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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Rosseti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
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185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vitor Rosseti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Silva!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosseti swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva is looking to clinch but Rosseti is avoiding it.
Rosseti moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rosseti avoiding damage.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rosseti has him pressed against the cage.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Rosseti.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rosseti content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Rosseti jumps guard.
Rosseti working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva wants to stand but Rosseti is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rosseti is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Rosseti clinches with his opponent.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva misses with some punches.
Rosseti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Rosseti's head.
Rosseti has Silva pressed against the cage.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Rosseti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva tries to work over Rosseti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva wants to break free but Rosseti has control.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Rosseti has him pressed against the cage.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Rosseti gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rosseti takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rosseti's elbow.
Rosseti drags the fight down to the ground.
Rosseti throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva wanted to stand there but Rosseti had control of the position.
Rosseti looking for a triangle here. Silva is fighting it but it looks tight! Rosseti pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Silva is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Vitor Rosseti!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Hubert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and J Dubb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Hubert!
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, J Dubb!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dubb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hubert clinches with his opponent.
Hubert is working for takedown but Dubb is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dubb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hubert is trying to trip Dubb. He has hold of a leg but Dubb is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hubert persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hubert sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hubert being controlled here momentarily.
Dubb lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hubert!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubb avoids the attempt from Hubert to control.
Hubert working to try and regain half guard.
Dubb looking to control but Hubert is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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.
Hubert is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hubert wants to hold on but Dubb pushes him away.
Hubert is squirming around, avoiding Dubb's attempts to control the action.
Hubert working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hubert holds of for dear life.
Hubert is working to get back to half guard.
Dubb avoids the attempt from Hubert to control.
Dubb controlling from 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.
Hubert slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hubert wants to get back to full guard but Dubb has passed into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hubert is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Hubert dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dubb throws a series of punches but Hubert avoids them all with ease.
Hubert avoids the head kick by Dubb.
Dubb throws a series of punches but Hubert avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Dubb.
Dubb throws a series of punches but Hubert avoids them all with ease.
Dubb misses with a takedown attempt - Hubert sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hubert moves away from the strike by Dubb.
Dubb throws a sloppy head kick and Hubert moves out of range easily.
Dubb tries to clinch
and Hubert counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hubert.
Dubb tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hubert loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hubert stands up from Dubb's guard - Hubert perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dubb is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hubert drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hubert missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hubert is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hubert has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubb keeping moving, preventing Hubert from controlling successfully.
Dubb has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hubert slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hubert works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hubert prevents Dubb from standing back up.
Still in half guard, Hubert seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee stands the fighters back up. John Hubert just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Dubb misses with a double jab
and Hubert counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hubert in particular looking to stall.
Hubert not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hubert performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Hubert dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
A combination from Dubb does no damage.
J Dubb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dubb misses with a body shot
and Hubert counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hubert thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hubert tries to pass to full mount but Dubb defends it.
Hubert with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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. Hubert connects with a nice short shot to Dubb's temple.
Hubert keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hubert missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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.
Hubert is trying to work for a kimura but Dubb is defending well.
Hubert trying to control the pace.
John Hubert overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. John Hubert just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
No joy there for Dubb, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick by Dubb misses
and Hubert counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hubert.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hubert content to stall in guard here.
Dubb takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
J Dubb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dubb looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hubert is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Hubert showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hubert has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Hubert!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Hartin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nolan James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James has chosen Whiplash by Metallica as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Hartin!
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, Nolan James!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Hartin is just out of range.
James throws a chopping leg kick but Hartin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hartin lands with an uppercut that bounces James off the cage and back into rage.
Hartin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hartin doesn't manage to clinch there - James circles away.
Hartin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hartin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hartin breaks from the clinch.
James takes a swing at Hartin's ribcage but misses.
Hartin blocks a leg kick.
Whack! Hartin lands a heavy head kick that drops James. The ref tackles Hartin to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because James was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Eric Hartin!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Leijon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Everaldo Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jacob Leijon has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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275 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Leijon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Everaldo Manhoef!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leijon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manhoef.
Leijon throws a head kick but Manhoef moves out of range.
Manhoef blocks a head kick by Leijon.
Leijon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Leijon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manhoef ducks under a wild hook from Leijon.
Leijon misses with a double jab.
Leijon misses with a few strikes there.
Jacob Leijon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manhoef throws a sloppy head kick and Leijon moves out of range easily.
Leijon is looking to score with low kicks.
Leijon throws a lazy head kick
and Manhoef counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Leijon!
Manhoef wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Leijon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Manhoef on the ground.
Manhoef has hold of Leijon's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Leijon manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Leijon is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Leijon is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leijon is breathing heavily.
Manhoef looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leijon tries to buck Manhoef off but he can't manage it.
Manhoef moves to the back.
Manhoef working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Leijon is doing well to defend. Manhoef seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Leijon is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Everaldo Manhoef!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlson Dorian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Rayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlson Dorian could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bobby Rayson's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlson Dorian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Rayson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorian gets a takedown into half guard.
Dorian seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dorian moves into full mount! Rayson won't be happy about that!
Dorian looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Rayson working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rayson wants to hold on but Dorian pushes him away.
Dorian wants to take his opponent's back but Rayson doesn't allow it.
Dorian tries to control but Rayson wriggling away.
Rayson tries to hold on but Dorian postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorian goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Rayson is on top in guard.
Rayson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rayson wants to stand but Dorian has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rayson gets to his feet - Dorian follows without any prompting.
Rayson misses with a takedown
and Dorian counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dorian is pushing down on Rayson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rayson is fighting to maintain full guard but Dorian has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dorian is working for a kimura but Rayson is defending it quite comfortably.
Dorian is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorian trying to pass the guard but Rayson defending well.
Dorian 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.
Dorian is breathing heavily.
Dorian moves nicely into side control.
Rayson is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorian wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rayson, who protects the arm well.
Dorian tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dorian stands up.
Rayson staying out of range there.
Dorian shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rayson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rayson.
Rayson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dorian. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorian is looking for a triangle but Rayson pushes his legs off easily.
Rayson is looking to stand up but Dorian won't let him.
Dorian looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dorian looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rayson postures up.
Rayson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dorian holds on and takes a little breather.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dorian is on top in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dorian wants to control from the top but Rayson keeps moving.
Dorian trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlson Dorian dominated that 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.
Rayson clinches but Dorian breaks the clinch
and Dorian counters with a takedown into side control.
Dorian advances nicely into full mount.
Rayson tries to lock up and control but Dorian gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dorian working for a guillotine from mount but Rayson is in no mood to give up.
Dorian has hold of Rayson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rayson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Dorian trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dorian goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Rayson is on top in guard.
Dorian keeping moving, preventing Rayson from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorian working for submissions but it's allowed Rayson to get to half guard.
Carlson Dorian overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dorian tries to get to full guard but Rayson has control of the leg.
Rayson is trying to control the action in half guard but Dorian is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dorian is trying to control but Rayson manages to pass to mount!
Dorian is looking to improve his position but Rayson isn't that keen on the idea.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rayson looking to control but Dorian is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dorian is in all sorts of trouble here.
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.
Rayson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dorian is looking to escape.
Dorian tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rayson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rayson lands a heavy elbow.
Rayson wants to control the pace but Dorian is squirming around nicely.
Dorian working to try and regain half guard.
Dorian slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dorian wants to control but Rayson is keeping busy.
Rayson decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rayson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rayson showed some decent athleticism there.
Dorian trying to control here.
Dorian manages to get to full guard.
Dorian has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Rayson doesn't defend quickly enough and Dorian has managed to lock this one up! Can Rayson escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Dorian on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Carlson Dorian!
Carlson Dorian retains his light heavyweight title!
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