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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Carson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aidan Kincaid (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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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Carson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aidan Kincaid!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kincaid on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kincaid drops his hands momentarily and Carson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kincaid defending well as Carson loads up on a big left hand.
Kincaid misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kincaid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kincaid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kincaid misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kincaid tries to close the distance and clinch but Carson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Carson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kincaid looks to clinch
and Carson counters with a stiff right hand.
Kincaid wants to clinch
letting Carson counter with a right hand.
Carson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kincaid gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kincaid takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kincaid with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Carson to score with a decent uppercut.
Carson stuffs the takedown.
Bill Carson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aidan Kincaid.
Kincaid looks gassed!
Carson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kincaid. That did some damage!
Carson scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid closes the distance but Carson moves to the side
and Carson counters with a stiff right hand.
Carson connects with a leg kick. Kincaid looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kincaid is trying desperately to land a takedown but Carson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kincaid.
Carson gets a takedown into half guard.
Carson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kincaid blocking the ground and pound attempt from Carson.
Carson is looking for a kimura but Kincaid is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Carson to get the leverage.
Kincaid keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Carson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Carson working over Kincaid with some ground and pound. Kincaid looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Carson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Carson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kincaid avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Carson.
Carson trying to control from half guard but Kincaid is working away.
Carson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kincaid's head.
Carson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carson is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Carson stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Kincaid to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Carson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kincaid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aidan Kincaid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kincaid circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Carson. Those never looked like landing.
Carson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Carson feints and then cracks Kincaid's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kincaid down.
Horrible takedown by Carson or perhaps it was just good defense by Kincaid which made him look bad.
Carson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kincaid throws a series of punches but Carson avoids them all with ease.
Kincaid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kincaid throws a hook but Carson avoids it easily.
Kincaid misses with a takedown attempt - Carson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kincaid closes the distance and clinches up with Carson, looking for a takedown. Kincaid pushes Carson against the cage but Carson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Carson throws a right and a left that Kincaid avoids nicely.
Kincaid swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kincaid misses with the combination.
Kincaid looks for a takedown but Carson sprawls well.
Kincaid avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Carson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kincaid tries to clinch up.
Carson misses with a double jab
and Kincaid counters by clinching up.
Kincaid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kincaid misses with the head strike.
Carson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carson lands a nice shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A slapping leg kick lands for Carson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice shot lands for Carson.
Kincaid fails with the takedown
and Kincaid takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kincaid.
Carson misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Carson 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.
Carson looks to land a combination but Kincaid avoids it well.
Kincaid scores with a jab. Carson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bill Carson is winning the standup battle so far.
Kincaid moves to clinch but Carson breaks away
and Carson counters with a thumping low kick.
Bill Carson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kincaid takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Carson throws a one two combo.
Carson connects with a nice looking jab.
Kincaid shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Carson sprawls well. Carson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kincaid gets slowly back to his feet.
Carson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kincaid looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carson works over Kincaid's head and body with a nice combination.
Carson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kincaid is rocked!
No joy there for Carson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kincaid is breathing heavily.
Kincaid tries for a takedown but Carson circles away easily
and Carson counters with a good low kick that Kincaid was not able to check.
Carson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A left lands for Carson.
Kincaid takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kincaid tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Carson swivels and escapes.
Bill Carson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aidan Kincaid.
Sloppy strikes from Carson. Those never looked like landing.
Carson lands with a nice combination. Kincaid backs away looking to recover.
Kincaid is still on wobbly legs! Can Carson finish him?
Carson lands with an uppercut that bounces Kincaid off the cage and back into rage.
Carson drops Kincaid with a big left hand! Kincaid is injured, injured bad! Carson jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Carson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Darwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miklo Velka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velka has chosen Delinquent Habits - Tres Delinquentes as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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221 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
10 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Darwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miklo Velka!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darwin throws a right hand that misses
and Darwin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Velka connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Velka tries to clinch up
so Darwin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Darwin trying to control the position from guard on top but Velka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darwin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin stops Velka from standing up.
Velka has Darwin pulled in close to control his posture.
Darwin postures up in Velka's guard and throws a big left but Velka blocks it.
Velka keeping moving, preventing Darwin from controlling successfully.
Darwin throws a big right hand that misses.
Velka is looking to stand up but Darwin isn't so interested in that idea.
Darwin drops back, looking for a kneebar! Velka looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Velka looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Velka!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Darwin trying his best to control but Velka has mounted him.
Velka misses with a head shot.
Poor strikes thrown by Velka there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Velka unloads with some shots from mount but Darwin bucks and avoids them well.
Darwin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Velka tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Velka throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Velka throwing strikes but Darwin recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Darwin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Velka.
Velka misses with a head shot. Darwin uses the momentum to regain guard.
Darwin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Velka throws a big right hand that misses.
Velka stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Darwin is defended easily by Velka.
Velka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Velka looks to land a body kick but Darwin moved away.
Velka misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Miklo Velka 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.
Velka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Velka throws a lazy uppercut
and Darwin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Darwin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Darwin moves in looking to clinch but Velka pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Darwin misses its intended target.
Velka misses with a right hand
enabling Darwin to counter with a crisp jab.
Miklo Velka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin misses with a body shot.
Velka throws a combination that misses
and Darwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Velka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Darwin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Darwin misses with a straight right.
Darwin misses with a right hand
and Velka counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin throws a nice looking combination but Velka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Darwin tries to keep at a distance but Velka has taken the fight into the clinch.
Velka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Darwin avoids it.
Velka tries to work over Darwin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darwin lands an uppercut.
Darwin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Darwin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darwin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Velka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Darwin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Velka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Darwin is keeping busy.
Still in the clinch, Darwin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Darwin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Velkas head.
It looks like Miklo Velka has been cut.
Darwin lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velka lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Darwin is pushing Velka up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right from Darwin.
Velka struggles to land a body shot inside as Darwin controls his hands.
Velka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Darwin avoids it.
Velka lands an elbow that stopped Darwin in his tracks for a moment.
Darwin scores with a shoulder strike.
Velka stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Darwin avoiding damage as Velka throws knees to the body.
Velka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Velka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Darwin's brow.
Velka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Darwin backwards.
Darwin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Velka lands a nice knee to the body.
Velka lands an elbow inside that Darwin shrugs off.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Velka.
Velka trying to land knees to the body.
Darwin slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Velka misses with an elbow over the top.
Velka holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Darwin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Darwin takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Darwin.
Velka is trying to maintain a safe position but Darwin gets an underhook and turns Velka into the cage.
Darwin blocks an elbow strike.
Velka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Darwin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Velka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darwin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Velka lands with a left to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Darwin.
Darwin misses with the head strike.
Velka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Charles Darwin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Miklo Velka's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Darwin stuns Velka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Velka throws an off balance right hand
and Darwin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Darwin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Velka misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velka catches Darwin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Velka gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin avoids a kick to the body.
Velka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darwin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Darwin drives through and clinches with Velka against the cage.
Velka is struggling to control the position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Velka tries to land knees in the clinch but Darwin avoids the damage to the body.
Darwin is trying to maintain a safe position but Velka gets an underhook and turns Darwin into the cage.
Velka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Velka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Darwin is defending well for now.
Darwin blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Velka.
Darwin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Velka gets the underhooks and prevents it.
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.
Velka looking to stall.
Darwin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Darwin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Velka pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Darwin as the two fighters clinch.
Velka takes a shot to the head.
Velka tries a body shot but Darwin blocks it.
Darwin blocks the elbow strike.
Darwin stalling the fight.
A body shot lands from Darwin.
Velka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Velka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Darwin breaks from the clinch.
Darwin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Velka misses with a right hand
and Velka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Velka counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Darwin gets a double leg takedown into Velka's guard.
Velka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Darwin is one step ahead there.
Darwin postures up in Velka's guard and throws a big left but Velka blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velka keeping moving, preventing Darwin from controlling successfully.
Darwin throwing strikes but missing.
Darwin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Darwin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Velka is keeping the position for now.
Darwin postures up in Velka's guard and throws a big left but Velka blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Darwin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Darwin 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Miklo Velka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Shankar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mag Dalena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shankar comes to the cage accompanied by "Them Belly Full" by Bob Marley. Dalena has chosen Judgment Night by Biohazard&Onyx as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andre Shankar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mag Dalena!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dalena misses with a shot to the body
and Shankar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dalena had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shankar defends it easily.
Shankar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Shankar postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dalena is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Shankar, into his guard.
Dalena looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalena is looking to stand up but Shankar won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Andre Shankar wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dalena doesn't manage to clinch there - Shankar circles away.
Shankar moves out of range of the strikes.
Shankar with a poor takedown
and Dalena makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dalena misses with a looping right.
Dalena tries to sprawl but Shankar drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Shankar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dalena keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalena tries to roll over but Shankar keeps him under control.
Shankar is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dalena!
Dalena is in all sorts of trouble here.
Shankar tries to control but Dalena wriggling away.
Shankar is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dalena can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
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.
Dalena is squirming around, avoiding Shankar's attempts to control the action.
Dalena is trying desperately to improve position.
Dalena is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dalena keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Shankar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Shankar 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.
Dalena throws a lazy uppercut
and Shankar counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dalena won't be happy with that.
Shankar tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Shankar wants to take a breather but Dalena manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Shankar.
Dalena is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shankar defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankar won't allow Dalena to sweep him here.
Shankar stands up over Dalena, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Shankar wants to pass the guard but Dalena is keeping the position.
Shankar lands a couple of elbows.
Shankar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Shankar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalena keeping moving, preventing Shankar from controlling successfully.
Shankar drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dalena dives on top into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Shankar wants to get back to his feet but Dalena is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Andre Shankar wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Dalena misses with a hook
and Shankar counters with a single leg into guard. Dalena didn't expect that.
Shankar trying to control but Dalena is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dalena is on top in guard.
Dalena trying to control the position from guard on top but Shankar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Andre Shankar.
Shankar gets a double leg takedown into Dalena's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dalena is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dalena keeping moving, preventing Shankar from controlling successfully.
Shankar advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Shankar dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dalena throws a right hand that misses
so Shankar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shankar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shankar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dalena is keeping the position for now.
Dalena keeping moving, preventing Shankar from controlling successfully.
Andre Shankar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dalena throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shankar postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dalena is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Shankar, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankar is looking to stand up but Dalena isn't so interested in that idea.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Andre Shankar just wasn't active enough.
Dalena throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shankar counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dalena won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalena tries to improve position but can't.
Mag Dalena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dalena is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Shankar is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dalena knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dalena is not content to let Shankar control the position.
Shankar with the ground and pound but Dalena regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shankar prevents Dalena from improving his position.
Shankar throwing shots but Dalena is blocking nicely.
Dalena makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dalena.
Shankar stopping the sweep attempt from Dalena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shankar trying to control the position from guard on top but Dalena is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andre Shankar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dalena doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Dalena keeping full guard, as Shankar tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Shankar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shankar, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Shankar!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cory Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffy Jefferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jefferson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fette's Vette. Cory Smith has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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24
163 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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25
147 lbs
10 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cory Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeffy Jefferson!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jefferson wants to clinch but Smith slips to the side
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Jefferson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jefferson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jefferson shoots and misses
and Smith counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jefferson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jefferson tries to clinch up
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith lands an overhand right.
Smith cracks Jefferson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jefferson misses with a takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jefferson thinking.
Cory Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeffy Jefferson.
Jefferson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jefferson closes the distance but Smith moves to the side
and Smith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smith is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jefferson gets the takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Smith tries to bench press Jefferson off him but Jefferson keeps the position.
Smith can't do much from the bottom here.
Jefferson tries for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
Jefferson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jefferson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jefferson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Smith rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jefferson's guard! Nice work there by Smith!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smith decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jefferson, up you get!
Smith tests Jefferson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jefferson shoots and misses
and Smith counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jefferson's knee momentarily.
Jefferson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jefferson ducks right into an uppercut from Smith.
Jefferson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Smith prevents the takedown attempt.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith prevents the takedown attempt.
Jefferson is working for takedown but Smith is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jefferson looks gassed!
Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Jefferson.
Jefferson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smith walks away with a smile on his face. Jefferson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jefferson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jefferson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smith catches Jefferson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Smith cracks Jefferson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Smith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Smith scores with a jab to the head.
Jefferson misses with a takedown
and Smith counters by clinching up.
Smith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jefferson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Smith fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Smith scores with a jab to the head.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith is looking to chop away at Jefferson's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Smith is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A right hook to the body lands for Smith.
Jefferson can't get the takedown.
Smith just leaning against Jefferson, taking a breather.
Jefferson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jefferson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Smith working for a triangle but Jefferson defends it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith working for a triangle but Jefferson defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smith had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jefferson defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cory Smith dominated that round.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jefferson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith misses with a leg kick.
Jefferson instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Smith stalling in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Smith.
Jefferson goes for a takedown attempt but Smith pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jefferson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters with a nice body kick.
Donk. Smith catches Jefferson right on the button with a cross.
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Smith is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jefferson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters with an outside leg kick.
Cory Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeffy Jefferson.
Smith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jefferson is breathing heavily.
Jefferson tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
and Smith counters with a leg kick.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson wants to clinch but Smith slips to the side
and Smith counters with a series of strikes. Jefferson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Smith stuns Jefferson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jefferson misses with a takedown
and Smith counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jefferson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good exchange - Smith coming out on top.
Smith has managed to clinch.
Smith presses Jefferson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Smith.
Smith lands a body punch.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jefferson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jefferson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jefferson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jefferson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a punch to the head.
Jefferson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Smith jabs at Jefferson's body.
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!
Smith is looking to slow Jefferson down with leg kicks.
Jefferson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smith fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jefferson on the side of the head.
Nice cross by Smith.
Smith scores with a body shot.
Smith lands with a hook. Jefferson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smith lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jab, jab by Smith - just one landing.
Jefferson shoots and misses
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Smith does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Jefferson's belly button to the back.
Jefferson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Nice shot by Smith.
Jefferson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cory Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jefferson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Smith punishes Jefferson's body with a nice straight punch.
Jefferson shoots and misses
and Smith counters with an inside leg kick.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smith tests Jefferson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Smith. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smith.
Smith lands with a straight right. Jefferson didn't see that one coming.
Smith clinches up with Jefferson and pushes him back against the cage.
Smith gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jefferson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
A short left from Smith.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
Jefferson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Smith smiles and moves away.
Smith gets a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
Jefferson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jefferson wants to take a breather but Smith is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cory Smith dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Jefferson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A nice combination there by Smith.
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith lands with a shot to the body.
Smith cracks Jefferson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Smith connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jefferson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jefferson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith lands a leg kick that knocks Jefferson off balance momentarily.
Nice straight punches there by Smith. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smith.
Smith has managed to clinch.
Jefferson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Smith is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jefferson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Smith gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cory Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeffy Jefferson.
Smith tries to stall but Jefferson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jefferson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Smith gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
Smith cracks Jefferson with a nice body shot.
A short body shot lands from Smith as the two fighters clinch.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jefferson backwards.
Jefferson jumps guard but Smith stands there with Jefferson around his waist. Jefferson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good shot there by Smith.
Smith looks to land a combination. Jefferson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jefferson takes one to the side of the head.
Jefferson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Smith to the mat! Smith manages to get full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jefferson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jefferson is fighting to break Smith's control of his arms but Smith is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jefferson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith looking for a guillotine here but Jefferson defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Smith dives on top into guard.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jefferson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Smith, into his guard.
Smith looking to control.
Cory Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jefferson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Smith manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jefferson has Smith in his guard.
Jeffy Jefferson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Jefferson.
Smith has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Smith works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jefferson wants to get back to his feet.
Smith looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jefferson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Smith is figuring out what he wants to do next.
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.
Jefferson wants to get back to his feet.
Jefferson looking for submissions off his back.
Jeffy Jefferson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jefferson tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Smith controlling the action here.
Jefferson looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cory Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smith, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cory Smith!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Dye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adron Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wright has chosen On the Eve of War as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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29
182 lbs
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178 lbs
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World class MT
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cameron Dye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 2, fighting out of New York, Adron Wright!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dye. Dye obviously looking to wear him down.
Dye uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Wright uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dye tries to clinch but Wright moves away
and Wright counters with a straight right hand.
Wright throws a poor cross that misses
and Dye counters with a thumping low kick.
Dye moves out of range as Wright strikes.
Wright swings widly with a right hand
and Dye counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Dye moves out of range as Wright strikes.
Dye tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wright counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dye closes the distance but Wright moves to the side
and Wright counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wright lands a glancing blow to the side of Dye's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dye wants to clinch but Wright slips to the side
letting Wright counter with a right hand.
It looks like Cameron Dye has been cut.
Dye tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wright paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wright throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dye counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Wright might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dye tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wright counters with a stiff right hand.
Dye keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cameron Dye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dye tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wright paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wright lands the left hand.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dye manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses the jab.
Wright jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wright scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dye throws a nice head kick!
Wright moves out of range as Dye throws a body kick.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Dye saw that one coming.
Dye looks to clinch
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dye scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dye closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dye putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wright in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dye misses with a knee to the head.
Dye misses with a knee strike.
Wright managing to block the knees to the body from Dye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dye is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wright is defending well for now.
Dye pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dye lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Adron Wright has been cut.
Wright takes an elbow to the forehead.
A frustrated look appears on Wright's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dye lands an elbow inside.
Dye trying to land knees to the body.
Dye using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wright has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dye.
Dye misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wright.
Wright tries to circle away but Dye has him pinned against the cage.
Wright avoiding damage as Dye throws knees to the body.
Dye tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dye connects with a knee to the head.
Dye is breathing heavily.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dye just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wright's brow.
Dye tries to land knees in the clinch but Wright avoids the damage to the body.
Dye landing knees to the body.
Dye tries a knee to the head but Wright blocks it.
Wright holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wright continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Dye lands an elbow inside.
Wright stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Adron Wright.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Dye saw that one coming.
Wright's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wright duly obliges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Dye wants to clinch but Wright slips to the side
and Wright counters with a left to the body.
Wright circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wright counters with a left and a right that stings Dye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adron Wright 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!
Dye tries to clinch up
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wright moves out of range of the leg kick from Dye.
Dye rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wright counters with a nice uppercut.
Wright avoids the head kick by Dye.
Dye tries to clinch
and Wright counters with a stiff right hand.
Cameron Dye's cut is getting worse.
Dye throws a solid leg kick but Wright takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dye.
Adron Wright seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dye wants to clinch but Wright slips to the side
and Wright cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wright takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wright swings for the body but Dye moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Wright checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright misses with a looping right.
Wright lands a really nice looking cross but Dye seems unphased.
Wright circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wright counters with a right hand to the body.
Wright swings widly with a right hand
and Dye counters with a leg kick.
Dye moves into the clinch.
Wright just leaning against Dye, taking a breather.
Dye throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wright blocks it with crossed arms.
Dye misses with a knee to the head.
Dye tries a knee to the head but Wright blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wright is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wright taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wright dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dye tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dye comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dye throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wright blocks it with crossed arms.
Wright is pushing Dye up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dye with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wright working hard to break the clinch.
Dye tries to land knees in the clinch but Wright avoids the damage to the body.
Wright avoiding damage as Dye throws knees to the body.
Dye looking to throw knees to the head but Wright is blocking nicely.
Dye throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wright manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright avoiding damage as Dye throws knees to the body.
Wright escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wright scores with a nice head shot.
Dye looks to clinch
and Wright connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dye is rocked!
Cameron Dye's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wright dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wright cracks Dye with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Wright has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Dye to stand back up!
Oh Dye is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright flashes Dye a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Dye's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Dye crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Wright punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adron Wright!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viljo Laine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evander Holyshit (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 Evander Holyshit was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Viljo Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evander Holyshit!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holyshit moves away from the strike by Laine.
Holyshit lands with a cross.
Laine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Holyshit.
Laine misses with a leg kick
and Holyshit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laine misses with a shot to the body
and Holyshit counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Laine thinking.
Holyshit moves into range and connects with a jab.
Laine misses with a hook
and Holyshit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Holyshit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holyshit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Holyshit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laine throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laine closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Laine misses with a hook. Holyshit ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyshit misses with a body shot.
Holyshit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laine throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Holyshit on the side of the head.
Holyshit has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Evander Holyshit has been cut.
Laine thuds his right hand into Holyshit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Holyshit throws a lazy right hand but Laine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Holyshit misses with a left hand
and Laine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holyshit takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Holyshit ducks under a wild hook from Laine.
Holyshit tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyshit misses with a body punch
and Laine counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laine lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Holyshit at a distance.
Holyshit looks gassed!
Laine throws a sloppy body shot
and Holyshit counters with a nice low kick that buckles Laine's knee momentarily.
Holyshit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holyshit misses the jab.
Laine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Laine throws a right hand that misses
and Holyshit counters with a stiff right hand.
A cross from Laine lands.
A low kick from Laine is predictable there
and Holyshit counters with a solid body kick.
Holyshit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holyshit takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Holyshit darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Holyshit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Holyshit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A low kick from Holyshit misses
and Laine finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Laine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laine cracks Holyshit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Holyshit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laine.
Holyshit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine misses with a hook
and Holyshit counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holyshit misses with a straight left.
Laine throws a front kick aimed at Holyshit's knee but Holyshit avoids it well.
Holyshit slips a jab from Laine.
Holyshit is looking to chop away at Laine's legs.
Holyshit misses with a right hand
and Laine counters with a right hand to the body.
Laine wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Holyshit misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holyshit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laine.
Holyshit scores with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viljo Laine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evander Holyshit's cut.
That's time! Laine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Laine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laine misses with a hook to the body
and Holyshit counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Laine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Laine throws a head kick that Holyshit semi-blocks.
Laine bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Holyshit's head backwards.
Holyshit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laine.
Laine throws a shot to the body.
Jab from Holyshit.
A jab from Laine finds it's way through Holyshit's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holyshit tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Laine avoids the body shot from Holyshit.
Holyshit misses with a straight right.
Laine throws a lazy body kick
and Holyshit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laine swings for the body but Holyshit moves out of range.
Laine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holyshit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holyshit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Laine counters with a straight right hand.
Holyshit takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big right from Holyshit misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyshit throws a poor cross that misses
and Laine counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Holyshit is breathing heavily.
Holyshit misses with a leg kick
letting Laine counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holyshit misses with a left hand
and Laine counters with a left to the body.
Laine misses with a hook.
Laine scoring well with a low kick there.
Laine throws a nice inside leg kick.
Laine jabs Holyshit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Holyshit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Laine.
Laine lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine thows a body shot but no joy.
Laine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Holyshit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laine thows a body shot but no joy.
Laine cracks Holyshit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Holyshit has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Holyshit there as he acknowledges the shot.
Laine scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Holyshit doesn't seem bothered though.
A big left from Laine misses.
Laine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holyshit can do to turn this around?
Holyshit takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Laine.
Laine throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Holyshit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, jab by Laine - just one landing.
Holyshit takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Laine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laine lands a jab to the nose.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Laine here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Laine lands a nice looking kick to the body. Holyshit takes a step back to recover.
Holyshit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holyshit was well out of range. Poor timing from Laine.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viljo Laine dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Evander Holyshit's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Laine connects with a looping right hand.
Laine cracks a nice hook into Holyshit's ribs.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Holyshit might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Laine has got the better of the exchanges.
No joy there for Laine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Holyshit counters with a stiff right hand.
Laine throws an off balance right hand
and Holyshit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laine tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Holyshit is able to avoid easily.
Holyshit gets tackled into the cage by Laine. Laine maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Laine fails to land.
Holyshit works on Laine's body with a couple of short punches.
Holyshit lands with a left to the head.
Holyshit digs a right hand underneath Laine's ribcage. Laine let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holyshit.
Holyshit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laine backwards.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Laine fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyshit taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Laine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laine lands a hook that snaps the head of Holyshit backwards.
Holyshit pushes Laine back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Holyshit lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Laine.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Holyshit scores with a hook to the body.
Holyshit lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Laine.
A short body shot lands from Holyshit as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Holyshit.
A hook to the body from Holyshit.
Holyshit tries to land knees in the clinch but Laine avoids the damage to the body.
Holyshit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laine lands with a right hand.
Laine swings away with a body shot that misses
and Holyshit counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Holyshit lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holyshit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Evander Holyshit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Holyshit misses.
Laine on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Laine misses with an uppercut
and Holyshit makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Holyshit.
Laine misses the shot to the body.
Holyshit throws a jab when Laine was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Laine.
Holyshit throws a left and a right that both miss
and Holyshit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Holyshit misses.
Viljo Laine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine lands with a good body shot.
Laine misses with a wild body shot.
Holyshit misses with a body kick.
Laine misses with an uppercut.
Holyshit connects with a single shot there.
Laine lands with a right hand.
Holyshit keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Holyshit thows a body shot but no joy.
Holyshit connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyshit misses with a body shot.
Holyshit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Viljo Laine is winning the standup battle so far.
Holyshit misses with a left hand
enabling Laine to counter with a crisp jab.
Laine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laine misses with a kick to the body.
Holyshit's corner calls for a 1-2. Holyshit obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holyshit throws a leg kick but Laine sees it coming and moves out of range.
Holyshit misses with a combination
and Laine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evander Holyshit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Laine 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viljo Laine!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Nasty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes into the arena with Send Me An Angel blaring out of the sound system. Nasty comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dr. Dre- Kush kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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249 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buck Nasty!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasty avoids a kick to the body.
Nasty avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nasty looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lee wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nasty, who protects the arm well.
Nasty is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Lee is putting a hurting on Nasty here, landing some big shots from side control.
Nasty is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee landing strikes.
Lee is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nasty knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nasty is trying to control Lee's posture but Lee avoids it.
Lee swings around for an armbar but Nasty sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Lee's guard.
Lee has his foot on Nasty's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nasty works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasty stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
Nasty wants to stand but Lee has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Nasty advances to half guard.
Nasty stands up from half guard.
Buck Nasty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nasty checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasty lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lee takes a step back to recover.
Lee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nasty pinned against the cage. Nasty gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nasty throws a lazy uppercut
and Lee decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nasty's guard.
Lee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lee slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lee is trying to ground and pound but Nasty uses the momentary lack of control by Lee to regain half guard.
Lee winds up and cracks Nasty with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Lee dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nasty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nasty misses with a lunging right hand
and Lee decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nasty's guard.
Nasty looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nasty is trying to keep Lee in close.
Nasty preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lee scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lee 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.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nasty is trying to keep Lee in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Nasty.
Nasty bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lee's guard.
Nasty must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nasty wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Lee has a closed guard, preventing Nasty from standing up.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Nasty from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nasty tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
Nasty trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Buck Nasty has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Lee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nasty throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nasty lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasty misses with a left hand
and Lee counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nasty trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Lee unloads with some shots from mount but Nasty bucks and avoids them well.
Lee misses with a head shot.
Lee throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lee working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Nasty is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Nasty turns into him and now he's in Lee's guard.
Nasty looking to sit in guard and control but Lee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Lee dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nasty throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee counters with a leg kick.
Nasty misses with a right hand
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee shoots in and drives through. Nasty sprawls well.
Nasty throws a lazy head kick
and Lee counters with a solid body kick.
Nasty throws an off balance right hand
and Lee counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lee trying to advance position but Nasty counters by regaining guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Nasty is retaining full guard.
Nasty controls Lee momentarily but Lee frees himself.
Lee landing some decent shots from guard.
Lee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nasty has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Lee has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lee scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lee tries for a kimura but Nasty is defending well.
Lee creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Nasty sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Nasty is trying to get back to half guard.
Sloppy strikes there by Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasty manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nasty trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
Nasty trying to pass the guard but Lee defending well.
Nasty wants to stand up but Lee has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lee manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nastyis looking to pass into half guard but Lee pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Lee is in guard.
Buck Nasty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee passes Nasty's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee stops Nasty from getting back to his feet.
Nasty takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lee drops an elbow to the side of Nasty's head.
Lee throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lee thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Nasty to regain full guard.
Lee is looking to work some ground and pound but Nasty has wrist control.
Lee advances position into side control!
Nasty gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lee 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Lee!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bruens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Sabre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruens comes to the cage accompanied by River Below. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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191 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Bruens!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Sabre!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruens throws a wild body kick that Sabre sees coming a mile off.
Sabre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bruens's sensitive parts.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sabre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bruens manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bruens drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sabre throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bruens stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bruens lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bruens closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sabre to the mat! Sabre manages to get full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruens with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bruens with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bruens trying to control the position from guard on top but Sabre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sabre seems keen to control Bruens's posture.
Sabre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bruens wants to control from the top but Sabre keeps moving.
Bruens wants to pass the guard but Sabre is keeping the position.
Sabre wants to sweep here but Bruens controlling him for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bruens misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sabre throws a lazy right hand but Bruens sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sabre wants to clinch.
Sabre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabre stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sabre checks a low kick from Bruens.
Bruens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sabre moves away.
Sabre connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Sabre lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bruens doesn't seem phased though.
A shot to the liver by Sabre. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sabre, right into the meat.
Bruens missing with a left hand there. Sabre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sabre.
Matt Sabre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sabre scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sabre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sabre misses with a hook
and Bruens counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruens stops Sabre from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Sabre will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bruens misses with an uppercut.
Bruens shoots and misses
and Sabre counters with a left to the body.
Bruens misses with a takedown attempt
and Sabre counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bruens's knee momentarily.
Bruens has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bruens there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sabre bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bruens's head.
Bruens throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Sabre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruens walks into a stiff left hand from Sabre.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bruens.
Sabre tried to score with a low kick but Bruens checks it.
Sabre cracks a nice hook into Bruens's ribs.
The fighters circling - Sabre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sabre with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabre swings for the body but Bruens moves out of range.
Bruens buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bruens fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Bruens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sabre lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sabre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabre looks to throw the jab but Bruens is out of range.
Bruens gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sabre.
Sabre moves in looking to clinch but Bruens pushes him off.
Sabre with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bruens takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bruens closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sabre circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabre misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bruens counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sabre tries to clinch up.
Sabre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bruens manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sabre lands a jab to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sabre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bruens avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Sabre 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.
Sabre swings widly with a right hand
and Bruens counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sabre's guard now.
Sabre has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bruens controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bruens accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bruens might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bruens missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sabre is pulling down on Bruens's head. It's preventing any offense from Bruens, at least for the moment.
Bruens 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.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Matt Sabre wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sabre bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruens blocks a jab.
Bruens uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sabre.
An inside leg kick lands from Sabre.
Bruens uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sabre has time to react.
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.
Bruens closes the distance and clinches.
Sabre lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sabre stalling.
Sabre lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Paul Bruens has been cut.
Sabre pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sabre has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sabre prevents the takedown attempt.
Sabre stalling in the clinch.
Bruens goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sabre prevents it.
Bruens tries for a takedown but Sabre manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Bruens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Sabre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruens tries for a takedown but Sabre manages to get underhooks.
Bruens tries for a takedown but Sabre manages to get underhooks.
Bruens goes for a takedown attempt but Sabre pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sabre doesn't manage to clinch there - Bruens circles away.
Bruens throws an off balance right hand
and Sabre counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bruens throws a solid leg kick but Sabre takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bruens.
Sabre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bruens.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bruens slips under a jab.
Sabre lands a nice shot that snaps Bruens's head back.
Sabre swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bruens.
Sabre throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bruens counters with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sabre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruens manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Sabre really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Bruens's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sabre scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sabre jabs Bruens to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A low kick from Bruens misses
and Sabre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bruens misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bruens keeps the fight on the outside.
Bruens throws a push kick but Sabre slaps the foot to one side.
Sabre is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabre moves to clinch but Bruens breaks away
and Bruens counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sabre thinking.
Sabre checks the leg kick.
Bruens scores with a hook.
Sabre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bruens sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sabre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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.
Bruens shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sabre but Sabre pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sabre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sabre throws a front kick aimed at Bruens's knee but Bruens avoids it well.
Bruens shoots in and gets a takedown into Sabre's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabre is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bruens is controlling him.
Sabre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bruens works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bruens keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sabre is trying to get back to full guard.
Bruens is nestled in close to Sabre, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sabre wants to improve his position but Bruens is controlling well.
Bruens thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sabre is positioning himself well to prevent Bruens advancing to mount.
Sabre wants to improve his position but Bruens is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Bruens there.
Sabre is not content to let Bruens control the position.
Sabre trying to control but Bruens postures up.
Bruens lands with a punch from half guard.
Bruens frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sabre is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bruens throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bruens prevents Sabre from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Bruens had his way with Matt Sabre in that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Bruens's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bruens blocks a leg kick.
Bruens avoids the body shot from Sabre.
Sabre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sabre tries to clinch up but Bruens circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sabre bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bruens's head backwards.
Bruens shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sabre as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruens manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sabre on his heels. He'll look to pass Sabre's guard now, I'm sure.
Bruens trying to control the position from guard on top but Sabre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bruens is fighting to break Sabre's control of his arms but Sabre is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bruens's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sabre has Bruens pulled in close to control his posture.
Bruens working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bruens trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sabre pulls Bruens in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Matt Sabre was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sabre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruens throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sabre.
Sabre lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sabre is looking to slow Bruens down with leg kicks.
Bruens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sabre.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sabre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A low kick from Bruens is predictable there
and Sabre counters with an inside leg kick.
Matt Sabre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sabre throws a sloppy body shot
and Bruens counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sabre's guard now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruens content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bruens passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Sabre's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Paul Bruens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruens lands a nice forearm strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruens scoring with punches from side control.
Bruens is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sabre is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bruens goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sabre rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bruens's guard! Nice work there by Sabre!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paul Bruens.
I think Sabre 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Sabre! Matt Sabre retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nickolay Katorjnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remy Hoost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katorjnov comes to the cage accompanied by Remember the name - Fort Minor. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hoost's choice of entrance music: Man With A Harmonica. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 lbs
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178 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nickolay Katorjnov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Remy Hoost!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katorjnov throws a right hand that misses
letting Hoost counter with a right hand.
Hoost throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hoost throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Katorjnov just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoost sizes up Katorjnov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Katorjnov misses with an uppercut
and Hoost counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Katorjnov thinking.
Katorjnov throws a sloppy body shot
and Hoost counters with a nice leg kick.
Katorjnov misses with a lunging right hand
and Hoost counters with a nice body shot.
Katorjnov scores with a jab to the body.
Katorjnov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hoost counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Katorjnov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hoost cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hoost scores with a kick to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoost lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Katorjnov misses with a hook
and Hoost counters with a nice low kick that buckles Katorjnov's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Hoost.
Hoost scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hoost connects with a right hand. Katorjnov shakes it off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hoost.
Katorjnov misses with a lunging right hand
and Hoost counters with a nice kick to the body.
Katorjnov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Katorjnov is breathing heavily.
Nice shot by Hoost.
Katorjnov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hoost.
Katorjnov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hoost counters with a leg kick.
Hoost lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hoost getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Katorjnov misses with a right hand
and Hoost counters with a nice low kick that buckles Katorjnov's knee momentarily.
Hoost plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Katorjnov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hoost.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoost throws a head kick but Katorjnov moves out of range.
Katorjnov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hoost.
Hoost goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hoost connects with an inside leg kick.
Katorjnov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hoost fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hoost cracks a nice hook into Katorjnov's ribs.
Katorjnov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hoost throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Katorjnov.
Katorjnov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hoost with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Katorjnov takes one to the chin there.
Katorjnov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hoost. Hoost obviously looking to wear him down.
Hoost looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by Hoost there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoost throws a sloppy head kick and Katorjnov moves out of range easily.
Katorjnov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Katorjnov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hoost can pounce on him.
Hoost scores with a head kick.
Katorjnov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A head kick from Hoost lands but Katorjnov takes it in his stride.
Katorjnov throws a leg kick
and Hoost counters with a right hand to the body.
Hoost lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Katorjnov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hoost throws a head kick that Katorjnov semi-blocks.
Hoost scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A thudding body kick lands there by Hoost!
Hoost throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Danga de danga de dang - Hoost scores with a four punch combination!
Katorjnov is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katorjnov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hoost. Hoost obviously looking to wear him down.
Hoost misses with a wild combination.
Hoost scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hoost lands a nice looking kick to the body. Katorjnov takes a step back to recover.
Nickolay Katorjnov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoost lands a high kick!
Oh Katorjnov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hoost thows a body kick. Katorjnov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Katorjnov seems to have got his legs back now.
Hoost cracks the inside of Katorjnov's front leg.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hoost.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good leg kick by Hoost there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Katorjnov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hoost fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice shot lands for Hoost.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remy Hoost dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hoost fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hoost throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Katorjnov misses with a hook
and Hoost counters with an inside leg kick.
Katorjnov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hoost throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hoost scores with a nice head shot.
Hoost scores with a jab to the body.
Katorjnov misses with a leg kick
and Hoost counters with a good, hard body kick but Katorjnov shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoost throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hoost's jab looks to have found its range, popping Katorjnov under the eye.
Katorjnov avoids the head kick by Hoost.
An inside leg kick lands from Hoost.
Hoost has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hoost connects with the punch.
Hoost lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Katorjnov circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katorjnov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hoost lands a jab to Katorjnov's midsection.
Hoost throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Katorjnov's head.
Hoost throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hoost fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Katorjnov.
Remy Hoost is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hoost lands a lovely overhand right.
Hoost lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hoost lands a nice leg kick that just misses Katorjnov's sensitive parts.
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!
Hoost scores with a jab. Katorjnov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hoost lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Katorjnov circles away quickly and effectively.
Hoost lands a leg kick that knocks Katorjnov off balance momentarily.
Hoost throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hoost scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hoost feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Katorjnov's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoost connects with a solid leg kick.
Hoost throws out a powerful jab.
Katorjnov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Katorjnov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hoost is looking to slow Katorjnov down with leg kicks.
Hoost with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hoost scores with a spinning back kick!
Hoost throws a head kick that misses.
Hoost moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hoost turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hoost lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hoost lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Katorjnov at a distance.
Hoost connects with a single shot there.
Hoost darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoost lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hoost digs a good body shot into Katorjnov's ribs.
Hoost connects with a single shot there.
Remy Hoost seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Katorjnov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hoost scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hoost chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hoost fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hoost tests Katorjnov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Katorjnov takes one to the chin there.
Hoost thows a body kick. Katorjnov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body kick from Hoost.
A low kick from Katorjnov misses
and Hoost counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hoost cracks the inside of Katorjnov's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoost throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Katorjnov's head.
Hoost misses with a double jab.
Hoost lands a big head kick that sends Katorjnov to the canvas! Hoost follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Remy Hoost! Remy Hoost retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Laurent Loughlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dag Luther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loughlin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Metallica - Damage Inc.. This should be fireworks!
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212 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Laurent Loughlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dag Luther!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loughlin scores with a shot to the body.
Loughlin misses with a body punch
and Luther counters with a one-two to the body.
Luther misses with a straight right.
Loughlin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Luther rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Loughlin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Luther thinking.
Luther misses with a hook to the body
and Loughlin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Loughlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luther moves away.
Donk. Luther catches Loughlin right on the button with a cross.
A jab from Luther finds it's way through Loughlin's defenses.
Luther throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Loughlin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loughlin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Loughlin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Loughlin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Luther looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Luther fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Luther shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Loughlin as he jumps to the side.
Laurent Loughlin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dag Luther.
Luther wants to clinch but Loughlin slips to the side
and Loughlin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loughlin lands with a shot to the body.
Luther slips under a jab from Loughlin.
Luther jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Luther swings widly with a right hand
and Loughlin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Loughlin misses.
A jab from Loughlin finds it's way through Luther's defenses.
Laurent Loughlin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Luther moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Loughlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luther looks to throw the jab but Loughlin is out of range.
Luther throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luther wants to clinch.
Loughlin misses with a left hand
and Luther counters with an outside leg kick.
Loughlin throws a leg kick but Luther moved away.
Luther gets a double leg takedown into Loughlin's guard.
Luther prevents Loughlin from getting back to his feet.
Loughlin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Luther on the ground.
Luther loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loughlin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Loughlin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Luther throws and elbow that misses. Loughlin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Luther's guard. Nice move by Loughlin!
Loughlin wants to get up but he can't break Luther's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Luther manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Loughlin manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loughlin is looking to stand up but Luther isn't so interested in that idea.
Luther lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dag Luther dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Loughlin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luther rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Loughlin counters with a left and a right that stings Luther.
Luther throws a poor cross that misses
and Loughlin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Luther misses with a shot to the body
and Loughlin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laurent Loughlin is winning the standup battle so far.
Loughlin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luther throws the left hand but Loughlin avoids the punch easily.
Loughlin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Luther uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Loughlin.
Luther looks to land a right hand but Loughlin moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luther misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Loughlin throws a low kick, looking for Luther's leg but Luther calmly moves out of range.
Loughlin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Loughlin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luther.
Luther throws a right hand that misses
and Loughlin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Loughlin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - Loughlin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Luther.
Loughlin just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loughlin lands a jab to the nose.
Loughlin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Luther's hands.
Luther misses with a jab to the body
and Loughlin counters with a nice body shot.
Luther throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Loughlin counters with a stiff right hand.
Loughlin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Loughlin there.
Luther misses with an uppercut
and Loughlin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Loughlin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loughlin wants to get back to striking at distance but Luther won't allow it.
Loughlin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Loughlin has a couple of punches blocked by Luther.
Loughlin wants to break free but Luther has control.
Loughlin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luther lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Loughlin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Luther lands a takedown into guard.
Luther throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Loughlin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Luther postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Luther with a nice head shot there.
Luther throws a big right hand that misses.
Luther postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Luther has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Luther working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Loughlin wants to stand but Luther is controlling the position.
Luther scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luther throws a big right hand that misses.
Luther throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Loughlin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Luther won't allow Loughlin to get back to his feet.
Luther has gone for a leg lock! Loughlin slips out almost immediately though and dives into Luther's guard.
Loughlin wanted to stand there but Luther had control of the position.
Luther is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Luther working for a triangle but Loughlin defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laurent Loughlin dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Luther misses with a low kick.
Luther shoots in looking for a takedown. Loughlin tries to sprawl out of it but Luther keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Loughlin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Luther has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Luther there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luther keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Loughlin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Loughlin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Loughlin counters with a right hand to the body.
Luther misses with a leg kick
letting Loughlin counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Luther misses
and Loughlin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Loughlin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Loughlin is predictable there
and Luther counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Loughlin punishes Luther's body with a nice straight punch.
Luther falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Loughlin to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Loughlin.
Loughlin throws a jab but it's blocked by Luther.
Loughlin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Loughlin misses with a hook
and Luther counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Luther misses
and Loughlin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Luther misses with a low kick.
Loughlin throws an overhand right that lands on Luther's shoulder, as Luther tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick from Luther is predictable there
and Loughlin counters with a straight right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Luther.
No joy there for Loughlin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Luther rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Loughlin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Luther misses with a left hand
and Loughlin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luther fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Loughlin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Luther connects with a good right hand that stumbles Loughlin. Loughlin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Luther throws a poor cross that misses
and Loughlin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Loughlin swats away the attempt to clinch by Luther.
Loughlin sizes up Luther with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Luther throws a leg kick that is checked
and Loughlin counters with a nice uppercut.
Dag Luther seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luther fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laurent Loughlin clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Loughlin takes a swing at Luther's ribcage but misses.
Loughlin walks into a stiff left hand from Luther.
Loughlin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Luther connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Loughlin misses with a looping left.
Luther ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loughlin moves away.
Luther bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Loughlin's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luther chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Loughlin can pounce on him.
Luther shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Loughlin counters with a nice leg kick.
Loughlin lands a two punch combo.
Luther misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Luther throws a predictable looking body shot
and Loughlin counters with a right hand to the body.
Loughlin looks to land a combination but Luther avoids it well.
Luther connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Luther.
Luther throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Loughlin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A low kick from Loughlin misses
and Luther counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Luther checks a low kick from Loughlin.
Luther misses with a jab to the body
and Loughlin counters with an outside leg kick.
Luther fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Loughlin takes a swing at Luther's ribcage but misses.
Luther wants to clinch but Loughlin slips to the side
and Loughlin counters with a good low kick that Luther was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luther connects with a right hand. Loughlin shakes it off.
Luther cracks the inside of Loughlin's front leg.
Loughlin jabs Luther right on the nose. Luther blinks but takes it well.
Luther throws a leg kick
and Loughlin counters with an inside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Luther misses
and Loughlin finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Loughlin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luther.
Luther misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loughlin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Luther throws a sloppy body shot
and Loughlin counters with a one-two to the body.
Luther walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Loughlin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Luther pivots, looking for a leg kick but Loughlin is out of range and Luther settles back down.
Loughlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luther moves away.
Luther throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luther takes a swing at Loughlin's ribcage but misses.
Luther tries to clinch up but Loughlin circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Laurent Loughlin will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Luther rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Loughlin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Luther's knee momentarily.
Loughlin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Luther throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Loughlin scores with a nice strike.
Luther ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Luther misses with a body shot
and Loughlin counters with a right hand to the body.
Luther tries to clinch up
and Loughlin counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luther misses with a takedown attempt
and Loughlin counters with a straight right hand.
Luther moves away from the strike by Loughlin.
A low kick from Loughlin misses
and Luther counters with a nice body shot.
Loughlin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Luther misses with a right hand
and Loughlin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Luther misses with a hook to the body
and Loughlin counters with a good low kick that Luther was not able to check.
Luther misses with a lunging right hand
and Loughlin counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luther throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Luther misses with a takedown attempt
and Loughlin counters with a right hand to the body.
Luther is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Luther falls off balance throwing a combination
and Loughlin counters with a right hand to the body.
Loughlin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Loughlin misses with a wild body shot.
Luther misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Loughlin to counter with a crisp jab.
Laurent Loughlin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dag Luther.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Loughlin. Luther does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Luther is predictable there
and Loughlin counters with a nice uppercut.
Loughlin misses with a body shot.
Luther moves in looking to clinch but Loughlin pushes him off.
Luther has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Luther throws a poor cross that misses
and Luther takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Loughlin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Luther counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Luther misses with an uppercut
and Loughlin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Loughlin throws a lazy body kick
and Luther counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luther tries to close the distance and clinch but Loughlin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Luther misses with a left hand
and Loughlin counters with a series of strikes. Luther will be more careful next time no doubt.
Luther gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Luther takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Luther throws a poor cross that misses
and Loughlin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Luther throws a leg kick that is checked
and Loughlin counters with a one-two to the body.
Dag Luther has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luther misses with a lunging right hand
and Loughlin counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Laurent Loughlin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Loughlin 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Laurent Loughlin!
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