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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Jeremy Foster!
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, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Silva.
Danga de danga de dang - Foster scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Anderson Silva has been cut.
Foster takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Foster scores a takedown into full mount!
Silva is trying to stand up.
Foster postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Silva out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Foster goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jeremy Foster!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scipio Africanus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen click click boom!!! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scipio Africanus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Africanus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Africanus tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Africanus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jones moves out of range as Africanus throws a body kick.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
Africanus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Africanus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice defenses there by Africanus.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Africanus off the cage and back into rage.
Jones throws the left hand but Africanus avoids the punch easily.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Africanus's head but Africanus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
Tommy Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Africanus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Africanus throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Africanus cracks Jones on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Jones falls backwards against the cage. Africanus follows up with more strikes that drop Jones to his knees. Africanus keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Jones! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scipio Africanus!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Oleander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cheveyo Napayshni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Napayshni has chosen War Dance as his entrance music. Cheveyo Napayshni has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwight Oleander!
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, Cheveyo Napayshni!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oleander shoots in but Napayshni avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Oleander.
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.
Napayshni wants to control but Oleander postures up.
Oleander tries for a kimura but Napayshni is defending well.
Oleander looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Oleander tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Oleander has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Napayshni is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
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.
Napayshni can't do much from the bottom here.
Oleander prevents Napayshni from escaping the position.
Oleander tries for a kimura but Napayshni is defending well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Oleander showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Napayshni.
Oleander closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Napayshni is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oleander goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Napayshni rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Oleander's guard! Nice work there by Napayshni!
Oleander has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Napayshni can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Oleander is breathing heavily.
Napayshni drops back looking for a leg! Oleander is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Oleander manages to kick Napayshni off! Napayshni jumps back into Oleander's guard.
Napayshni works over Oleander with some ground and pound from guard.
Napayshni lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Napayshni's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Napayshni is looking to work some ground and pound but Oleander has wrist control.
Napayshni trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Napayshni is in close to Oleander's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Oleander working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Napayshni doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Napayshni manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Oleander is looking for a triangle but Napayshni pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oleander looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Napayshni lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Napayshni in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Napayshni thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Napayshni postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Napayshni landing with the ground and pound.
Napayshni postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Napayshni scoring with some ground and pound.
Oleander has his foot on Napayshni's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Napayshni works his way back into a safe position though.
Napayshni thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Oleander escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Napayshni gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Napayshni lands a couple of digs.
Napayshni 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.
Oleander throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Napayshni 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.
Napayshni loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oleander looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Napayshni with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Napayshni thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwight Oleander 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.
Napayshni scores with a decent looking hook.
Napayshni cracks Oleander with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Napayshni scores with a punch to the head.
Oleander uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Napayshni.
Napayshni cracks Oleander with a right hand to the side of the head.
Napayshni fails with the takedown
and Oleander counters with a nice double leg into side control. Napayshni won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oleander tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Oleander goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Napayshni rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Oleander's guard! Nice work there by Napayshni!
Napayshni distracts Oleander with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napayshni drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Napayshni jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Oleander has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Napayshni doesn't defend quickly enough and Oleander has managed to lock this one up! Can Napayshni escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Oleander on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dwight Oleander!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between BJ Ericsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimura Supreme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimura Supreme is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, BJ Ericsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimura Supreme!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Supreme scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Supreme working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Supreme is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ericsson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Supreme is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ericsson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Supreme trying to control the action but Ericsson is working from the bottom.
Ericsson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supreme goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ericsson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Supreme but great work by Ericsson.
Supreme is looking for a sweep.
Ericsson stands up and beckons Supreme to his feet.
Supreme closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ericsson wants to get back to his feet but Supreme drags him back down.
Supreme tries for a kimura but Ericsson is defending well.
Supreme looks gassed!
Supreme prevents Ericsson from escaping the position.
Supreme is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ericsson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Supreme wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ericsson, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
A clash of legs there as Supreme blocks the low kick.
Ericsson tried to score with a low kick but Supreme checks it.
Ericsson throws a right and a left that Supreme avoids nicely.
Supreme closes the distance and clinches up with Ericsson, looking for a takedown. Supreme pushes Ericsson against the cage but Ericsson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ericsson misses with the combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Supreme.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ericsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ericsson throws a series of punches but Supreme moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Supreme shoots for a double leg takedown but Ericsson sprawls well. He's pushed Supreme's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
BJ Ericsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimura Supreme.
Ericsson scores with a jab. Supreme acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ericsson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Supreme walks into a jab.
Ericsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ericsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ericsson throws a series of strikes that have Supreme backpedaling.
Ericsson tests Supreme's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Ericsson.
Ericsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ericsson throws a good cross that connects.
Supreme dives in and grabs Ericsson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ericsson pushes down on Supreme's head and hops out.
Ericsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ericsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ericsson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ericsson duly obliges.
Supreme fails to land the takedown.
A combination from Ericsson does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson misses with a double jab.
Ericsson stuffs the takedown.
Ericsson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Supreme fails with the takedown.
Ericsson throws a nice looking combination but Supreme bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ericsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ericsson missing with a left hand there. Supreme was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Supreme shoots in for a takedown but Ericsson shows good takedown defense.
Ericsson throws a nice looking combination but Supreme bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ericsson gets caught flat footed, as Supreme shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ericsson pushes Supreme off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Supreme is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ericsson throws a nice looking combination but Supreme bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ericsson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Supreme drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Supreme has gone for a leg lock! Ericsson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Supreme's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Ericsson 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.
Ericsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Supreme on the side of the head.
Ericsson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ericsson misses with the combination.
Ericsson misses with an uppercut.
Ericsson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Supreme.
Supreme shoots in but Ericsson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ericsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Supreme moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ericsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Supreme moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ericsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Supreme.
BJ Ericsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimura Supreme.
Supreme avoids a punch combination nicely.
Supreme fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Supreme is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ericsson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ericsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
BJ Ericsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ericsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ericsson throws a shot from downtown. Supreme moves away and avoids it.
Ericsson stuffs the takedown.
Supreme shoots in for a takedown but Ericsson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ericsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Ericsson does no damage.
Ericsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice takedown defense from Ericsson. No joy for Supreme on that attempt.
Ericsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Supreme changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ericsson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ericsson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Supreme tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Supreme has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Supreme tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Supreme swings around for an armbar but Ericsson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Supreme's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ericsson is looking to stand up but Supreme won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Supreme has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ericsson has managed to get both his arms back between Supreme's legs - danger averted.
Ericsson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Supreme avoids a punch combination nicely.
Supreme avoids a punch combination nicely.
Supreme throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ericsson's waist but Ericsson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Supreme off to one side.
Ericsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ericsson.
Supreme shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ericsson pinned against the cage. Ericsson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Supreme showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ericsson.
BJ Ericsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Supreme tries to clinch but Ericsson is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson connects with a nice looking jab.
Supreme takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ericsson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Supreme.
Ericsson misses with the combination.
Supreme slips a jab and a cross from Ericsson.
Supreme feints and as Ericsson raises his hands in defense, Supreme changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Supreme wants to control from the top but Ericsson keeps moving.
Supreme might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ericsson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Supreme drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ericsson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ericsson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ericsson!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Ericsson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Ericsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ericsson misses with the combination.
No luck for Supreme with that takedown attempt.
Ericsson throws a right hand that Supreme ducks under and follows up with a left that Supreme also avoids with ease.
Supreme gets the takedown into side control.
Ericsson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Supreme advances nicely into full mount.
Supreme goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ericsson turns into him and now he's in Supreme's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Supreme looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supreme looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ericsson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ericsson misses with a few strikes there.
Supreme slips a jab and a cross from Ericsson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Supreme looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ericsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Supreme stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Supreme uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ericsson.
Supreme shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson is looking to escape.
Ericsson is defending against the submission attempts here by Supreme.
Kimura Supreme has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ericsson pushes Supreme off looking to stand but Supreme dives back in and keeps control.
Supreme is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ericsson sees it coming and defends easily.
Supreme is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Supreme trying to mount his opponent but Ericsson defends it.
Supreme seems to be working for a kimura but Ericsson defends the submission attempt.
Ericsson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Ericsson lands a slapping body shot.
Ericsson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ericsson looks to land a combination but Supreme avoids it well.
Supreme fails with the takedown.
Supreme dodges the punch combination from Ericsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Ericsson.
Ericsson looks to land a right hand but Supreme moved out of range.
Supreme fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ericsson avoids it really well and circles away.
BJ Ericsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimura Supreme.
Ericsson tries to bum rush Supreme with a series of wild strikes but Supreme uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kimura Supreme has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Supreme showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ericsson.
Supreme drives through with a takedown into guard.
Supreme throws and elbow that misses. Ericsson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Supreme's guard. Nice move by Ericsson!
Ericsson stands and steps away. Supreme gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Supreme is defended easily by Ericsson.
Ericsson lands with a nice combination. Supreme backs away looking to recover.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to BJ Ericsson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ericsson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BJ Ericsson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Striker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Striker is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rising Force. Christian Striker has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Jackson!
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, Christian Striker!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Striker sprawls well. Striker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Jackson lands with a nice body kick.
Striker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Striker feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Striker from controlling successfully.
Jackson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Striker.
Striker chips away with some ground and pound.
Striker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Striker lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Striker wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Striker working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Striker working some strikes from top position.
Striker cracks Jackson with a solid left hand.
Jackson is rocked!
Striker arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Jackson's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Christian Striker!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between harris stephenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marius Zaromskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marius Zaromskis is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, harris stephenson!
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, Marius Zaromskis!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
stephenson swats away the attempt to clinch by Zaromskis.
No luck for Zaromskis with that takedown attempt.
Zaromskis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
stephenson prevents Zaromskis from breaking the clinch.
Zaromskis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
stephenson tries to keep at a distance but Zaromskis has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Zaromskis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zaromskis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zaromskis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zaromskis moves in looking to clinch but stephenson pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
stephenson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Zaromskis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marius Zaromskis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
stephenson fails with a takedown attempt.
Zaromskis shoots and misses
and stephenson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Zaromskis's guard now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
stephenson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and stephenson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
stephenson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and stephenson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
stephenson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
stephenson won't allow Zaromskis to get back to his feet.
Zaromskis is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
stephenson looking to pass the guard.
stephenson is breathing heavily.
stephenson 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.
stephenson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Zaromskis is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Zaromskis has escaped and now he's on top!
Zaromskis trying to stand up but can't free himself from stephenson's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
stephenson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
stephenson throws his legs up looking for a submission but Zaromskis uses it to pass to side control.
Zaromskis stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Zaromskis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and stephenson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Zaromskis's guard now.
stephenson tries to free his leg and advance position but Zaromskis is retaining full guard.
stephenson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and stephenson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
stephenson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Zaromskis looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Zaromskis looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Zaromskis!
Zaromskis decides to take the fight back to the feet.
stephenson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zaromskis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with stephenson, pushing him back against the cage.
stephenson prevents the takedown attempt.
harris stephenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marius Zaromskis.
stephenson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Zaromskis prevents it.
Zaromskis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Zaromskis - that will leave a mark!
Zaromskis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
stephenson shoots in for a double leg but Zaromskis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice body kick from Zaromskis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
stephenson tries for a takedown but Zaromskis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that harris stephenson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zaromskis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but stephenson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zaromskis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by stephenson.
Zaromskis scores with a one two! stephenson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Zaromskis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
stephenson shoots in and drives through. Zaromskis sprawls well.
Zaromskis gets a clinch.
Zaromskis tries for a takedown but stephenson manages to get underhooks.
Zaromskis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. stephenson is defending well for now.
Zaromskis breaks from the clinch.
Zaromskis tries to clinch up but stephenson circles away and keeps his distance.
Zaromskis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
stephenson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zaromskis misses with a takedown
and stephenson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
harris stephenson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
stephenson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Zaromskis is just riding it out for now. stephenson eventually gives up the hold.
Zaromskis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with stephenson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
stephenson 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.
Zaromskis is trying to stand up here but stephenson is controlling him well.
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.
stephenson is looking for a kimura here.
stephenson is trying to work for a kimura but Zaromskis is defending well.
stephenson prevents Zaromskis from standing back up.
stephenson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Zaromskis is just riding it out for now. stephenson eventually gives up the hold.
Zaromskis wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
stephenson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
stephenson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Zaromskis defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from stephenson.
stephenson has hold of Zaromskis's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Zaromskis manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
stephenson won't let Zaromskis get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Zaromskis defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from stephenson.
stephenson looking for a guillotine from mount but Zaromskis is having none of it.
stephenson swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Zaromskis is now in stephenson's guard. A big mistake from stephenson there, giving up the dominant position!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
stephenson working for a triangle but Zaromskis defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
harris stephenson dominated that second round.
That's time! stephenson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Zaromskis gets a clinch.
Zaromskis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and stephenson avoids it.
Zaromskis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zaromskis breaks the clinch.
Zaromskis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but stephenson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
stephenson drives through with a takedown into guard.
stephenson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Zaromskis is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of stephenson, into his guard.
stephenson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zaromskis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zaromskis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
stephenson has a closed guard, preventing Zaromskis from standing up.
Zaromskis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zaromskis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zaromskis is looking to clinch.
Zaromskis tries to clinch up.
Zaromskis lands a head kick. stephenson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
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.
Zaromskis throws a sloppy head kick and stephenson moves out of range easily.
stephenson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zaromskis's waist but Zaromskis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing stephenson off to one side.
Zaromskis tries to close the distance and clinch but stephenson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zaromskis tries to clinch up but stephenson circles away and keeps his distance.
Zaromskis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Zaromskis.
stephenson sneaks back into half guard.
stephenson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
stephenson actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Zaromskis is going to stand back up.
stephenson regains full guard. Nicely done.
stephenson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zaromskis is one step ahead there.
stephenson looking for a guillotine here but Zaromskis defends easily.
Zaromskis trying to stand up but can't free himself from stephenson's guard.
Marius Zaromskis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four 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.
Zaromskis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Zaromskis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zaromskis is looking to clinch but stephenson is avoiding it.
Zaromskis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice takedown defense from Zaromskis. No joy for stephenson on that attempt.
Zaromskis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
stephenson closes the distance and clinches up with Zaromskis, looking for a takedown. stephenson pushes Zaromskis against the cage but Zaromskis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
harris stephenson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for harris stephenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Zaromskis does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marius Zaromskis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think stephenson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ngaio Bealum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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158 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ngaio Bealum!
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, Jorge Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Cruz or perhaps it was just good defense by Bealum which made him look bad.
Bealum gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cruz takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bealum.
Bealum lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bealum jumps into guard, dragging Cruz to the mat.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Bealum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruz prevents Bealum from getting back to his feet.
Bealum tries to strike from the bottom.
Cruz wants to get up but he can't break Bealum's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bealum throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bealum trying to strike off his back.
Bealum throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A big right from Bealum misses.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bealum gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bealum lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bealum gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Cruz regains guard.
Bealum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bealum throws and elbow that misses. Cruz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bealum's guard. Nice move by Cruz!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bealum keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Bealum trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bealum trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Cruz won't allow Bealum to get back to his feet.
Bealum has momentary wrist control but Cruz slips an elbow through the middle.
Bealum throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Bealum trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Bealum is striking but Cruz is not phased and passes to half guard.
Cruz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bealum missing with punches from the bottom.
Bealum is trying to stand.
Bealum is refusing to be controlled, as Cruz sits in half guard.
Bealum knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cruz on the ground.
Bealum missing with punches from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bealum clinches with his opponent.
Cruz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bealum pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A shot in the inside from Bealum.
Bealum lands a nice uppercut.
Cruz throws an elbow but it misses.
Bealum pulls guard successfully.
Bealum throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wanted to stand there but Bealum had control of the position.
Bealum tries to strike from the bottom.
Bealum is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bealum will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Cruz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bealum is proving hard to escape from.
Bealum is looking to stand up but Cruz isn't so interested in that idea.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bealum connects with a right hand. Cruz shakes it off.
Bealum leaves Cruz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ngaio Bealum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Cruz.
Bealum decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cruz looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bealum lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Bealum.
Cruz is not content to let Bealum control the position.
Bealum lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cruz is rocked!
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. Bealum connects with a nice short shot to Cruz's temple.
Cruz is still in real trouble! Can Bealum finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bealum looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bealum lands a big elbow - Cruz is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Bealum!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ngaio Bealum!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dickie Thon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max Powers is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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150 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dickie Thon!
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, Max Powers!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thon fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Powers.
Thon misses with a straight left.
Thon misses with the combination.
Powers on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Max Powers has been cut.
Powers blocks a jab.
Powers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thon misses with an uppercut. Powers saw that one coming.
Thon fails to land with a series of punches.
Powers scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thon throws a combination that misses
and Powers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Powers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Powers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Powers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thon.
Thon has his takedown stuffed
letting Powers counter with a right hand.
Thon loads up on a big right hand but Powers slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thon misses with a combination
and Powers counters with an inside leg kick.
Thon is breathing heavily.
Thon misses with a double jab
and Powers counters with an inside leg kick.
Thon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Powers.
No luck for Thon with that takedown attempt.
Powers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thon.
A jab from Thon misses.
Thon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thon misses with a double jab
and Powers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thon misses with a hook to the body
and Powers counters with a nice leg kick.
Thon walks into a straight right hand from Powers.
Thon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Powers counters with a big head kick but Thon shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dickie Thon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Powers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thon.
Powers throws a right hand that Thon ducks under and follows up with a left that Thon also avoids with ease.
Thon misses with an uppercut.
Powers moves out of range of the strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Powers.
Powers moves out of range as Thon strikes.
Thon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Powers.
Powers throws a nice looking combination but Thon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thon misses with a combination
and Powers counters with a left and a right that stings Thon.
Powers has Thon up against the cage in a clinch.
Thon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Powers scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Powers.
Thon blocks a body shot from Powers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Powers.
Powers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thon.
Powers misses with the head strike.
Nice elbow from Powers.
Powers lands an elbow just above Thon 's eye.
Powers keeps control of Thon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Powers manages to break the clinch.
Powers fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Thon sprawls well initially but Powers persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Powers working over Thon with some ground and pound. Thon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Powers lands strikes from half guard.
Powers is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Powers is keen to just control but Thon is a slippery customer.
Thon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Powers.
Thon tries to kick Powers off but Powers keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Powers is nestled in close to Thon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Thon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Powers lands a nice short elbow.
Thon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Thon tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thon kicks Powers off and gets back to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Powers.
Thon misses with an uppercut. Powers saw that one coming.
A jab from Thon finds it's way through Powers's defenses.
Thon looks to land a right hand but Powers moved out of range.
Thon throws a combination that misses
and Powers counters with a nice double leg into side control. Thon won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thon throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powers has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Powers dodges the punch combination from Thon.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slow jab from Thon misses its intended target.
A jab from Thon misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Powers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Powers's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Thon misses with the combination.
Powers staying out of range there.
Thon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Powers.
Thon misses with a series of wild punches.
Thon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Powers was well out of range. Poor timing from Thon.
Thon misses with a double jab
and Powers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Powers looks to land a combination but Thon avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thon.
Thon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Powers counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thon's knee momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thon misses with a takedown attempt
and Powers counters with a nice uppercut.
Powers blocks a jab.
Powers pushes Thon up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thon wants to get back to striking at distance but Powers won't allow it.
Powers misses with the head strike.
Powers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thon tries to circle away but Powers has him pinned against the cage.
Powers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thon throws a combination that misses
letting Powers counter with a right hand.
Thon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Powers manages to avoid it.
Powers doesn't manage to clinch there - Thon circles away.
Powers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thon.
Thon has his takedown stuffed
and Powers counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thon's knee momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dickie Thon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Powers counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Thon is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Thon misses with an uppercut. Powers saw that one coming.
Dickie Thon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Powers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thon's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thon misses with a combination
and Powers counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thon throws a sloppy body shot
and Powers counters with an inside leg kick.
Thon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Thon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Powers holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Powers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thon misses with a double jab
and Powers holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Powers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thon throws a shot from downtown. Powers moves away and avoids it.
Powers scores with a leg kick.
Thon throws a sloppy body shot
and Powers counters by clinching up.
Powers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thon looks to land a left hand but Powers moved out of range nicely.
Powers throws a series of punches but Thon avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thon throws out the jab.
Thon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thon loads up on a big right hand but Powers slips the punch.
Thon with a poor takedown
and Powers counters with an outside leg kick.
Dickie Thon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thon throws a combination that misses
and Powers counters with an outside leg kick.
Thon misses with a double jab
and Powers counters with a nice leg kick.
Powers misses with the combination.
Powers jabs Thon right on the nose. Thon blinks but takes it well.
Good exchange - Thon coming out on top.
Powers moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Thon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Powers to score with a decent uppercut.
Thon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Powers counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thon misses with an uppercut.
Thon misses with a body punch
and Powers counters with a two punch combo.
Thon misses the jab.
Thon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Powers counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Thon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Powers moves away from the strike by Thon.
Powers slips a straight right by Thon.
Powers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thon.
Thon misses with an uppercut. Powers saw that one coming.
Thon misses with a jab to the body
and Powers counters with a good low kick that Thon was not able to check.
Thon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Powers counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Powers.
Powers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Powers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Max Powers's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Thon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Powers. Powers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Powers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thon misses with an uppercut.
Thon scores with a hook to the body. Powers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Powers counters with a left and a right that stings Thon.
Thon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thon misses with a combination
and Powers counters with a three punch combo that has Thon backing up. Thon nods at Powers to acknowledge the strikes.
A punch combination from Powers misses.
Thon lands a left and a right that send Powers crashing to the mat, dazed. Thon thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Powers is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Powers.
Powers is still on wobbly legs! Can Thon finish him?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thon missing with a left hand there. Powers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Powers seems to have recovered his senses.
Decent striking displayed by Thon there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thon misses with a straight right.
Powers gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thon throws the left hand but Powers avoids the punch easily.
Powers pushes Thon up against the cage in a clinch.
Powers swings wildly with an uppercut but Thon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Powers with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thon has had enough of the clinch but Powers keeps him there for the moment.
Thon is trying to break the clinch but Powers has him pressed against the cage.
Thon breaks from the clinch.
Thon misses with a hook to the body
and Powers counters with a takedown into side control.
Powers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thon keeps working.
Thon is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Powers has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Powers is working Thon over with some ground and pound from side control.
Thon wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thon throws Powers to one side and escapes!
Powers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thon looks to throw the jab but Powers is out of range.
Thon looks to land a left hand but Powers moved out of range nicely.
Thon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Max Powers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thon lands a jab to the nose.
Powers lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Powers.
Nice defenses there by Powers.
Thon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Powers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thon.
Powers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Thon misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Powers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thon lands a nice hook to Powers's body. Powers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That has opened up Max Powers's cut even more.
Thon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Powers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thon.
Powers moves away from the strike by Thon.
Thon cracks Powers with a big right hand and Powers goes down!
Thon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Powers's head.
Thon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thon is working Powers over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Powers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thon.
Dickie Thon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thon scoring with some ground and pound.
Thon stands up over Powers, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Thon works over Powers with some ground and pound from guard.
Thon advances to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ground and pound from Thon.
Thon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Powers wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thon working the head and body with strikes.
Powers taking some punishment here, with Thon in his half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dickie Thon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Powers 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Powers!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and james powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - War Machine. 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 middleweight 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, Samuel Washington !
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, james powell!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington takes a swing at powell's ribcage but misses.
powell decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
powell is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Washington tries to get to full guard but powell has control of the leg.
powell is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Washington sees it coming and defends easily.
Washington is looking for a sweep. powell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
powell is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Washington sees it coming and defends easily.
powell prevents Washington from standing back up.
powell is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Washington still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Washington has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
powell is trying to control Washington 's posture but Washington avoids it.
Washington tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
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.
Washington working the ground and pound.
It looks like james powell has been cut.
powell is trying to improve his position.
Washington working the head with strikes.
Washington trying to control the position but powell is working away.
Washington is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. powell knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
powell sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
powell looks gassed!
powell looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Washington looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
powell looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
powell taking some punishment here, with Washington in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for powell!
Washington working the ground and pound effectively.
Washington can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as powell is looking to escape.
Washington landing punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Washington is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The cut above james powell's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at james powell's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Samuel Washington !
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