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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between petri lindfors (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pantero Athrox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). petri lindfors 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 lightweight 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, petri lindfors!
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, Pantero Athrox!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Athrox looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? lindfors is fending him off so far but Athrox persists. Nope, lindfors circles away and we're back to standing.
Athrox will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
lindfors closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Athrox looks like he's trying to stand up.
lindfors frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
BOOM! lindfors connects with a massive shot to the dome!
lindfors working Athrox over with strikes here.
lindfors controlling the position easily from mount.
lindfors is working for a guillotine from mount but Athrox frees his head quite easily.
lindfors working for a guillotine from mount but Athrox is in no mood to give up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
lindfors controlling from mount.
Athrox wants to hold on but lindfors pushes him away.
lindfors is working for a guillotine from mount but Athrox frees his head quite easily.
lindfors controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
lindfors gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Athrox with a lazy takedown attempt
and lindfors counters with a nice double leg into guard.
petri lindfors has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pantero Athrox.
lindfors is breathing heavily.
Athrox wants to sweep here but lindfors controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
lindfors showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Athrox trying to keep a closed guard but lindfors is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
lindfors advances position into side control!
lindfors has knee on belly and moves into mount.
lindfors stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
lindfors shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Athrox defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from lindfors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
lindfors prevents Athrox from getting the reversal.
lindfors fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
lindfors looking to secure an arm triangle but Athrox defends it well.
Athrox tries to lock up and control but lindfors gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
lindfors goes for an armbar but Athrox turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Athrox.
Athrox won't allow lindfors to sweep him here.
Athrox passes lindfors's left leg - he's now in half guard.
lindfors is not content to let Athrox control the position.
Athrox missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
lindfors keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Athrox is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
lindfors works his way to full guard. Good work.
Athrox trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
lindfors preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
lindfors thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
lindfors working a defensive guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Athrox is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! lindfors is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! lindfors has escaped and now he's on top!
Athrox not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
petri lindfors dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
lindfors shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
lindfors passes the guard and advances to mount!
lindfors is landing with some decent strikes but Athrox is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
lindfors looking to control and managing it successfully.
Athrox taking shots to the head.
lindfors dominating with strikes here.
lindfors can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Athrox is looking to escape.
lindfors swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Athrox is now in lindfors's guard. A big mistake from lindfors there, giving up the dominant position!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Athrox stopping the sweep attempt from lindfors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
lindfors trying to keep a closed guard but Athrox is proving a slippery customer.
lindfors punching to the body, from the bottom.
Athrox advances to half guard.
lindfors blocking the ground and pound attempt from Athrox.
lindfors wants to sweep but Athrox has passed to side control!
Athrox working away.
lindfors is not content to let Athrox control the position.
lindfors gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
lindfors keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
lindfors slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
lindfors pulls Athrox in close to his closed guard and prevents Athrox from doing any damage or advancing position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now lindfors is on top in guard.
lindfors decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Athrox, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
lindfors clobbers Athrox with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
lindfors shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Athrox throwing hammer fists to the chest of lindfors. What's that going to do exactly?
lindfors controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. petri lindfors just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
lindfors shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. lindfors showed some decent athleticism there.
Nice strikes from lindfors there.
lindfors perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
lindfors lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Athrox wants to get back to full guard.
lindfors trying to control the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
lindfors seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Athrox for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
petri lindfors dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
lindfors clinches with his opponent.
Athrox wants a takedown.
lindfors manages to break the clinch.
lindfors 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.
Athrox is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Athrox wants to improve his position but instead lindfors has moved into half guard.
lindfors keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Athrox tries to get to full guard but lindfors has control of the leg.
Athrox looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Athrox looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
lindfors blocks the strikes from Athrox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Athrox is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of lindfors's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take lindfors's back!
Athrox is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. lindfors defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
lindfors trying to control the position but Athrox manages to sink in the hooks.
petri lindfors overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
lindfors wants to escape the position.
Athrox missing with strikes from the back.
Athrox is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Athrox doesn't have the hooks in and lindfors manages to turn into his guard.
Athrox avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
lindfors throwing strikes but missing.
lindfors stopping the sweep attempt from Athrox.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
lindfors scores with a takedown into Athrox's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
lindfors postures up.
Athrox keeping moving, preventing lindfors from controlling successfully.
lindfors decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Athrox, up you get!
Athrox gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and lindfors counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
lindfors takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
lindfors keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
lindfors looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Athrox tries to roll over but lindfors keeps him under control.
Athrox has hold of lindfors's hands but lindfors slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
lindfors prevents Athrox from improving his position.
Athrox gets back to full guard.
Athrox not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Athrox wants to sweep here but lindfors controlling him for the moment.
lindfors is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Athrox can do to turn this around?
lindfors wants to control from the top but Athrox keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Athrox stuffs the takedown.
petri lindfors is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Athrox misses with a takedown attempt
and lindfors counters with a single leg into guard. Athrox didn't expect that.
petri lindfors has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pantero Athrox.
lindfors passes Athrox's left leg - he's now in half guard.
lindfors looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Athrox with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Still in half guard, lindfors seems content to control.
Athrox on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
lindfors lands with a punch from half guard.
Athrox is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
lindfors is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Athrox is still in real trouble! Can lindfors finish him?
lindfors drops an elbow to the side of Athrox's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
lindfors stands up from half guard.
lindfors dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! Athrox has had enough and taps out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). petri lindfors!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Belagio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Lenon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lenon has chosen I Am as his entrance music. Vitor Belagio had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vitor Belagio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Lenon!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lenon blocks a head kick by Belagio.
Belagio connects with a high kick.
Belagio moves into range and clinches up with Lenon.
Lenon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lenon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Belagio breaks from the clinch.
Belagio checks a low kick from Lenon.
Lenon darts in trying to clinch
and Belagio decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lenon's guard.
Lenon trying to control the position.
Belagio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Belagio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Belagio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Belagio postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lenon is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Belagio, into his guard.
Belagio is breathing heavily.
Lenon tries to free his leg and advance position but Belagio is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lenon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lenon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Belagio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lenon sitting in guard here, content to control.
Belagio manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lenon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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.
Lenon wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Belagio.
Belagio looking to ground and pound but Lenon is blocking nicely.
Lenon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Belagio trying to control but Lenon is having none of it.
Lenon tries to lock up and control but Belagio gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lenon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Belagio. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lenon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Belagio tries to control but Lenon wriggling away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lenon wants to control but Belagio is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belagio throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lenon tries to hold on but Belagio postures up.
Belagio lands a heavy elbow.
Lenon is rocked!
It looks like Richard Lenon has been cut.
Belagio working the ground and pound effectively.
Lenon is still in real trouble! Can Belagio finish him?
The referee warns Lenon that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Belagio in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Belagio in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Belagio prevents Lenon from getting the reversal.
Belagio controlling from mount.
Belagio landing shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belagio is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lenon can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Belagio lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lenon hang on?
Belagio is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lenon can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Belagio lands a big shot there that rocks Lenon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lenon is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Belagio has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lenon's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lenon tries to lock up and control but Belagio gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belagio lands a big shot there that rocks Lenon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
BOOM! Belagio connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Belagio is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Belagio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Lenon's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lenon slips a jab from Belagio.
Vitor Belagio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belagio misses with a head kick.
Lenon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belagio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Belagio.
Belagio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Belagio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Belagio tries to clinch there but Lenon circles away.
Belagio moves in looking to clinch but Lenon pushes him off.
Belagio shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lenon but Lenon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Belagio tries a low kick but Lenon avoids it.
Belagio looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Belagio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lenon slips a jab and a cross from Belagio.
Belagio throws a sloppy head kick and Lenon moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belagio tries for a takedown but Lenon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitor Belagio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belagio shoots in but no luck this time.
Belagio fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Belagio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lenon seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lenon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Belagio is fending him off so far but Lenon persists. Nope, Belagio circles away and we're back to standing.
Lenon fails with a takedown attempt.
Belagio shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Belagio showed some decent athleticism there.
Belagio not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Belagio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lenon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Belagio.
Lenon tries to roll over but Belagio keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lenon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lenon wants to get back to full guard.
Belagio thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Belagio has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Belagio closes the distance and clinches.
Lenon tries to pull guard but Belagio holds him up against the cage and eventually Lenon drops back down to his feet.
Belagio holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Belagio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lenon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Belagio manages to pull guard.
Vitor Belagio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Belagio is trying to keep Lenon in close.
Lenon trying to control but Belagio is working from the bottom.
Lenon won't allow Belagio to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lenon pushing down on Belagio's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lenon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Belagio doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lenon.
Belagio tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Belagio moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lenon looking to sit in guard and control but Belagio gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Belagio slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Belagio landing a few strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belagio is looking to take a break and control but Lenon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lenon defending against the ground and pound.
Lenon tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
An elbow from Belagio crashes against the mat.
Belagio tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Lenon is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Belagio dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Richard Lenon's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Lenon with a poor takedown
and Belagio counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lenon won't be happy with that.
Lenon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Belagio fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Lenon tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Lenon looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Belagio looking for the choke from the back.
Belagio tries to get the hooks in deep but Lenon pushed the leg off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Belagio avoiding Lenon 's attempts to control his hands.
Lenon can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belagio gets his hands free as Lenon looks to control.
Belagio trying to control momentarily.
Belagio punches the canvas rather than the man.
Lenon prevents Belagio from getting a body triangle.
Lenon looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Belagio misses with punches from the back.
Belagio is not going to allow Lenon to sit and survive in this position.
Lenon defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Belagio's arms.
Lenon wants to control his opponent's hands but Belagio gets his hands free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lenon tries to escape but Belagio has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Belagio biding his time, looking for the opening.
Belagio throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Lenon!
Lenon trying to control the action but Belagio just sinks the hooks in.
Lenon is really stuck here.
Belagio lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Belagio is hanging on to Lenon's back as he tries to escape.
Belagio throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Belagio throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Even with his hooks in, Belagio manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Lenon trying to control the position but Belagio manages to sink in the hooks.
Lenon tries to roll but Belagio sticks to his back.
Belagio lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Belagio gets his hands free as Lenon looks to control.
Belagio lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Belagio scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Lenon is looking for a way out.
Lenon covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Lenon needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.
Belagio is hanging on to Lenon's back as he tries to escape.
Belagio doesn't have the hooks in and Lenon manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Belagio wants to stand up but Lenon is controlling him.
Lenon trying to control but Belagio is working from the bottom.
Lenon is stalling in the full guard.
Lenon trying to control the position from guard on top but Belagio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lenon looking to pass the guard.
Lenon trying to move into half guard but instead Belagio has managed to sweep!
Lenon trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Richard Lenon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lenon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor Belagio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Belagio 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 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitor Belagio!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dixie Drummond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flash Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dixie Drummond!
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, Flash Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Drummond, pushing him back against the cage.
Gordon lands a damaging elbow.
Gordon breaks the clinch.
Gordon rushes Drummond and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gordon lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Dixie Drummond has been cut.
Gordon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drummond tries for a takedown but Gordon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gordon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Drummond looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gordon is fending him off so far but Drummond persists. Nope, Gordon circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dixie Drummond. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drummond is breathing heavily.
Gordon instigates a clinch.
Gordon misses with an elbow over the top.
Drummond managing to block the knees to the body from Gordon.
Gordon misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gordon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Drummond's brow.
Drummond has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gordon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gordon stalls.
Gordon throws an elbow that misses.
Drummond blocks the elbow strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gordon.
Drummond dodges an elbow strike from Gordon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon landing knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gordon throws an elbow but misses.
Gordon misses with an elbow strike.
Gordon leaning his opponent against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Gordon.
Drummond changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gordon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gordon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gordon is looking to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gordon throws a sloppy head kick and Drummond moves out of range easily.
Gordon lands a brutal head kick. Drummond looks out on his feet and Gordon throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Flash Gordon!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between DJ Early (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and WIlle Waara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Early might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Trivium - Kirisute Gomen. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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141 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DJ Early!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, WIlle Waara!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Early wants to clinch up but Waara keeps it at a distance.
Early has Waara up against the cage in a clinch.
Early breaks the clinch.
Early closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Waara is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Early decides to stand up, so the ref orders Waara to his feet.
Early fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Early gets a clinch.
Early can't break the clinch.
Waara stops a takedown attempt from Early.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Early gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Waara manages to get to full guard.
Waara has his hands on Early's head, controlling the position.
Waara is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Waara is pulling down on Early's head to control his posture.
Early might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Early is looking to stand up but Waara won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waara keeping moving, preventing Early from controlling successfully.
Waara preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Waara pulls Early in to control the position.
Waara looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Early postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Early scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Early trying to control the action but Waara is working from the bottom.
Early throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Waara wants to get back to his feet.
Early is thwarting Waara's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waara is positioning himself well to prevent Early advancing to mount.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Waara is trying to get back to full guard.
Waara is looking to control Early's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Waara avoid being mounted?
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Early misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Early is breathing heavily.
Early drives through with a takedown into guard.
Waara pulls Early in close to his closed guard and prevents Early from doing any damage or advancing position.
Early working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Early is looking to stand up but Waara won't let him.
Early stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Waara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Early being controlled here momentarily.
Waara not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Waara is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Early prevents Waara from getting back to his feet.
Waara is trying to keep Early in close.
Early trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Early moves in looking to clinch but Waara pushes him off.
Waara misses with a takedown
and Early counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Waara!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Early dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Waara misses with a head kick.
Early closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Early wants to lay and pray for a moment but Waara keeps working.
Early has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
DJ Early is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Early wants to clinch.
Early fails with the takedown
and Waara counters with a series of strikes. Early will be more careful next time no doubt.
Waara misses with a straight left.
Waara throws a sloppy head kick and Early moves out of range easily.
Waara is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Waara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Early is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Waara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Waara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Waara blocks the leg kick.
Waara tries to land a leg kick but Early saw it coming and moves away.
Early shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Waara counters with a one-two to the body.
Waara throws a head kick that misses.
Waara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Early shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Waara tries to reverse the position but Early maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waara takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Early controlling from mount.
Early stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Early shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Early was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Early sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Early trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Waara tries to hold on but Early postures up.
Waara blocking the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Early stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Early fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Early clinches up against the cage.
Early has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Waara regains guard immediately.
Early showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Early throws a big right hand that misses.
Waara trying to keep a closed guard but Early is proving a slippery customer.
Early trying to control but Waara is working from the bottom.
Early is standing up over Waara. Waara looks to escape but Early dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Early stands up.
Early shoots in and bounces Waara off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Waara manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Waara can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Early is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
DJ Early overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Early 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!
Waara moves out of range as Early strikes.
Early fails to land the takedown.
Early closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Waara gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Waara has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Early is working away from the top position though.
Waara slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Waara controls Early momentarily but Early frees himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Early stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Waara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Waara seems keen to control Early's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Early trying to control but Waara is working from the bottom.
Waara tries to strike from the bottom.
Waara is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Early is controlling him.
Waara trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Early has his takedown stuffed
and Waara counters with a nice double leg into side control. Early won't be happy with that.
Waara just content to control the position.
I wouldn't like to be where Early is right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Early is trying to control Waara's posture but Waara avoids it.
Waara trying to control the position but Early is working away.
Early is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Waara off and has taken his back!
Early tightening his grip on Waara, looking for the choke.
Good control from Early.
Early scores with strikes from the back.
Early struggling to land strikes to the head as Waara covers up.
Early controlling from the back.
Waara covering up well under a series of strikes from Early.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waara is trying to get back to his feet but Early has full control of the position and if anything, Waara has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Waara wants to control his opponent's hands but Early gets his hands free.
Early has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Early is hanging on to Waara's back as he tries to escape.
Waara looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Waara preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Early.
Early tries to keep control of the position but Waara is staying busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Waara rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Waara tries to roll over but Early keeps him under control.
Waara works his way to full guard. Good work.
Waara looking to control.
Waara being controlled here, momentarily.
Waara is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Early is looking to work some ground and pound but Waara has wrist control.
Early decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Early tries to clinch up.
WIlle Waara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Early tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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 DJ Early.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Early, 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DJ Early!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between sekert saletti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janne Hakk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hakk comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Stemm - Face The Pain kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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132 lbs
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142 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, sekert saletti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Janne Hakk!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by saletti as he connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Hakk.
Hakk avoids a punch combination nicely.
saletti lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hakk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hakk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hakk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
saletti closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hakk circles away.
Hakk drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
saletti looking for a sweep. Not yet saletti, not yet.
Hakk tries to stand but saletti is controlling from the bottom.
saletti looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
saletti is working hard here to advance position.
saletti working a defensive guard here.
saletti is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hakk is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
saletti looking for a sweep. Not yet saletti, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A big left from saletti misses.
saletti throws a jab but it's blocked by Hakk.
Hakk on the wrong end of a nice hook.
saletti bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
saletti happy to just control the position for now.
saletti works to advance to full mount. Hakk defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
saletti prevents Hakk from getting the reversal.
saletti landing strikes from the mount.
saletti landing punches.
saletti scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
saletti prevents Hakk from getting the reversal.
Hakk wants to control but saletti is having none of it.
saletti is landing with some decent strikes but Hakk is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hakk tries to lock up and control but saletti gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hakk can do anything to dispel that myth.
saletti unloading with bombs!
Hakk looks gassed!
saletti is landing with some decent strikes but Hakk is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hakk tries to reverse the position but saletti maintains control.
saletti trying to control but he's not successful this time.
saletti landing strikes from the mount.
saletti controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
saletti has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hakk is wriggling around trying to escape.
saletti with a couple of short strikes.
saletti controlling from the full mount.
saletti is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hakk can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hakk is in a horrible position here. saletti smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
saletti lands a big shot there that rocks Hakk but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
saletti breaks from Hakk's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
saletti dominating with strikes here.
Hakk is in a horrible position here. saletti smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
saletti sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hakk tries to lock up and control but saletti gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hakk is desperately trying to improve his position but saletti has a good base and remains in mount.
saletti lands a big shot there that rocks Hakk but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
saletti is in the full mount, landing strikes.
saletti landing shots from mount.
saletti is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hakk can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
saletti with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
saletti landing strikes from the mount and Hakk is in trouble!
saletti lands a nice shot to the head.
Hakk tries to lock up and control but saletti gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
sekert saletti dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
saletti fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from saletti misses.
saletti slow jab from Hakk misses its intended target.
saletti looks to land a left hand but Hakk moved out of range nicely.
saletti doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hakk counters by clinching up.
saletti is trying to maintain a safe position but Hakk gets an underhook and turns saletti into the cage.
saletti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hakk lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hakk is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hakk is just content to waste time from the top position. saletti takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hakk is looking to stand up but saletti won't let him.
saletti trying to control the position.
Hakk trying to control but saletti is working from the bottom.
Hakk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
saletti is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
saletti has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hakk is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. saletti lands a nice short elbow.
Hakk wants to improve his position but saletti is controlling well.
saletti lands strikes from half guard.
Well, if saletti is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Nice strikes from saletti there.
saletti seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hakk does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
saletti is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hakk is trying to maintain the position but saletti is very close to passing his half guard.
Hakk is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakk is not content to let saletti control the position.
Hakk wants to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hakk gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
saletti postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
saletti seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hakk is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst saletti is controlling him.
saletti landing with the ground and pound.
saletti working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
saletti works a leg free and moves into half guard.
saletti works his way into full mount!
Hakk is squirming around, avoiding saletti's attempts to control the action.
saletti looking to finish Hakk with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hakk!
saletti pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
saletti is in the full mount, landing strikes.
saletti looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
saletti is in the full mount, landing strikes.
saletti scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hakk?
Hakk is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
saletti landing strikes from the mount and Hakk is in trouble!
Hakk regains half guard.
Hakk wants to control but saletti is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hakk is trying to defend against the ground and pound but saletti scores with a couple of nice shots.
saletti lands with a punch from half guard.
Hakk tries to kick saletti off but saletti keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
saletti prevents Hakk from improving his position.
Hakk missing with punches from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
saletti tries for a takedown but Hakk circles away easily
and Hakk counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hakk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as saletti throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
sekert saletti dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
saletti drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hakk is looking to regain half guard here but saletti keeps moving and retains side control.
saletti wants to control but Hakk is keeping him busy.
Hakk gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ground and pound from saletti.
Hakk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hakk has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. saletti is working away from the top position though.
Hakk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
saletti wants to control but Hakk is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hakk clinches up against the cage.
Hakk tries to pull guard but saletti won't allow it.
Hakk keeps control of saletti as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hakk gets underhooks to prevent saletti's takedown attempt.
saletti gets a trip takedown into half guard.
saletti takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
saletti trying to control the pace.
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. saletti connects with a nice short shot to Hakk's temple.
Hakk trying to control but saletti postures up.
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. saletti connects with a nice short shot to Hakk's temple.
saletti trying to control the action but Hakk is working from the bottom.
Hakk holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from saletti there.
saletti is nestled in close to Hakk, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hakk has hold of saletti's hands but saletti slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
saletti lands strikes from half guard.
sekert saletti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hakk pushes saletti off looking to stand but saletti dives back in and keeps control.
saletti is tying to control. Hakk wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
saletti is thwarting Hakk's attempts to control the position.
Hakk is trying to get back to full guard.
Hakk has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. saletti is working away from the top position though.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Hakk forces saletti back against the cage and clinches.
Hakk successfully pulls guard.
saletti trying to control but Hakk is working from the bottom.
Hakk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
saletti showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
saletti preventing the sweep.
Hakk throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
saletti forces his way into half guard.
saletti winds up and cracks Hakk with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
saletti passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hakk!
Hakk wants to control but saletti is having none of it.
Hakk working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
saletti scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hakk?
saletti cracks Hakk with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
saletti can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hakk is looking to escape.
Hakk tries to buck saletti off but he can't manage it.
saletti punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hakk in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
saletti with good strikes from the mount here!
saletti avoids the attempt from Hakk to control.
Hakk is working to get back to half guard.
Janne Hakk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hakk flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
sekert saletti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for saletti, 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 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... sekert saletti!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steve Trea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huima Huima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Decent wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Trea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Huima Huima!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trea throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Huima displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trea throws out the jab.
Huima tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Trea swivels and escapes.
Huima shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Huima wants to control the pace but Trea is squirming around nicely.
Huima dominating with strikes here.
Trea really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Huima looking for a guillotine from mount but Trea is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huima scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Huima has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Huima looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Huima lands a big elbow.
Trea wants to hold on but Huima pushes him away.
Huima lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Trea hang on?
Trea slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Huima working over Trea with some ground and pound. Trea looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Trea is staying active underneath Huima, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Trea has a hand on Huima's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Huima takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Trea is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huima manages to capitalize on a mistake by Trea to take his back!
Trea wants to escape the position.
Huima is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Trea with him. Trea is trying to defend but Huima has an arm under the chin now! Trea grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Huima Huima!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fergie Balls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and james franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fergie Balls has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Fergie Balls!
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, james franco!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
franco looks for a takedown but Balls sprawls well.
Balls changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. franco looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Balls landing strikes.
franco tries to buck Balls off but Balls is having none of it.
Balls takes a little break here. franco wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
franco can't do much from the bottom here.
franco gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Balls sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls working franco over with strikes here.
Balls controlling from the full mount.
franco working to try and regain half guard.
Balls looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Balls sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
franco really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Balls. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
franco is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
franco is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Balls has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
franco keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Balls raining down shots from the mount!
Balls jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… franco is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by franco and Balls has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Balls could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Balls moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
franco tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Balls wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balls landing a few strikes.
Balls controlling from side mount.
franco manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
franco is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Balls reverses the position - he's now on top in franco's guard.
franco looks gassed!
Balls stands and steps away. franco gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
franco misses with a takedown
and Balls counters with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
franco closes the distance looking to clinch
so Balls counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balls is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balls sitting in guard here, content to control.
franco looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Balls passes into side control.
Balls advances to mount.
franco working to try and regain half guard.
franco tries to lock up and control but Balls gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fergie Balls dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by franco!
It looks like Fergie Balls has been cut.
A solid leg kick lands there for franco.
Balls scores with a takedown into franco's guard.
Balls gets to his feet. franco looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
franco clinches but Balls breaks the clinch
and Balls counters with a single leg into guard. franco didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
franco is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
franco looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Balls puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
franco is doing well to control the position and prevent Balls from advancing to side control.
franco wants to get back to his feet.
Balls with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls escapes and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Balls throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around franco's waist but franco gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Balls off to one side.
franco throws a low kick, looking for Balls's leg but Balls calmly moves out of range.
Balls lands with a nice body punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from Balls - that landed with a thud.
Balls manages to pull guard.
Balls uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Balls thows a body shot but no joy.
franco tries a head kick but it misses.
Balls moves into range and clinches up with franco.
franco tries to pull guard but Balls holds him up against the cage and eventually franco drops back down to his feet.
Balls pulls franco into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balls managing to control the position.
Balls manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Balls raining down shots from the mount!
Balls cracks franco with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Balls controlling from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balls avoids the attempt from franco to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balls with a couple of short strikes.
Balls looking to secure an arm triangle but franco defends it well.
Balls lands a heavy elbow.
Balls has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of franco's face.
Balls lands a big elbow.
franco wants to control but Balls is having none of it.
Balls controlling his opponent.
Balls prevents franco from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns franco that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
franco is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Balls looking to control and managing it successfully.
Balls stands up from mount. Strange move.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
franco lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Balls throws a head kick but franco moves out of range.
franco tries to clinch
and Balls counters with a single leg into guard. franco didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balls stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. franco swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fergie Balls dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fergie Balls's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
franco fails with the takedown
and Balls counters with a shoot takedown. franco fights it but they end up in guard.
Balls stays in close to franco's body and controls the position.
franco not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
franco wants to sweep but no luck.
franco wants to stand and escape but Balls is having none of it.
Balls is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that franco can do to turn this around?
Balls decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on franco, up you get!
franco gets caught flat footed, as Balls shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Balls decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
franco gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balls slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls passes franco's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Balls performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Balls's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
franco trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Balls content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Balls decides to stand and escape the position.
franco doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Balls counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Balls decides to return to a standing position.
Balls shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
franco tries to roll over but Balls keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
franco wants to get back to his feet.
Balls works his way into side control.
Balls is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, franco has escaped the position, nice work there.
franco is looking to reverse the position.
Balls is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, franco has escaped the position, nice work there.
franco gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balls raining down shots from the mount!
Balls with the ground and pound from mount.
Balls sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
franco is in a horrible position here. Balls smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balls scoring with strikes but franco is staying in there.
james franco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Balls has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of franco's face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fergie Balls showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Balls, 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fergie Balls!
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