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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between MARTIN BRYANT (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jeff Nelson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, MARTIN BRYANT!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson throws a low kick but BRYANT avoids it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
BRYANT darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nelson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
BRYANT is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nelson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time BRYANT.
Nelson trying to hold on to BRYANT's head to control him but BRYANT postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BRYANT is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nelson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Nelson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. BRYANT is working away from the top position though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. BRYANT connects with a nice short shot to Nelson's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BRYANT seems to be working for a kimura but Nelson defends the submission attempt.
Nelson is looking to improve his position.
BRYANT is looking for a kimura here.
Nelson wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson wants to improve his position but BRYANT is controlling well.
BRYANT passes the guard and advances to mount!
BRYANT scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Nelson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson looking to pass the guard.
BRYANT on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if BRYANT tries to get out of the position.
Nelson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of BRYANT's head.
Nelson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed BRYANT's guard.
BRYANT actively working from the bottom here.
BRYANT is breathing heavily.
Nelson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. BRYANT doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nelson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
MARTIN BRYANT dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nelson is looking to clinch but BRYANT is avoiding it.
Nelson throws a nice looking combination but BRYANT bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
BRYANT shoots in and bounces Nelson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nelson keeping full guard, as BRYANT tries to pass.
Nelson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
BRYANT tries to get to full guard but Nelson has control of the leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BRYANT looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
BRYANT tries to get to full guard but Nelson has control of the leg.
Nelson working over BRYANT with some ground and pound. BRYANT looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nelson prevents BRYANT from improving his position.
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.
Nelson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nelson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
BRYANT is trying to get back to full guard.
Nelson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed BRYANT's head.
Nelson wants to free his trapped foot but BRYANT is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nelson not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is nestled in close to BRYANT, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nelson is trying to control the action in half guard but BRYANT is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nelson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nelson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
BRYANT tries to roll over but Nelson keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
BRYANT is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Nelson pulls his head out easily.
Nelson drops an elbow to the side of BRYANT's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nelson is just content to waste time from the top position. BRYANT takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
BRYANT looking for a guillotine here but Nelson defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Nelson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nelson throws a right hand that BRYANT ducks under and follows up with a left that BRYANT also avoids with ease.
Nelson throws a series of punches but BRYANT moves out of range.
Nelson tries to clinch up.
BRYANT throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nelson's waist but Nelson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing BRYANT off to one side.
Nelson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so BRYANT counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
BRYANT knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nelson on the ground.
Nelson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. BRYANT is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Nelson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take BRYANT's back instead.
BRYANT tries to roll but Nelson sticks to his back.
BRYANT manages to reverse the position and now he's in Nelson's guard. Nice work there by BRYANT.
BRYANT will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nelson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nelson keeping full guard, as BRYANT tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BRYANT lands a couple of elbows.
BRYANT slips nicely into half guard.
BRYANT is looking for a kimura here.
BRYANT missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson kicks off BRYANT and gets to his feet.
BRYANT closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - BRYANT lands in his opponent's guard.
BRYANT drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and BRYANT jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nelson keeping full guard, as BRYANT tries to pass.
BRYANT drops back, looking for a kneebar! Nelson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Nelson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Nelson!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson in side control lands a decent elbow.
BRYANT is looking for a sweep.
BRYANT manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
BRYANT is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Nelson pulls his head out easily.
BRYANT is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
BRYANT moves into full guard.
Nelson stopping the sweep attempt from BRYANT.
BRYANT manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that's the end of the fight!
MARTIN BRYANT showed his dominance in that final round.
I think BRYANT has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... MARTIN BRYANT!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tero Elo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Fowler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Helsinki City Boy. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tero Elo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Fowler!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fowler takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Elo.
Elo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fowler knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fowler tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Elo wants to control but Fowler is keeping him busy.
Fowler is looking to regain half guard here but Elo keeps moving and retains side control.
Elo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fowler taking a bit of punishment here - Elo scoring with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fowler is looking for a sweep.
Fowler misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Elo lands an elbow.
Fowler looks gassed!
Fowler is not content to let Elo control the position.
Fowler tries to improve position but can't.
Elo trying to control the position but Fowler is working away.
Fowler is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Fowler is trying to get back to half guard.
Elo working the head and body with strikes.
Elo moves into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fowler is trying desperately to improve position.
Elo lands a heavy elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fowler is looking to improve his position but Elo isn't that keen on the idea.
Elo tries to control but Fowler wriggling away.
Elo is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Fowler is surviving well by controlling Elo's body position as best he can.
Fowler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Elo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fowler tries to reverse the position but Elo maintains control.
Fowler wants to control but Elo is having none of it.
Elo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fowler is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Elo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Elo working the ground and pound effectively.
Fowler wants to control but Elo is having none of it.
The referee warns Fowler that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Elo goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Fowler is on top in guard.
Elo being controlled here, momentarily.
Elo striking from his own guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fowler manages to get himself to full guard.
Fowler keeping moving, preventing Elo from controlling successfully.
Elo content to stall in guard here.
Elo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fowler's head.
Fowler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Elo.
Elo is pushing down on Fowler's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fowler is fighting to maintain full guard but Elo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Elo winds up and cracks Fowler with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Elo seems to be working for a kimura but Fowler defends the submission attempt.
Fowler won't allow Elo to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tero Elo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fowler slips a jab and a cross from Elo.
Fowler with a lazy takedown attempt
and Elo counters with a three punch combo that has Fowler backing up. Fowler nods at Elo to acknowledge the strikes.
Elo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Elo looks for the body kick but Fowler saw that one coming.
Elo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fowler, pushing him back against the cage.
Elo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fowler gets underhooks to prevent Elo's takedown attempt.
Fowler breaks from the clinch.
Elo connects with a jab.
Elo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fowler.
Elo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fowler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Elo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut lands for Elo. That snapped Fowler's head back.
Elo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fowler gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Elo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tero Elo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Fowler.
Fowler moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fowler looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Elo has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Fowler is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Elo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fowler decides to stand up, so the ref orders Elo to his feet.
Fowler is breathing heavily.
Elo throws a series of strikes that have Fowler backpedaling.
Elo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fowler shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Elo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Elo.
Elo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fowler gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Elo regains guard.
Elo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Elo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elo is trying to hold Fowler in close to prevent damage but Fowler has managed to pass into half guard.
Fowler thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Elo's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elo is looking to improve his position.
Elo is looking to control Fowler's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Elo avoid being mounted?
Elo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Elo is not content to let Fowler control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Elo is looking to slow Fowler down with leg kicks.
Elo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fowler forces Elo back against the cage and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Elo.
Elo lands a left hand.
Fowler gets underhooks to prevent Elo's takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Elo.
Elo wants a takedown but no success here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fowler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fowler gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fowler blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Elo.
Elo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Elo wants to clinch but Fowler slips to the side
and Fowler counters with a nice double leg into side control. Elo won't be happy with that.
Elo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Fowler wants to stand but Elo has his arm trapped.
Elo tries to buck Fowler off but Fowler is having none of it.
Elo is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Fowler is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Fowler sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Elo tries to reverse the position but Fowler maintains control.
Fowler controlling his opponent.
Fowler unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Elo thows a big elbow that misses.
Elo won't allow Fowler to get back to his feet.
Elo advances position into side control!
Elo cracks Fowler with a big elbow.
It looks like Jacob Fowler has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Elo has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tero Elo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jacob Fowler's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A head kick from Elo lands but Fowler takes it in his stride.
Elo with a nice cross.
Fowler closes the distance and clinches up with Elo, looking for a takedown. Fowler pushes Elo against the cage but Elo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Elo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fowler but Fowler pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Elo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fowler has time to react.
Tero Elo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fowler avoids the head kick by Elo.
Elo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Elo trying to control the action but Fowler is working from the bottom.
Elo seems to be looking for submissions.
Fowler manages to get to full guard.
Fowler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fowler is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Elo tries to free his leg and advance position but Fowler is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fowler wants to sweep here but Elo controlling him for the moment.
Elo trying to control the position from guard on top but Fowler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Elo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fowler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Elo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Elo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Elo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fowler does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Elo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Elo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Elo is landing with some decent strikes but Fowler is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elo swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Fowler is now in Elo's guard. A big mistake from Elo there, giving up the dominant position!
Fowler stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Fowler drives through with a takedown into guard.
Elo wants to sweep here but Fowler controlling him for the moment.
Elo looking for a guillotine here but Fowler defends easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fowler's guard.
Fowler is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Elo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fowler tries to bench press Elo off him but Elo keeps the position.
Fowler avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Elo.
Fowler manages to work his way to half guard, despite Elo's best efforts.
Elo is working for a submission of some sort.
Tero Elo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Elo thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Fowler to regain full guard.
Elo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Elo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fowler keeps working.
Elo working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fowler is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Elo in side control lands a decent elbow.
Fowler is rocked!
Elo in side control lands a decent elbow.
Fowler is still in real trouble! Can Elo finish him?
That has opened up Jacob Fowler's cut even more.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jacob Fowler's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tero Elo!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jakamo Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patrick Bell struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 137.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jakamo Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Bell!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bell looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Bell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Bell circles away.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Bell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bell tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bell tries to move into range but Jones moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Bell saw that one coming.
Jones tests Bell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bell has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bell tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jones throws a jab when Bell was well out of range.
Jones throws a one two combo.
Jones instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bell is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bell pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bell backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones trying to stall but Bell improves his position.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones connects with the punch.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Bell seems unphased.
Jones throws a series of punches but Bell avoids them all with ease.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones moves away from the strike by Bell.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Patrick Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones looks to land a combination. Bell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a series of punches but Bell avoids them all with ease.
Bell misses with a takedown
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones is looking to wear down Bell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Bell misses with a takedown
and Jones counters with a single leg into guard. Bell didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is working Bell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
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!
Jones stands up over Bell, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jones chips away with some ground and pound.
Bell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bell can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jones passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jones working the ground and pound.
Jones moves into full mount!
BOOM! Jones connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bell really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jones putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell is looking to get to half guard.
Jones lands a big elbow.
Jones lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bell bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jones working over Bell with some ground and pound. Bell looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bell is trying to stand.
Bell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jones scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jones lands a nice short elbow.
Jones lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jones scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bell tries to kick Jones off but Jones keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jones takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones slips a nice elbow through Bell's hands, connecting with Bell's forehead.
Bell is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones drops an elbow to the side of Bell's head.
Bell is still in real trouble! Can Jones finish him?
Jones winds up and cracks Bell with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jones scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jones scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Jones there.
Jones is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bell on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jones is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bell!
Jones has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jones has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bell's face.
Jones lands with some strikes.
The referee warns Bell that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jones postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bell looks a forlorn figure.
Jones with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bell?
Jones lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bell hang on?
Jones unloading with bombs!
Jones lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bell hang on?
Jones with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jakamo Jones dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jones lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Bell falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jakamo Jones!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Tapper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Tapper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Doe!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doe takes the fight into the clinch.
Tapper goes for a takedown attempt but Doe pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tapper shoots in but Doe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tapper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Doe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Doe doesn't manage to clinch there - Tapper circles away.
Tapper fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Tapper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tapper fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tapper scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Doe stuffs the takedown.
Tapper thows a leg kick but Doe checks it
and Tapper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Doe wants to clinch.
Tapper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doe lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tapper will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe tries to clinch up.
Doe moves into range and clinches up with Tapper.
Doe lands a left hand.
Doe lands a nice knee to the body.
Tapper is breathing heavily.
Doe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doe scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tapper won't allow Doe to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doe wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doe perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Doe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tapper. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Doe wants to stand up but Tapper has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Doe takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Doe working the head and body with strikes.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Doe in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
I looks like Doe might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Doe seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Doe in particular looking to stall.
Ground and pound from Doe.
Doe with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Let's hope that Doe has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Despite being in the dominant position, John Doe just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Doe is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tapper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Doe cracks the inside of Tapper's front leg.
Tapper takes a kick to the side of the head.
Doe moves in looking to clinch but Tapper pushes him off.
Tapper closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Doe to the mat! Doe manages to get full guard.
Doe working a defensive guard here.
Doe wants to get back to his feet but Tapper passes into half guard.
Doe wants to control but Tapper is keeping busy.
Tapper trying to control the pace.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tapper seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Doe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe is looking for a sweep. Tapper is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Doe is in trouble now - Tapper has advanced to mount!
Doe holds on for dear life, controlling Tapper's posture momentarily.
Doe wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Tapper is trying to stick to Doe's back but Doe is turning into Tapper. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Tapper's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Doe.
Doe stands and steps away. Tapper gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A thudding body kick lands there by Doe!
Doe tries to clinch but Tapper is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doe misses with a two punch combination.
Doe drives through and clinches with Tapper against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tapper is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Doe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tapper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Doe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doe tries to clinch there but Tapper circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Doe dominated that round.
That's time! Tapper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Doe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tapper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doe tries to clinch there but Tapper circles away.
Tapper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Doe clinches up with Tapper and pushes him back against the cage.
Tapper looking for a takedown.
Tapper tries to pull guard but Doe holds him up against the cage and eventually Tapper drops back down to his feet.
Tapper managing to block the knees to the body from Doe.
Tapper tries to pull guard but Doe holds him up against the cage and eventually Tapper drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Tapper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tapper tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Doe smiles and moves away.
Doe wants to clinch.
Doe throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tapper has his takedown stuffed
and Doe counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Doe trying to control but Tapper is working from the bottom.
Doe content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Doe trying to control the position from guard on top but Tapper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doe is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Doe works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Doe tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Tapper.
Doe throwing shots but Tapper is blocking nicely.
Tapper is refusing to be controlled, as Doe sits in half guard.
Tapper won't allow Doe to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tapper is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Doe is tapping! Great win for Tapper!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tommy Tapper!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mason Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan McGraw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mason Stone has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mason Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan McGraw!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone misses with a takedown attempt - McGraw sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McGraw closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Stone to the mat! Stone manages to get full guard.
McGraw throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McGraw tries to free his leg and advance position but Stone is retaining full guard.
Stone might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
McGraw slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGraw stands up over Stone, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Stone thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stone looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McGraw stopping the sweep attempt from Stone.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
McGraw stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McGraw stopping the sweep attempt from Stone.
McGraw working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGraw throwing strikes from guard but Stone blocks nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stone shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
McGraw trying to keep a closed guard but Stone is proving a slippery customer.
McGraw trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
McGraw is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Stone forces his way into half guard.
Ground and pound from Stone.
McGraw missing with punches from the bottom.
Stone is looking to take a break and control but McGraw is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stone is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
McGraw is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone is keen to just control but McGraw is a slippery customer.
McGraw is defending against the submission attempts here by Stone.
Stone is breathing heavily.
McGraw misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Stone is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Stone looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
McGraw is doing well to control the position and prevent Stone from advancing to side control.
McGraw tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Stone is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McGraw doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Stone.
McGraw is trying to stand.
McGraw kicks off Stone and gets to his feet.
Stone fails with the takedown
and McGraw counters with a shoot takedown. Stone fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGraw trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
Stone manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Stone looking to secure an arm triangle but McGraw defends it well.
Stone can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McGraw is looking to escape.
Stone in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Stone fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
McGraw is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Stone working the ground and pound effectively.
McGraw is still in real trouble! Can Stone finish him?
Stone is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. McGraw can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Stone is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but McGraw is surviving well by controlling Stone's body position as best he can.
Stone is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but McGraw is surviving well by controlling Stone's body position as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but McGraw is surviving well by controlling Stone's body position as best he can.
Stone misses with a head shot.
Stone looking for a guillotine from mount but McGraw is having none of it.
McGraw is squirming around, avoiding Stone's attempts to control the action.
Stone looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
McGraw seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGraw regains half guard.
McGraw is staying active underneath Stone, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stone with a poor takedown
and McGraw counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Stone's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mason Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for McGraw!
McGraw has left one of his arms exposed and Stone doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. McGraw screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mason Stone!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rolf Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jame Lacaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jame Lacaro will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rolf Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jame Lacaro!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Lacaro shows good takedown defense.
Lacaro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lacaro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lacaro swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lacaro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lacaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Lacaro has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jackson is keen to just control but Lacaro is a slippery customer.
Jackson content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacaro is looking to control Jackson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lacaro avoid being mounted?
Jackson is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Lacaro reverses the position - he's now on top in Jackson's guard.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lacaro sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jackson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jackson is looking for a triangle here but Lacaro uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
A control attempt from Jackson but he's now mounted!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to improve his position but instead Lacaro has taken his back!
Lacaro is hanging on to Jackson's back as he tries to escape.
Jackson wants to control his opponent's hands but Lacaro gets his hands free.
Jackson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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 Rolf Jackson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jackson fails to land the takedown.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lacaro connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jackson won't allow Lacaro to sweep him here.
Jackson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lacaro knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jackson tries for a kimura but Lacaro is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Lacaro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson tries for a kimura but Lacaro is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jackson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jackson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Lacaro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lacaro, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to move to mount but Lacaro blocks the move with his legs.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lacaro keeps working.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Nice takedown defense from Lacaro. No joy for Jackson on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rolf Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four 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.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt - Lacaro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jackson looks for a takedown but Lacaro sprawls well.
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 Rolf Jackson 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!
Jackson scores with a takedown into Lacaro's guard.
Jackson is looking to advance position but Lacaro has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Jackson is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson has given up his back here.
Lacaro is trying to stick to Jackson's back but Jackson is turning into Lacaro. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Lacaro's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Jackson.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lacaro is keeping the position for now.
Jackson trying to control but Lacaro is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
No luck for Jackson with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lacaro as he avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Lacaro as Jackson shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rolf Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lacaro keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Lacaro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lacaro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Lacaro fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jackson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lacaro circles away.
Jackson shoots in and drives through. Lacaro sprawls well.
Jackson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lacaro throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lacaro is fending him off so far but Jackson persists. Nope, Lacaro circles away and we're back to standing.
Jame Lacaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson slips under a jab from Lacaro.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rolf Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jackson, 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rolf Jackson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gringo Gringo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hayden Prodegy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hayden Prodegy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gringo Gringo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hayden Prodegy!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prodegy misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Prodegy misses.
Prodegy tries to clinch there but Gringo circles away.
The crowd cheers as Gringo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Prodegy doesn't seem phased though.
Gringo throws a one two combo.
Prodegy misses with a hook
and Gringo counters with a two punch combo.
Gringo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Prodegy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Prodegy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Prodegy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gringo checks it well.
A combination from Prodegy does no damage.
Prodegy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Prodegy blocks a low kick nicely.
Prodegy throws an overhand right that lands on Gringo's shoulder, as Gringo tries to avoid the shot.
Prodegy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Prodegy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gringo is looking to chop away at Prodegy's legs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Prodegy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gringo lands with a nice combination. Prodegy backs away looking to recover.
Prodegy throws a combination that misses
and Gringo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Prodegy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gringo throws a right hand that Prodegy ducks under and follows up with a left that Prodegy also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gringo throws a right hand that Prodegy ducks under and follows up with a left that Prodegy also avoids with ease.
Prodegy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gringo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Prodegy moves into the clinch.
Prodegy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gringo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Gringo does no damage.
Gringo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Prodegy tries to clinch
enabling Gringo to counter with a crisp jab.
Gringo blocks a low kick nicely.
Gringo stuffs the takedown attempt from Prodegy. Prodegy gets slowly back to his feet.
Gringo misses with the combination.
Gringo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Prodegy.
A big left from Prodegy misses.
Gringo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Prodegy. That's going to slow Gringo down.
Gringo misses with a few strikes there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gringo!
Gringo scores with a one two! Prodegy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gringo lands a really nice looking cross but Prodegy seems unphased.
Prodegy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prodegy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gringo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Prodegy takes a swing at Gringo's ribcage but misses.
Gringo throws a nice looking combination but Prodegy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gringo lunges at Prodegy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Prodegy's hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Prodegy blocks the leg kick.
Gringo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gringo throws a combination that misses
and Prodegy counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gringo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Prodegy looks gassed!
Prodegy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gringo is out of range.
Gringo lands with a straight right. Prodegy didn't see that one coming.
Gringo Gringo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gringo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gringo misses with a double jab.
Gringo swinging wilding here.
Gringo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gringo.
Gringo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gringo throws a right hand that Prodegy ducks under and follows up with a left that Prodegy also avoids with ease.
Gringo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Prodegy checks a leg kick.
Gringo slips a jab from Prodegy.
Gringo is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gringo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gringo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gringo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Gringo.
Prodegy tries to score with a low kick but Gringo moves his leg out of the way.
Gringo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gringo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Prodegy is rocked!
Gringo throws a right and a left that Prodegy avoids nicely.
Gringo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gringo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Prodegy throws a hook but Gringo blocks it.
Gringo misses with a few strikes there.
Prodegy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gringo throws a combination. Prodegy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Prodegy walks into a stiff left hand from Gringo.
Prodegy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gringo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Prodegy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Prodegy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gringo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gringo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Prodegy is still on wobbly legs! Can Gringo finish him?
A punch combination from Gringo misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prodegy tries to clinch up.
Prodegy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gringo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Prodegy backs up against the cage.
Gringo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gringo lands with a nice combination. Prodegy backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prodegy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gringo lands with a big left! Prodegy is wobbled badly! Gringo comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Prodegy to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gringo Gringo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eino Leino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arik Hazard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arik Hazard told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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196 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eino Leino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arik Hazard!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leino throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hazard on the side of the head.
Hazard drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Leino wants to stand but Hazard is controlling the position.
Leino pushes Hazard off and scrambles back to his feet.
Leino thuds a left hand into Hazard's body.
Hazard fails to land the takedown.
Leino misses with a series of wild punches.
Leino instigates a clinch.
Hazard missing with knees to the body.
Leino prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hazard drops down looking for an ankle pick but Leino pulls his leg out and moves away.
Eino Leino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arik Hazard.
Hazard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Leino circles away.
No joy there for Leino, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leino lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hazard backs up against the cage.
It looks like Arik Hazard has been cut.
Leino lands with a nice combination. Hazard backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leino throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hazard gets the takedown into side control.
Hazard looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leino is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hazard is controlling him well.
Hazard is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Leino knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Leino explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Leino throws a right and a left that Hazard avoids nicely.
Leino tries to bum rush Hazard with a series of wild strikes but Hazard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hazard looks to clinch
and Leino counters with a left and a right that stings Hazard.
Leino misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Leino.
Leino lands a lovely overhand right.
Hazard takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hazard tries to move into range but Leino moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Leino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leino misses with a double jab.
Leino throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazard misses with a takedown
and Leino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hazard changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Leino looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hazard tries to move to mount but Leino blocks the move with his legs.
Leino is looking to reverse the position.
Hazard has hold of Leino's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Leino seems comfortable defending it but Hazard has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Leino is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Leino is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Hazard couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Arik Hazard!
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