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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sage Northstar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nguyen Goku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goku has chosen Avenged Sevenfold- Buried alive as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent MT
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sage Northstar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nguyen Goku!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Northstar misses with a two punch combination.
Goku bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Northstar's head.
It looks like Sage Northstar has been cut.
Goku misses with an uppercut.
Goku throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Goku throws a lazy uppercut
and Northstar counters with a leg kick.
Goku throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Goku takes a kick to the side of the head.
Goku throws a series of punches but Northstar avoids them all with ease.
Northstar misses the jab.
Goku throws a nice looking combination but Northstar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Northstar is looking to counter with head kicks.
Northstar lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Northstar slips a jab and a cross from Goku.
Northstar fires out a quick counter leg kick but Goku just manages to avoid it.
Goku pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Northstar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Goku misses.
A head kick misses from Northstar.
Goku throws an off balance right hand
and Northstar counters with an inside leg kick.
Northstar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Goku looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Northstar slips under a jab.
Goku thows a left - swing and a miss!
Northstar is looking to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Northstar. That's going to slow Goku down.
A punch lands to the side of Northstar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Goku slips under a jab.
Goku takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Goku is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Northstar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Northstar blocks a head kick by Goku.
Nguyen Goku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Goku throws the left hand but Northstar avoids the punch easily.
Northstar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Goku misses with the combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Northstar, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goku goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goku swings widly with a right hand
and Northstar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Goku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Goku connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Northstar is rocked!
A punch combination from Goku misses.
Northstar throws a counter high kick but Goku was just alert enough to avoid it.
Oh Northstar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Northstar scores with a punch to the head.
Goku swats away the attempt to clinch by Northstar.
Northstar seems to have got his legs back now.
A big right from Goku misses.
Goku throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Northstar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Goku looks winded!
Northstar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Goku.
Goku paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Northstar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goku manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Goku! But no joy.
Northstar seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Northstar throws a leg kick which misses Goku's front leg but catches the back leg as Goku tries to avoid it.
Goku has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Northstar.
Goku steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Northstar. That one must have hurt.
Northstar tries to close the distance and clinch but Goku swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Goku takes one on the button.
Northstar avoids the head kick by Goku.
Northstar seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Northstar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goku swinging wildly here.
Goku lands a jab.
Goku 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.
Good leg kick by Northstar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Northstar takes a swing at Goku's ribcage but misses.
Goku is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Northstar instigates a clinch.
Goku tries to circle away but Northstar has him pinned against the cage.
Goku's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Goku wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Northstar prevents Goku from breaking the clinch.
Goku is trying to push Northstar away but Northstar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice body punch from Northstar.
Goku is trying to push Northstar away but Northstar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Northstar looking to throw knees to the head but Goku is blocking nicely.
Goku blocks a body shot from Northstar.
Northstar lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goku wants to break the clinch but can't.
Goku wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Goku wants to break the clinch but can't.
Northstar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goku wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Northstar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Goku tries to circle away but Northstar has him pinned against the cage.
Goku wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Northstar has him pressed against the cage.
Goku tries to break free but Northstar pushes him back against the cage.
Northstar keeps control of Goku as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Goku is trying to force a seperation but Northstar has the dominant position.
Northstar with a knee to the head.
Northstar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Goku is rocked!
Northstar lands a big knee! That's hurt Goku! Oh, he's all over the place! Northstar lands another knee that sends Goku to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sage Northstar!
Sage Northstar 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Krystian Gromadowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaun Flick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gromadowski's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rzeszowska Klasa. Flick is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hank Williams Jr- I'd love to knock the he'll out of you. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Krystian Gromadowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaun Flick!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flick closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gromadowski is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Grappling Oasis - Elite circuit, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Gromadowski is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gromadowski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Flick pulls his head out easily.
Gromadowski keeping hold of Flick's head, controlling as best he can.
Flick 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.
Flick is looking for a kimura but Gromadowski is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Flick to get the leverage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gromadowski tries to get to full guard but Flick has control of the leg.
Flick looking for a submission but Gromadowski manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Flick sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Gromadowski doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Flick paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Gromadowski - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Krystian Gromadowski!
A very excited looking Krystian Gromadowski 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eito Itasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Smir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smir has chosen Eminent- Mosh as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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280 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eito Itasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Smir!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Itasaki thows a body kick. Smir tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Itasaki - that will leave a mark!
Smir connects with a right hand. Itasaki shakes it off.
Frank Smir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smir looks to land a combination but Itasaki avoids it well.
Itasaki thinks about countering with a body kick.
Itasaki moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Itasaki lands a head kick. Smir smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Frank Smir has been cut.
Itasaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smir throws out the jab.
As Smir backs away, Itasaki returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Smir chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Itasaki can pounce on him.
Smir's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Smir duly obliges.
Smir looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Itasaki throws a head kick that misses.
Itasaki lands a big head kick that sends Smir tumbling to the mat! Itasaki takes a step backwards and waves Smir back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Smir is rocked!
Itasaki keeps Smir at a distance using the push kick.
Smir is still on wobbly legs! Can Itasaki finish him?
Itasaki throws a head kick that misses.
Itasaki moves into the clinch.
Smir takes an elbow to the forehead.
Itasaki connects with a knee right up the middle! Smir tumbles to the floor and Itasaki stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Eito Itasaki!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earl Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Dunc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Earl Jack has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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278 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Earl Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Dunc!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling eachother endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Dunc looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jack!
Dunc is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jack is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jack is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunc wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jack, who protects the arm well.
Jack is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jack actively working from the bottom here.
Jack looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack has hold of Dunc's hands but Dunc slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dunc working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jack tries to roll over but Dunc keeps him under control.
Jack looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jack is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dunc pulls his head out easily.
Dunc is trying to work for a kimura but Jack is defending well.
Dunc is nestled in close to Jack, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dunc drops an elbow to the side of Jack's head.
Dunc is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jack is just riding it out for now. Dunc eventually gives up the hold.
Jack looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack is defending against the submission attempts here by Dunc.
Jack looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dunc is trying to work for a kimura but Jack is defending well.
Ground and pound from Dunc.
Jack actively working from the bottom here.
Dunc is looking for a kimura here.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Dunc is trying to work for a kimura but Jack is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dunc scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jack is trying to get back to full guard.
Jack definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dunc is looking for a kimura but Jack is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dunc to get the leverage.
Jack is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dunc pulls his head out easily.
Dunc is pressing down on Jack's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jack is holding on for now.
Jack looking for submissions off his back.
Dunc seems to be looking for submissions.
Dunc is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jack has managed to free his arm - good work.
We've been informed that Dunc has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Jack actively working from the bottom here.
Dunc is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jack has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jack on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jack tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dunc is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jack has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dunc is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dunc is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dunc is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dunc looks winded!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dunc lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jack looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dunc is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Dunc dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dunc shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dunc showed some decent athleticism there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dunc scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jack moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
David Dunc has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dunc working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jack's head.
Dunc keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jack's head.
Dunc stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jack swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jack throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dunc avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dunc cracks Jack with a solid left hand.
Dunc avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dunc lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunc thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jack is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dunc is aware though and is defending well.
Jack looking for a guillotine here but Dunc defends easily.
Dunc postures up and lands a big shot to Jack's brow.
Dunc drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dunc jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dunc landing some decent shots from guard.
Jack is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dunc is aware though and is defending well.
Dunc scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dunc scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dunc works over Jack with some ground and pound from guard.
Jack is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dunc is aware though and is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jack had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dunc defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dunc drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dunc jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunc drops back looking for a leg! Jack is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jack manages to kick Dunc off! Dunc jumps back into Jack's guard.
Jack keeping full guard, as Dunc tries to pass.
Jack is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Dunc frees his head nicely. Oh but Jack has switched to an armbar! Dunc is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Earl Jack!
Earl Jack took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements Q160/$225 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Loon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Big heart |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Loon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis with a poor takedown
and Loon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lewis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lewis misses the body punch
and Loon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Loon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Loon tries to pull guard but Lewis won't allow it.
Loon pulls Lewis into guard.
Lewis preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Loon is looking to cinch up a triangle. Lewis throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Loon's body to avoid the submission. Loon has instead reached around Lewis's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Loon arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kyle Loon!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sunny Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Closov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Closov has chosen Can't be touched as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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213 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent |
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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 New York, Sunny Hamilton !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Closov!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamilton throws a shot from downtown. Closov moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Closov! But no joy.
Closov throws a right and a left that Hamilton avoids nicely.
Closov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hamilton on the side of the head.
Hamilton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Closov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Closov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Closov catches Hamilton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hamilton throws a leg kick but Closov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Closov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Closov scores with a sloppy right hand. Hamilton should have avoided that one.
Closov cracks Hamilton with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Closov has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hamilton to stand back up!
Hamilton is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Closov weaves into range and cracks Hamilton right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Hamilton goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Closov is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oliver Closov!
Our winner, Oliver Closov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Smith Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Rodriguez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
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167 lbs
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Counter fighter
KO power |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Smith Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Rodriguez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith Jr appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rodriguez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rodriguez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rodriguez throws a nice looking combination but Smith Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith Jr drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rodriguez sprawls and moves away.
Smith Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Smith Jr appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jose Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodriguez scores with a nice head shot.
Smith Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Smith Jr ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
Smith Jr attempts a counter takedown but Rodriguez avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez throws a good cross that connects.
Rodriguez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodriguez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rodriguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith Jr manages to avoid it.
Smith Jr appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. Smith Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rodriguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith Jr manages to avoid it.
Smith Jr changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Smith Jr walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez connects with a single shot there.
Rodriguez throws a right hand that Smith Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith Jr also avoids with ease.
Smith Jr half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rodriguez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rodriguez lands with a shot to the body.
Jose Rodriguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith Jr takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rodriguez fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith Jr appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr blocks a jab.
Smith Jr attempts a counter takedown but Rodriguez avoids it well and moves away.
Smith Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodriguez.
Smith Jr changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rodriguez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodriguez throws out a loose jab but Smith Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith Jr drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rodriguez sprawls and moves away.
Rodriguez throws a leg kick
so Smith Jr counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rodriguez kicks Smith Jr off and gets to his feet.
Smith Jr dodges the punch combination from Rodriguez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith Jr is just out of range.
Rodriguez throws the left hand but Smith Jr avoids the punch easily.
Rodriguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith Jr is just out of range.
Rodriguez misses with a series of wild punches.
Some bone on bone action there as Smith Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Smith Jr appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Smith Jr dodges the punch combination from Rodriguez.
Smith Jr half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rodriguez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez looks to land a combination but Smith Jr avoids it well.
Smith Jr half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Smith Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodriguez.
Smith Jr appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rodriguez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith Jr half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Smith Jr moves away from the strike by Rodriguez.
Smith Jr half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot
and Smith Jr counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Smith Jr drops back looking for a leg! Rodriguez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rodriguez manages to kick Smith Jr off! Smith Jr jumps back into Rodriguez's guard.
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!
Smith Jr 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Rodriguez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut. Smith Jr saw that one coming.
Rodriguez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. Smith Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith Jr drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rodriguez sprawls and moves away.
Rodriguez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith Jr.
Rodriguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith Jr feinted with a counter takedown.
A slow jab from Rodriguez misses its intended target.
Rodriguez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith Jr blocks a jab.
Rodriguez swinging wildly here.
Smith Jr half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez misses with a low kick.
Smith Jr attempts a counter takedown but Rodriguez avoids it well and moves away.
Rodriguez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rodriguez digs a good hook to Smith Jr's body.
Rodriguez throws the left hand but Smith Jr avoids the punch easily.
Smith Jr tries to counter with a takedown but Rodriguez is quick to defend against it.
Smith Jr slips under a jab from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith Jr counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Smith Jr.
Smith Jr 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.
Smith Jr passes Rodriguez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr passes the guard and advances to mount!
Smith Jr quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Smith Jr but it's paid off an Rodriguez is forced to tap! Nice work by Smith Jr.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joe Smith Jr!
Joe Smith Jr really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements Q160/$225 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Carey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Bad Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carey comes to the cage accompanied by Lateralus. Danny Carey had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Carey!
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, Black Bad Boy!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bad Boy instigates a clinch.
Bad Boy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bad Boy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Bad Boy.
Carey effectively controlling the action here.
Bad Boy manages to break the clinch.
Carey definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Carey gets tackled into the cage by Bad Boy. Bad Boy maintains the clinch.
Bad Boy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carey decides to pull guard.
Carey is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Bad Boy rolls with it to try and escape but Carey cranks on the arm and Bad Boy is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Danny Carey!
An out of breath Danny Carey thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddy Rotten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rotten has chosen Lynard Skynard- Simple Man as his entrance music. Eddy Rotten has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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190 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Big heart |
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Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddy Rotten!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rotten moves into the clinch.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rotten fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Eddy Rotten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rotten shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Rotten looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Johnson is refusing to be controlled, as Rotten sits in half guard.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rotten wants to stand up but Johnson has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rotten pulls his head out easily.
Rotten tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is staying active underneath Rotten, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Johnson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Johnson is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Rotten is tapping! Great win for Johnson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Chris Johnson!
Chris Johnson is the new middleweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Chris Johnson waved his t-shirt featuring Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements Q160/$225's logo in front of the cameras.
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