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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Rambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Gracie Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rambo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Basic Thugonomics. This should be fireworks!
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248 lbs
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275 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Rambo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Gracie Jr!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rambo closes the distance and pushes Gracie Jr back into the cage.
Gracie Jr drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gracie Jr wants a takedown but no success here.
Gracie Jr drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rambo pulls his leg out and moves away.
John Rambo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Gracie Jr.
Gracie Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Gracie Jr.
Rambo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gracie Jr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rambo smiles and moves away.
Rambo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gracie Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rambo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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!
Rambo wants to clinch.
Gracie Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Rambo.
John Rambo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo moves out of range as Gracie Jr strikes.
Gracie Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rambo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gracie Jr tries to pull guard but Rambo won't allow it.
Gracie Jr jumps guard but Rambo stands there with Gracie Jr around his waist. Gracie Jr gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gracie Jr changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rambo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rambo wants to clinch up but Gracie Jr keeps it at a distance.
Rambo tries to clinch
and Gracie Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rambo is looking to clinch.
Rambo misses the shot to the body.
Rambo tries to clinch but Gracie Jr moves out of range.
Rambo works Gracie Jr's body with a nice hook.
Rambo has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie Jr jumps guard but Rambo stands there with Gracie Jr around his waist. Gracie Jr gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rambo stalls.
Rambo gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Gracie Jr regains guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gracie Jr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rambo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rambo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rambo postures up.
Rambo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rambo wants to control from the top but Gracie Jr keeps moving.
Rambo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rambo has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie Jr's legs - danger averted.
Rambo wants to pass the guard but Gracie Jr is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rambo postures up and lands a big shot to Gracie Jr's brow.
Gracie Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rambo.
Rambo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gracie Jr is trying to control the position but Rambo postures up.
Gracie Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gracie Jr looking to control.
Rambo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracie Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gracie Jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rambo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rambo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rambo wants to control from the top but Gracie Jr keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rambo 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.
Rambo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rambo has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie Jr's legs - danger averted.
Gracie Jr is trying to keep Rambo in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rambo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gracie Jr holds on and takes a little breather.
Gracie Jr is looking for a triangle here but Rambo uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rambo looks up at the clock and then as Gracie Jr takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rambo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Rambo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rambo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rambo looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie Jr is just out of range.
Rambo ducks under a wild hook from Gracie Jr.
Rambo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rambo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rambo scores with a shot to the body.
Rambo scores with a nice right hand.
Good work by Rambo as he checks the leg kick.
Rambo slips a jab from Gracie Jr.
Rambo wants to clinch.
Rambo tries to clinch up but Gracie Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rambo wants to clinch up but Gracie Jr keeps it at a distance.
Rambo tries to clinch up but Gracie Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Rambo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Rambo tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rambo slips under a jab.
Gracie Jr misses with a hook.
Rambo has managed to clinch.
Gracie Jr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rambo smiles and moves away.
Gracie Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Rambo counters with a series of strikes. Gracie Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie Jr misses with a low kick as Rambo jumps back.
Rambo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie Jr.
Gracie Jr throws a looping overhand right but Rambo ducks down to avoid it.
Rambo rushes Gracie Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Gracie Jr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Rambo here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Good body shot from Rambo.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rambo lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gracie Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rambo.
Gracie Jr is trying to maintain the position but Rambo is very close to passing his half guard.
Gracie Jr trying to get back to full guard but Rambo takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rambo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gracie Jr looks a forlorn figure.
Gracie Jr takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rambo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gracie Jr is squirming around, avoiding Rambo's attempts to control the action.
Rambo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rambo prevents Gracie Jr from getting the reversal.
A nice elbow there by Rambo.
Gracie Jr is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rambo lands with some strikes.
Rambo avoids the attempt from Gracie Jr to control.
Rambo lands a big shot there that rocks Gracie Jr but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rambo lands a heavy elbow.
Rambo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
John Rambo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rambo tries to control but Gracie Jr wriggling away.
Gracie Jr tries to hold on but Rambo pushes him away.
Rambo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie Jr can do to turn this around?
Rambo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gracie Jr tries to lock up and control but Rambo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rambo unloading with bombs!
Rambo wants to control the pace but Gracie Jr is squirming around nicely.
Rambo lands a nice shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie Jr is squirming around, avoiding Rambo's attempts to control the action.
Gracie Jr tries to hold on but Rambo postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Rambo dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rambo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rambo is looking to clinch.
Rambo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gracie Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rambo is out of range and Gracie Jr settles back down.
John Rambo is winning the standup battle so far.
Rambo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie Jr.
Rambo moves in looking to clinch but Gracie Jr pushes him off.
Rambo is looking to clinch but Gracie Jr is avoiding it.
Rambo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rambo cracks Gracie Jr with a nice body shot.
Gracie Jr is trying to stall.
Rambo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gracie Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rambo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracie Jr.
Gracie Jr is working for takedown but Rambo is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie Jr is fighting off a takedown attempt but Rambo is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Gracie Jr to the mat. Gracie Jr regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Gracie Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rambo defends it easily.
Gracie Jr has momentary wrist control but Rambo slips an elbow through the middle.
Rambo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rambo landing with the ground and pound.
Gracie Jr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rambo is aware though and is defending well.
Gracie Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rambo wants to control from the top but Gracie Jr keeps moving.
Rambo with a nice head shot there.
Rambo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gracie Jr's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie Jr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rambo landing with the ground and pound.
Rambo slips nicely into half guard.
Rambo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie Jr on the ground.
Rambo trying to control from half guard but Gracie Jr is working away.
Rambo wants to pass the guard but Gracie Jr is defending well.
Gracie Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rambo trying to control the action but Gracie Jr is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rambo working the head and body with strikes.
Rambo prevents Gracie Jr from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Rambo there.
Rambo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rambo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gracie Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rambo tries to pass to full mount but Gracie Jr defends it.
Rambo trying to control from half guard but Gracie Jr is working away.
Rambo lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie Jr manages to get to full guard.
Rambo postures up and lands a big shot to Gracie Jr's brow.
Rambo stands up over Gracie Jr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rambo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rambo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rambo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rambo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rambo postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Rambo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rambo 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Rambo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Louie Cane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randal Coutour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Louie Cane had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Louie Cane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randal Coutour!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coutour lands a right hook to the body.
Cane throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Coutour counters with a one-two to the body.
Coutour throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cane.
Coutour walks into a stiff left hand from Cane.
Cane misses with a double jab
and Coutour counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coutour thuds his right hand into Cane's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cane misses with a shot to the body
and Coutour counters with a stiff right hand.
Cane is rocked!
Coutour dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cane is breathing heavily.
Coutour misses with a jab, cross combination.
Coutour connects with a body shot.
Coutour paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Coutour lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oh Cane is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Coutour connects with a nice cross there... Cane is looking wobbly and Coutour recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Cane to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Coutour jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Randal Coutour!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jon Phenomenon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ebby LaLoosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Jon Phenomenon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ebby LaLoosh!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaLoosh misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Phenomenon misses its intended target.
LaLoosh throws a series of punches but Phenomenon moves out of range.
LaLoosh misses with a lunging right hand
and Phenomenon counters with a good low kick that LaLoosh was not able to check.
LaLoosh's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and LaLoosh duly obliges.
Phenomenon throws a jab when LaLoosh was well out of range.
Phenomenon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on LaLoosh. That did some damage!
LaLoosh thows a body shot but no joy.
LaLoosh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Phenomenon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Phenomenon throws a body punch but LaLoosh moves out of range.
LaLoosh swings away with a body shot that misses
and Phenomenon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
LaLoosh takes a swing at Phenomenon's ribcage but misses.
Phenomenon takes a swing at LaLoosh's ribcage but misses.
LaLoosh misses with a lunging right hand
and Phenomenon counters with a thumping low kick.
LaLoosh swings widly with a right hand
and Phenomenon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
LaLoosh throws a poor cross that misses
and Phenomenon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Ebby LaLoosh has been cut.
LaLoosh throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Phenomenon on the side of the head.
LaLoosh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Phenomenon counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phenomenon lands a jab to LaLoosh's midsection.
LaLoosh looks gassed!
LaLoosh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Phenomenon counters with an outside leg kick.
Phenomenon thumps LaLoosh with a low kick.
LaLoosh with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Phenomenon to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
LaLoosh takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Phenomenon digs a good hook to LaLoosh's body.
Phenomenon lands with a straight right. LaLoosh didn't see that one coming.
Phenomenon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Phenomenon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
LaLoosh takes one on the button.
LaLoosh is rocked!
That has opened up Ebby LaLoosh's cut even more.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Phenomenon! LaLoosh is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Jon Phenomenon!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sarkhan Vol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Nasty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nasty has chosen Wiz Khalifa Black And Yellow as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sarkhan Vol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buck Nasty!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vol closes the distance but Nasty moves to the side
and Nasty counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Sarkhan Vol has been cut.
Nasty defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vol.
Vol misses with a shot to the body
and Nasty counters with a straight right hand.
Nasty is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nasty swings for the body but Vol moves out of range.
Vol closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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!
Vol wants to control but Nasty is keeping him busy.
Vol looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Vol is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasty is not content to let Vol control the position.
Vol throws an elbow but Nasty slips to the side and avoids it well.
Nasty is trying to buck Vol off.
Vol working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nasty is trying to control Vol's posture but Vol avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vol looking to control but instead Nasty has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Vol is looking for a kimura but Nasty is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vol to get the leverage.
Vol is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nasty pushes Vol off and gets back to his feet.
Vol shoots in for a takedown but Nasty shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasty keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Vol or perhaps it was just good defense by Nasty which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sarkhan Vol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vol fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vol shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nasty sprawls well. Nasty wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vol gets slowly back to his feet.
Vol doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nasty counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vol thinking.
Nasty lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vol misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nasty throws a lazy uppercut
and Vol counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Vol trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vol drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Nasty dives on top into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nasty would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Nasty wants to pass the guard but Vol is keeping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vol has a closed guard, preventing Nasty from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buck Nasty dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sarkhan Vol's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Vol shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nasty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vol scores with a takedown into Nasty's guard.
Nasty wants to get back to his feet but Vol is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Vol trying to control but Nasty is working from the bottom.
Vol working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nasty keeping moving, preventing Vol from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sarkhan Vol wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Vol throws an off balance right hand
and Nasty counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vol misses with a few strikes there.
Vol throws a lazy uppercut
and Nasty counters with a straight right hand.
Vol slips a straight right by Nasty.
Vol wants to clinch but Nasty slips to the side
and Nasty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nasty misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vol decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nasty's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nasty working a defensive guard here.
Nasty keeping full guard, as Vol tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasty wants to stand but Vol is controlling the position.
Nasty keeping moving, preventing Vol from controlling successfully.
Vol has gone for a leg lock! Nasty slips out almost immediately though and dives into Vol's guard.
Nasty being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasty trying to control the position from guard on top but Vol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nasty looks to throw the jab but Vol is out of range.
Nasty misses with the combination.
Vol tries for a takedown but Nasty sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vol misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nasty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sarkhan Vol is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vol throws a right hand that misses
letting Nasty counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vol looks for a takedown but Nasty sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sarkhan Vol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vol rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nasty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vol wants to clinch but Nasty slips to the side
and Nasty counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vol on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice takedown defense from Nasty. No joy for Vol on that attempt.
Vol falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nasty counters with a right hand to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nasty connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vol momentarily.
Buck Nasty seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vol shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nasty sprawls well. Nasty wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vol gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buck Nasty showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sarkhan Vol's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nasty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vol.
Nasty stuffs the takedown attempt from Vol. Vol gets slowly back to his feet.
Nasty throws a shot from downtown. Vol moves away and avoids it.
Vol misses with a body shot
and Nasty counters with a nice uppercut.
Vol has his takedown stuffed
and Nasty counters with a stiff right hand.
Nasty stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sarkhan Vol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasty misses with an uppercut. Vol saw that one coming.
Vol moves out of range as Nasty strikes.
Vol misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nasty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sarkhan Vol's cut is getting worse.
Vol shoots for a takedown but Nasty saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vol falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nasty counters with a stiff right hand.
Vol tries to clinch up but Nasty circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circling - Nasty throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nasty dips to his left and cracks Vol with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nasty bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vol's head backwards.
Sarkhan Vol's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jab, jab by Nasty - just one landing.
Nasty fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vol looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nasty tests Vol's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vol drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nasty misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vol is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nasty.
Jeez, Sarkhan Vol's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Nasty fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vol on the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sarkhan Vol's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Buck Nasty!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Louden Swain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nines Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rodriguez's choice of entrance music: Angel - Massive Attack. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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27
165 lbs
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22
165 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Louden Swain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nines Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez misses with a right hand
and Rodriguez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Swain throws a lazy uppercut
and Rodriguez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Swain shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Swain misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez misses with a series of wild punches.
Swain fails with a takedown attempt.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up
and Swain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Swain misses with a hook
and Rodriguez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez swings widly with a right hand
and Swain counters with a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Swain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rodriguez.
Swain throws out a loose jab but Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nines Rodriguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodriguez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Swain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Swain swings widly with a right hand
letting Rodriguez counter with a right hand.
Rodriguez misses with a looping left.
Swain dives in and grabs Rodriguez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rodriguez pushes down on Swain's head and hops out.
Rodriguez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Swain back to the cage. Rodriguez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Swain misses with an uppercut.
Swain rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rodriguez counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swain.
Rodriguez scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez is looking to control Swain's arms but Swain gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rodriguez has his back to the cage.
Swain letting Rodriguez take a breather here.
Rodriguez misses with a punch to the body.
Swain tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louden Swain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Swain tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rodriguez smiles and moves away.
Swain blocks a jab.
Swain darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Swain misses with an uppercut
and Rodriguez counters with a left and a right that stings Swain.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. Swain does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swain misses with an uppercut
and Rodriguez counters with a three punch combo that has Swain backing up. Swain nods at Rodriguez to acknowledge the strikes.
Rodriguez throws a leg kick that misses.
Swain swings widly with a right hand
enabling Rodriguez to counter with a crisp jab.
Swain is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rodriguez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Swain.
Rodriguez's corner calls for a 1-2. Rodriguez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rodriguez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swain moves away.
Swain throws an off balance right hand
and Rodriguez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Swain's knee momentarily.
Swain fails with the takedown
and Rodriguez counters with a two punch combo.
Swain is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rodriguez's half guard.
Swain is keen to just control but Rodriguez is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swain stops Rodriguez from getting back to his feet.
Swain wants to control but Rodriguez is keeping him busy.
Swain trying to control from Rodriguez's half guard. Rodriguez has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Swain from controlling successfully.
Rodriguez wants to stand up but Swain is controlling him.
Rodriguez has Swain pulled in close to control his posture.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodriguez wants to stand and escape but Swain is having none of it.
Rodriguez controls Swain momentarily but Swain frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nines Rodriguez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice uppercut lands for Swain. That snapped Rodriguez's head back.
Rodriguez throws a right hand that misses
and Swain counters with a nice body shot.
Rodriguez throws a lazy uppercut
and Swain counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Swain ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
Swain misses the jab.
Swain throws an off balance right hand
and Rodriguez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Swain keeps the fight on the outside.
Rodriguez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Swain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rodriguez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rodriguez misses with a double jab
and Swain counters with a stiff right hand.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Swain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Swain throws a right hand that misses
and Swain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Swain shoots in and bounces Rodriguez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Swain's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Swain content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swain prevents Rodriguez from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez wriggles free and stands up.
Rodriguez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rodriguez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Swain misses with a right hand
and Rodriguez counters with a one-two to the body.
Swain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodriguez moves away.
Swain works the jab nicely.
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Swain.
Rodriguez throws a jab when Swain was well out of range.
Swain moves out of range of the leg kick from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Swain.
Swain swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rodriguez counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swain misses the body punch
and Rodriguez counters with a straight right hand.
Swain throws out a powerful jab.
Swain moves out of range of the strikes.
Rodriguez throws a right hand that Swain ducks under and follows up with a left that Swain also avoids with ease.
Rodriguez tried to score with a low kick but Swain checks it.
Rodriguez swings widly with a right hand
and Swain counters with a stiff right hand.
Rodriguez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Swain misses with a left hand
letting Rodriguez counter with a right hand.
Rodriguez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Swain throws a shot from downtown. Rodriguez moves away and avoids it.
Rodriguez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Swain counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swain wants to take a breather but Rodriguez is having none of it.
Rodriguez has one foot on Swain's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Rodriguez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Swain rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rodriguez counters with a two punch combo.
Rodriguez misses with a wild body shot.
Swain lands an overhand right.
Rodriguez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rodriguez.
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!
Rodriguez moves away from the strike by Swain.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodriguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Swain rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rodriguez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rodriguez scores with a hook to the body. Swain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Louden Swain will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Rodriguez throws a lazy uppercut
and Swain counters with a right hand to the body.
Rodriguez throws out a loose jab but Swain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Swain throws a right hand that misses
and Rodriguez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Swain connects with a body shot that sends Rodriguez's belly button to the back.
Rodriguez throws a hook but Swain avoids it easily.
Rodriguez slips under a jab.
Swain misses with a lunging right hand
and Rodriguez counters with a straight right hand.
Swain throws a right hand that misses
and Rodriguez counters with a two punch combo.
Swain looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Swain shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rodriguez sprawls well. Rodriguez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Swain gets slowly back to his feet.
Swain throws the left hand but Rodriguez avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a lazy uppercut
letting Swain counter with a right hand.
Swain throws a lazy uppercut
and Rodriguez counters with a two punch combo.
Swain throws a poor cross that misses
and Rodriguez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rodriguez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rodriguez loads up on a big right hand but Swain slips the punch.
Swain misses the body punch
and Rodriguez counters with a two punch combo.
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rodriguez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Swain.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up
and Swain counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez scores with a sloppy right hand. Swain should have avoided that one.
Nice takedown defense from Rodriguez. No joy for Swain on that attempt.
Swain swings widly with a right hand
and Rodriguez counters with a two punch combo.
Rodriguez looks to land a combination but Swain avoids it well.
Nines Rodriguez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Swain shoots in but Rodriguez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louden Swain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez looks to clinch
letting Swain counter with a right hand.
Swain misses with a hook
and Rodriguez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodriguez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Swain misses.
Swain throws a lazy uppercut
and Rodriguez counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a series of punches but Swain moves out of range.
Swain misses with a hook
and Swain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rodriguez wants to clinch up but Swain keeps it at a distance.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot
and Swain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rodriguez tried to score with a low kick but Swain checks it.
Swain slips under a jab from Rodriguez.
Nines Rodriguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodriguez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but Swain is having none of it.
Swain throws an off balance right hand
and Rodriguez counters with a straight right hand.
Rodriguez takes a swing at Swain's ribcage but misses.
Swain fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A shot to the body from Rodriguez misses
and Swain counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Swain with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Swain from controlling successfully.
Swain stops Rodriguez from standing up.
Swain not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Swain stopping the sweep attempt from Rodriguez.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Louden Swain wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rodriguez feints a jab promting Swain to slip. Rodriguez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Swain slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nines Rodriguez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rodriguez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nines Rodriguez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Happy Flowers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Siro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flowers kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wu Tang Clan - Tiger Style. Pekka Siro will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Happy Flowers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pekka Siro!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siro is looking to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Siro.
Siro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Flowers, pushing him back against the cage.
Siro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flowers is defending well for now.
Siro lands an elbow inside that Flowers shrugs off.
Siro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Happy Flowers has been cut.
Siro trying to land knees to the body.
Siro trying to control the position but instead, Flowers has worked for underhooks and has pushed Siro into the cage.
Flowers stalling the fight.
Siro lands an elbow just above Flowers 's eye.
Siro misses with an elbow over the top.
Siro utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Siro.
Flowers is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Siro lands an elbow just above Flowers 's eye.
Siro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Flowers in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Siro.
Flowers takes an elbow to the temple.
Siro lands an elbow that stopped Flowers in his tracks for a moment.
Siro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Flowers takes a knee to the side of the body.
Siro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Flowers takes an elbow to the forehead.
Siro lands an elbow inside that Flowers shrugs off.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Siro obliges.
With the fighters up against the cage, Siro throws an elbow but misses.
Siro lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flowers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Siro has Flowers pressed against the cage.
Siro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Siro.
Flowers takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Siro.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Siro takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Siro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flowers is defending well for now.
Siro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Siro is pushing Flowers up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Siro tries to land knees in the clinch but Flowers avoids the damage to the body.
Siro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Siro lands a damaging elbow.
Siro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Siro obliges.
Flowers blocks an elbow strike from Siro.
Siro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Siro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Flowers's defenses.
Siro lands an elbow inside.
Siro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Flowers's defenses.
Flowers takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siro lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Siro.
Happy Flowers's cut is getting worse.
Siro missing with knees to the body.
Siro pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Siro gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Siro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Siro stops a takedown attempt from Flowers.
Siro lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siro working Flowers over with knees to the body.
Siro scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Siro.
Siro lands an elbow inside that Flowers shrugs off.
Flowers takes an elbow to the forehead.
Siro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Siro throws an elbow that misses.
Siro gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Siro throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Siro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flowers is defending well for now.
Flowers is looking to control Siro's arms but Siro gets an underhook and turns him. Now Flowers has his back to the cage.
Siro avoiding damage.
Flowers drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Siro lands an elbow just above Flowers 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Siro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Flowers avoiding damage as Siro throws knees to the body.
Flowers tries to circle away but Siro has him pinned against the cage.
Siro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Flowers.
Flowers managing to block the knees to the body from Siro.
Siro throws an elbow but it misses.
Flowers takes an elbow to the temple.
Happy Flowers's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Siro pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Flowers looking to stall.
Siro gets underhooks to prevent Flowers's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Happy Flowers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Siro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Flowers managing to block the knees to the body from Siro.
Siro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Siro is pushing Flowers up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Siro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Flowers lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Flowers avoiding damage as Siro throws knees to the body.
Siro landing knees to the body.
Siro lands an elbow just above Flowers 's eye.
Flowers looking for a takedown.
Siro throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siro lands an elbow that stopped Flowers in his tracks for a moment.
Siro lands an elbow inside.
Siro lands a nice elbow.
Siro is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Flowers takes a knee to the side of the body.
Siro lands a damaging elbow.
Flowers takes an elbow to the forehead.
Siro lands an elbow that stopped Flowers in his tracks for a moment.
Siro working Flowers over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Siro effectively controlling the action here.
Siro lands an elbow inside that Flowers shrugs off.
Flowers takes an elbow to the temple.
Siro lands a damaging elbow.
Jeez, Happy Flowers's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Siro dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Siro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Flowers lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Siro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Flowers's defenses.
Siro using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Siro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Siro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Siro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Happy Flowers's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Good leg kick by Siro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Siro throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Siro.
Siro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pekka Siro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flowers tries to move into range but Siro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Flowers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Siro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Siro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Flowers.
Siro throws a head kick that misses.
Flowers avoids the head kick by Siro.
Siro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Siro lands an elbow inside that Flowers shrugs off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Siro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Flowers.
Siro scores a nice knee to the body.
Siro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Siro prevents a body shot from Flowers.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Flowers blocks the elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siro gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Siro working Flowers over with knees to the body.
Siro lands a nice knee to the body.
Siro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Siro lands an elbow inside.
Siro gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Siro.
Siro lands an elbow that stopped Flowers in his tracks for a moment.
Siro crunches a lovely knee into Flowers's ribcage.
Siro lands an elbow that stopped Flowers in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Happy Flowers's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pekka Siro!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Mullin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. South Texas Death Ride kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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172 lbs
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Mullin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mullin.
Mullin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mullin throws a head kick that misses
letting Lopez counter with a right hand.
Mullin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mullin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lopez feints a jab promting Mullin to slip. Lopez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mullin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pedro Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez throws a looping overhand right but Mullin ducks down to avoid it.
Lopez 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.
Mullin throws a nice head kick!
Lopez sizes up Mullin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lopez connects with an inside leg kick.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lopez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mullin.
Mullin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lopez is fending him off so far but Mullin persists. Nope, Lopez circles away and we're back to standing.
Lopez fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullin tries a head kick but it misses.
Lopez looks to throw a body kick
and Mullin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mullin wants a takedown.
Lopez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lopez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mullin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mullin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lopez takes one to the side of the head.
Mullin shoots in but Lopez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Mullin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lopez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lopez connects with a crisp jab.
Lopez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mullin.
Mullin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lopez misses with the combination.
Mullin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Mullin or perhaps it was just good defense by Lopez which made him look bad.
Mullin misses with a takedown
and Lopez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mullin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mullin manages to avoid it.
Lopez throws out a powerful jab.
Lopez clinches with his opponent.
Lopez pushes Mullin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mullin fails to land.
Mullin misses with a body punch.
Mullin swings wildly with an uppercut but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mullin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mullin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mullin is looking to clinch.
Mullin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mullin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mullin misses with an uppercut
and Lopez counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mullin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lopez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mullin moves away.
Mullin closes the distance and clinches up with Lopez, looking for a takedown. Mullin pushes Lopez against the cage but Lopez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lopez moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Lopez.
Lopez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lopez has Mullin pressed against the cage, preventing Mullin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lopez prevents the takedown attempt.
Mullin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mullin is breathing heavily.
Lopez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lopez blocks a body shot from Mullin.
Lopez blocking some punches.
Mullin has had enough of the clinch but Lopez keeps him there for the moment.
Lopez has Mullin pressed against the cage, preventing Mullin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mullin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lopez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lopez tries to land a knee to the head but Mullin blocks with his arms.
Mullin swings wildly with an uppercut but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopez is leaning against Mullin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mullin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lopez stops a takedown attempt from Mullin.
Still in the clinch, Lopez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lopez goes for a takedown attempt but Mullin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mullin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez misses with a low kick.
Lopez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lopez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mullin shoots in looking for a takedown. Lopez tries to sprawl out of it but Mullin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lopez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez lands with a right hand.
Mullin clobbers Lopez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Lopez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lopez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mullin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lopez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mullin throws a lazy uppercut
and Lopez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lopez fails to land.
Mullin throws a punch but it's blocked by Lopez.
Lopez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mullin backwards.
Lopez is stalling here.
Mullin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lopez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mullin tries to work over Lopez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mullin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lopez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mullin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lopez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lopez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mullin.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Mullin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lopez scores with a hook to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Lopez.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lopez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mullin blocks it with crossed arms.
Mullin wants to break free but Lopez has control.
Mullin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lopez has a couple of punches blocked by Mullin.
Mullin blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Lopez.
Lopez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lopez taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullin is working for takedown but Lopez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mullin tries to score a body lock takedown but Lopez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lopez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lopez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mullin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lopez lands a body shot.
Lopez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mullin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Lopez.
A nice left hand lands by Lopez.
Lopez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lopez lands a body shot.
Lopez lands with a light punch inside.
A right hand to the body from Lopez.
Lopez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mullin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mullin leaves Lopez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lopez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lopez misses with a hook. Mullin ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mullin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez scores with a hook to the body. Mullin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lopez jabs Mullin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lopez blocks a head kick by Mullin.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Mullin moves out of range easily.
Lopez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lopez lands with a good body shot.
Mullin staying out of range there.
Lopez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Lopez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lopez misses with a few strikes there.
Lopez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mullin's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pedro Lopez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lopez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lopez misses with a lunging right hand
and Mullin counters with a leg kick.
Mullin throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
Mullin clinches.
Lopez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lopez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lopez is trying to drag Mullin to the mat but Mullin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mullin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lopez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lopez crunches a lovely knee into Mullin's ribcage.
Lopez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lopez lands with a left to the head.
Lopez is leaning against Mullin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lopez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lopez lands a body punch.
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!
Lopez wants a takedown but no success here.
Lopez keeps control of Mullin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Lopez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lopez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lopez lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mullins head.
Lopez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mullins head.
Good body shot from Lopez.
Lopez is trying to maintain a safe position but Mullin gets an underhook and turns Lopez into the cage.
Lopez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lopez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lopez is working Mullin over against the cage.
Lopez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lopez lands a left hand.
Lopez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lopez misses with a punch on the inside.
Lopez scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Lopez on the inside.
Mullin swings wildly with an uppercut but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mullin as Lopez tries to tie him up.
A short uppercut from Mullin.
Mullin takes a shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mullin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lopezs head.
Mullin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mullin.
Mullin tries for a takedown but Lopez manages to get underhooks.
Mullin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mullin throws a lazy uppercut
and Lopez counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Lopez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lopez connects with a right hand. Mullin shakes it off.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lopez.
Lopez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mullin under the eye.
Mullin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lopez lunges at Mullin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mullin's hand.
Mullin loads up on a big right hand but Lopez slips the punch.
Mullin missing with a left hand there. Lopez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lopez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mullin swivels and escapes.
Lopez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lopez is looking to clinch but Mullin is avoiding it.
Lopez missing with a left hand there. Mullin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mullin swats away the attempt to clinch by Lopez.
Lopez thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez looks to land a body kick but Mullin moved away.
Mullin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lopez circles away.
Mullin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lopez misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Lopez.
Lopez closes the distance and clinches up with Mullin, looking for a takedown. Lopez pushes Mullin against the cage but Mullin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A left and a right from Lopez both land. Nice combination.
Lopez tries a head kick but it misses.
Lopez misses with a right hand
and Mullin counters with a left and a right that stings Lopez.
Lopez gets tackled into the cage by Mullin. Mullin maintains the clinch.
Lopez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mullin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mullin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lopez is trying to maintain a safe position but Mullin gets an underhook and turns Lopez into the cage.
Lopez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lopez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A left hand lands to the body for Mullin.
Michael Mullin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Mullin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Lopez on the inside.
Mullin wants the takedown. Lopez is fighting it off but Mullin persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Lopez's guard against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mullin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lopez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mullin throwing strikes but missing.
Mullin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lopez's head.
Mullin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lopez wants to sweep but no luck.
Mullin pushes down on Lopez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lopez tries to get to full guard but Mullin has control of the leg.
Lopez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullin is trying to control the action in half guard but Lopez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mullin is thwarting Lopez's attempts to control the position.
Lopez regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Mullin.
Mullin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lopez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mullin is fighting to break Lopez's control of his arms but Lopez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mullin tries to free his leg and advance position but Lopez is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lopez looking for a sweep. Not yet Lopez, not yet.
Mullin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lopez keeping moving, preventing Mullin from controlling successfully.
Lopez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mullin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lopez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mullin.
Mullin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lopez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mullin has Lopez in his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Mullin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lopez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Lopez!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Experimental Drugabuser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isto Benson Simomaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drugabuser comes to the cage accompanied by Not Afraid- Eminem. 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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290 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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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, Experimental Drugabuser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isto Benson Simomaa!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Drugabuser misses
and Simomaa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick misses from Drugabuser.
Drugabuser loads up on a big right hand but Simomaa slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Drugabuser.
Drugabuser keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Simomaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A left lands for Simomaa.
Simomaa misses the body punch
letting Drugabuser counter with a right hand.
It looks like Isto Benson Simomaa has been cut.
Simomaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drugabuser.
Simomaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drugabuser.
Drugabuser throws a leg kick that is checked
and Simomaa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Drugabuser is looking to break free of the clinch but Simomaa has double underhooks.
Simomaa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Drugabuser is looking to break free of the clinch but Simomaa has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drugabuser is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Simomaa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Drugabuser can't break the clinch.
Drugabuser pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drugabuser is looking to score with low kicks.
Drugabuser misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Simomaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Simomaa tries to close the distance and clinch but Drugabuser swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Simomaa missing with a left hand there. Drugabuser was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drugabuser throws a combination that misses
and Simomaa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Simomaa avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two 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.
Drugabuser slips a jab from Simomaa.
Simomaa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Simomaa digs a good hook to Drugabuser's body.
Simomaa misses with a hook. Drugabuser ducked under it nicely.
Drugabuser keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drugabuser lands a lovely overhand right.
Simomaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drugabuser misses with a combination
and Simomaa counters by moving into the clinch.
Simomaa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Simomaa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drugabuser letting Simomaa take a breather here.
Simomaa lands a nice elbow.
Simomaa keeps control of Drugabuser as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Simomaa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Drugabuser tries to circle away but Simomaa has him pinned against the cage.
Drugabuser with a knee to the head.
Simomaa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Experimental Drugabuser has been cut.
Drugabuser is trying to break free.
Simomaa lands a nice elbow.
Simomaa stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Isto Benson Simomaa.
Simomaa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Simomaa misses with a jab to the body
and Drugabuser counters with a nice body shot.
Simomaa looks gassed!
Simomaa ducks under a wild hook from Drugabuser.
Drugabuser throws a head kick but Simomaa moves out of range.
Drugabuser pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drugabuser misses with a left hand
and Simomaa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simomaa tries to clinch but Drugabuser is having none of it.
Simomaa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Drugabuser counters with a thumping low kick.
Drugabuser misses with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simomaa ducks under a wild hook from Drugabuser.
Drugabuser looks to land a right hand but Simomaa moved out of range.
Drugabuser avoids the body shot from Simomaa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Experimental Drugabuser dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Simomaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drugabuser manages to avoid it.
Drugabuser misses with a lunging right hand
and Simomaa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Simomaa misses with a body shot
and Drugabuser counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drugabuser throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Simomaa walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drugabuser misses with a straight left.
Simomaa dodges the punch combination from Drugabuser.
Experimental Drugabuser is winning the standup battle so far.
Drugabuser lands with a nice body kick.
Drugabuser's jab looks to have found its range, popping Simomaa under the eye.
Simomaa is breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick from Drugabuser misses.
Simomaa tries to clinch but Drugabuser moves away
and Drugabuser counters with a nice right hand that sends Simomaa toppling to the canvas! Simomaa scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Drugabuser finish him?!
Simomaa is rocked!
That has opened up Isto Benson Simomaa's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drugabuser pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drugabuser throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Simomaa.
No joy there for Drugabuser, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drugabuser throws a solid leg kick but Simomaa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Drugabuser.
Drugabuser throws a head kick but Simomaa moves out of range.
Drugabuser misses with an uppercut
and Simomaa moves into the clinch.
Drugabuser is looking to break free of the clinch but Simomaa has double underhooks.
Drugabuser is looking to control Simomaa's arms but Simomaa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Drugabuser has his back to the cage.
Drugabuser wants to get back to striking at distance but Simomaa won't allow it.
Simomaa is pushing Drugabuser up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Drugabuser can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Simomaa misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice elbow from Simomaa.
Simomaa is struggling to control the position.
Simomaa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Simomaa is stalling here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Simomaa throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drugabuser is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Simomaa is keeping busy.
Drugabuser wants to break free but Simomaa has control.
Drugabuser looking to stall.
Drugabuser is stalling here.
Drugabuser tries to break free but Simomaa pushes him back against the cage.
Simomaa is struggling to control the position.
Drugabuser blocks an elbow strike from Simomaa.
Drugabuser blocks an elbow strike.
Drugabuser takes an elbow to the temple.
Drugabuser wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Simomaa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Drugabuser blocks the elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Isto Benson Simomaa.
A slow jab from Drugabuser misses its intended target.
Drugabuser tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Simomaa darts in and clinches Drugabuser up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Drugabuser's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Drugabuser dodges an elbow strike from Simomaa.
Drugabuser stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drugabuser is trying to push Simomaa away but Simomaa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Simomaa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Drugabuser goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Experimental Drugabuser dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Drugabuser rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Simomaa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drugabuser slips under a jab from Simomaa.
Drugabuser scores with a push kick.
Drugabuser scores with a sloppy right hand. Simomaa should have avoided that one.
Drugabuser throws a head kick that misses.
Drugabuser swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Simomaa throws a lazy uppercut
and Drugabuser counters with a thumping low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Drugabuser.
Simomaa avoids the head kick by Drugabuser.
Drugabuser scores with a sloppy right hand. Simomaa should have avoided that one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drugabuser bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simomaa blocks a jab.
Simomaa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Drugabuser is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Simomaa can do to turn this around?
Simomaa moves out of range of the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Simomaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drugabuser bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Simomaa's head.
Drugabuser swings away with a body shot that misses
and Simomaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Simomaa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Simomaa in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Drugabuser throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drugabuser rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Simomaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drugabuser misses with a right hand
and Simomaa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Isto Benson Simomaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drugabuser wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Simomaa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Drugabuser up against the cage.
Simomaa throws an elbow but it misses.
Simomaa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Drugabuser escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drugabuser is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Simomaa.
A lazy body kick from Drugabuser
and Simomaa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Simomaa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drugabuser swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Simomaa lunges at Drugabuser with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Drugabuser's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simomaa lands with an overhand left.
Simomaa tries to clinch
and Drugabuser counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drugabuser tries a head kick but it misses.
Simomaa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drugabuser paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drugabuser uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Simomaa.
Drugabuser scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Drugabuser punishes Simomaa's body with a nice straight punch.
Drugabuser throws a head kick that misses.
Simomaa throws a right hand that misses
and Drugabuser counters with a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Drugabuser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drugabuser misses with a few strikes there.
Drugabuser misses with a double jab
and Simomaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Drugabuser rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Simomaa counters with a right hand to the body.
Drugabuser keeps the fight on the outside.
Drugabuser throws an off balance right hand
and Simomaa counters with a straight right hand.
Drugabuser throws a push kick but Simomaa slaps the foot to one side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simomaa throws a lazy uppercut
and Drugabuser counters with a head kick. That will keep Simomaa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking cross lands there for Simomaa.
Drugabuser misses with a straight left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Experimental Drugabuser showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Drugabuser, 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Experimental Drugabuser!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trent Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kojo Sarpong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sarpong comes into a darkened arena with his song building. HellRazor kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Trent Pope could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kojo Sarpong's chin.
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285 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trent Pope!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kojo Sarpong!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarpong scores with a hook.
Pope throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sarpong counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pope pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pope throws the kick towards the body but Sarpong avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pope looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pope tries to clinch but Sarpong moves out of range.
Sarpong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Pope to counter with a crisp jab.
Sarpong throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sarpong.
Sarpong moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pope connects with a leg kick. Sarpong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sarpong throws a head kick but Pope moves out of range.
Sarpong looks to land a body kick but Pope moved away.
Pope tries to clinch up but Sarpong circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Pope.
A jab from Sarpong finds it's way through Pope's defenses.
Pope drops his hands momentarily and Sarpong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pope moves out of range as Sarpong throws a body kick.
Sarpong throws the kick towards the body but Pope avoids it.
Pope walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarpong lands a high kick!
Pope lands a jab-cross combination.
Pope throws a right and a left that Sarpong avoids nicely.
Sarpong lands with a nice combination. Pope backs away looking to recover.
Sarpong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sarpong misses with a kick to the body.
Pope misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pope uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sarpong.
Sarpong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sarpong misses with a leg kick.
Sarpong throws a lazy head kick
and Pope counters by clinching up.
Sarpong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pope drops Sarpong with a big knee straight up the middle! Sarpong is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Sarpong is rocked!
It looks like Kojo Sarpong has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pope throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Sarpong to counter with a crisp jab.
Sarpong is still on wobbly legs! Can Pope finish him?
Sarpong throws a head kick that misses.
Sarpong seems to have recovered his senses.
Sarpong has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pope tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sarpong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sarpong keeps the fight on the outside.
Pope takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pope wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pope fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kojo Sarpong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Pope there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sarpong is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pope had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sarpong looks gassed!
Pope rushes Sarpong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sarpong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pope lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pope tries to stall but Sarpong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pope blocks the elbow strike.
Sarpong throws a punch but it's blocked by Pope.
Pope using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sarpong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sarpong lands a left hand.
Sarpong lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sarpong.
Sarpong lands with a light punch inside.
Sarpong misses with the head strike.
Pope tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pope landing knees to the head.
Sarpong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pope.
Pope looking to slow down the pace here.
Sarpong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pope lands a body punch.
Sarpong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pope lands a nice elbow.
Pope landing knees to the head.
Pope stalling the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Sarpong fails to land.
Nice elbow from Pope.
A knee to the head by Pope.
Pope lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pope.
Pope is pushing Sarpong up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pope throws a punch but it's blocked by Sarpong.
Pope lands an elbow inside that Sarpong shrugs off.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sarpong blocks an elbow strike from Pope.
Pope blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sarpong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pope pushes off an throws an elbow but Sarpong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pope throws an elbow that misses.
Pope lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Pope.
A short body shot lands from Sarpong as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sarpong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sarpong struggles to land a body shot inside as Pope controls his hands.
Sarpong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pope unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sarpong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sarpong is trying to maintain a safe position but Pope gets an underhook and turns Sarpong into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pope.
Sarpong will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pope up against the cage.
Sarpong blocks an elbow strike.
Sarpong blocks an elbow strike.
Sarpong avoids a wild elbow strike from Pope.
Pope working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sarpong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pope throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pope missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pope.
Pope comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pope misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sarpong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pope lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sarpong tries to work over Pope's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pope lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pope blocking some punches.
Pope lands with a left to the head.
Good body shot from Sarpong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Trent Pope will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kojo Sarpong's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sarpong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pope needs to keep his hands up - Sarpong had a free shot at his head there.
Donk. Sarpong catches Pope right on the button with a cross.
A low kick from Sarpong misses
and Pope counters with a thumping low kick.
Pope fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sarpong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pope fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kojo Sarpong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pope drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Trent Pope is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pope tries to clinch but Sarpong moves out of range.
Sarpong throws a poor cross that misses
and Pope counters with a good, hard body kick but Sarpong shrugs it off.
Sarpong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sarpong misses with an uppercut
and Pope counters with a body kick that stops Sarpong in his tracks momentarily.
Sarpong is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sarpong tries to move into range but Pope moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pope wants to clinch.
Pope looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pope circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Sarpong drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Pope follows Sarpong to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trent Pope!
Trent Pope retains his heavyweight title!
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