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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brad Stokes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wasil Wasilew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Brad Stokes has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Brad Stokes seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Stokes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wasil Wasilew!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wasilew scores with a sloppy right hand. Stokes should have avoided that one.
Wasilew works over Stokes's head and body with a nice combination.
Stokes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stokes shoots and misses
and Wasilew counters with a straight right hand.
Wasilew misses with an uppercut.
Stokes has his takedown stuffed
and Wasilew counters with a stiff right hand.
Wasilew cracks Stokes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stokes is rocked!
Stokes walks into a straight right hand from Wasilew.
Oh Stokes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wasilew cracks Stokes on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Stokes falls backwards against the cage. Wasilew follows up with more strikes that drop Stokes to his knees. Wasilew keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Stokes! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wasil Wasilew!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Wallace could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eric Jr's chin.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Jr!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wallace's waist but Wallace gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jr off to one side.
Wallace lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jr tries to clinch
and Wallace counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wallace trying to control the pace.
Jr looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Wallace pushes past his half guard into mount!
Wallace sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jr manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Jr is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Wallace is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Wallace tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr is trying desperately to improve position.
Wallace controlling the position easily from mount.
Jr is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wallace. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jr is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wallace is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Jr is surviving well by controlling Wallace's body position as best he can.
Jr tries to reverse the position but Wallace maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr gets back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wallace in particular looking to stall.
Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jr actively working from the bottom here.
Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wallace works his way into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Wallace dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wallace paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from Wallace. Wallace gets slowly back to his feet.
Jr throws a wild body kick that Wallace sees coming a mile off.
Jr throws a low kick, looking for Wallace's leg but Wallace calmly moves out of range.
Jr is looking to clinch but Wallace is avoiding it.
Wallace jabs Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Wallace checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wallace.
Wallace moves into the clinch successfully.
Wallace lands with a light punch inside.
Wallace's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wallace but Wallace pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wallace throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wallace lands a jab.
Jr lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace avoids a kick to the body.
Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jr is looking to clinch but Wallace is avoiding it.
Jr closes the distance and pushes Wallace back into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jr misses with the head strike.
Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Wallace.
Jr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wallace just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Wallace lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jr or not.
Wallace wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jr pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wallace is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jr looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wallace passes into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr seems a little lost for a moment, as Wallace dominates the positioning.
Jr manages to work his way to half guard, despite Wallace's best efforts.
Wallace takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jr looking for subs from the bottom but Wallace mounts him!
Jr is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace controlling the position easily from mount.
Wallace is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Jr is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Jr flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Wallace anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Jr and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Wallace slips an arm under Jr chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Wallace has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Wallace is squeezing on Jr like an anaconda would it's prey. Jr fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mike Wallace!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Tribbett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Newton comes to the cage accompanied by Hurt - T.I.. Robert Tribbett acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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160 lbs
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World class MT
Very strong |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Tribbett!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tribbett closes the distance but Newton moves to the side
and Newton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tribbett closes the distance but Newton moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Robert Tribbett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Newton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Newton counters with a right hand to the body.
Tribbett throws a poor cross that misses
and Newton counters with an inside leg kick.
Newton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tribbett gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Newton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tribbett throws a left and a right that both miss
and Newton counters with a nice uppercut.
Tribbett moves to clinch but Newton breaks away
and Newton counters with a good, hard body kick but Tribbett shrugs it off.
Newton scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tribbett misses with a double jab
and Newton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Newton.
Tribbett looks gassed!
Tribbett throws a combination that misses
and Newton counters with a nice uppercut.
Newton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Newton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tribbett's head backwards.
Newton scores with a kick to the body.
Newton lands a high kick!
Tribbett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Newton scores with a nice body kick.
Tribbett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tribbett has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tribbett there as he acknowledges the shot.
Andrew Newton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Newton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Newton.
Newton explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Newton lands with a kick to the temple. Tribbett shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tribbett crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Newton - the referee stops the clock and Tribbett gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Newton. Tribbett manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Newton throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Newton throws a nice head kick!
Tribbett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Newton thuds his shin into the meat of Tribbett's side.
Newton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Newton lands with a kick to the ribs.
Newton is looking to slow Tribbett down with leg kicks.
Newton connects with a high kick.
Tribbett tries to clinch up
and Newton counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Newton finds it's way through Tribbett's defenses.
Newton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Newton throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Newton feints and then cracks Tribbett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tribbett down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Newton.
Good leg kick by Newton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Newton lands a nice looking body shot.
Newton plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Newton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton lands a head kick!
Newton lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tribbett takes a step back to recover.
Tribbett has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Newton.
Newton lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newton digs a good body shot into Tribbett's ribs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Newton - that will leave a mark!
Newton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Newton throws a leg kick which misses Tribbett's front leg but catches the back leg as Tribbett tries to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Newton's corner calls for a 1-2. Newton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Newton is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Newton digs a good hook to Tribbett's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Newton. That's going to slow Tribbett down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Newton dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Newton clinches up with Tribbett and pushes him back against the cage.
Tribbett changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Newton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Newton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Newton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tribbett.
Tribbett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Newton works the jab nicely.
Tribbett avoids the head kick by Newton.
Tribbett looks to clinch
and Newton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tribbett with a lazy takedown attempt
and Newton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tribbett thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Decent striking displayed by Newton there.
Tribbett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Newton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton lands a jab.
Newton clobbers Tribbett with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Newton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tribbett walks into a left hand.
Newton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Newton connects with a high kick.
Newton connects with a high kick.
Tribbett takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tribbett throws a lazy body kick
and Newton counters with a leg kick.
Newton throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton feints a jab promting Tribbett to slip. Newton then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tribbett slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Newton lands with a nice body kick.
Tribbett doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tribbett misses with a takedown
and Newton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Andrew Newton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Tribbett.
Newton clinches with his opponent.
Newton scores with a hook to the body.
Tribbett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Newton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newton displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tribbett up against the cage.
Tribbett's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Newton lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tribbett is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Newton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tribbett or not.
A right hand to the body from Newton.
Tribbett looking for a takedown.
Newton cracks Tribbett with a nice body shot.
Newton slowing the pace effectively.
Nice body punch from Newton - that landed with a thud.
Nice elbow from Newton.
Newton digs a right hand into Tribbett's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tribbett's gas tank.
Newton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Newton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Newton lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Newton.
Newton lands a nice shot to the body.
Newton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tribbett in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tribbett has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Newton lands with a left to the head.
Newton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Newton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Newton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Newton.
Newton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tribbett.
Newton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tribbett in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Newton.
Newton stalling.
Newton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Newton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Newton works on Tribbett's body with a couple of short punches.
Newton digs a right hand underneath Tribbett's ribcage. Tribbett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Newton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Newton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Newton displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tribbett up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A hook to the body from Newton.
Newton is leaning against Tribbett and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Newton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Newton dominated that second round.
That's time! Newton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Newton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Newton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tribbett manages to avoid it.
Tribbett tries for a takedown but Newton circles away easily
and Newton counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Newton scores with a jab to the body.
Tribbett tries to land a body kick
and Newton counters with a nice kick to the body.
Tribbett tries to clinch up
and Newton counters with a nice body shot.
Newton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tribbett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tribbett is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tribbett misses with a jab to the body
and Newton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tribbett thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton lands a jab to the head.
Tribbett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Newton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tribbett can do to turn this around?
Tribbett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Newton.
Tribbett drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tribbett takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good leg kick by Newton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tribbett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Newton counters with a right hand to the body.
Newton lands a nice shot that snaps Tribbett's head back.
Andrew Newton is winning the standup battle so far.
Tribbett takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Newton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Newton makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tribbett has his takedown stuffed
and Newton counters with an inside leg kick.
Newton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jab from Newton.
Newton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Newton.
Newton lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tribbett will feel that in the morning.
Tribbett darts in trying to clinch
and Newton counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton fakes the leg kick and cracks Tribbett in the body.
Nice shot lands for Newton.
A nice inside leg kick there by Newton. That's going to slow Tribbett down.
Andrew Newton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tribbett takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tribbett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tribbett looks to throw a body kick
and Newton counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tribbett is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Newton feints and then cracks Tribbett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tribbett down.
Newton lands the left hand.
Newton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Newton scores with a leg kick.
Newton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Robert Tribbett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tribbett misses with a takedown
and Newton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Andrew Newton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Tribbett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton works Tribbett's body with a nice hook.
Newton lands with a right hand.
Tribbett doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Newton counters by clinching up.
Newton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Newton digs a right hand into Tribbett's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tribbett's gas tank.
Tribbett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Newton avoiding damage.
Tribbett tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Newton smiles and moves away.
Robert Tribbett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Newton scores with a nice head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Newton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Newton 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:24
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:24
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Newton!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ender Wiggin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Nickatina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nickatina has chosen Andre Nickatina ~ Blood In My Hair as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ender Wiggin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andre Nickatina!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiggin lands a lovely overhand right.
Wiggin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nickatina.
Nickatina lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nickatina.
Nickatina shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nickatina throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Wiggin tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Nickatina is in Wiggin's guard.
Nickatina missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nickatina trying to control but Wiggin is working from the bottom.
Wiggin is pulling down on Nickatina's head to control his posture.
Wiggin keeping full guard, as Nickatina tries to pass.
Nickatina postures up in Wiggin's guard and throws a big left but Wiggin blocks it.
Nickatina wants to control from the top but Wiggin keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggin is looking to stand up but Nickatina isn't so interested in that idea.
Wiggin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
That kick from Nickatina tenderised Wiggin's leg. Wiggin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wiggin tries to clinch but Nickatina moves out of range.
Nickatina scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nickatina stops Wiggin from getting back to his feet.
Wiggin wants to improve his position but Nickatina is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wiggin is trying to stand up here but Nickatina is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickatina not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wiggin trying to control here.
Nickatina throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nickatina is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nickatina seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wiggin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nickatina is pressing down on Wiggin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wiggin is holding on for now.
Nickatina wants to take a breather but Wiggin is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wiggin moves to clinch but Nickatina breaks away
and Nickatina counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nickatina is trying to control the action in half guard but Wiggin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nickatina tries to pass to full mount but Wiggin defends it.
Nickatina is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wiggin wants to control but Nickatina is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wiggin makes his way to full guard, as Nickatina worked for a kimura.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nickatina throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nickatina trying to control but Wiggin is working from the bottom.
Nickatina has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wiggin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Nickatina missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nickatina wants to control from the top but Wiggin keeps moving.
Nickatina has gone for a leg lock! Wiggin slips out almost immediately though and dives into Nickatina's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Nickatina 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.
Nickatina misses with a low kick as Wiggin jumps back.
A telegraphed right hand from Wiggin misses the target.
Wiggin cracks Nickatina with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nickatina shoots for a double leg takedown but Wiggin sprawls well. He's pushed Nickatina's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wiggin stuffs the takedown.
Ender Wiggin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Wiggin misses the target.
Wiggin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wiggin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wiggin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
No luck for Nickatina with that takedown attempt.
Ender Wiggin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Nickatina.
Wiggin throws a nice looking combination but Nickatina bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wiggin cracks Nickatina with a good jab.
Nickatina shoots for a double leg takedown but Wiggin sprawls well. He's pushed Nickatina's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nickatina is breathing heavily.
Wiggin sizes up Nickatina with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nickatina slips under a jab.
A shot to the body from Wiggin misses
and Nickatina counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Wiggin!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggin is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Wiggin just holding on.
Wiggin wants to control but Nickatina is having none of it.
Wiggin slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Nickatina trying to control from half guard but Wiggin is working away.
Andre Nickatina has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nickatina prevents Wiggin from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nickatina is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Wiggin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wiggin is on top in guard.
Wiggin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nickatina is trying to keep Wiggin in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickatina being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ender Wiggin just wasn't active enough.
Wiggin lunges at Nickatina with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nickatina's hand.
Nickatina tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wiggin misses with a wild body shot.
Wiggin misses with a few strikes there.
Wiggin throws a one two combo.
Wiggin scores with a three punch combo!
Wiggin wants to clinch.
Nickatina swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wiggin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Nickatina.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wiggin misses with the combination.
Nickatina takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nickatina shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Wiggin to counter with a crisp jab.
Wiggin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nickatina. Nickatina circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wiggin missing with a left hand there. Nickatina was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wiggin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nickatina's hands.
Wiggin misses with a double jab.
Wiggin works Nickatina's body with a nice hook.
Wiggin swings widly with a right hand
and Nickatina counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Wiggin!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nickatina throwing strikes here but Wiggin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nickatina can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wiggin is looking to escape.
Nickatina is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Wiggin has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Wiggin!
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 Ender Wiggin will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nickatina is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wiggin.
Wiggin swinging wildly here.
Nickatina takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wiggin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wiggin tries to clinch but Nickatina is having none of it.
Nickatina shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wiggin as he avoids it easily.
Nickatina gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wiggin counters with a one-two to the body.
The fighters circling - Wiggin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wiggin lands an elbow inside.
Nickatina jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wiggin walks away with a smile on his face. Nickatina gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ender Wiggin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Nickatina.
Wiggin misses with a wild body shot.
Wiggin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nickatina swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wiggin cracks Nickatina with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wiggin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Nickatina.
Wiggin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ender Wiggin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wiggin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nickatina fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wiggin avoids it really well and circles away.
Nickatina takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nickatina connects with a body shot.
Wiggin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nickatina will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ender Wiggin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nickatina shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wiggin sprawls well. Wiggin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nickatina gets slowly back to his feet.
Wiggin wants to clinch up but Nickatina keeps it at a distance.
Nickatina's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wiggin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nickatina scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin throws an overhand right that lands on Nickatina's shoulder, as Nickatina tries to avoid the shot.
Nickatina walks into a left hand.
Nickatina throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wiggin closes the distance and pushes Nickatina back into the cage.
Nickatina has had enough of the clinch but Wiggin keeps him there for the moment.
Nickatina on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nickatina on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nickatina takes an elbow to the temple.
Wiggin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wiggin lands a nice elbow.
Wiggin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nickatina backwards.
Wiggin is leaning against Nickatina and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wiggin lands an elbow just above Nickatina 's eye.
It looks like Andre Nickatina has been cut.
Wiggin lands an elbow inside that Nickatina shrugs off.
Nickatina on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wiggin lands with a light punch inside.
Wiggin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wiggin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wiggin.
Wiggin missing with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Wiggin.
Wiggin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wiggin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nickatina is defending well for now.
Wiggin lands a nice elbow.
Wiggin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickatina dodges an elbow strike from Wiggin.
Wiggin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wiggin pushes Nickatina back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wiggin pushes off an throws an elbow but Nickatina leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nickatina wants a takedown but no success here.
Wiggin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wiggin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nickatina backwards.
Wiggin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nickatina takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wiggin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nickatina blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wiggin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nickatina's brow.
Wiggin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nickatina backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Wiggin.
Nickatina tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wiggin smiles and moves away.
Wiggin forces Nickatina back against the cage and clinches.
Wiggin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wiggin is pressed up against the cage. Nickatina has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wiggin down to the mat. Wiggin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nickatina gets tackled into the cage by Wiggin. Wiggin maintains the clinch.
Wiggin lands an elbow inside that Nickatina shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nickatina.
Nickatina drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wiggin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wiggin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Wiggin.
Nickatina is trying to break the clinch but Wiggin is controlling him.
Nickatina on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nickatina is looking to break free of the clinch but Wiggin has double underhooks.
Wiggin missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Wiggin on the inside.
Nickatina breaks the clinch.
Wiggin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Nickatina is predictable there
and Wiggin counters with a nice uppercut.
Wiggin rushes Nickatina and presses him up against the cage.
Wiggin lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short left from Wiggin.
Wiggin lands an elbow inside that Nickatina shrugs off.
Nickatina blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nickatina takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nickatina has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nickatina drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wiggin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wiggin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ender Wiggin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wiggin 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ender Wiggin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lenny LEFT HOOKS (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lenny LEFT HOOKS could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mauricio Rua's chin.
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215 lbs
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207 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lenny LEFT HOOKS!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mauricio Rua!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LEFT HOOKS throws a head kick that misses
and Rua counters with a straight right hand.
LEFT HOOKS lands a head shot.
LEFT HOOKS moves out of range as Rua throws a body kick.
Good shot there by Rua.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Rua connects with a solid leg kick.
LEFT HOOKS misses with a body shot
and Rua counters with a head kick. That will keep LEFT HOOKS thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
LEFT HOOKS tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rua sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten LEFT HOOKS somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LEFT HOOKS misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rua throws a hook but LEFT HOOKS blocks it.
LEFT HOOKS throws a series of punches but Rua avoids them all with ease.
Rua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
LEFT HOOKS throws a combination that misses
and Rua counters with a low kick, right behind LEFT HOOKS 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A head kick from LEFT HOOKS lands but Rua takes it in his stride.
It looks like Mauricio Rua has been cut.
LEFT HOOKS changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rua tries to avoid it but LEFT HOOKS manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rua to the ground. Rua escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rua moves out of range as LEFT HOOKS strikes.
Rua swings away with a body shot that misses
and LEFT HOOKS counters with a left and a right that stings Rua.
LEFT HOOKS lands a jab.
LEFT HOOKS throws a nice looking combination but Rua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a right hand that misses
and LEFT HOOKS counters with a nice uppercut.
LEFT HOOKS shoots in but Rua avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lenny LEFT HOOKS. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body kick from Rua.
LEFT HOOKS on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
LEFT HOOKS is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
LEFT HOOKS keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rua.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rua throws a leg kick but LEFT HOOKS sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rua rushes LEFT HOOKS and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
LEFT HOOKS can't get the takedown.
Rua lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Lenny LEFT HOOKS has been cut.
LEFT HOOKS managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section. LEFT HOOKS lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Rua 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!
LEFT HOOKS throws a right hand that Rua ducks under and follows up with a left that Rua also avoids with ease.
Rua feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to LEFT HOOKS's calf.
LEFT HOOKS fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A clash of legs there as LEFT HOOKS blocks the low kick.
Rua throws a leg kick but LEFT HOOKS checks it.
LEFT HOOKS tries to clinch
and Rua counters with a solid body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rua misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LEFT HOOKS falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rua counters with a stiff right hand.
Rua tries to clinch there but LEFT HOOKS circles away.
LEFT HOOKS getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
LEFT HOOKS throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rua counters with a low kick, right behind LEFT HOOKS 's knee.
LEFT HOOKS throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LEFT HOOKS moves away from the strike by Rua.
Rua throws a lazy uppercut
and LEFT HOOKS counters with a straight right hand.
Rua looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
LEFT HOOKS misses with a wild body shot.
LEFT HOOKS tries a low kick but Rua avoids it.
Rua misses with a hook. LEFT HOOKS ducked under it nicely.
Rua slips a jab from LEFT HOOKS.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rua throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and LEFT HOOKS counters by clinching up.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
Rua connects with a nasty looking knee right to LEFT HOOKS's face.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
LEFT HOOKS drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rua pulls his leg out and moves away.
LEFT HOOKS avoids the head kick by Rua.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LEFT HOOKS misses with a double jab
and Rua counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
LEFT HOOKS avoids a kick to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rua.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Rua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rua swings widly with a right hand
and LEFT HOOKS counters with a left to the body.
Rua will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rua feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits LEFT HOOKSs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rua has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
LEFT HOOKS closes the distance and clinches up with Rua, looking for a takedown. LEFT HOOKS pushes Rua against the cage but Rua circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rua swings away with a body shot that misses
and LEFT HOOKS counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rua doesn't manage to clinch there - LEFT HOOKS circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rua throws a lazy head kick
and LEFT HOOKS counters with a left and a right that stings Rua.
LEFT HOOKS throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
LEFT HOOKS misses with a series of wild punches.
Lenny LEFT HOOKS is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
LEFT HOOKS swats away the attempt to clinch by Rua.
Mauricio Rua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a push kick but LEFT HOOKS slaps the foot to one side.
LEFT HOOKS falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
LEFT HOOKS throws a hook but Rua blocks it.
Rua throws a leg kick that is checked
and LEFT HOOKS counters with a three punch combo that has Rua backing up. Rua nods at LEFT HOOKS to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rua.
LEFT HOOKS throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rua stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rua throws an off balance right hand
and LEFT HOOKS counters with a left and a right that stings Rua.
Mauricio Rua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rua.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but LEFT HOOKS paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rua.
Lenny LEFT HOOKS has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LEFT HOOKS tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rua is able to avoid easily.
Rua has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rua there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rua shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. LEFT HOOKS eats them both and turns towards Rua to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rua looks to clinch
and LEFT HOOKS counters with a straight that turns Rua's legs to rubber! LEFT HOOKS pushes forward with more strikes and Rua goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lenny LEFT HOOKS!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Waitzel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waitzel comes to the cage accompanied by Dimmu Borgir - Puritania. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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278 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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265 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Waitzel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russell Jones!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waitzel drops Jones with a naaaaasty hook - Jones is in real trouble here! Waitzel dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Waitzel!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Quijivix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calogero Anello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quijivix comes into the arena with In The Morning blaring out of the sound system. Miguel Quijivix has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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22
170 lbs
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21
168 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miguel Quijivix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calogero Anello!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anello tests Quijivix's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Quijivix crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Anello - the referee stops the clock and Quijivix gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Anello. Quijivix manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Anello fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Anello lands a head shot.
Anello lands with a nice body kick.
Quijivix looking to score a takedown here. Anello is defending well but Quijivix drives through and ends up in Anello's guard.
Anello is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Quijivix is controlling him.
Quijivix working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quijivix wants to pass the guard but Anello is keeping the position.
Quijivix preventing the sweep.
Quijivix looking to pass the guard.
Anello is looking to stand up but Quijivix isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quijivix gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Anello misses with a body kick.
Anello lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
No joy there for Quijivix, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Quijivix throws a jab but it's blocked by Anello.
Quijivix throws the left hand but Anello avoids the punch easily.
Anello throws a front kick aimed at Quijivix's knee but Quijivix avoids it well.
Anello motions for Quijivix to come forward. Anello throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Quijivix lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Quijivix throws a jab when Anello was well out of range.
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.
Anello takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Quijivix changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Quijivix throws a hook to the side of Anello's head but Anello sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anello moves away from the strike by Quijivix.
Anello throws a lazy uppercut
and Quijivix counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Quijivix misses with a right hand
and Anello counters with a nice low kick that buckles Quijivix's knee momentarily.
Anello misses with an uppercut
and Quijivix counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anello chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Quijivix misses with a left hand
and Anello counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Quijivix throws a jab when Anello was well out of range.
Anello throws a leg kick that misses.
Quijivix steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Anello. That one must have hurt.
Anello throws a series of punches but Quijivix moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quijivix just misses with a punch to the body.
Anello is looking to slow Quijivix down with leg kicks.
Quijivix swings away with a body shot that misses
and Anello counters with an outside leg kick.
Anello misses with a right hand
and Quijivix counters with a right hand to the body.
Quijivix misses with a body shot.
Quijivix misses with a wild body shot.
Anello looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Anello thuds his right hand into Quijivix's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Quijivix misses with a looping left.
Quijivix fails to land with a series of punches.
Quijivix has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Quijivix there as he acknowledges the shot.
Quijivix fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Quijivix swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Anello counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anello avoids the body shot from Quijivix.
Quijivix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anello throws a right hand that misses
and Quijivix counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Anello keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quijivix waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anello.
Calogero Anello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anello's jab looks to have found its range, popping Quijivix under the eye.
Anello avoids the body shot from Quijivix.
Quijivix takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Quijivix misses with a takedown attempt - Anello sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Quijivix jabs Anello to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anello misses the shot to the body.
Quijivix scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Anello doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calogero Anello dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Quijivix throws a predictable looking body shot
and Anello counters with a nice uppercut.
Quijivix on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anello. Anello obviously looking to wear him down.
Anello tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheers as Anello lands an impressive looking overhand right. Quijivix doesn't seem phased though.
A shot to the liver by Quijivix. Beautiful body shot.
Anello falls off balance throwing a combination
and Quijivix holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Quijivix.
Anello tries to circle away but Quijivix has him pinned against the cage.
Quijivix slows down the pace here.
Quijivix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anello letting Quijivix take a breather here.
Quijivix scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quijivix lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anello or not.
Anello breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Quijivix changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anello misses with a double jab.
Quijivix is looking to wear down Anello with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Anello scoring well with a low kick there.
Quijivix throws a big shot that misses.
Miguel Quijivix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quijivix throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anello stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Anello fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Quijivix has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Quijivix takes a jab right on the kisser.
Anello swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Quijivix misses with a straight right.
Anello misses with a low kick.
Anello misses with an uppercut
and Quijivix counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anello gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Anello throws an overhand right that lands on Quijivix's shoulder, as Quijivix tries to avoid the shot.
Calogero Anello seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Quijivix with a nice cross.
Quijivix looks to land a left hand but Anello moved out of range nicely.
Quijivix lands a slapping body shot.
Anello misses with a hook
and Quijivix counters with a nice body shot.
Quijivix missing with a left hand there. Anello was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anello ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quijivix misses with a two punch combination.
Quijivix is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Quijivix punishes Anello's body with a nice straight punch.
Quijivix swings widly with a right hand
and Anello connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Quijivix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anello moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quijivix takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Anello uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quijivix.
Nice straight punches there by Quijivix. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Quijivix.
Quijivix throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anello stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good standup being displayed there by Quijivix as he connects with a hook.
Anello throws a leg kick but Quijivix checks it.
Anello ducks right into an uppercut from Quijivix.
Quijivix blocks a low kick nicely.
Anello clobbers Quijivix with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Quijivix misses with a body shot.
Anello scores with a three punch combo!
Quijivix thows a body shot but no joy.
Anello moves forwards but Quijivix connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quijivix takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Quijivix keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anello.
Quijivix misses with a jab, cross combination.
Quijivix connects with a good right hand that stumbles Anello. Anello circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Quijivix throws a series of punches but Anello avoids them all with ease.
Quijivix throws a predictable looking body shot
and Anello counters with a good low kick that Quijivix was not able to check.
Quijivix steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anello.
Anello keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quijivix ducks under a wild hook from Anello.
Quijivix lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Quijivix throws a body punch but Anello moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Anello.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Quijivix dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Quijivix ducks under a wild hook from Anello.
Quijivix throws a hook but Anello blocks it.
Quijivix misses with a hook to the body
and Anello counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Anello moves away from the strike by Quijivix.
Anello stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anello wants it to stay on the feet.
A slow jab from Quijivix misses its intended target.
Quijivix is looking to clinch.
Quijivix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anello.
Quijivix throws a lazy right hand but Anello sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quijivix avoids the body shot from Anello.
Anello misses with a looping left.
Quijivix cracks a nice hook into Anello's ribs.
Quijivix checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quijivix is looking to clinch.
Anello avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck for Quijivix with that takedown attempt.
Quijivix misses with a hook to the body
and Anello counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anello connects with a right hand. Quijivix shakes it off.
Quijivix slips under a jab from Anello.
A jab from Anello does it's job there.
Quijivix throws an off balance right hand
enabling Anello to counter with a crisp jab.
Quijivix is rocked!
Anello walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Quijivix drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Anello swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Quijivix's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Calogero Anello!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Iglesias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego Carter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexandre Iglesias!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carter cracks Iglesias with a good jab.
Iglesias avoids the head kick by Carter.
Iglesias scores with a spinning back kick!
Iglesias scoring well with a low kick there.
Iglesias swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Carter.
Carter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Iglesias scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Iglesias!
Carter falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Iglesias counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Iglesias lands a front kick.
Carter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Iglesias.
Iglesias lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iglesias lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Iglesias lands with a kick to the temple. Carter shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Iglesias lands a slapping body shot.
Iglesias scores with a nice body kick.
Iglesias moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Iglesias fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Iglesias fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Iglesias is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Iglesias scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Iglesias buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Iglesias scores with a head kick.
Iglesias connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Iglesias! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alexandre Iglesias!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauno Repomies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marley comes to the cage accompanied by The Specials - A Message To You Rudy. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rudy Marley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rauno Repomies!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Repomies.
Repomies throws a head kick but Marley moves out of range.
Marley looks to land a right hand but Repomies moved out of range.
Repomies throws a nice head kick!
Repomies lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Repomies ducks right into an uppercut from Marley.
Repomies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Repomies lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A good leg kick by Repomies.
Good work by Marley as he checks the leg kick.
Marley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Repomies fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marley.
Repomies buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Repomies fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marley.
Marley avoids the body shot from Repomies.
Marley throws a one two combo.
Rauno Repomies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Repomies scoring well with a low kick there.
Repomies scores with a nice body kick.
Repomies avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marley throws a lazy uppercut
and Repomies counters with an outside leg kick.
Repomies moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repomies creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marley's defenses.
It looks like Rudy Marley has been cut.
Marley wants to break free but Repomies has control.
Repomies's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Marley breaks from the clinch.
Marley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Repomies, right into the meat.
That kick from Repomies tenderised Marley's leg. Marley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Repomies thumps Marley with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Repomies there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Marley throws an overhand right that lands on Repomies's shoulder, as Repomies tries to avoid the shot.
Marley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A shot to the liver by Marley. Beautiful body shot.
Repomies rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Repomies uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marley.
Marley throws a hook but Repomies avoids it easily.
Marley connects with a nice looking jab.
Repomies throws a leg kick which misses Marley's front leg but catches the back leg as Marley tries to avoid it.
Marley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Repomies doesn't seem bothered though.
Repomies closes the distance and clinches.
Repomies holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley can't break the clinch.
Repomies is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marley.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Repomies creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Repomies as Marley tries to tie him up.
Repomies throws an elbow but it misses.
Marley tries to break the clinch but Repomies is controlling the position.
Marley is trying to break free.
Repomies keeps control of Marley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Repomies using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Repomies keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marley's efforts to push away.
Marley is trying to break the clinch but Repomies has him pressed against the cage.
Marley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Repomies.
Repomies lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
Repomies will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marley up against the cage.
Repomies has Marley pressed against the cage, preventing Marley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Repomies taking a breather.
Repomies throws an elbow but it misses.
Repomies effectively controlling the action here.
Marley working hard to break the clinch.
Marley tries to break the clinch but Repomies is controlling the position.
Marley being controlled against the cage.
Repomies lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
Repomies lands with a short shot to the head.
Marley has had enough of the clinch but Repomies keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marley tries to throw a body punch but Repomies avoids it by throwing Marley back against the cage.
Marley can't break the clinch.
Marley being controlled against the cage.
Marley takes a knee to the side of the body.
Repomies keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marley's efforts to push away.
Marley blocks an elbow strike from Repomies.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Repomies misses with a knee to the head.
Marley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marley wants to get back to striking at distance but Repomies won't allow it.
Marley has had enough of the clinch but Repomies keeps him there for the moment.
Repomies is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Marley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marley wants to break free but Repomies has control.
Marley letting Repomies take a breather here.
Repomies scores with a shot to the side of Marley's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rauno Repomies dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rudy Marley's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Good work by Marley as he checks the leg kick.
Repomies wants to land a leg kick but Marley is out of range.
Repomies ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight stays on the outside here - Repomies looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Repomies throws a head kick but Marley moves out of range.
Repomies throws a head kick that half lands.
Repomies feints and then cracks Marley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marley down.
Marley scores with a nice right hand.
Marley misses with an uppercut.
Marley misses with a hook.
Repomies lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Repomies lands with a kick to the temple. Marley shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Marley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slow jab from Marley misses its intended target.
Marley misses with a left hand
and Repomies holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Repomies tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Repomies lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marley is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley is trying to force a seperation but Repomies has the dominant position.
Repomies throws an elbow but it misses.
Marley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Repomies stalling.
Marley blocks an elbow strike.
Repomies breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Marley blocks the leg kick.
Repomies lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Repomies moves out of range of the strikes.
Marley misses with a wild body shot.
Marley throws a hook but Repomies blocks it.
Repomies uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marley.
Marley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Repomies manages to avoid it.
Repomies swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Repomies lands a head kick!
Repomies cracks Marley with a good jab.
Marley misses with a hook
and Repomies counters with an outside leg kick.
Marley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Repomies can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley avoids the head kick by Repomies.
Repomies fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marley.
Repomies feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marley's calf.
A jab from Marley misses.
Repomies tries to clinch but Marley is having none of it.
Repomies throws a head kick that Marley semi-blocks.
Repomies throws a jab when Marley was well out of range.
Repomies is looking to slow Marley down with leg kicks.
Repomies throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marley scores with a jab to the body.
Repomies throws a nice outside leg kick.
Repomies moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Marley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice cross by Marley.
A clash of legs there as Marley blocks the low kick.
Repomies goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Marley tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley throws an overhand right that lands on Repomies's shoulder, as Repomies tries to avoid the shot.
Marley misses with a left hand
and Repomies counters with a good low kick that Marley was not able to check.
Marley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Repomies moves away.
Repomies throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Marley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Repomies sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Repomies misses with a head kick.
Repomies throws a front kick that sends Marley stumbling back into the cage.
Rauno Repomies seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marley missing with a left hand there. Repomies was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marley lands a right hook to the body.
Repomies scores with a nice right hand.
Repomies with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Repomies throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marley missing with a left hand there. Repomies was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marley moves out of range of the leg kick from Repomies.
Repomies fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marley.
Marley tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Marley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Repomies has Marley up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley blocks the elbow strike.
Marley trying to control the position but instead, Repomies has worked for underhooks and has pushed Marley into the cage.
Marley avoids the elbow strike from Repomies, against the cage.
Repomies lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marley is trying to force a seperation but Repomies has the dominant position.
Repomies is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Marley can't break the clinch.
Marley is trying to break free.
Repomies softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marley blocks an elbow strike from Repomies.
Repomies pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Repomies.
Repomies using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marley has had enough of the clinch but Repomies keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rauno Repomies showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rudy Marley's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Marley throws a right hand that misses
and Repomies makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Marley misses with a double jab.
Repomies throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marley takes a kick to the side of the head.
Marley drops his hands momentarily and Repomies takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Repomies fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marley.
Marley checks a low kick from Repomies.
Marley with a jab.
Rauno Repomies is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marley. Repomies does a little dance to reset his feet.
That kick from Repomies tenderised Marley's leg. Marley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Repomies cracks Marley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Repomies tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Marley is able to avoid easily.
Repomies throws a head kick that half lands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Repomies. That's going to slow Marley down.
Repomies throws a nice outside leg kick.
Repomies keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marley.
Marley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Repomies.
Repomies throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repomies throws a quick inside leg kick.
Repomies feints and then cracks Marley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marley down.
Marley throws a right hand that misses
and Repomies counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A nice leg kick lands there from Repomies.
Repomies tries a head kick but it misses.
Marley swings widly with a right hand
and Repomies counters with a thumping low kick.
Repomies throws a low kick but Marley avoids it.
Repomies throws a low kick, looking for Marley's leg but Marley calmly moves out of range.
Repomies moves out of range as Marley strikes.
A slow jab from Marley misses its intended target.
Repomies slips under a jab from Marley.
Marley misses with a straight right.
Marley takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Repomies throws a low kick but Marley moves out of range easily.
Marley fails to land with a series of punches.
Repomies connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Repomies connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marley loads up on a big right hand but Repomies slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marley sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Marley throws a poor cross that misses
and Repomies counters by clinching up.
Marley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marley misses with the head strike.
Marley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Repomies stalling the fight.
Marley tries to break free but Repomies pushes him back against the cage.
Marley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marley tries to break the clinch but Repomies is controlling the position.
Repomies avoiding damage.
Still in the clinch, Repomies scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marley tries to break free but Repomies pushes him back against the cage.
Repomies just leaning against Marley, taking a breather.
Marley tries to break the clinch but Repomies is controlling the position.
Repomies lands a damaging elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Repomies trying to control the position but instead, Marley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Repomies into the cage.
Repomies leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rauno Repomies.
Marley misses with a looping right.
Marley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Repomies.
Marley takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A slapping leg kick lands for Repomies.
Marley closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Repomies lands with a slapping head kick.
Marley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Repomies on the side of the head.
Marley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Repomies gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Repomies lands an elbow inside that Marley shrugs off.
Marley can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley tries a body shot but Repomies blocks it.
Repomies just leaning against Marley, taking a breather.
Repomies lands a good knee to the midsection. Marley won't want to take too many of those.
Marley managing to block the knees to the body from Repomies.
Marley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Repomies taking a breather.
Marley is looking to break free of the clinch but Repomies has double underhooks.
Marley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marley avoids the elbow strike from Repomies, against the cage.
Marley has had enough of the clinch but Repomies keeps him there for the moment.
Marley avoids the elbow strike from Repomies, against the cage.
Marley avoids a wild elbow strike from Repomies.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rauno Repomies really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rudy Marley's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Marley misses with a wild combination.
Marley checks a leg kick nicely.
Repomies throws a one two combo.
Repomies scoring well with a low kick there.
Marley missing with a left hand there. Repomies was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marley scores with a jab.
Marley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Repomies.
Repomies tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Repomies takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Marley takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Marley avoids the head kick by Repomies.
Marley misses the shot to the body.
Marley looks to land a right hand but Repomies moved out of range.
Repomies tried to score with a low kick but Marley checks it.
Repomies lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Marley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Repomies moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Repomies takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repomies fails to land with a series of punches.
Marley cracks a nice hook into Repomies's ribs.
Marley misses the jab.
Repomies scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Repomies steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marley.
Repomies throws a leg kick which misses Marley's front leg but catches the back leg as Marley tries to avoid it.
Repomies tries to clinch up but Marley circles away and keeps his distance.
Marley will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Repomies misses with a leg kick.
Repomies fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Repomies tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Repomies scoring well with a low kick there.
Repomies will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Repomies.
Repomies connects with an inside leg kick.
Marley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Repomies looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marley misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Repomies throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marley swings widly with a right hand
and Repomies counters with a nice body kick.
Marley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Repomies was well out of range. Poor timing from Marley.
Marley looks to land a left hand but Repomies moved out of range nicely.
Repomies throws a right and a left that both miss.
Repomies slips a jab from Marley.
Repomies takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Repomies.
Repomies throws a head kick that misses.
Marley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Repomies circles away quickly and effectively.
Repomies buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marley misses with a right hand
and Repomies counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Marley takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Repomies displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Repomies throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Repomies.
Repomies ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repomies attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Repomies throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Marley.
Marley swings widly with a right hand
and Repomies counters with a good low kick that Marley was not able to check.
Repomies cracks Marley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Marley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Repomies counters by moving into the clinch.
Repomies is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marley is defending well for now.
Marley tries to circle away but Repomies has him pinned against the cage.
Marley is trying to break free.
Repomies displaying some good clinch control by pressing Marley up against the cage.
Repomies has Marley pressed against the cage, preventing Marley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marley lands a body punch.
Marley wants to get back to striking at distance but Repomies won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Repomies.
Repomies dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Repomies is looking to control Marley's arms but Marley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Repomies has his back to the cage.
Repomies unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Repomies throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marley can't break the clinch.
Marley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Repomies throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Marley can't break the clinch.
Marley is trying to break the clinch but Repomies is controlling him.
Marley tries to break the clinch but Repomies is controlling the position.
Marley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Repomies keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marley's efforts to push away.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Repomies lands a nice elbow.
Repomies pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Marley wants to get back to striking at distance but Repomies won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rauno Repomies dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Rudy Marley's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Marley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Repomies finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Repomies is looking to land body kicks.
Repomies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Repomies blocks a jab.
A jab lands there for Repomies.
Repomies finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Repomies takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Marley crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Repomies - the referee stops the clock and Marley gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Repomies. Marley manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Repomies lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Marley misses with a looping left.
Marley misses with a left hand
and Repomies counters with a good low kick that Marley was not able to check.
Marley misses with a wild body shot.
Good exchange - Marley coming out on top.
Marley throws a hook but Repomies blocks it.
Repomies throws a nice head kick!
Marley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Repomies moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Repomies chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repomies throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marley takes a swing at Repomies's ribcage but misses.
Repomies lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Repomies uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marley.
Repomies takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marley throws a big shot that misses.
Marley takes a kick to the side of the head.
Repomies misses with the combination.
Marley moves out of range of the body kick from Repomies.
Repomies throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marley checks a leg kick nicely.
No joy there for Marley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Repomies lands with a nice body kick.
Marley misses the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Repomies.
Repomies throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Repomies.
Repomies has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marley swings away with a body shot that misses
and Repomies makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Marley scores with a nice head shot.
Repomies pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Repomies thows a body kick. Marley tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Marley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Repomies finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Marley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Repomies connects with a solid leg kick.
Marley swings widly with a right hand
and Repomies counters with a head kick. That will keep Marley thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Repomies tried to score with a low kick but Marley checks it.
Repomies lands with a good body shot.
A good leg kick by Repomies.
Marley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Repomies.
A head kick misses from Repomies.
A shot to the body from Repomies misses
and Marley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Repomies throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley misses with a straight left.
Repomies lands a nice looking body kick.
Repomies connects with an inside leg kick.
Marley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Repomies can pounce on him.
Repomies scores with a nice strike.
Marley keeps the fight on the outside.
Repomies tries to score with a low kick but Marley moves his leg out of the way.
Marley loads up on a big right hand but Repomies slips the punch.
Repomies has Marley up against the cage in a clinch.
Marley wants to break free but Repomies has control.
Repomies throws a knee to the head but misses.
Repomies manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Marley tries to break free but Repomies pushes him back against the cage.
Repomies holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Repomies throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repomies stalling in the clinch.
Rauno Repomies is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Repomies's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marley misses with a left hand
and Repomies counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Repomies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Repomies misses with an attempted mid kick.
Repomies avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rudy Marley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Repomies has Marley up against the cage in a clinch.
Marley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Repomies has him pressed against the cage.
Repomies prevents Marley from breaking the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Repomies obliges.
Repomies will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marley up against the cage.
Marley is looking to control Repomies's arms but Repomies gets an underhook and turns him. Now Marley has his back to the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rauno Repomies comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Repomies has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 45:50
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 45:50
Judge George Francis scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rauno Repomies!
Rauno Repomies is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Bradshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Nieto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nieto has chosen Bullet the Blue Sky as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Bradshaw!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexandre Nieto!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nieto fails with the takedown.
Nieto avoids the body shot from Bradshaw.
Bradshaw on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bradshaw decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bradshaw trying to control the pace.
Bradshaw tries to pass to full mount but Nieto defends it.
Bradshaw is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nieto actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieto works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nieto trying to keep a closed guard but Bradshaw is proving a slippery customer.
Nieto has his foot on Bradshaw's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bradshaw works his way back into a safe position though.
Nieto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bradshaw.
Nieto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nieto working a defensive guard here.
Bradshaw looking to sit in guard and control but Nieto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nieto is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bradshaw not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nieto stands up over Bradshaw, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bradshaw keeping full guard, as Nieto tries to pass.
Bradshaw keeping moving, preventing Nieto from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bradshaw throws out a loose jab but Nieto uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw fails to land with a series of punches.
Bradshaw keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bradshaw misses with a left hand
and Nieto decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bradshaw's guard.
Bradshaw looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Nieto trying to control the position from guard on top but Bradshaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bradshaw trying to control the position.
Bradshaw trying to control the position here.
We're going to have a standup here because Tyson Bradshaw wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bradshaw throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Nieto counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nieto being controlled here momentarily.
Nieto stands and throws Bradshaw's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nieto tries to score with some ground and pound. Bradshaw controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Nieto wants to control but Bradshaw is keeping him busy.
Nieto thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bradshaw tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bradshaw is not content to let Nieto control the position.
Nieto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandre Nieto dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bradshaw throws a lazy uppercut
and Nieto counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nieto.
Nieto is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Nieto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nieto drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bradshaw looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bradshaw looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bradshaw!
Nieto gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nieto wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieto works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bradshaw has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nieto keeping moving, preventing Bradshaw from controlling successfully.
Bradshaw is really struggling to control Nieto but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Nieto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bradshaw throws a strike but Nieto rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bradshaw is looking for a triangle but Nieto pushes his legs off easily.
Bradshaw keeping moving, preventing Nieto from controlling successfully.
Bradshaw has control of Nieto's left arm, preventing Nieto from doing any damage.
Bradshaw working a defensive guard here.
Bradshaw is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nieto is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tyson Bradshaw.
Bradshaw throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nieto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tyson Bradshaw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw misses with a hook to the body
and Nieto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bradshaw throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nieto counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nieto.
Nieto throws a strike but Bradshaw rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nieto looking for a sweep. Not yet Nieto, not yet.
Bradshaw trying to control but Nieto is working from the bottom.
Nieto working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw looking to sit in guard and control but Nieto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nieto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bradshaw wants to control the position but Nieto says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Nieto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nieto trying to control the action but Bradshaw is working from the bottom.
Bradshaw blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nieto.
Nieto is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bradshaw regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandre Nieto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bradshaw throws a lazy uppercut
and Nieto counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bradshaw's guard now.
Nieto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bradshaw has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Nieto connects with a couple of short punches.
Nieto preventing the sweep.
Bradshaw doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Nieto looking to pass the guard.
Nieto preventing the sweep.
Nieto controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nieto is looking to work some ground and pound but Bradshaw has wrist control.
Nieto lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nieto wants to pass the guard but Bradshaw is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieto trying to control the position from guard on top but Bradshaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bradshaw looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bradshaw scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bradshaw trying to control the action but Nieto is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieto sneaks back into half guard.
Bradshaw is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Nieto manages to get to full guard.
Alexandre Nieto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nieto has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bradshaw seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nieto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nieto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bradshaw wants to control from the top but Nieto keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because Tyson Bradshaw wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nieto shoots in for a double leg but Bradshaw sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
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.
Bradshaw looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Nieto!
Nieto bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bradshaw keeping moving, preventing Nieto from controlling successfully.
Nieto won't allow Bradshaw to sweep him here.
Nieto looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bradshaw wants to control the position but Nieto says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nieto connects with a nice short shot to Bradshaw's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandre Nieto really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nieto dives in and grabs Bradshaw's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bradshaw pushes down on Nieto's head and hops out.
Nieto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nieto tries for a takedown but Bradshaw circles away easily
and Bradshaw counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nieto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tyson Bradshaw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexandre Nieto.
Nieto drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bradshaw wants to control but Nieto postures up.
Bradshaw is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Bradshaw has one of Nieto's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradshaw sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nieto is working for a kimura but Bradshaw is defending it quite comfortably.
Nieto prevents Bradshaw from improving his position.
Nieto tries to pass to full mount but Bradshaw defends it.
Nieto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bradshaw trying to control but Nieto postures up.
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.
Nieto looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bradshaw moves into full guard.
Nieto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nieto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nieto passes Bradshaw's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bradshaw is trying to maintain the position but Nieto is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nieto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bradshaw keeps working.
Bradshaw is trying to maintain the position but Nieto is very close to passing his half guard.
Nieto is keen to just control but Bradshaw is a slippery customer.
Bradshaw is holding on to half guard well.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bradshaw trying to control from the bottom.
Bradshaw is holding on to half guard well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tyson Bradshaw.
Nieto shoots in but Bradshaw avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bradshaw swings widly with a right hand
and Nieto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bradshaw. Nieto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nieto gets the takedown into side control.
Bradshaw takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Nieto working away.
Nieto with the ground and pound but Bradshaw regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Bradshaw gets back to full guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bradshaw preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Alexandre Nieto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bradshaw throws a sloppy body shot
and Nieto counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bradshaw won't be happy with that.
Nieto wants to control but Bradshaw is keeping him busy.
Nieto scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bradshaw to see if he's OK.
Nieto is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bradshaw is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nieto is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bradshaw is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bradshaw is trying to get back to half guard.
Nieto trying to control the position but Bradshaw is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieto lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bradshaw down.
Nieto working away.
Bradshaw is trying to improve his position.
Nieto looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nieto looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nieto throws a strike aimed at the side of Bradshaw's head but Bradshaw avoids it well.
Nieto cracks Bradshaw with a big right hand but Bradshaw just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nieto trying to control the position but Bradshaw is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieto working away.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Bradshaw sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nieto looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nieto winds up and cracks Bradshaw with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nieto looks to land a strike but Bradshaw avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Nieto trying to control the position from guard on top but Bradshaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bradshaw has Nieto pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieto wants to pass the guard but Bradshaw is keeping the position.
Nieto trying to control but Bradshaw is working from the bottom.
Bradshaw is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alexandre Nieto was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bradshaw slaps away a takedown attempt from Nieto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bradshaw misses with a double jab.
Nieto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bradshaw.
Alexandre Nieto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Bradshaw throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nieto counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bradshaw!
Nieto controlling the position easily from mount.
Nieto is working for a guillotine from mount but Bradshaw frees his head quite easily.
Nieto looking to control but Bradshaw is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nieto prevents Bradshaw from getting the reversal.
Nieto is landing with some decent strikes but Bradshaw is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tyson Bradshaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nieto blocks Bradshaw's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexandre Nieto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nieto winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexandre Nieto! Alexandre Nieto retains his lightweight title!
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