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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Pham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waldo Cezar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cezar has chosen Three 6 Mafia - It's A Fight as his entrance music. Waldo Cezar is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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165 lbs
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159 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rudy Pham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Waldo Cezar!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pham rushes Cezar and presses him up against the cage.
Pham jumps into guard, dragging Cezar to the mat.
Cezar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cezar is in close to Pham's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cezar wants to control from the top but Pham keeps moving.
Pham can't keep his opponent in guard - Cezar advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pham is staying active underneath Cezar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pham trying to control but Cezar postures up.
Cezar trying to mount his opponent but Pham defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pham tries to get to full guard but Cezar has control of the leg.
Cezar is looking for a kimura but Pham is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cezar to get the leverage.
Pham is not content to let Cezar control the position.
Pham on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pham tries to get out of the position.
Cezar looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pham misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cezar swats away the attempt to clinch by Pham.
Pham shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cezar looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Pham has picked Cezar up and slammed him! Cezar can't keep hold of the triangle and Pham manages to pass to side control!
Cezar is looking for a sweep.
Cezar is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pham's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Cezar wants to control but Pham is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pham lands a nice short elbow.
Pham not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cezar is looking for a sweep. Pham is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pham scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cezar is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pham's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pham's back!
Cezar controlling well, preventing Pham from escaping the position.
Pham trying to control the hands but Cezar won't let him.
Cezar wants to control the position but Pham frees himself and scrambles - Cezar manages to regain control in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cezar has hold of Pham's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Pham seems comfortable defending it but Cezar has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Pham is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Pham is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Cezar couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Waldo Cezar!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trendar Mighty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson's entrance music is Meet the Monster by Five Finger Death Punch. A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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167 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trendar Mighty!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderson tries to bum rush Mighty with a series of wild strikes but Mighty uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice uppercut there from Anderson.
Anderson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Anderson throws a one two combo.
It looks like Trendar Mighty has been cut.
Mighty scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mighty tries to move into full mount but can't pass Anderson's legs.
Mighty thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Anderson is trying to improve his position.
Mighty is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Anderson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mighty trying to control the action but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Anderson tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet but Mighty drags him back down.
Check out the look on Mighty's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Anderson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mighty wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Anderson is not content to let Mighty control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mighty works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mighty is looking to take a break and control but Anderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Anderson tries to improve position but can't.
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.
Mighty tries to move into full mount but can't pass Anderson's legs.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
No luck for Mighty with that takedown attempt.
Mighty looks gassed!
Mighty tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mighty moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anderson throws a right and a left that Mighty avoids nicely.
Mighty shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mighty fails to move to back control.
Anderson is squirming around, avoiding Mighty's attempts to control the action.
Mighty is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Anderson is surviving well by controlling Mighty's body position as best he can.
Anderson is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mighty looking for a guillotine from mount but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson is trying to stand up.
Anderson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mighty controlling from mount.
Mighty can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Anderson is looking to escape.
Mighty working for a guillotine from mount but Anderson is in no mood to give up.
Anderson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Mighty has taken his back.
Mighty is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Mighty scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Anderson prevents Mighty from getting a body triangle.
Mighty might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Anderson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mighty not allowing Anderson to control his hands.
Mighty sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Anderson taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Trendar Mighty!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robert Assman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Manahan (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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Assman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Manahan!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manahan tries for a takedown but Assman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Manahan has a takedown stuffed.
A swing and a miss from Assman.
Manahan tries to clinch up but Assman circles away and keeps his distance.
Manahan shoots in for a double leg but Assman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Robert Assman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Manahan.
Assman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Assman. No joy for Manahan on that attempt.
Manahan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assman waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Manahan.
Assman throws a body punch but Manahan moves out of range.
Manahan shoots for a takedown but Assman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Manahan doesn't seem bothered though.
Assman stuns Manahan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Assman throws a hook to the side of Manahan's head but Manahan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Manahan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Assman pinned against the cage. Assman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Manahan looks gassed!
A bone on bone clash there as Manahan blocks the leg kick.
Assman lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Steve Manahan has been cut.
Assman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Assman slips a nice elbow through Manahan's hands, connecting with Manahan's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manahan wants to improve his position but Assman is controlling well.
Manahan missing with punches from the bottom.
Manahan looking for submissions off his back.
Assman is looking for a kimura here.
Assman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Assman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Assman is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Manahan is just riding it out for now. Assman eventually gives up the hold.
Manahan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assman is looking for a kimura here.
Manahan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Manahan.
Manahan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manahan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Assman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Manahan can do anything to dispel that myth.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Manahan 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.
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.
Manahan trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Manahan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Assman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Manahan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Manahan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Assman forces his way into half guard.
Manahan wants to improve his position but Assman is controlling well.
Manahan missing with punches from the bottom.
Assman looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Assman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Assman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Manahan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Manahan tries for a takedown but Assman circles away easily
and Assman counters with a straight right hand.
Manahan closes the distance and clinches up with Assman, looking for a takedown. Manahan pushes Assman against the cage but Assman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jab, jab by Assman - just one landing.
Manahan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Manahan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Assman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Assman trying to control but Manahan postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Assman moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manahan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manahan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Manahan pushes down on Assman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Manahan trying to mount his opponent but Assman defends it.
Assman tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Assman works his way to full guard. Good work.
Manahan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Assman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Assman works his way into full mount!
Assman working for a guillotine from mount but Manahan is in no mood to give up.
Manahan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assman looking to secure an arm triangle but Manahan defends it well.
Assman is landing with some decent strikes but Manahan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Assman.
Manahan is desperately trying to improve his position but Assman has a good base and remains in mount.
Assman works his way to his opponent's back.
Manahan breaks Assman's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Manahan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Manahan throws a strike but Assman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Assman trying to control the position from guard on top but Manahan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Assman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manahan wants to sweep but no luck.
Assman wants to control from the top but Manahan keeps moving.
Assman stopping the sweep attempt from Manahan.
Manahan scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Manahan wants to sweep but no luck.
Manahan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Assman sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Assman wants to get back to full guard.
Manahan throwing shots but Assman is blocking nicely.
Assman wants to improve his position but Manahan is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manahan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Assman wants to improve his position but Manahan is controlling well.
Manahan lands strikes from half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Manahan with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Assman to counter with a crisp jab.
Robert Assman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Manahan.
Manahan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Assman.
Manahan misses with a takedown
and Assman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assman wants to pass to mount but Manahan is defending the position.
Assman trying to control the action but Manahan is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Assman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steve Manahan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Manahan with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Assman counter with a right hand.
Manahan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Assman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Manahan with a poor takedown
and Assman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Assman looks to score with a jab to the body but Manahan is just out of range.
Manahan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Assman gets the takedown into side control.
Manahan tries to improve position but can't.
Manahan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Assman is putting a hurting on Manahan here, landing some big shots from side control.
Manahan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Assman trying to control the position but Manahan is working away.
Manahan tries to bench press Assman off him but Assman keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assman has an Americana. Manahan didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Assman is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Assman hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Robert Assman!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rusty Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamal Russell struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 266.6lbs 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. Jamal Russell has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rusty Brooks's chin.
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280 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rusty Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamal Russell!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks gets a takedown into half guard.
Brooks wants to advance to full mount but Russell doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Russell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brooks wants to stand but Russell has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Russell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brooks is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Russell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks throws a strike but Russell rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Brooks is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Russell is controlling him.
Brooks on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brooks tries to get out of the position.
Brooks wants to get back to his feet but Russell passes into half guard.
Russell uses his free foot to push down on Brooks's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Brooks.
Russell looks gassed!
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.
Brooks tries to hold on but Russell postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brooks really wants to buck Russell off and get back to his feet.
Brooks tries to reverse the position but Russell maintains control.
You get the feeling that Brooks really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Russell misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Russell landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell looking to ground and pound but Brooks is blocking nicely.
Brooks is trying to stand but he's just given Russell his back.
Brooks trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Russell throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Russell is persistently looking for the submission but Brooks is defending it well.
Brooks is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Brooks is trying to get back to his feet but Russell has full control of the position and if anything, Brooks has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brooks tries to escape but Russell has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Russell dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brooks shoots in and bounces Russell off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Russell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brooks knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Russell on the ground.
Brooks is looking to advance position but Russell has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Brooks's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Russell putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Brooks is working to get back to half guard.
Russell is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Brooks trying to control the hands but Russell breaks the grip.
Russell is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Brooks has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Brooks trying to get back to his feet but Russell is in full control for now.
Russell missing with punches from the back.
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.
Brooks is trying to defend against the choke here but Russell has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Russell Tightens the hold and Brooks taps out furiously! Russell displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jamal Russell!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Roterts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinton King is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Roterts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quinton King!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King tries to clinch up but Roterts circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
King is trying to break free.
Roterts is fighting off a takedown attempt but King is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Roterts to the mat. Roterts regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
King avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
King lands a couple of elbows.
King advances to half guard.
King seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
King looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
King has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
King is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Roterts is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Quinton King!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Viedt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ellis Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viedt comes to the cage accompanied by Prophecies. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
173 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground |
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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, Adrian Viedt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ellis Stone!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viedt scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Viedt stops Stone from getting back to his feet.
Stone keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Viedt trying to mount his opponent but Stone defends it.
Stone wants to control but Viedt is keeping busy.
Stone looks like he's trying to stand up.
Viedt wants to pass to mount but Stone is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Viedt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stone moves in looking to clinch but Viedt pushes him off.
Stone has Viedt up against the cage in a clinch.
Viedt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stone dodges an elbow strike from Viedt.
Viedt tries a knee to the head but Stone blocks it.
Stone wants to break free but Viedt has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viedt misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Viedt throws an elbow but misses.
Stone tries to break the clinch but Viedt is controlling the position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Viedt.
Viedt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
Stone blocks the elbow strike.
Stone lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stone.
Stone avoids the elbow strike from Viedt, against the cage.
Stone is trying to break free.
Stone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stone breaks from the clinch.
Viedt fails to land the takedown.
Stone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Viedt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stone scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viedt looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Viedt actively working from the bottom here.
Viedt is breathing heavily.
Stone gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Viedt gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Stone counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Viedt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Viedt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stone gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Viedt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stone.
Stone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stone misses with a wild body shot.
Viedt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stone counters with a three punch combo that has Viedt backing up. Viedt nods at Stone to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone has Viedt up against the cage in a clinch.
Viedt lands with a left to the head.
Stone blocks an elbow strike from Viedt.
Viedt lands a damaging elbow.
Viedt misses with an elbow strike.
Viedt landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Viedt lands an elbow that stopped Stone in his tracks for a moment.
Viedt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Viedt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Viedt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stone is rocked!
It looks like Ellis Stone has been cut.
Viedt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stone is still on wobbly legs! Can Viedt finish him?
Stone takes an elbow to the forehead.
Viedt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Viedt lands a nice uppercut.
Viedt comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Viedt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Viedt shoots for a takedown but Stone saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stone misses with a wild body shot.
Viedt looks for a takedown but Stone sprawls well.
Stone seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viedt closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Stone is trying to stand back up but Viedt is controlling him
Stone tries to roll over but Viedt keeps him under control.
Viedt trying to pass the guard but Stone defending well.
Stone wants to get back to his feet.
Viedt is looking to stall here but Stone recovers full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone keeping moving, preventing Viedt from controlling successfully.
Stone wants to stand and escape but Viedt is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ellis Stone will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ellis Stone's cut.
That's time! Viedt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Viedt fails with the takedown
and Stone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Viedt stuffs the takedown.
Viedt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stone counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Viedt is trying to maintain the position but Stone is very close to passing his half guard.
Stone stands up out of the half guard.
Stone closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Stone decides to stand up.
Stone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Viedt gets caught flat footed, as Stone shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone wants to control from the top but Viedt keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viedt can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stone controls the pace.
Viedt trying to control the position.
Viedt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stone's guard.
Viedt preventing the sweep.
Stone keeping moving, preventing Viedt from controlling successfully.
Viedt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stone has his feet on Viedt's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a right and a left that Viedt avoids nicely.
Viedt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stone counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Viedt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone misses with a takedown
and Viedt counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Stone!
Stone sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Viedt seems to be looking for submissions.
Stone is trying to stand up here but Viedt is controlling him well.
Stone manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Viedt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stone counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ellis Stone has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viedt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Viedt seems keen to control Stone's posture.
Stone stands up and waves to Viedt to follow him.
Viedt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stone counters with a three punch combo that has Viedt backing up. Viedt nods at Stone to acknowledge the strikes.
Stone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Viedt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Viedt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stone counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Viedt fails with the takedown
and Stone counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viedt tries for a takedown but Stone circles away easily
and Stone counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Stone throwing strikes from guard but Viedt blocks nicely.
Stone trying to control the position from guard on top but Viedt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Viedt pushes Stone off and gets back to his feet.
Stone clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Viedt.
Stone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Viedt lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ellis Stone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ellis Stone's cut.
That's time! Viedt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Stone moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Viedt closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Viedt lands in his opponent's guard.
Stone looking to control.
Viedt wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
Stone manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Viedt is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Viedt is desperately trying to improve his position but Stone has a good base and remains in mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Viedt wants to hold on but Stone pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone landing shots from mount.
Viedt tries to hold on but Stone pushes him away.
Stone lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Stone.
Viedt tries to hold on but Stone pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Stone cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Stone can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Viedt is looking to escape.
Stone lands a big elbow.
Viedt is working to get back to half guard.
Viedt tries to hold on but Stone postures up.
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.
Stone lands a big elbow.
Viedt working to try and regain half guard.
Viedt regains half guard.
Viedt is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stone's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stone's back!
Viedt trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Stone has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Viedt is trying to stick to Stone's back but Stone is turning into Viedt. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Viedt's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Stone.
Viedt looking to control.
Stone has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Viedt is proving hard to escape from.
Stone preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viedt looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Stone puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Stone throwing shots but Viedt is blocking nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stone shoots in and drives through. Viedt sprawls well.
Viedt with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stone counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Viedt is looking to improve his position.
Stone is thwarting Viedt's attempts to control the position.
Viedt is not content to let Stone control the position.
Stone working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Viedt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stone is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Stone clinches with his opponent.
Stone takes an elbow to the temple.
Stone can't break the clinch.
Viedt tries a body shot but Stone blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Viedt throws an elbow but misses.
Viedt lands an elbow just above Stone 's eye.
Viedt pushes Stone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adrian Viedt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Viedt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Viedt comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Viedt trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Viedt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stone's brow.
Stone is trying to break the clinch but Viedt has him pressed against the cage.
Viedt misses with an elbow over the top.
Viedt lands an elbow inside that Stone shrugs off.
Stone fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Viedt lands a nice elbow.
Viedt misses with an elbow over the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ellis Stone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stone 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ellis Stone!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mr Pink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ignacio Pujols (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ignacio Pujols has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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195 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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, Mr Pink!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ignacio Pujols!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pink throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Ignacio Pujols has been cut.
Pujols darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pujols is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pink manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pink looking for a sweep. Not yet Pink, not yet.
Pink can't keep his opponent in guard - Pujols advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pink is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pink has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pujols is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pujols wants to free his trapped foot but Pink is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pink is trying to get back to full guard.
Pujols is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
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.
Pujols passes the guard and advances to mount!
Pink tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pujols is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Pujols!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ignacio Pujols!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Malvin Maldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maldi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Loituma TECHNO!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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18
140 lbs
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19
143 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malvin Maldi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blake Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Maldi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Barnes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Barnes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Maldi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Barnes.
Barnes is thwarting Maldi's attempts to control the position.
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.
Maldi is staying active underneath Barnes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Maldi won't allow Barnes to pass to mount.
Maldi is trying to control but can't.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Barnes.
Barnes shoots in and drives through. Maldi sprawls well.
Good exchange - Maldi coming out on top.
Maldi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Maldi does no damage.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
A nice combination there by Maldi.
Barnes shoots in but Maldi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Malvin Maldi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake Barnes.
Maldi throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Maldi does it's job there.
Maldi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Maldi does no damage.
Barnes shoots for a takedown but Maldi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Malvin Maldi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maldi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnes.
Maldi throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Maldi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maldi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maldi.
Maldi scores with a nice head shot.
Maldi swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Maldi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maldi.
Barnes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maldi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Barnes staying out of range there.
Maldi is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Barnes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnes closes the distance and clinches up with Maldi, looking for a takedown. Barnes pushes Maldi against the cage but Maldi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Barnes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barnes misses with a takedown attempt - Maldi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Maldi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maldi clobbers Barnes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barnes closes the distance and clinches up with Maldi, looking for a takedown. Barnes pushes Maldi against the cage but Maldi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Maldi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maldi digs a good hook to Barnes's body.
Barnes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Maldi looks to land a combination but Barnes avoids it well.
Maldi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maldi scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malvin Maldi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Maldi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A cross from Maldi lands.
Nice defenses there by Barnes.
Barnes shoots in for a double leg but Maldi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Maldi looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Maldi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Maldi on the side of the head.
Barnes drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Maldi wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Maldi is looking to regain half guard here but Barnes keeps moving and retains side control.
Maldi is not content to let Barnes control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes working away.
Maldi parries the strikes from Barnes easily there. Barnes is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Maldi to escape.
Barnes moves into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Barnes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Maldi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Barnes with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldi is looking to improve his position but Barnes isn't that keen on the idea.
Maldi is in a horrible position here. Barnes smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Maldi gets back to half guard.
Barnes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Maldi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Maldi wants to improve his position but Barnes is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maldi looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Barnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Maldi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maldi stuffs the takedown.
Barnes ducks right into an uppercut from Maldi.
Maldi throws a right hand that Barnes ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnes also avoids with ease.
Barnes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maldi misses with the combination.
Malvin Maldi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Maldi pinned against the cage. Maldi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Maldi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Maldi just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Maldi.
Maldi connects with a crisp jab.
Barnes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Maldi tries to avoid it but Barnes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Maldi to the ground. Maldi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Malvin Maldi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake Barnes.
A big left from Maldi misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes slips a jab and a cross from Maldi.
Maldi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnes.
Maldi misses the jab.
Maldi misses with a double jab.
Barnes drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from Barnes seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Maldi tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Barnes has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Maldi has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes trying to control.
I really don't envy Maldi right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes missing with punches from the back.
Maldi covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Barnes is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Maldi knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Maldi for a finish.
Maldi is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Barnes gets his way!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldi is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Barnes gets his way!
Maldi manages to reverse the position and now he's in Barnes's guard. Nice work there by Maldi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Barnes really dominated 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.
Maldi misses the shot to the body.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Barnes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Maldi punishes Barnes's body with a nice straight punch.
Barnes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Maldi!
Maldi throws a right hand that Barnes ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnes also avoids with ease.
Maldi misses with a few strikes there.
Maldi scores with a hook.
Barnes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Maldi thows a body shot but no joy.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Barnes looks for a takedown but Maldi sprawls well.
Maldi throws a right and a left that Barnes avoids nicely.
Barnes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Barnes scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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. Barnes connects with a nice short shot to Maldi's temple.
Barnes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Maldi is doing well to control the position and prevent Barnes from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldi is not content to let Barnes control the position.
Barnes passes the guard and advances to mount!
Barnes is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Barnes looking to finish Maldi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Maldi!
Maldi is bucking up trying to escape but Barnes cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Barnes breaks from Maldi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Maldi is rocked!
Barnes scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Oh Maldi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barnes lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldi wants to hold on but Barnes pushes him away.
Barnes is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Maldi can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Maldi seems to have got his legs back now.
Barnes jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Maldi manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Barnes is looking to take a break and control but Maldi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Barnes dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Maldi misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes shoots in and drives through. Maldi sprawls well.
Maldi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barnes shoots in for a double leg but Maldi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice sprawl there from Maldi as Barnes shoots in.
Malvin Maldi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake Barnes.
Maldi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barnes at a distance.
Maldi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Malvin Maldi is winning the standup battle so far.
Maldi works the jab nicely.
Maldi stuffs the takedown.
Maldi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maldi misses with a looping right.
Barnes shoots in and drives through. Maldi sprawls well.
Maldi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Maldi.
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.
Barnes tries for a takedown but Maldi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes throws the kick towards the body but Maldi avoids it.
Maldi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maldi.
Barnes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Maldi circles away.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Barnes looking to control but Maldi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Barnes working for a guillotine from mount but Maldi is in no mood to give up.
Barnes looking to control but Maldi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes has control of Maldi's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Maldi regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Maldi is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldi's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Barnes breaks from Maldi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Barnes looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Barnes trying to control but Maldi is having none of it.
Malvin Maldi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes working Maldi over with strikes here.
Barnes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Barnes putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Barnes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barnes 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 46:49
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 46:49
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Barnes!
Blake Barnes is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viacheslav Datsik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Datsik's entrance music is Russian Black Metal Death. A fine choice. Kenny Powers has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Viacheslav Datsik's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viacheslav Datsik!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Powers!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Datsik throws a chopping leg kick but Powers manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Viacheslav Datsik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powers tries to close the distance and clinch but Datsik swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Powers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Datsik misses with an uppercut.
Datsik listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Kenny Powers has been cut.
Datsik throws a head kick that misses.
A jab-cross combination lands for Datsik and sends Powers crashing to the mat! Datsik follows him down to the mat - Powers regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Powers is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Powers trying to get back to full guard but Datsik takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Powers is still in real trouble! Can Datsik finish him?
Datsik trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Datsik landing punches.
Powers seems to have recovered his senses.
Powers keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half 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.
Datsik looking to control but Powers is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Powers is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Powers manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Datsik knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Powers on the ground.
Datsik sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Powers defending well though.
Datsik tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Datsik lands strikes from half guard.
Datsik is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Powers 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers is staying active underneath Datsik, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Datsik is just content to waste time from the top position. Powers takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Datsik has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Powers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Powers is trying to control the position but Datsik postures up.
Datsik is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Powers has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Datsik is looking to defend but Powers has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Datsik! Powers pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Datsik taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kenny Powers!
Kenny Powers is the new heavyweight champion!
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