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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between muhammad ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Hard is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 lbs
4 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, muhammad ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Hard!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ali moves in looking to clinch but Hard pushes him off.
ali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
ali needs to keep his hands up - Hard had a free shot at his head there.
Dan Hard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hard tries to keep at a distance but ali has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hard jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as ali walks away with a smile on his face. Hard gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
ali doesn't manage to clinch there - Hard circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hard throws a right and a left that both miss.
ali tries to clinch but Hard moves away
and Hard counters with an inside leg kick.
ali tries to clinch up but Hard circles away and keeps his distance.
Hard tests ali's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like muhammad ali has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
ali tries to clinch up.
ali wants to clinch
and Hard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by ali.
Hard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hard scores with a three punch combo!
ali is rocked!
Hard lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. ali is looking to close the distance but Hard sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! ali crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope ali is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Dan Hard!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cayden Edward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andres Bernardini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cayden Edward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andres Bernardini!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edward walks into a straight right hand from Bernardini.
Edward shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Edward was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bernardini is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Bernardini is looking to improve his position but Edward isn't that keen on the idea.
Bernardini tries to hold on but Edward pushes him away.
Bernardini keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Edward won't let Bernardini get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Bernardini is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Edward has taken his back!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bernardini prevents Edward from getting a body triangle.
Bernardini controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernardini wants to escape the position.
Bernardini wants to get back to his feet.
Edward trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Bernardini doesn't escape.
Edward looking for the choke from the back.
Bernardini is really stuck here.
Bernardini trying to get back to his feet but Edward is in full control for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Edward wants to control but Bernardini is keeping busy.
Bernardini manages to stand up with Edward still on his back. Eventually Edward drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Edward throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bernardini shoots and misses
and Edward counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bernardini looks gassed!
Edward trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bernardini lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Edward slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edward throwing shots but Bernardini is blocking nicely.
Bernardini wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Edward is looking for a kimura but Bernardini is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Edward to get the leverage.
Edward is thwarting Bernardini's attempts to control the position.
Bernardini is trying to stand up here but Edward is controlling him well.
Edward controlling the pace.
Bernardini is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Edward with a poor takedown
and Bernardini counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bernardini is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Edward is trying to control but can't.
Bernardini throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bernardini lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bernardini missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bernardini wants to pass the guard but Edward is defending well.
Edward is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bernardini pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cayden Edward dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bernardini has his takedown stuffed
and Edward counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Edward.
Bernardini wants to stand but Edward is controlling the position.
Bernardini throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bernardini wants to get back to his feet but Edward passes into half guard.
Bernardini wants to get back to full guard.
Bernardini is breathing heavily.
Bernardini avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Edward.
Edward decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Cayden Edward seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edward tries a head kick but it misses.
Bernardini shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Edward napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bernardini stands up.
Edward tries to clinch but Bernardini is having none of it.
Edward shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bernardini tries to roll over but Edward keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edward wants to control but Bernardini is keeping him busy.
Edward is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bernardini has managed to free his arm - good work.
Edward stops Bernardini from getting back to his feet.
Bernardini has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Edward. Oh but Bernardini has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Edward goes limp - he's gone! Bernardini jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Andres Bernardini!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy OMelovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Mathews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andy OMelovich has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy OMelovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Douglas Mathews!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathews looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for OMelovich!
OMelovich looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Mathews postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. OMelovich looks a forlorn figure.
Mathews cracks OMelovich with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mathews is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mathews with good strikes from the mount here!
OMelovich is rocked!
Mathews unloads with some vicious shots from mount and OMelovich wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Mathews celebrates on the ropes and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Douglas Mathews!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Montgomery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damon Rekker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damon Rekker will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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180 lbs
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Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Montgomery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damon Rekker!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rekker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rekker punishes Montgomery's body with a nice straight punch.
Montgomery changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rekker tries to avoid it but Montgomery manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rekker to the ground. Rekker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rekker slaps away a takedown attempt from Montgomery, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Montgomery fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Montgomery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Rekker.
Rekker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Montgomery gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rekker to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rekker decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Montgomery, up you get!
Rekker fails to land with a series of punches.
Montgomery shoots and misses
and Rekker counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Marcus Montgomery has been cut.
Montgomery is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rekker closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Montgomery to the mat! Montgomery manages to get full guard.
Rekker thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rekker trying to control the position from guard on top but Montgomery is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery can't keep his opponent in guard - Rekker advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Montgomery is trying to stand.
Rekker controlling the pace.
Rekker is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Still in half guard, Rekker seems content to control.
Rekker throwing shots but Montgomery is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rekker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rekker trying to control the pace.
Montgomery is refusing to be controlled, as Rekker sits in half guard.
Rekker is working for a submission of some sort.
Rekker is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Montgomery is just riding it out for now. Rekker eventually gives up the hold.
Rekker looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rekker is trying for a kimura here. Montgomery looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Rekker wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Damon Rekker!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joey Stageberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stageberg comes into the arena with Bone Thugs and Harmony - Tha' Crossroads blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Stageberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fernando Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stageberg misses with a takedown attempt - Ribeiro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ribeiro lands a high kick!
Ribeiro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ribeiro gets a takedown into half guard.
Stageberg looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stageberg is trying is best to control the position here.
Ribeiro wants to work for an arm triangle but Stageberg is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Stageberg is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stageberg makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Ribeiro is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Stageberg's half guard.
Stageberg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ribeiro performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ribeiro prevents Stageberg from standing back up.
Ribeiro trying to control from Stageberg's half guard. Stageberg has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro wants to control from the top but Stageberg keeps moving.
Stageberg wants to sweep but no luck.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ribeiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stageberg.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stageberg but Stageberg pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ribeiro trying to control the position but instead, Stageberg has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ribeiro into the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro working hard to break the clinch.
Stageberg lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ribeiro prevents a takedown attempt there.
Stageberg scores with a shoulder strike.
Ribeiro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stageberg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stageberg comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ribeiro pushes off an throws an elbow but Stageberg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Stageberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ribeiro throws and low kick but Stageberg moves out of range easily.
Stageberg tries to bum rush Ribeiro with a series of wild strikes but Ribeiro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stageberg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ribeiro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stageberg lands a jab to the nose.
Ribeiro looks gassed!
Ribeiro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ribeiro is rocked!
Stageberg connects with a nice cross there... Ribeiro is looking wobbly and Stageberg recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Ribeiro to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Stageberg jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joey Stageberg!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Palacios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palacios kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Enter Sandman - Metallica. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Palacios!
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, Jason Miller!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palacios misses with a head kick.
Palacios throws a series of punches but Miller moves out of range.
Miller has Palacios up against the ropes in a clinch.
Palacios breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Palacios is just out of range.
Palacios throws a series of punches but Miller moves out of range.
Palacios throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Palacios looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Palacios gets caught flat footed, as Miller shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Palacios keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Miller lands a couple of elbows.
Miller scoring with punches to the head and body.
Palacios preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Palacios is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miller 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.
Miller trying to control but Palacios is working from the bottom.
Miller slips nicely into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Miller in particular looking to stall.
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.
Miller is working for a kimura but Palacios is defending it quite comfortably.
Palacios keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Miller performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Miller throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Miller thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Palacios's head.
Miller not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Miller scores a takedown into full mount!
Palacios really wants to buck Miller off and get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller looking to ground and pound but Palacios is blocking nicely.
Miller can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Palacios is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Miller thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Miller thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Palacios is bucking up trying to escape but Miller cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Palacios is trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Miller dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A combination from Palacios does no damage.
Miller darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Miller thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Miller looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Palacios with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Miller throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Palacios is refusing to be controlled, as Miller sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller stands up and beckons Palacios to join him on the feet.
Miller lands with a nice combination. Palacios backs away looking to recover.
Palacios swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Miller counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Miller.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Palacios keeping full guard, as Miller tries to pass.
Palacios keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Miller prevents Palacios from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palacios utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Miller is looking to work some ground and pound but Palacios has wrist control.
Palacios wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Miller manages to pass to side control.
Miller is trying to control. Palacios wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Miller performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Palacios falls off balance throwing a combination
and Miller counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller wants to pass to mount but Palacios is defending the position.
Miller stands up out of the half guard.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Miller.
The strikes coming from Miller are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Miller takes a little break here. Palacios wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Miller throws a strike aimed at the side of Palacios's head but Palacios avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Miller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Palacios keeps working.
Miller throwing strikes but Palacios manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Miller is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Miller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Palacios misses with a double jab
and Miller counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Palacios's guard now.
Miller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jason Miller has got the better of the ground game so far.
Miller passes into half guard.
Palacios looks like he's trying to stand up.
Miller not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Palacios is trying to stand up here but Miller is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Palacios keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Miller throwing shots but Palacios is blocking nicely.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Palacios misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Palacios misses the target.
Miller pushes Palacios up against the ropes in a clinch.
Miller fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Miller is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Palacios pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Palacios tries to break free but Miller pushes him back against the ropes.
Miller manages to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Palacios won't allow Miller to sweep him here.
Miller trying to keep a closed guard but Palacios is proving a slippery customer.
Miller is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Miller looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Miller trying to control the position.
Miller tries to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palacios gets to his feet. Miller looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Miller gets a clinch.
Oscar Palacios has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Palacios is looking to break free of the clinch but Miller has double underhooks.
Miller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Palacios throws a left and a right that both miss
and Miller counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Miller wants to control but Palacios is keeping him busy.
Miller sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Palacios defending well though.
Miller throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller throwing shots but Palacios is blocking nicely.
Miller lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jason Miller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Miller thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Palacios's head.
Miller takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Miller not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Miller closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Palacios did well to prevent Miller getting side control.
Miller has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Palacios wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Miller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Miller has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Miller!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor Cornwall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daley has chosen I can't Dance-Phil Collins as his entrance music. Trevor Daley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Cornwall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trevor Daley!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cornwall.
Victor Cornwall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cornwall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Daley shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cornwall's guard.
Cornwall keeping moving, preventing Daley from controlling successfully.
Cornwall wants to get back to his feet but Daley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Daley 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.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Daley throwing strikes from guard but Cornwall blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cornwall wriggles free and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornwall bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cornwall lands a jab to the nose.
A punch combination from Cornwall misses.
No luck for Daley with that takedown attempt.
Cornwall lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cornwall tries to bum rush Daley with a series of wild strikes but Daley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cornwall throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Cornwall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Daley dodges the punch combination from Cornwall.
Cornwall lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Trevor Daley has been cut.
Cornwall defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Daley.
Daley throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cornwall was covering up waiting for the punch and Daley finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cornwall pushes Daley off and gets back to his feet.
Daley fails to land the takedown.
Victor Cornwall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevor Daley.
Daley dodges the punch combination from Cornwall.
Daley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cornwall.
Cornwall throws a leg kick but Daley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cornwall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Daley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cornwall is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cornwall was covering up waiting for the punch and Daley finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Daley tries to stand but Cornwall is controlling from the bottom.
Daley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Daley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Daley drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cornwall manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Daley has Cornwall in his guard.
Daley looking for a guillotine here but Cornwall defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cornwall prevents Daley from getting back to his feet.
Cornwall has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Daley is proving hard to escape from.
Cornwall stands up and waves to Daley to follow him.
Cornwall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cornwall throws a series of punches but Daley avoids them all with ease.
Cornwall misses with a straight left.
Cornwall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Daley slips a jab and a cross from Cornwall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Cornwall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trevor Daley's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Daley scores with a takedown into Cornwall's guard.
Daley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Daley tries to stand but Cornwall is controlling from the bottom.
Cornwall is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Daley is controlling him.
Daley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Daley would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daley drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cornwall manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Daley has Cornwall in his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cornwall wants to stand but Daley has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley tries to strike from the bottom.
Daley has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Cornwall is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Daley.
Cornwall tries to stand but Daley is controlling his head.
Daley is trying to get back to his feet.
Daley struggling a bit here.
Cornwall tries to stand but Daley is controlling his head.
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.
Daley wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cornwall scores with a nice head shot.
Cornwall swinging wildly here.
Cornwall misses with a series of wild punches.
Daley looks for a takedown but Cornwall sprawls well.
Cornwall fails to land with a series of punches.
Daley walks into a stiff left hand from Cornwall.
Cornwall throws a jab when Daley was well out of range.
Cornwall throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Daley is defended easily by Cornwall.
Cornwall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cornwall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daley was well out of range. Poor timing from Cornwall.
Daley looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Daley wants to pass the guard but Cornwall is defending well.
Cornwall tries to kick Daley off but Daley keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Daley tries to stand and escape but Cornwall is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Daley stands up from half guard.
Cornwall listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cornwall throws a right and a left that Daley avoids nicely.
Daley has a takedown stuffed.
Victor Cornwall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevor Daley.
Cornwall misses with a straight right.
Daley shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Daley is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Trevor Daley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Trevor Daley's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cornwall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daley circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Cornwall.
A cross from Cornwall lands.
Daley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cornwall throws out the jab.
Cornwall throws a series of punches but Daley moves out of range.
Daley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Daley looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Daley tries to pass to full mount but Cornwall defends it.
Cornwall blocking the ground and pound attempt from Daley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornwall is defending against the submission attempts here by Daley.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cornwall makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Cornwall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cornwall defends it nicely.
Cornwall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Daley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cornwall as he jumps to the side.
Cornwall throws a push kick but Daley slaps the foot to one side.
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.
Daley darts in and clinches Cornwall up against the ropes.
Daley turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Cornwall is not content to let Daley control the position.
Daley decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Cornwall looks to land a right hand but Daley moved out of range.
Daley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Victor Cornwall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Cornwall does no damage.
Daley gets the takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cornwall managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Daley.
Daley is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cornwall has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cornwall is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Daley asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Daley decides to stand back up.
Cornwall throws a jab but it's blocked by Daley.
Daley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cornwall sprawls well. Cornwall wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Daley gets slowly back to his feet.
Victor Cornwall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevor Daley.
Cornwall scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cornwall displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Daley scores with a takedown into Cornwall's guard.
Cornwall wants to stand and escape but Daley is having none of it.
Daley trying to control the position from guard on top but Cornwall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daley passes into half guard.
Daley is trying to control the action in half guard but Cornwall is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trevor Daley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Daley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trevor Daley!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Walter The Battery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avery Stern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stern is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mama Said Knock You Out. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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199 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter The Battery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Avery Stern!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stern lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stern throws a right and a left that The Battery avoids nicely.
The Battery tries for a takedown but Stern sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Avery Stern seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stern tries to bum rush The Battery with a series of wild strikes but The Battery uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Battery moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The Battery fails with the takedown.
Stern lands a jab to the head.
Stern scores with a hook.
Stern lands with an uppercut that bounces The Battery off the ropes and back into rage.
The Battery closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Stern is staying active underneath The Battery, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stern is trying to stand up here but The Battery is controlling him well.
The Battery is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The Battery lands a big elbow.
Stern is squirming around, avoiding The Battery's attempts to control the action.
The Battery is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Stern has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Stern!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern throwing strikes but missing.
The Battery scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Stern dodges the punch combination from The Battery.
Stern scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stern misses with a two punch combination.
The Battery tries to bum rush Stern with a series of wild strikes but Stern uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stern throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from The Battery.
Stern lunges at The Battery with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Battery's hand.
Stern defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Battery.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walter The Battery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Battery throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stern's waist but Stern gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing The Battery off to one side.
The Battery shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Battery on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The Battery is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stern lands with a nice combination. The Battery backs away looking to recover.
Stern scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stern lands with a nice combination. The Battery backs away looking to recover.
Avery Stern is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stern throws a series of punches but The Battery avoids them all with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stern's corner calls for a 1-2. Stern obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stern throws a right hand that The Battery ducks under and follows up with a left that The Battery also avoids with ease.
The Battery throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Battery takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stern will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stern moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Stern lands with a nice combination. The Battery backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stern scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stern displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A combination from Stern does no damage.
Stern scores with a jab. The Battery acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stern wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The Battery misses with a looping left.
Stern misses with a series of wild punches.
Stern closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The Battery tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stern swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Battery drops his hands momentarily and Stern takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stern lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The Battery fails to land the takedown.
Stern gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows The Battery to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The Battery postures up in Stern's guard and throws a big left but Stern blocks it.
Stern looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Battery is one step ahead there.
The Battery decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Stern, up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Battery scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Stern is trying to stand up here but The Battery is controlling him well.
Stern is refusing to be controlled, as The Battery sits in half guard.
Stern blocking the ground and pound attempt from The Battery.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Battery missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Avery Stern will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No luck for The Battery with that takedown attempt.
A left and a right from Stern both land. Nice combination.
Stern throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Avery Stern seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Stern.
Stern lands with a shot to the body.
A left and a right from Stern both land. Nice combination.
The Battery scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The Battery working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The Battery throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The Battery throws an elbow but Stern slips to the side and avoids it well.
The Battery moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The Battery throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Battery prevents Stern from escaping the position.
Stern avoids any damage from the ground and pound of The Battery.
Stern parries the strikes from The Battery easily there. The Battery is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Stern to escape.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The Battery misses with a two punch combination.
Stern sizes up The Battery with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stern with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stern swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Battery rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stern moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stern punishes The Battery's body with a nice straight punch.
Stern misses with the combination.
The Battery tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stern swivels and escapes.
Stern with a hook.
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.
Stern throws a right and a left that both miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from The Battery.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walter The Battery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stern swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Battery counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The Battery is in close to Stern's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stern is trying to control the position but The Battery postures up.
The Battery wants to control from the top but Stern keeps moving.
The Battery thows a big elbow that misses.
The Battery prevents Stern from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Battery accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stern is trying to keep The Battery in close.
Stern is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Battery 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stern fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Battery manages to avoid it.
Stern misses with a wild combination.
Stern connects with a body shot.
Stern throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Stern does no damage.
The Battery gets a takedown into half guard.
Stern avoiding damage under a succession of punches from The Battery.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Battery is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The Battery stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Stern just misses with a punch to the body.
Stern dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stern lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Stern moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Stern misses with a double jab
letting The Battery counter with a right hand.
Stern scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stern tries to bum rush The Battery with a series of wild strikes but The Battery uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Battery throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stern misses with a series of wild punches.
Stern throws a combination that misses
and The Battery counters with a single leg into guard. Stern didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter The Battery dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
The Battery fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stern will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stern throws a combination that misses
and The Battery counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The Battery is trying to control. Stern wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The Battery not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The Battery has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The Battery decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
The Battery feints and as Stern raises his hands in defense, The Battery changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The Battery trying to control but Stern is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The Battery gets to his feet - Stern follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stern lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Battery at a distance.
Stern is working the combinations to good effect here.
Stern takes a swing at The Battery's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Battery.
The Battery bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The Battery tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no The Battery has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Stern tries to bench press The Battery off him but The Battery keeps the position.
An elbow from The Battery crashes against the mat.
You can see the frustration on Stern's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The Battery looks up at the clock and then as Stern takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, The Battery smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Stern really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The Battery. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Battery is looking to take a break and control but Stern is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The Battery stands up.
Stern lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The Battery fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walter The Battery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stern looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stern throws out a powerful jab.
A left and a right from Stern both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Battery will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Battery looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stern stuffs the takedown attempt from The Battery. The Battery gets slowly back to his feet.
The Battery takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stern lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stern stuffs the takedown.
Walter The Battery is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stern uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Battery.
The Battery shoots in for a takedown but Stern shows good takedown defense.
Stern getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stern misses with a double jab
and The Battery counters with a straight right hand.
The Battery on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stern lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stern comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stern slaps away a takedown attempt from The Battery, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stern thuds a left hand into The Battery's body.
The Battery takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stern throws a series of punches but The Battery avoids them all with ease.
Stern looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stern lands with a cross.
The Battery looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Stern tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The Battery decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Stern, up you get!
The Battery shoots in for a double leg but Stern sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The Battery takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stern misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Battery tries to land a front kick but Stern steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The Battery 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 Battery closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Battery working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walter The Battery showed his dominance in that final round.
I think The Battery 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter The Battery!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Hardchin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Martyrdom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martyrdom is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by SMC Hoodrats. 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Hardchin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buck Martyrdom!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martyrdom fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hardchin is out of range.
Martyrdom misses with an uppercut.
Hardchin misses with a takedown attempt - Martyrdom sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hardchin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hardchin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Bruce Hardchin has been cut.
Hardchin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Martyrdom circles away.
Martyrdom will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Buck Martyrdom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardchin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hardchin is breathing heavily.
Martyrdom fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martyrdom cracks Hardchin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martyrdom drops Hardchin with a beautiful combination! Hardchin stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Martyrdom is looking for the KO!
Hardchin is rocked!
Martyrdom steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Hardchin is out on his feet! Martyrdom sets himself and nearly takes Hardchin's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Buck Martyrdom!
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