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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Francois Dubonet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pizzazz Longez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dubonet comes to the cage accompanied by Kevin Chalfant - Hold on to the vision in your eyes. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francois Dubonet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pizzazz Longez!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Dubonet.
Longez throws a nice looking combination but Dubonet bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Longez throws a leg kick
and Dubonet counters with a big head kick but Longez shrugs it off.
Longez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dubonet's waist but Dubonet gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Longez off to one side.
Longez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dubonet avoids it really well and circles away.
Dubonet displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Longez.
Francois Dubonet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pizzazz Longez.
Dubonet takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Longez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dubonet defends it nicely.
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!
Dubonet throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Longez.
Longez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dubonet sprawls well. Dubonet wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Longez gets slowly back to his feet.
Longez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dubonet checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubonet throws a front kick that sends Longez stumbling back into the cage.
Pizzazz Longez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Longez fails with the takedown
and Dubonet counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Longez looks gassed!
Longez 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.
Dubonet fails to land with a series of punches.
Longez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Dubonet.
Dubonet lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by Dubonet as he connects with a hook.
A good leg kick by Dubonet.
Dubonet lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Longez goes down and covers up as Dubonet starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Francois Dubonet!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cory Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Man Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel comes to the cage accompanied by Immortal Technique-Point of no return. Cage has chosen Cornbread, 'lasses And Sassafrass Tea as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class 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
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cory Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Man Cage!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel looks to land a left hand but Cage moved out of range nicely.
Cage swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Steel lands the left hand.
Cage looks to score with a jab to the body but Steel is just out of range.
Steel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cage on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steel throws out the jab.
Cage dodges the punch combination from Steel.
Steel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cage to score with a decent uppercut.
Cage keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel scores with a jab.
Steel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cage stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cage connects with a right hand. Steel shakes it off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Steel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cage manages to avoid it.
Cage finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Steel's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Cage falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cory Steel!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michelangelo DaVinci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 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, Josh Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michelangelo DaVinci!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DaVinci tries for a takedown but Franklin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
DaVinci looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Franklin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as DaVinci backs up against the cage.
It looks like Michelangelo DaVinci has been cut.
DaVinci shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Franklin pinned against the cage. Franklin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Franklin cracks DaVinci with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Franklin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
DaVinci is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franklin cracks DaVinci with a hook to the temple - DaVinci is on wobbly legs here! Franklin swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! DaVinci falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Franklin wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Josh Franklin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Shears (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzys Soszynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shears comes into the arena with Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Shears!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krzys Soszynski!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soszynski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shears defends it nicely.
Shears waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soszynski.
Shears displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Soszynski.
Soszynski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Soszynski wants to work for an arm triangle but Shears is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Shears is pressing down on Soszynski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Soszynski drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Shears manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Soszynski has Shears in his guard.
Soszynski looking for a guillotine here but Shears defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shears is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Soszynski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shears doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shears manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shears is in close to Soszynski's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shears sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Soszynski's guard.
Shears seems to be working for a kimura but Soszynski defends the submission attempt.
Shears working Soszynski over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shears prevents Soszynski from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soszynski is refusing to be controlled, as Shears sits in half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Soszynski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shears is working away from the top position though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shears is trying to work for a kimura but Soszynski is defending well.
Shears throwing shots but Soszynski is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shears looking for a submission but Soszynski manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Shears loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shears stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Soszynski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Soszynski.
Billy Shears has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krzys Soszynski.
Shears keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Soszynski looks for a takedown but Shears sprawls well.
Shears keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shears throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Soszynski.
Soszynski fails with the takedown.
Soszynski blocks a jab.
Soszynski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shears scoring well with a low kick there.
Soszynski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shears defends it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shears circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Shears dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Soszynski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soszynski fails with a takedown attempt.
Soszynski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Soszynski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Billy Shears has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krzys Soszynski.
Shears misses with a straight left.
No joy there for Soszynski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Soszynski looking to score a takedown here. Shears is defending well but Soszynski drives through and ends up in Shears's guard.
Soszynski wants to control from the top but Shears keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shears pulls Soszynski in close to prevent any damage.
Soszynski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Shears tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shears not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shears lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Soszynski!
Soszynski is in all sorts of trouble here.
Soszynski regains half guard.
Shears is trying to work for a kimura but Soszynski is defending well.
Soszynski looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Shears trying to mount his opponent but Soszynski defends it.
Soszynski wants to control but Shears is keeping busy.
Soszynski is defending against the submission attempts here by Shears.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shears sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski is trying to get back to full guard.
Soszynski wants to control but Shears is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Soszynski looking for a kimura from the bottom but Shears passes into side control!
Shears goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Soszynski rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Shears's guard! Nice work there by Soszynski!
Soszynski gets to his feet. Shears looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shears misses with a hook.
Soszynski shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Shears's guard.
Shears looking for a guillotine here but Soszynski defends easily.
Soszynski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Soszynski has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Shears to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Soszynski is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Shears pulls down on the head and he's put Soszynski to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Billy Shears!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge VonQulik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halo comes to the cage accompanied by Halo Theme Song. Jorge VonQulik is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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182 lbs
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181 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge VonQulik!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo just misses with a punch to the body.
VonQulik misses with a jab to the body
and Halo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Michael Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Halo coming out on top.
Halo slips a jab and a cross from VonQulik.
Halo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by VonQulik.
VonQulik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halo lands an overhand right.
VonQulik lands with a nice combination. Halo backs away looking to recover.
Halo wants to slow VonQulik down by chopping away at his legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Halo, right into the meat.
VonQulik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Halo.
VonQulik avoids the body shot from Halo.
Michael Halo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Halo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Halo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Halo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but VonQulik moves away.
Halo misses with a straight right.
Halo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Halo lands a jab to VonQulik's midsection.
Halo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Halo dips to his left and cracks VonQulik with an uppercut!
VonQulik fails with the takedown
and Halo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo throws a jab but it's blocked by VonQulik.
Halo just misses with a punch to the body.
Halo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from VonQulik.
VonQulik throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
VonQulik looks to land a right hand but Halo moved out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
VonQulik throws a wild body kick that Halo sees coming a mile off.
VonQulik thows a left - swing and a miss!
VonQulik throws a left and a right that both miss
and Halo counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Halo as he connects with a hook.
Halo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches VonQulik on the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Halo. That snapped VonQulik's head back.
An inside leg kick from VonQulik misses.
Good shot there by Halo.
VonQulik misses with a hook.
VonQulik feints a jab promting Halo to slip. VonQulik then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Halo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
VonQulik throws a combination that misses
and Halo counters with a low kick, right behind VonQulik 's knee.
Halo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Halo missing with a left hand there. VonQulik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo takes a swing at VonQulik's ribcage but misses.
Halo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by VonQulik.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Halo.
VonQulik looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
VonQulik looks to score with a jab to the body but Halo is just out of range.
Halo moves out of range of the body kick from VonQulik.
VonQulik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halo throws out the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halo connects with a body shot.
Halo connects with a body shot that sends VonQulik's belly button to the back.
Halo is looking to chop away at VonQulik's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Halo dominated that 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.
Halo wants to slow VonQulik down by chopping away at his legs.
Halo jabs VonQulik right on the nose. VonQulik blinks but takes it well.
VonQulik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halo. VonQulik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Halo dodges the punch combination from VonQulik.
Halo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. VonQulik doesn't seem bothered though.
VonQulik tries for a takedown but Halo circles away easily
letting Halo counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halo. VonQulik does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo connects with a body shot that sends VonQulik's belly button to the back.
Nice sprawl there from Halo as VonQulik shoots in.
Halo throws a leg kick but VonQulik sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Halo is looking to chop away at VonQulik's legs.
Halo throws a right hand that VonQulik ducks under and follows up with a left that VonQulik also avoids with ease.
Halo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and VonQulik counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by VonQulik.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
VonQulik wants to control from the top but Halo keeps moving.
VonQulik stopping the sweep attempt from Halo.
VonQulik trying to control the position from guard on top but Halo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
VonQulik might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Halo kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Halo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in VonQulik's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
VonQulik looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Halo trying to control the position from guard on top but VonQulik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo preventing the sweep.
VonQulik is looking for a triangle but Halo pushes his legs off easily.
Halo forces his way into half guard.
VonQulik is looking to get back to full guard here but Halo has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
You can see the frustration on VonQulik's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
You can see the frustration on VonQulik's face as Halo controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
VonQulik tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
VonQulik struggling a bit here.
VonQulik is not content to let Halo control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Michael Halo will probably get the nod.
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!
Halo throws a big shot that misses.
Halo misses with the combination.
VonQulik fails with a takedown attempt.
Halo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
VonQulik shoots in for a takedown but Halo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
VonQulik shoots in looking for a takedown but Halo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing VonQulik's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Michael Halo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge VonQulik.
Halo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Halo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jorge VonQulik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Halo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
VonQulik avoids a punch combination nicely.
Halo throws a front kick that sends VonQulik stumbling back into the cage.
VonQulik steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Halo. That one must have hurt.
VonQulik throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Halo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
VonQulik takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Jorge VonQulik has been cut.
Halo lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Michael Halo is winning the standup battle so far.
Halo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but VonQulik manages to avoid it.
Halo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from VonQulik.
Halo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Halo wants it to stay on the feet.
VonQulik looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Good leg kick by Halo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck VonQulik on the side of the head.
Halo lands a glancing blow to the side of VonQulik's head.
VonQulik on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Halo. Halo obviously looking to wear him down.
Halo digs a good hook to VonQulik's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Halo.
Michael Halo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
VonQulik throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Halo to counter with a crisp jab.
VonQulik looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Halo blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jorge VonQulik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A solid leg kick lands there for Halo.
VonQulik on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Halo lands with a good body shot.
Halo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
VonQulik throws a right hand that Halo ducks under and follows up with a left that Halo also avoids with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halo misses with a few strikes there.
Halo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that VonQulik can do to turn this around?
Halo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Halo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Halo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Halo, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Halo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Great Tonying (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago's entrance music is Eye of the tiger. A fine choice. The Great Tonying has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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23
270 lbs
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30
276 lbs
21 - 7 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Great Tonying!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tonying to score with a decent uppercut.
Tonying throws a jab when Drago was well out of range.
Tonying tries to clinch up.
Tonying tries to land a leg kick but Drago saw it coming and moves away.
Tonying clinches up with Drago and pushes him back against the cage.
Tonying cracks Drago with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drago misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Drago.
Tonying lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drago or not.
Drago is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Tonying.
Drago letting Tonying take a breather here.
Tonying crunches a lovely knee into Drago's ribcage.
Tonying lands a body punch in the clinch.
Come on Tonying - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tonying makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonying putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Drago in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tonying with a knee to the head.
It looks like Ivan Drago has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tonying.
Tonying lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tonying lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Tonying.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tonying landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tonying lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tonying lands an uppercut.
Tonying scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tonying lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Drago goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Tonying in side control.
Drago is rocked!
Tonying controls the position from side control.
Oh Drago is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drago seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago tries to buck Tonying off but Tonying is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. The Great Tonying was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tonying tries to close the distance and clinch but Drago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Tonying. Those never looked like landing.
Tonying fakes the body blow, causing Drago to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Drago goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). The Great Tonying!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vladik Fedotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Naked (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Naked's choice of entrance music: I Want You. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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184 lbs
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177 lbs
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladik Fedotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buck Naked!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naked misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Naked connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Naked throws a head kick but Fedotov moves out of range.
A low kick from Fedotov is predictable there
and Naked counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fedotov thinking.
Fedotov blocks a head kick by Naked.
Fedotov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Naked.
Fedotov blocks a head kick by Naked.
Fedotov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Naked.
Fedotov slips a jab and a cross from Naked.
Naked will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Buck Naked seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fedotov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fedotov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fedotov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fedotov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Naked throws a front kick aimed at Fedotov's knee but Fedotov avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Naked.
Naked tries to work over Fedotov's front leg with a kick but Fedotov checks it.
Naked moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Naked throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fedotov's head.
Naked throws a leg kick
and Fedotov counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Naked throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fedotov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Naked. Fedotov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Naked throws a sloppy head kick and Fedotov moves out of range easily.
Fedotov throws a body kick that misses.
Fedotov slips under a jab.
Fedotov is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov avoids the head kick by Naked.
An inside leg kick lands from Fedotov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fedotov connects with an inside leg kick.
Naked throws a sloppy head kick and Fedotov moves out of range easily.
Fedotov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fedotov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Naked swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Naked throws a body kick that misses.
Good work by Naked as he checks the leg kick.
Fedotov tries a low kick but Naked avoids it.
Naked tries a head kick but it misses.
Fedotov moves out of range of the strikes.
Fedotov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Naked takes a step back to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Naked throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Naked throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fedotov.
Fedotov misses with a low kick.
Naked throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Naked is looking to land body kicks.
A jab from Naked misses.
A low kick from Fedotov misses
and Naked counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Naked throws out a leg kick but Fedotov moves out of range and Naked only half commits.
Naked throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fedotov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fedotov avoids the head kick by Naked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naked pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fedotov is out of range and Naked settles back down.
Fedotov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Naked avoiding damage as Fedotov throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fedotov obliges.
Fedotov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Naked blocks it with crossed arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fedotov trying to land knees to the body.
Naked working hard to break the clinch.
Fedotov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fedotov throws an elbow but it misses.
Naked managing to block the knees to the body from Fedotov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Buck Naked will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fedotov doesn't manage to clinch there - Naked circles away.
Naked throws a push kick but Fedotov slaps the foot to one side.
Fedotov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Naked is out of range and Fedotov settles back down.
Fedotov darts in and clinches Naked up against the cage.
Naked wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Naked breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fedotov moves into range and clinches up with Naked.
Fedotov missing with knees to the body.
Naked breaks from the clinch.
Naked checks a leg kick nicely.
Buck Naked seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fedotov throws a body kick that misses.
Fedotov misses with a low kick as Naked jumps back.
A bone on bone clash there as Naked blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naked misses with a looping left.
Naked avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Naked lands a nice shot to the body.
Naked wants to slow Fedotov down by chopping away at his legs.
Naked checks a leg kick.
Naked scoring well with a low kick there.
Naked throws a series of punches but Fedotov moves out of range.
Naked throws a head kick that misses.
Naked has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fedotov.
A head kick misses from Naked.
Naked avoids the head kick by Fedotov.
Naked swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naked moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fedotov looks to throw a body kick
and Naked counters with a solid body kick.
Fedotov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Naked lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Naked scores with a kick to the midsection.
Naked pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Naked.
Fedotov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Naked finds it's way round the side to connect with Fedotov's head.
Fedotov blocks a head kick by Naked.
Naked misses with a straight left.
Naked misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naked slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fedotov throws a chopping leg kick but Naked manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fedotov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fedotov pushes Naked away with a front kick.
Naked is looking to land body kicks.
Fedotov has closed the distance and engaged Naked in a clinch.
Fedotov keeps control of Naked as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fedotov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fedotov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Naked avoids it.
Fedotov misses with a knee strike.
Fedotov has Naked pressed against the cage, preventing Naked from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naked wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fedotov has him pressed against the cage.
Fedotov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Naked is defending well for now.
Naked avoids the elbow strike from Fedotov, against the cage.
Fedotov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Naked.
Naked breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fedotov has Naked up against the cage in a clinch.
Fedotov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fedotov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Naked blocks an elbow strike from Fedotov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Buck Naked will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Fedotov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Naked lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fedotov backs up against the cage.
Fedotov throws a leg kick
and Naked connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Naked misses with a wild body shot.
Naked motions for Fedotov to come forward. Naked throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Naked throws out a powerful jab.
Naked fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fedotov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Naked throws a head kick that Fedotov semi-blocks.
Naked avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fedotov tries to clinch up.
Fedotov moves out of range of the body kick from Naked.
Fedotov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fedotov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedotov is looking to clinch.
Naked moves out of range of the leg kick from Fedotov.
Fedotov is looking to chop away at Naked's legs.
Naked buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Naked scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fedotov is rocked!
Naked throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oh Fedotov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Naked throws a head kick that misses.
Naked lands a big head kick that sends Fedotov to the canvas! Naked follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buck Naked!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Syezd Kepe Eses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Monster. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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25
285 lbs
11 - 3 - 1 |
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28
284 lbs
23 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Syezd Kepe Eses!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Brown!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kepe Eses defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Brown throws a leg kick which misses Kepe Eses's front leg but catches the back leg as Kepe Eses tries to avoid it.
Kepe Eses uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown blocks a head kick by Kepe Eses.
Brown 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.
Brown misses the jab.
Kepe Eses throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Brown looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Kepe Eses.
Brown checks a leg kick.
Kepe Eses attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kepe Eses connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like David Brown has been cut.
Kepe Eses throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kepe Eses.
Syezd Kepe Eses is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown takes a swing at Kepe Eses's ribcage but misses.
Kepe Eses avoids the body shot from Brown.
Kepe Eses lands a head kick!
Kepe Eses looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brown has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kepe Eses connects with an inside leg kick.
David Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kepe Eses.
That has opened up David Brown's cut even more.
Nice body kick from Kepe Eses.
Kepe Eses lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brown's sensitive parts.
Brown wants to stay close but Kepe Eses steps back to make room for something. Brown seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Kepe Eses and Brown drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Syezd Kepe Eses!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Schulte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Voitto Vekkiotsamo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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209 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
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Schulte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Voitto Vekkiotsamo!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Vekkiotsamo.
Schulte misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vekkiotsamo throws a head kick but Schulte moves out of range.
Vekkiotsamo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vekkiotsamo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schulte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vekkiotsamo looks to land a left hand but Schulte moved out of range nicely.
Vekkiotsamo doesn't manage to clinch there - Schulte circles away.
Vekkiotsamo lands a jab.
It looks like Brian Schulte has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Vekkiotsamo. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Vekkiotsamo misses.
Schulte misses the shot to the body.
Schulte takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Vekkiotsamo takes a swing at Schulte's ribcage but misses.
Vekkiotsamo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Schulte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schulte fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vekkiotsamo checks the leg kick.
Schulte scores with a takedown into Vekkiotsamo's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulte is looking to work some ground and pound but Vekkiotsamo has wrist control.
Vekkiotsamo wants to stand and escape but Schulte is having none of it.
Schulte postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schulte throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vekkiotsamo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Schulte trying to control but Vekkiotsamo is working from the bottom.
Vekkiotsamo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Schulte got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vekkiotsamo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Schulte has managed to get both his arms back between Vekkiotsamo's legs - danger averted.
Schulte content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Schulte won't allow Vekkiotsamo to get back to his feet.
Schulte postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulte lands a couple of digs.
Schulte won't allow Vekkiotsamo to get back to his feet.
Vekkiotsamo wants to sweep here but Schulte controlling him for the moment.
Schulte content to stall in guard here.
Schulte 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.
Vekkiotsamo wants to stand and escape but Schulte is having none of it.
Schulte trying to control but Vekkiotsamo is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Brian Schulte wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Schulte moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulte keeps the fight on the outside.
Vekkiotsamo just misses with a punch to the body.
Voitto Vekkiotsamo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vekkiotsamo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vekkiotsamo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Schulte.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Schulte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vekkiotsamo just misses with a punch to the body.
Voitto Vekkiotsamo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Schulte blocks the low kick.
Schulte blocks a head kick by Vekkiotsamo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vekkiotsamo throws a wild body kick that Schulte sees coming a mile off.
Vekkiotsamo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Schulte counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Voitto Vekkiotsamo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brian Schulte's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vekkiotsamo misses with a looping right.
Schulte checks a low kick from Vekkiotsamo.
Schulte is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vekkiotsamo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vekkiotsamo connects with a body shot that sends Schulte's belly button to the back.
Schulte fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Schulte has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vekkiotsamo.
Vekkiotsamo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schulte attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vekkiotsamo tries to clinch but Schulte is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vekkiotsamo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schulte throws out the jab.
Schulte misses the jab.
Vekkiotsamo throws a shot to the body.
Vekkiotsamo fails to land with a series of punches.
Vekkiotsamo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vekkiotsamo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vekkiotsamo gets caught flat footed, as Schulte shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Vekkiotsamo trying to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vekkiotsamo wants to stand and escape but Schulte is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulte passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Vekkiotsamo wants to get back to his feet but Schulte drags him back down.
Vekkiotsamo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Schulte's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Vekkiotsamo tries to kick Schulte off but Schulte keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Vekkiotsamo wants to improve his position but Schulte is controlling well.
Vekkiotsamo is trying to stand.
Vekkiotsamo is staying active underneath Schulte, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vekkiotsamo is trying to get back to full guard.
Vekkiotsamo is pressing down on Schulte's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Schulte stopping the sweep attempt from Vekkiotsamo.
Schulte lands a couple of elbows.
Brian Schulte overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vekkiotsamo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Schulte passes into half guard.
Schulte is trying to control the action in half guard but Vekkiotsamo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vekkiotsamo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Schulte lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vekkiotsamo is trying to control but can't.
Schulte looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vekkiotsamo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Schulte with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schulte passes the guard and advances to mount!
Vekkiotsamo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vekkiotsamo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Voitto Vekkiotsamo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Brian Schulte's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Schulte ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vekkiotsamo throws a half hearted mid kick.
A big left from Vekkiotsamo misses.
Vekkiotsamo has managed to clinch.
Schulte works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Vekkiotsamo is looking to sweep but instead, Schulte has passed into half guard.
Schulte stops Vekkiotsamo from getting back to his feet.
Schulte scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schulte is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Schulte looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulte seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vekkiotsamo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vekkiotsamo wants to get back to full guard.
Schulte working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Schulte stops Vekkiotsamo from getting back to his feet.
Schulte drops an elbow to the side of Vekkiotsamo's head.
Vekkiotsamo is not content to let Schulte control the position.
Vekkiotsamo tries to kick Schulte off but Schulte keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Vekkiotsamo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vekkiotsamo tries to get to full guard but Schulte has control of the leg.
Schulte working Vekkiotsamo over with strikes.
Brian Schulte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulte looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vekkiotsamo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vekkiotsamo is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vekkiotsamo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Vekkiotsamo is still in real trouble! Can Schulte finish him?
Schulte lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Vekkiotsamo! More strikes land and this one is all over! Schulte jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Schulte!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistar Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Factor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overeem comes to the cage accompanied by right above it lil wayne. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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287 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alistar Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Factor!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem misses with a jab to the body
letting Factor counter with a right hand.
Overeem goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Max Factor has been cut.
Overeem throws out a loose jab but Factor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Factor throws a hook to the side of Overeem's head but Overeem sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Factor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overeem throws a sloppy head kick
and Factor counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Overeem is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Overeem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Overeem misses with a straight right.
Overeem looks to throw the jab but Factor is out of range.
Overeem connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Factor throws an overhand right that lands on Overeem's shoulder, as Overeem tries to avoid the shot.
A shot to the body from Overeem misses
and Factor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Overeem takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Factor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Overeem throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Factor counters with a straight right hand.
Overeem scores with a jab to the body.
Overeem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Overeem is breathing heavily.
Factor scores with a jab to the head.
Overeem throws a head kick that Factor semi-blocks.
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!
Overeem swinging wildly here.
Factor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Overeem.
Overeem throws a head kick that misses
and Factor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Factor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Overeem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem throws a head kick that half lands.
Overeem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Overeem is looking to score with low kicks.
Overeem throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Factor counters with a nice uppercut.
Factor ducks under a wild hook from Overeem.
Overeem misses with a body kick.
Overeem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Factor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Overeem throws a head kick but Factor moves out of range.
Factor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Overeem.
Nice uppercut lands for Factor. That snapped Overeem's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Overeem misses
and Factor counters with a nice uppercut.
Factor looks to land a left hand but Overeem moved out of range nicely.
Overeem connects with a high kick.
Factor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Overeem looks to throw a body kick
and Factor counters with a nice right hand that sends Overeem toppling to the canvas! Overeem scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Factor finish him?!
Overeem is rocked!
Factor ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Overeem's jaw. Overeem's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Factor does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Max Factor!
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