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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Murphy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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177 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Murphy!
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, Brandon Knight!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Murphy tries to avoid it but Knight manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Murphy to the ground. Murphy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Murphy looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Knight fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murphy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knight throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Murphy was covering up waiting for the punch and Knight finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Knight engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Knight throwing strikes but missing.
Knight stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murphy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Knight is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Knight prevents Murphy from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Brandon Knight hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A head kick by Knight misses
and Murphy counters with a thumping low kick.
Knight leaves Murphy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No luck for Knight with that takedown attempt.
Knight throws the kick towards the body but Murphy avoids it.
Knight closes this distance looking for a takedown but Murphy circles away.
Alex Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Knight.
Knight dives in and grabs Murphy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Murphy pushes down on Knight's head and hops out.
Knight misses with a two punch combination.
Knight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knight loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Horrible takedown by Knight or perhaps it was just good defense by Murphy which made him look bad.
Murphy stuffs the takedown.
Knight looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Murphy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Knight counters with a takedown into side control.
Murphy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is working hard here to advance position.
Murphy seems a little lost for a moment, as Knight dominates the positioning.
Murphy wants to get back to his feet.
Knight stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Knight wants to clinch up but Murphy keeps it at a distance.
Murphy swats away the attempt to clinch by Knight.
Knight misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Murphy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Knight pinned against the cage. Knight gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Knight wants to clinch.
Knight doesn't manage to clinch there - Murphy circles away.
Knight connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Knight throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knight fails with a takedown attempt.
Murphy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Knight dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Knight fails with a takedown attempt.
Knight misses with a takedown attempt - Murphy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Knight fails to land the takedown.
Alex Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Knight.
Knight connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murphy momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Murphy avoids it really well and circles away.
Knight shoots for a takedown but Murphy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight tries to clinch but Murphy moves out of range.
Knight has his takedown stuffed
and Murphy counters with a thumping low kick.
Knight defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Murphy.
Knight fails to land the takedown.
Knight throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murphy tries to clinch there but Knight circles away.
Knight fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Murphy avoids it really well and circles away.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown but Knight shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Murphy keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck for Knight with that takedown attempt.
Knight tries to clinch up but Murphy circles away and keeps his distance.
Knight slaps away a takedown attempt from Murphy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Knight tries to clinch
and Murphy counters with a single leg into guard. Knight didn't expect that.
Knight looking for a sweep. Not yet Knight, not yet.
Murphy prevents Knight from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight working for a triangle but Murphy defends it easily.
Murphy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knight swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Murphy tries to stand but Knight is controlling from the bottom.
Knight pulls Murphy in close to his closed guard and prevents Murphy from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Knight escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Murphy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Murphy wants to stand but Knight is controlling his posture from full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knight is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Murphy is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Murphy dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Knight fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Knight throws a leg kick
and Murphy counters with a takedown into side control.
Murphy tries to stand but Knight is controlling his head.
Knight gets back to half guard.
Knight is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knight keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight trying to hold on to Murphy's head to control him but Murphy postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Knight manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Knight working for a triangle but Murphy defends it easily.
Knight is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A frustrated look appears on Murphy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murphy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Knight.
Knight can't get the takedown.
Alex Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Knight.
Knight tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Murphy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knight wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knight fails to pull guard.
A frustrated look appears on Murphy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knight tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Murphy just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight wants a takedown but no success here.
Murphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brandon Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Knight is trying hard to land a takedown here. Murphy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Murphy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Knight fails with a takedown attempt.
Murphy fails with a takedown attempt.
Murphy leaves Knight with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Murphy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Knight sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Murphy somewhat.
A shot to the liver by Knight. Beautiful body shot.
Knight tries to land a body kick
and Murphy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Knight's knee momentarily.
Murphy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Knight tries to clinch but Murphy moves out of range.
Knight fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Knight tries to clinch but Murphy moves away
and Murphy counters by clinching up.
Murphy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Knight is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Murphy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Murphy 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Murphy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abubakar Solomon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jose Aldo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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148 lbs
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22
145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abubakar Solomon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solomon avoids the body shot from Aldo.
Aldo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Solomon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Solomon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Aldo with a poor takedown
and Aldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Solomon closes the distance and clinches.
Solomon tries to break free but Aldo pushes him back against the cage.
Solomon has Aldo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Aldo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Aldo connects with a knee to the head.
Aldo wants the takedown. Solomon is fighting it off but Aldo persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Solomon's guard against the cage.
Solomon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Solomon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Solomon pulls Aldo in close to prevent any damage.
Aldo looking to sit in guard and control but Solomon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Solomon manages to get himself to full guard.
Solomon wants to sweep here but Aldo controlling him for the moment.
Solomon is controlling Aldo's posture.
Aldo wants to stand but Solomon has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Solomon is trying to keep Aldo in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Solomon wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Abubakar Solomon wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Solomon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aldo is trying to stall.
Solomon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Aldo is pressed up against the cage. Solomon has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Aldo down to the mat. Aldo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abubakar Solomon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Solomon closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Solomon lands in his opponent's guard.
Solomon throwing strikes from guard but Aldo blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Aldo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Aldo working for a triangle but Solomon defends it easily.
Aldo looks gassed!
Solomon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solomon thows a big elbow that misses.
Solomon distracts Aldo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Solomon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Solomon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Solomon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Solomon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Solomon working some strikes from top position.
Aldo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Aldo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Solomon!
Solomon tries to hold on but Aldo postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solomon is desperately trying to improve his position but Aldo has a good base and remains in mount.
Solomon manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Aldo is thwarting Solomon's attempts to control the position.
Solomon is trying is best to control the position here.
Solomon wants to get back to full guard.
Solomon is positioning himself well to prevent Aldo advancing to mount.
Solomon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Solomon desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Abubakar Solomon has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Aldo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Solomon counters with a nice double leg into side control. Aldo won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abubakar Solomon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Solomon shoots in and gets a takedown into Aldo's guard.
Solomon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aldo is keeping the position for now.
Solomon with a nice head shot there.
Aldo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Solomon lands a couple of digs.
Aldo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Solomon's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Solomon holds on and takes a little breather.
Solomon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aldo is one step ahead there.
Solomon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aldo is breathing heavily.
Aldo trying to control but Solomon is working from the bottom.
Aldo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Solomon's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Abubakar Solomon.
Solomon misses with an uppercut. Aldo saw that one coming.
Solomon 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.
Solomon working some strikes from top position.
Solomon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Solomon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Solomon working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solomon working the ground and pound from side control.
Solomon lands an elbow.
Solomon working the ground and pound from side control.
Solomon creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Solomon connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Aldo some visible discomfort.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Solomon scoring with punches from side control.
Solomon looks up at the clock and then as Aldo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Solomon smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Solomon working the body and head with strikes.
Solomon working the head and body with strikes.
Solomon tries for a kimura but Aldo is defending well.
Abubakar Solomon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aldo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Solomon connects with a decent elbow.
Solomon stands up and beckons Aldo to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solomon shoots in and gets a takedown into Aldo's guard.
Solomon is stalling in the full guard.
Solomon stands up over Aldo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Solomon gets to his feet. Aldo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Aldo tries to sprawl but Solomon drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Solomon lands a nice short elbow.
Solomon slips a nice elbow through Aldo's hands, connecting with Aldo's forehead.
Solomon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Solomon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Solomon lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo wants to control but Solomon is keeping busy.
Solomon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Aldo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Solomon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Solomon wants to pass to mount but Aldo is defending the position.
Solomon lands with a punch from half guard.
Solomon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Solomon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Solomon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Solomon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Solomon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abubakar Solomon dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Solomon takes a swing at Aldo's ribcage but misses.
Aldo wants to clinch up but Solomon keeps it at a distance.
Solomon looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Solomon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Solomon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Solomon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aldo can do to turn this around?
Solomon connects with a couple of short punches.
Aldo has momentary wrist control but Solomon slips an elbow through the middle.
Aldo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Solomon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Solomon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Solomon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Aldo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Solomon lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon with a nice head shot there.
Solomon is working Aldo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Solomon connects with a couple of short punches.
Solomon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Aldo is rocked!
Solomon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Solomon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Solomon prevents Aldo from getting back to his feet.
Solomon working some strikes from top position.
Solomon working some strikes from top position.
Solomon pushing down on Aldo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Aldo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Solomon scores with a couple of nice shots.
Solomon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Aldo taking some punishment here, with Solomon in his half guard.
Solomon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aldo on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Aldo is still in real trouble! Can Solomon finish him?
Solomon drops an elbow to the side of Aldo's head.
Solomon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Solomon is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Solomon drops an elbow to the side of Aldo's head.
Aldo seems to have recovered his senses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Solomon lands with a punch from half guard.
Aldo is not content to let Solomon control the position.
Solomon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Solomon is nestled in close to Aldo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo has hold of Solomon's hands but Solomon slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Solomon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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. Solomon connects with a nice short shot to Aldo's temple.
Nice strikes from Solomon there.
Aldo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Solomon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Aldo tries to roll over but Solomon keeps him under control.
Solomon lands strikes from half guard.
Solomon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Solomon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Aldo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solomon scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Solomon is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Solomon prevents Aldo from improving his position.
Solomon trying to mount his opponent but Aldo defends it.
Aldo is refusing to be controlled, as Solomon sits in half guard.
Solomon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Solomon scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Solomon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Aldo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jose Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abubakar Solomon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Solomon working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abubakar Solomon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Solomon 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:25
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abubakar Solomon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sonneillon Theliel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon The Blanket (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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180 lbs
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173 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sonneillon Theliel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon The Blanket!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theliel closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Blanket wants to get back to his feet.
Theliel drops an elbow to the side of The Blanket's head.
Theliel lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Theliel is keen to just control but The Blanket is a slippery customer.
The Blanket is in trouble now - Theliel has advanced to mount!
Theliel misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The Blanket is trying to stand.
Theliel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Blanket is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The Blanket is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theliel is landing with some decent strikes but The Blanket is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Theliel tries to control but The Blanket wriggling away.
The Blanket wants to get back to his feet.
The Blanket really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Theliel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The Blanket looks gassed!
Theliel working The Blanket over with strikes here.
Theliel looking to control but The Blanket is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The Blanket squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Theliel postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. The Blanket looks a forlorn figure.
Theliel looking to secure an arm triangle but The Blanket defends it well.
Theliel looking for a guillotine from mount but The Blanket is having none of it.
Theliel cracks The Blanket with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Theliel 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theliel working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Theliel tries to control but The Blanket wriggling away.
Theliel won't let The Blanket get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Theliel raining down hammerfists from mount.
A nice elbow there by Theliel.
The Blanket taking shots to the head.
Theliel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Theliel controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theliel tries to control but The Blanket wriggling away.
Theliel is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Theliel will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A nice elbow there by Theliel.
Theliel looking for a guillotine from mount but The Blanket is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if The Blanket can do anything to dispel that myth.
Theliel wants to control the pace but The Blanket is squirming around nicely.
Theliel is really struggling to control The Blanket but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Theliel lands a nice shot to the head.
Theliel working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Theliel lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Blanket is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Theliel with a couple of short strikes.
Theliel tries to control but The Blanket wriggling away.
Theliel lands with some strikes.
Theliel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Theliel dominating with strikes here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The Blanket wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Theliel scoring with strikes but The Blanket is staying in there.
Theliel with good strikes from the mount here!
Theliel controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonneillon Theliel dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Theliel looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Theliel stops The Blanket from standing up.
Theliel trying to control the position from guard on top but The Blanket is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Theliel stops The Blanket from standing up.
The Blanket keeping moving, preventing Theliel from controlling successfully.
Theliel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Theliel trying to control but The Blanket is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Theliel slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The Blanket is breathing heavily.
We're going to have a standup here because Sonneillon Theliel wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
The Blanket doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Theliel counters with a nice double leg into side control. The Blanket won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Blanket trying to remain calm as Theliel controls from the top position.
Sonneillon Theliel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Theliel working the ground and pound.
Theliel lands a nice forearm strike.
Theliel in side control lands a decent elbow.
Theliel wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Blanket keeps working.
Theliel is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, The Blanket has escaped the position, nice work there.
Theliel looking to punish the body of his opponent here but The Blanket is avoiding damage well.
The Blanket is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Theliel asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Theliel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Blanket can do to turn this around?
Theliel is looking to take a break and control but The Blanket is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The Blanket prevents Theliel from moving into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Blanket is pushing Theliel's head away, looking to escape. Theliel manages to hold on to the position though.
Theliel landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Theliel wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Blanket keeps working.
Theliel working the head with strikes.
Theliel lands a nice forearm strike.
Theliel wants to control but The Blanket is keeping him busy.
Theliel is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down The Blanket's shoulder. That is not cool.
Theliel wants to control but The Blanket is keeping him busy.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The Blanket tries to escape but Theliel is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theliel is putting a hurting on The Blanket here, landing some big shots from side control.
Theliel landing strikes.
The Blanket is not content to let Theliel control the position.
Theliel working the ground and pound.
Theliel in side control lands a decent elbow.
Theliel grinds an elbow into The Blanket's temple.
Theliel working the ground and pound from side control.
Theliel is looking to take a break and control but The Blanket is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The Blanket wants to get back to his feet.
Theliel looking to control but instead The Blanket has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Theliel wants to control but The Blanket is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Theliel winds up and cracks The Blanket with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The Blanket pushes Theliel off looking to stand but Theliel dives back in and keeps control.
Theliel is looking to take a break and control but The Blanket is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The Blanket is trying to stand up here but Theliel is controlling him well.
Theliel is taking a breather. The Blanket says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Theliel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Theliel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Blanket's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonneillon Theliel dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Theliel feints and as The Blanket raises his hands in defense, Theliel changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Theliel scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The Blanket wants to stand up but Theliel is controlling him.
Theliel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Theliel postures up in The Blanket's guard and throws a big left but The Blanket blocks it.
Theliel drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Theliel jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The Blanket keeping full guard, as Theliel tries to pass.
The Blanket kicks Theliel off and gets to his feet.
The Blanket shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than The Blanket was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Theliel is trying to escape the mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Blanket is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Blanket prevents Theliel from getting the reversal.
The Blanket with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The Blanket avoids the attempt from Theliel to control.
Theliel gets back to half guard.
Theliel is trying to control but can't.
Theliel is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of The Blanket's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take The Blanket's back!
Theliel lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Theliel tightening his grip on The Blanket, looking for the choke.
The Blanket is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Theliel off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Theliel lands punches and elbows.
The Blanket is trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theliel is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
The Blanket prevents Theliel from getting a body triangle.
Theliel punishes The Blanket with strikes from the back mount.
Theliel trying to control momentarily.
Sonneillon Theliel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good control from Theliel.
Will Theliel go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
The Blanket preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Theliel.
The Blanket is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theliel really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for The Blanket.
Theliel seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down The Blanket for as long as he can get away with.
The Blanket is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Good control from Theliel.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sonneillon Theliel.
Theliel looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for The Blanket!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Theliel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The Blanket wants to get back to his feet.
Theliel controlling his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Blanket is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Jon The Blanket has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Theliel controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sonneillon Theliel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Theliel 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonneillon Theliel!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Faure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Deadmau5 - Some Chords kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Travis Faure has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Faure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faure doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Faure stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gracie.
Faure misses with a takedown attempt
and Gracie makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Faure really felt that one!
Faure takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gracie catches Faure with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gracie dips to his left and cracks Faure with an uppercut!
Faure is rocked!
Travis Faure seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faure doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oh Faure is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Faure is breathing heavily.
Gracie cracks the inside of Faure's front leg.
Faure tries to get into range but Gracie steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Faure! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Gracie scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Julio Gracie!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyrus Sawyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cyrus Sawyer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Sawyer lands.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sawyer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice cross by Sawyer.
Sawyer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sawyer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Sawyer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sawyer lands a lovely overhand right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnson.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Sawyer tries to score with a low kick but Johnson moves his leg out of the way.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Sawyer moves out of range.
Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Sawyer had a free shot at his head there.
Sawyer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Sawyer. Sawyer gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sawyer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johnson lands a nice looking body kick.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Sawyer avoids nicely.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sawyer counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson connects with a high kick.
Johnson scores with the left hand. Sawyer knows he should have avoided that one.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sawyer works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawyer wants to land a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson throws a chopping leg kick but Sawyer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sawyer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kenny Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cyrus Sawyer.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Sawyer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Good exchange - Sawyer coming out on top.
Sawyer misses with a wild combination.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Sawyer counter with a right hand.
Johnson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Sawyer throws a one two combo.
Sawyer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sawyer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sawyer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sawyer lands a lovely overhand right.
Sawyer lands a jab to the head.
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sawyer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johnson in his tracks.
Sawyer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson throws a head kick but Sawyer moves out of range.
Sawyer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sawyer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sawyer tries to work over Johnson's front leg with a kick but Johnson checks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Johnson blocks the leg kick.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer fails with a takedown attempt.
Sawyer lands a nice looking body kick.
Kenny Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danga de danga de dang - Sawyer scores with a four punch combination!
Sawyer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sawyer lands the left hand.
Sawyer misses the shot to the body.
Sawyer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Johnson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sawyer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson!
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sawyer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnson moves forwards but Sawyer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sawyer lands with a nice body punch.
Kenny Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sawyer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sawyer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick from Sawyer misses.
Johnson throws a head kick but Sawyer moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer tried to score with a low kick but Johnson checks it.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sawyer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johnson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sawyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sawyer takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson throws a head kick but Sawyer moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sawyer.
Sawyer clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sawyer throws a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Sawyer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sawyer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
letting Sawyer counter with a right hand.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sawyer.
Johnson bucks up and tries to throw Sawyer off but instead Sawyer has got his back!
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 Kenny Johnson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sawyer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
Sawyer avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sawyer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Sawyer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Sawyer counter with a right hand.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sawyer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sawyer looking for a takedown.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sawyer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sawyer.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sawyer has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Sawyer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Sawyer cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.
Sawyer is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson throws a lazy head kick
and Sawyer counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sawyer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sawyer gets slowly back to his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sawyer.
Sawyer's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sawyer duly obliges.
Sawyer scores with a jab. Johnson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Sawyer.
Johnson throws a series of strikes that have Sawyer backpedaling.
Johnson walks into a jab.
Sawyer throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sawyer tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sawyer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sawyer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Johnson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnson tries to get out of the position.
Sawyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Cyrus Sawyer hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sawyer moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
Kenny Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sawyer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson jabs Sawyer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Sawyer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sawyer connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
Johnson is looking to wear down Sawyer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Johnson checks a low kick from Sawyer.
Sawyer lands an overhand right.
Sawyer lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into rage.
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Sawyer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnson stops a takedown attempt from Sawyer.
Kenny Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cyrus Sawyer.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Johnson throws a head kick but Sawyer moves out of range.
Sawyer throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sawyer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Sawyer slips under a jab.
Sawyer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sawyer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sawyer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sawyer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sawyer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sawyer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sawyer.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
letting Sawyer counter with a right hand.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Sawyer avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sawyer has a takedown stuffed.
Sawyer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnson's head backwards.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Sawyer moves out of range easily.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sawyer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sawyer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sawyer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danga de danga de dang - Sawyer scores with a four punch combination!
Sawyer fakes the leg kick and cracks Johnson in the body.
A combination from Sawyer does no damage.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyrus Sawyer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sawyer cracks Johnson with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sawyer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Sawyer rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sawyer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sawyer doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Sawyer counters with a stiff right hand.
Sawyer shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sawyer.
Kenny Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cyrus Sawyer.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sawyer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson wants to slow Sawyer down by chopping away at his legs.
Sawyer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Johnson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sawyer tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Sawyer off the cage and back into rage.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sawyer is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sawyer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson lands a nice looking body shot.
Sawyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Sawyer.
Kenny Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sawyer swinging wildly here.
Sawyer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sawyer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sawyer lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johnson misses the body punch
and Sawyer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sawyer misses with the combination.
Sawyer misses with a body kick.
That kick from Johnson tenderised Sawyer's leg. Sawyer is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick by Johnson misses
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sawyer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnson scrambles back to his feet.
Sawyer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnson walks into a left hand.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Sawyer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sawyer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sawyer tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
letting Sawyer counter with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Sawyer.
Decent striking displayed by Sawyer there.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sawyer is just out of range.
Johnson misses the body punch
letting Sawyer counter with a right hand.
Sawyer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
Sawyer misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson lands with a nice body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a swing at Sawyer's ribcage but misses.
Sawyer misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sawyer.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sawyer counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Sawyer to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sawyer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Sawyer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sawyer is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Johnson is just riding it out for now. Sawyer eventually gives up the hold.
Sawyer with the ground and pound but Johnson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Sawyer from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Cyrus Sawyer just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Johnson works over Sawyer's head and body with a nice combination.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Sawyer works the jab nicely.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Sawyer avoids it.
Johnson throws a right hand that Sawyer ducks under and follows up with a left that Sawyer also avoids with ease.
Sawyer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sawyer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sawyer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Sawyer dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sawyer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sawyer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Sawyer tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sloppy strikes from Sawyer. Those never looked like landing.
Sawyer lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sawyer!
Sawyer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sawyer looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Sawyer throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sawyer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sawyer counters with a left and a right that stings Johnson.
Johnson swings for the body but Sawyer moves out of range.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson blocks a low kick nicely.
Sawyer shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kenny Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cyrus Sawyer.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sawyer throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Sawyer moves out of range easily.
Sawyer misses with a low kick as Johnson jumps back.
Sawyer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sawyer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Sawyer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sawyer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sawyer misses with a double jab.
Sawyer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Sawyer.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Sawyer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Sawyer avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sawyer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Sawyer misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer misses with a head kick.
Sawyer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sawyer motions for Johnson to come forward. Sawyer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sawyer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sawyer shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed Sawyer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.
Sawyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sawyer dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Sawyer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Sawyer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Johnson misses with a combination
and Sawyer counters with a good, hard body kick but Johnson shrugs it off.
Sawyer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sawyer shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Johnson eats them both and turns towards Sawyer to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
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.
Sawyer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Sawyer persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Sawyer moves out of range easily.
Sawyer misses with the combination.
Johnson lands a front kick.
Sawyer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Johnson.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Sawyer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sawyer wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Sawyer is looking to stand up but Johnson won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyrus Sawyer dominated that fourth 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sawyer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sawyer somewhat.
Johnson throws a head kick but Sawyer moves out of range.
Sawyer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
Sawyer avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Sawyer slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a kick to the body.
Sawyer misses with a wild combination.
Johnson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sawyer gets a clinch.
Sawyer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Johnson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kenny Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cyrus Sawyer.
Sawyer can't get the takedown.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Sawyer misses with a wild combination.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson checks a leg kick nicely.
Sawyer lands an overhand right.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Sawyer slips the punch.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick
and Sawyer counters with a body kick.
Sawyer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Sawyer counters with a one-two to the body.
Sawyer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Sawyer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sawyer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sawyer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Sawyer scores with a jab. Johnson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sawyer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
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.
Sawyer pulls guard effortlessly.
Sawyer wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Sawyer has wrist control.
Johnson stands up from Sawyer's guard - Johnson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sawyer scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Sawyer avoids it well.
Johnson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A cross from Sawyer lands.
Sawyer misses with a wild combination.
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.
A head kick by Johnson misses
and Sawyer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Johnson's guard.
Sawyer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sawyer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Sawyer isn't so interested in that idea.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Cyrus Sawyer was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Sawyer counters with a nice body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Sawyer blocks the leg kick.
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.
Sawyer looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sawyer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Johnson walks into a left hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sawyer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Johnson - the referee stops the clock and Sawyer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Johnson. Sawyer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sawyer fails to land the takedown.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Sawyer tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sawyer fails to land with a series of punches.
Kenny Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick
and Sawyer counters by clinching up.
Sawyer is trying to drag Johnson to the mat but Johnson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cyrus Sawyer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sawyer is trying to drag Johnson to the mat but Johnson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cyrus Sawyer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sawyer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 46:49
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cyrus Sawyer!
Cyrus Sawyer is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith's entrance music is ''Big Poppa'' by The Notorious B.I.G.. A fine choice. Brown has chosen Emanuel - The Hey Man as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mark Brown 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trevor Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Brown!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Brown lands a nice looking kick to the body. Smith takes a step back to recover.
Brown misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Brown misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands with a nice combination. Brown backs away looking to recover.
Smith tried to score with a low kick but Brown checks it.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith throws a leg kick but Brown moved away.
Brown attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Smith gets tackled into the cage by Brown. Brown maintains the clinch.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brown throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Smith tries to keep at a distance but Brown has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brown has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Brown's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
Smith works on Brown's body with a couple of short punches.
Brown takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.
Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brown wants to slow Smith down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Brown misses
and Smith counters with a nice kick to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Smith blocks the leg kick.
Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Brown counters with a nice kick to the body.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Brown counters with a nice leg kick.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Brown keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smith scores with a spinning back kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Smith dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Smith is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Trevor Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brown throws a wild body kick that Smith sees coming a mile off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.
Smith lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brown lands a nice looking body kick.
Brown thows a body kick. Smith tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Smith lands a jab to the nose.
Brown looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith wants to clinch.
Brown scoring well with a low kick there.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brown checks the leg kick nicely there.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Brown makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A head kick by Smith misses
and Brown counters with a slapping leg kick.
Smith fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Smith takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to land a body kick
and Brown counters with a low kick, right behind Smith 's knee.
Brown misses with an uppercut
and Smith counters with a nice kick to the body.
Smith tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brown misses with a leg kick
and Smith holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Smith letting Brown take a breather here.
Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brown manages to break the clinch.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brown has time to react.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith tries to land a front kick but Brown steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brown throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Trevor Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Brown throws a leg kick
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Smith blocks the body kick.
Smith misses with a leg kick
and Brown counters with a head kick.
Brown pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smith is out of range and Brown settles back down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Smith tries to land a leg kick but Brown saw it coming and moves away.
Smith will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Brown tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Brown checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a kick to the body
and Brown counters with a nice body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Smith blocks the leg kick.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Smith makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Smith cracks Brown with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Smith lands with a shot to the body.
Smith pushes Brown away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Smith tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith is looking to chop away at Brown's legs.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Brown counters with an inside leg kick.
Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Smith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Smith working Brown over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brown.
A short right from Smith.
Knees to the body from Smith.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Brown is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Brown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
Brown takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brown lands a nice knee to the body.
Brown throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Smith.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
Brown is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brown in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
Brown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith lands a head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Trevor Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trevor Smith!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kris Smyth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cam Stroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smyth comes to the cage accompanied by Painkiller - Pendulum feat. Freestylers. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Cam Stroud enters the cage!
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216 lbs
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214 lbs
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World class MT
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kris Smyth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cam Stroud!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smyth loads up on a big right hand but Stroud slips the punch.
Smyth clinches up with Stroud and pushes him back against the cage.
Stroud misses with a punch to the body.
Stroud is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stroud lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Kris Smyth has been cut.
Stroud stalling.
Smyth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stroud.
A body shot lands from Stroud.
Stroud misses with the head strike.
Smyth throws a punch but it's blocked by Stroud.
Smyth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smyth trying to land knees to the body.
Smyth connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stroud's face.
It looks like Cam Stroud has been cut.
Smyth takes an elbow to the temple.
Smyth managing to block the knees to the body from Stroud.
Stroud misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smyth.
Stroud misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smyth.
Smyth managing to block the knees to the body from Stroud.
Stroud scores with a knee to the head.
Smyth blocks the elbow strike.
Stroud creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stroud unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smyth lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stroud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stroud struggles to land a body shot inside as Smyth controls his hands.
Smyth tries to land a knee to the head but Stroud blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smyth lands with a short shot to the head.
Smyth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smyth looking to stall.
Stroud lands a body punch in the clinch.
Smyth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stroud misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smyth.
Smyth looking to throw knees to the head but Stroud is blocking nicely.
Stroud is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Smyth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smyth tries to land knees in the clinch but Stroud avoids the damage to the body.
Stroud scores with a shoulder strike.
Smyth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stroud trying to land knees to the body.
Stroud breaks from the clinch.
Smyth swings for the body but Stroud moves out of range.
Stroud scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stroud looks to land a right hand but Smyth moved out of range.
Stroud avoids the body shot from Smyth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smyth connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stroud misses with the combination.
Jab by Smyth.
Smyth tries to clinch there but Stroud circles away.
Stroud lands a nice looking body kick.
Stroud moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smyth takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stroud throws a leg kick but Smyth checks it.
Stroud defending well as Smyth loads up on a big left hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stroud.
Stroud lands a nice looking body shot.
Stroud lands a glancing blow to the side of Smyth's head.
A leg kick checked by Stroud.
Smyth moves out of range of the body kick.
Stroud keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stroud with a jab.
Stroud tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smyth fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smyth avoids the head kick by Stroud.
Stroud pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Smyth ducks under a wild hook from Stroud.
Smyth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stroud misses with a two punch combination.
Stroud looks to land a right hand but Smyth moved out of range.
Stroud fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Smyth moves out of range of the leg kick from Stroud.
Smyth lands a nice hook to Stroud's body. Stroud takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smyth misses with a body kick.
Smyth looks to land a right hand but Stroud moved out of range.
Smyth tries to clinch up.
Smyth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stroud throws a hook but Smyth blocks it.
Stroud throws a lazy head kick
and Smyth counters with a nice leg kick.
Stroud ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smyth moves away.
Cam Stroud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stroud lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stroud avoids the head kick by Smyth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smyth fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stroud is out of range.
Stroud jabs Smyth to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smyth is breathing heavily.
Smyth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smyth closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stroud misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smyth staying out of range there.
Smyth wants to clinch
and Stroud counters with a stiff right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stroud connects with a crisp jab.
Smyth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stroud comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stroud clobbers Smyth with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stroud throws a head kick that misses.
Smyth blocks a head kick by Stroud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stroud misses with a head kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stroud darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stroud throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A head kick misses from Stroud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cam Stroud dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smyth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stroud shoots in for a takedown but Smyth shows good takedown defense.
Stroud closes the distance and clinches.
Stroud taking a breather.
Stroud lands a body punch.
Stroud's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stroud lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stroud thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stroud tries to clinch up.
Stroud throws a sloppy head kick and Smyth moves out of range easily.
Smyth lands a body shot.
Smyth lands a nice shot that snaps Stroud's head back.
Smyth clinches with his opponent.
Smyth avoiding damage as Stroud throws knees to the body.
Smyth is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stroud trying to land knees to the body.
Stroud is trying to break the clinch but Smyth is controlling him.
Stroud is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smyth is defending well for now.
A right hook to the body lands for Smyth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroud crunches a lovely knee into Smyth's ribcage.
Smyth trying to land knees to the body.
Smyth misses with a knee strike.
Smyth's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A body shot lands from Smyth.
Stroud missing with knees to the body.
Stroud missing with knees to the body.
Stroud using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smyth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smyth takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smyth connects with a knee to the head.
Stroud working aggressively here.
Smyth lands a nice shot to the body.
Smyth crunches a lovely knee into Stroud's ribcage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smyth.
Stroud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from Stroud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stroud pushes Smyth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stroud using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smyth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smyth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Smyth on the inside.
Smyth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stroud is defending well for now.
Cam Stroud seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stroud misses with the head strike.
Stroud breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Stroud does no damage.
Stroud misses with a low kick.
Smyth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stroud moves away.
Nice jab there from Smyth.
Smyth blocks a head kick by Stroud.
Stroud throws a sloppy head kick and Smyth moves out of range easily.
Smyth is looking to clinch.
Stroud thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smyth throws a shot to the body.
Smyth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smyth. Stroud does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroud throws a right hand that misses
and Smyth counters with a good low kick that Stroud was not able to check.
Stroud is breathing heavily.
Smyth tries to bum rush Stroud with a series of wild strikes but Stroud uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smyth stuns Stroud with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice shot by Smyth.
Nice body punch from Smyth.
Smyth tries to clinch up.
Smyth throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Stroud on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smyth. Smyth obviously looking to wear him down.
Smyth feints and then cracks Stroud's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stroud down.
Stroud tries to keep at a distance but Smyth has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smyth lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smyth using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smyth with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smyth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smyth softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smyth pushes Stroud back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Smyth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smyth gets through Stroud's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smyth connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smyth obliges.
A right hook to the body lands for Smyth.
Stroud misses with an elbow strike.
Smyth pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stroud missing with knees to the body.
Smyth cracks Stroud with a nice body shot.
Smyth lands a nice knee to the body.
Smyth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smyth is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Stroud tries to land knees in the clinch but Smyth avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stroud misses with a knee to the head.
Stroud misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smyth.
Smyth landing knees to the head.
Stroud lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kris Smyth dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! 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.
Smyth connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stroud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smyth.
Stroud takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stroud slips under a jab.
Smyth tries a head kick but it misses.
Stroud moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smyth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smyth tries to clinch but Stroud moves out of range.
Smyth lands with a cross.
Smyth tries to clinch but Stroud moves out of range.
Stroud throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stroud thows a body shot but no joy.
Stroud takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smyth scores with a jab to the body.
Stroud avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stroud throws a sloppy head kick and Smyth moves out of range easily.
Smyth is looking to clinch.
Smyth lands a head kick. Stroud smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smyth thuds a left hand into Stroud's body.
Smyth throws a nice looking combination but Stroud bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stroud misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Stroud.
Smyth works the jab nicely.
Smyth tries to clinch but Stroud is having none of it.
Smyth jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Smyth lands with a shot to the body.
Stroud looks to score with a jab to the body but Smyth is just out of range.
Stroud fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Smyth avoids it really well and circles away.
Smyth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stroud swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smyth clinches with his opponent.
Smyth tries a knee to the head but Stroud blocks it.
Smyth lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroud with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stroud with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stroud missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Smyth.
A hook to the body from Smyth.
A short left from Smyth.
Smyth lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stroud avoiding damage as Smyth throws knees to the body.
Smyth gets through Stroud's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smyth lands a nice knee to the body.
Smyth tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smyth pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stroud is trying to stall.
Stroud looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smyth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stroud is leaning against Smyth and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stroud misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smyth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smyth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stroud misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smyth.
Smyth displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stroud up against the cage.
Stroud landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smyth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stroud manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smyth.
Smyth lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stroud is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smyth is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stroud can't break the clinch.
Smyth looking to throw knees to the head but Stroud is blocking nicely.
Stroud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stroud works on Smyth's body with a couple of short punches.
Stroud tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smyth using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stroud has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stroud lands an elbow inside.
Stroud is trying to drag Smyth to the mat but Smyth just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Smyth with a knee to the head.
Smyth avoiding damage as Stroud throws knees to the body.
Stroud is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smyth is defending well for now.
Smyth landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stroud is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Smyth dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Smyth scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smyth comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stroud landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smyth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smyth avoiding damage as Stroud throws knees to the body.
Smyth tries a knee to the head but Stroud blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kris Smyth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smyth 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kris Smyth!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gryphon Andersoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abbott has chosen Killer Cuts - "The Instinct" as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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250 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gryphon Andersoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Abbott!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersoon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abbott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Gryphon Andersoon has been cut.
Andersoon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abbott.
Andersoon misses with a lunging right hand
and Abbott counters with a nice uppercut.
Andersoon misses with an uppercut
and Abbott counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andersoon misses with a lunging right hand
and Abbott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Andersoon misses with an uppercut
and Abbott counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Andersoon is breathing heavily.
Andersoon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abbott counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Abbott cracks Andersoon with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Andersoon looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Abbott finish him?
Andersoon is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Abbott engages and cracks Andersoon with a massive lead left hook - Andersoon tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Abbott is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Abbott!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Russian Experiment II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Experiment II comes to the cage accompanied by Terminator 2 - Bad to the Bone. Brian Robertson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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184 lbs
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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
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Russian Experiment II!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Robertson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson misses with an uppercut. Experiment II saw that one coming.
Robertson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Experiment II sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Robertson lands a nice looking body shot.
Robertson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Experiment II is out of range.
Experiment II misses with a hook
and Robertson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Experiment II misses with a hook.
Experiment II throws a jab when Robertson was well out of range.
Experiment II rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Robertson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Robertson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Experiment II throws a right hand that misses
and Robertson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Experiment II looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment II swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robertson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Experiment II misses with a double jab
and Robertson counters with a stiff right hand.
Robertson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Experiment II counters with a nice uppercut.
Russian Experiment II is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Experiment II takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Experiment II lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Robertson circles away quickly and effectively.
Experiment II lands with a nice body punch.
Robertson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Experiment II counters with a nice body shot.
A shot to the body from Experiment II misses
and Experiment II takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Experiment II throws a left and a right that both miss
and Robertson counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch combination from Experiment II misses.
Robertson cracks Experiment II with a good jab.
Experiment II is rocked!
Robertson throws an overhand right that lands on Experiment II's shoulder, as Experiment II tries to avoid the shot.
Oh Experiment II is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Experiment II blocks a jab.
Robertson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Experiment II.
Russian Experiment II seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robertson throws a jab when Experiment II was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment II uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Robertson.
Experiment II seems to have got his legs back now.
Robertson throws a poor cross that misses
and Experiment II counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Experiment II walks into a straight right hand from Robertson.
Robertson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Experiment II sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Robertson somewhat.
Good leg kick by Robertson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Robertson throws a sloppy body shot
and Experiment II counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson misses with a few strikes there.
Nice uppercut lands for Experiment II. That snapped Robertson's head back.
Robertson throws a right hand that misses
and Experiment II counters with a left to the body.
Robertson throws a chopping leg kick but Experiment II manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Experiment II is looking to wear down Robertson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Experiment II scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Robertson doesn't seem bothered though.
Robertson looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Experiment II lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Robertson circles away quickly and effectively.
Experiment II will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robertson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brian Robertson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Experiment II misses the body punch
and Robertson counters with a right hand to the body.
Experiment II throws a shot from downtown. Robertson moves away and avoids it.
Robertson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Experiment II.
Robertson lands with an uppercut that bounces Experiment II off the cage and back into rage.
Experiment II misses with a straight right.
Experiment II misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Experiment II throws a series of punches but Robertson avoids them all with ease.
Robertson throws a low kick but Experiment II avoids it.
Experiment II throws a poor cross that misses
and Robertson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Experiment II counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Robertson drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Experiment II right on the button. Experiment II goes down! Robertson follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Robertson gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Robertson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helio Reincarneited (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Wilkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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211 lbs
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203 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
18 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Helio Reincarneited!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Willy Wilkins!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkins slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A head kick by Reincarneited misses
and Wilkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wilkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reincarneited was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilkins.
Wilkins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reincarneited counters with an outside leg kick.
A lazy left from Wilkins finds it's target.
Reincarneited shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wilkins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Reincarneited counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Reincarneited lands a jab to Wilkins's midsection.
Reincarneited misses with a kick to the body
and Wilkins counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wilkins misses with a body shot
and Reincarneited cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wilkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reincarneited shoots for a double leg takedown but Wilkins sprawls well. He's pushed Reincarneited's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Reincarneited thows a leg kick but Wilkins checks it
enabling Wilkins to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Wilkins.
A telegraphed right hand from Reincarneited misses the target.
Willy Wilkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reincarneited throws a head kick that misses.
Reincarneited throws a head kick that half lands.
Wilkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Reincarneited.
Wilkins lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wilkins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Reincarneited counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Reincarneited throws a head kick that misses.
Wilkins listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Reincarneited shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wilkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reincarneited.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reincarneited looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wilkins stuns Reincarneited with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wilkins misses with a right hand
and Reincarneited counters with a nice body kick.
Reincarneited misses with a body kick.
Wilkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilkins misses the body punch
and Reincarneited counters with a nice kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilkins swings widly with a right hand
and Reincarneited counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Reincarneited shoots in and drives through. Wilkins sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helio Reincarneited. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilkins misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Reincarneited counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wilkins misses with a double jab
and Reincarneited counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wilkins is looking for a sweep. Reincarneited is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Reincarneited working over Wilkins with some ground and pound. Wilkins looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wilkins taking some punishment here, with Reincarneited in his half guard.
Wilkins wants to get back to full guard but Reincarneited has mounted him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reincarneited unloading with bombs!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Reincarneited.
Reincarneited landing punches.
Reincarneited with shots to the head and body - Wilkins looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reincarneited looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wilkins working to try and regain half guard.
Reincarneited lands a big elbow.
Wilkins is rocked!
Reincarneited breaks from Wilkins's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wilkins is still in real trouble! Can Reincarneited finish him?
Wilkins can't escape the position.
Wilkins seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reincarneited landing shots from mount.
Wilkins slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Reincarneited is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wilkins wants to improve his position but Reincarneited is controlling well.
Reincarneited scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wilkins is trying to stand.
Wilkins looks gassed!
Reincarneited slips a nice elbow through Wilkins's hands, connecting with Wilkins's forehead.
Wilkins is pressing down on Reincarneited's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Wilkins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reincarneited pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilkins is keeping the position for now.
Wilkins is adopting a defensive guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helio Reincarneited dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wilkins misses with a double jab.
Reincarneited throws a lazy body kick
and Wilkins counters with a right hand to the body.
Reincarneited doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Reincarneited throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Wilkins counters with a left to the body.
Reincarneited moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wilkins's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Wilkins duly obliges.
Reincarneited with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wilkins throws a poor cross that misses
and Reincarneited counters with a slapping leg kick.
Reincarneited scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reincarneited sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wilkins defending well though.
Wilkins slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wilkins kicks Reincarneited off and gets to his feet.
Wilkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Reincarneited circles away.
Wilkins thows a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Wilkins. Those never looked like landing.
Wilkins throws out a powerful jab.
Willy Wilkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wilkins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wilkins misses with a body punch
and Reincarneited counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wilkins is doing well to control the position and prevent Reincarneited from advancing to side control.
Wilkins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Reincarneited 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reincarneited throwing shots but Wilkins is blocking nicely.
Wilkins has hold of Reincarneited's hands but Reincarneited slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Reincarneited working over Wilkins with some ground and pound. Wilkins looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Reincarneited throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wilkins tries to get to full guard but Reincarneited has control of the leg.
Reincarneited throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wilkins trying to control here.
Wilkins tries to kick Reincarneited off but Reincarneited keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Reincarneited not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wilkins wants to get back to his feet.
Reincarneited scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reincarneited working the head and body with strikes.
Reincarneited throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Reincarneited not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Reincarneited passes into side control, despite Wilkins's attempt to control the position.
Wilkins is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Helio Reincarneited overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wilkins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Reincarneited working the ground and pound.
Wilkins is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Reincarneited throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Reincarneited landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Reincarneited crashes against the mat.
Reincarneited prevents Wilkins from escaping the position.
Reincarneited landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Wilkins takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Wilkins sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Wilkins is breathing heavily.
Reincarneited is trying for a kimura here. Wilkins looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Reincarneited wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Helio Reincarneited!
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