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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Casillas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Wiltsie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Wiltsie is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Casillas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Wiltsie!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casillas shoots in and drives through. Wiltsie sprawls well.
Casillas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jacob Casillas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Casillas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Casillas lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wiltsie avoids the head kick by Casillas.
Casillas misses with a low kick.
Wiltsie scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Casillas stalks Wiltsie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wiltsie's face. Wiltsie staggers backwards, shaken.
The fight stays on the outside here - Casillas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Casillas wants to clinch.
Casillas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wiltsie swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Casillas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Casillas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wiltsie, pushing him back against the cage.
Casillas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wiltsie breaks the clinch.
Casillas wants to clinch up but Wiltsie keeps it at a distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wiltsie!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casillas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice defenses there by Wiltsie.
Wiltsie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Casillas misses with a body shot.
Wiltsie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Casillas loads up on a big right hand but Wiltsie slips the punch.
Casillas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wiltsie.
Wiltsie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Casillas, pushing him back against the cage.
Wiltsie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Casillas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Casillas prevents Wiltsie from breaking the clinch.
Wiltsie manages to break the clinch.
Wiltsie moves into the clinch.
Wiltsie looking for a takedown.
Wiltsie breaks from the clinch.
Casillas darts in trying to clinch
and Wiltsie counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casillas closes the distance and clinches.
Casillas keeps control of Wiltsie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wiltsie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wiltsie clinches up against the cage.
Casillas taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wiltsie gets underhooks to prevent Casillas's takedown attempt.
Casillas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Casillas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wiltsie pinned against the cage. Wiltsie gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Casillas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wiltsie. That did some damage!
Casillas closes the distance and clinches.
Wiltsie breaks from the clinch.
Casillas misses with a takedown attempt
and Wiltsie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Casillas is breathing heavily.
Casillas tries to clinch
and Wiltsie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Casillas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Casillas avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casillas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wiltsie counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wiltsie!
Wiltsie fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Casillas checks it well.
Casillas misses with a wild body shot.
Wiltsie scores with a leg kick.
Wiltsie throws a series of strikes that have Casillas backpedaling.
Casillas throws the left hand but Wiltsie avoids the punch easily.
Casillas throws a sloppy body shot
and Wiltsie counters by clinching up.
A body shot lands from Wiltsie.
Casillas tries to land knees in the clinch but Wiltsie avoids the damage to the body.
Casillas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wiltsie has had enough of the clinch but Casillas keeps him there for the moment.
Casillas tries to pull guard but Wiltsie won't allow it.
Wiltsie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Casillas has him pressed against the cage.
Wiltsie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casillas gets a clinch.
Casillas breaks the clinch.
Wiltsie misses with a double jab.
Casillas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wiltsie counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wiltsie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Casillas tries to clinch but Wiltsie moves away
and Wiltsie counters by moving into the clinch.
Casillas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wiltsie just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wiltsie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Casillas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Casillas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wiltsie manages to break the clinch.
Casillas misses with a leg kick.
Casillas loads up on a big right hand but Wiltsie slips the punch.
Casillas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Casillas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Wiltsie dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Casillas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wiltsie counters with a nice uppercut.
Wiltsie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wiltsie moves into the clinch.
Wiltsie tries to break the clinch but Casillas is controlling the position.
Casillas breaks the clinch.
Casillas darts in trying to clinch
and Wiltsie counters with a three punch combo that has Casillas backing up. Casillas nods at Wiltsie to acknowledge the strikes.
Casillas closes the distance but Wiltsie moves to the side
and Wiltsie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Casillas wants to clinch but Wiltsie slips to the side
and Wiltsie counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Casillas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Casillas is stalling here.
Casillas manages to break the clinch.
Wiltsie takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wiltsie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jacob Casillas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Casillas tries to clinch
and Wiltsie counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wiltsie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiltsie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wiltsie is breathing heavily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Casillas.
Casillas clinches but Wiltsie breaks the clinch
and Wiltsie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Casillas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wiltsie manages to avoid it.
Casillas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wiltsie counters by clinching up.
Casillas breaks the clinch.
Wiltsie blocks a head kick by Casillas.
A bone on bone clash there as Wiltsie blocks the leg kick.
Casillas shoots and misses
and Wiltsie holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Casillas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wiltsie can't break the clinch.
Casillas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wiltsie just stands there and leans against the cage.
Casillas breaks the clinch.
Wiltsie checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiltsie misses with a wild combination.
Wiltsie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Casillas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wiltsie counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Casillas's guard now.
Wiltsie must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wiltsie gets to his feet - Casillas follows without any prompting.
Casillas misses with a takedown attempt
and Wiltsie counters with a single leg into guard. Casillas didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Casillas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wiltsie is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wiltsie stopping the sweep attempt from Casillas.
Casillas throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Casillas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiltsie prevents Casillas from getting back to his feet.
Casillas working for a triangle but Wiltsie defends it easily.
Casillas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wiltsie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wiltsie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiltsie stopping the sweep attempt from Casillas.
Casillas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Casillas tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wiltsie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
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 Jacob Casillas will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Wiltsie misses with a wild combination.
Casillas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wiltsie counters with a three punch combo that has Casillas backing up. Casillas nods at Wiltsie to acknowledge the strikes.
Casillas wants to slow Wiltsie down by chopping away at his legs.
Casillas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wiltsie counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Casillas thinking.
Casillas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wiltsie counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wiltsie.
Casillas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wiltsie just stands there and leans against the cage.
Casillas throws an elbow that misses.
Casillas is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wiltsie tries to break the clinch but Casillas is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiltsie manages to break the clinch.
Wiltsie lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Casillas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wiltsie circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Casillas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danga de danga de dang - Wiltsie scores with a four punch combination!
Casillas throws a leg kick which misses Wiltsie's front leg but catches the back leg as Wiltsie tries to avoid it.
Wiltsie throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casillas fails with a takedown attempt.
Casillas wants to clinch
and Wiltsie counters with a stiff right hand.
Casillas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wiltsie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wiltsie lands a nice shot to the body.
Wiltsie clinches with his opponent.
Casillas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wiltsie is keeping busy.
Wiltsie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wiltsie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wiltsie can't break the clinch.
Wiltsie breaks the clinch.
Casillas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wiltsie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Casillas clinches but Wiltsie breaks the clinch
and Wiltsie counters with a low kick, right behind Casillas 's knee.
Casillas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wiltsie manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiltsie throws a leg kick but Casillas moved away.
A combination from Wiltsie does no damage.
Wiltsie lands with a nice body punch.
Casillas looks to clinch
and Wiltsie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Casillas tries to clinch up
and Wiltsie counters with a stiff right hand.
Casillas tries to clinch up
and Wiltsie counters with a left and a right that stings Casillas.
Wiltsie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A punch combination from Wiltsie misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Casillas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wiltsie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Casillas has his takedown stuffed
and Casillas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casillas wants to clinch
and Wiltsie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Casillas misses with the combination.
Wiltsie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Casillas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Casillas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wiltsie counters by clinching up.
Wiltsie manages to break the clinch.
Casillas clinches up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Casillas.
Casillas manages to break the clinch.
Casillas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Casillas drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Casillas decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Casillas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wiltsie counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wiltsie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiltsie prevents Casillas from breaking the clinch.
Wiltsie leaning his opponent against the cage.
Casillas trying to stall but Wiltsie improves his position.
Stalling in the clinch from Casillas.
Casillas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wiltsie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Casillas prevents Wiltsie from breaking the clinch.
Wiltsie can't break the clinch.
Casillas wants to get back to striking at distance but Wiltsie won't allow it.
Wiltsie breaks from the clinch.
Casillas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Casillas clinches but Wiltsie breaks the clinch
and Wiltsie counters by moving into the clinch.
Casillas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Casillas thows a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Wiltsie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wiltsie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Robert Wiltsie!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Robert Wiltsie!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Robert Wiltsie!
Robert Wiltsie wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Tomic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quik Yin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
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222 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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, Jon Tomic!
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, Quik Yin!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tomic connects with a solid leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tomic!
Tomic scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Quik Yin has been cut.
Tomic drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tomic is looking to stand up but Yin won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tomic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yin looks gassed!
Tomic tries to stand but Yin is controlling from the bottom.
Tomic gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tomic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yin is rocked!
Yin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tomic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tomic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tomic manages to break the clinch.
Yin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tomic counters with a thumping low kick.
Jon Tomic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quik Yin.
Tomic gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yin trying to control the position from guard on top but Tomic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tomic is wriggling around but Yin manages to pass to half guard.
Nice strikes from Yin there.
It looks like Jon Tomic has been cut.
Yin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Yin tries to pass to full mount but Tomic defends it.
Tomic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yin on the ground.
Yin stops Tomic from getting back to his feet.
Yin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Yin moves nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tomic, who protects the arm well.
Yin tries for a kimura but Tomic is defending well.
Tomic is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Yin has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Yin has hold of Tomic's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Tomic seems comfortable defending it but Yin has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Tomic is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Tomic is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Yin couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Quik Yin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brad Monroe has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Paul Jackson's chin.
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215 lbs
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211 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Jackson!
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, Brad Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Monroe pushes him off.
Monroe swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Jackson shoots in but Monroe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Monroe looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Monroe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jackson is looking for a triangle but Monroe pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson keeping full guard, as Monroe tries to pass.
Monroe slips nicely into half guard.
Monroe seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jackson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Monroe tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jackson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Monroe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Monroe connects with a nice short shot to Jackson's temple.
Jackson is rocked!
It looks like Paul Jackson has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe lands with a punch from half guard.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Monroe is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Monroe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Paul Jackson's cut is getting worse.
Jackson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Monroe is nestled in close to Jackson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Paul Jackson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Monroe in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Jackson tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Monroe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brad Monroe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vidar Strom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vilhjalmur Hinrik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Vilhjalmur Hinrik was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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275 lbs
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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, Vidar Strom!
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, Vilhjalmur Hinrik!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hinrik wants to clinch.
Hinrik doesn't manage to clinch there - Strom circles away.
Strom feints and as Hinrik raises his hands in defense, Strom changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Strom won't allow Hinrik to sweep him here.
Hinrik looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Strom puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Strom thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hinrik wants to improve his position but Strom is controlling well.
Hinrik is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Strom pulls his head out easily.
Strom prevents Hinrik from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strom 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.
Strom seems to be working for a kimura but Hinrik defends the submission attempt.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Strom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hinrik tries to clinch up.
Strom keeps the fight on the outside.
Hinrik tries to clinch but Strom is having none of it.
Hinrik tries to clinch but Strom moves out of range.
Hinrik takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hinrik using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Strom wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Strom is breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Hinrik.
Hinrik connects with a nasty looking knee right to Strom's face.
Hinrik scores a nice knee to the body.
Hinrik tries to land knees in the clinch but Strom avoids the damage to the body.
Strom wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hinrik misses with a knee strike.
Hinrik trying to land knees to the body.
Strom is trying to break free.
Knees to the body from Hinrik.
Strom tries to break the clinch but Hinrik is controlling the position.
Strom breaks from the clinch.
Hinrik tries to clinch up.
Strom shoots in and drives through. Hinrik sprawls well.
Strom has a takedown stuffed.
Hinrik is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Hinrik. No joy for Strom on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vidar Strom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Strom does no damage.
Nice uppercut lands for Strom. That snapped Hinrik's head back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hinrik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strom shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hinrik as he jumps to the side.
Hinrik wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hinrik fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Strom.
Hinrik tries to clinch up.
Hinrik fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hinrik tries to clinch but Strom is having none of it.
Strom fails with a takedown attempt.
Strom throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vilhjalmur Hinrik dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hinrik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hinrik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strom misses with a few strikes there.
Hinrik doesn't manage to clinch there - Strom circles away.
Hinrik tries to clinch up.
Strom swats away the attempt to clinch by Hinrik.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hinrik gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice elbow from Hinrik.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hinrik lands a knee to the body.
Strom wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strom wants to get back to striking at distance but Hinrik won't allow it.
Hinrik tries a knee to the head but Strom blocks it.
Strom wants to break free but Hinrik has control.
Knees to the body from Hinrik.
Hinrik throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hinrik lands a damaging elbow.
Hinrik crunches a lovely knee into Strom's ribcage.
Hinrik 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.
Hinrik lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hinrik throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Strom blocks it with crossed arms.
Strom wants to break free but Hinrik has control.
Hinrik keeps control of Strom as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Strom tries to break the clinch but Hinrik is controlling the position.
Strom wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hinrik throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Strom blocks it with crossed arms.
Strom tries to break the clinch but Hinrik is controlling the position.
Hinrik throws an elbow but it misses.
Strom avoiding damage as Hinrik throws knees to the body.
Hinrik trying to land knees to the body.
Strom managing to block the knees to the body from Hinrik.
Strom manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hinrik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strom dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hinrik. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strom scores with a head kick.
Strom fails to land the takedown.
Strom shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hinrik as he jumps to the side.
Hinrik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hinrik tries to clinch there but Strom circles away.
Strom avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Strom fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vidar Strom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hinrik fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinrik throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Strom's waist but Strom gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hinrik off to one side.
Hinrik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Strom closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hinrik circles away.
Hinrik doesn't manage to clinch there - Strom circles away.
Strom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hinrik fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hinrik blocks a head kick by Strom.
Hinrik wants to clinch up but Strom keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hinrik is looking to clinch.
Hinrik tries to clinch up.
Hinrik is looking to clinch but Strom is avoiding it.
Hinrik is looking to clinch.
Strom fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hinrik is out of range.
Hinrik is looking to clinch but Strom is avoiding it.
Strom fails with the takedown
and Hinrik moves into the clinch.
Hinrik throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Strom blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hinrik throws an elbow but misses.
Strom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vilhjalmur Hinrik will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Strom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Strom dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hinrik. That did some damage!
Hinrik doesn't manage to clinch there - Strom circles away.
Strom doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hinrik counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Strom!
Hinrik is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Strom can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Strom is trying desperately to improve position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strom regains half guard.
Strom is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Hinrik jumps into side control!
Strom is looking to regain half guard here but Hinrik keeps moving and retains side control.
Strom struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strom is looking for a sweep.
Strom defending against the ground and pound.
Hinrik tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hinrik has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Strom is looking for a sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Strom with a poor takedown
and Hinrik counters with a takedown into side control.
Strom is not content to let Hinrik control the position.
Strom is looking for a sweep.
Hinrik looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Strom is looking to regain half guard here but Hinrik keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinrik working away.
Hinrik just content to control the position.
Strom tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Strom wants to control but Hinrik postures up.
Strom sneaks back into half guard.
Hinrik works his foot free and advances to 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.
Hinrik controlling from the full mount.
Strom regains half guard.
Hinrik winds up and cracks Strom with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hinrik stalling.
Hinrik is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vilhjalmur Hinrik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hinrik 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Vilhjalmur Hinrik!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Vilhjalmur Hinrik!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Vilhjalmur Hinrik!
Vilhjalmur Hinrik wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thunder Lightning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mika - Big Girl (You are Beautiful). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Brawler
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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, Thunder Lightning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Lightning looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Silva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Silva forces his way into half guard.
Silva 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.
Silva stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Silva lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Lightning is looking to close the distance but Silva sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Lightning crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Lightning is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Nelson Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Schovit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doyle's entrance music is DX. A fine choice. Roger Schovit looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Doyle!
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, Roger Schovit!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Schovit.
Doyle clinches.
Schovit has Doyle pressed against the cage.
Doyle gets underhooks to prevent Schovit's takedown attempt.
Doyle crunches a lovely knee into Schovit's ribcage.
Schovit looks gassed!
Doyle wants a takedown but no success here.
Doyle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Doyle with a knee to the head.
Doyle lands a knee to the head.
Doyle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Doyle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Doyle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schovit is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Doyle gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Randy Doyle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Schovit.
Doyle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schovit blocks it with crossed arms.
Doyle tries a knee to the head but Schovit blocks it.
Doyle works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doyle tries to free his leg and advance position but Schovit is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Schovit is on top in guard.
Schovit trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Doyle looking for a sweep. Not yet Doyle, not yet.
Schovit has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Schovit distracts Doyle with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Schovit working some strikes from top position.
Doyle wants to hit a switch here but Schovit passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Doyle there!
Schovit putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
It looks like Randy Doyle has been cut.
Doyle knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Schovit on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schovit postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Doyle out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Schovit goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Roger Schovit!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Ovechkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shawn Carter had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 173.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Carter!
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, Ivan Ovechkin!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ovechkin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Carter!
Carter is looking to improve his position but Ovechkin isn't that keen on the idea.
Ovechkin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ovechkin raining down shots from the mount!
Carter is rocked!
It looks like Shawn Carter has been cut.
Carter really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Oh Carter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carter seems to have got his legs back now.
Ovechkin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Carter?
Ovechkin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Carter?
Shawn Carter's cut is getting worse.
Ovechkin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ovechkin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Carter looks a forlorn figure.
Shawn Carter's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A nice elbow there by Ovechkin.
Ovechkin landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jeez, Shawn Carter's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
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!
Ovechkin with a couple of short strikes.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Shawn Carter's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ivan Ovechkin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shin Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bart Gronkman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shin Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bart Gronkman!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gronkman blocks a head kick by Sato.
Gronkman avoids the head kick by Sato.
Good leg kick by Sato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sato connects with a high kick.
Sato scores with a spinning back kick!
Sato swats away the attempt to clinch by Gronkman.
Sato stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gronkman is rocked!
Sato throws a head kick that misses.
Gronkman is still on wobbly legs! Can Sato finish him?
Sato throws a head kick but Gronkman moves out of range.
Whack! Sato lands a heavy head kick that drops Gronkman. The ref tackles Sato to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Gronkman was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Shin Sato!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Carlton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes to the cage accompanied by The game. Carlton is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Inside the Fire. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Thompson!
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, Jason Carlton!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Thompson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thompson closes the distance and clinches.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Carlton blocks it.
Thompson misses with a knee strike.
Carlton dodges an elbow strike from Thompson.
Carlton stalling in the clinch.
Carlton works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Carlton trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thompson working for a triangle but Carlton defends it easily.
Carlton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thompson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carlton's guard.
Carlton controls Thompson momentarily but Thompson frees himself.
Carlton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Carlton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Carlton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thompson with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thompson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Carlton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thompson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carlton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thompson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Carlton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thompson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Carlton looks gassed!
Thompson postures up in Carlton's guard and throws a big left but Carlton blocks it.
Thompson advances position into side control!
Carlton manages to work his way to half guard, despite Thompson's best efforts.
Thompson trying to mount his opponent but Carlton defends it.
Carlton trying to control here.
Thompson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Carlton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ground and pound from Thompson.
Carlton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson postures up.
Thompson won't allow Carlton to sweep him here.
Thompson gets to his feet. Carlton looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The fight stays on the outside here - Thompson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thompson wants to clinch.
Carlton misses with a low kick as Thompson jumps back.
Carlton just misses with a punch to the body.
Carlton swats away the attempt to clinch by Thompson.
Carlton tries to clinch but Thompson moves out of range.
Carlton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thompson, pushing him back against the cage.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Carlton is blocking nicely.
Thompson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Good body shot from Carlton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlton leaning against his opponent.
Carlton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Carlton works on Thompson's body with a couple of short punches.
Thompson is working for takedown but Carlton is calmly controlling the position for now.
Thompson wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carlton drags the fight down to the ground.
Carlton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thompson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Carlton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Carlton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thompson's guard.
Thompson looking for a sweep. Not yet Thompson, not yet.
Carlton looking to pass the guard.
Thompson has his feet on Carlton's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Thompson clinches but Carlton breaks the clinch
and Carlton counters with a shoot takedown. Thompson fights it but they end up in guard.
Thompson lands with a heel strike from the guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson keeping full guard, as Carlton tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlton passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Carlton takes a little break here. Thompson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Thompson is looking to reverse the position.
Carlton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Thompson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Carlton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Thompson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Carlton trying to control the position but Thompson is working away.
Carlton working the body and head with strikes.
Carlton avoids the strikes from the bottom by Thompson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Carlton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Thompson defends it well.
Thompson manages to get to full guard.
Thompson scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Carlton dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thompson tries to clinch but Carlton is having none of it.
Thompson wants to clinch but Carlton slips to the side
and Carlton counters by clinching up.
Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thompson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Carlton counters with a shoot takedown. Thompson fights it but they end up in guard.
Jason Carlton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carlton wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
Carlton might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Thompson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Carlton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Carlton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Carlton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Carlton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Thompson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carlton manages to get himself to full guard.
Carlton is trying to keep Thompson in close.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carlton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Carlton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Carlton is looking for a triangle but Thompson pushes his legs off easily.
Thompson wants to pass the guard but Carlton is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Thompson forces his way into half guard.
Carlton gets full guard.
Carlton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thompson manages to get himself to full guard.
Carlton trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carlton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Carlton is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Thompson looking for a guillotine here but Carlton defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlton preventing the sweep.
Carlton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Thompson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carlton's guard.
Thompson is fighting to break Carlton's control of his arms but Carlton is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Thompson postures up and lands a big shot to Carlton's brow.
Thompson won't allow Carlton to sweep him here.
Carlton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Carlton strikes from his own guard.
Thompson wanted to stand there but Carlton had control of the position.
Thompson won't allow Carlton to sweep him here.
Thompson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Carlton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thompson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Thompson landing a few strikes.
Thompson cracks Carlton with a big right hand but Carlton just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson advances to full mount.
Thompson with shots to the head and body - Carlton looks very uncomfortable down there.
It looks like Jason Carlton has been cut.
Thompson has hold of Carlton's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Carlton manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Thompson working Carlton over with strikes here.
Thompson landing shots from mount.
Carlton is rocked!
Thompson landing shots from mount.
Carlton is still on wobbly legs! Can Thompson finish him?
That has opened up Jason Carlton's cut even more.
Thompson landing strikes from the mount.
The cut above Jason Carlton's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jason Carlton's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Joe Thompson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Drury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drury comes to the cage accompanied by Hey John, What's Your Name Again?. Jan Steel has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tim Drury's chin.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Drury!
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, Jan Steel!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Drury.
Steel moves out of range as Drury throws a body kick.
Drury fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drury fails to land the takedown.
Steel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Drury misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Drury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drury moves in looking to clinch but Steel pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Drury fails with the takedown.
Steel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drury goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Drury throws a leg kick but Steel moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel stuffs the takedown attempt from Drury. Drury gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Steel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jan Steel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drury misses with a few strikes there.
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.
Drury fails with the takedown.
Steel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steel blocks a head kick by Drury.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Drury pivots, looking for a leg kick but Steel is out of range and Drury settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Steel dominated that round.
That's time! Drury's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Drury fails to land the takedown.
Drury shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Steel as he jumps to the side.
Drury shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Steel but Steel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Drury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drury throws a sloppy head kick and Steel moves out of range easily.
Steel moves out of range as Drury strikes.
Drury misses with a low kick.
Steel circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Drury wants to slow Steel down by chopping away at his legs.
Drury looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Drury motions for Steel to come forward. Drury throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tim Drury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drury.
Drury tries to clinch up but Steel circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drury drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Drury tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Steel wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drury is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Steel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Drury decides to stand back up. Drury steps back and let's Steel get back to his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Steel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Drury misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Drury dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Drury shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Steel pinned against the cage. Steel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Drury shoots in but Steel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drury misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drury tries to land a leg kick but Steel saw it coming and moves away.
Steel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drury tries to land a leg kick but Steel saw it coming and moves away.
That's two 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.
Drury is looking to clinch.
Drury is looking to clinch but Steel is avoiding it.
Drury misses with a body kick.
Drury fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drury misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Steel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Drury closes this distance looking for a takedown but Steel circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Drury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drury throws a head kick that misses.
Drury tries to clinch but Steel moves out of range.
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.
Drury throws a leg kick but Steel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Drury misses with a series of wild punches.
Drury throws a low kick but Steel avoids it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Steel blocks the body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Steel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Steel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Tim Drury!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Tim Drury!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Tim Drury!
Tim Drury wins by unanimous decision!
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