpson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Simpson as Rodriguez tries to tie him up.
Simpson tries a body shot but Rodriguez blocks it.
Rodriguez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rodriguez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short left from Simpson.
Simpson tries a body shot but Rodriguez blocks it.
Simpson lands a hook that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Rodriguez looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Rodriguez fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson misses with a punch to the body.

Simpson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Simpson throws a hook but Rodriguez blocks it.
Simpson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Benigno Rodriguez has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simpson swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodriguez.
Simpson misses with a lunging right hand

and Rodriguez counters by clinching up.
Rodriguez working aggressively here.
A short right from Simpson.
Still in the clinch, Simpson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Simpson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Simpson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Simpson breaks from the clinch.
Simpson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Simpson scores with a punch to the head.

Rodriguez is rocked!
Rodriguez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Simpson throws an overhand right that lands on Rodriguez's shoulder, as Rodriguez tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Simpson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benigno Rodriguez's cut.
That's time! Rodriguez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Simpson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Simpson misses with a looping right.
Simpson looks to land a right hand but Rodriguez moved out of range.
Rodriguez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rodriguez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Simpson keeps the fight on the outside.
Simpson lunges at Rodriguez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rodriguez's hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rodriguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Simpson swings for the body but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Simpson lands with a good body shot.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Simpson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rodriguez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Simpson.
Simpson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Simpson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rodriguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Simpson throws a poor cross that misses

and Rodriguez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Simpson.
Rodriguez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Simpson swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Simpson.
Rodriguez tries to work over Simpson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rodriguez blocking some punches.
Simpson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Simpson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez tries to stall but Simpson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Simpson breaks from the clinch.
Rodriguez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Simpson circles away quickly and effectively.
Simpson scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simpson throws a hook but Rodriguez blocks it.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up.
Simpson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rodriguez has time to react.
Nice uppercut lands for Simpson. That snapped Rodriguez's head back.
Rodriguez walks into a left hand.
Simpson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Simpson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rodriguez eats them both and turns towards Simpson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Oh Rodriguez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Simpson lands with a right that hurts Rodriguez. Rodriguez looks to clinch but Simpson throws a short knee that drops Rodriguez. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Ben Simpson!

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FIGHT
RATING
92%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias Fuentes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Earth Angel. Fuentes has chosen Bust My Guns- Absolute Kingz as his entrance music. Elias Fuentes will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Brown
vs
Fuentes

192 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
279 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Last 4 Clothes

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Last 4 Clothes

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elias Fuentes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuentes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

It looks like Tony Brown has been cut.
Brown fails with the takedown.
Fuentes has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Fuentes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown but Fuentes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brown's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fuentes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fuentes.
Brown keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Fuentes cracks Brown with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Brown looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Fuentes finish him?
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Fuentes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuentes scores with a punch to the head.

Tony Brown's cut is getting worse.
Crack! Fuentes connects with the perfect overhand right and Brown falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Fuentes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Elias Fuentes!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Elias Fuentes made sure he mentioned Last 4 Clothes, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Tony Brown was interviewed post fight and said 'So what!'.

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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Ventura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Kharinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ventura comes to the cage accompanied by Tech N9ne - So Dope. Kharinov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 300 Violin Orchestra - Jorge Quintero . I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Ventura
vs
Kharinov

199 cm
29
290 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

193 cm
36
256 lbs
23 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Ventura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergey Kharinov!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kharinov fails with an attempt to clinch.

Kharinov closes the distance and clinches.
Ventura has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kharinov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kharinov misses with an elbow over the top.
Ventura is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kharinov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kharinov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ventura backwards.

It looks like Ryan Ventura has been cut.
Ventura working hard to break the clinch.
Kharinov tries to throw a body punch but Ventura avoids it by throwing Kharinov back against the cage.
Kharinov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ventura is defending well for now.
Kharinov leaning against his opponent.
Kharinov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kharinov can't find room to land a body shot as Ventura controls the action.
Kharinov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ventura is trying to break the clinch but Kharinov is controlling him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ventura has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kharinov after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Ventura. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharinov lands a right hand.
Kharinov lands an elbow that stopped Ventura in his tracks for a moment.
Kharinov digs a right hand into Ventura's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ventura's gas tank.
Kharinov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kharinov prevents the takedown attempt.
Ventura drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ventura is breathing heavily.
Kharinov tries a knee to the head but Ventura blocks it.
Kharinov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ventura goes for a takedown attempt but Kharinov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kharinov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ventura momentarily.

Ryan Ventura's cut is getting worse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Kharinov has managed to clinch.
Ventura has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kharinov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ventura is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kharinov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kharinov lands a good knee to the midsection. Ventura won't want to take too many of those.
Kharinov scores with a shot to the side of Ventura's head.
Kharinov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ventura is defending well for now.
Kharinov lands an elbow inside.
Kharinov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A bit of stalling here from Ventura.
A short right from Kharinov.

Ryan Ventura's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kharinov lands a hook that snaps the head of Ventura backwards.
Ventura is working for takedown but Kharinov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Still in the clinch, Kharinov scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ventura takes an elbow to the temple.

Jeez, Ryan Ventura's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ryan Ventura's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sergey Kharinov!
Sergey Kharinov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Ryan Ventura was interviewed post fight and said 'well, I will comeback stronger!'.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barnes Savageton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Mcginty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savageton comes to the cage accompanied by Nas- The Cross. Mcginty has chosen Still Chill- Gary Podunk as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Savageton
vs
Mcginty

175 cm
24
189 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
188 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Last 4 Clothes

Speedy Supps + Laundry
Last 4 Clothes

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barnes Savageton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Mcginty!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Savageton has managed to clinch.

Mcginty has hold of one of Savageton's legs. Savageton is fighting the takedown attempt but Mcginty gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Savageton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcginty is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Savageton is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mcginty is aware though and is defending well.
Mcginty stopping the sweep attempt from Savageton.
Mcginty wants to pass the guard but Savageton is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savageton is controlling Mcginty's posture.

Mcginty 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcginty wants to control from the top but Savageton keeps moving.
Mcginty looking to pass the guard.
Mcginty looking to sit in guard and control but Savageton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Savageton 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.
Savageton trying to control but Mcginty is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savageton preventing the sweep.

Mcginty has his feet on Savageton's thighs here. He's pushed Savageton off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Savageton screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Scott Mcginty!
Scott Mcginty is the new middleweight champion!
Scott Mcginty made sure to mention his sponsor, Last 4 Clothes in his post fight interview.
Barnes Savageton was interviewed post fight and said 'Sup, wait I won. Right?'.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asiong Salonga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salonga is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hari ng Tondo. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Clark
vs
Salonga

150 cm
25
135 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
130 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Last 4 Clothes

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Clark!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Asiong Salonga!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Clark gets a double leg takedown into Salonga's guard.
Salonga controlling the position.
Clark tries to free his leg and advance position but Salonga is retaining full guard.
Salonga is trying to keep Clark in close.
Salonga utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Clark won't allow Salonga to sweep him here.
Clark stops Salonga from standing up.
Clark working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Clark loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Salonga working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Clark doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Clark manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Salonga looking to control.
Salonga has a closed guard, preventing Clark from standing up.
Salonga trying to strike off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salonga looking to hit a scissor sweep but Clark is one step ahead there.
Clark throws a big elbow that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Salonga can do anything to dispel that myth.

Clark drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Clark as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Salonga screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Clark! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). John Clark!
John Clark is the new bantamweight champion!