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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bojangles McFly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rutledge Vanderhorst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bojangles McFly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rutledge Vanderhorst!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vanderhorst. Vanderhorst obviously looking to wear him down.
McFly blocks the body kick.
McFly has closed the distance and engaged Vanderhorst in a clinch.
Vanderhorst takes a shot to the head.
Vanderhorst tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McFly's elbow.
Vanderhorst lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for McFly.
McFly blocks a body shot from Vanderhorst.
Vanderhorst lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vanderhorst scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Bojangles McFly has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vanderhorst softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vanderhorst is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McFly is keeping busy.
Vanderhorst tries a body shot but McFly blocks it.
Vanderhorst looking to slow down the pace here.
Vanderhorst blocking some punches.
McFly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McFly struggles to land a body shot inside as Vanderhorst controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vanderhorst.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFly misses with a hook from the clinch.
McFly tries to break free but Vanderhorst pushes him back against the cage.
McFly struggles to land a body shot inside as Vanderhorst controls his hands.
Vanderhorst lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McFly backwards.
Vanderhorst lands a shot to the body.
Vanderhorst lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McFly or not.
Vanderhorst tries a body shot but McFly blocks it.
Vanderhorst is struggling to control the position.
McFly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vanderhorst goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McFly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McFly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vanderhorst lands a shoulder strike.
McFly is rocked!
McFly struggles to land a body shot inside as Vanderhorst controls his hands.
Oh McFly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McFly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Vanderhorst.
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!
Vanderhorst has clasped his hands together around McFly's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
McFly takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Vanderhorst scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh McFly is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Vanderhorst can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rutledge Vanderhorst!
Rutledge Vanderhorst really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that RMC - Rio Mma Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Fulton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fulton comes to the cage accompanied by Voices. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Fulton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan Smith!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Fulton - just one landing.
Smith throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fulton looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Smith throws a push kick but Fulton slaps the foot to one side.
Fulton avoids the body shot from Smith.
Fulton lands with a cross.
Smith tries to land a front kick but Fulton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fulton misses with a body shot.
Smith misses with a kick to the body.
Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but Fulton sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Smith connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fulton momentarily.
Fulton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Fulton.
Fulton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fulton swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Fulton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Fulton avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Smith jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fulton throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Fulton is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fulton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith cracks Fulton with a good jab.
Fulton darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is refusing to be controlled, as Fulton sits in half guard.
Fulton content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Jimmy Fulton wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Smith throws a body kick that misses.
Fulton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fulton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smith at a distance.
Nice shot by Smith.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fulton. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fulton dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fulton misses with a few strikes there.
Smith throws a series of strikes that have Fulton backpedaling.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fulton.
Fulton swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Smith drives through with a takedown into guard.
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!
Fulton wants to improve his position but instead Smith has moved into half guard.
Fulton wants to control the action here but instead Smith manages to pass to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fulton wants to control but Smith is having none of it.
Fulton is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fulton is in a horrible position here. Smith smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fulton holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Smith tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Fulton regains half guard.
Fulton manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fulton has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Smith has passed into side control.
Smith tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fulton tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jordan Smith 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.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Fulton swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fulton. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fulton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fulton 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.
Smith avoids the body shot from Fulton.
Fulton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fulton 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.
The fighters circling - Fulton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fulton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Fulton is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fulton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Fulton tries to lock up and control but Smith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Smith prevents Fulton from getting the reversal.
Fulton is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fulton regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fulton tries to lock up and control but Smith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Smith lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Smith is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fulton can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fulton wants to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fulton is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jimmy Fulton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fulton tries to lock up and control but Smith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fulton is in all sorts of trouble here.
Smith lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fulton hang on?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fulton really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Smith is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fulton can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Fulton scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Smith land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Smith stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jordan Smith!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sadji Nosla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bud Bills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bills's choice of entrance music: Say Goodbye. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sadji Nosla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bud Bills!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nosla tries a head kick but it misses.
Nosla lands a head kick!
Nosla avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bills throws out a leg kick but Nosla moves out of range and Bills only half commits.
Bills closes the distance and pushes Nosla back into the cage.
Nosla lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Bud Bills has been cut.
Bills takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bills takes an elbow to the temple.
Nosla misses with an elbow over the top.
Nosla breaks the clinch.
Bills does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A combination from Nosla does no damage.
Bills fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nosla is out of range.
Bills swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bills throws a big shot that misses.
Bills throws a leg kick that misses.
Nosla tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nosla throws a head kick but Bills moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bills swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bills looks to score with a jab to the body but Nosla is just out of range.
Bills clinches up with Nosla and pushes him back against the cage.
The referee calls for Nosla to work.
Bills lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bills blocks an elbow strike from Nosla.
Nosla with a knee to the head.
Nosla scores with a knee to the head.
Bills is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nosla is defending well.
Bills misses with the head strike.
Nosla presses Bills against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nosla landing knees to the head.
Bills takes an elbow to the temple.
Nosla pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nosla blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nosla pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bills will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nosla checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nosla really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bills.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bills 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.
Nosla misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nosla misses with a straight right.
Bills fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nosla manages to avoid it.
Bills scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bills swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nosla misses with a leg kick.
Bills closes the distance and clinches.
Nosla looking to throw knees to the head but Bills is blocking nicely.
Bills misses with some punches.
Bills has had enough of the clinch but Nosla keeps him there for the moment.
Nosla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bills throws a leg kick that misses.
Nosla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nosla. That's going to slow Bills down.
Bills scores with a leg kick.
Bills throws a chopping leg kick but Nosla manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nosla cracks a nice hook into Bills's ribs.
Bills looks to score with a jab to the body but Nosla is just out of range.
Bud Bills seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nosla moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bills is rocked!
Bills wants to stay close but Nosla steps back to make room for something. Bills seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Nosla and Bills drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sadji Nosla!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Houston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lewis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Justin Moore - I Could Kick Your Ass. Houston is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Born of a Broken Man. This should be fireworks!
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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
18 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Austin Houston!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis scores with a leg kick.
Houston moves out of range as Lewis throws a body kick.
Lewis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Houston's calf.
Lewis walks into a straight right hand from Houston.
Lewis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lewis throws a looping overhand right but Houston ducks down to avoid it.
Lewis misses with a hook. Houston ducked under it nicely.
Nice body kick from Lewis.
A jab from Houston does it's job there.
Houston tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lewis takes a swing at Houston's ribcage but misses.
Lewis throws a leg kick but Houston sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Houston takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lewis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Houston checks it well.
A punch lands to the side of Houston 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lewis throws a low kick, looking for Houston's leg but Houston calmly moves out of range.
Houston shoots in and drives through. Lewis sprawls well.
Houston ducks right into an uppercut from Lewis.
Houston misses with a body shot.
Lewis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Houston tries to clinch but Lewis moves out of range.
Houston slips a jab from Lewis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis tests Houston's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mark Lewis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lewis defending well as Houston loads up on a big left hand.
Lewis slips under a jab from Houston.
Mark Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Houston takes a swing at Lewis's ribcage but misses.
Houston misses with a two punch combination.
Lewis misses the jab.
Houston throws a head kick that misses.
Houston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lewis.
Lewis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Houston tries a head kick but it misses.
Lewis throws a head kick but Houston moves out of range.
Lewis feints and then cracks Houston's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Houston down.
Houston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lewis scores with a leg kick.
Houston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lewis was well out of range. Poor timing from Houston.
Lewis moves out of range of the strikes.
Lewis thuds his right hand into Houston's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Houston dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lewis. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houston has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lewis.
A head kick misses from Lewis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Houston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lewis.
Houston chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lewis can pounce on him.
Lewis throws a sloppy head kick and Houston moves out of range easily.
Lewis slips under a jab.
Lewis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lewis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lewis, right into the meat.
Lewis misses with a low kick.
Lewis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lewis throws a shot from downtown. Houston moves away and avoids it.
Lewis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Houston checks a low kick from Lewis.
Houston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lewis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Houston is out of range and Lewis settles back down.
Houston comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lewis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lewis throws the left hand but Houston avoids the punch easily.
Houston throws a head kick but Lewis moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lewis.
Good work by Lewis as he checks the leg kick.
Houston swings for the body but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis misses with a body kick.
Lewis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Houston chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lewis can pounce on him.
Houston swinging wildly here.
Houston walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lewis connects with a leg kick. Houston looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Houston throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lewis.
Houston tries to work over Lewis's front leg with a kick but Lewis checks it.
Lewis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Houston takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lewis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Houston on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lewis, as that shot connected.
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!
Houston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lewis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Houston scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Houston's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lewis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Houston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lewis throws out the jab.
Lewis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lewis misses with a wild combination.
Lewis throws a low kick, looking for Houston's leg but Houston calmly moves out of range.
Houston throws out a loose jab but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lewis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Houston's sensitive parts.
Houston closes the distance and clinches.
Houston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lewis missing with knees to the body.
Lewis takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Mark Lewis has been cut.
Lewis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lewis breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Lewis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Lewis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lewis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lewis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Houston backs up against the cage.
Lewis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lewis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Houston slips a jab and a cross from Lewis.
Houston avoids the body shot from Lewis.
Mark Lewis is winning the standup battle so far.
Houston lands a right hook to the body.
Houston moves forwards but Lewis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lewis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice defenses there by Houston.
Houston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lewis was well out of range. Poor timing from Houston.
Sloppy strikes from Houston. Those never looked like landing.
Houston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lewis looks to land a left hand but Houston moved out of range nicely.
Nice cross by Lewis.
Houston scores with a one two! Lewis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good work by Houston as he checks the leg kick.
Lewis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Houston takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Houston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lewis moves away.
Houston walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Houston avoids the head kick by Lewis.
Houston getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lewis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Houston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lewis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lewis there as he acknowledges the shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lewis.
Lewis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lewis lands a really nice looking cross but Houston seems unphased.
Lewis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Houstons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lewis misses with a looping left.
Houston swings for the body but Lewis moves out of range.
Houston walks into a stiff left hand from Lewis.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Houston slips under a jab.
Houston misses with a hook. Lewis ducked under it nicely.
Lewis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lewis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Houston closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lewis quickly recovers to half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Houston is looking to take a break and control but Lewis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lewis tries to get to full guard but Houston has control of the leg.
Lewis is refusing to be controlled, as Houston sits in half guard.
Lewis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Houston.
Houston wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Lewis uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Houston must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houston stopping the sweep attempt from Lewis.
Houston wants to pass the guard but Lewis is keeping the position.
Houston stopping the sweep attempt from Lewis.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Houston wants to control the action here but instead Lewis manages to pass to full mount!
Houston tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houston is bucking up trying to escape but Lewis cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Houston is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lewis working away from the top, dropping strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Houston can't escape the position.
Lewis wants to control the pace but Houston is squirming around nicely.
Houston can't escape the position.
Lewis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Houston?
Houston tries to hold on but Lewis pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lewis tries to control but Houston wriggling away.
Lewis avoids the attempt from Houston to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Lewis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Lewis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Houston with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lewis cracks Houston with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lewis throws a low kick but Houston moves out of range easily.
Lewis throws a hook but Houston avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Lewis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lewis lands with a shot to the body.
Lewis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lewis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Houston is able to avoid easily.
Houston misses with a body shot.
Lewis misses with a straight left.
Lewis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Houston moves out of range of the body kick from Lewis.
Lewis lands with a slapping head kick.
Houston's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lewis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Houston scrambles back to his feet.
Lewis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Houston on the side of the head.
Houston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
Lewis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Houston takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lewis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Houston loads up on a big right hand but Lewis slips the punch.
Lewis tries to work over Houston's front leg with a kick but Houston checks it.
Lewis misses with a looping right.
Lewis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Houston's head.
Lewis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Houston shoots for a takedown but Lewis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Houston takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Houston has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lewis moves out of range of the body kick from Houston.
Lewis misses with a straight right.
Houston swinging wildly here.
Houston on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Houston avoids the head kick by Lewis.
Lewis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lewis moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis feints and then cracks Houston's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Houston down.
Lewis lands a nice shot to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Houston - that will leave a mark!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Houston closes the distance and pushes Lewis back into the cage.
Houston is looking for a takedown.
Lewis lands a left hand.
Houston takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Houston tries to land knees in the clinch but Lewis avoids the damage to the body.
Houston manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lewis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lewis chips away with some ground and pound.
Houston tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lewis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Houston swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lewis passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is looking to take a break and control but Houston is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Houston trying to hold on to Lewis's head to control him but Lewis postures up.
Lewis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Houston defending well though.
Lewis passes to full mount!
Lewis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Houston hang on?
Lewis trying to control but Houston is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Lewis there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Austin Houston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houston is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lewis 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.
Lewis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lewis lands a heavy elbow.
Mark Lewis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Houston tries to reverse the position but Lewis maintains control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lewis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Houston?
Lewis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Houston is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Houston is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Houston throwing hammer fists to the chest of Lewis. What's that going to do exactly?
Lewis with shots to the head and body - Houston looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Lewis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lewis, 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Lewis!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Chigurh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitri Mikhailovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chigurh comes to the cage accompanied by Kvelertak-Mjod. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anton Chigurh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dmitri Mikhailovich!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chigurh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chigurh scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Dmitri Mikhailovich has been cut.
Mikhailovich closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mikhailovich takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chigurh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mikhailovich.
Chigurh tries a head kick but it misses.
Chigurh stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chigurh connects with a nice looking jab.
Mikhailovich takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chigurh lands with a big left! Mikhailovich is wobbled badly! Chigurh comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Mikhailovich to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Anton Chigurh!
A very excited looking Anton Chigurh made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noah Cd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Abbot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Abbot is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noah Cd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Abbot!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abbot goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cd pivots, looking for a leg kick but Abbot is out of range and Cd settles back down.
No joy there for Abbot, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Abbot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abbot takes a jab right on the kisser.
Abbot scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cd doesn't seem bothered though.
Abbot blocks a head kick by Cd.
Abbot misses with a leg kick
and Cd counters with an inside leg kick.
Abbot lands a jab to Cd's midsection.
Cd lands with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cd throws a shot to the body.
Abbot swinging wildly here.
Abbot chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cd can pounce on him.
Cd fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Abbot has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cd pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Abbot works over Cd's head and body with a nice combination.
Cd works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Abbot lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cd backs up against the cage.
Cd throws out a loose jab but Abbot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frank Abbot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cd is looking to land body kicks.
Abbot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cd moves forwards but Abbot connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Abbot.
Cd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abbot.
Cd takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
An inside leg kick from Cd misses.
Cd throws a leg kick but Abbot checks it.
Abbot throws an off balance right hand
and Cd counters with a nice low kick that buckles Abbot's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cd throws a push kick but Abbot slaps the foot to one side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cd bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abbot walks into a stiff left hand from Cd.
Abbot takes a jab right on the kisser.
Abbot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Abbot lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cd shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cd explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Abbot takes a swing at Cd's ribcage but misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cd, right into the meat.
Cd feints and then cracks Abbot's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Abbot down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbot checks a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Abbot checks a leg kick.
Cd will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Abbot throws a combination. Cd tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Abbot avoids the head kick by Cd.
Cd misses with a leg kick.
Cd dodges the punch combination from Abbot.
Cd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abbot throws out the jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cd.
Abbot throws out a loose jab but Cd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abbot lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Abbot throws a series of punches but Cd moves out of range.
Abbot misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbot throws a hook to the side of Cd's head but Cd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abbot throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cd.
Abbot chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cd can pounce on him.
Cd gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cd lands with a kick to the temple. Abbot shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cd throws a wild body kick that Abbot sees coming a mile off.
Cd drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A bone on bone clash there as Abbot blocks the leg kick.
Abbot throws a series of punches but Cd avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cd throws a low kick but Abbot moves out of range easily.
Abbot on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Abbot fails to land with a series of punches.
Cd blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Noah Cd will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cd throws a sloppy head kick and Abbot moves out of range easily.
Abbot lands the left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cd. That's going to slow Abbot down.
Abbot checks the leg kick.
Cd tries to land a front kick but Abbot steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cd goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Abbot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Abbot with a nice cross.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Abbot checks a leg kick.
Abbot misses with a few strikes there.
Abbot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cd. Cd obviously looking to wear him down.
Cd throws a head kick but Abbot moves out of range.
Abbot misses with the combination.
Noah Cd is winning the standup battle so far.
Cd is looking to chop away at Abbot's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frank Abbot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abbot misses with a two punch combination.
Abbot checks a leg kick nicely.
Abbot's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Abbot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abbot takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Abbot looks to land a right hand but Cd moved out of range.
Abbot misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cd counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Abbot misses with a double jab.
Abbot lands with a nice combination. Cd backs away looking to recover.
Abbot has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cd.
Cd thows a body kick. Abbot tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cd connects with a high kick.
Abbot misses with a double jab
and Abbot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cd circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice straight punches there by Cd. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cd.
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!
Abbot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cd moves out of range of the strikes.
Cd lands a head kick. Abbot smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cd scores with a push kick.
Cd keeps Abbot at a distance using the push kick.
Abbot is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cd. Abbot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cd misses with a low kick as Abbot jumps back.
Cd slips a jab and a cross from Abbot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cd.
Abbot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cd lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cd.
Cd keeps Abbot at a distance using the push kick.
Cd throws a push kick but Abbot slaps the foot to one side.
Abbot swings widly with a right hand
and Cd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A leg kick checked by Abbot.
Abbot looks to score with a jab to the body but Cd is just out of range.
Abbot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abbot throws a series of punches but Cd avoids them all with ease.
Cd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abbot.
Abbot misses with a left hand
and Cd counters with a nice low kick that buckles Abbot's knee momentarily.
Cd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cd. That's going to slow Abbot down.
Abbot takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cd connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A bone on bone clash there as Abbot blocks the leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cd throws the kick towards the body but Abbot avoids it.
Cd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abbot checks a leg kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Abbot misses with a hook. Cd ducked under it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abbot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cd looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abbot throws a jab when Cd was well out of range.
Cd lands a leg kick that knocks Abbot off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noah Cd dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cd slips under a jab.
Cd slips a jab and a cross from Abbot.
Abbot checks a leg kick nicely.
Abbot throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cd counters with a low kick, right behind Abbot 's knee.
Abbot throws a series of punches but Cd moves out of range.
Abbot works the jab nicely.
The fighters circling - Abbot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crunch! Cd slams his shin into Abbot's torso.
Abbot is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Abbot thows a left - swing and a miss!
Abbot blocks a leg kick.
Cd feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Abbot's calf.
Abbot closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Abbot takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cd thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Abbot if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cd lands a nice leg kick that just misses Abbot's sensitive parts.
Cd blocks the body kick.
Abbot loads up on a big right hand but Cd slips the punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Abbot checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A good leg kick by Cd.
Abbot is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Abbot just misses with a punch to the body.
Cd looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cd punishes Abbot's body with a nice straight punch.
Cd ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Abbot takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cd scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cd throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbot takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cd lands a nice looking kick to the body. Abbot takes a step back to recover.
Cd fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cd lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cd fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Abbot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cd.
Abbot 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.
Cd takes a swing at Abbot's ribcage but misses.
Cd connects with a solid leg kick.
Cd swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Abbot takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Abbot misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Abbot. Those never looked like landing.
Cd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cd throws a sloppy head kick and Abbot moves out of range easily.
Cd lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Abbot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cd misses with a straight left.
Abbot lands a nice shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cd.
Abbot blocks the body kick.
Abbot scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Abbot connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbot looks to throw the jab but Cd is out of range.
Abbot lands with a straight right. Cd didn't see that one coming.
Abbot swinging wildly here.
Abbot takes a swing at Cd's ribcage but misses.
Abbot misses with a series of wild punches.
Cd moves out of range as Abbot strikes.
Cd scores with a nice body kick.
Abbot lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cd throws a leg kick which misses Abbot's front leg but catches the back leg as Abbot tries to avoid it.
Frank Abbot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Cd uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Abbot misses the shot to the body.
Cd lands a high kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Noah Cd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cd has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noah Cd!
A victorious Noah Cd thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogers comes to the cage accompanied by American Badass by Kid Rock. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Davis!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Rogers misses.
Rogers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Davis slips a jab and a cross from Rogers.
Davis shoots for a takedown but Rogers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Davis throws a series of punches but Rogers avoids them all with ease.
Davis dives in and grabs Rogers's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rogers pushes down on Davis's head and hops out.
A lazy left from Davis finds it's target.
Davis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Davis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rogers finds it's way round the side to connect with Davis's head.
Rogers misses with a hook. Davis ducked under it nicely.
Davis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rogers is able to avoid easily.
Rogers throws a low kick but it's checked well by Davis.
Nice shot by Rogers.
Davis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rogers. Rogers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rogers misses with a body kick.
Rogers throws the left hand but Davis avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
Nice straight punches there by Davis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Davis.
Rogers misses with a kick to the body.
Rogers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Phil Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis lands a jab.
Davis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rogers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rogers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davis.
Rogers staying out of range there.
Rogers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Davis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Davis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rogers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers cracks the inside of Davis's front leg.
Davis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rogers wants to slow Davis down by chopping away at his legs.
Rogers lands with an uppercut that bounces Davis off the cage and back into range.
Davis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rogers thuds his right hand into Davis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Davis misses with a hook.
Rogers lands with a kick to the temple. Davis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rogers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Rogers throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Davis on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Davis.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rogers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Davis counters with a stiff right hand.
Rogers is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rogers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Davis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rogers.
Rogers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rogers throws a jab when Davis was well out of range.
Rogers looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range.
Davis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rogers throws an overhand right that lands on Davis's shoulder, as Davis tries to avoid the shot.
Rogers connects with an inside leg kick.
Rogers throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Davis.
Rogers looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Davis throws a right hand that Rogers ducks under and follows up with a left that Rogers also avoids with ease.
Rogers thumps Davis with a low kick.
Davis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rogers throws out the jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rogers is defended easily by Davis.
Davis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rogers's waist but Rogers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Davis off to one side.
Steve Rogers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Davis.
Rogers throws a head kick that Davis semi-blocks.
It looks like Phil Davis has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rogers misses with an uppercut
and Davis counters with a straight right hand.
Davis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Rogers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phil Davis's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rogers!
Davis drives through and clinches with Rogers against the cage.
Davis takes an elbow to the forehead.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Davis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rogers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davis's elbow.
Davis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Davis taking a breather.
Rogers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rogers managing to block the knees to the body from Davis.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rogers.
Rogers looking to slow down the pace here.
Rogers lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Davis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rogers content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rogers lands a nice uppercut.
Rogers working aggressively here.
Rogers lands a right hand.
Davis wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rogers.
Rogers just leaning against Davis, taking a breather.
Rogers gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Rogers can't find room to land a body shot as Davis controls the action.
Davis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rogers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rogers taking a breather.
Davis breaks the clinch.
Rogers throws a leg kick but Davis checks it.
Rogers jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Davis pushes Rogers away with a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rogers tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rogers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davis lands with a straight right. Rogers didn't see that one coming.
Davis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rogers scores with a nice strike.
Davis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rogers moves into range and connects with a jab.
Davis misses with a takedown attempt - Rogers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rogers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Davis. That did some damage!
Davis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rogers to score with a decent uppercut.
Davis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rogers misses with a body shot.
Davis staying out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rogers lands a head kick. Davis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws out a leg kick but Rogers moves out of range and Davis only half commits.
Rogers throws the left hand but Davis avoids the punch easily.
Steve Rogers is winning the standup battle so far.
Rogers misses with an uppercut
and Davis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rogers sprawls well. Rogers wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Davis gets slowly back to his feet.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rogers!
Davis is breathing heavily.
Rogers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rogers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Davis checks a leg kick.
Rogers scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rogers throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Davis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Rogers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Phil Davis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rogers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Davis misses with a hook. Rogers ducked under it nicely.
Davis throws a hook to the side of Rogers's head but Rogers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rogers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Rogers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davis scores with a sloppy right hand. Rogers should have avoided that one.
Davis lands a two punch combo.
A head kick from Rogers lands but Davis takes it in his stride.
Davis looks to land a right hand but Rogers moved out of range.
Davis moves away from the strike by Rogers.
Rogers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Rogers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davis tries a low kick but Rogers avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis lands with an overhand left.
Davis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rogers.
A swing and a miss from Rogers.
Rogers throws a jab when Davis was well out of range.
Rogers throws a hook but Davis blocks it.
Davis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rogers's waist but Rogers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Davis off to one side.
Davis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rogers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Davis throws a hook to the side of Rogers's head but Rogers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Davis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rogers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Davis. That snapped Rogers's head back.
Rogers misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers throws a low kick, looking for Davis's leg but Davis calmly moves out of range.
Davis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Davis throws a hook but Rogers avoids it easily.
Davis fails with a takedown attempt.
Davis throws a lazy right hand but Rogers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davis 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.
Davis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis checks a leg kick nicely.
Rogers misses with a leg kick.
Rogers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Davis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rogers scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Davis is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rogers is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Davis.
Davis shoots in but Rogers avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Steve Rogers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Davis.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but Rogers shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Phil Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rogers bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Davis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davis 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.
Davis moves forwards but Rogers connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Davis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rogers lands a jab to the nose.
Rogers walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Davis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on Rogers's shoulder, as Rogers tries to avoid the shot.
Rogers fakes the leg kick and cracks Davis in the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Rogers scores with a four punch combination!
Rogers throws a leg kick which misses Davis's front leg but catches the back leg as Davis tries to avoid it.
Rogers getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Davis is rocked!
Rogers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Davis can do to turn this around?
Rogers drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Davis is still in real trouble! Can Rogers finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rogers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rogers stands up and waves to Davis to follow him.
Davis seems to have recovered his senses.
Davis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good exchange - Rogers coming out on top.
A jab from Davis misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Rogers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rogers has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Rogers!
Steve Rogers managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Supersize Me, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fred Ettish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nova Uniao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ettish kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Denim Demon. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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198 lbs
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26
192 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Ettish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nova Uniao!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ettish throws a hook but Uniao blocks it.
Ettish misses with a body shot.
Uniao instigates a clinch.
Ettish leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ettish breaks from the clinch.
Uniao moves in looking to clinch but Ettish pushes him off.
Uniao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Uniao lands a nice shot to the body.
Nova Uniao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ettish is looking to land body kicks.
Ettish lands a front kick.
Ettish tried to score with a low kick but Uniao checks it.
Uniao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Uniao gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ettish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uniao shoots in and drives through. Ettish sprawls well.
A solid body kick from Ettish.
Uniao tries to clinch up but Ettish circles away and keeps his distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ettish.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ettish. Uniao shrugs it off though.
Ettish misses with a body shot.
Uniao is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ettish's half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Uniao looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Uniao throwing shots but Ettish is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uniao is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ettish gets back to full guard.
Uniao preventing the sweep.
Uniao missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Uniao has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Uniao trying to control the position from guard on top but Ettish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Uniao cracks Ettish with a solid left hand.
Ettish knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Uniao on the ground.
Ettish wriggles free and stands up.
Ettish tries to score with a low kick but Uniao moves his leg out of the way.
Fred Ettish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uniao tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ettish swivels and escapes.
Uniao clinches up against the cage.
Uniao is working Ettish over against the cage.
Uniao misses with a punch to the body.
Ettish misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Uniao misses with a punch to the body.
Uniao is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ettish to keep the fight standing.
Fred Ettish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nova Uniao.
Ettish is trying to break the clinch but Uniao has him pressed against the cage.
Uniao misses with a body punch.
Uniao is trying to pull guard but Ettish turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Uniao tries to work over Ettish's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uniao misses with the head strike.
Ettish breaks the clinch.
Uniao fails with the takedown.
Uniao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ettish scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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!
A slapping body kick lands there for Ettish.
Uniao rushes Ettish and presses him up against the cage.
Uniao working aggressively here.
Uniao prevents a body shot from Ettish.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uniao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ettish tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ettish tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Uniao's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Fred Ettish will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ettish swings for the body but Uniao moves out of range.
Uniao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ettish at a distance.
Ettish thows a left - swing and a miss!
Uniao tries for a takedown but Ettish circles away easily
and Ettish counters with a two punch combo.
Uniao misses the shot to the body.
Uniao forces Ettish back against the cage and clinches.
Uniao takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Uniao.
Ettish blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ettish tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Uniao's elbow.
Uniao tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ettish just stands there and leans against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ettish escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ettish goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Uniao instigates a clinch.
Uniao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Uniao takes a knee to the side of the body.
Uniao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Uniao lands a hook that snaps the head of Ettish backwards.
Uniao tries to throw a body punch but Ettish avoids it by throwing Uniao back against the cage.
Ettish manages to break the clinch.
Ettish leaves Uniao with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fred Ettish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nova Uniao.
Ettish slips a straight right by Uniao.
Uniao misses with a body shot.
Uniao scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uniao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ettish.
Ettish displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Uniao throws out the jab.
Ettish stuffs the takedown.
Uniao is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ettish rather than just go for the knockout.
Ettish looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Uniao throws an off balance right hand
and Ettish counters with a body kick that stops Uniao in his tracks momentarily.
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!
Uniao fails with a takedown attempt.
Uniao forces Ettish back against the cage and clinches.
Ettish tries to land knees in the clinch but Uniao avoids the damage to the body.
Uniao tries to throw a body punch but Ettish avoids it by throwing Uniao back against the cage.
Uniao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ettish's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uniao can't find room to land a body shot as Ettish controls the action.
Ettish gets through Uniao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Uniao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Uniao cracks Ettish with a nice body shot.
Ettish lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Nova Uniao has been cut.
Uniao tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ettish smiles and moves away.
Uniao with a poor takedown
and Ettish connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Uniao throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ettish cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ettish throws a body punch but Uniao moves out of range.
Ettish keeps the fight on the outside.
Ettish takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ettish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ettish swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Uniao tries to close the distance and clinch but Ettish swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ettish looks for the body kick but Uniao saw that one coming.
Ettish tries to land a front kick but Uniao steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Uniao cracks Ettish with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ettish throws the kick towards the body but Uniao avoids it.
Uniao instigates a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Uniao.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ettish digs a right hand underneath Uniao's ribcage. Uniao let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nova Uniao seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ettish breaks the clinch.
Ettish keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nova Uniao will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nova Uniao's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Uniao shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Uniao stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ettish swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ettish trying to control the position.
Uniao throwing strikes from guard but Ettish blocks nicely.
Ettish working a defensive guard here.
Ettish utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ettish avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Uniao throws a big right hand that misses.
Ettish is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Uniao loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uniao trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Uniao postures up.
We're going to have a standup here because Fred Ettish wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Uniao has a takedown stuffed.
Ettish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uniao was well out of range. Poor timing from Ettish.
Ettish looks to land a body kick but Uniao moved away.
Uniao just misses with a punch to the body.
Ettish is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Uniao scores a takedown into full mount!
Uniao thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ettish is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Uniao throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ettish because Uniao loaded up on that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ettish tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Uniao looking to ground and pound but Ettish is blocking nicely.
Uniao dominating with strikes here.
Uniao throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Uniao looking to finish Ettish with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ettish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uniao landing strikes from the mount.
Uniao with shots to the head and body - Ettish looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ettish is desperately trying to improve his position but Uniao has a good base and remains in mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Uniao lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ettish taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uniao lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Uniao swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Ettish is now in Uniao's guard. A big mistake from Uniao there, giving up the dominant position!
Uniao is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ettish avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Uniao looking for a guillotine here but Ettish defends easily.
Uniao tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ettish avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Uniao is looking to sweep but instead, Ettish has passed into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nova Uniao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Uniao 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nova Uniao!
Nova Uniao thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giant Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kong is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by GIANT KONG. 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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275 lbs
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288 lbs
10 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giant Kong!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mendez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mendez postures up in Kong's guard and throws a big left but Kong blocks it.
Kong is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kong wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mendez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mendez stands up over Kong, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mendez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mendez throws a strike but Kong rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kong won't allow Mendez to sweep him here.
Mendez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kong wants to pass the guard but Mendez is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kong gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mendez controls Kong momentarily but Kong frees himself.
Kong trying to control but Mendez is working from the bottom.
Mendez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kong must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kong stopping the sweep attempt from Mendez.
Kong looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendez looking for subs off his back but Kong has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mendez trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Mendez wants to control but Kong is having none of it.
Kong trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kong controlling from the full mount.
Kong tries to control but Mendez wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mendez is trying to reverse the position but instead Kong has taken his back - oops!
Mendez can't escape the position.
Kong tries to get the hooks in deep but Mendez pushed the leg off.
Mendez wants to escape the position.
Mendez is working hard here to advance position.
Kong really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Mendez.
Kong is looking to control Mendez but Mendez is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Mendez wants to control his opponent's hands but Kong gets his hands free.
Kong trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Mendez doesn't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez trying to control but not successfully.
I really don't envy Mendez right now.
Mendez manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kong's guard. Nice work there by Mendez.
Mendez working some strikes from top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendez is looking to work some ground and pound but Kong has wrist control.
Kong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mendez is one step ahead there.
Mendez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mendez 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mendez is one step ahead there.
Mendez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Mendez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kong throws a right hand that misses
and Mendez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mendez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kong holds on and takes a little breather.
Tony Mendez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kong wants to sweep here but Mendez controlling him for the moment.
Mendez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mendez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mendez postures up in Kong's guard and throws a big left but Kong blocks it.
Kong keeping full guard, as Mendez tries to pass.
Mendez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
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!
Kong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mendez.
Mendez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mendez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kong trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez throwing strikes from guard but Kong blocks nicely.
Mendez preventing the sweep.
Kong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mendez.
Kong is trying to control the position but Mendez postures up.
Mendez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mendez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mendez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mendez postures up and lands a big shot to Kong's brow.
Mendez connects with a couple of short punches.
Kong pulls Mendez in close to prevent any damage.
Kong controls Mendez momentarily but Mendez frees himself.
Kong is breathing heavily.
Mendez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mendez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendez stands and throws Kong's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mendez tries to score with some ground and pound. Kong controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kong sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mendez is nestled in close to Kong, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kong is trying to control but can't.
Mendez works his way into full mount!
Kong is bucking up trying to escape but Mendez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The referee warns Kong that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
It looks like Giant Kong has been cut.
Mendez with a couple of short strikes.
Kong is rocked!
Mendez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kong is still in real trouble! Can Mendez finish him?
That has opened up Giant Kong's cut even more.
Mendez loads up with a big shot that hurts Kong! He's pulled Mendez in close but Mendez has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Kong survive? More strikes from Mendez and Kong is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tony Mendez!
Tony Mendez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eli Takesian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Mackenzie King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takesian kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is United States Marine Corps Hymn. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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213 lbs
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24
215 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eli Takesian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Mackenzie King!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mackenzie King checks a leg kick.
Mackenzie King lands with a shot to the body.
Takesian tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mackenzie King throws a quick inside leg kick.
Takesian scores with a nice strike.
Takesian is looking to clinch.
Mackenzie King looks to throw the jab but Takesian is out of range.
Mackenzie King misses with a leg kick
and Takesian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Takesian goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Takesian misses with an uppercut. Mackenzie King saw that one coming.
Mackenzie King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takesian doesn't manage to clinch there - Mackenzie King circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mackenzie King. Takesian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mackenzie King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takesian.
Mackenzie King swats away the attempt to clinch by Takesian.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takesian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackenzie King lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Eli Takesian has been cut.
Mackenzie King delivers a nice body kick.
Takesian takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Takesian is breathing heavily.
Oooooh!!! Mackenzie King has knocked Takesian down with a huge combo! Mackenzie King steps away and waves a wobbly Takesian back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Mackenzie King there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mackenzie King looks to land a combination but Takesian avoids it well.
Mackenzie King cracks the inside of Takesian's front leg.
Takesian takes one on the button.
Eli Takesian's cut is getting worse.
Takesian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mackenzie King pivots, looking for a leg kick but Takesian is out of range and Mackenzie King settles back down.
Mackenzie King throws out a loose jab but Takesian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takesian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mackenzie King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takesian avoids the body shot from Mackenzie King.
Takesian slips under a jab.
Mackenzie King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takesian.
Takesian moves out of range as Mackenzie King strikes.
Mackenzie King is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Takesian rather than just go for the knockout.
Mackenzie King connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Takesian throws a front kick that sends Mackenzie King stumbling back into the cage.
Mackenzie King swings for the body but Takesian moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Mackenzie King misses the target.
Mackenzie King throws a body punch but Takesian moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mackenzie King.
Mackenzie King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
William Mackenzie King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mackenzie King throws a leg kick but Takesian moved away.
A jab lands there for Mackenzie King.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie King getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Takesian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mackenzie King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takesian misses with a few strikes there.
Takesian thows a leg kick but Mackenzie King checks it
and Mackenzie King counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mackenzie King turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Takesian closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Eli Takesian's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Takesian throws a right and a left that Mackenzie King avoids nicely.
That kick from Mackenzie King tenderised Takesian's leg. Takesian is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mackenzie King bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mackenzie King lands a slapping body shot.
Jab, jab by Mackenzie King - just one landing.
Mackenzie King lands an overhand right.
Jeez, Eli Takesian's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie King cracks Takesian with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Takesian is rocked!
Mackenzie King shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Takesian takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Mackenzie King sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Takesian bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). William Mackenzie King!
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