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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uttar Fuktesh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beck comes to the cage accompanied by The Young Punx ft. Count Bass D - Ready For The Fight. Uttar Fuktesh struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Beck!
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, Uttar Fuktesh!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beck shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fuktesh napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fuktesh is trying to stand and escape here. He's got onto all fours but that's just let Beck take his back! Uh oh - Beck has got a rear naked choke here! Fuktesh is forced to tap! It's all over! One monent is all it takes in this sport!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marcus Beck!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Marcus Beck made sure he mentioned V-Mask Clothing (10%), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alen Zalac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zalac comes to the cage accompanied by Survival - Eminem. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Travis Speed enters the cage!
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alen Zalac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Speed!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zalac.
Zalac fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Speed avoids it really well and circles away.
Zalac looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Speed scores with a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Zalac!
Zalac throws a series of punches but Speed avoids them all with ease.
Speed closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Speed comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zalac tries to circle away but Speed has him pinned against the cage.
A short right from Speed.
Speed lands an elbow that stopped Zalac in his tracks for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zalac tries to break free but Speed pushes him back against the cage.
Zalac tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Speed comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zalac.
Zalac is breathing heavily.
Speed creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zalac's defenses.
Speed manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Zalac postures up.
Speed has control of Zalac's left arm, preventing Zalac from doing any damage.
Speed wants to get back to his feet but Zalac is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Zalac cracks Speed with a solid left hand.
Speed 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zalac throwing strikes but missing.
Zalac postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zalac working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zalac looking to pass the guard.
Zalac stands up over Speed, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Speed looking to control.
Zalac trying to control the position from guard on top but Speed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zalac's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zalac moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Travis Speed has been cut.
Zalac lands a nice shot that snaps Speed's head back.
Zalac fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alen Zalac. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zalac tries for a takedown but Speed sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zalac has time to react.
Speed takes the fight into the clinch.
Zalac drops down looking for an ankle pick but Speed pulls his leg out and moves away.
Zalac gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Speed counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Speed connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Zalac to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Speed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Travis Speed!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Tyme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Foley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Tyme has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Tyme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Foley!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foley slips a jab and a cross from Tyme.
Foley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Foley's coach down at Werewolf's cave was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Foley's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tyme misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Foley! But no joy.
Tyme feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Foleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Foley looks for a takedown but Tyme sprawls well.
Foley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tyme stuffs the takedown attempt from Foley. Foley gets slowly back to his feet.
Foley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tyme connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tyme connects with a nice looking jab.
Tyme stuffs the takedown attempt from Foley. Foley gets slowly back to his feet.
Justin Tyme has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Foley.
A telegraphed right hand from Foley misses the target.
Foley tries to clinch but Tyme is having none of it.
A combination from Tyme does no damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyme throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tyme throws a body punch but Foley moves out of range.
Foley unleashes a big counter combination but Tyme bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Foley.
Tyme takes a swing at Foley's ribcage but misses.
Tyme defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Foley.
Foley lunges at Tyme with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tyme's hand.
Tyme misses with a two punch combination.
Tyme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Foley was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyme.
A left and a right from Tyme both land. Nice combination.
Tyme swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Foley.
Foley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tyme is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyme cracks Foley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Foley slips under a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Tyme as he connects with a hook.
Foley is rocked!
Foley is looking to clinch but Tyme is avoiding it.
Foley is still on wobbly legs! Can Tyme finish him?
Tyme throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Foley's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Tyme dives in looking to finish as Foley flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Tyme's strikes! Tyme is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Foley's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Foley was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Tyme!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Kozlov!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kozlov!
Kozlov tries to bench press Snow off him but Snow keeps the position.
Kozlov wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Snow is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kozlov will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Snow lands some shots froms side control.
Kozlov wants to control but Snow postures up.
Kozlov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kozlov is not content to let Snow control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow working the head and body with strikes.
Snow gets to mount! Kozlov was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow controlling the position easily from mount.
Snow lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kozlov hang on?
Snow controlling from the full mount.
Snow lands a couple of good shots and Kozlov has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
You can see the frustration on Kozlov's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Snow definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kozlov looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Kozlov grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov tries to escape the position.
Snow lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Snow lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Kozlov manages to reverse the position and now he's in Snow's guard. Nice work there by Kozlov.
Snow tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Snow on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Snow tries to get out of the position.
Snow throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Kozlov stands and throws Snow's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kozlov throws an elbow but Snow slips to the side and avoids it well.
Snow is looking to regain half guard here but Kozlov keeps moving and retains side control.
Snow regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov trying to control the action but Snow is working from the bottom.
Snow is looking to control Kozlov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Snow avoid being mounted?
Snow throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Good shot there by Kozlov.
Snow shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Kozlov to counter with a crisp jab.
Snow drops his hands momentarily and Kozlov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Snow fails with the takedown
and Kozlov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kozlov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kozlov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Snow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kozlov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Snow tries for a takedown but Kozlov circles away easily
and Kozlov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kozlov lands with a straight right. Snow didn't see that one coming.
Kozlov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kozlov lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kozlov lands a jab.
Kozlov connects with a looping right hand.
Kozlov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Snow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Kozlov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Kozlov.
Snow looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kozlov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kozlov looks to land a combination but Snow avoids it well.
Snow shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kozlov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kozlov 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.
Bob Snow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow chips away with some ground and pound.
Snow trying to control but Kozlov is working from the bottom.
Kozlov controls Snow momentarily but Snow frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Snow stands up over Kozlov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kozlov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kozlov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kozlov 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Snow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kozlov.
Snow fails with the takedown
and Kozlov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Snow shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kozlov counters with a nice uppercut.
Kozlov stalks Snow and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Snow's face. Snow staggers backwards, shaken.
Snow misses with a takedown
and Kozlov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Snow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snow doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kozlov counters with a straight right hand.
Snow with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kozlov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kozlov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Snow with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Kozlov counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab lands there for Kozlov.
Snow fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kozlov sprawls well initially but Snow persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kozlov manages to get to full guard.
Kozlov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kozlov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Snow is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kozlov will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kozlov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Snow wants to control but Kozlov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Snow taking some punishment here, with Kozlov in his half guard.
Kozlov lands with a punch from half guard.
Snow trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Kozlov manages to pass to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Snow is desperately trying to improve his position but Kozlov has a good base and remains in mount.
Kozlov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Snow tries to reverse the position but Kozlov maintains control.
Kozlov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kozlov prevents Snow from getting the reversal.
Kozlov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Snow regains half guard.
Kozlov trying to control the action but Snow is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kozlov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Kozlov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kozlov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Snow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Snow half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Snow tries for a takedown but Kozlov circles away easily
and Kozlov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kozlov works the jab nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Snow 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Snow is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kozlov's half guard.
Kozlov trying to control but Snow postures up.
Snow tries to pass to full mount but Kozlov defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kozlov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Snow with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow won't allow Kozlov to sweep him here.
Kozlov throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Kozlov keeping moving, preventing Snow from controlling successfully.
Snow has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kozlov trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Snow on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ivan Kozlov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kozlov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Snow misses with a takedown attempt
letting Kozlov counter with a right hand.
Snow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Snow tries to counter with a takedown but Kozlov is quick to defend against it.
Kozlov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Snow walks into a straight right hand from Kozlov.
Ivan Kozlov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow takes one to the side of the head.
Snow shoots in and bounces Kozlov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kozlov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Snow is controlling him.
Kozlov looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Snow puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kozlov is trying to get back to full guard.
Kozlov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kozlov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kozlov scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Kozlov to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Snow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snow takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kozlov connects with a nice looking jab.
Kozlov scores with a sloppy right hand. Snow should have avoided that one.
Snow with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kozlov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Snow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kozlov.
Snow fails with the takedown
enabling Kozlov to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Snow with a poor takedown
and Kozlov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kozlov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kozlov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kozlov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kozlov jabs Snow right on the nose. Snow blinks but takes it well.
Kozlov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kozlov looks to land a combination but Snow avoids it well.
Snow changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Good exchange - Kozlov coming out on top.
Kozlov connects with a crisp jab.
Good shot there by Kozlov.
Kozlov clobbers Snow with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kozlov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Snow tries for a takedown but Kozlov circles away easily
and Snow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bob Snow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ivan Kozlov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Snow tries for a takedown but Kozlov circles away easily
and Kozlov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Kozlov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kozlov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Kozlov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trenton Funkhouser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalazzar Scar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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222 lbs
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Trenton Funkhouser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kalazzar Scar!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Funkhouser is looking to clinch but Scar is avoiding it.
Donk. Funkhouser catches Scar right on the button with a cross.
Funkhouser circles away from the clinch attempt.
Funkhouser misses with a series of wild punches.
Funkhouser lands with a cross.
Funkhouser cracks Scar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Funkhouser lands with an overhand left.
Scar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Scar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scar wants to clinch up but Funkhouser keeps it at a distance.
Funkhouser drops down looking for a counter takedown but Scar sprawls and moves away.
Scar tries to clinch but Funkhouser is having none of it.
Funkhouser scores with a sloppy right hand. Scar should have avoided that one.
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!
Funkhouser with a nice cross.
Scar tries to clinch up but Funkhouser circles away and keeps his distance.
Funkhouser swats away the attempt to clinch by Scar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkhouser thuds his right hand into Scar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Scar is looking to clinch.
Funkhouser closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Funkhouser blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Funkhouser.
Scar takes a shot to the head.
Scar looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Scar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Scar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scar.
Scar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Funkhouser pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Funkhouser blocking some punches.
Funkhouser drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Funkhouser digs a right hand into Scar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Scar's gas tank.
Scar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Funkhouser's elbow.
Funkhouser has been working on his balance at The Million Dollar Performance Center, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Scar.
Scar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Scar gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Funkhouser looking for a triangle here. Scar is fighting it but it looks tight! Funkhouser pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Scar is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Trenton Funkhouser!
After the fight, Trenton Funkhouser was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Vanhoijdonk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Treborn (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 Chris Treborn was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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230 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christopher Vanhoijdonk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Treborn!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Treborn cracks the inside of Vanhoijdonk's front leg.
Vanhoijdonk closes the distance and clinches.
Treborn wants to stall.
Vanhoijdonk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vanhoijdonk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Treborn avoids it.
Treborn avoiding damage as Vanhoijdonk throws knees to the body.
Vanhoijdonk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Treborn.
Vanhoijdonk misses with an elbow over the top.
I was talking to Vanhoijdonk's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Treborn lands a nice shot to the body.
Vanhoijdonk takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vanhoijdonk missing with knees to the body.
Vanhoijdonk misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Treborn - that landed with a thud.
Treborn working Vanhoijdonk over with knees to the body.
Vanhoijdonk is breathing heavily.
Treborn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vanhoijdonk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Treborn scores with a shot to the side of Vanhoijdonk's head.
Treborn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Treborn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Treborn connects with a solid leg kick.
Vanhoijdonk blocks a leg kick.
Treborn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vanhoijdonk tries to clinch but Treborn moves out of range.
Vanhoijdonk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Treborn keeps the fight on the outside.
Treborn throws a body punch but Vanhoijdonk moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Treborn.
Treborn throws a low kick but Vanhoijdonk moves out of range easily.
Vanhoijdonk thinks about countering with a head kick.
Treborn feints and then cracks Vanhoijdonk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vanhoijdonk down.
Vanhoijdonk has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vanhoijdonk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Treborn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Treborn misses with a body punch.
Treborn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vanhoijdonk backwards.
Treborn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vanhoijdonk breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Treborn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Treborn with a jab.
Treborn feints a jab and as Vanhoijdonk dips his head, Treborn unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Vanhoijdonk right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Vanhoijdonk falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Treborn smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Chris Treborn!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rikkard Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukas Ioannou Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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191 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rikkard Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lukas Ioannou Ii!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ioannou Ii misses with a two punch combination.
Hanson has closed the distance and engaged Ioannou Ii in a clinch.
Hanson looking for a takedown.
Hanson jumps guard.
Hanson is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Ioannou Ii frees his head nicely. Oh but Hanson has switched to an armbar! Ioannou Ii is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Rikkard Hanson!
Rikkard Hanson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Falcon Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Puzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puzo has chosen Speak Softly Love as his entrance music. 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.
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187 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Falcon Sackett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mario Puzo!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Puzo is able to avoid easily.
Sackett lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Puzo backs up against the cage.
Puzo's coach down at Hilo Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Puzo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Puzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
Puzo instigates a clinch.
Sackett lands with a right to the head.
Puzo prevents a body shot from Sackett.
Puzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puzo swings wildly with an uppercut but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Puzo's face.
Puzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puzo tries to work over Sackett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puzo leaning against his opponent.
Sackett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sackett blocks an uppercut.
Puzo tries a body shot but Sackett blocks it.
Puzo tries to throw a body punch but Sackett avoids it by throwing Puzo back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sackett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo blocking some punches.
Sackett blocks a body shot from Puzo.
Sackett lands a hook to the side of the head.
Puzo stalling in the clinch.
Puzo blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sackett.
Puzo misses with a body punch.
Sackett prevents a body shot from Puzo.
Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Puzo.
Sackett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Puzos head.
Puzo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sackett misses with a punch to the body.
Puzo looking to slow down the pace here.
Puzo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
Puzo looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puzo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Puzo blocks an uppercut.
Sackett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Puzo throws a punch but it's blocked by Sackett.
Sackett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puzo tries to work over Sackett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puzo stalling.
Puzo taking a breather.
Sackett scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puzo misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Puzo.
Puzo lands a shot to the body.
Puzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sackett lands a body shot.
Puzo is working Sackett over against the cage.
Sackett misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sackett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Sackett.
Sackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Puzo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sackett lands an uppercut.
Puzo blocking some punches.
Sackett lands with a right to the head.
Sackett throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sackett looking to throw knees to the head but Puzo is blocking nicely.
Puzo tries to work over Sackett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puzo blocking some punches.
Puzo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sackett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Puzo digs a right hand underneath Sackett's ribcage. Sackett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sackett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Puzo prevents a body shot from Sackett.
Sackett lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Puzo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puzo tries to throw a body punch but Sackett avoids it by throwing Puzo back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Sackett on the inside.
Puzo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puzo is trying to maintain a safe position but Sackett gets an underhook and turns Puzo into the cage.
Puzo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sackett's elbow.
Puzo swings wildly with an uppercut but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett tries to throw a body punch but Puzo avoids it by throwing Sackett back against the cage.
Puzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puzo working aggressively here.
Puzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Sackett controls his hands.
Puzo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sackett throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Puzo - that landed with a thud.
Puzo misses with a punch on the inside.
Sackett stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sackett prevents a body shot from Puzo.
A short right from Sackett on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Puzo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Falcon Sackett dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Puzo is just out of range.
Puzo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Puzo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Falcon Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sackett lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Puzo at a distance.
Sackett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Puzo tries to clinch up.
Sackett lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sackett slips a straight right by Puzo.
Sackett scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Puzo doesn't seem bothered though.
Sackett lands a jab to Puzo's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puzo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sackett.
Sackett misses with a shot to the body
and Puzo counters with a nice body shot.
A combination from Sackett does no damage.
A countering left hand to the body from Puzo misses.
Puzo misses with a two punch combination.
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sackett is looking to wear down Puzo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sackett tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A big right from Sackett misses.
Puzo throws out a leg kick but Sackett moves out of range and Puzo only half commits.
Puzo is looking to clinch but Sackett is avoiding it.
Puzo just misses with a punch to the body.
Puzo tries to bum rush Sackett with a series of wild strikes but Sackett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sackett is looking to slow Puzo down with leg kicks.
Sackett thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Puzo if he has to take too many more of those.
Puzo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Puzo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sackett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
Sackett throws a series of punches but Puzo moves out of range.
Puzo lands a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Puzo backs up against the cage.
Puzo tried to score with a low kick but Sackett checks it.
Puzo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sackett finds it's way round the side to connect with Puzo's head.
Sackett keeps the fight on the outside.
Sackett throws a front kick that sends Puzo stumbling back into the cage.
Sackett lands a jab to the head.
Puzo tries to clinch up.
Sackett keeps the fight on the outside.
Sackett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Puzo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Sackett misses.
Puzo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A punch combination from Sackett misses.
Sackett is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Puzo.
Sackett darts in and clinches Puzo up against the cage.
Puzo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sackett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sackett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Puzo can do to turn this around?
Puzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Sackett controls his hands.
Puzo looking to slow down the pace here.
Good body shot from Sackett.
Puzo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Puzo.
Puzo misses with a punch on the inside.
Sackett works on Puzo's body with a couple of short punches.
Puzo tries to throw a body punch but Sackett avoids it by throwing Puzo back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puzo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puzo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sackett creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sackett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sackett tries a body shot but Puzo blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Sackett as the two fighters clinch.
Puzo tries to work over Sackett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sackett stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackett is working Puzo over against the cage.
Puzo is breathing heavily.
Puzo can't find room to land a body shot as Sackett controls the action.
A short left from Sackett.
Sackett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sackett is leaning against Puzo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Puzo tries to work over Sackett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puzo takes a shot to the head.
Sackett presses Puzo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Puzo tries to work over Sackett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Falcon Sackett dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sackett lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Puzo sprawling to the canvas. Sackett follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Puzo hang on?
Puzo is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sackett working over Puzo with some ground and pound. Puzo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Puzo is still in real trouble! Can Sackett finish him?
Puzo controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Sackett is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Sackett has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sackett sitting in half guard here. He lands a big elbow that has hurt Puzo! Oh, Puzo is in big trouble! Sackett lands more strikes and the ref dives in to save him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Falcon Sackett!
Falcon Sackett retains his middleweight title!
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