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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Crews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darius Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crews comes to the cage accompanied by We Made It-Busta Rhymes feat. Linkin Park. Jackson has chosen Out Here Grindin-DJ Khaled as his entrance music. The key to victory for Curtis Crews has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Crews! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Jackson! The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Crews throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Jackson throws a leg kick but Crews sees it coming and checks it nicely. Crews throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Crews.
Jackson is looking to chop away at Crews's legs. Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Crews throws a head kick that misses. Crews pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jackson.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Crews.
Jackson tries a low kick but Crews avoids it. Crews circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crews defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand. Crews throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Crews is breathing heavily. Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Crews bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Crews misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crews throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Jackson clinches. Crews gets underhooks to prevent Jackson's takedown attempt.
Jackson drags the fight down to the ground.
Crews trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Jackson is looking to stand up but Crews isn't so interested in that idea. Jackson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jackson wriggles free and stands up. Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Jackson misses with the combination.
Crews misses with a head kick.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Crews misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A right-left combo lands from Crews. Jackson drops Crews with a left right combo! Jackson follows him down to the ground into side control.
Crews is rocked! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Jackson gets to mount! Crews was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Oh Crews is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Crews is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Jackson tries to control but Crews wriggling away. Crews is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jackson controlling from the full mount. Crews seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Crews can't escape the position.
Jackson controlling from mount. Crews is squirming around, avoiding Jackson's attempts to control the action. Crews is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jackson trying to control but he's not successful this time. Crews is looking to improve his position but Jackson isn't that keen on the idea. Crews flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Crews is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Jackson looking to control but Crews is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Crews is wriggling around trying to escape.
Crews is working hard here to advance position. Jackson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Crews is looking to escape. Crews keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Crews regains half guard. Crews missing with punches from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Jackson dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Crews throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily. Crews throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. A head kick misses from Crews. Crews lands a head kick. Jackson smiles back at him and beckons him forward. A head kick by Crews - that's a beauty! Jackson is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Crews can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Curtis Crews!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Rudd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rudd comes to the cage accompanied by Danger Mouse theme song. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Rudd! 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, Jason Simpson! The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rudd throws a head kick that misses. Rudd takes a swing at Simpson's ribcage but misses. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Simpson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rudd - the referee stops the clock and Simpson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rudd. Simpson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Rudd checks a low kick from Simpson. Rudd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Simpson looks gassed! Simpson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rudd.
Rudd throws a head kick that misses. Rudd throws a head kick that misses. Rudd throws a nice looking combination but Simpson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Rudd throws a head kick that misses. Simpson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A head kick by Rudd - that's a beauty! Simpson is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Rudd can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kevin Rudd!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Hudson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Marquiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marquiss has chosen Gone Fishin as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Steven Marquiss has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Justin Hudson's chin.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Hudson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Marquiss! The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hudson throws a series of punches but Marquiss moves out of range. Hudson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this! Hudson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marquiss punishes Hudson's body with a nice straight punch. Marquiss throws a right and a left that both miss. Marquiss is looking to slow Hudson down with leg kicks. Hudson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hudson looks to land a right hand but Marquiss moved out of range. Marquiss throws a right hand that Hudson ducks under and follows up with a left that Hudson also avoids with ease. Hudson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hudson is rocked!
It looks like Justin Hudson has been cut. A big right followed by a crushing left from Marquiss knocks Hudson out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Steven Marquiss!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daigo Goto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demarcus Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daigo Goto could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Demarcus Jackson's chin.
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180 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daigo Goto! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demarcus Jackson! The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Goto tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range. Goto moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jackson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Goto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Goto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Goto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson tries to bum rush Goto with a series of wild strikes but Goto uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goto looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Jackson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Goto is rocked!
It looks like Daigo Goto has been cut. Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goto. Jackson tries to land a front kick but Goto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Jackson throws a hook to the side of Goto's head but Goto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Jackson throws a series of punches but Goto moves out of range. Goto shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jackson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Goto. That did some damage! Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss. Goto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Jackson lands with a nice combination. Goto backs away looking to recover. Jackson keeps the fight on the outside. Goto is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Goto darts in and clinches Jackson up against the cage. Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Goto leaning against his opponent.
Goto drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Goto misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jackson lands an elbow inside that Goto shrugs off. Jackson breaks the clinch.
Jackson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Goto. That did some damage! Jackson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Goto fails miserably with a takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daigo Goto. That's going to take a lot out of him. Goto darts in and clinches Jackson up against the cage. Goto tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jackson just stands there and leans against the cage. Come on Jackson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jackson looking to stall.
Goto fails to pull guard.
Jackson is trying to break free. Goto is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Goto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson is trying to stall.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Goto. Jackson wants to break free but Goto has control.
Goto goes for a takedown attempt but Jackson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jackson misses with a straight left. Goto moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off. Goto tries for a takedown but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Goto tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range. Demarcus Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Goto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Jackson avoids the body shot from Goto.
Goto is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Goto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jackson swivels and escapes. Jackson throws a right hand that Goto ducks under and follows up with a left that Goto also avoids with ease. Jackson moves out of range of the strikes. Goto tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it. Goto tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it. Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Goto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Jackson drops Goto with a nice combination! Jackson dives into Goto's guard, looking to finish!
Oh Goto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Jackson landing with the ground and pound. Goto looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demarcus Jackson dominated that round. The cut man is working on Daigo Goto's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jackson scores with a jab to the body. Jackson thuds his shin into the meat of Goto's side. Goto seems to have got his legs back now. Goto is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Jackson swings widly with a right hand
and Goto holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Goto prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch. Jackson keeps control of Goto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and Goto counters by moving into the clinch. Jackson stops a takedown attempt from Goto.
Jackson taking a breather. Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jackson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Goto lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jackson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Goto or not. Jackson avoiding damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jackson. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Goto. Jackson slows down the pace here.
Goto lands a body punch. Goto has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jackson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Goto has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jackson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daigo Goto. That's going to take a lot out of him. Goto wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Goto misses with a body punch.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes. Goto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Jackson throws a right hand that Goto ducks under and follows up with a left that Goto also avoids with ease. Jackson wants to slow Goto down by chopping away at his legs. Jackson throws a right hand that Goto ducks under and follows up with a left that Goto also avoids with ease. Jackson misses with the combination.
A left and a right from Jackson both land. Nice combination. Goto shoots in but no luck this time. Jackson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Daigo Goto's cut is getting worse. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Goto moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Goto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson, pushing him back against the cage. Goto tries to pull guard but Jackson won't allow it.
Goto misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Goto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jackson has Goto pushed against the cage. Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Jackson misses with the combination.
A combination from Jackson does no damage. Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Goto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Goto counters with a nice double leg into guard. Goto wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving. Goto landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jackson trying to keep a closed guard but Goto is proving a slippery customer.
Goto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Goto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Jackson looking to control.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Jackson keeping full guard, as Goto tries to pass. Goto working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Goto can do anything to dispel that myth. Goto keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jackson's head. Goto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard. Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Goto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Demarcus Jackson will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Daigo Goto's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Demarcus Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Jackson works the jab nicely. Jackson stuffs the takedown. Jackson throws a leg kick but Goto sees it coming and moves out of range. The fight stays on the outside here - Goto looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Jackson keeps the fight on the outside. Goto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jackson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Goto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Goto dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Goto ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round. A combination from Jackson does no damage. Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss. Goto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Jackson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Goto 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. Goto seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Goto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jackson is on top in guard.
Goto wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Goto's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. Goto is looking to sinch up a triangle. Jackson throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Goto's body to avoid the submission. Goto has instead reached around Jackson's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Goto arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Daigo Goto!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose The Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Burnside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burnside has chosen Clipse - Money as his entrance music. Jose The Bull could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eddie Burnside's chin.
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose The Bull! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Burnside! The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The Bull swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Bull throws a nice looking combination but Burnside bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. The Bull moves into range and clinches up with Burnside. Burnside keeps control of The Bull as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. The Bull gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Burnside.
Burnside looking for a takedown. Burnside should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. The Bull wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Burnside has dropped down and is working for a takedown. The Bull is trying to keep an underhook but Burnside manages to get the takedown into half guard. The Bull trying to control from the bottom.
Burnside throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. The Bull is staying active underneath Burnside, who seems content to just control the action from this position. The Bull avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Burnside. The Bull manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round. Burnside fails with a takedown attempt. Jose The Bull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Burnside. A punch combination from The Bull misses. Burnside avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Bull moves in looking to clinch but Burnside pushes him off. Burnside avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burnside keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. The Bull stuffs the takedown attempt from Burnside. Burnside gets slowly back to his feet. Burnside takes one on the button. The Bull throws a nice looking combination but Burnside bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. The Bull scores with a punch to the head. Burnside bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. The Bull throws a right and a left that both miss. The Bull throws a right and a left that both miss. Burnside checks a leg kick. Jab, jab by The Bull - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The Bull scores with a jab to the head.
Nice sprawl there from The Bull as Burnside shoots in. The Bull scores with a jab to the jaw. The Bull pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Bull misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Bull wants to clinch up but Burnside keeps it at a distance. Burnside shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. The Bull misses with the combination.
Burnside is on the wrong end of a nice combination from The Bull. The Bull scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The Bull throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burnside sees it coming and avoids it easily. Burnside shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. The Bull wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. The Bull fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. The Bull throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Bull darts in and clinches Burnside up against the cage. Burnside tries to score a body lock takedown but The Bull shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Burnside drops to a knee looking for a takedown but The Bull gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The Bull prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose The Bull dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The Bull moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. The Bull has Burnside up against the cage in a clinch.
Burnside wants a takedown but no success here.
The Bull throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burnside has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Bull is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. The Bull wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. The Bull breaks the clinch.
Good exchange - The Bull coming out on top. The Bull looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. The Bull misses with the combination.
The Bull looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round. A punch combination from The Bull misses. The Bull fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jose The Bull is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Jab by The Bull. The Bull throws a nice inside leg kick. Burnside is breathing heavily. Burnside closes the distance and clinches up with The Bull, looking for a takedown. Burnside pushes The Bull against the cage but The Bull circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Jose The Bull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Burnside. Nice combo by The Bull! Oh, that's hurt him - Burnside falls to the canvas and The Bull follows him into side control.
Burnside is rocked!
It looks like Eddie Burnside has been cut. The Bull moves into full mount! Burnside is still on wobbly legs! Can The Bull finish him? The Bull stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet. This has been an exciting period of action! The Bull tries to clinch up but Burnside circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The Bull connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Burnside tumbling to the canvas! The Bull pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Burnside was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jose The Bull!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonathon Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaiser Canon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Bulls On Parade. 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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180 cm
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195 lbs
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189 cm
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194 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Nice elbows
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathon Gracie! 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, Kaiser Canon! The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie tries to clinch up but Canon circles away and keeps his distance. Gracie tries to clinch but Canon moves out of range. The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Gracie drops his hands momentarily and Canon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Canon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Gracie misses with a looping right. Canon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Gracie tries to clinch up. Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing. Canon shoots in and drives through. Gracie sprawls well. Gracie takes one to the chin there. Gracie is looking to clinch but Canon is avoiding it.
Gracie waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Canon. Canon pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Canon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Gracie wants to stand but Canon is controlling the position. Canon is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control. Canon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Canon thows a big elbow that misses. Canon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Canon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard. Canon throwing strikes from guard but Gracie blocks nicely. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Canon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Gracie is looking to clinch. Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Canon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gracie as he avoids it easily. Jonathon Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaiser Canon. Gracie wants to clinch. Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Gracie tries to clinch but Canon moves out of range. Gracie tries to clinch up but Canon circles away and keeps his distance. Gracie wants to clinch up but Canon keeps it at a distance. Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch. Canon swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie. Canon keeps the fight on the outside. Gracie is looking to clinch but Canon is avoiding it.
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. Canon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away. Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Canon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Gracie is looking to clinch. Gracie is looking to clinch but Canon is avoiding it.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Canon keeps the fight on the outside. Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch. Gracie is looking to clinch but Canon is avoiding it.
A cross from Canon lands. Canon lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into rage. Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Canon shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Canon was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Poor strikes thrown by Canon there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gracie holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Canon tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gracie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gracie is working to get back to half guard.
Canon throws some wild stikes that Gracie manages to avoid easily.
Canon throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage. Canon throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage. Canon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Gracie wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Canon.
Canon looks gassed! Gracie is trying to stand up. Gracie in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Gracie is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Canon raining down shots from the mount!
It looks like Jonathon Gracie has been cut.
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. Canon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. Gracie is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Canon lands a nice shot to the head. Gracie wants to try and get back to his feet. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Canon cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Canon throwing strikes here but Gracie is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Gracie holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Canon tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gracie is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Canon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Canon throws some wild stikes that Gracie manages to avoid easily.
Canon working Gracie over with strikes here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaiser Canon dominated that round. The cut man is working on Jonathon Gracie's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gracie tries to clinch but Canon moves out of range. Gracie tries to clinch but Canon moves out of range. Canon swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie. Gracie tries to clinch but Canon moves out of range. Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Canon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Canon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Canon looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range. Canon fails with the takedown. Gracie wants to clinch. Canon looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Canon passes the guard and advances to mount! Canon throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Canon is breathing heavily. Canon misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round. Canon throws some wild stikes that Gracie manages to avoid easily.
Gracie holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Canon tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gracie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Canon won't let Gracie get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. Canon thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. Canon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. Gracie wants to control but Canon is having none of it. Gracie is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Canon throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gracie is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position. Canon thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gracie wants to control but Canon is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Gracie bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Gracie trying to stand up but can't free himself from Canon's guard. Canon throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. Gracie knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Canon on the ground. Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Canon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Canon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Canon is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control. Gracie is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Canon is controlling him. Canon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Canon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Canon has a takedown stuffed. Gracie is looking to clinch. Canon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Canon.
Canon lands with a nice combination. Gracie backs away looking to recover. Canon scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Canon thuds his right hand into Gracie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Canon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Jonathon Gracie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Gracie walks into a jab. A jab from Canon finds it's way through Gracie's defenses. Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Canon circles away.
Jonathon Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Gracie takes one to the side of the head.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab. Canon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie tries to clinch up. Canon digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Canon scores with a sloppy right hand. Gracie should have avoided that one. Canon looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Jonathon Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaiser Canon.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Canon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gracie momentarily.
Gracie misses with a right hand and Canon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Canon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gracie as he avoids it easily. Gracie keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Canon scores with a jab to the head.
Gracie throws a body punch but Canon moves out of range. Gracie tries to clinch but Canon moves away and Canon counters with a stiff right hand. A left and a right from Canon both land. Nice combination. Gracie needs to keep his hands up - Canon had a free shot at his head there. Canon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gracie circles away. A right-left combo lands from Canon. Canon closes the distance and clinches up with Gracie, looking for a takedown. Canon pushes Gracie against the cage but Gracie circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Gracie moves forwards but Canon connects with a nice, crisp jab. Canon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Gracie tries to clinch but Canon moves away and Canon counters with a straight right hand. Canon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Gracie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Canon works Gracie's body with a nice hook. Canon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab. Gracie clinches but Canon breaks the clinch letting Canon counter with a right hand. Canon cracks Gracie with a right hand to the side of the head. Canon scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Canon working the head with strikes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaiser Canon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Jonathon Gracie's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Canon's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Canon duly obliges. Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Canon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gracie as he avoids it easily. Gracie closes the distance looking to clinch and Canon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Gracie misses with an uppercut. Canon saw that one coming. Canon lands with an overhand left. Canon lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.
Gracie lands with a cross. Gracie tries to clinch and Canon counters with a lovely shot to the body. Canon scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Gracie closes the distance looking to clinch and Canon counters with a takedown into side control. Canon scoring with punches and elbows. Canon lands a few punches from side control. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Canon working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. Canon throws a strike aimed at the side of Gracie's head but Gracie avoids it well. Gracie tries to escape but Canon is in control. Canon tries for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gracie sneaks out the side door and pushes Canon away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape. Gracie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gracie throws a right hand that misses
and Canon counters with a straight right hand. Canon scores with a jab to the head.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Gracie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Canon. The fighters circle momentarily. Canon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Canon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gracie as he avoids it easily. Gracie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Canon closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Canon lands in his opponent's guard. Canon with a flurry of punches that miss. Canon slips nicely into half guard. Canon works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gracie taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet but Canon is dominant here and he's now got Gracie's back! Canon lands a big elbow. Canon throwing strikes here but Gracie is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Canon throws some wild stikes that Gracie manages to avoid easily.
Canon landing shots from mount. Gracie wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Canon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gracie can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gracie is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Canon throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gracie because Canon loaded up on that one. Canon looking to land elbow strikes but Gracie uses the position to regain half guard. Canon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Gracie is trying to stand up here but Canon is controlling him well. Gracie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. The fighters circle momentarily. Gracie darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Gracie cracks Canon with a right hand to the side of the head. Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Canon throws out the jab. Gracie tries to clinch up and Canon counters with a stiff right hand. Canon shoots in and drives through. Gracie sprawls well. Jonathon Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaiser Canon. Nice uppercut lands for Gracie. That snapped Canon's head back.
Canon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gracie as he jumps to the side. Gracie looks to clinch and Canon counters with a straight right hand. Gracie tries to clinch but fails miserably and Canon counters with a nice body shot. Canon scores with a jab to the body. Gracie throws a combination. Canon tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Jonathon Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Canon connects with a nice looking jab.
Gracie tries to clinch and Canon counters with a nice uppercut. Gracie misses with a looping right. Canon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it. Gracie closes the distance but Canon moves to the side and Canon counters with a straight right hand. Gracie tries to clinch and Canon counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Canon throwing shots but Gracie is blocking nicely. Canon missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Gracie wants to get back to his feet. Canon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Canon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Gracie is trying to stand up here but Canon is controlling him well. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Canon thows a huge punch but Gracie dodges it nicely.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Canon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gracie to score with a decent uppercut.
Canon is rocked! Gracie wants to clinch but Canon slips to the side and Canon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Canon is still on wobbly legs! Can Gracie finish him? Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Canon moved out of range.
And that's the end of the fight! Kaiser Canon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Canon 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30 Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30 Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaiser Canon!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jean claude Sherk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Carlton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlton has chosen Barroom Hero as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jean claude Sherk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jean claude Sherk! 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, Jason Carlton! The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Carlton is looking to clinch. Sherk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sherk closes the distance looking to clinch and Carlton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Sherk is controlling Carlton's posture. Sherk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Sherk has his hands on Carlton's head, controlling the position. Sherk wants to sweep but no luck. Sherk keeping full guard, as Carlton tries to pass. Carlton drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sherk looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sherk looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sherk! Carlton looks gassed! Sherk is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Carlton looks calm but he's in trouble here. Sherk gets his head over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Carlton is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Sherk lets go of the hold and Carlton can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jean claude Sherk!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Boss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Satellite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Satellite is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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217 lbs
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Boss! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Satellite! The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Satellite avoids the head kick by Boss.
Satellite has managed to clinch.
Boss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Satellite fails to land with a series of punches.
Boss moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ryan Boss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Satellite swinging wilding here.
Boss swings for the body but Satellite moves out of range.
Boss swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Satellite counters with a nice double leg into guard. Satellite looks gassed! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage! Satellite wants to control from the top but Boss keeps moving. Boss wants to stand and escape but Satellite is having none of it. Boss working a defensive guard here.
Satellite looking to pass the guard. Boss looking for a guillotine here but Satellite defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Satellite trying to control but Boss is working from the bottom. Satellite won't allow Boss to get back to his feet. Satellite thows a big elbow that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. A head kick misses from Boss. Boss tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Satellite counters with a nice double leg into guard. Satellite preventing the sweep. Boss is looking to stand up but Satellite isn't so interested in that idea. Satellite controls from within his opponent's guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Satellite passes Boss's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Satellite wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boss keeps working. Satellite is controlling the pace.
Boss looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Satellite is controlling the pace.
Satellite prevents Boss from improving his position. Satellite works his way into full mount! Satellite avoids the attempt from Boss to control. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Satellite controlling the pace for now. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Satellite dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Boss misses with a looping right. Boss with a lazy takedown attempt and Satellite counters with a nice double leg into side control. Boss won't be happy with that. Satellite wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boss keeps working.
Despite being in the dominant position, Nick Satellite just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Boss lands a nice shot to the body.
Satellite fails with an attempt to clinch.
Satellite tries to clinch but Boss moves out of range. Satellite shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Satellite tries to control but Boss wriggling away. Boss is wriggling around trying to escape.
Satellite controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round. Satellite forces the positional change into back control. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Boss is taking damage to the body and head. Satellite controlling the position well here. Boss rolled but Satellite kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Boss is keeping busy.
Satellite controlling well, preventing Boss from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Satellite somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back. Boss staying busy and making it hard for Satellite to control. Boss has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Satellite. What can Boss do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Boss holding both Satellite 's hands and preventing any damage. I really don't envy Boss right now.
Satellite is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Boss defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. A bit of a pause in the action here. Satellite controlling the positon.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boss looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment. Boss is trying to break free.
Satellite looking for the choke but no joy. Boss trying to control the hands but Satellite won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Boss has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke. Boss is in bad spot here.
Satellite controls the action. Boss looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands. The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Satellite's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Satellite just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Satellite showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Boss clinches up with Satellite and pushes him back against the cage. Satellite avoiding damage as Boss throws knees to the body.
Boss breaks from the clinch.
Boss fails with a takedown attempt. Ryan Boss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Satellite has a takedown stuffed. Boss tries to clinch but Satellite is having none of it. Boss lands a two punch combo.
Boss misses with the combination.
Satellite moves into the clinch. Boss tries for a takedown but Satellite manages to get underhooks.
Boss gets underhooks to prevent Satellite's takedown attempt.
Satellite wants to get back to striking at distance but Boss won't allow it.
Satellite is pressed up against the cage. Boss has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Satellite down to the mat. Satellite avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Boss. That's going to take a lot out of him. Boss wants to clinch. Boss misses with a takedown and Satellite counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Boss is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Satellite takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Boss looking to throw knees to the head but Satellite is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Boss manages to break the clinch.
Satellite avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boss clinches with his opponent.
Boss has hold of one of Satellite's legs. Satellite is fighting the takedown attempt but Boss gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Boss postures up.
Boss has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Satellite is proving hard to escape from. Satellite is controlling Boss's posture. Boss trying to stand up but can't free himself from Satellite's guard. Satellite has control of Boss's left arm, preventing Boss from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Satellite is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Satellite tries to land a sweep but no joy. Boss trying to control the position from guard on top but Satellite is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Ryan Boss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Satellite pulls Boss in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Satellite wants to sweep but no luck. Satellite pulls Boss in close to prevent any damage.
Despite being in the dominant position, Nick Satellite just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Boss wants to clinch up but Satellite keeps it at a distance. Satellite clinches. Boss with a knee to the head.
Boss wants to stall.
Satellite wants to get back to striking at distance but Boss won't allow it.
Boss makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Satellite is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Boss gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Boss throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Satellite blocks it with crossed arms. Boss manages to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Satellite won't allow Boss to get back to his feet. Boss controls Satellite momentarily but Satellite frees himself. Boss wants to stand and escape but Satellite is having none of it. Satellite is looking to advance position but Boss has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Boss looking to control but Satellite is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Boss raining down shots from the mount!
And that's the end of the fight! Ryan Boss showed his dominance in that final round. I think Satellite 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29 Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29 Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Satellite!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dana Fertitta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Thunderstruck-ACDC. Fertitta has chosen Frontline - Pillar as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Taylor! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dana Fertitta! The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A big right followed by a crushing left from Taylor knocks Fertitta out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jimmy Taylor! Jimmy Taylor is the new welterweight champion!
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