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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Niko Bellic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zak Mckracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Niko Bellic!
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, Zak Mckracken!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mckracken's waist but Mckracken gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bellic off to one side.
Bellic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mckracken paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab by Mckracken.
Bellic dives in and grabs Mckracken's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mckracken pushes down on Bellic's head and hops out.
Bellic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bellic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mckracken paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bellic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mckracken manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mckracken lands a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Mckracken there.
Mckracken misses with the combination.
A combination from Mckracken does no damage.
Mckracken circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bellic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bellic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bellic is looking to clinch.
Mckracken wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Niko Bellic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bellic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Mckracken does no damage.
Bellic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niko Bellic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bellic shoots in looking for a takedown. Mckracken tries to sprawl out of it but Bellic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mckracken manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mckracken looks to land a combination but Bellic avoids it well.
Good shot there by Mckracken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A left lands for Mckracken.
Mckracken feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bellics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mckracken sizes up Bellic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bellic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mckracken lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bellic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mckracken with a nice cross.
Mckracken with a nice cross.
Mckracken fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bellic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bellic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mckracken lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mckracken.
Bellic is rocked!
Mckracken connects with a stiff jab that staggers Bellic - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zak Mckracken!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blaze Kraiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kresimir Udav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kresimir Udav has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Blaze Kraiden's chin.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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, Blaze Kraiden!
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, Kresimir Udav!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Udav keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kraiden misses with a looping right.
Kraiden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Udav moves away.
Kraiden misses with an uppercut.
Kraiden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Udav was well out of range. Poor timing from Kraiden.
Kraiden connects with the punch.
Kraiden misses with a body shot.
Kraiden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Udav was well out of range. Poor timing from Kraiden.
Kraiden is looking to wear down Udav with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kraiden thuds a left hand into Udav's body.
Udav slips under a jab.
Kraiden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kraiden looks to score with a jab to the body but Udav is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Udav swats away the attempt to clinch by Kraiden.
Udav takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Udav drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kraiden is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Udav defends well.
Udav distracts Kraiden with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Udav trying to control but Kraiden is working from the bottom.
Udav preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Udav content to stall in guard here.
Kraiden looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kraiden throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Udav is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kraiden is looking for a triangle here but Udav uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Kraiden is trying to escape the position but Udav is controlling the position.
Kraiden tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Udav wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraiden takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kraiden is looking for a sweep.
Udav remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Udav is putting a hurting on Kraiden here, landing some big shots from side control.
Udav scoring with punches from side control.
Udav working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kraiden on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kraiden tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Udav wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kraiden takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Udav scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kraiden to see if he's OK.
Kraiden is rocked!
Udav in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Kraiden looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Udav turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kresimir Udav!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thanks Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and keka malu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thanks Gracie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to keka malu's chin.
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Thanks Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, keka malu!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie feints a jab promting malu to slip. Gracie then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. malu slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
malu avoids a punch combination nicely.
malu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie wants to clinch.
Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gracie lands a nice hook to malu's body. malu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but malu was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
malu is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
malu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gracie counters with a low kick, right behind malu 's knee.
Gracie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent malu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gracie tries to clinch up but malu circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie cracks malu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. malu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie lands a jab to malu's midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. malu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie throws a hook but malu avoids it easily.
malu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gracie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
malu misses with a wild combination.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from malu. Those never looked like landing.
malu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps malu thinking.
malu looks gassed!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. malu does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from malu.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gracie, right into the meat.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but malu was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
malu avoids the head kick by Gracie.
A shot to the liver by Gracie. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie cracks the inside of malu's front leg.
Gracie tries to clinch but malu is having none of it.
Gracie throws a front kick that sends malu stumbling back into the cage.
Gracie lands a nice looking kick to the body. malu takes a step back to recover.
Gracie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - malu circles away.
Gracie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gracie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thanks Gracie dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
malu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
malu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick by malu misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gracie lands a nice looking body shot.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but malu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie lands with a nice body kick.
Gracie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gracie cracks malu with a good jab.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but malu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
keka malu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch.
malu is breathing heavily.
malu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gracie is looking to wear down malu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie throws a head kick but malu moves out of range.
Gracie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gracie throws a front kick that sends malu stumbling back into the cage.
Gracie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gracie throws a shot to the body.
Gracie feints and then cracks malu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow malu down.
Gracie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gracie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands with a good body shot.
Gracie throws a combination. malu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
malu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gracie works malu's body with a nice hook.
Gracie wants to clinch.
malu walks into a jab.
Gracie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and malu moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a right hook to the body.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie throws a nice head kick!
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Thanks Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gracie lands a lovely overhand right.
Thanks Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie lands a jab to malu's midsection.
Gracie wants to clinch.
Gracie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to malu's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
malu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gracie.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gracie lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gracie stalks malu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into malu's face. malu staggers backwards, shaken.
Gracie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gracie thuds a left hand into malu's body.
malu takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thanks Gracie dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice cross by Gracie.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie scores with a leg kick.
malu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Gracie.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but malu was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
malu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but malu is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gracie. That's going to slow malu down.
Gracie scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch.
malu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gracie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
malu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
malu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gracie lands a jab to the head.
keka malu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thanks Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands with a straight right. malu didn't see that one coming.
malu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
malu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
malu is rocked!
Gracie connects with a looping right hand.
malu is still on wobbly legs! Can Gracie finish him?
malu walks straight into a right hand from Gracie - that's dropped him! Gracie jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save malu from any more punishment! malu complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Thanks Gracie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rauno Repomies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Rauno Repomies has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rauno Repomies seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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144 lbs
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rauno Repomies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Smith!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Repomies avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith throws a one two combo.
Rauno Repomies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Repomies throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Repomies is controlling the position.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Repomies pressing his opponent against the cage.
Repomies wants to break free but Smith has control.
A frustrated look appears on Repomies's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smith being controlled against the cage.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Repomies obliges.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Repomies is controlling the position.
Repomies misses with a knee to the head.
Repomies manages to break the clinch.
Repomies lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Repomies moves to clinch but Smith breaks away
and Smith counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repomies missing with knees to the body.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Repomies breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Repomies scoring well with a low kick there.
Repomies misses with a head kick.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Repomies pushes him off.
Repomies misses with a head kick.
Repomies darts in trying to clinch
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Repomies closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the cage.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
Repomies tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Repomies won't allow it.
Repomies is trying to stall.
Repomies will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smith up against the cage.
Repomies keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Repomies prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Repomies keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Repomies is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Repomies.
Repomies misses with a knee to the head.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Repomies has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Repomies misses with an elbow over the top.
Repomies slowing the pace effectively.
Repomies's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Repomies blocks a jab.
Repomies throws a nice head kick!
Repomies moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Repomies tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Repomies lands with a shot to the body.
Smith looks gassed!
A head kick misses from Repomies.
A jab from Smith misses.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Repomies circles away.
Repomies lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Repomies scores with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repomies thumps Smith with a low kick.
Repomies cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
Repomies darts in trying to clinch
and Repomies takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Repomies lands a head kick!
A head kick from Repomies lands but Smith takes it in his stride.
Repomies throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smith.
Repomies plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith takes a kick to the side of the head.
Smith is rocked!
Whack! Repomies lands a heavy head kick that drops Smith. The ref tackles Repomies to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Smith was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Rauno Repomies!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bennet Amparo (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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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Peter Walter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, bennet Amparo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amparo fails to land with a series of punches.
Amparo gets caught flat footed, as Walter shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Walter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Walter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Amparo uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Amparo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Walter is out of range and Amparo settles back down.
Walter looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Amparo!
Walter working the ground and pound effectively.
Walter connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Amparo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Walter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Walter is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Amparo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter lands a big shot there that rocks Amparo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Amparo is working to get back to half guard.
Walter controlling from mount.
Amparo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Amparo taking shots to the head.
Walter working for a submission but Amparo is keeping him at bay.
Walter 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.
Walter is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Amparo has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Amparo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amparo cracks Walter with a solid left hand.
Amparo throwing strikes but missing.
Amparo stopping the sweep attempt from Walter.
Walter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Walter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Walter has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Walter trying to keep a closed guard but Amparo is proving a slippery customer.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Walter striking from the bottom.
Walter has control of Amparo's left arm, preventing Amparo from doing any damage.
Walter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Amparo is aware though and is defending well.
Walter is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Amparo defends well.
Amparo throwing strikes from guard but Walter blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter is pulling down on Amparo's head to control his posture.
Amparo landing some decent shots from guard.
Walter keeping moving, preventing Amparo from controlling successfully.
Walter looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Amparo is defending well. Walter quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Amparo has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Walter celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Peter Walter!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alphons Draclau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JanOle Stafjard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). JanOle Stafjard acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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143 lbs
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140 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alphons Draclau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JanOle Stafjard!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draclau connects with a looping right hand.
Draclau clinches with his opponent.
Draclau stops a takedown attempt from Stafjard.
A right handed body shot lands from Draclau.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Draclau creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Draclau.
Stafjard is trying to drag Draclau to the mat but Draclau just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The referee calls for Draclau to work.
A right hand to the body from Draclau.
Draclau is leaning against Stafjard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Draclau digs a right hand into Stafjard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stafjard's gas tank.
Stafjard looks gassed!
A left hand lands to the body for Draclau.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draclau lands a shot to the body.
Draclau scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Draclau.
Come on Draclau - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Draclau works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Draclau as the two fighters clinch.
Draclau scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Draclau on the inside.
A body shot lands from Draclau.
Draclau lands with a left to the head.
Draclau lands with a light punch inside.
Draclau lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Draclau lands with a left to the head.
Draclau lands a body punch.
Draclau lands with a light punch inside.
Draclau lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Draclau.
Draclau digs a right hand into Stafjard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stafjard's gas tank.
Draclau lands a nice shot to the body.
Draclau lands a shot to the body.
Draclau working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Draclau creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Draclau is working Stafjard over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Draclau - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Draclau.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draclau lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Draclau stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draclau lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Draclau.
A short right from Draclau.
Draclau stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A body shot lands from Draclau.
Draclau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Draclau stalling in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Draclau.
Draclau lands a body shot.
Stafjard takes a shot to the head.
Draclau lands a body punch.
Draclau lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stafjard or not.
Draclau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stafjard backwards.
Draclau stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Draclau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Draclau avoiding damage.
Draclau lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Draclau.
Draclau lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Draclau lands a body shot.
Draclau lands a body punch in the clinch.
Draclau lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Draclau lands with a light punch inside.
Draclau scores with a nice hook to the head.
Draclau's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Draclau lands a nice shot to the body.
Draclau lands a body punch.
Draclau cracks Stafjard with a nice body shot.
Draclau pushes Stafjard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Draclau.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Draclau.
Draclau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Draclau.
Draclau gets through Stafjard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draclau lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Draclau.
Nice body punch from Draclau.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draclau lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stafjard or not.
Draclau lands a left hand.
Draclau lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Draclau.
A nice right hand lands inside from Draclau.
Draclau lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Draclau stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Draclau works on Stafjard's body with a couple of short punches.
Draclau lands a hook to the side of the head.
Draclau lands a left hand.
Draclau makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Draclau throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Draclau.
Draclau pushes Stafjard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Draclau makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alphons Draclau dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
An inside leg kick lands from Draclau.
Draclau shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Stafjard tries to roll over but Draclau keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Draclau in particular looking to stall.
Stafjard is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draclau seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Stafjard for as long as he can get away with.
Draclau throwing shots but Stafjard is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Alphons Draclau just wasn't active enough.
Draclau cracks Stafjard with a good jab.
Draclau getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Draclau fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Draclau lands the left hand.
Draclau connects with a single shot there.
Draclau moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Draclau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stafjard backwards.
Draclau lands with a short shot to the head.
Draclau is pressed up against the cage. Stafjard has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Draclau down to the mat. Draclau avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Draclau clobbers Stafjard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Draclau goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Draclau lands a high kick!
Stafjard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Draclau counters with a left and a right that stings Stafjard.
Stafjard is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draclau lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stafjard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Draclau.
JanOle Stafjard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Draclau lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Draclau swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stafjard.
Draclau closes the distance and clinches.
Draclau lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stafjard.
Draclau is working Stafjard over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Draclau scores with a nice short uppercut.
Draclau is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stafjard can do to turn this around?
Draclau works on Stafjard's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Draclau.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Draclau.
Draclau is working Stafjard over against the cage.
Stafjard goes for a takedown in the clinch but Draclau prevents it.
Alphons Draclau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JanOle Stafjard.
Draclau stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draclau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stafjard backwards.
Draclau stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alphons Draclau has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Draclau throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Draclau lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Draclau lands a left hand.
Stafjard takes a shot to the head.
Draclau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Draclau lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Draclau lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Draclau working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Draclau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Draclau lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Draclau scores with a nice hook to the head.
Draclau lands a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Draclau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Draclau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Draclau lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Draclau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alphons Draclau dominated that second round.
That's time! Draclau's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Draclau lands a nice looking body kick.
Draclau turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Draclau lands a head shot.
Draclau lands an overhand right.
Draclau scores with a jab. Stafjard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Draclau scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stafjard doesn't seem bothered though.
Draclau lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Draclau throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stafjard is still on wobbly legs! Can Draclau finish him?
Draclau lands a leg kick that knocks Stafjard off balance momentarily.
Stafjard seems to have recovered his senses.
Draclau dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stafjard on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Draclau scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick from Draclau lands but Stafjard takes it in his stride.
A shot to the liver by Draclau. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draclau thuds a left hand into Stafjard's body.
Draclau feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stafjards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Alphons Draclau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draclau turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Draclau works Stafjard's body with a nice hook.
Draclau throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Draclau shoots in and bounces Stafjard off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Draclau is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Draclau passes Stafjard's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draclau scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Draclau controlling the action here.
Draclau escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stafjard moves forwards but Draclau connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Draclau's corner calls for a 1-2. Draclau obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Draclau thuds a left hand into Stafjard's body.
Stafjard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Draclau counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Draclau closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Stafjard to the mat! Stafjard manages to get full guard.
Draclau controlling from the top position.
Draclau is pushing down on Stafjard's leg trying to pass to half guard. Stafjard is fighting to maintain full guard but Draclau has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Draclau has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Alphons Draclau is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draclau controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alphons Draclau showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Draclau has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:24
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alphons Draclau!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biggie Pac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prince Simba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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25
270 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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245 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biggie Pac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Prince Simba!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simba lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Simba.
Pac throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pac scores with a nice body kick.
Simba rushes Pac and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Simba wants to break free but Pac has control.
Pac has had enough of the clinch but Simba keeps him there for the moment.
Pac is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pac fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pac can't break the clinch.
Simba has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Simba drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pac gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pac is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pac tries to break free but Simba pushes him back against the cage.
Simba wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pac is looking to break free of the clinch but Simba has double underhooks.
Pac is trying to push Simba away but Simba has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pac taking a breather.
Simba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pac pivots, looking for a leg kick but Simba is out of range and Pac settles back down.
Simba takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pac buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pac scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Simba doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Simba with that takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Simba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pac misses with a wild body shot.
Prince Simba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simba throws a right hand that Pac ducks under and follows up with a left that Pac also avoids with ease.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pac.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pac, right into the meat.
Simba throws a big shot that misses.
Simba jabs Pac to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pac ducks under a wild hook from Simba.
Simba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pac circles away quickly and effectively.
Simba shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pac but Pac pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Biggie Pac has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Prince Simba.
Simba throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pac counters with a head kick. That will keep Simba thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Pac lands a head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Pac there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Simba looks gassed!
A left and a right from Pac both land. Nice combination.
Simba takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Simba dodges the punch combination from Pac.
Pac throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pac lands with a slapping head kick.
Simba tries to clinch but Pac is having none of it.
Simba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pac.
Simba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pac will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pac lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Simba circles away quickly and effectively.
Simba takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pac keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pac scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pac lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pac lands a big head kick that sends Simba tumbling to the mat! Pac takes a step backwards and waves Simba back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Simba is rocked!
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!
Pac looks to land a combination but Simba avoids it well.
Simba is still on wobbly legs! Can Pac finish him?
Pac throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Simba gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Simba tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Pac is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Simba buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Simba!! Simba is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Pac throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Biggie Pac!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Bacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Melendez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to El Coo Cooi . Jay Bacon is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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169 lbs
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167 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xavier Melendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Bacon!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bacon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bacon tries to close the distance and clinch but Melendez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Melendez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jay Bacon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bacon wants to clinch up but Melendez keeps it at a distance.
Melendez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bacon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Melendez swats away the attempt to clinch by Bacon.
Melendez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bacon is looking to clinch but Melendez is avoiding it.
Bacon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Melendez finds it's way round the side to connect with Bacon's head.
Melendez catches Bacon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bacon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Melendez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Melendez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez thows a body shot but no joy.
Bacon tries to clinch up.
Melendez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bacon was covering up waiting for the punch and Melendez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bacon can't keep his opponent in guard - Melendez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Melendez is trying to control. Bacon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Melendez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Melendez moves into full mount! Bacon won't be happy about that!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez trying to control but Bacon is having none of it.
Melendez is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Bacon has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Bacon!
Bacon won't allow Melendez to sweep him here.
Bacon wants to stand and escape but instead Melendez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Melendez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Melendez wants to control from the top but Bacon keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacon is looking to stand up but Melendez isn't so interested in that idea.
Melendez trying to control but Bacon is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Xavier Melendez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bacon wants to clinch up but Melendez keeps it at a distance.
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.
Bacon is looking to clinch but Melendez is avoiding it.
Bacon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Melendez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bacon moves in looking to clinch but Melendez pushes him off.
Bacon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Melendez.
Bacon stuffs the takedown.
Bacon tries to clinch there but Melendez circles away.
Bacon is looking to clinch.
Melendez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bacon manages to avoid it.
Bacon wants to clinch.
Nice body punch from Melendez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Melendez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Melendez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bacon did well to prevent Melendez getting side control.
Bacon is looking to escape.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Melendez lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bacon pushes Melendez off looking to stand but Melendez dives back in and keeps control.
Melendez uses his free foot to push down on Bacon's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bacon.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Melendez tries to control but Bacon wriggling away.
Melendez with good strikes from the mount here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez trying to control but Bacon is having none of it.
Bacon is bucking up trying to escape but Melendez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Melendez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bacon can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bacon is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Bacon is breathing heavily.
Melendez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Melendez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bacon is rocked!
Melendez softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Bacon is out cold! Melendez jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xavier Melendez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Waitzel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts comes to the cage accompanied by Killing In The Name Of - By Rage Against The Machine. Waitzel has chosen Dimmu Borgir - Puritania as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny Roberts!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Waitzel!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waitzel misses with a looping right.
Waitzel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roberts fails in his attempt to clinch.
Roberts swings away with a body shot that misses
and Waitzel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roberts fails in his attempt to clinch.
Roberts moves in looking to clinch but Waitzel pushes him off.
Waitzel throws a series of strikes that have Roberts backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roberts will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Waitzel needs to keep his hands up - Roberts had a free shot at his head there.
Waitzel staying out of range there.
Waitzel lands a nice looking body shot.
Roberts wants to clinch.
Waitzel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roberts manages to avoid it.
Waitzel takes a swing at Roberts's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Waitzel.
Waitzel misses with a series of wild punches.
Waitzel fails to land with a series of punches.
Waitzel swings away with a body shot that misses
so Roberts counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Waitzel can do anything to dispel that myth.
Roberts won't allow Waitzel to get back to his feet.
Roberts wants to control from the top but Waitzel keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts stays in close to Waitzel's body and controls the position.
Roberts stands and throws Waitzel's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Roberts is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Waitzel looks calm but he's in trouble here. Roberts gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Waitzel is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Roberts lets go of the hold and Waitzel can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jonny Roberts!
Jonny Roberts retains his heavyweight title!
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