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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Craig Finger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damion Skye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finger comes to the cage accompanied by The downfall of us all. The crowd seem to be enjoying Skye's choice of entrance music: Never Gonna Stop - Rob Zombie. Damion Skye has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Finger!
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, Damion Skye!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooh a lovely combination from Skye sends Finger down but not out. Skye dives into side control looking to finish.
Finger is rocked!
Skye works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Oh Finger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Finger is trying to get back to half guard.
Skye wants to stand but Finger has his arm trapped.
Skye has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Skye lands with a big right hook that stumbles Finger - he's out on his feet here! Skye follows up with another monster hook that separates Finger from consciousness! Finger falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Skye stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Damion Skye!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Emond Teach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emond Teach!
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, Kid Torres!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teach lands a nice looking body shot.
Teach looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Teach stands up over Torres, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Teach controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Teach wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving.
Torres looking for a sweep. Not yet Torres, not yet.
Teach working some strikes from top position.
Teach lands a couple of elbows.
Torres bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Teach's guard.
Torres is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Teach not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Torres won't allow Teach to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres pushing down on Teach's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Torres looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torres looks gassed!
Teach tries to get to full guard but Torres has control of the leg.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Teach doesn't manage to clinch there - Torres circles away.
Teach fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Torres sprawls well initially but Teach persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Torres is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Teach trying to control from half guard but Torres is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Teach working Torres over with strikes.
Teach seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Teach passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Torres!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Torres is squirming around, avoiding Teach's attempts to control the action.
Torres is in all sorts of trouble here.
Teach putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Torres takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Teach in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Torres is rocked!
Teach looking to control and managing it successfully.
Torres is still on wobbly legs! Can Teach finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teach lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Teach in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Teach landing strikes from the mount.
Teach scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Torres?
Torres is looking to improve his position but Teach isn't that keen on the idea.
Teach content just to control the position here.
Teach lands with some strikes.
Torres is looking to get to half guard.
Teach controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teach scoring with strikes but Torres is staying in there.
Teach working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Torres in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Teach lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Torres is in all sorts of trouble here.
Teach is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Torres has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Torres!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Teach keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully.
Teach trying to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torres slips nicely into half guard.
Torres stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Teach to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emond Teach dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Some wild striking there from Teach.
Teach throws a right hand that Torres ducks under and follows up with a left that Torres also avoids with ease.
Torres seems to have recovered his senses.
Teach shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Torres looking to control.
Teach has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Teach stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Torres swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Teach postures up.
Torres has momentary wrist control but Teach slips an elbow through the middle.
Torres is breathing heavily.
Teach throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Torres works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Torres is looking to sweep but instead, Teach has passed into half guard.
Teach trying to control the pace.
Teach stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Torres to get to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teach moves into range and clinches up with Torres.
Torres misses with a knee strike.
Teach is trying to trip Torres. He has hold of a leg but Torres is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Teach persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Teach lands a couple of elbows.
Teach trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
Teach passes Torres's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Teach wants to lay and pray for a moment but Torres keeps working.
Teach slips a nice elbow through Torres's hands, connecting with Torres's forehead.
Teach passes to full mount!
Teach trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Torres is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Teach lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Torres is trying desperately to improve position.
Torres regains half guard.
Teach prevents Torres from improving his position.
Torres is staying active underneath Teach, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nice strikes from Teach there.
Emond Teach overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Torres has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Teach is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torres is pressing down on Teach's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Teach has his hands clasped together but Torres extends an breaks Teach's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Torres.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kid Torres!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Hyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cuco Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hyde's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Psycho Man. Perez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica - One(S&M). 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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BJJ Blue Belt
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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, Scott Hyde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cuco Perez!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Perez showed some decent athleticism there.
Hyde regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hyde keeping moving, preventing Perez from controlling successfully.
Hyde manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Perez manages to get himself to full guard.
Perez is looking for a triangle here but Hyde uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Hyde thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hyde cracks Perez with a big right hand but Perez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
It looks like Cuco Perez has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hyde's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Perez looks gassed!
Perez is looking to control Hyde's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Perez avoid being mounted?
Hyde seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez manages to get to full guard.
Perez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hyde gets full guard.
Hyde working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Perez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Perez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hyde wants to sweep but no luck.
Hyde throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hyde working for a triangle but Perez defends it easily.
Perez won't allow Hyde to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez wanted to stand there but Hyde had control of the position.
Perez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hyde is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Perez tries to free his leg and advance position but Hyde is retaining full guard.
Hyde is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hyde is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Perez is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Scott Hyde!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Dardar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dardar comes to the cage accompanied by Ten seconds to Love. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Dardar!
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, Seth West!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West slips a jab and a cross from Dardar.
Dardar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Dardar does no damage.
Dardar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dardar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dardar blocks a jab.
Dardar misses with a wild combination.
West clinches up against the cage.
West misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dardar letting West take a breather here.
West wants a takedown.
Dardar is trying to break free.
Dardar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jesse Dardar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West cracks the inside of Dardar's front leg.
Dardar misses with a few strikes there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dardar.
A punch combination from Dardar misses.
West wants to clinch up but Dardar keeps it at a distance.
A left lands for Dardar.
Dardar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Seth West has been cut.
Dardar swats away the attempt to clinch by West.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dardar works over West's head and body with a nice combination.
West has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dardar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dardar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by West.
Dardar misses with the combination.
Dardar swats away the attempt to clinch by West.
West has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
West rushes Dardar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dardar wants to get back to striking at distance but West won't allow it.
Dardar prevents a body shot from West.
West goes for a takedown attempt but Dardar pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dardar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by West.
Dardar throws a series of strikes that have West backpedaling.
Dardar is working the combinations to good effect here.
Dardar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by West.
A combination from Dardar does no damage.
Dardar tries to bum rush West with a series of wild strikes but West uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
West moves in looking to clinch but Dardar pushes him off.
Dardar keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West tries to clinch up but Dardar circles away and keeps his distance.
Dardar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
West wants to clinch up but Dardar keeps it at a distance.
West moves into the clinch.
Dardar can't break the clinch.
The is referee keeping an eye on West - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dardar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
West misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dardar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dardar scores with a body shot.
West scores a takedown into full mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
West looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
West looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
West looks gassed!
Dardar squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West content just to control the position here.
West tries to control but Dardar wriggling away.
BOOM! West connects with a massive shot to the dome!
West connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dardar is working to get back to half guard.
Dardar is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Dardar trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
West looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dardar is trying to stand up.
Dardar holds on, trying desperately to control.
West lands a nice shot to the head.
West controlling the pace for now.
Dardar is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
West is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dardar can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dardar working to try and regain half guard.
Dardar is working hard here to advance position.
West controlling the pace for now.
West punishing his opponent with strikes.
West looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dardar is looking to improve his position but West isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
West landing punches.
Dardar really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dardar trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Dardar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seth West'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.
West shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Some wild striking there from Dardar.
Dardar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by West.
Dardar lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
West tries to clinch there but Dardar circles away.
Dardar misses with a few strikes there.
Dardar scores with a jab. West acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A punch combination from Dardar misses.
Dardar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but West moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dardar scores with a body shot.
West throws a shot to the body.
A big left from West misses.
Jesse Dardar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
West has taken the fight to the clinch.
West misses with a hook from the clinch.
West working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dardar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
West tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dardar is pressed up against the cage. West has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dardar down to the mat. Dardar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
West clinches with his opponent.
Dardar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
West shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dardar pinned against the cage. Dardar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jesse Dardar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seth West.
Dardar lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dardar misses with the combination.
Dardar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dardar lands a two punch combo.
Dardar keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from Dardar does no damage.
Dardar throws a combination. West tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dardar connects with a looping right hand.
Dardar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dardar throws a one two combo.
No joy there for Dardar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Horrible takedown by West or perhaps it was just good defense by Dardar which made him look bad.
West fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dardar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dardar moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
West is looking to clinch but Dardar is avoiding it.
A nice combination there by Dardar.
Dardar scores with a nice right hand.
Dardar misses with a jab, cross combination.
West doesn't manage to clinch there - Dardar circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dardar throws a right hand that West ducks under and follows up with a left that West also avoids with ease.
West moves in looking to clinch but Dardar pushes him off.
Dardar throws a right and a left that both miss.
West has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dardar with a jab.
West is looking to clinch.
Dardar misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Dardar.
West slips a jab and a cross from Dardar.
Dardar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dardar throws a shot to the body.
Dardar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jesse Dardar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dardar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but West moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
West has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
West shoots in for a takedown but Dardar shows good takedown defense.
West fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dardar misses with a wild combination.
West showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dardar.
Dardar misses with a few strikes there.
Dardar throws a right hand that West ducks under and follows up with a left that West also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dardar lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A left and a right from Dardar both land. Nice combination.
Dardar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
West tries to clinch there but Dardar circles away.
Dardar with a nice cross.
West takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dardar misses with a double jab.
West wants to clinch up but Dardar keeps it at a distance.
Dardar tries to bum rush West with a series of wild strikes but West uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - West looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dardar's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Dardar duly obliges.
Dardar swats away the attempt to clinch by West.
Dardar scores with a three punch combo!
Dardar swats away the attempt to clinch by West.
Dardar lands a slapping body shot.
No joy there for Dardar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
West moves in looking to clinch but Dardar pushes him off.
A combination from Dardar does no damage.
West fails with an attempt to clinch.
West is looking to clinch.
Dardar throws a right hand that West ducks under and follows up with a left that West also avoids with ease.
Dardar misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jesse Dardar is winning the standup battle so far.
West moves in looking to clinch but Dardar pushes him off.
A nice combination there by Dardar.
Dardar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dardar throws a series of punches but West moves out of range.
Dardar swinging wilding here.
West has managed to clinch.
West lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dardar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dardar can't break the clinch.
The referee calls for West to work.
Dardar tries to break the clinch but West is controlling the position.
The referee calls for West to work.
Dardar blocks an uppercut.
West tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dardar can't break the clinch.
West misses with a punch on the inside.
West tries to stall but Dardar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Dardar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Seth West's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
West shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dardar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dardar fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Dardar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dardar lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dardar.
West walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dardar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
West avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dardar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dardar throws a series of strikes that have West backpedaling.
West tries to clinch there but Dardar circles away.
West tries to clinch up.
Dardar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
West slow jab from Dardar misses its intended target.
West tries to clinch but Dardar moves out of range.
Dardar misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dardar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab lands there for Dardar.
West showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dardar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
West fails in his attempt to clinch.
West fails in his attempt to clinch.
West shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dardar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West trying to control but Dardar is working from the bottom.
Dardar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. West doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. West manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
West lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
West stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dardar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dardar wants to stand and escape but West is having none of it.
West trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dardar lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for West!
Dardar has hold of West's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and West manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Dardar get's back to his feet.
Dardar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dardar misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dardar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by West.
Dardar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dardar scores with a three punch combo!
Dardar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dardar lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
West clinches up against the cage.
Dardar breaks the clinch.
Dardar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
West takes one to the side of the head.
Dardar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dardar throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dardar lands a glancing blow to the side of West's head.
Dardar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
West takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dardar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dardar misses with a series of wild punches.
West is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dardar scores with a three punch combo!
Dardar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
West is looking to clinch.
Dardar stalks West and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into West's face. West staggers backwards, shaken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dardar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dardar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Dardar does no damage.
West fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dardar fails to land with a series of punches.
Dardar misses with a double jab.
Dardar swats away the attempt to clinch by West.
Dardar swinging wilding here.
Dardar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dardar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
West shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
West showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dardar.
West feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
West tries to free his leg and advance position but Dardar is retaining full guard.
Dardar working for a triangle but West defends it easily.
West not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West chips away with some ground and pound.
Dardar can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as West controls the pace.
West passes Dardar's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
West stops Dardar from getting back to his feet.
West drops an elbow to the side of Dardar's head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Seth West has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dardar is looking to escape.
West is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dardar looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
West is tying to control. Dardar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dardar looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Dardar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dardar, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Dardar!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan McManus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samko Kahric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McManus's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Devil Went Down to Georgia. Kahric is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by BHF. This should be fireworks!
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205 lbs
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201 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan McManus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samko Kahric!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahric is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kahric is looking to clinch.
McManus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McManus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kahric keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kahric gets the takedown into side control.
McManus sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
McManus is looking to improve his position.
McManus is pressing down on Kahric's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kahric wants to control from the top but McManus keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McManus is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McManus looking to control.
Kahric gets to his feet - McManus follows without any prompting.
McManus lands a head shot.
McManus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for McManus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McManus stuffs the takedown.
McManus shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
McManus looking to pass the guard.
McManus is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
McManus trying to control the position from guard on top but Kahric is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McManus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahric looking for a guillotine here but McManus defends easily.
McManus is in close to Kahric's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kahric looks gassed!
McManus drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kahric dives on top into guard.
McManus wants to sweep but no luck.
McManus will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
McManus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kahric passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kahric wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McManus, who protects the arm well.
Kahric is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but McManus is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahric is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McManus knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
McManus is looking to regain half guard here but Kahric keeps moving and retains side control.
Kahric tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kahric has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kahric is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McManus knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
McManus manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McManus winds up and cracks Kahric with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kahric tries to roll over but McManus keeps him under control.
Kahric is refusing to be controlled, as McManus sits in half guard.
Kahric gets full guard.
McManus wants to control from the top but Kahric keeps moving.
McManus drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kahric dives on top into guard.
Kahric wants to pass the guard but McManus is keeping the position.
McManus is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Samko Kahric will probably get the nod.
That's time! McManus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kahric misses with a takedown attempt
and McManus counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
McManus is working for a submission of some sort.
Kahric makes his way to full guard, as McManus worked for a kimura.
McManus pushing down on Kahric's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kahric is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but McManus pulls his head out easily.
McManus is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kahric doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time McManus.
Kahric regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dan McManus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kahric is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McManus trying to control but Kahric is working from the bottom.
McManus cracks Kahric with a solid left hand.
McManus lands a couple of digs.
McManus passes easily into side control. Nice work.
McManus just content to control the position.
McManus moves into full mount!
McManus with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kahric flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahric is trying to escape the mount.
Kahric regains half guard.
McManus is stalling here. Kahric is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! McManus seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kahric has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
McManus manages to get back to half guard.
McManus has hold of Kahric's hands but Kahric slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
McManus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McManus is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
McManus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kahric.
Kahric lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahric is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
McManus wants to improve his position but Kahric is controlling well.
McManus wants to control the action here but instead Kahric manages to pass to full mount!
McManus gets back to half guard.
McManus works his way to full guard. Good work.
McManus working a defensive guard but Kahric manages to pass into side control anyway.
McManus is trying to work for a sweep but Kahric has mounted him!
Kahric punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kahric lands a big shot there that rocks McManus but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
McManus is working to get back to half guard.
McManus is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McManus is in a horrible position here. Kahric smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
McManus keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
McManus tries to improve his position but instead Kahric has taken his back!
Kahric is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Can McManus hold on?! Kahric is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
It looks like Dan McManus has been cut.
Kahric is hanging on to McManus's back as he tries to escape.
McManus is covering up but some of the strikes from Kahric are getting through and doing damage.
Kahric is punishing McManus with strikes - can he finish him?!
Kahric doesn't have the hooks in and McManus manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kahric throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Kahric avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan McManus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dan McManus'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. This is the final round!
McManus misses with a series of wild punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kahric.
McManus looks to land a combination but Kahric avoids it well.
Kahric shoots in but no luck this time.
Kahric throws a leg kick that misses.
McManus has a takedown stuffed.
McManus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McManus shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
McManus seems to be looking for submissions.
McManus is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Kahric still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Kahric has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McManus is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahric decides to stand up, so the ref orders McManus to his feet.
McManus fails to land with a series of punches.
Kahric throws a nice inside leg kick.
McManus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kahric fails with the takedown
and McManus counters with a head kick.
Dan McManus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samko Kahric.
McManus drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kahric has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McManus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McManus drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kahric dives on top into guard.
McManus is trying to control the position but Kahric postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McManus throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Kahric escapes and throws McManus's legs to the side, diving into side control!
McManus gets back to half guard.
McManus tries to roll over but Kahric keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Kahric there.
McManus wants to improve his position but Kahric is controlling well.
McManus trying to hold on to Kahric's head to control him but Kahric postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahric slips a nice elbow through McManus's hands, connecting with McManus's forehead.
Kahric is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McManus doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kahric.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kahric misses with a takedown
and McManus counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
McManus trying to mount his opponent but Kahric defends it.
Kahric regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from McManus.
Kahric looking to hit a scissor sweep but McManus is one step ahead there.
McManus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McManus has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Kahric to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! McManus is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Kahric pulls down on the head and he's put McManus to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Samko Kahric!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wes Pardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Orange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erik Orange has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Wes Pardy's chin.
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wes Pardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erik Orange!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orange moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pardy looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Pardy swings for the body but Orange moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Orange there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Orange drives through and clinches with Pardy against the cage.
Orange with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pardy is rocked!
Orange lands an elbow inside that Pardy shrugs off.
Oh Pardy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pardy takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Wes Pardy has been cut.
Orange pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Pardy! Orange unloads with more strikes and Pardy sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erik Orange!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Pardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scaredy McScared (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pardo comes to the cage accompanied by Don't Stop Believing. 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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155 lbs
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166 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Pardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scaredy McScared!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pardo moves in looking to clinch but McScared pushes him off.
A punch combination from McScared misses.
McScared lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
McScared cracks Pardo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pardo is rocked!
McScared looks to throw the jab but Pardo is out of range.
Oh Pardo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McScared scores with a hook.
McScared looks to land a combination but Pardo avoids it well.
Pardo fails to land the takedown.
McScared throws a monster overhand right that drops Pardo! McScared follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scaredy McScared!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brenden Tully (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tully comes to the cage accompanied by Open Your Eyes. Williams has chosen River Below by Billy Talent as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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153 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brenden Tully !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joseph Williams!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tully looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Tully pushes him off.
Williams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tully tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Williams swivels and escapes.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tully shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Williams as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brenden Tully . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tully will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tully scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tully tries for a kimura but Williams is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tully looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tully is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Williams has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tully is breathing heavily.
Tully is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Williams is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tully in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Williams is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brenden Tully !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Pace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmeh Sblia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timmeh Sblia has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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264 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Pace!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timmeh Sblia!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sblia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sblia throws a nice looking combination but Pace bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pace.
Sblia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sblia.
Sblia misses with the combination.
Sblia misses with a few strikes there.
Sblia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pace shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pace is tying to control. Sblia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sblia tries to kick Pace off but Pace keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pace is working for a kimura but Sblia is defending it quite comfortably.
Pace is looking to advance position but Sblia won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pace is working hard here to advance position.
Pace uses his free foot to push down on Sblia's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sblia.
Sblia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sblia swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Pace content just to control the position here.
Sblia is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Sblia regains half guard.
Pace is trying to control the action in half guard but Sblia is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pace lands strikes from half guard.
Sblia is trying to stand back up but Pace is controlling him
Sblia is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pace scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sblia wants to get back to his feet.
Pace scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sblia is positioning himself well to prevent Pace advancing to mount.
Sblia is not content to let Pace control the position.
Pace tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sblia knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pace lands with a punch from half guard.
Sblia wants to get back to his feet.
Sblia looks gassed!
Sblia is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Pace drops an elbow to the side of Sblia's head.
Pace sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pace wants to take a breather but Sblia is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pace works his way into full mount!
Sblia defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Pace.
Sblia working to try and regain half guard.
Sblia bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Sblia tries to stand but Pace is controlling from the bottom.
Sblia won't allow Pace to sweep him here.
Sblia controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sblia tries to stand but Pace is controlling from the bottom.
Pace punching to the body, from the bottom.
Sblia tries to stand but Pace is controlling from the bottom.
Sblia stopping the sweep attempt from Pace.
Sblia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sblia works Pace's body with a nice hook.
Sblia lands a jab to the nose.
Sblia cracks Pace with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sblia scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Mark Pace has been cut.
Pace is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sblia.
Pace takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sblia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timmeh Sblia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Pace's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sblia stuffs the takedown attempt from Pace. Pace gets slowly back to his feet.
Pace dodges the punch combination from Sblia.
Timmeh Sblia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pace looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pace is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pace controlling the pace.
Sblia has one foot on Pace's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Pace looks for a takedown but Sblia sprawls well.
Sblia stuffs the takedown attempt from Pace. Pace gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Pace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sblia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pace. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sblia.
A left and a right from Sblia both land. Nice combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sblia throws a right and a left that Pace avoids nicely.
Sblia cracks the inside of Pace's front leg.
Pace moves into the clinch successfully.
Sblia breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Sblia misses.
Sblia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sblia closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sblia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pace shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sblia lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pace shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sblia as he avoids it easily.
Sblia misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sblia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pace.
Sblia stalks Pace and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pace's face. Pace staggers backwards, shaken.
Pace tries for a takedown but Sblia sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A left and a right from Sblia both land. Nice combination.
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!
Pace takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pace shoots in but no luck this time.
Sblia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sblia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sblia throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Timmeh Sblia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sblia misses with a two punch combination.
Sblia tests Pace's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good work by Pace as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sblia scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sblia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pace. That did some damage!
Sblia lands a jab-cross combination.
Sblia looks to land a combination but Pace avoids it well.
Sblia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sblia lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sblia.
Timmeh Sblia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pace shoots in and drives through. Sblia sprawls well.
Pace looks for a takedown but Sblia sprawls well.
Sblia scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pace is looking to clinch.
Sblia is working the combinations to good effect here.
A nice combination there by Sblia.
Sblia works over Pace's head and body with a nice combination.
Pace fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sblia sprawls well initially but Pace persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sblia is not content to let Pace control the position.
Sblia flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Sblia is looking to improve his position.
Sblia missing with punches from the bottom.
Sblia wants to improve his position but Pace is controlling well.
Sblia kicks Pace off and gets back to his feet.
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!
Nice takedown defense from Sblia. No joy for Pace on that attempt.
Pace shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sblia but Sblia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pace takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sblia 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.
Sblia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sblia cracks Pace with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timmeh Sblia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mark Pace's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pace gets a takedown into half guard.
Pace prevents Sblia from standing back up.
Sblia moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sblia wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Pace is now in half guard.
Sblia kicks off Pace and gets to his feet.
Pace showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sblia.
Pace fails to land the takedown.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sblia.
Pace chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sblia can pounce on him.
Sblia misses with a two punch combination.
Pace is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sblia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pace.
A combination from Sblia does no damage.
Pace shoots in and drives through. Sblia sprawls well.
Sblia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pace slips a jab and a cross from Sblia.
Sblia looks to land a combination. Pace sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sblia misses with a wild combination.
Sblia gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sblia tries to strike from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sblia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pace being controlled here momentarily.
Pace pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sblia is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sblia wants to stand but Pace is controlling the position.
Sblia throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sblia wants to stand but Pace is controlling the position.
Pace trying to control but Sblia is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Sblia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sblia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pace showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sblia.
Sblia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sblia throws a nice looking combination but Pace bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sblia throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pace has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sblia pushes Pace away with a front kick.
Pace has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pace fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Pace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pace has a takedown stuffed.
A combination from Sblia does no damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Sblia.
Sblia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pace chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sblia can pounce on him.
Sblia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pace moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pace scores a takedown into full mount!
Sblia is looking to improve his position but Pace isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sblia tries to lock up and control but Pace gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pace wants to control the pace but Sblia is squirming around nicely.
Sblia is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sblia squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Pace with the ground and pound from mount.
Sblia's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Pace working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pace looking to secure an arm triangle but Sblia defends it well.
Sblia takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sblia manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sblia is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timmeh Sblia really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Pace'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.
Sblia works over Pace's head and body with a nice combination.
Pace feints and as Sblia raises his hands in defense, Pace changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sblia pushes Pace off and gets back to his feet.
Sblia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pace doesn't seem bothered though.
Pace chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sblia can pounce on him.
Sblia throws a solid leg kick but Pace takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sblia.
Sblia misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sblia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pace.
Pace fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pace tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sblia swivels and escapes.
Sblia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sblia misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pace shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sblia as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Pace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sblia is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Pace avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pace looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sblia!
Sblia is trying to escape the mount.
Sblia is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pace lands a heavy elbow.
Sblia is rocked!
It looks like Timmeh Sblia has been cut.
Pace punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sblia is still on wobbly legs! Can Pace finish him?
Pace looking for a guillotine from mount but Sblia is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pace lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sblia hang on?
Pace punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pace controlling from mount.
Sblia is looking to improve his position but Pace isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sblia tries to improve his position but Pace has taken his back! Pace has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Sblia tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Pace Pushes Sblia away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mark Pace!
Mark Pace is the new heavyweight champion!
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