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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Colon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Colon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Colon!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bear loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bear thows a big elbow that misses.
Colon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ground and pound from Colon.
Bear is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Colon wants to control but Bear is keeping him busy.
Colon wants to pass the guard but Bear is defending well.
Colon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Colon is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bear!
Colon gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear has closed the distance and engaged Colon in a clinch.
Colon has Bear pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bear manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bear is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bear scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bear fails to land.
Bear lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bear comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Colon wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch on the inside from Bear fails to land.
Colon blocks an elbow strike.
Bear misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Colon.
Bear lands a good knee to the midsection. Colon won't want to take too many of those.
Bear's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bear drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bear stands up over Colon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bear wants to stand but Colon is controlling his posture from full guard.
Colon working for a triangle but Bear defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Colon wants to finish this one by submission but Bear is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Colon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bear tries to hold on but Colon postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colon working the ground and pound effectively.
Colon working for a submission but Bear is keeping him at bay.
Colon working for a guillotine from mount but Bear is in no mood to give up.
Bear on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bear tries to get out of the position.
Colon get's back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear rushes Colon and presses him up against the cage.
Bear lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bear just misses with a elbow thrown towards Colon's brow.
Bear pushes Colon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bear lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Colon as the two fighters clinch.
Bear can't break the clinch.
Bear has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Colon uses from the top position.
Colon wants to control from the top but Bear keeps moving.
Colon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bear is keeping the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bear preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Colon is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bear is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bear has escaped and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Colon will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Colon misses with a combination
and Bear counters by moving into the clinch.
Bear with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bear tightens his grip and picks Colon up, before dumping him to the ground. Colon manages to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bear throws and elbow that misses. Colon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bear's guard. Nice move by Colon!
Colon has gone for a leg lock! Bear slips out almost immediately though and dives into Colon's guard.
Bear connects with a couple of short punches.
Bear postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Colon has his foot on Bear's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bear works his way back into a safe position though.
Bear stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Colon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bear lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear trying to control but Colon is working from the bottom.
Colon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Colon lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bear!
Colon wants to finish this one by submission but Bear is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Colon.
Colon sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Colon connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Colon thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Colon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bear looks a forlorn figure.
Colon wants to control but instead Bear manages to regain half guard.
Colon trying to pass the guard but Bear defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Colon is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bear wants to stand back up but Colon manages to pass into side control.
Colon in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Bear is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Colon!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peaches Fitzsimmions (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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191 lbs
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184 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peaches Fitzsimmions!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson tries to clinch but Fitzsimmions is having none of it.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Fitzsimmions throws a head kick that misses
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch.
Johnson controlling the action here for a moment.
Fitzsimmions has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Fitzsimmions wants a takedown but no success here.
Johnson pushes Fitzsimmions back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fitzsimmions taking a breather.
Johnson stalling the fight.
Johnson pushes Fitzsimmions back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fitzsimmionss head.
A frustrated look appears on Fitzsimmions's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Peaches Fitzsimmions has been cut.
Johnson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right from Johnson.
Fitzsimmions tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Fitzsimmions shrugs off.
Fitzsimmions is breathing heavily.
Fitzsimmions is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fitzsimmions has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson drops Fitzsimmions with a big knee straight up the middle! Fitzsimmions is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Fitzsimmions is rocked!
Johnson closes the distance and pushes Fitzsimmions back into the cage.
Oh Fitzsimmions is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fitzsimmions up against the cage.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fitzsimmions seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fitzsimmions backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Fitzsimmions backwards.
Fitzsimmions takes a knee to the side of the body.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fitzsimmions takes an elbow to the temple.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Johnson is leaning against Fitzsimmions and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Johnson lands a knee to the body.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fitzsimmions backwards.
Johnson leaning against his opponent.
Johnson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fitzsimmions or not.
Johnson effectively controlling the action here.
Johnson lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Fitzsimmions 's eye.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fitzsimmions backwards.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fitzsimmionss head.
Johnson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnson slows down the pace here.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
Peaches Fitzsimmions's cut is getting worse.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fitzsimmions's defenses.
Johnson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fitzsimmions in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fitzsimmions's defenses.
Johnson crunches a lovely knee into Fitzsimmions's ribcage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Johnson lands a good knee to the midsection. Fitzsimmions won't want to take too many of those.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fitzsimmions lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johnson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fitzsimmions's defenses.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Johnson with a knee to the head.
Johnson connects with a knee to the head.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Fitzsimmions takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fitzsimmions backwards.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Peaches Fitzsimmions's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A short right from Johnson.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson keeps control of Fitzsimmions as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Fitzsimmions 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Johnson is struggling to control the position.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
Johnson stalling in the clinch.
Johnson lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Fitzsimmions 's eye.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Fitzsimmions 's eye.
Johnson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Johnson lands a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fitzsimmions in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
Fitzsimmions takes a shot to the head.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitzsimmions takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peaches Fitzsimmions's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Johnson gets a clinch.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fitzsimmions's defenses.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
Fitzsimmions takes an elbow to the temple.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jeez, Peaches Fitzsimmions's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fitzsimmions's defenses.
Johnson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fitzsimmions in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fitzsimmions takes an elbow to the temple.
Fitzsimmions's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fitzsimmions backwards.
Johnson taking a breather.
Johnson landing knees to the head.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson lands a knee to the body.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
John Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fitzsimmions takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
Come on Johnson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
A short right from Johnson.
Johnson lands a body punch.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson scores with a knee to the head.
Fitzsimmions takes an elbow to the temple.
Johnson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Johnson with a knee to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Peaches Fitzsimmions's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Johnson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Kordic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Velasqs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Kordic has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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214 lbs
2 - 5 - 1 |
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208 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Kordic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cain Velasqs!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasqs moves out of range as Kordic strikes.
Velasqs throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body kick from Velasqs.
John Kordic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velasqs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kordic misses with a straight left.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kordic swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kordic swings for the body but Velasqs moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kordic looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kordic is breathing heavily.
Velasqs is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Velasqs controls Kordic momentarily but Kordic frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasqs pushes a forearm under Kordic's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Kordic is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cain Velasqs!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that John Peters has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily John Peters seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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179 lbs
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180 lbs
0 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Peters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins slips a jab and a cross from Peters.
Peters dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Peters counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Peters passes to full mount!
Peters jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hopkins manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Peters wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hopkins keeps working.
Peters taking a breather here.
Peters is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Hopkins looks calm but he's in trouble here. Peters gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Hopkins is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Peters lets go of the hold and Hopkins can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Peters!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Space Filler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Berry has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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270 lbs
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250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Berry!
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, Space Filler!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berry displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Berry has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Filler is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Filler throws a knee to the head but misses.
Filler tries a knee to the head but Berry blocks it.
Berry wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Filler has him pressed against the cage.
Filler misses with a knee to the head.
Berry tries to pull guard but Filler won't allow it.
Berry wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Berry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Filler tries a knee to the head but Berry blocks it.
Filler throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Berry blocks it with crossed arms.
Berry looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Berry wants a takedown.
Berry jumps guard and drags Filler to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Berry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Berry lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Filler!
Berry with good strikes from the mount here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry controlling his opponent.
Berry tries to control but Filler wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berry wants to take his opponent's back but Filler doesn't allow it.
Berry controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Berry fails to advance to Filler's back.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Berry takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Berry mounts Filler! Really nice guard pass there!
Berry has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Filler is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Berry!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joper Regner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joper Regner has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joper Regner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mario Ward!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Regner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Regner looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Ward scores a takedown into full mount!
Ward looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ward lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ward lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Regner taking shots to the head.
Ward looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ward landing strikes from the mount.
Ward raining down shots from the mount!
Ward landing strikes from the mount and Regner is in trouble!
Ward dominating with strikes here.
Ward lands a big elbow.
Ward with good strikes from the mount here!
BOOM! Ward connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ward putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ward lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ward scoring with strikes but Regner is staying in there.
Ward fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ward working the ground and pound effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ward lands with some strikes.
Ward raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ward in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ward is landing with some decent strikes but Regner is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ward landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ward postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Regner looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ward cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ward unloading with bombs!
Regner taking shots to the head.
Ward working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ward landing strikes from the mount.
Ward landing punches.
Ward is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Regner can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ward unloading with bombs!
Ward raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ward is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Regner can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
BOOM! Ward connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ward landing punches.
BOOM! Ward connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Regner taking shots to the head.
Ward lands a big shot there that rocks Regner but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Regner takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ward landing punches.
Ward pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
BOOM! Ward connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ward with a couple of short strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ward dominating with strikes here.
Ward raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ward cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
A nice elbow there by Ward.
Ward scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Regner?
Ward cracks Regner with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ward is landing with some decent strikes but Regner is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Regner hang on?
Ward with the ground and pound from mount.
Ward breaks from Regner's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ward landing shots from mount.
Ward with good strikes from the mount here!
Ward lands a big shot there that rocks Regner but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ward cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ward postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Regner looks a forlorn figure.
Ward lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Regner is bucking up trying to escape but Ward cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ward is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Regner can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ward scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ward with good strikes from the mount here!
Ward landing strikes from the mount and Regner is in trouble!
Ward working the ground and pound effectively.
Ward landing strikes from the mount and Regner is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward breaks from Regner's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ward landing strikes, looking to finish!
Regner's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Ward postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Regner looks a forlorn figure.
Ward looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee warns Regner that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Regner really wants to buck Ward off and get back to his feet.
Ward scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Regner?
Ward connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ward looking to finish Regner with some ground and pound. This is bad for Regner!
Regner is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Ward scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Regner?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ward landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ward with a couple of short strikes.
Ward with a couple of short strikes.
Ward scoring with strikes but Regner is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Ward 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.
Ward fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Regner manages to avoid it.
Ward throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ward shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ward lands a big shot there that rocks Regner but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ward unloading with bombs!
The referee warns Regner that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ward scoring with strikes but Regner is staying in there.
Ward has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ward landing strikes from the mount.
Ward scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ward lands a big elbow.
Ward landing strikes from the mount.
Ward lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Regner taking shots to the head.
Ward lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Regner hang on?
Ward connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Regner is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ward lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Regner hang on?
Ward is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regner in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ward lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Regner taking shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ward cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ward is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Regner can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Regner is rocked!
The referee warns Regner that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oh Regner is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ward lands a big elbow.
Ward working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ward dominating with strikes here.
Ward has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Regner's face.
Regner seems to have got his legs back now.
Ward putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ward raining down shots from the mount!
Ward with good strikes from the mount here!
Ward breaks from Regner's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ward raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ward landing punches.
Ward lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ward raining down shots from the mount!
Ward fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ward really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Regner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Regner is bucking up trying to escape but Ward cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Regner takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ward fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ward pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ward with the ground and pound from mount.
Regner in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ward has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Regner's face.
Ward lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Regner hang on?
Ward connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ward working the ground and pound effectively.
Ward scoring with strikes but Regner is staying in there.
Ward landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ward postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Regner looks a forlorn figure.
Ward putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ward lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Regner taking shots to the head.
Ward connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ward working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ward connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ward fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ward working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Regner takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ward dominating with strikes here.
Ward is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Regner can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ward connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ward scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ward lands a heavy elbow.
Ward scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Regner?
Regner is bucking up trying to escape but Ward cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ward lands a big elbow.
Ward has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Regner's face.
Ward with a couple of short strikes.
Ward scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ward breaks from Regner's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ward unloading with bombs!
Ward connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ward scoring with strikes but Regner is staying in there.
Ward landing shots from mount.
Ward lands a heavy elbow.
Ward landing shots from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Regner in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ward scoring with strikes but Regner is staying in there.
Regner is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Ward cracks Regner with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Ward 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. 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.
Ward misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Regner.
Ward scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ward is putting a hurting on Regner here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ward is chipping away with strikes.
Regner takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ward landing strikes.
Ward working the body and head with strikes.
Ward is chipping away with strikes.
Ward looks up at the clock and then as Regner takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ward smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mario Ward has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ward lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ward connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Regner some visible discomfort.
Regner is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ward scoring with punches from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Regner is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Regner is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ward connects with a decent elbow.
Ward creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ward prevents Regner from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Regner down.
Regner takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ward lands a nice forearm strike.
Ward is putting a hurting on Regner here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ward is working Regner over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ward working the ground and pound.
Ward lands a nice forearm strike.
Ward scores with a couple of short elbows.
Regner taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ward lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ward cracks Regner with a big elbow.
Ward lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Regner down.
Ward lands some shots froms side control.
Ward working the ground and pound from side control.
Ward lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Regner down.
Ward cracks Regner with a big right hand but Regner just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Regner taking punishment in the form of punches.
Regner taking a bit of punishment here - Ward scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward lands an elbow.
Ward scoring with punches and elbows.
Regner is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Regner takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ward looks up at the clock and then as Regner takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ward smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ward working the body and head with strikes.
Ward is putting a hurting on Regner here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ward looks up at the clock and then as Regner takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ward smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ward creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ward landing strikes.
Ward scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ward in side control lands a decent elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ward creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ward looks up at the clock and then as Regner takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ward smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ward creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Regner taking a bit of punishment here - Ward scoring with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward cracks Regner with a big right hand but Regner just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ward scoring with punches and elbows.
Ward is putting a hurting on Regner here, landing some big shots from side control.
Regner on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ward connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Regner some visible discomfort.
Ward working the ground and pound.
Ward cracks Regner with a big right hand but Regner just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Regner is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Regner taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ward works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ward lands a nice forearm strike.
Ward scoring with punches from side control.
Ward scoring with punches and elbows.
Regner on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Regner wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Ward working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Regner taking a bit of punishment here - Ward scoring with strikes.
Regner taking a bit of punishment here - Ward scoring with strikes.
Ward in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ward creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ward lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ward working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ward lands a few punches from side control.
Ward lands a nice forearm strike.
Ward landing a few strikes.
Ward connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Regner some visible discomfort.
Ward working the ground and pound.
Ward is chipping away with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ward lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Regner down.
Ward working the ground and pound from side control.
Ward scores with a couple of short elbows.
Joper Regner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mario Ward is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ward works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Ward comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ward has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 24:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 24:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Ward!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cletus Mastadon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rowan Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mastadon comes to the cage accompanied by Raise Hell- (hed) pe. Savage has chosen "Twist of Cain" by Danzig as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cletus Mastadon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rowan Savage!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Savage. No joy for Mastadon on that attempt.
Mastadon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Savage as he jumps to the side.
Mastadon drives through and clinches with Savage against the cage.
Mastadon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cletus Mastadon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Savage can't get the takedown.
Savage scores with a shot to the side of Mastadon's head.
Mastadon fails to pull guard.
Mastadon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Savage is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mastadon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Savage gets control of Mastadon's arms and successfully pulls guard. Savage will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Mastadon throwing strikes from guard but Savage blocks nicely.
Mastadon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Savage working for a triangle but Mastadon defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mastadon stops Savage from standing up.
Savage keeping full guard, as Mastadon tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage wants to sweep but no luck.
Mastadon wants to control from the top but Savage keeps moving.
Mastadon is fighting to break Savage's control of his arms but Savage is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Savage looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mastadon is one step ahead there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Savage displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mastadon.
Mastadon dives in and scores a takedown into Savage's guard.
Savage is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mastadon defends well.
Mastadon trying to control the position from guard on top but Savage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mastadon is looking to advance position but Savage has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Savage with the ground and pound from mount.
Mastadon is in all sorts of trouble here.
Savage with good strikes from the mount here!
Mastadon manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Mastadon, under a barage of strikes from Savage.
Savage stalling away here and it's allowed Mastadon to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Savage trying to control the position from guard on top but Mastadon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Savage won't allow Mastadon to sweep him here.
Savage wants to pass the guard but Mastadon is keeping the position.
Mastadon keeping moving, preventing Savage from controlling successfully.
Mastadon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Savage trying to control but Mastadon is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Rowan Savage wasn't active enough on the ground.
Savage tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mastadon counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mastadon preventing the sweep.
Savage keeping full guard, as Mastadon tries to pass.
Mastadon works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mastadon is looking for a kimura here.
Savage tries to kick Mastadon off but Mastadon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Savage actively working from the bottom here.
Savage is trying to stand up here but Mastadon is controlling him well.
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 Cletus Mastadon will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Savage stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Savage wants it to stay on the feet.
Mastadon slaps away a takedown attempt from Savage, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mastadon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Savage has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mastadon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Savage.
Mastadon decides to pull guard.
Mastadon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mastadon has an active guard here but Savage has managed to pass into half guard.
Mastadon is trying to get back to full guard.
Savage is breathing heavily.
Mastadon is trying to maintain the position but Savage is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mastadon tries to roll over but Savage keeps him under control.
Mastadon desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mastadon is looking to improve his position.
Cletus Mastadon has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Savage is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mastadon.
Mastadon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mastadon is working for takedown but Savage is calmly controlling the position for now.
Savage gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mastadon.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cletus Mastadon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mastadon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rowan Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage tries to clinch but Mastadon is having none of it.
A solid body kick from Savage.
Good work by Savage as he checks the leg kick.
Mastadon closes the distance and clinches up with Savage, looking for a takedown. Mastadon pushes Savage against the cage but Savage circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Savage.
Mastadon stuffs the takedown attempt from Savage. Savage gets slowly back to his feet.
Savage defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mastadon.
Cletus Mastadon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Savage shoots in looking for a takedown. Mastadon tries to sprawl out of it but Savage keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mastadon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mastadon misses with a takedown attempt
so Savage counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savage postures up and lands a big shot to Mastadon's brow.
Savage looking to pass the guard.
Savage throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mastadon keeping full guard, as Savage tries to pass.
Savage makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mastadon wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mastadon manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Savage looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mastadon shoots in and bounces Savage off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mastadon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mastadon tries to free his leg and advance position but Savage is retaining full guard.
Savage manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Savage looking to land elbow strikes but Mastadon uses the position to regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Savage with the ground and pound but Mastadon uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Savage stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mastadon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rowan Savage will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Savage gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Savage pushes Mastadon off and scrambles back to his feet.
Mastadon shoots in looking for a takedown. Savage tries to sprawl out of it but Mastadon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Savage manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mastadon decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Savage is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mastadon pulls his head out easily.
Mastadon trying to mount his opponent but Savage defends it.
Savage has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mastadon is nestled in close to Savage, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Savage takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mastadon is keen to just control but Savage is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mastadon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Savage knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Savage trying to hold on to Mastadon's head to control him but Mastadon postures up.
Mastadon performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mastadon is looking to take a break and control but Savage is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Savage has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mastadon is working away from the top position though.
Cletus Mastadon has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Savage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mastadon moves out of range of the body kick from Savage.
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.
Mastadon misses with a low kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mastadon.
Mastadon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Savage as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cletus Mastadon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Savage rushes Mastadon and presses him up against the cage.
Savage tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mastadon smiles and moves away.
Mastadon fails to land the takedown.
Mastadon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Savage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Savage looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mastadon!
Mastadon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Savage misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mastadon gets back to half guard.
Mastadon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ground and pound from Savage.
Savage thows a huge punch but Mastadon dodges it nicely.
Mastadon is refusing to be controlled, as Savage sits in half guard.
Savage stalling.
Mastadon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Savage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage prevents Mastadon from improving his position.
Savage missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Savage keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rowan Savage hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mastadon leaves Savage with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Savage misses with a takedown attempt
and Mastadon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mastadon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mastadon wants a takedown but no success here.
Mastadon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Savage's elbow.
Savage pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mastadon tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mastadon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Savage gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Savage has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mastadon 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!
I would just about give that final round to Rowan Savage.
I think Savage has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jebidiah Tayber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve McGrace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve McGrace struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Jebidiah Tayber 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 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jebidiah Tayber!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve McGrace!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGrace takes one to the chin there.
McGrace looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
McGrace doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tayber counters with a nice low kick that buckles McGrace's knee momentarily.
Tayber lands a body shot.
McGrace takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tayber closes the distance and clinches.
Tayber lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McGrace or not.
A right hand to the body from Tayber.
Tayber lands an elbow that stopped McGrace in his tracks for a moment.
Tayber tightens his grip and picks McGrace up, before dumping him to the ground. McGrace manages to land in guard.
Tayber slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tayber moves into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tayber controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tayber postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. McGrace looks a forlorn figure.
Tayber raining down shots from the mount!
Tayber with the ground and pound from mount.
Tayber takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McGrace is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Tayber locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! McGrace is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jebidiah Tayber!
Jebidiah Tayber is the new lightweight champion!
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