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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teotonio Azevedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Harrison might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to When The Man Comes Around. Mike Harrison had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teotonio Azevedo!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Harrison drives through and clinches with Azevedo against the cage.
Harrison tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Azevedo is trying to break the clinch but Harrison has him pressed against the cage.
Harrison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Azevedo has a takedown stuffed.
Harrison misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Azevedo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Azevedo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Azevedo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Harrison counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Azevedo is pulling down on Harrison's head to control his posture.
Azevedo scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azevedo blocks a head kick by Harrison.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Harrison with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Harrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Azevedo misses with a double jab.
Harrison tries for a takedown but Azevedo circles away easily
and Azevedo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Harrison's guard.
Harrison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Azevedo postures up.
Azevedo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Harrison pulls Azevedo in close to his closed guard and prevents Azevedo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Azevedo advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is refusing to be controlled, as Azevedo sits in half guard.
Harrison wants to control but Azevedo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Harrison wants to improve his position but Azevedo is controlling well.
Harrison wants to get back to his feet.
Harrison is breathing heavily.
Azevedo is working for a submission of some sort.
Azevedo is tying to control. Harrison wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Azevedo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is not content to let Azevedo control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Azevedo misses with the combination.
Azevedo scores with a jab to the body.
Harrison scores with a takedown into Azevedo's guard.
Azevedo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harrison.
Azevedo keeping moving, preventing Harrison from controlling successfully.
Harrison tries to stand but Azevedo is controlling from the bottom.
Azevedo trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison stops Azevedo from standing up.
Harrison makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Azevedo has Harrison pulled in close to control his posture.
Azevedo trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harrison.
Harrison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Azevedo.
Azevedo looks to clinch
and Harrison decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Azevedo's guard.
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!
Harrison lands a couple of decent looking shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrison sitting in guard here, content to control.
Harrison gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Teotonio Azevedo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Harrison feints and then cracks Azevedo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Azevedo down.
Harrison closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Harrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harrison has his takedown stuffed
and Azevedo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No luck for Harrison with that takedown attempt.
Harrison looks for a takedown but Azevedo sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Harrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Azevedo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Harrison counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Harrison.
Azevedo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Harrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harrison fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harrison looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harrison throws a combination that misses
and Azevedo counters with a low kick, right behind Harrison 's knee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Azevedo throws a right and a left that Harrison avoids nicely.
Azevedo tries to clinch but Harrison moves away
and Harrison counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mike Harrison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harrison wants to control but Azevedo is keeping him busy.
Azevedo has one foot on Harrison's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Harrison feints and as Azevedo raises his hands in defense, Harrison changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Harrison stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Azevedo does no damage.
Harrison plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Azevedo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Harrison forces Azevedo back against the cage and clinches.
Harrison tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Azevedo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Harrison taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Harrison drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Azevedo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Harrison jumps guard but Azevedo stands there with Harrison around his waist. Harrison gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short uppercut from Harrison.
Harrison is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Azevedo can't fight it off and eventually Harrison manages to take the fight to the floor. Azevedo looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Azevedo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harrison.
Harrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Azevedo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrison has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Azevedo looking for a guillotine here but Harrison defends easily.
Harrison drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Harrison jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo wants to get back to his feet but Harrison is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Harrison passes Azevedo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Harrison wants to pass to mount but Azevedo is defending the position.
Harrison throwing shots but Azevedo is blocking nicely.
Harrison is looking to stall here but Azevedo recovers full guard.
Harrison is looking to advance position but Azevedo has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
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.
Azevedo is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Mike Harrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harrison misses with a double jab
and Azevedo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Harrison's guard now.
Azevedo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Harrison's head.
Azevedo gets to his feet - Harrison follows without any prompting.
Azevedo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Harrison looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Harrison regains half guard.
Harrison tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Azevedo has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Azevedo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Harrison can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Teotonio Azevedo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Nice takedown defense from Harrison. No joy for Azevedo on that attempt.
Azevedo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Harrison counters with a shoot takedown. Azevedo fights it but they end up in guard.
Azevedo looking to control.
Azevedo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harrison.
Harrison wants to control from the top but Azevedo keeps moving.
Azevedo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Harrison is looking to work some ground and pound but Azevedo has wrist control.
Azevedo keeping moving, preventing Harrison from controlling successfully.
Harrison is looking to stand up but Azevedo won't let him.
Azevedo is trying to keep Harrison in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Azevedo scores a takedown into full mount!
Azevedo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Azevedo is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Harrison can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Azevedo blocks Harrison's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Harrison is in all sorts of trouble here.
Harrison is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Harrison is squirming around, avoiding Azevedo's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison tries to lock up and control but Azevedo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Azevedo gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Azevedo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Azevedo throws a nice looking combination but Harrison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harrison darts in and clinches Azevedo up against the cage.
Harrison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Azevedo.
Azevedo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Azevedo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harrison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Azevedo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Harrison counters with a nice body shot.
Harrison looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harrison rushes Azevedo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Harrison is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Azevedo can't fight it off and eventually Harrison manages to take the fight to the floor. Azevedo looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Harrison stands up and waves to Azevedo to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Teotonio Azevedo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azevedo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Azevedo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Harrison looking to control but Azevedo passes into half guard.
Azevedo decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Harrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Azevedo misses with a low kick as Harrison jumps back.
Harrison tries to clinch but Azevedo is having none of it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Azevedo. That's going to slow Harrison down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Harrison counters with a head kick.
Azevedo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Azevedo wants to take a breather but Harrison is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harrison is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Harrison trying to control but Azevedo postures up.
Harrison slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrison is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mike Harrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Azevedo stands up and waves to Harrison to follow him.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Teotonio Azevedo.
I've got Azevedo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teotonio Azevedo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mason Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jame Lacaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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192 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jame Lacaro!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lacaro lands a nice looking body kick.
Stone has a takedown stuffed.
Lacaro lands a high kick!
Lacaro throws a head kick that Stone semi-blocks.
Stone shoots in for a double leg but Lacaro sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lacaro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An inside leg kick lands from Lacaro.
Stone shoots in for a double leg but Lacaro sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mason Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone has a takedown stuffed.
Stone fails with a takedown attempt.
Stone fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone fails with a takedown attempt.
Stone shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lacaro but Lacaro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stone fails with a takedown attempt.
Stone shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Horrible takedown by Stone or perhaps it was just good defense by Lacaro which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lacaro stuffs the takedown.
Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stone shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lacaro but Lacaro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stone is breathing heavily.
Stone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lacaro circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Lacaro. No joy for Stone on that attempt.
Stone moves away from the strike by Lacaro.
Lacaro stuffs the takedown attempt from Stone. Stone gets slowly back to his feet.
Stone shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lacaro as he avoids it easily.
Lacaro keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stone takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stone.
Stone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lacaro.
Stone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lacaro.
No luck for Stone with that takedown attempt.
Stone is looking to clinch but Lacaro is avoiding it.
Lacaro misses with a leg kick.
Stone shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice takedown defense from Lacaro. No joy for Stone on that attempt.
Stone fails with the takedown.
No luck for Stone with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone fails to land the takedown.
Jame Lacaro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stone's corner calls for a 1-2. Stone obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stone shoots for a takedown but Lacaro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stone shoots in looking for a takedown. Lacaro tries to sprawl out of it but Stone keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lacaro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stone shoots in and drives through. Lacaro sprawls well.
Stone shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lacaro pinned against the cage. Lacaro gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stone shoots in for a double leg but Lacaro sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jame Lacaro dominated that round.
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.
Lacaro keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stone shoots in but no luck this time.
Mason Stone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stone shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lacaro as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mason Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stone shoots for a double leg takedown but Lacaro sprawls well. He's pushed Stone's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stone wants to clinch.
Mason Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone doesn't manage to clinch there - Lacaro circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lacaro is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone looking to control.
Stone has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lacaro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lacaro slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Stone throws his legs up looking for a submission but Lacaro uses it to pass to side control.
Lacaro controlling the position.
Lacaro works to advance to full mount. Stone defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Lacaro controlling from the full mount.
Stone is desperately trying to improve his position but Lacaro has a good base and remains in mount.
Lacaro sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Stone swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lacaro controlling his opponent.
Stone tries to reverse the position but Lacaro maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lacaro trying to control but Stone is having none of it.
Lacaro wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Lacaro takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Stone tries to improve his position but instead Lacaro has taken his back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stone can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lacaro doesn't have the hooks in and Stone manages to turn into his guard.
Stone throws a strike but Lacaro rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jame Lacaro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Stone thuds a left hand into Lacaro's body.
Horrible takedown by Stone or perhaps it was just good defense by Lacaro which made him look bad.
Stone fails with a takedown attempt.
Stone closes the distance and clinches up with Lacaro, looking for a takedown. Stone pushes Lacaro against the cage but Lacaro circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mason Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lacaro pinned against the cage. Lacaro gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lacaro keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stone shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lacaro as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lacaro but Lacaro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horrible takedown by Stone or perhaps it was just good defense by Lacaro which made him look bad.
Lacaro lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lacaro keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lacaro lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lacaro.
Stone shoots in looking for a takedown. Lacaro tries to sprawl out of it but Stone keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lacaro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone wants to clinch.
Stone will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stone has a takedown stuffed.
Lacaro throws a right and a left that Stone avoids nicely.
Jame Lacaro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stone misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stone changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lacaro tries to avoid it but Stone manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lacaro to the ground. Lacaro escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stone changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lacaro tries to avoid it but Stone manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lacaro to the ground. Lacaro escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone tries to clinch but Lacaro is having none of it.
Stone fails to land the takedown.
Stone shoots for a double leg takedown but Lacaro sprawls well. He's pushed Stone's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stone tries to clinch but Lacaro moves out of range.
Stone misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stone changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lacaro tries to avoid it but Stone manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lacaro to the ground. Lacaro escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lacaro stuffs the takedown attempt from Stone. Stone gets slowly back to his feet.
Stone moves in looking to clinch but Lacaro pushes him off.
Stone tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lacaro swivels and escapes.
Stone misses with a shot to the body
and Lacaro counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone tries for a takedown but Lacaro circles away easily
and Lacaro counters with a nice body kick.
Stone gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lacaro counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lacaro thuds a left hand into Stone's body.
Stone fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lacaro sprawls well initially but Stone persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mason Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stone throws a strike but Lacaro avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Stone tries to free his leg and advance position but Lacaro is retaining full guard.
Stone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stone drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lacaro manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Stone has Lacaro in his guard.
Stone looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lacaro passes into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jame Lacaro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lacaro has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jame Lacaro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roman Owens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Travor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Owens comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed- Inside the Fire. Luke Travor 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roman Owens!
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, Luke Travor!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Travor shoots in but Owens avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Owens stalks Travor and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Travor's face. Travor staggers backwards, shaken.
Owens tries to bum rush Travor with a series of wild strikes but Travor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Travor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Owens.
Travor shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Travor showed some decent athleticism there.
Owens is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Owens avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Travor.
Travor working the head and body with strikes.
Travor is looking to take a break and control but Owens is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Owens blocking the ground and pound attempt from Travor.
Owens is trying to stand up here but Travor is controlling him well.
Owens is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Travor scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A right-left combo lands from Owens.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Owens. Travor shrugs it off though.
Travor avoids the head kick by Owens.
Owens tries to clinch up.
Travor avoids the head kick by Owens.
Travor walks into a left hand.
Owens lands with a thumping leg kick.
Travor looks gassed!
Owens lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Owens throws a head kick that Travor semi-blocks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Owens circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Travor drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Owens follows Travor to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Owens!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Khalifman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Khalifman!
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, Justin Murray!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Khalifman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Murray lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Alexander Khalifman has been cut.
Murray looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Khalifman is fending him off so far but Murray persists. Nope, Khalifman circles away and we're back to standing.
Murray closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Murray is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Khalifman has escaped the position, nice work there.
Murray works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Khalifman is looking to regain half guard here but Murray keeps moving and retains side control.
Khalifman is working hard here to advance position.
Khalifman dodges the ground and pound from Murray.
Khalifman struggling a bit here.
Khalifman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Murray wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Khalifman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Khalifman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murray momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalifman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Murray stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A lazy left from Khalifman finds it's target.
Khalifman lands the left hand.
Khalifman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murray doesn't seem bothered though.
Khalifman misses with a two punch combination.
Khalifman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murray drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Murray drops back, looking for a kneebar! Khalifman looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Khalifman looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Khalifman!
Murray looks gassed!
Murray is trying to improve his position.
Khalifman cracks Murray with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Murray is trying to work for a sweep but Khalifman has mounted him!
Murray is desperately trying to improve his position but Khalifman has a good base and remains in mount.
Khalifman dominating with strikes here.
Murray is bucking up trying to escape but Khalifman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalifman content just to control the position here.
Murray tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Khalifman controlling from the full mount.
Murray in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Murray is wriggling around trying to escape.
Khalifman content just to control the position here.
Murray is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khalifman working Murray over with strikes here.
Khalifman looking to control but Murray is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Khalifman with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalifman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Murray is in a horrible position here. Khalifman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Khalifman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Murray can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Khalifman working Murray over with strikes here.
Khalifman lands with some strikes.
BOOM! Khalifman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Khalifman prevents Murray from getting the reversal.
Khalifman trying to control but Murray is having none of it.
Murray taking shots to the head.
Khalifman landing punches.
Khalifman trying to control but Murray is having none of it.
Khalifman with a couple of short strikes.
Khalifman 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.
Murray is bucking up trying to escape but Khalifman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalifman working the ground and pound effectively.
Khalifman lands a big elbow.
Khalifman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The referee warns Murray that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Khalifman lands a big elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Murray can do anything to dispel that myth.
A nice elbow there by Khalifman.
Murray is looking to get to half guard.
Khalifman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Murray can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Murray wants to control but Khalifman is having none of it.
Khalifman landing strikes from the mount and Murray is in trouble!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khalifman working the ground and pound effectively.
Murray is in all sorts of trouble here.
A nice elbow there by Khalifman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Khalifman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Khalifman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Khalifman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown by Khalifman or perhaps it was just good defense by Murray which made him look bad.
Khalifman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice takedown defense from Khalifman. No joy for Murray on that attempt.
Khalifman scores with a decent looking hook.
Murray stuffs the takedown attempt from Khalifman. Khalifman gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Murray as Khalifman shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Khalifman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khalifman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Murray.
Murray fails with the takedown.
Khalifman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murray is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Justin Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khalifman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Murray takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murray is breathing heavily.
Khalifman scores with a nice right hand.
Khalifman lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalifman lands a nice looking body shot.
Murray tries for a takedown but Khalifman circles away easily
and Khalifman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Murray thinking.
Alexander Khalifman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khalifman lands a glancing blow to the side of Murray's head.
Murray connects with a high kick.
Khalifman has his takedown stuffed
and Murray counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Khalifman!
Khalifman tries to reverse the position but Murray maintains control.
Murray can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Khalifman is looking to escape.
Murray looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Khalifman is desperately trying to improve his position but Murray has a good base and remains in mount.
Murray is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Khalifman has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Khalifman!
Murray is pulling down on Khalifman's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalifman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Khalifman trying to control but Murray is working from the bottom.
Khalifman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Khalifman seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Murray for as long as he can get away with.
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!
Khalifman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Khalifman wants to control from the top but Murray keeps moving.
Khalifman working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalifman scoring with some ground and pound.
Khalifman trying to control but Murray is working from the bottom.
Khalifman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Murray keeping moving, preventing Khalifman from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Khalifman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Murray takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Khalifman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khalifman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khalifman throws a series of punches but Murray moves out of range.
Khalifman throws a shot to the body.
Khalifman fails to land with a series of punches.
Murray closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Alexander Khalifman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Khalifman is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Murray's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Murray is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalifman wants to control but Murray is keeping busy.
Murray seems to be looking for submissions.
Khalifman gets full guard.
Murray drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Khalifman dives on top into guard.
Murray had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Khalifman is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Murray Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Khalifman's back instead.
Khalifman manages to reverse the position and now he's in Murray's guard. Nice work there by Khalifman.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murray looking to control.
Khalifman stopping the sweep attempt from Murray.
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 Alexander Khalifman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexander Khalifman's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Murray slips a jab and a cross from Khalifman.
Khalifman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Murray.
Murray shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Khalifman as he jumps to the side.
Murray avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khalifman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Khalifman scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Khalifman.
Murray takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khalifman swinging wilding here.
Murray shoots in for a double leg but Khalifman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alexander Khalifman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Murray.
Murray fails with the takedown.
Murray on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray 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.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Murray slips nicely into half guard.
Khalifman is trying to get back to full guard.
Murray is trying to control the action in half guard but Khalifman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Murray is looking to advance position but Khalifman won't allow it.
Murray is looking for a kimura but Khalifman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Murray to get the leverage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Khalifman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Khalifman trying to keep a closed guard but Murray is proving a slippery customer.
Khalifman is controlling Murray's posture.
Murray pushes down on Khalifman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Khalifman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Khalifman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Murray.
Murray not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Murray is looking for a kimura but Khalifman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Murray to get the leverage.
Murray tries to pass the half guard into mount. Khalifman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Murray seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Khalifman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Murray is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Khalifman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Murray.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Khalifman has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalifman misses the shot to the body.
Murray doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Khalifman counters with a stiff right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Murray.
Murray is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Khalifman.
A swing and a miss from Khalifman.
Murray falls off balance throwing a combination
and Khalifman counters with a left and a right that stings Murray.
Khalifman lands a lovely overhand right.
Murray shoots in looking for a takedown. Khalifman tries to sprawl out of it but Murray keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Khalifman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A punch combination from Khalifman misses.
Khalifman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Murray avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khalifman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Murray.
Khalifman gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Murray won't allow Khalifman to sweep him here.
Murray gets to his feet - Khalifman follows without any prompting.
No joy there for Khalifman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Khalifman misses.
Justin Murray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khalifman throws a right and a left that Murray avoids nicely.
Khalifman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch lands to the side of Murray 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Murray has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Khalifman stuns Murray with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Khalifman misses with an uppercut. Murray saw that one coming.
Nice cross by Khalifman.
Khalifman stuffs the takedown attempt from Murray. Murray gets slowly back to his feet.
Murray tries to move into range but Khalifman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Justin Murray.
I think Khalifman 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Khalifman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and igor psyco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexei Karelin!
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, igor psyco!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin rushes psyco and presses him up against the cage.
psyco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from psyco.
Karelin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Karelin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has psyco pinned against the cage. psyco gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Karelin misses with a takedown attempt - psyco sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Karelin.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexei Karelin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
psyco lands with a slapping head kick.
Karelin is rocked!
psyco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oh Karelin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
psyco moves into the clinch successfully.
Karelin stalling in the clinch but psyco improves position.
psyco stalling the fight.
psyco gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
psyco drops an elbow to the side of Karelin's head.
psyco works his way into full mount!
Karelin is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
psyco moves to the back.
psyco cracks Karelin with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Karelin from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
psyco is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Karelin defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Karelin is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
psyco is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Karelin tries to escape the position.
psyco looks gassed!
psyco looking to break Karelin's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Karelin remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise psyco will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Karelin is covering up but some of the strikes from psyco are getting through and doing damage.
Karelin is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
I would not like to be Karelin right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
psyco connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Karelin to escape the position.
Karelin can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
psyco has Karelin flattened out and is raining down punches.
You can see the frustration on Karelin's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
psyco is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Karelin is defending well though. psyco let's go of the attempt for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
psyco has the hooks in. Karelin is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
psyco working for the choke.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
psyco is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Karelin is defending well though. psyco let's go of the attempt for now.
psyco looking for the RNC.
Karelin seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
psyco doesn't have the hooks in and Karelin manages to turn into his guard.
Karelin won't allow psyco to get back to his feet.
psyco seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
psyco keeping full guard, as Karelin tries to pass.
psyco tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Karelin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
psyco keeping full guard, as Karelin tries to pass.
psyco wants to stand up but Karelin is controlling him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Karelin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and psyco counters with a low kick, right behind Karelin 's knee.
Karelin closes this distance looking for a takedown but psyco circles away.
Karelin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karelin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Karelin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but psyco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karelin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karelin looks for a takedown but psyco sprawls well.
Karelin tries to clinch but psyco moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from psyco as Karelin shoots in.
Karelin shoots in for a takedown but psyco shows good takedown defense.
Karelin misses with a takedown attempt - psyco sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
psyco tries to keep at a distance but Karelin has taken the fight into the clinch.
psyco is trying to break the clinch but Karelin has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Karelin avoids the elbow strike from psyco, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
psyco can't break the clinch.
Karelin tries to pull guard but psyco won't allow it.
psyco gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Karelin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Karelin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
igor psyco dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Karelin tries to clinch but psyco moves away
and psyco counters with a two punch combo.
Karelin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
psyco trying to land knees to the body.
psyco jumps guard but Karelin stands there with psyco around his waist. psyco gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Karelin gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, psyco regains guard.
psyco is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Karelin pushing down on psyco's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Karelin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
igor psyco has got the better of the ground game so far.
Karelin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Karelin cracks psyco with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
psyco is bucking up trying to escape but Karelin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Karelin lands a big shot there that rocks psyco but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Karelin working for a guillotine from mount but psyco is in no mood to give up.
Karelin 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
psyco is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, psyco has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Karelin moves to take his opponent's back.
Karelin goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. psyco escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Karelin is pressing down on psyco's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Karelin looking for a triangle here. psyco is fighting it but it looks tight! Karelin pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, psyco is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Alexei Karelin!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danger Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Rimsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danger Joe!
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, Sergei Rimsky!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe misses with a series of wild punches.
Joe seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Rimsky shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Joe is backing up but Rimsky catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Joe covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Rimsky Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergei Rimsky!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derek Bacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bacon comes to the cage accompanied by Just Like You Imagined by Nine Inch Nails. Simpson has chosen Last of the Mohicans Theme as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Bacon!
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, Brandon Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bacon moves in looking to clinch but Simpson pushes him off.
Brandon Simpson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Simpson.
Simpson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bacon's waist but Bacon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Simpson off to one side.
Simpson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bacon but Bacon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Derek Bacon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Simpson.
Bacon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bacon misses with a body kick.
Simpson misses with a takedown attempt - Bacon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Simpson misses with a takedown attempt - Bacon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bacon misses with a body shot.
Bacon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Simpson's guard.
Bacon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bacon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bacon stopping the sweep attempt from Simpson.
Simpson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bacon manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Simpson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bacon looking for a guillotine here but Simpson defends easily.
Simpson trying to control but Bacon is working from the bottom.
Bacon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Simpson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Simpson has given up his back.
Simpson breaks Bacon's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Bacon keeping full guard, as Simpson tries to pass.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bacon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Simpson is one step ahead there.
Simpson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bacon is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Simpson, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacon stopping the sweep attempt from Simpson.
Bacon looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Simpson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bacon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Simpson looks gassed!
Bacon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bacon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bacon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bacon advances to half guard.
Simpson wants to improve his position but Bacon is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson is not content to let Bacon control the position.
Bacon prevents Simpson from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simpson actively working from the bottom here.
Bacon is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bacon is trying to work for a kimura but Simpson is defending well.
Bacon seems to be working for a kimura but Simpson defends the submission attempt.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Simpson doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Bacon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bacon sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Simpson's guard.
Bacon seems to be working for a kimura but Simpson defends the submission attempt.
Bacon moves into full mount! Simpson won't be happy about that!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacon looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bacon takes Simpson's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Simpson is in trouble.
Bacon is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Simpson is defending well though. Bacon let's go of the attempt for now.
Simpson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bacon is trying to work for a kimura but Simpson is defending well.
Bacon seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bacon prevents Simpson from improving his position.
Simpson is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Bacon pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Bacon dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Simpson.
Simpson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Simpson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bacon tries to avoid it but Simpson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bacon to the ground. Bacon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bacon bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bacon advances to mount.
Simpson is looking to improve his position but Bacon isn't that keen on the idea.
Bacon has hold of Simpson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Simpson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bacon is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Simpson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Simpson!
Simpson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bacon keeping full guard, as Simpson tries to pass.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacon working for submissions but it's allowed Simpson to get to half guard.
Simpson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bacon manages to get to full guard.
Simpson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bacon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Simpson's guard.
Bacon trying to control the position from guard on top but Simpson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bacon pushes down on Simpson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Derek Bacon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bacon trying to control the action but Simpson is working from the bottom.
Bacon is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bacon is tying to control. Simpson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bacon moves nicely into side control.
Simpson tries to buck Bacon off but Bacon is having none of it.
Bacon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bacon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Simpson tries to improve position but can't.
Simpson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bacon is trying to control the action in half guard but Simpson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Simpson looking for submissions off his back.
Bacon is looking for a kimura here.
Bacon is working for a kimura but Simpson is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson tries to roll over but Bacon keeps him under control.
Bacon has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Simpson defend it? Bacon steps over the head and cranks it - Simpson is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Bacon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Derek Bacon!
Derek Bacon is the new light heavyweight champion!
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