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MIFC Contenders 64 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Night Night (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Larinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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220 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Night Night!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Larinov!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Night Night connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Igor Larinov has been cut.
Larinov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Larinov duly obliges.
It looks like Nate Night Night has been cut.
Night Night has Larinov up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larinov breaks the clinch.
Night Night lands a jab to the head.
Night Night paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Night Night lands with an uppercut that bounces Larinov off the cage and back into rage.
Night Night drops Larinov with a huge uppercut! Larinov drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Night Night is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Night Night!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yngwie Malmsteen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Cavero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malmsteen comes to the cage accompanied by I am a viking. Juan Cavero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yngwie Malmsteen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Cavero!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malmsteen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Malmsteen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cavero is out of range and Malmsteen settles back down.
Malmsteen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cavero counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Malmsteen misses with a combination
and Cavero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Malmsteen misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Cavero misses.
Malmsteen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cavero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cavero takes a jab right on the kisser.
Malmsteen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cavero misses with a straight right.
Cavero misses with a shot to the body
enabling Malmsteen to counter with a crisp jab.
Malmsteen moves out of range as Cavero strikes.
Cavero moves out of range of the body kick.
Malmsteen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cavero counters with a one-two to the body.
Malmsteen throws a series of punches but Cavero moves out of range.
Malmsteen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Juan Cavero has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malmsteen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Malmsteen misses with a low kick as Cavero jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cavero scores with a nice head shot.
Malmsteen wants to land a leg kick but Cavero is out of range.
Cavero lands with a right hand.
Malmsteen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cavero circles away quickly and effectively.
Malmsteen throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Cavero counter with a right hand.
Cavero connects with a right hand. Malmsteen shakes it off.
Malmsteen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cavero counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Malmsteen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cavero catches Malmsteen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A nice combination there by Cavero.
Malmsteen cracks Cavero with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Malmsteen misses with a right hand
and Cavero makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Malmsteen misses with a double jab
and Cavero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cavero blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Cavero misses.
Malmsteen scores with a hook.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Malmsteen - that will leave a mark!
Malmsteen slips under a jab.
Cavero tries to clinch but Malmsteen is having none of it.
Cavero misses with a wild combination.
Malmsteen throws a lazy body kick
and Malmsteen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cavero jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Malmsteen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cavero counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Cavero 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Malmsteen ducks under a wild hook from Cavero.
A jab from Cavero finds it's way through Malmsteen's defenses.
Cavero takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Malmsteen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Malmsteen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cavero counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cavero wants to clinch.
Cavero takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Malmsteen throws a combination that misses
letting Cavero counter with a right hand.
Cavero throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Malmsteen scores with a sloppy right hand. Cavero should have avoided that one.
Malmsteen misses with a double jab.
Malmsteen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cavero counters with a one-two to the body.
A head kick misses from Malmsteen.
Malmsteen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Malmsteen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Malmsteen lands a head shot.
No joy there for Malmsteen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Malmsteen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cavero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malmsteen throws a right hand that misses
enabling Cavero to counter with a crisp jab.
Malmsteen is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cavero scores with a nice right hand.
A cross from Cavero lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Cavero scores with a four punch combination!
Malmsteen scores with a three punch combo!
The fight stays on the outside here - Cavero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Malmsteen finds it's way through Cavero's defenses.
Malmsteen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cavero counters with a good low kick that Malmsteen was not able to check.
Malmsteen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cavero counters with a nice uppercut.
Malmsteen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cavero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malmsteen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malmsteen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Malmsteen misses with a combination
and Cavero counters with a left and a right that stings Malmsteen.
Malmsteen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cavero counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Cavero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Cavero's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Malmsteen throws a combination that misses
and Cavero counters with a left and a right that stings Malmsteen.
Cavero goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Malmsteen misses with a combination
and Cavero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Malmsteen throws an off balance right hand
letting Cavero counter with a right hand.
Malmsteen is rocked!
Malmsteen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cavero moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Malmsteen swats away the attempt to clinch by Cavero.
Malmsteen misses with a combination
and Cavero counters with a left and a right that stings Malmsteen.
Malmsteen looks to throw the jab but Cavero is out of range.
Malmsteen throws a low kick but Cavero moves out of range easily.
Cavero throws a shot to the body.
Malmsteen walks into a straight right hand from Cavero.
Malmsteen throws a sloppy body shot
and Cavero counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malmsteen misses with a double jab
and Cavero counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malmsteen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cavero counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Malmsteen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malmsteen keeps the fight on the outside.
Cavero keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Malmsteen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Malmsteen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Malmsteen misses with a double jab
and Cavero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malmsteen misses with a double jab
and Cavero counters with a one-two to the body.
Yngwie Malmsteen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Malmsteen throws a combination that misses
and Cavero counters with a series of strikes. Malmsteen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cavero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malmsteen throws a low kick but Cavero avoids it.
Cavero scores with the left hand. Malmsteen knows he should have avoided that one.
Oooooh!!! Cavero has knocked Malmsteen down with a huge combo! Cavero steps away and waves a wobbly Malmsteen back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Oh Malmsteen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Cavero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Malmsteen blocks the leg kick.
Cavero lands with a straight right. Malmsteen didn't see that one coming.
Malmsteen seems to have got his legs back now.
Cavero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cavero bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Malmsteen's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Cavero checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A shot to the body from Malmsteen misses
and Cavero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Malmsteen misses with a body kick.
A jab lands there for Malmsteen.
Malmsteen misses with a hook
and Cavero counters with an outside leg kick.
Cavero cracks Malmsteen with a good jab.
Malmsteen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cavero counters with a left and a right that stings Malmsteen.
Yngwie Malmsteen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malmsteen throws a leg kick that misses.
Cavero scores with a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Cavero. Those never looked like landing.
Malmsteen misses with an uppercut
and Cavero counters with a nice body shot.
Juan Cavero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cavero cracks Malmsteen with a good jab.
Cavero lands with a nice combination. Malmsteen backs away looking to recover.
Cavero smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Malmsteen finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Cavero's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Malmsteen falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Cavero!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between King Sloth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rikardo Santinos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sloth comes to the cage accompanied by all the lights. Rikardo Santinos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with King Sloth's chin.
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146 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Sloth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rikardo Santinos!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloth wants to clinch but Santinos slips to the side
and Santinos counters with a head kick.
Sloth looks to clinch
and Santinos counters with an inside leg kick.
Santinos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Santinos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sloth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloth tries for a takedown but Santinos circles away easily
and Santinos counters with a left to the body.
Santinos throws a sloppy head kick
and Sloth counters with a left and a right that stings Santinos.
Santinos throws a head kick but Sloth moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloth doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sloth misses with a takedown attempt
and Santinos counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Sloth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloth swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Santinos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Santinos throws a head kick that misses
and Sloth counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Santinos wants to get back to his feet.
Sloth is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santinos is refusing to be controlled, as Sloth sits in half guard.
Sloth looks to land a strike but Santinos avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sloth trying to control but Santinos is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because King Sloth just wasn't active enough.
Sloth tries for a takedown but Santinos circles away easily
and Santinos counters with a nice leg kick.
A head kick from Santinos lands but Sloth takes it in his stride.
Santinos connects with a high kick.
Sloth is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santinos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oh Sloth is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santinos tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Santinos. Santinos obviously looking to wear him down.
Sloth misses with a takedown
and Santinos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sloth seems to have got his legs back now.
Santinos misses with the combination.
Santinos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sloth blocks a head kick by Santinos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santinos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
King Sloth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloth blocks a head kick by Santinos.
Santinos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santinos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santinos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santinos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santinos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santinos throws a head kick but Sloth moves out of range.
Santinos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sloth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rikardo Santinos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Santinos.
Sloth throws a lazy head kick
and Santinos counters with an inside leg kick.
Sloth with a poor takedown
and Santinos counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sloth is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sloth blocks a head kick by Santinos.
Santinos throws a leg kick which misses Sloth's front leg but catches the back leg as Sloth tries to avoid it.
Santinos throws a sloppy head kick and Sloth moves out of range easily.
Santinos misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santinos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sloth was well out of range. Poor timing from Santinos.
Sloth avoids the head kick by Santinos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santinos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Santinos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sloth. That did some damage!
Santinos lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sloth will feel that in the morning.
Good leg kick by Santinos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Santinos.
Santinos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rikardo Santinos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Santinos.
Good leg kick by Santinos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
King Sloth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santinos misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloth avoids the head kick by Santinos.
Santinos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A head kick misses from Santinos.
Santinos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sloth has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Santinos.
Santinos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santinos throws a nice head kick!
Santinos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sloth has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santinos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloth takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Santinos.
Santinos with a hook.
Santinos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick from Santinos lands but Sloth takes it in his stride.
Santinos throws a head kick that Sloth semi-blocks.
Santinos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloth avoids the head kick by Santinos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santinos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santinos goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Whack! Santinos lands a heavy head kick that drops Sloth. The ref tackles Santinos to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Sloth was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Rikardo Santinos!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Bolden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martell Hennessey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martell Hennessey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Robert Bolden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martell Hennessey!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hennessey looks to land a combination but Bolden avoids it well.
Hennessey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bolden circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bolden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bolden uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hennessey has time to react.
Bolden scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bolden works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hennessey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The strikes coming from Bolden are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bolden in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bolden working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolden is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hennessey knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bolden tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hennessey tries to escape but Bolden is in control.
Bolden tries for a kimura but Hennessey is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hennessey wants to control but Bolden postures up.
Hennessey is trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Bolden working away.
Bolden working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bolden has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Check out the look on Bolden's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
You can see the frustration on Hennessey's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bolden tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bolden has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hennessey struggling a bit here.
Bolden lands some shots froms side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hennessey is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bolden tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bolden has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bolden creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hennessey sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bolden scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hennessey to see if he's OK.
Hennessey tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Bolden landing strikes from the mount and Hennessey is in trouble!
Bolden has hold of Hennessey's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hennessey manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bolden avoids the attempt from Hennessey to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolden putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hennessey is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Bolden avoids the attempt from Hennessey to control.
Bolden postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hennessey looks a forlorn figure.
Hennessey is rocked!
Bolden with a couple of short strikes.
Hennessey is still in real trouble! Can Bolden finish him?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bolden is landing with some decent strikes but Hennessey is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hennessey seems to have recovered his senses.
Bolden lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Bolden dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bolden lands with a big left! Hennessey is wobbled badly! Bolden comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Hennessey to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Robert Bolden!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thanks Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Jenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Jenson struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 147.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The key to victory for Thanks Gracie has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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147 lbs
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155 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thanks Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Jenson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gracie goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jenson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jenson keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Jenson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie cracks Jenson with an open hand slap.
Gracie lands a jab to Jenson's midsection.
Gracie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Jenson circles away.
Gracie lands a nice hook to Jenson's body. Jenson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jenson looks gassed!
A nice inside leg kick there by Gracie. That's going to slow Jenson down.
Gracie takes a swing at Jenson's ribcage but misses.
Gracie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie lands a damaging elbow.
Gracie gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jenson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jenson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gracie works Jenson's body with a nice hook.
Gracie lands a slapping body shot.
Gracie connects with a body shot.
Gracie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jenson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thanks Gracie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie 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.
Gracie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gracie, right into the meat.
Gracie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gracie. That's going to slow Jenson down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gracie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jenson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gracie is looking to wear down Jenson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gracie thuds a left hand into Jenson's body.
Gracie throws a leg kick which misses Jenson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jenson tries to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gracie. That's going to slow Jenson down.
Gracie scores with a shot to the body.
Thanks Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jenson doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jenson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gracie cracks a nice hook into Jenson's ribs.
Gracie scores with a three punch combo!
Jenson is rocked!
Gracie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jenson is still on wobbly legs! Can Gracie finish him?
Gracie tries to clinch there but Jenson circles away.
Jenson seems to have recovered his senses.
Gracie delivers a nice body kick.
Gracie cracks Jenson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gracie is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gracie lands with a kick to the temple. Jenson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice body kick there by Gracie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jenson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stuns Jenson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jenson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gracie lands with a cross.
Gracie lands with a nice body punch.
Gracie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jenson in his tracks.
Gracie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gracie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A punch lands to the side of Jenson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thanks Gracie 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.
Gracie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Jenson is avoiding it.
Gracie lands a jab to Jenson's midsection.
Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie scoring well with a low kick there.
Jenson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gracie.
Gracie lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Jenson is breathing heavily.
Gracie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jenson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gracie finds it's way round the side to connect with Jenson's head.
Gracie jabs Jenson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie lands a front kick.
Jenson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gracie to score with a decent uppercut.
Gracie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie is looking to slow Jenson down with leg kicks.
Gracie throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gracie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jenson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gracie lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gracie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie jabs at Jenson's body.
A cross from Gracie lands.
Gracie digs a good hook to Jenson's body.
Gracie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jenson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jenson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gracie stuns Jenson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gracie.
Thanks Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie cracks Jenson with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Jenson falls to his knees and Gracie doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thanks Gracie!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eric Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams comes into the arena with England Belongs to Me blaring out of the sound system. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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24
155 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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25
154 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Walter!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Walter throws a head kick that misses.
Walter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick from Walter lands but Adams takes it in his stride.
Adams clobbers Walter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Adams really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Walter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Adams doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Walter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick by Walter misses
and Adams counters with a right hand to the body.
Walter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walter connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Adams.
Adams scores with the left hand. Walter knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Adams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walter throws a head kick that misses.
Walter throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Adams's head.
Adams throws a shot to the body.
Adams throws a series of punches but Walter avoids them all with ease.
Walter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick misses from Walter.
Walter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Adams misses with a wild combination.
Walter throws a nice head kick!
Walter gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Walter keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.
Adams wants to pass the guard but Walter is keeping the position.
Adams won't allow Walter to get back to his feet.
Adams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Walter is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams is looking to advance position but Walter has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Adams wants to control but Walter is having none of it.
Walter stands up from mount. Strange move.
Walter scores with a head kick. Adams tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Walter throws a head kick but Adams moves out of range.
Walter throws a head kick but Adams moves out of range.
Adams scores with a jab to the body.
Walter throws a head kick that misses.
Adams moves out of range of the body kick from Walter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adams moves out of range of the leg kick from Walter.
Adams tries to bum rush Walter with a series of wild strikes but Walter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Walter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice cross by Adams.
Walter misses with a kick to the body.
Peter Walter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walter tries a head kick but it misses.
Walter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Walter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Walter dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Adams avoids the head kick by Walter.
Adams fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Adams checks a low kick from Walter.
Walter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walter throws a head kick but Adams moves out of range.
Walter misses with a head kick.
Adams throws a shot from downtown. Walter moves away and avoids it.
Walter throws a head kick that misses.
Peter Walter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walter throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Adams moves out of range as Walter throws a body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Adams. That snapped Walter's head back.
Walter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams avoids the head kick by Walter.
Walter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice shot lands for Adams.
Walter feints and then cracks Adams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Adams down.
Walter throws a head kick that misses.
Peter Walter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walter throws a low kick but Adams avoids it.
Adams jabs Walter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Walter is breathing heavily.
Walter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Adams is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Adams looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Walter is fending him off so far but Adams persists. Nope, Walter circles away and we're back to standing.
Adams looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Walter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams is pushing down on Walter's leg trying to pass to half guard. Walter is fighting to maintain full guard but Adams has managed to sneak the leg through.
Adams is trying to work for a kimura but Walter is defending well.
Adams is trying to control the action in half guard but Walter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Adams stops Walter from getting back to his feet.
Walter manages to escape and get back to his feet!
A solid leg kick lands there for Walter.
Walter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Walter throws a sloppy head kick
and Adams counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter tries a head kick but it misses.
Adams fails with a takedown attempt.
Adams checks a leg kick.
Adams avoids the head kick by Walter.
Adams tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Walter tries a head kick but it misses.
Adams is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Adams shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Walter sprawls well. Walter wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Adams gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Walter throws a head kick but Adams moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Adams darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Walter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Walter throws a solid leg kick but Adams takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Walter.
Walter throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Adams's head.
Adams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walter.
A head kick misses from Walter.
Adams scores with a crisp jab that stopped Walter in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Adams dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Adams shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Walter defends it nicely.
Walter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Adams avoids the head kick by Walter.
Walter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A telegraphed right hand from Adams misses the target.
Walter lands a head kick. Adams smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Walter throws a head kick but Adams moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Walter.
Walter throws a head kick but Adams moves out of range.
A head kick by Walter misses
and Adams makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter throws a solid leg kick but Adams takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Walter.
Walter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Adams shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Walter as he avoids it easily.
Walter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adams is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Walter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Adams blocks a head kick by Walter.
Walter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Walter throws a head kick that misses.
Walter throws a head kick that misses.
Walter throws a sloppy head kick and Adams moves out of range easily.
Adams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walter manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Adams moves out of range of the body kick.
Adams lands with a nice body punch.
Adams digs a good body shot into Walter's ribs.
Adams checks a low kick from Walter.
Jab by Adams.
Peter Walter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walter tries a head kick but it misses.
Adams shoots in for a takedown but Walter shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walter tries to work over Adams's front leg with a kick but Adams checks it.
Walter defending well as Adams loads up on a big left hand.
Adams shoots in but Walter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter throws a sloppy head kick and Adams moves out of range easily.
Walter throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Adams scores with a jab.
Walter misses with a body kick.
Walter lands a leg kick that knocks Adams off balance momentarily.
Walter throws a leg kick which misses Adams's front leg but catches the back leg as Adams tries to avoid it.
Walter walks into a straight right hand from Adams.
Adams blocks a head kick by Walter.
Walter throws a lazy head kick
and Adams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adams connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Walter momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter throws a head kick but Adams moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Walter lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Adams has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Adams and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Walter misses with a low kick.
Walter throws a head kick that half lands.
Walter throws a leg kick that misses.
Adams misses with a body shot.
Good exchange - Adams coming out on top.
Walter connects with an inside leg kick.
Adams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Adams throws a shot to the body.
Adams shoots in for a takedown but Walter shows good takedown defense.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Adams showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Adams 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Adams!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Wilbur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Johnson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ennio Morricone - For a Few Dollars more. Marcus Wilbur acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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21
177 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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21
185 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Wilbur!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilbur tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Luke Johnson has been cut.
Johnson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wilbur to the mat! Wilbur manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Wilbur is keeping the position.
Wilbur pulls Johnson in to control the position.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Johnson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wilbur wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Johnson tries to pass to full mount but Wilbur defends it.
Wilbur is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is thwarting Wilbur's attempts to control the position.
Johnson trying to mount his opponent but Wilbur defends it.
Johnson trying to control the pace.
Wilbur really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wilbur holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Wilbur trying to control here.
Marcus Wilbur has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Johnson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Johnson wants to free his trapped foot but Wilbur is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is keen to just control but Wilbur is a slippery customer.
Wilbur is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Wilbur is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wilbur is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wilbur manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson stands up over Wilbur, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is in close to Wilbur's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wilbur trying to control the position.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson passes Wilbur's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wilbur is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Wilbur is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilbur wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Johnson drops an elbow to the side of Wilbur's head.
Wilbur won't allow Johnson to pass to mount.
Wilbur wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson slips a nice elbow through Wilbur's hands, connecting with Wilbur's forehead.
Wilbur wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson is looking to advance position but Wilbur won't allow it.
Wilbur avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Johnson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wilbur displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johnson.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Wilbur tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wilbur manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wilbur looks to clinch
and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control.
Johnson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wilbur knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
Wilbur tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Johnson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wilbur is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Johnson off and has taken his back!
Johnson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Johnson gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
Wilbur trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Wilbur stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
Wilbur wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wilbur doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wilbur manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Johnson trying to control the position.
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.
Johnson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Johnson trying to control from half guard but Wilbur is working away.
Wilbur is looking to improve his position.
Johnson not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson slips a nice elbow through Wilbur's hands, connecting with Wilbur's forehead.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wilbur's head.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wilbur defending well though.
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but Wilbur is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johnson works his way into side control.
Johnson misses with the ground and pound.
Wilbur is looking to reverse the position.
Johnson tries to score with some ground and pound. Wilbur controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Johnson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Wilbur some visible discomfort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Johnson lands some shots froms side control.
Johnson trying to control the action but Wilbur is working from the bottom.
Wilbur is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Johnson working away.
Johnson tries to advance to mount but Wilbur denies him.
Wilbur takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luke Johnson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with Wilbur, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes Wilbur against the cage but Wilbur circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wilbur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wilbur wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Wilbur is staying active underneath Johnson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wilbur wants to get back to full guard but Johnson has mounted him!
Johnson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Wilbur is on top in guard.
Wilbur got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johnson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wilbur has managed to get both his arms back between Johnson's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilbur trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Luke Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wilbur engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Wilbur from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johnson is on top in guard.
Wilbur has momentary wrist control but Johnson slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wilbur's head.
Wilbur keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson stands and throws Wilbur's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Johnson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Johnson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Wilbur taking punishment in the form of punches.
Johnson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Wilbur is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Johnson working away.
Wilbur takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws an elbow but Wilbur slips to the side and avoids it well.
Johnson cracks Wilbur with a big elbow.
Johnson looks up at the clock and then as Wilbur takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Johnson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Wilbur can't do much from the bottom here.
Johnson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Wilbur sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
A lull in the action here.
You can see the frustration on Wilbur's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilbur is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Johnson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Marcus Wilbur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson stalling.
Johnson is trying to work for a kimura but Wilbur is defending well.
Johnson passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Johnson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien McFly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fernandez has chosen Oh My God That's The Greatest Song In The World Ever!! as his entrance music. Damien McFly looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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210 lbs
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213 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien McFly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Miguel Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFly connects with a high kick.
McFly tries a low kick but Fernandez avoids it.
McFly walks into a straight right hand from Fernandez.
It looks like Damien McFly has been cut.
McFly is breathing heavily.
Fernandez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fernandez clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Fernandez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fernandez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McFly.
Fernandez gets through McFly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fernandez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McFly.
Fernandez scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Fernandez.
Fernandez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fernandez lands a body punch.
Fernandez lands a hook that snaps the head of McFly backwards.
McFly is rocked!
Fernandez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fernandez.
Oh McFly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fernandez lands with a light punch inside.
Fernandez drops McFly onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! McFly is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Fernandez unloads with a big right hand that wobbles McFly! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Fernandez is unloading with more strikes now! McFly drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Fernandez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DrZawi Hawass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brent Squires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DrZawi Hawass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brent Squires!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Squires fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Squires shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Squires showed some decent athleticism there.
Hawass tries to roll over but Squires keeps him under control.
Hawass has one foot on Squires's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Hawass throws a series of punches but Squires avoids them all with ease.
Squires gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hawass counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hawass throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hawass stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hawass wants it to stay on the feet.
DrZawi Hawass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brent Squires.
Squires closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hawass wants to get back to his feet but Squires drags him back down.
Hawass on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hawass explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Squires shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawass wants to stand but Squires is controlling the position.
Hawass preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hawass throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squires slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hawass is trying to buck Squires off.
Hawass takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Squires in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hawass is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hawass on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hawass tries to get out of the position.
Check out the look on Squires's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Squires misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hawass takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hawass is pushing Squires's head away, looking to escape. Squires manages to hold on to the position though.
Hawass gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Squires working the ground and pound effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squires landing punches.
Squires avoids the attempt from Hawass to control.
Squires lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hawass hang on?
Squires landing strikes from the mount.
Squires avoids the attempt from Hawass to control.
Squires lands a big elbow.
Hawass wants to hold on but Squires pushes him away.
Squires raining down shots from the mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Squires lands a big elbow.
Squires scoring with strikes but Hawass is staying in there.
Squires has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Squires lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Squires lands a big elbow.
Hawass is in a horrible position here. Squires smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawass really wants to buck Squires off and get back to his feet.
Hawass is breathing heavily.
Squires scoring with strikes but Hawass is staying in there.
Squires raining down shots from the mount!
Squires in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hawass is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big strike lands for Squires! That's really hurt Hawass and he's turned his back - Squires keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Squires jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brent Squires!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Noah Qualls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Figueroa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Figueroa has chosen Ride the Lighting as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noah Qualls!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kim Figueroa!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qualls misses with a left hand
and Figueroa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Noah Qualls seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Qualls throws a combination that misses
and Figueroa counters with a leg kick.
Qualls misses with a body shot
and Figueroa counters with a thumping low kick.
Qualls throws an off balance right hand
and Figueroa counters with an inside leg kick.
A low kick from Qualls is predictable there
and Figueroa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Qualls's knee momentarily.
Qualls misses with a hook
enabling Figueroa to counter with a crisp jab.
Qualls takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Qualls throws a leg kick that is checked
and Figueroa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Qualls's knee momentarily.
Qualls misses with a left hand
and Figueroa moves into the clinch.
Qualls is looking to break free of the clinch but Figueroa has double underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Figueroa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Figueroa lands an elbow inside.
Figueroa landing knees to the body.
Qualls is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Figueroa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Qualls can't break the clinch.
Qualls takes an elbow to the temple.
Figueroa lands an elbow that stopped Qualls in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Noah Qualls has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Figueroa.
Figueroa lands an elbow just above Qualls 's eye.
Figueroa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Figueroa lands an elbow inside that Qualls shrugs off.
The referee calls for Figueroa to work.
Qualls is trying to push Figueroa away but Figueroa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Figueroa.
Qualls takes an elbow to the temple.
Figueroa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Figueroa lands a nice knee to the body.
Figueroa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Qualls takes an elbow to the temple.
Figueroa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Figueroa feints and then cracks Qualls's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Qualls down.
Qualls takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Good leg kick by Figueroa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Figueroa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Figueroa connects with a high kick.
Jab from Figueroa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Qualls on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Figueroa punishes Qualls's body with a nice straight punch.
Figueroa jabs Qualls to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Qualls is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Figueroa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Qualls stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Figueroa works Qualls's body with a nice hook.
Figueroa scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa gets a clinch.
Figueroa manages to break the clinch.
Qualls drives through and clinches with Figueroa against the cage.
Qualls takes a knee to the side of the body.
Qualls takes an elbow to the forehead.
Figueroa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Qualls in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Qualls throws a head punch that misses.
Figueroa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Qualls's defenses.
Figueroa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Figueroa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Qualls takes an elbow to the forehead.
Figueroa lands a nice elbow.
Figueroa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Figueroa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Figueroa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Qualls up against the cage.
Figueroa lands a body punch.
Figueroa lands an elbow that stopped Qualls in his tracks for a moment.
Qualls doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Figueroa lands a shoulder strike.
Figueroa lands an elbow that stopped Qualls in his tracks for a moment.
Figueroa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Qualls's face.
Figueroa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Qualls's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qualls takes an elbow to the temple.
Figueroa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Qualls takes an elbow to the temple.
Figueroa lands an elbow inside that Qualls shrugs off.
Figueroa scores a nice knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Figueroa.
Figueroa tries a knee to the head but Qualls blocks it.
Figueroa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Qualls lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Figueroa.
Figueroa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Figueroa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Figueroa landing knees to the head.
Figueroa breaks the clinch.
Figueroa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Figueroa connects with an inside leg kick.
Figueroa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Figueroa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Figueroa.
A slapping leg kick lands for Figueroa.
Qualls chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Figueroa can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Figueroa.
Figueroa throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Qualls stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Figueroa.
A chopping leg kick lands by Figueroa.
Figueroa connects with a right hand. Qualls shakes it off.
A good leg kick by Figueroa.
Qualls thows a leg kick but Figueroa checks it
and Figueroa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Figueroa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Figueroa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Qualls's calf.
Figueroa pushes Qualls up against the cage in a clinch.
Figueroa lands a nice shot to the body.
Figueroa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Figueroa lands a nice elbow.
Qualls takes a knee right on the jaw!
Figueroa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Figueroa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Figueroa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Qualls takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Figueroa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Noah Qualls's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Qualls on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Figueroa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Qualls misses with a leg kick
and Figueroa counters with a good low kick that Qualls was not able to check.
Kim Figueroa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Figueroa connects with a leg kick. Qualls looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Figueroa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Figueroa scores with a hook to the body. Qualls takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Figueroa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Qualls's sensitive parts.
Figueroa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Figueroa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Qualls walks into a stiff left hand from Figueroa.
Figueroa connects with an inside leg kick.
Figueroa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Qualls's sensitive parts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Figueroa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Figueroa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Figueroa lands with a hook. Qualls tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Figueroa scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figueroa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Qualls on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Figueroa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Qualls has managed to clinch.
Qualls misses with a punch on the inside.
Figueroa lands an elbow that stopped Qualls in his tracks for a moment.
A short uppercut from Figueroa.
Figueroa scores with a knee to the head.
Figueroa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Figueroa avoiding damage.
Figueroa dodges an elbow strike from Qualls.
Figueroa scores with a shot to the side of Qualls's head.
Figueroa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Figueroa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Qualls's defenses.
Figueroa lands a nice uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Qualls lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right from Figueroa on the inside.
Qualls takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Figueroa obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Figueroa.
Figueroa lands an elbow that stopped Qualls in his tracks for a moment.
Figueroa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Figueroa.
Figueroa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Figueroa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Qualls backwards.
Qualls is rocked!
Qualls takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oh Qualls is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Qualls misses with the head strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Figueroa.
Figueroa connects with a knee to the head.
Qualls takes an elbow to the forehead.
Figueroa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Figueroa lands a nice elbow.
Figueroa lands an elbow inside that Qualls shrugs off.
Figueroa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Figueroa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Figueroa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Figueroa misses with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Figueroa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Qualls misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Figueroa counters with a good low kick that Qualls was not able to check.
Qualls seems to have got his legs back now.
A head kick from Figueroa lands but Qualls takes it in his stride.
Qualls stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Figueroa.
Figueroa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qualls has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Figueroa.
Qualls misses with a lunging right hand
and Figueroa counters with a head kick.
Qualls takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Figueroa throws a leg kick which misses Qualls's front leg but catches the back leg as Qualls tries to avoid it.
Qualls stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Figueroa.
Figueroa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Qualls in his tracks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Figueroa.
Figueroa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Qualls on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Figueroa. Figueroa obviously looking to wear him down.
Figueroa connects with a leg kick. Qualls looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Figueroa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Qualls on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Figueroa.
Figueroa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Qualls misses with a lunging right hand
and Figueroa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Figueroa breaks the clinch.
Qualls misses with a combination
and Figueroa counters with a slapping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Figueroa.
Qualls stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Figueroa.
A slapping leg kick lands for Figueroa.
Figueroa is looking to slow Qualls down with leg kicks.
Figueroa is looking to slow Qualls down with leg kicks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Figueroa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Figueroa.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Figueroa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Qualls.
Figueroa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Figueroa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Figueroa lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Figueroa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Noah Qualls's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A jab from Figueroa does it's job there.
Qualls misses with a right hand
and Figueroa counters with a leg kick.
Qualls throws a poor cross that misses
and Figueroa counters with a left to the body.
Figueroa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Figueroa connects with an inside leg kick.
That kick from Figueroa tenderised Qualls's leg. Qualls is trying to keep his angry face on.
Figueroa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Figueroa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Qualls's calf.
Figueroa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Figueroa connects with a leg kick. Qualls looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Qualls on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Figueroa. Figueroa obviously looking to wear him down.
A punch lands to the side of Qualls 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Qualls walks into a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Figueroa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Figueroa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Qualls. That did some damage!
Figueroa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figueroa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Figueroa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Qualls chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Figueroa can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Figueroa.
Figueroa lands a leg kick that knocks Qualls off balance momentarily.
Figueroa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Qualls has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Figueroa.
Figueroa moves into range and clinches up with Qualls.
Figueroa blocks an uppercut.
Figueroa lands a right hand.
Figueroa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Figueroa lands an elbow that stopped Qualls in his tracks for a moment.
Figueroa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees to the body from Figueroa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Figueroa lands an elbow inside.
A short left from Figueroa.
Qualls takes an elbow to the temple.
Figueroa crunches a lovely knee into Qualls's ribcage.
Figueroa lands with a right to the head.
Figueroa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Figueroa lands an elbow inside.
Figueroa throws a big uppercut that drops Qualls! More strikes from Figueroa and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Qualls lies dazed against the cage as Figueroa celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kim Figueroa! Kim Figueroa retains his featherweight title!
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