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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ebenezer Scrooge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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231 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ebenezer Scrooge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Scrooge defends well and Taylor ends up having to push Scrooge into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Taylor has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Scrooge clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Taylor looking to break Scrooge's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Scrooge remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Taylor will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Scrooge trying to control the action but Taylor just sinks the hooks in.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Taylor.
Taylor looking to break Scrooge's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Scrooge remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Taylor will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Taylor missing with punches from the back.
Scrooge trying to control the position but Taylor manages to sink in the hooks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scrooge covering up well and avoiding damage.
Scrooge manages to reverse the position and now he's in Taylor's guard. Nice work there by Scrooge.
Scrooge will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Scrooge is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Scrooge avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor can't keep his opponent in guard - Scrooge advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Taylor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Scrooge is working away from the top position though.
Scrooge content to control rather than advance.
Taylor tries to get to full guard but Scrooge has control of the leg.
Scrooge not doing much here.
Taylor keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ebenezer Scrooge has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Scrooge displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Jason Taylor has been cut.
Taylor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Scrooge swivels and escapes.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taylor closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Scrooge's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scrooge is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Scrooge looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Scrooge seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Scrooge escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Taylor gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Scrooge is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Taylor defends well.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Scrooge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to pass the guard but Scrooge is keeping the position.
Scrooge throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Taylor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Scrooge keeps moving.
Taylor forces his way into half guard.
Scrooge tries to get to full guard but Taylor has control of the leg.
Scrooge is trying to maintain the position but Taylor is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is keen to just control but Scrooge is a slippery customer.
Taylor thows a huge punch but Scrooge dodges it nicely.
Scrooge actively working from the bottom here.
Scrooge wants to control but Taylor is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Scrooge pushes Taylor off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Scrooge tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Taylor is in Scrooge's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor landing with the ground and pound.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Scrooge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jason Taylor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Taylor's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Taylor fails with a takedown attempt.
Taylor scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Taylor seems to be looking for submissions.
Scrooge looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Scrooge actively working from the bottom here.
Scrooge trying to control from the bottom.
Taylor has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Soul Supremacy - UK. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Taylor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Scrooge has hold of Taylor's hands but Taylor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jason Taylor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Taylor working Scrooge over with strikes.
Scrooge wants to control but Taylor is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scrooge is trying to get back to full guard.
Taylor is trying to control the action in half guard but Scrooge is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Taylor lands strikes from half guard.
Scrooge looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Taylor is looking to take a break and control but Scrooge is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Taylor scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Scrooge looking for a kimura from the bottom but Taylor passes into side control!
Taylor is trying to ground and pound but Scrooge uses the momentary lack of control by Taylor to regain half guard.
Taylor decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a takedown attempt - Scrooge sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Taylor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Scrooge counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ebenezer Scrooge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Taylor.
Taylor misses with a wild combination.
Scrooge has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Scrooge wants to get back to full guard.
Taylor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Scrooge kicks Taylor off and gets back to his feet.
Taylor shoots in but Scrooge avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Taylor is trying to control. Scrooge wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Scrooge trying to hold on to Taylor's head to control him but Taylor postures up.
Taylor is trying to control. Scrooge wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Taylor thows a huge punch but Scrooge dodges it nicely.
Taylor is looking for a kimura here.
Taylor is working for a kimura but Scrooge is defending it quite comfortably.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Scrooge is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Scrooge wants to control but Taylor is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Scrooge regains full guard. Nicely done.
Scrooge controls Taylor momentarily but Taylor frees himself.
Taylor trying to control but Scrooge is working from the bottom.
Taylor is posturing up here but Scrooge 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 Scrooge!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ebenezer Scrooge!
Ebenezer Scrooge 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Conway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conway comes into the arena with Money in The Bank blaring out of the sound system. Ryan Conway could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jesse Hall's chin.
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244 lbs
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179 lbs
23 - 49 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Conway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 49 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Hall!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
Conway fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Conway tries for a takedown but Hall sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Hall.
A left and a right from Hall both land. Nice combination.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab, jab by Hall - just one landing.
Conway walks into a jab.
Hall defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Conway.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Conway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall wants to slow Conway down by chopping away at his legs.
Ryan Conway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conway looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall throws a nice looking combination but Conway bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Conway slips under a jab.
Hall misses with a hook. Conway ducked under it nicely.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conway is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hall drops Conway with a right and a left! Hall comes rushing in but Conway regains his composure and manages to keep Hall in guard.
Conway is rocked!
It looks like Ryan Conway has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hall wanted to stand there but Conway had control of the position.
Oh Conway is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Conway seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Conway manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Conway escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hall throws a sloppy head kick and Conway moves out of range easily.
Hall misses with a two punch combination.
Conway scores with a takedown into Hall's guard.
Conway postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Conway looking to sit in guard and control but Hall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hall has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Conway is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall preventing the sweep.
Hall is looking to stand up but Conway won't let him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Conway is on top in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conway forces his way into half guard.
Hall is looking to improve his position.
Conway seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conway is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Conway works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall is squirming around, avoiding Conway's attempts to control the action.
Hall gets back to half guard.
Conway is taking a breather. Hall says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Conway is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hall is looking for a sweep. Conway is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conway is looking to pass Hall's guard but actually Hall recovers to full guard.
Hall wants to stand but Conway is controlling the position.
Hall bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Conway's guard.
Conway trying to keep a closed guard but Hall is proving a slippery customer.
Hall wanted to stand there but Conway had control of the position.
Hall preventing the sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall is pushing down on Conway's leg trying to pass to half guard. Conway is fighting to maintain full guard but Hall has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hall is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Conway is trying to stand back up but Hall is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Hall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Conway's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Conway is defended easily by Hall.
Hall moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hall cracks a nice hook into Conway's ribs.
Conway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Conway takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab lands there for Hall.
Conway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Conway tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hall swivels and escapes.
Conway shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hall but Hall pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Conway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Hall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conway.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hall throws a left and a right that both miss
and Conway counters by moving into the clinch.
Hall pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Conway breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hall tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Conway is able to avoid easily.
Conway shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Conway was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Conway throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Conway working the strikes but Hall uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Hall wants to get back to his feet.
We've been hearing good reports from Conway's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Conway is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hall defends it well.
Conway moves into full mount! Hall won't be happy about that!
Conway looking to secure an arm triangle but Hall defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries to reverse the position but Conway maintains control.
Conway trying to control but Hall is having none of it.
Hall in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conway postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Hall bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Conway and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Conway!
A very excited looking Ryan Conway made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Gaarlandt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Andy Scott was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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234 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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260 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Gaarlandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy Scott!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaarlandt throws a one two combo.
Gaarlandt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Scott circles away quickly and effectively.
Gaarlandt clobbers Scott with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scott throws a lazy uppercut
and Gaarlandt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gaarlandt lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gaarlandt.
Scott shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gaarlandt sprawls well. Gaarlandt wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Scott gets slowly back to his feet.
Gaarlandt walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Scott drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Gaarlandt swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Scott's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Gaarlandt!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ohne Dich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boone Straud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Straud has chosen 140 ounsers! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ohne Dich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boone Straud!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Straud shoots in looking for a takedown. Dich tries to sprawl out of it but Straud keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dich manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dich stuffs the takedown.
Straud shoots in but no luck this time.
Ohne Dich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boone Straud.
Straud shoots in and gets a takedown into Dich's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Straud slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Straud postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dich looking for a sweep. Not yet Dich, not yet.
Boone Straud has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Straud has his takedown stuffed
letting Dich counter with a right hand.
It looks like Boone Straud has been cut.
Straud shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dich counters with a nice body kick.
Dich misses with a looping right.
Straud has his takedown stuffed
letting Dich counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Straud gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dich scores with a decent looking hook.
Dich stuns Straud with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab lands there for Dich.
Straud tries for a takedown but Dich circles away easily
and Dich counters with a straight right hand.
Straud looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Straud gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dich counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dich scores with a jab to the jaw.
That has opened up Boone Straud's cut even more.
Dich cracks Straud with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dich misses with a hook.
Straud moves out of range as Dich strikes.
Straud tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dich sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Straud somewhat.
Dich is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Straud slips a straight right by Dich.
Dich lands with an uppercut that bounces Straud off the cage and back into range.
Straud shoots in for a takedown but Dich shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Straud avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dich looks to throw the jab but Straud is out of range.
Ohne Dich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Straud with a poor takedown
and Dich makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Straud goes for a double leg but Dich avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dich continues to drive forward.
Dich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Straud blocks a body shot from Dich.
Dich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Straud backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dich.
Dich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Straud looking to slow down the pace here.
Straud 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.
Straud prevents a body shot from Dich.
Dich misses with the head strike.
Dich misses with a punch on the inside.
Dich working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dich.
Dich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Straud looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dich is fending him off so far but Straud persists. Nope, Dich circles away and we're back to standing.
Boone Straud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dich lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The cut above Boone Straud's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dich scores with a crisp jab that stopped Straud in his tracks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Straud shoots for a takedown but Dich saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Straud's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dich connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Straud scrambles back to his feet.
Dich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Straud misses with a takedown attempt
and Dich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ohne Dich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boone Straud's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Straud shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dich sprawls well. Dich wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Straud gets slowly back to his feet.
Straud misses with a takedown attempt
and Dich makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dich misses the jab.
Dich lands with a shot to the body.
Dich cracks Straud with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Straud looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Dich finish him?
Straud is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Straud defending well as Dich loads up on a big left hand.
Straud is still on wobbly legs! Can Dich finish him?
Straud avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Straud sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Straud has his takedown stuffed
and Dich counters with a right hand from hell and Straud is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ohne Dich!
A relieved looking Ohne Dich thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Le Blanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Overdose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Blanc comes to the cage accompanied by I Know It's Over - By The Smiths. Overdose is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Powerthirst. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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35
276 lbs
46 - 31 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
29 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Le Blanc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
46 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alistair Overdose!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Le Blanc misses with a body shot.
Le Blanc throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Overdose moves out of range of the body kick from Le Blanc.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Overdose fails with a takedown attempt.
Kyle Le Blanc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le Blanc fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overdose shoots in but no luck this time.
Overdose uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Le Blanc.
Overdose slips under a jab.
Le Blanc looks to land a right hand but Overdose moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Le Blanc throws a solid leg kick but Overdose takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Le Blanc.
Overdose ducks under a wild hook from Le Blanc.
Le Blanc works Overdose's body with a nice hook.
Overdose fails with the takedown.
Kyle Le Blanc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alistair Overdose.
Le Blanc throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Blanc lands a leg kick that knocks Overdose off balance momentarily.
Both fighters circling a little - Le Blanc finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Le Blanc misses with a kick to the body
and Overdose counters with a two punch combo.
Le Blanc jabs at Overdose's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Blanc throws a wild body kick that Overdose sees coming a mile off.
Some bone on bone action there as Overdose checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Overdose pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Le Blanc thows a left - swing and a miss!
Le Blanc rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Overdose counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Overdose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Le Blanc dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Le Blanc swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Le Blanc stuffs the takedown attempt from Overdose. Overdose gets slowly back to his feet.
Overdose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Overdose tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Le Blanc here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Blanc ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Overdose moves away.
Le Blanc misses with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Overdose.
Le Blanc misses with an uppercut.
Overdose shoots in for a double leg but Le Blanc sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Overdose darts in looking for a takedown but Le Blanc gets double underhooks and turns Overdose into the cage.
Kyle Le Blanc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alistair Overdose.
Overdose goes for a takedown in the clinch but Le Blanc prevents it.
Le Blanc working aggressively here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right from Overdose.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Le Blanc fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Overdose avoiding damage.
Le Blanc can't find room to land a body shot as Overdose controls the action.
Le Blanc is trying to push Overdose away but Overdose has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Overdose'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.
Overdose wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overdose changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Le Blanc fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Overdose avoids the body shot from Le Blanc.
Le Blanc misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Le Blanc throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Le Blanc shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Overdose looking for submissions off his back.
Overdose blocking the ground and pound attempt from Le Blanc.
Le Blanc content to control rather than advance.
Overdose actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Le Blanc dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Le Blanc throws a leg kick that is checked
and Overdose counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Le Blanc!
Overdose is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Le Blanc knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Overdose working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Overdose tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Overdose tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Overdose is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Le Blanc knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overdose working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Overdose tries for a kimura but Le Blanc is defending well.
Overdose working away.
Overdose tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Overdose is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Le Blanc is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overdose thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Le Blanc is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Le Blanc manages to get to full guard.
Overdose postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Le Blanc is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Overdose, into his guard.
Overdose throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Le Blanc tries to free his leg and advance position but Overdose is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overdose has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Le Blanc is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Overdose.
Overdose tries to buck Le Blanc off but Le Blanc is having none of it.
Alistair Overdose has got the better of the ground game so far.
Le Blanc wants to control but Overdose is keeping him busy.
Overdose is looking to regain half guard here but Le Blanc keeps moving and retains side control.
Le Blanc taking a breather here.
Overdose is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overdose keeps trying to improve his position.
Overdose gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Overdose actively working from the bottom here.
Le Blanc is looking to advance position but Overdose won't allow it.
Overdose is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Le Blanc pulls his head out easily.
Alistair Overdose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Overdose is trying to get back to full guard.
Kyle Le Blanc is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Overdose is refusing to be controlled, as Le Blanc sits in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alistair Overdose comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Le Blanc has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Le Blanc!
Kyle Le Blanc took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Reaper Combatwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyron Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cedric Mabuva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshall comes to the cage accompanied by If the looks could kill. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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25
240 lbs
5 - 6 - 1 |
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34
270 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyron Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cedric Mabuva!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mabuva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marshall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mabuva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mabuva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Tyron Marshall has been cut.
Marshall moves in looking to clinch but Mabuva pushes him off.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mabuva checks a leg kick.
Marshall throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice takedown defense from Mabuva. No joy for Marshall on that attempt.
No joy there for Mabuva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mabuva feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Marshall sprawling to the canvas! Marshall rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Mabuva finish him?!
Marshall is rocked!
Mabuva's coach down at VENDETTA Elite Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mabuva's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mabuva fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Marshall out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Cedric Mabuva!
A relieved looking Cedric Mabuva thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor A million ankle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sunny Supernova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). A million ankle's entrance music is punchout (001). A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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35
285 lbs
51 - 39 - 0 |
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38
235 lbs
40 - 18 - 0 |
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World class MT
Very quick |
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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
51 - 39 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor A million ankle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sunny Supernova!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A million ankle throws out a loose jab but Supernova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Supernova dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on A million ankle. That did some damage!
A million ankle gets a clinch.
A million ankle misses with an elbow strike.
Supernova misses with a hook to the ribs.
A million ankle lands an elbow inside that Supernova shrugs off.
It looks like Sunny Supernova has been cut.
Supernova stalling.
Supernova lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A million ankle tries to land a knee to the head but Supernova blocks with his arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Supernova working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A million ankle is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A million ankle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Our sources have told us that A million ankle has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Supernova swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A million ankle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Supernova lands a right hand that snaps the head of A million ankle backwards.
Supernova dodges an elbow strike from A million ankle.
A million ankle looking to throw knees to the head but Supernova is blocking nicely.
Supernova works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A million ankle is breathing heavily.
A million ankle looking to throw knees to the head but Supernova is blocking nicely.
Supernova makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A million ankle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Supernova is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A million ankle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Supernova's face.
That has opened up Sunny Supernova's cut even more.
A million ankle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Supernova misses with the head strike.
Supernova misses with the head strike.
Supernova cracks A million ankle with a nice body shot.
Supernova presses A million ankle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Supernova lands a left hand that snaps the head of A million ankle backwards.
Supernova can't find room to land a body shot as A million ankle controls the action.
Supernova stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Supernova misses with the head strike.
Supernova throws a punch but it's blocked by A million ankle.
A right hook to the body lands for Supernova.
A left hand lands to the body for Supernova.
A right handed body shot lands from Supernova.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A million ankle blocks a body shot from Supernova.
A million ankle throws an elbow that misses.
Supernova is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but A million ankle is keeping busy.
A million ankle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Supernova.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Supernova can't find room to land a body shot as A million ankle controls the action.
Supernova tries to throw a body punch but A million ankle avoids it by throwing Supernova back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Supernova scores with a nice short uppercut.
Supernova avoids a wild elbow strike from A million ankle.
Supernova stalling in the clinch but A million ankle improves position.
A million ankle tries to land knees in the clinch but Supernova avoids the damage to the body.
Supernova avoids the elbow strike from A million ankle, against the cage.
A million ankle blocks a body shot from Supernova.
Supernova misses with a hook to the ribs.
Supernova throws a head punch that misses.
Supernova trying to control the position but instead, A million ankle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Supernova into the cage.
Supernova lands with a short shot to the head.
Supernova controlling the action here for a moment.
Supernova stalling in the clinch but A million ankle improves position.
Supernova gets through A million ankle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Supernova blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Supernova lands a nice uppercut.
Supernova makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A million ankle unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Supernova lands an elbow that stopped A million ankle in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Fedor A million ankle has been cut.
Supernova lands a right hand.
A million ankle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A million ankle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Supernova blocks an uppercut.
A million ankle misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from A million ankle on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A million ankle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A million ankle prevents a body shot from Supernova.
Supernova lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Supernova avoids the elbow strike from A million ankle, against the cage.
A million ankle tries to land knees in the clinch but Supernova avoids the damage to the body.
A million ankle looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Supernova lands an elbow that stopped A million ankle in his tracks for a moment.
A million ankle misses with some punches.
A million ankle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Supernova is defending well for now.
Supernova lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Supernova swings wildly with an uppercut but A million ankle uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Supernova digs a right hand into A million ankle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on A million ankle's gas tank.
Supernova lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Supernova works on A million ankle's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Supernova.
A million ankle is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Supernova.
Oh A million ankle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A million ankle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Supernova dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Supernova unloads with a big right hand that wobbles A million ankle! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Supernova is unloading with more strikes now! A million ankle drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sunny Supernova!
A very excited looking Sunny Supernova made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hogan has chosen Real American as his entrance music. Hulk Hogan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tony Brown's chin.
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30
128 lbs
17 - 13 - 0 |
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258 lbs
62 - 29 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 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
62 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hulk Hogan!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a sloppy body shot
and Hogan moves into the clinch.
Hogan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brown working aggressively here.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Hogan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brown tries for a takedown but Hogan circles away easily
and Hogan counters by clinching up.
Brown drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Hogan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown jumps guard but Hogan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown lands with a light punch inside.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown jumps guard but Hogan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Brown lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hogan breaks from the clinch.
Brown tries for a takedown but Hogan circles away easily
and Hogan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The referee calls for Hogan to work.
Hogan blocking some punches.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown successfully pulls guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
Hogan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brown. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hogan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hogan throws an elbow that misses. Brown uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hogan's guard. Nice move by Brown!
Brown 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Brown showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Brown seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hogan for as long as he can get away with.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Hogan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Brown jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hogan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brown drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Brown jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Brown thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control but Hogan is working from the bottom.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hogan is keeping the position for now.
Brown wants to control from the top but Hogan keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hogan is controlling Brown's posture.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brown shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hogan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hogan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Brown dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brown fails with the takedown
and Hogan counters by moving into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hogan as Brown tries to tie him up.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Hogan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hogan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown with a poor takedown
and Hogan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hogan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hogan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hogan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hogan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brown is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Hogan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown wants a takedown but no success here.
Hogan blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Brown is looking to control Hogan's arms but Hogan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brown has his back to the cage.
Brown is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hogan to keep the fight standing.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hogan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hogan moves into the clinch.
Brown tries a body shot but Hogan blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Hogan.
Brown jumps guard but Hogan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Hogan.
Hogan breaks the clinch.
Brown fails with the takedown
and Hogan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hogan blocking some punches.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
A short left from Brown.
Hogan manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt
and Hogan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hogan.
Brown working aggressively here.
Hogan just leaning against Brown, taking a breather.
Brown looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Hogan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Brown lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Brown tries to work over Hogan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown tries to pull guard but Hogan holds him up against the cage and eventually Brown drops back down to his feet.
Brown trying to stall but Hogan improves his position.
Brown drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hogan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Brown with a poor takedown
and Hogan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Brown goes for a takedown attempt but Hogan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Brown fails with the takedown
and Hogan moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hogan blocks an uppercut.
Brown tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hogan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brown tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hogan just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Brown dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Brown has his takedown stuffed
and Hogan moves into the clinch.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Hogan is pushing Brown up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Brown jumps guard but Hogan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hogan blocks a body shot from Brown.
Brown wants to stall.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Hogan.
Brown tries to pull guard but Hogan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown working aggressively here.
Hogan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan manages to break the clinch.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown misses with a takedown attempt
and Hogan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Brown is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hogan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hogan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brown.
Brown misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hogan smiles and moves away.
Brown with a poor takedown
and Hogan counters by clinching up.
Brown tries to pull guard but Hogan holds him up against the cage and eventually Brown drops back down to his feet.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Hogan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hogan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown fails with the takedown
and Hogan counters by moving into the clinch.
Hulk Hogan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
Hogan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hogan clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hogan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hogan prevents it.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hogan blocks an uppercut.
Hogan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hogan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hogan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brown is looking to control Hogan's arms but Hogan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brown has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brown wants a takedown but no success here.
Hogan blocking some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Brown drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hogan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Brown fails with the takedown
and Hogan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A bit of stalling here from Hogan.
Hogan manages to break the clinch.
Hogan moves into range and clinches up with Brown.
Tony Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hogan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hogan sprawls well. Hogan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tony Brown.
Well Brown has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Brown!
Tony Brown decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goodnight Irene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonne Engel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
283 lbs
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265 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Goodnight Irene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sonne Engel!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Engel misses the shot to the body.
Irene fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Irene takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Engel slaps away a takedown attempt from Irene, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Engel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Irene doesn't seem phased though.
Irene shoots in looking for a takedown. Engel tries to sprawl out of it but Irene keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Engel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Goodnight Irene. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Irene looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sloppy strikes from Engel. Those never looked like landing.
Engel misses with a body shot.
Irene keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Engel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Irene with a lazy takedown attempt
and Engel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Irene thinking.
Irene shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Engel as he jumps to the side.
Horrible takedown by Irene or perhaps it was just good defense by Engel which made him look bad.
Engel throws the left hand but Irene avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Engel misses.
Irene shoots in for a takedown but Engel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Irene fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Irene is defended easily by Engel.
Engel misses the shot to the body.
Irene defending well as Engel loads up on a big left hand.
Engel throws a nice looking combination but Irene bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Irene shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Engel as he jumps to the side.
Engel throws a right and a left that Irene avoids nicely.
Irene fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Irene moves out of range of the strikes.
Engel throws a body punch but Irene moves out of range.
Engel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Irene rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irene looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Engel is fending him off so far but Irene persists. Nope, Engel circles away and we're back to standing.
Irene throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Engel's waist but Engel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Irene off to one side.
Engel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Irene makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Irene tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Engel defends well and Irene ends up having to push Engel into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Engel stalling in the clinch but Irene improves position.
Engel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Irene breaks the clinch.
Irene fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Irene slips under a jab.
Engel swings for the body but Irene moves out of range.
Engel should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Engel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Irene circles away quickly and effectively.
Irene shoots in for a takedown but Engel shows good takedown defense.
Irene shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Irene goes for a double leg but Engel avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Engel continues to drive forward.
Irene lands a hook to the side of the head.
Engel blocks a body shot from Irene.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irene creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Engel's defenses.
Engel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Engel throws a jab when Irene was well out of range.
Engel throws a body punch but Irene moves out of range.
Irene is trying hard to land a takedown here. Engel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Engel throws an off balance right hand
and Irene holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Engel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Irene breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Engel stuffs the takedown attempt from Irene. Irene gets slowly back to his feet.
Engel throws a right and a left that both miss.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Irene.
Engel throws a shot to the body.
Engel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Goodnight Irene has been cut.
Irene is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Engel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irene decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Engel gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Irene tries to free his leg and advance position but Engel is retaining full guard.
Engel seems keen to control Irene's posture.
Engel looking to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Engel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Irene is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonne Engel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Goodnight Irene's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from Engel. No joy for Irene on that attempt.
Engel lands with a hook. Irene tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Irene throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Engel's waist but Engel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Irene off to one side.
Engel swings for the body but Irene moves out of range.
Sonne Engel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Irene shoots in for a double leg but Engel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Goodnight Irene. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Engel misses with a hook. Irene ducked under it nicely.
Horrible takedown by Irene or perhaps it was just good defense by Engel which made him look bad.
Irene goes for a double leg but Engel avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Engel continues to drive forward.
Engel tries to work over Irene's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees in the clinch landing for Irene.
Irene lands with a right to the head.
Irene scores with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Engel tries to work over Irene's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Irene swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Engel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Irene lands with a right to the head.
Engel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Irene pushes Engel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Irene lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Sonne Engel has been cut.
Engel is leaning against Irene and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Irene lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Engel fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Irene.
Engel is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Irene throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Engels head.
Irene drops Engel onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Engel is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Engel is rocked!
Irene stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Engel is still on wobbly legs! Can Irene finish him?
Engel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Irene coils back and throws a huge elbow that knocks Engel senseless! Irene is going crazy celebrating with his corner! Hopefully Engel is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Elbow). Goodnight Irene!
Goodnight Irene 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bla Bla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asshole Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bla comes to the cage accompanied by I'm gonna live forever. Gracie has chosen r this town i 101 as his entrance music. The key to victory for Bla Bla has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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264 lbs
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38
280 lbs
59 - 22 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bla Bla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
59 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Asshole Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Gracie. No joy for Bla on that attempt.
Bla tries for a takedown but Gracie circles away easily
and Gracie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bla might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bla looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gracie passes into side control.
Gracie grinds an elbow into Bla's temple.
It looks like Bla Bla has been cut.
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!
Bla sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gracie prevents Bla from improving his position.
Bla keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bla has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is keen to just control but Bla is a slippery customer.
Bla is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Gracie jumps into side control!
Bla taking a bit of punishment here - Gracie scoring with strikes.
Bla Bla's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bla sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gracie 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.
Gracie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bla with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jeez, Bla Bla's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bla Bla's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Asshole Gracie!
A very excited looking Asshole Gracie rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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