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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Waddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Wallus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Wallus told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Waddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Wallus!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waddy fails with a takedown attempt.
Waddy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wallus swivels and escapes.
Waddy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wallus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Waddy shoots in for a double leg but Wallus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Waddy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wallus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wallus cracks the inside of Waddy's front leg.
Waddy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wallus feints and then cracks Waddy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Waddy down.
Waddy is breathing heavily.
Wallus cracks the inside of Waddy's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wallus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Waddy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wallus can pounce on him.
Wallus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Waddy blocks a head kick by Wallus.
Wallus misses with a head kick.
Wallus lands a head kick. Waddy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wallus.
Wallus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Matt Waddy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wallus thumps Waddy with a low kick.
Wallus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wallus.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Waddy. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Wallus throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Waddy.
Waddy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wallus circles away.
Wallus is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wallus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Waddy's sensitive parts.
Wallus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wallus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mark Wallus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wallus throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Waddy's head.
Waddy is rocked!
Wallus throws a quick head kick that knocks Waddy silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Wallus is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mark Wallus!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Death demon II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Wilbur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Wilbur has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Death demon II's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Death demon II!
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, Marcus Wilbur!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
demon II throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wilbur throws the left hand but demon II avoids the punch easily.
demon II scores with a one two! Wilbur had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
demon II wants to clinch.
demon II throws a right hand that Wilbur ducks under and follows up with a left that Wilbur also avoids with ease.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wilbur. That's going to slow demon II down.
Wilbur rushes demon II and presses him up against the cage.
Wilbur pushes off an throws an elbow but demon II leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wilbur throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wilbur lands an elbow just above demon II 's eye.
It looks like Death demon II has been cut.
Wilbur gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
demon II avoids a wild elbow strike from Wilbur.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wilbur - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wilbur lands a damaging elbow.
Death demon II's cut is getting worse.
demon II has Wilbur pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wilbur manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nice elbow from Wilbur.
Wilbur comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Death demon II's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wilbur comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jeez, Death demon II's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Wilbur lands an elbow that stopped demon II in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Death demon II's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Marcus Wilbur!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sher Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masahiko Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Singh comes to the cage accompanied by Game- Motorhead. Sher Singh has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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190 lbs
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187 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sher Singh!
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, Masahiko Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimura goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Singh looks to land a combination. Kimura sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sher Singh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kimura dives in and grabs Singh's left leg, looking for a takedown. Singh pushes down on Kimura's head and hops out.
Kimura takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Singh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Singh scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kimura shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Singh as he avoids it easily.
Singh throws a series of punches but Kimura moves out of range.
Singh lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kimura showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Singh.
Singh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Singh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kimura throws a head kick that misses.
Singh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kimura circles away quickly and effectively.
Singh throws a combination. Kimura tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kimura is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Singh's half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura is looking to take a break and control but Singh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kimura wants to get back to his feet.
Kimura stalling away here and it's allowed Singh to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kimura stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Singh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kimura trying to stand up but can't free himself from Singh's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kimura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kimura fails to land the takedown.
Sher Singh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Masahiko Kimura.
Singh stalks Kimura and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kimura's face. Kimura staggers backwards, shaken.
Kimura shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Singh but Singh pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Singh misses with a two punch combination.
Singh thuds his right hand into Kimura's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kimura misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Singh does no damage.
Singh scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Singh displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kimura slips a jab and a cross from Singh.
Singh displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kimura.
Kimura shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Singh pinned against the cage. Singh gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kimura.
Nice jab there from Kimura.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Singh misses with a series of wild punches.
Kimura takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kimura misses with a double jab
and Singh counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sher Singh dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Singh goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A punch combination from Singh misses.
Singh misses with a wild combination.
Kimura takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kimura dodges the punch combination from Singh.
Kimura clinches but Singh breaks the clinch
and Singh counters with a stiff right hand.
Singh misses with a few strikes there.
Kimura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Singh circles away from the clinch attempt
and Singh counters with a one-two to the body.
Kimura with a poor takedown
and Singh counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Singh is working the combinations to good effect here.
Singh scores with a one two! Kimura had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Singh throws a series of punches but Kimura avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura dodges the punch combination from Singh.
Singh throws a right hand that Kimura ducks under and follows up with a left that Kimura also avoids with ease.
Kimura has his takedown stuffed
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Kimura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Singh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kimura.
Some wild striking there from Singh.
Left hook, right uppercut from Singh.
Sher Singh is winning the standup battle so far.
Kimura wants to clinch but Singh slips to the side
and Singh counters with a left to the body.
Sher Singh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Singh misses with the combination.
Singh throws a good cross that connects.
Sher Singh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Singh lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Singh scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Singh throws a right hand that Kimura ducks under and follows up with a left that Kimura also avoids with ease.
Kimura has his takedown stuffed
and Singh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sher Singh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Masahiko Kimura.
Kimura is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Kimura.
Singh throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kimura on the side of the head.
Kimura has his takedown stuffed
and Singh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kimura 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.
Singh misses with a combination
and Kimura counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Singh manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Singh lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Singh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Singh fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kimura tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Singh smiles and moves away.
Kimura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kimura throws a head kick that misses
and Singh counters with a one-two to the body.
Kimura has his takedown stuffed
and Singh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Singh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kimura with a poor takedown
and Singh counters with a one-two to the body.
Singh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Singh is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kimura closes the distance but Singh moves to the side
and Singh counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kimura backs up against the cage.
Kimura bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kimura stands up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Singh lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kimura backs up against the cage.
Kimura fails with the takedown
and Singh counters with a stiff right hand.
Kimura with a poor takedown
and Singh counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Singh throws a nice looking combination but Kimura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Singh scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kimura throws a combination that misses
and Singh counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sher Singh 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.
Singh misses with a double jab.
Donk. Singh catches Kimura right on the button with a cross.
Singh circles away from the clinch attempt
and Singh counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Singh looks to land a combination but Kimura avoids it well.
Singh smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kimura looks to clinch
and Singh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Singh is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kimura closes the distance but Singh moves to the side
and Singh counters with a left and a right that stings Kimura.
Singh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Singh looks to land a combination but Kimura avoids it well.
Singh scores with the left hand. Kimura knows he should have avoided that one.
Kimura throws a sloppy head kick
and Singh counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh tests Kimura's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kimura takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kimura tries to clinch but Singh moves away
and Singh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kimura avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kimura gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Singh to counter with a crisp jab.
Kimura has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kimura misses with a double jab
and Singh counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Singh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kimura misses with a shot to the body
and Singh counters with a left and a right that stings Kimura.
Singh scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kimura gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Singh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Singh scores with a three punch combo!
Kimura tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh misses with the combination.
Kimura swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Singh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Singh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kimura circles away quickly and effectively.
Kimura fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Singh checks it well.
Kimura tries for a takedown but Singh circles away easily
and Singh counters with a right hand to the body.
Sher Singh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Masahiko Kimura.
Singh scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Singh fails to land with a series of punches.
Kimura with a poor takedown
and Singh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Singh lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Singh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A left and a right from Singh both land. Nice combination.
Kimura with a lazy takedown attempt
and Singh counters with a three punch combo that has Kimura backing up. Kimura nods at Singh to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A punch combination from Singh misses.
Kimura doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Singh makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Singh tries to bum rush Kimura with a series of wild strikes but Kimura uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kimura tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Singh counters with a series of strikes. Kimura will be more careful next time no doubt.
Singh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kimura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kimura throws a combination that misses
and Singh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kimura misses with a takedown attempt
and Singh counters with a two punch combo.
Kimura showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Singh.
Kimura fails with the takedown
and Singh counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Singh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Singh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kimura can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Singh.
Kimura tries for a takedown but Singh circles away easily
and Singh counters with a three punch combo that has Kimura backing up. Kimura nods at Singh to acknowledge the strikes.
Singh lands a right hook to the body.
Singh cracks Kimura with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kimura doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Singh counters with a straight right hand.
Kimura wants to clinch
and Singh counters with a series of strikes. Kimura will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kimura misses with a takedown
and Singh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Singh throws a right and a left that Kimura avoids nicely.
Masahiko Kimura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sher Singh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Singh misses with a two punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sher Singh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Singh, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sher Singh!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and johnny dunham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Stewart!
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, johnny dunham!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dunham is looking to clinch.
johnny dunham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by dunham or perhaps it was just good defense by Stewart which made him look bad.
Stewart shoots in but dunham avoids the takedown attempt easily.
dunham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stewart moves away.
dunham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
dunham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stewart gets the takedown into side control.
dunham explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
dunham misses the shot to the body.
dunham shoots in and drives through. Stewart sprawls well.
dunham displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stewart.
Stewart takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Mark Stewart has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from dunham does no damage.
Stewart dodges the punch combination from dunham.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for dunham!
dunham looks gassed!
Stewart landing punches.
Stewart tries to control but dunham wriggling away.
Stewart takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Stewart is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
dunham tries to land a leg kick but Stewart saw it coming and moves away.
Stewart showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from dunham.
Stewart looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Stewart 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dunham looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stewart controls from within his opponent's guard.
dunham keeping moving, preventing Stewart from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stewart wants to stand and escape but instead dunham has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
dunham won't allow Stewart to get back to his feet.
Stewart is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
dunham won't allow Stewart to sweep him here.
Stewart keeping moving, preventing dunham from controlling successfully.
dunham stands and throws Stewart's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Stewart takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stewart prevents dunham from improving position.
dunham wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stewart keeps working.
Stewart is trying to control dunham's posture but dunham avoids it.
dunham throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
dunham throwing strikes but Stewart manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Stewart cracks dunham with a big elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stewart wants to lay and pray for a moment but dunham keeps working.
Stewart staying calm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Stewart dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Stewart's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stewart throws a head kick that half lands.
Stewart has his takedown stuffed
and dunham holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stewart jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as dunham walks away with a smile on his face. Stewart gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Stewart clinches up against the cage.
Stewart jumps guard but dunham stands there with Stewart around his waist. Stewart gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Stewart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dunham has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
dunham tries to circle away but Stewart has him pinned against the cage.
Stewart pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stewart doesn't manage to clinch there - dunham circles away.
Stewart lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
dunham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dunham misses with a body kick.
dunham just misses with a punch to the body.
dunham is breathing heavily.
Stewart shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches dunham napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Stewart working the ground and pound but dunham is defending the strikes.
dunham is trying to escape the position but Stewart is controlling the position.
dunham pushes Stewart away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Stewart gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Stewart works to advance to full mount. dunham defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Stewart trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stewart postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. dunham looks a forlorn figure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dunham is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Stewart looking for a guillotine from mount but dunham is having none of it.
Stewart looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
dunham gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dunham is looking for a sweep. Stewart is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
dunham trying to hold on to Stewart's head to control him but Stewart postures up.
Stewart passes to side control.
dunham wants to get back to his feet but Stewart drags him back down.
Stewart is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. dunham looks calm but he's in trouble here. Stewart gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. dunham is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Stewart lets go of the hold and dunham can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mark Stewart!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dace Ruben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dace Ruben!
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, Frank Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy gets a clinch.
Hardy manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ruben cracks Hardy with a solid left hand.
Ruben prevents Hardy from getting back to his feet.
Ruben won't allow Hardy to sweep him here.
Ruben postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hardy has momentary wrist control but Ruben slips an elbow through the middle.
Hardy looking for a sweep. Not yet Hardy, not yet.
Hardy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ruben.
Ruben working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hardy's head.
Ruben 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.
Ruben working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hardy's head.
Ruben preventing the sweep.
Ruben lands a couple of digs.
Ruben wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Ruben preventing the sweep.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Ruben from controlling successfully.
Ruben trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ruben stopping the sweep attempt from Hardy.
Ruben throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hardy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruben working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hardy's head.
Hardy wants to stand up but Ruben is controlling him.
Ruben trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruben stays in close to Hardy's body and controls the position.
Ruben works over Hardy with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardy is looking to stand up but Ruben isn't so interested in that idea.
Ruben stopping the sweep attempt from Hardy.
Ruben working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ruben works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hardy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hardy has hold of Ruben's hands but Ruben slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruben working Hardy over with strikes.
Hardy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ruben 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.
Ground and pound from Ruben.
Ruben prevents Hardy from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardy is trying to get back to full guard.
Ruben working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Ruben.
Hardy is trying to stand back up but Ruben is controlling him
Ruben seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ruben is keen to just control but Hardy is a slippery customer.
Hardy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hardy is rocked!
Hardy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ruben. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ruben lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hardy is still in real trouble! Can Ruben finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruben looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruben scores with a big shot! Hardy's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Hardy! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dace Ruben!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rexo Galito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Kralaiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Galito comes to the cage accompanied by Yesterdays Rising - Our Lucid Dream. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rexo Galito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Kralaiev!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kralaiev clinches.
Galito looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Kralaiev putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Galito in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Kralaiev.
Kralaiev connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Rexo Galito has been cut.
Kralaiev displaying some good clinch control by pressing Galito up against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Kralaiev's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Kralaiev scores with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kralaiev misses with a knee to the head.
Kralaiev scores with a knee to the head.
Kralaiev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kralaiev drives through and clinches with Galito against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kralaiev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Galito has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kralaiev lands a knee to the head.
Kralaiev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kralaiev rushes Galito and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Galito takes a knee right on the jaw!
Galito takes a knee right on the jaw!
Galito is rocked!
Kralaiev has Galito pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Galito is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Kralaiev - that's hurt Galito badly! Oh, another knee lands and Galito is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Galito doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Ivan Kralaiev!
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