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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaac Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Isaac Johnson struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 207.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Isaac Johnson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Fist!
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, Isaac Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fist gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fist lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Fist.
Fist prevents the takedown attempt.
Fist pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fist lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Johnson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Johnson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Fist decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Johnson, up you get!
Johnson is looking to slow Fist down with leg kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fist looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A clash of legs there as Fist blocks the low kick.
Fist tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Fist tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fist tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Fist wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fist gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fist throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fist misses with an elbow strike.
Fist lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fist lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
It looks like Isaac Johnson has been cut.
Fist lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Fist throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fist looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fist lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Fist.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Fist.
Fist is pressed up against the cage. Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fist down to the mat. Fist avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jack Fist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson looks gassed!
Fist rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson can't get the takedown.
Jack Fist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isaac Johnson.
Fist lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Fist, against the cage.
Fist looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnson is working for takedown but Fist is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fist lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Fist.
Fist lands an elbow inside.
Fist lands a damaging elbow.
Johnson goes for a takedown attempt but Fist pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fist gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fist throws an elbow but it misses.
Fist throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fist lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Fist throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fist fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fist doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Fist moves into the clinch.
Fist throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fist throws an elbow that misses.
Fist lands an elbow inside.
Fist lands an elbow inside.
Fist lands a nice elbow.
Fist comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fist throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Fist lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fist just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Fist misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fist prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fist comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson looking to stall.
Fist misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fist.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike.
Fist misses with an elbow over the top.
Fist throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fist avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fist lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Fist manages to get underhooks.
Fist gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fist comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fist throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Fist throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Fist.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike.
Fist lands an elbow inside.
Fist lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fist throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fist gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fist lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
Fist misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Fist.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Fist won't allow it.
Fist lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Isaac Johnson's cut even more.
Fist pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fist.
Nice elbow from Fist.
Fist misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fist throws an elbow but misses.
Fist lands a nice elbow.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Fist.
Fist throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Fist has double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fist.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Fist, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fist just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Fist lands a nice elbow.
Fist throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fist smiles and moves away.
Johnson tries to clinch but Fist is having none of it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Fist dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Isaac Johnson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fist pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fist tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fist looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fist clinches but Johnson breaks the clinch
and Johnson counters with a single leg into guard. Fist didn't expect that.
Johnson stops Fist from standing up.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fist swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fist wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson advances position into side control!
Fist knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
Johnson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Johnson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fist is trying to get back to his feet.
Johnson has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Fist is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Johnson yanks on the arm and Fist is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Johnson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Isaac Johnson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hulio Hinlares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derek Patterson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hulio Hinlares!
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, Derek Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hinlares fails with the takedown.
Hinlares tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Patterson swivels and escapes.
Hinlares checks a leg kick.
Patterson stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hulio Hinlares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patterson misses with a body kick.
Patterson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hinlares shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Derek Patterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hinlares shoots in but no luck this time.
Hinlares changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Patterson tries to avoid it but Hinlares manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Patterson to the ground. Patterson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Patterson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Patterson duly obliges.
A nice combination there by Patterson.
A left and a right from Patterson both land. Nice combination.
Hinlares is breathing heavily.
Hinlares closes this distance looking for a takedown but Patterson circles away.
Patterson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hinlares moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Patterson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Patterson!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinlares changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Patterson tries to avoid it but Hinlares manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Patterson to the ground. Patterson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Patterson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Patterson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Patterson lands with a nice combination. Hinlares backs away looking to recover.
Hinlares slips a jab and a cross from Patterson.
Hinlares tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Patterson swivels and escapes.
Patterson stalks Hinlares and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hinlares's face. Hinlares staggers backwards, shaken.
Patterson lands a nice shot to the body.
Patterson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hinlares.
Patterson throws a leg kick but Hinlares sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hinlares closes this distance looking for a takedown but Patterson circles away.
Good work by Hinlares as he checks the leg kick.
Patterson tries to score with a low kick but Hinlares moves his leg out of the way.
Patterson misses with a double jab.
Derek Patterson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hinlares shoots for a double leg takedown but Patterson sprawls well. He's pushed Hinlares's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson throws a leg kick but Hinlares sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hinlares misses with a takedown attempt - Patterson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Patterson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Patterson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hinlares closes this distance looking for a takedown but Patterson circles away.
Patterson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Patterson duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patterson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Patterson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Patterson throws a series of strikes that have Hinlares backpedaling.
Hinlares misses with a takedown attempt - Patterson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Patterson fails to land with a series of punches.
Patterson throws a low kick but Hinlares avoids it.
Patterson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Patterson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hinlares's calf.
Patterson throws and low kick but Hinlares moves out of range easily.
Patterson throws a nice looking combination but Hinlares bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Patterson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hinlares moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Patterson stuffs the takedown.
Patterson lands a jab to the nose.
Patterson tries to bum rush Hinlares with a series of wild strikes but Hinlares uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Patterson misses with a low kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hinlares.
Patterson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hinlares moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Patterson throws a front kick aimed at Hinlares's knee but Hinlares avoids it well.
Patterson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hinlares shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Patterson's guard.
Hinlares passes Patterson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hinlares is trying to control the action in half guard but Patterson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Patterson is trying to stand.
Hinlares is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Patterson!
Patterson has given up his back here. Will Hinlares look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Patterson looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Hinlares working for the choke.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hinlares is looking for the choke from the back position but Patterson is controlling his hands well.
Hinlares is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Patterson is defending well though. Hinlares let's go of the attempt for now.
Patterson controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Hinlares has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Patterson! Can he survive? No! He's out! Hinlares gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hulio Hinlares!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amicu Ker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mitcH hardnut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). hardnut has chosen do or die as his entrance music. Amicu Ker has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Amicu Ker!
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, mitcH hardnut!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ker scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ker tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
hardnut sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
hardnut trying to control from the bottom.
Ker tries to stand but his hand is stuck under hardnut.
Ker escapes and gets back to his feet.
Ker gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
hardnut pulls guard.
Ker decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on hardnut, up you get!
Ker closes this distance looking for a takedown but hardnut circles away.
Ker moves into the clinch.
hardnut blocks the elbow strike.
Ker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ker is pressed up against the cage. hardnut has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ker down to the mat. Ker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
hardnut wants to clinch
and Ker counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
hardnut keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Ker decides to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says hardnut as he avoids it easily.
hardnut wants to clinch but Ker slips to the side
and Ker counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ker wants to stand but his hand is trapped. hardnut uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ker wants to stand but hardnut is controlling his posture from full guard.
hardnut working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ker decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on hardnut, up you get!
hardnut doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ker counters with a nice double leg into guard.
hardnut looks gassed!
Ker wants to stand but hardnut has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
hardnut trying to control the position.
Ker has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of hardnut is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ker 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.
Ker decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ker misses with a takedown attempt
and hardnut counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amicu Ker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
hardnut has his takedown stuffed
and Ker counters with a single leg into guard. hardnut didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ker tries to stand but hardnut is controlling from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Amicu Ker dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before hardnut can pounce on him.
Ker shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ker showed some decent athleticism there.
Ker is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
hardnut is looking to improve his position.
hardnut is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ker gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
hardnut shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ker moves into the clinch.
hardnut blocks an elbow strike.
hardnut wants a takedown but no success here.
hardnut should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ker throws an elbow but it misses.
hardnut tries to pull guard but Ker holds him up against the cage and eventually hardnut drops back down to his feet.
Amicu Ker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mitcH hardnut.
Ker lands an elbow inside.
hardnut dodges an elbow strike from Ker.
Ker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ker throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ker.
Ker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
hardnut blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ker throws an elbow but misses.
Ker lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like mitcH hardnut has been cut.
hardnut dodges an elbow strike from Ker.
Ker pushes off an throws an elbow but hardnut leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
hardnut blocks the elbow strike.
Ker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ker pushes off an throws an elbow but hardnut leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ker just misses with a elbow thrown towards hardnut's brow.
hardnut changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ker fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ker shoots and misses
and hardnut counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by hardnut.
hardnut lands a knee to the body.
hardnut jumps into guard, dragging Ker to the mat.
Ker wants to stand but hardnut is controlling his posture from full guard.
hardnut trying to control the position here.
Ker stands up from hardnut's guard - Ker perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
hardnut with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ker decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in hardnut's guard.
Ker trying to stand up but can't free himself from hardnut's guard.
hardnut wants to sweep but no luck.
Ker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
hardnut is pulling down on Ker's head. It's preventing any offense from Ker, at least for the moment.
Ker wants to get up but he can't break hardnut's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
hardnut not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
hardnut tries for a takedown but Ker circles away easily
and Ker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ker lands an elbow inside.
Ker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
hardnut blocks the elbow strike.
Ker misses with an elbow over the top.
Ker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ker just misses with a elbow thrown towards hardnut's brow.
hardnut dodges an elbow strike from Ker.
hardnut trying to stall but Ker improves his position.
hardnut dodges an elbow strike from Ker.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Amicu Ker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on mitcH hardnut's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ker lands an elbow that stopped hardnut in his tracks for a moment.
Ker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
hardnut jumps guard but Ker stands there with hardnut around his waist. hardnut gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ker throws an elbow but it misses.
hardnut blocks an elbow strike.
Ker throws an elbow that misses.
Ker misses with an elbow strike.
Ker misses with an elbow over the top.
Ker misses with an elbow strike.
Ker throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ker.
Ker misses with an elbow strike.
Ker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
hardnut stalling in the clinch but Ker improves position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
hardnut avoids the elbow strike from Ker, against the cage.
Ker pushes off an throws an elbow but hardnut leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
hardnut blocks an elbow strike.
hardnut blocks an elbow strike from Ker.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ker prevents the takedown attempt.
hardnut dodges an elbow strike from Ker.
hardnut dodges an elbow strike from Ker.
Ker throws an elbow that misses.
hardnut has Ker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Amicu Ker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mitcH hardnut.
Ker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
hardnut tries to land knees in the clinch but Ker avoids the damage to the body.
Ker throws an elbow but it misses.
hardnut drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ker gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ker just misses with a elbow thrown towards hardnut's brow.
Ker throws an elbow that misses.
hardnut blocks an elbow strike.
hardnut blocks the elbow strike.
Ker gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from hardnut.
Nice elbow from Ker.
hardnut dodges an elbow strike from Ker.
Ker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ker throws an elbow but misses.
Ker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
hardnut tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
hardnut is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
hardnut avoids the elbow strike from Ker, against the cage.
Ker lands a damaging elbow.
hardnut avoids the elbow strike from Ker, against the cage.
Ker throws an elbow that misses.
hardnut blocks the elbow strike.
hardnut drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
hardnut wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ker is pressed up against the cage. hardnut has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ker down to the mat. Ker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ker tries to clinch but hardnut is having none of it.
Ker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and hardnut counters with a shoot takedown. Ker fights it but they end up in guard.
Ker wants to stand up but hardnut is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ker uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Ker with a lazy takedown attempt
and hardnut counters with a nice uppercut.
Ker fails with the takedown
and hardnut counters with a shoot takedown. Ker fights it but they end up in guard.
Ker wants to stand but hardnut is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ker is looking to stand back up but hardnut counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Ker.
mitcH hardnut has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
hardnut has hold of Ker's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Ker seems comfortable defending it but hardnut has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Ker is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Ker is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but hardnut couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). mitcH hardnut!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taz Killdadia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Saskia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Saskia is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Good kicks
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taz Killdadia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Saskia!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killdadia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Saskia as he avoids it easily.
Saskia moves out of range of the body kick from Killdadia.
Killdadia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Killdadia shoots in but no luck this time.
Killdadia throws a head kick that half lands.
Killdadia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Saskia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Killdadia fakes the leg kick and cracks Saskia in the body.
Killdadia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saskia blocks a head kick by Killdadia.
Killdadia looks to land a body kick but Saskia moved away.
Killdadia tries to clinch there but Saskia circles away.
Saskia keeps the fight on the outside.
Killdadia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Saskia's waist but Saskia gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Killdadia off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taz Killdadia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Killdadia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Killdadia ducks under a wild hook from Saskia.
Saskia has closed the distance and engaged Killdadia in a clinch.
Killdadia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Saskia decides to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saskia working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killdadia wants to control from the top but Saskia keeps moving.
Killdadia has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Saskia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Killdadia is one step ahead there.
Saskia pushes Killdadia off and scrambles back to his feet.
Killdadia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Killdadia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Saskia as he avoids it easily.
Killdadia fails to land with a series of punches.
Killdadia is breathing heavily.
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.
Saskia avoids the body shot from Killdadia.
Saskia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Killdadia. That did some damage!
Saskia has Killdadia up against the cage in a clinch.
Saskia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saskia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saskia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice jab there from Saskia.
It looks like Taz Killdadia has been cut.
Saskia throws a shot from downtown. Killdadia moves away and avoids it.
Saskia catches Killdadia with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Killdadia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Saskia as he jumps to the side.
Saskia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Killdadia is rocked!
Saskia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Killdadia moves out of range of the body kick from Saskia.
Killdadia throws a right and a left that Saskia avoids nicely.
Killdadia gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Saskia breaks from the clinch.
A solid body kick from Killdadia.
Killdadia looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Saskia!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saskia is working to get back to half guard.
Killdadia is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Saskia can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Killdadia blocks Saskia's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Killdadia wants to control the pace but Saskia is squirming around nicely.
Saskia throwing hammer fists to the chest of Killdadia. What's that going to do exactly?
Saskia is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Saskia throwing hammer fists to the chest of Killdadia. What's that going to do exactly?
Saskia is looking to get to half guard.
Killdadia avoids the attempt from Saskia to control.
That's four 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.
Saskia tries to reverse the position but Killdadia maintains control.
Saskia is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Killdadia avoids the attempt from Saskia to control.
Saskia is desperately trying to improve his position but Killdadia has a good base and remains in mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ben Saskia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Taz Killdadia's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A big right from Saskia misses.
Killdadia misses with a head kick.
Killdadia closes the distance and clinches.
Killdadia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Killdadia can't get the takedown.
Killdadia wants to break free but Saskia has control.
Killdadia wants to get back to striking at distance but Saskia won't allow it.
Saskia gets underhooks to prevent Killdadia's takedown attempt.
Killdadia prevents Saskia from breaking the clinch.
Saskia turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Saskia looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Killdadia is avoiding damage well.
Killdadia tries to improve position but can't.
Saskia decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Killdadia has closed the distance and engaged Saskia in a clinch.
Saskia breaks from the clinch.
Killdadia tries to clinch but Saskia moves away
enabling Saskia to counter with a crisp jab.
A combination from Killdadia does no damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Killdadia shoots in looking for a takedown. Saskia tries to sprawl out of it but Killdadia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Saskia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taz Killdadia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saskia lands with a right hand.
Killdadia closes the distance looking to clinch
and Saskia counters with a stiff right hand.
Killdadia shoots and misses
and Saskia counters by clinching up.
Saskia wants the takedown. Killdadia is fighting it off but Saskia persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Killdadia's guard against the cage.
Saskia wants to control from the top but Killdadia keeps moving.
Killdadia pushes Saskia off and scrambles back to his feet.
Saskia clinches with his opponent.
Saskia manages to break the clinch.
Killdadia avoids the head kick by Saskia.
Saskia gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Saskia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saskia throws a right and a left that Killdadia avoids nicely.
Saskia throws a hook to the side of Killdadia's head but Killdadia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Killdadia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saskia moves into the clinch.
Killdadia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Saskia smiles and moves away.
Killdadia tries to clinch but Saskia moves away
and Saskia counters by clinching up.
Killdadia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Saskia smiles and moves away.
Taz Killdadia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saskia throws a head kick that misses
and Killdadia counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Saskia is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Good leg kick by Saskia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saskia fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Killdadia sprawls well initially but Saskia persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Saskia trying to control the action but Killdadia is working from the bottom.
Saskia missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Killdadia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Saskia on the ground.
Killdadia moves into full guard.
Saskia postures up in Killdadia's guard and throws a big left but Killdadia blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killdadia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Killdadia lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Saskia!
Killdadia looking to control and managing it successfully.
Saskia is desperately trying to improve his position but Killdadia has a good base and remains in mount.
Killdadia trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Killdadia is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Saskia is surviving well by controlling Killdadia's body position as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Killdadia controlling his opponent.
Killdadia looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Saskia wants to control but Killdadia is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saskia is trying to escape the mount.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Saskia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Taz Killdadia's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Killdadia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Saskia counters with an inside leg kick.
Saskia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Killdadia's sensitive parts.
Killdadia throws a series of strikes that have Saskia backpedaling.
Killdadia takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Killdadia fails to land with a series of punches.
Killdadia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Saskia but Saskia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Saskia throws a leg kick but Killdadia moved away.
Killdadia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Saskia counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Saskia.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taz Killdadia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Killdadia is looking to sweep but instead, Saskia has passed into half guard.
Killdadia tries to kick Saskia off but Saskia keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Killdadia wants to control but Saskia is keeping busy.
Saskia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Killdadia is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saskia escapes and gets back to his feet.
Killdadia drops Saskia with a nice combination! Killdadia dives into Saskia's guard, looking to finish!
Saskia trying to control the position.
Killdadia prevents Saskia from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saskia doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Saskia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Saskia is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Killdadia is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killdadia gets to his feet - Saskia follows without any prompting.
Killdadia shoots and misses
and Saskia counters by moving into the clinch.
Killdadia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saskia misses with a body kick.
Saskia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saskia lands a glancing blow to the side of Killdadia's head.
Saskia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Killdadia.
Killdadia throws a nice head kick!
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!
Saskia misses with a double jab
and Saskia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Killdadia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saskia.
Saskia moves into range and clinches up with Killdadia.
Saskia breaks from the clinch.
Killdadia connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Saskia to the floor! Killdadia dives in looking for the finish!
Saskia is rocked!
It looks like Ben Saskia has been cut.
Saskia trying to control but Killdadia postures up.
Killdadia looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saskia makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Saskia.
Saskia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Saskia working a defensive guard but Killdadia passes into half guard.
Killdadia passes to side control.
Killdadia decides to stand up, so the ref orders Saskia to his feet.
Killdadia wants to clinch but Saskia slips to the side
and Saskia holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Saskia wants to get back to striking at distance but Killdadia won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saskia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Killdadia shoots in looking for a takedown. Saskia tries to sprawl out of it but Killdadia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Saskia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Saskia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Killdadia fails to land with a series of punches.
Saskia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Saskia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Killdadia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Saskia pinned against the cage. Saskia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Saskia lands a nice looking body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Saskia.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Killdadia lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Killdadia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick by Saskia misses
and Killdadia counters with a takedown into side control.
Saskia wants to control but Killdadia postures up.
Taz Killdadia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saskia bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Taz Killdadia.
Well Saskia 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Saskia!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gegard Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Arashikage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mousasi comes to the cage accompanied by ZERO ONNNNNEEEEEEEEE. Arashikage has chosen Metallica & DJ Spooky - For Whom the Bell Tolls as his entrance music. Thomas Arashikage has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
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Brawler
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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 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gegard Mousasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Arashikage!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mousasi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arashikage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mousasi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arashikage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mousasi lands a really nice looking cross but Arashikage seems unphased.
Mousasi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mousasi misses with the ground and pound.
Mousasi wants to stand but Arashikage is controlling his arm.
Mousasi throws an elbow but Arashikage slips to the side and avoids it well.
Mousasi wants to stand but Arashikage has his arm trapped.
Arashikage is not content to let Mousasi control the position.
Mousasi has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Arashikage tries to clinch there but Mousasi circles away.
Arashikage tries to keep at a distance but Mousasi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Arashikage trying to land knees to the body.
Arashikage looks gassed!
Arashikage keeps control of Mousasi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mousasi pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousasi wants to stand but Arashikage is controlling the position.
Mousasi lands some strikes from the bottom.
Mousasi is pulling down on Arashikage's head to control his posture.
Arashikage missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mousasi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mousasi wants to stand up but Arashikage is controlling him.
Arashikage with a flurry of punches that miss.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Arashikage takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Arashikage avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arashikage shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mousasi is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi is working hard here to advance position.
Mousasi holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Arashikage tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Mousasi tries to lock up and control but Arashikage gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mousasi is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Arashikage cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mousasi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Arashikage landing strikes, looking to finish!
Arashikage has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Arashikage prevents Mousasi from getting the reversal.
A nice elbow there by Arashikage.
Mousasi squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Mousasi is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arashikage lands with some strikes.
Mousasi tries to hold on but Arashikage postures up.
Arashikage won't let Mousasi get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Mousasi is trying to escape the mount.
Mousasi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mousasi tries to get out of the position.
Mousasi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Arashikage on the ground.
You get the feeling that Mousasi really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Mousasi throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Mousasi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mousasi is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
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.
Arashikage is landing with some decent strikes but Mousasi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mousasi is trying desperately to improve position.
Arashikage in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Arashikage throwing strikes here but Mousasi is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Arashikage looking to ground and pound but Mousasi is blocking nicely.
Mousasi tries to reverse the position but Arashikage maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mousasi trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Gegard Mousasi dominated that round.
That's time! Mousasi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Arashikage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mousasi.
Mousasi lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Arashikage can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Mousasi and Arashikage drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Mousasi.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gegard Mousasi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sky Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lotad Dusknoir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawk comes to the cage accompanied by What a Rush. Dusknoir comes into a darkened arena with his song building. In This River-Black Label Society kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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162 lbs
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Counter striker
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sky Hawk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lotad Dusknoir!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Dusknoir.
Dusknoir misses with a takedown attempt - Hawk sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Good work by Hawk as he checks the leg kick.
Dusknoir tries to clinch but Hawk moves out of range.
Hawk looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hawk shoots in and bounces Dusknoir off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hawk throws a big right hand that misses.
Hawk won't allow Dusknoir to sweep him here.
Hawk 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.
Dusknoir is trying to control the position but Hawk postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dusknoir is controlling Hawk's posture.
Dusknoir not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dusknoir looking for a sweep. Not yet Dusknoir, not yet.
Hawk working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dusknoir's head.
Dusknoir avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dusknoir looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hawk is one step ahead there.
Hawk works over Dusknoir with some ground and pound from guard.
Dusknoir has his foot on Hawk's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hawk works his way back into a safe position though.
Dusknoir keeping full guard, as Hawk tries to pass.
Hawk scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawk throwing strikes from guard but Dusknoir blocks nicely.
Hawk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hawk throws a big right hand that misses.
Hawk is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dusknoir is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dusknoir looks gassed!
Hawk with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dusknoir pulls Hawk in close to prevent any damage.
Hawk passes into half guard.
Hawk throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hawk is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hawk drops an elbow to the side of Dusknoir's head.
Hawk throwing shots but Dusknoir is blocking nicely.
Dusknoir wants to control but Hawk is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hawk looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hawk is looking to advance position but Dusknoir won't allow it.
Hawk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dusknoir defending well though.
Hawk works his way into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hawk landing strikes.
Hawk moves into full mount!
Hawk pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hawk lands a nice shot to the head.
Dusknoir tries to hold on but Hawk postures up.
Hawk scoring with strikes but Dusknoir is staying in there.
Hawk unloading with bombs!
BOOM! Hawk connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hawk is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dusknoir can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The referee warns Dusknoir that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dusknoir can't escape the position.
Hawk is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dusknoir can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dusknoir is trying desperately to improve position.
Dusknoir tries to hold on but Hawk postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dusknoir might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hawk kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Dusknoir holds of for dear life.
Dusknoir wants to control but Hawk is having none of it.
Dusknoir is in all sorts of trouble here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dusknoir can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hawk working the ground and pound effectively.
Hawk landing strikes from the mount and Dusknoir is in trouble!
Hawk punching from mount but Dusknoir doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hawk looking to finish Dusknoir with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dusknoir!
Dusknoir tries to hold on but Hawk postures up.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sky Hawk dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dusknoir misses with a takedown
and Hawk counters with a shoot takedown. Dusknoir fights it but they end up in guard.
Dusknoir is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dusknoir content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hawk wants to improve his position but Dusknoir is controlling well.
Hawk is refusing to be controlled, as Dusknoir sits in half guard.
Hawk gets full guard.
Dusknoir won't allow Hawk to sweep him here.
Dusknoir must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dusknoir works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dusknoir controlling the action here.
Hawk gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dusknoir trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Despite being in the dominant position, Lotad Dusknoir just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hawk closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dusknoir to the mat! Dusknoir manages to get full guard.
Hawk preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dusknoir is keeping the position for now.
Hawk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hawk won't allow Dusknoir to sweep him here.
Dusknoir can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hawk controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sky Hawk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hawk passes Dusknoir's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hawk trying to control from half guard but Dusknoir is working away.
Dusknoir wants to control but Hawk is keeping busy.
Dusknoir gets full guard.
Dusknoir wants to get back to his feet but Hawk is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hawk is fighting to break Dusknoir's control of his arms but Dusknoir is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dusknoir avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hawk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dusknoir manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Hawk closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dusknoir circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dusknoir.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dusknoir tries for a takedown but Hawk circles away easily
and Hawk counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sky Hawk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lotad Dusknoir.
Hawk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dusknoir works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dusknoir manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hawk manages to get himself to full guard.
Dusknoir trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawk wants to sweep but no luck.
Dusknoir trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawk wants to sweep but no luck.
Hawk thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hawk is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hawk is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Hawk looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dusknoir!
Hawk lands with some strikes.
Dusknoir can't escape the position.
Dusknoir in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Hawk connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hawk fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hawk scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hawk is landing with some decent strikes but Dusknoir is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dusknoir takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dusknoir is working to get back to half guard.
Dusknoir tries to lock up and control but Hawk gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawk trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dusknoir is working to get back to half guard.
Dusknoir regains half guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sky Hawk dominated that second 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.
Hawk fails with the takedown
and Dusknoir counters with a left to the body.
Dusknoir forces Hawk back against the cage and clinches.
Dusknoir is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dusknoir breaks the clinch.
Hawk shoots in and bounces Dusknoir off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hawk preventing the sweep.
Dusknoir trying to keep a closed guard but Hawk is proving a slippery customer.
Hawk stopping the sweep attempt from Dusknoir.
Hawk throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dusknoir looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hawk is one step ahead there.
Hawk looking to pass the guard.
Dusknoir controls Hawk momentarily but Hawk frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dusknoir misses with a takedown
and Hawk counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hawk.
Hawk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hawk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hawk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dusknoir works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dusknoir keeping moving, preventing Hawk from controlling successfully.
Hawk forces his way into half guard.
Hawk stalling away here and it's allowed Dusknoir to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk lands a couple of digs.
Dusknoir avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dusknoir wants to stand but Hawk is controlling the position.
Hawk tries to free his leg and advance position but Dusknoir is retaining full guard.
Hawk sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dusknoir's guard.
Dusknoir is looking to control Hawk's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dusknoir avoid being mounted?
Dusknoir is controlling Hawk's trapped leg to prevent Hawk from advancing to side control.
Dusknoir is trying to stand up here but Hawk is controlling him well.
Hawk is looking to take a break and control but Dusknoir is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hawk throwing shots but Dusknoir is blocking nicely.
Hawk lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hawk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dusknoir defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk wants to pass to mount but Dusknoir is defending the position.
Hawk prevents Dusknoir from improving his position.
Dusknoir keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dusknoir tries for a takedown but Hawk circles away easily
and Hawk counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dusknoir has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hawk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hawk is working Dusknoir over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hawk is looking to work some ground and pound but Dusknoir has wrist control.
Hawk avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dusknoir is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dusknoir is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dusknoir is trying to control the action in half guard but Hawk is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hawk is defending against the submission attempts here by Dusknoir.
Hawk wants to get back to full guard.
Hawk has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dusknoir is working away from the top position though.
Hawk is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dusknoir is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hawk tries to roll over but Dusknoir keeps him under control.
Dusknoir seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Hawk missing with punches from the bottom.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sky Hawk clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hawk shoots for a double leg takedown but Dusknoir sprawls well. He's pushed Hawk's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dusknoir doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hawk counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dusknoir's guard now.
Hawk wants to pass the guard but Dusknoir is keeping the position.
Hawk looking to sit in guard and control but Dusknoir gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hawk tries to strike from the bottom.
Dusknoir is looking to stand up but Hawk won't let him.
Hawk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hawk will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hawk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk is looking to take a break and control but Dusknoir is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dusknoir moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dusknoir is trying to keep Hawk in close.
Hawk wants to control from the top but Dusknoir keeps moving.
Hawk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dusknoir manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hawk manages to get himself to full guard.
Hawk throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Dusknoir works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hawk tries to get to full guard but Dusknoir has control of the leg.
Hawk is not content to let Dusknoir control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk tries to roll over but Dusknoir keeps him under control.
Dusknoir blocks the strikes from Hawk.
Hawk flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hawk closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dusknoir circles away.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dusknoir as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sky Hawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dusknoir tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hawk counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dusknoir's guard now.
Dusknoir is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hawk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hawk thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk works over Dusknoir with some ground and pound from guard.
Hawk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dusknoir is keeping the position for now.
Hawk throws a big right hand that misses.
Hawk wants to control from the top but Dusknoir keeps moving.
Hawk working some strikes from top position.
Hawk working some strikes from top position.
Hawk throwing strikes but missing.
Hawk stands up over Dusknoir, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hawk throwing strikes but missing.
Hawk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dusknoir works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dusknoir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dusknoir looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hawk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dusknoir gets a takedown into half guard.
Hawk missing with punches from the bottom.
Dusknoir content to control rather than advance.
Dusknoir stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Hawk to get to his feet.
Dusknoir tries to clinch but Hawk is having none of it.
Hawk drives through and clinches with Dusknoir against the cage.
Hawk wants a takedown.
Dusknoir is working for takedown but Hawk is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dusknoir is working for takedown but Hawk is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dusknoir breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dusknoir shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hawk as he jumps to the side.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sky Hawk had his way with Lotad Dusknoir in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hawk closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hawk missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dusknoir wants to improve his position but Hawk is controlling well.
Hawk winds up and cracks Dusknoir with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dusknoir is looking to improve his position.
Hawk is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dusknoir is doing well to control the position and prevent Hawk from advancing to side control.
Hawk not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dusknoir wants to control but Hawk is keeping busy.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dusknoir tries to clinch but Hawk moves away
and Hawk counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hawk throws a big right hand that misses.
Dusknoir controls Hawk momentarily but Hawk frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dusknoir thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Dusknoir has his foot on Hawk's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hawk works his way back into a safe position though.
Dusknoir is trying to control the position but Hawk postures up.
Hawk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dusknoir wants to sweep but no luck.
Hawk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hawk drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hawk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dusknoir is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hawk trying to control the position from guard on top but Dusknoir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hawk working some strikes from top position.
Dusknoir working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hawk.
Hawk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dusknoir swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk trying to control but Dusknoir is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dusknoir misses with a takedown attempt
so Hawk counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hawk chips away with some ground and pound.
Dusknoir can't keep his opponent in guard - Hawk advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hawk passes to full mount!
Dusknoir is trying to escape the mount.
Hawk working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hawk has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dusknoir's face.
Hawk prevents Dusknoir from getting the reversal.
Hawk looking to finish with strikes here!
Dusknoir working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dusknoir can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dusknoir is looking to improve his position but Hawk isn't that keen on the idea.
Dusknoir wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hawk.
Hawk lands a big shot there that rocks Dusknoir but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dusknoir manages to control the position for a moment.
Hawk lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Hawk.
Hawk prevents Dusknoir from getting the reversal.
A nice elbow there by Hawk.
Dusknoir tries to hold on but Hawk pushes him away.
Dusknoir is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dusknoir tries to hold on but Hawk pushes him away.
Dusknoir slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dusknoir trying to hold on to Hawk's head to control him but Hawk postures up.
Dusknoir avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hawk.
Hawk lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dusknoir moves into full guard.
Dusknoir is trying to control the position but Hawk postures up.
Dusknoir keeping moving, preventing Hawk from controlling successfully.
Lotad Dusknoir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dusknoir had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Hawk is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Dusknoir Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Hawk's back instead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sky Hawk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hawk, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 50:45
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sky Hawk!
Sky Hawk is the new lightweight champion!
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