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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Trejo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fanglo ToXenbright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trejo comes to the cage accompanied by Six Blade Knife. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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217 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Trejo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fanglo ToXenbright!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trejo wants to clinch up but ToXenbright keeps it at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Trejo. No joy for ToXenbright on that attempt.
ToXenbright avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Trejo tests ToXenbright's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Trejo doesn't manage to clinch there - ToXenbright circles away.
A jab from Trejo finds it's way through ToXenbright's defenses.
Trejo scores with a head kick. ToXenbright tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Fanglo ToXenbright has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trejo avoids the body shot from ToXenbright.
Trejo forces ToXenbright back against the cage and clinches.
ToXenbright tries for a takedown but Trejo manages to get underhooks.
ToXenbright has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Trejo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Danny Trejo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fanglo ToXenbright.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trejo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Trejo breaks the clinch.
Trejo wants to clinch.
ToXenbright stuffs the takedown.
ToXenbright takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Trejo moves in looking to clinch but ToXenbright pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trejo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trejo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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!
Excellent takedown into side control there by ToXenbright.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trejo sneaks back into half guard.
Trejo pushes ToXenbright off and gets back to his feet.
Trejo connects with a body shot that sends ToXenbright's belly button to the back.
Trejo looks for a takedown but ToXenbright sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trejo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
ToXenbright throws a leg kick that is checked
and Trejo counters with a nice body kick.
ToXenbright looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trejo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Trejo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. ToXenbright looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Trejo just content to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ToXenbright tries to buck Trejo off but Trejo is having none of it.
Trejo moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
ToXenbright sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trejo prevents ToXenbright from improving his position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Trejo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fanglo ToXenbright's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Trejo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but ToXenbright paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Trejo.
Trejo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around ToXenbright's waist but ToXenbright gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Trejo off to one side.
ToXenbright takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Trejo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that ToXenbright can do to turn this around?
Trejo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as ToXenbright sprawls well. ToXenbright wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Trejo gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Trejo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trejo tries to close the distance and clinch but ToXenbright swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trejo has a takedown stuffed.
Trejo closes the distance and clinches.
ToXenbright has Trejo pressed against the cage, preventing Trejo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Trejo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of ToXenbrights head.
Trejo breaks the clinch.
Trejo tries to clinch up
and ToXenbright counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Trejo!
Trejo is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ToXenbright avoids the attempt from Trejo to control.
Trejo avoids a series of strikes thrown by ToXenbright.
ToXenbright with a couple of short strikes.
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!
Trejo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
ToXenbright avoids the attempt from Trejo to control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ToXenbright landing punches.
ToXenbright throwing strikes here but Trejo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Trejo can't escape the position.
Trejo avoids a series of strikes thrown by ToXenbright.
Trejo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as ToXenbright tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ToXenbright lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Trejo is rocked!
ToXenbright softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Trejo is out cold! ToXenbright jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fanglo ToXenbright!
During a confident post fight interview, Fanglo ToXenbright thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samiel Yukio Queriza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fap Soup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samiel Yukio Queriza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fap Soup!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soup swinging wildly here.
Soup throws a sloppy head kick and Queriza moves out of range easily.
Soup throws a right hand that Queriza ducks under and follows up with a left that Queriza also avoids with ease.
Soup throws a right and a left that Queriza avoids nicely.
Queriza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soup.
Soup tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Queriza.
Soup steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Queriza.
Queriza 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.
Soup feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Queriza's calf.
Soup misses with a head kick.
Queriza shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Soup is trying to defend but Queriza finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queriza trying to pass the guard but Soup defending well.
Soup wants to stand back up but Queriza manages to pass into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soup pushes Queriza away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Queriza gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Queriza has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Soup is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Queriza yanks on the arm and Soup is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Queriza.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Samiel Yukio Queriza!
A very excited looking Samiel Yukio Queriza rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karl Buss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bad Idea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Idea's choice of entrance music: Boss of All Bosses . Karl Buss has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Buss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bad Idea!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Idea gets a takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Idea looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Buss with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Buss has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Idea is working away from the top position though.
Idea throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Idea has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Buss won't allow Idea to pass to mount.
Idea passes to full mount!
Buss can't escape the position.
Idea tries to control but Buss wriggling away.
Idea landing strikes from the mount.
Buss tries to buck Idea off but he can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Idea cracks Buss with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
BOOM! Idea connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Idea looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Buss is rocked!
Idea landing strikes from the mount and Buss is in trouble!
Oh Buss is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Idea drops a big elbow. That's hurt Buss! More shots from Idea and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bad Idea!
A victorious Bad Idea 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Draybil Guetzlaff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max E Pad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Draybil Guetzlaff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max E Pad!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guetzlaff forces Pad back against the cage and clinches.
Guetzlaff tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pad avoids it.
Pad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Guetzlaff.
Guetzlaff keeps control of Pad as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pad.
Guetzlaff misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pad being controlled against the cage.
Pad misses with the head strike.
Guetzlaff content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Guetzlaff lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guetzlaff stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Draybil Guetzlaff.
Pad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guetzlaff looking to score a takedown here. Pad is defending well but Guetzlaff drives through and ends up in Pad's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pad is looking to stand up but Guetzlaff isn't so interested in that idea.
Pad looks gassed!
Guetzlaff is pushing down on Pad's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pad is fighting to maintain full guard but Guetzlaff has managed to sneak the leg through.
Guetzlaff perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Guetzlaff trying to mount his opponent but Pad defends it.
Guetzlaff is nestled in close to Pad, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Guetzlaff controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Draybil Guetzlaff.
Guetzlaff drives through with a takedown into Pad's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Guetzlaff controlling from the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guetzlaff stopping the sweep attempt from Pad.
Pad can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Guetzlaff controls the pace.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Draybil Guetzlaff wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Pad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guetzlaff closes the distance and clinches.
Pad misses with a knee strike.
Guetzlaff lands an elbow that stopped Pad in his tracks for a moment.
Pad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guetzlaff has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Guetzlaff effectively controlling the action here.
Pad is looking to break free of the clinch but Guetzlaff has double underhooks.
Guetzlaff gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Pad slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Guetzlaff content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pad is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pad looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guetzlaff trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pad is trying to control the position but Guetzlaff postures up.
Max E Pad has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Pad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Guetzlaff.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guetzlaff gets a clinch.
Pad letting Guetzlaff take a breather here.
Guetzlaff scores with a nice hook to the head.
Guetzlaff lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pad backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Pad fails to land.
Guetzlaff makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
It looks like Max E Pad has been cut.
Pad wants to get back to striking at distance but Guetzlaff won't allow it.
Pad is trying to break the clinch but Guetzlaff has him pressed against the cage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Draybil Guetzlaff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max E Pad's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Guetzlaff moves into the clinch.
Guetzlaff working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Guetzlaff prevents Pad from breaking the clinch.
Guetzlaff misses with a knee strike.
Guetzlaff lands a hook that snaps the head of Pad backwards.
Guetzlaff lands a shoulder strike.
Pad is rocked!
Nice elbow from Guetzlaff.
Pad is still on wobbly legs! Can Guetzlaff finish him?
Pad tries to break the clinch but Guetzlaff is controlling the position.
Nice elbow from Guetzlaff.
That has opened up Max E Pad's cut even more.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Guetzlaff takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Guetzlaff creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Pad with a big uppercut! Pad tries to clinch up but Guetzlaff pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Pad to the mat! Pad covers up and Guetzlaff unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Draybil Guetzlaff!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ramses Bringer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hendo Bendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bringer comes to the cage accompanied by Ramses Bringer of War. Bendo has chosen No Falter as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramses Bringer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hendo Bendo!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bendo.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bringer prevents Bendo from moving into mount.
Bringer tries to buck Bendo off but Bendo is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bendo landing a few strikes.
Bendo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bringer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bringer is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bendo is controlling him well.
Bendo scoring with punches and elbows.
Bendo scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bendo lands some shots froms side control.
Bendo lands a few punches from side control.
Bringer tries to buck Bendo off but Bendo is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bendo working the body and head with strikes.
Bendo working the head and body with strikes.
Bendo in side control, throwing shots but Bringer defends.
Bendo in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bendo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bringer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bendo landing strikes.
Bringer is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bendo lands some shots froms side control.
Check out the look on Bendo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bendo is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bringer will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bendo throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Bringer works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Bendo slips a nice elbow through Bringer's hands, connecting with Bringer's forehead.
Bringer tries to kick Bendo off but Bendo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bendo working over Bringer with some ground and pound. Bringer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bendo wants to pass the guard but Bringer is defending well.
Bendo slips a nice elbow through Bringer's hands, connecting with Bringer's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bendo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bendo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bendo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bendo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bendo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bringer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bendo is trying to control the action in half guard but Bringer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bendo stalling away here and it's allowed Bringer to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bendo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bendo wants to control from the top but Bringer keeps moving.
Bendo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bringer controls Bendo momentarily but Bendo frees himself.
Bendo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bringer's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bendo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bendo throws a strike but Bringer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bringer postures up in Bendo's guard and throws a big left but Bendo blocks it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Hendo Bendo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bendo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bringer counters with a head kick. That will keep Bendo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bringer misses with the combination.
Bringer tries to bum rush Bendo with a series of wild strikes but Bendo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bendo shoots for a takedown but Bringer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bringer slips a jab from Bendo.
Bendo shoots and misses
and Bringer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bendo shoots in for a takedown but Bringer shows good takedown defense.
Ramses Bringer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hendo Bendo.
Bendo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bendo throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bendo cracks Bringer with a solid left hand.
Bendo trying to control but Bringer is working from the bottom.
Bendo chips away with some ground and pound.
Bendo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bendo trying to move into half guard but instead Bringer has managed to sweep!
Bendo keeping moving, preventing Bringer from controlling successfully.
Bringer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bringer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bringer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bendo looking for a sweep. Not yet Bendo, not yet.
Bendo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bringer.
Bringer advances position into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bringer working the ground and pound but Bendo is defending the strikes.
Bringer throws a strike aimed at the side of Bendo's head but Bendo avoids it well.
Bringer throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bringer in side control, throwing shots but Bendo defends.
Bringer working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bendo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bringer with the ground and pound but Bendo regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Bringer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bendo defending well though.
Bendo wants to get back to full guard.
It looks like Bringer is going to stand back up.
Bringer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bendo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bendo can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bringer is looking to take a break and control but Bendo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bendo kicks off Bringer and gets to his feet.
Bendo misses with a wild body shot.
Bringer stuffs the takedown.
Bendo closes the distance and clinches up with Bringer, looking for a takedown. Bendo pushes Bringer against the cage but Bringer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bringer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bendo shoots in for a takedown but Bringer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bringer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hendo Bendo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bringer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bendo fails to land the takedown.
Bendo motions for Bringer to come forward. Bendo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bendo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bendo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bringer counters with a two punch combo.
Bendo tries for a takedown but Bringer circles away easily
and Bringer counters with a thumping low kick.
Ramses Bringer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hendo Bendo.
Bendo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bringer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bendo's head.
No joy there for Bringer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bringer lands with a slapping head kick.
No joy there for Bringer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bendo shoots in looking for a takedown. Bringer tries to sprawl out of it but Bendo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bringer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bendo misses with a right hand
and Bringer counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bendo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bendo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bringer as he avoids it easily.
Bringer slips a jab from Bendo.
A head kick by Bendo misses
and Bringer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hendo Bendo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bendo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bendo tries for a takedown but Bringer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bendo is looking to clinch.
Bringer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bendo circles away quickly and effectively.
Bendo tries for a takedown but Bringer circles away easily
and Bringer counters with a two punch combo.
Bendo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bringer.
Bendo misses the shot to the body.
Bringer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bendo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bendo just misses with a punch to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bringer enables Bendo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bringer manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bendo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bringer 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.
Bringer wants to stand and escape but Bendo is having none of it.
Hendo Bendo has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bendo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hendo Bendo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
No joy there for Bringer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ramses Bringer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bringer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bendo.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ramses Bringer.
I think Bendo 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karol Rucinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rucinski comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Wayne - Drop The World ft. Eminem. Luke Walter will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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27
164 lbs
6 - 2 - 1 |
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19
175 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karol Rucinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Walter!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rucinski checks it well.
Walter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rucinski.
Walter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rucinski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rucinski moves out of range of the strikes.
Rucinski misses with a body shot.
Walter throws a shot to the body.
Walter cracks Rucinski with a right hand to the side of the head.
Walter throws a one two combo.
It looks like Karol Rucinski has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rucinski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Walter.
Walter cracks Rucinski with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Walter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rucinski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Walter feints and then cracks Rucinski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rucinski down.
Walter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Walter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Walter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rucinski on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter just misses with a punch to the body.
Luke Walter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walter jabs Rucinski right on the nose. Rucinski blinks but takes it well.
Rucinski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rucinski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Walter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Walter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Walter moves out of range as Rucinski strikes.
Walter is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Walter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Walter lands a jab to Rucinski's midsection.
Walter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rucinski's sensitive parts.
Walter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rucinski looks for a takedown but Walter sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karol Rucinski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rucinski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Walter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rucinski.
Walter has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walter throws a leg kick which misses Rucinski's front leg but catches the back leg as Rucinski tries to avoid it.
Rucinski is breathing heavily.
Walter lands a leg kick that knocks Rucinski off balance momentarily.
Walter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rucinski scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Poor strikes thrown by Rucinski there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Rucinski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Walter is looking to escape.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Walter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karol Rucinski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Walter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rucinski's sensitive parts.
Rucinski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Walter lands with a good body shot.
Walter thumps Rucinski with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Walter.
Walter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rucinski.
Nice shot lands for Walter.
Rucinski closes the distance and clinches up with Walter, looking for a takedown. Rucinski pushes Walter against the cage but Walter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rucinski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Walter.
Rucinski 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.
Rucinski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Walter.
Walter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rucinski.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walter slaps away a takedown attempt from Rucinski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Walter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rucinski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walter is looking to slow Rucinski down with leg kicks.
Rucinski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karol Rucinski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rucinski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Walter.
Walter lands a nice shot that snaps Rucinski's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Walter.
Luke Walter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Walter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Walter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Walter works Rucinski's body with a nice hook.
Luke Walter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rucinski's sensitive parts.
Rucinski 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walter with a jab.
Walter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rucinski walks into a jab.
Rucinski 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.
Rucinski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Walter is looking to slow Rucinski down with leg kicks.
Walter is looking to slow Rucinski down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walter lands a leg kick that knocks Rucinski off balance momentarily.
Rucinski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Walter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Karol Rucinski's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A good leg kick by Walter.
Walter connects with a solid leg kick.
Rucinski 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.
Walter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Walter lands a really nice looking cross but Rucinski seems unphased.
Walter connects with a solid leg kick.
Rucinski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rucinski needs to keep his hands up - Walter had a free shot at his head there.
Walter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Walter connects with a leg kick. Rucinski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Walter thuds his right hand into Rucinski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Walter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Walter lands a leg kick that knocks Rucinski off balance momentarily.
Walter connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walter throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter lands a leg kick that knocks Rucinski off balance momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Walter. That's going to slow Rucinski down.
Rucinski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That kick from Walter tenderised Rucinski's leg. Rucinski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Walter digs a good body shot into Rucinski's ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Walter.
Walter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rucinski's hands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Walter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Walter does it's job there.
Walter scoring well with a low kick there.
Rucinski shoots in for a takedown but Walter shows good takedown defense.
An inside leg kick lands from Walter.
Walter lands a jab to Rucinski's midsection.
Rucinski is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Walter.
A solid leg kick lands there for Walter.
Luke Walter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter cracks the inside of Rucinski's front leg.
Walter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Walter scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rucinski's calf.
Walter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rucinski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Karol Rucinski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rucinski misses with a left hand
and Walter counters with a thumping low kick.
Walter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Walter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Walter winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 25:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Walter!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Richmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gracie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Black & Yellow . James Richmond will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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28
195 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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26
190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Excellent 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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rickson Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Richmond!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Richmond coming out on top.
A jab lands there for Richmond.
It looks like Rickson Gracie has been cut.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Richmond counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Richmond sprawls well. Richmond wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Richmond slips a jab from Gracie.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Richmond sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rickson Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Richmond circles away.
Richmond throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Richmond tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richmond.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Richmond counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Gracie falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). James Richmond!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Radchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Radchenko has chosen Korn - Wake Up Hate as his entrance music. The key to victory for Eric Lawson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Lawson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrei Radchenko!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radchenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Radchenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lawson throws out the jab.
Radchenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Good exchange - Radchenko coming out on top.
A combination from Radchenko does no damage.
Radchenko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lawson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Radchenko fails with the takedown.
Radchenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lawson manages to avoid it.
Radchenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawson was well out of range. Poor timing from Radchenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson misses with a wild combination.
Lawson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Radchenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lawson clobbers Radchenko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lawson works the jab nicely.
Lawson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Radchenko throws a body punch but Lawson moves out of range.
Lawson lands a right hook to the body.
Radchenko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lawson avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radchenko ducks under a wild hook from Lawson.
A lazy left from Lawson finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lawson.
Radchenko misses with an uppercut.
Lawson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Eric Lawson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radchenko ducks under a wild hook from Lawson.
Lawson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Radchenko throws out the jab.
Radchenko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lawson as he avoids it easily.
Eric Lawson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Radchenko.
Jab, jab by Lawson - just one landing.
Lawson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lawson moves away from the strike by Radchenko.
Lawson misses with an uppercut.
Lawson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Radchenko.
Lawson throws a hook but Radchenko avoids it easily.
Radchenko is trying desperately to land a takedown but Lawson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Radchenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radchenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lawson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Radchenko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lawson as he jumps to the side.
Lawson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Radchenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Radchenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lawson.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Lawson dominated that round.
That's time! Lawson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Radchenko staying out of range there.
Radchenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Radchenko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Lawson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lawson cracks Radchenko with an open hand slap.
Lawson throws a hook but Radchenko avoids it easily.
Radchenko throws the left hand but Lawson avoids the punch easily.
Lawson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson fails to land with a series of punches.
Lawson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Radchenko back to the cage. Lawson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Radchenko staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Radchenko.
Lawson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Radchenko.
Radchenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Lawson counters with a one-two to the body.
Radchenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lawson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lawson misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson throws the left hand but Radchenko avoids the punch easily.
Radchenko misses with a wild body shot.
Lawson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lawson lands with an uppercut that bounces Radchenko off the cage and back into range.
Radchenko throws out a loose jab but Lawson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawson tests Radchenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Radchenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Radchenko or perhaps it was just good defense by Lawson which made him look bad.
Nice takedown defense from Lawson. No joy for Radchenko on that attempt.
Eric Lawson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Radchenko.
Nice sprawl there from Lawson as Radchenko shoots in.
Radchenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Eric Lawson is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice straight punches there by Radchenko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Radchenko.
Lawson scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice defenses there by Lawson.
Lawson throws a shot from downtown. Radchenko moves away and avoids it.
Lawson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lawson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Radchenko moves away from the strike by Lawson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lawson, as that shot connected.
Lawson lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Radchenko can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Lawson and Radchenko drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Lawson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Lawson!
Eric Lawson retains his middleweight title!
An intense looking Eric Lawson took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I would like to thank Andrei stepped in here to fight me again. I look forward to see who UPG can bring in to fight me next. I don't think my next contender is on the roster right now.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Son (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Son is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Wood!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Son!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Son swings for the body but Wood moves out of range.
Wood on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wood throws a head kick that misses.
Wood has Son up against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Son.
Son wants to get back to striking at distance but Wood won't allow it.
Wood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wood pushes Son back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wood.
Wood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Son blocks an uppercut.
Son has had enough of the clinch but Wood keeps him there for the moment.
Wood misses with the head strike.
Son successfully pulls guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Son is trying to control the position but Wood postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wood slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wood throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood postures up in Son's guard and throws a big left but Son blocks it.
Wood wants to pass the guard but Son is keeping the position.
Wood working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Son has Wood pulled in close to control his posture.
Wood trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Son is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Son is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wood defends well.
Wood with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Son is adopting a defensive guard.
Wood throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Son works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Son is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Wood stands up over Son, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wood with a flurry of punches that miss.
Son escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wood gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wood postures up in Son's guard and throws a big left but Son blocks it.
Son had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wood defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood postures up in Son's guard and throws a big left but Son blocks it.
Son controlling Wood's posture.
Wood missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Son has momentary wrist control but Wood slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wood missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wood wants to control from the top but Son keeps moving.
Wood throwing strikes but missing.
Wood wants to control from the top but Son keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wood missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wood stands and throws Son's legs to the side, diving into side control.
You can see the frustration on Son's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Son is trying to improve his position.
The strikes coming from Wood are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wood trying to control the action but Son is working from the bottom.
Wood working away.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Wood dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wood throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wood walks into a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wood.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wood.
Son avoids the head kick by Wood.
Wood goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wood attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Son scores with a one two! Wood had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Nathan Wood has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Son misses with a body shot.
Son lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Son misses with a hook. Wood ducked under it nicely.
Son swats away the attempt to clinch by Wood.
Son comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Son throws a nice looking combination but Wood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wood closes the distance and clinches.
Son jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wood walks away with a smile on his face. Son gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Son looks to score with a jab to the body but Wood is just out of range.
Wood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circle momentarily. Son darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Son scores with a one two! Wood had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wood is rocked!
Son lands a body shot.
Oh Wood is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wood looks to land a body kick but Son moved away.
Son misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sam Son seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Son swinging wildly here.
Son lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wood at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Son swinging wildly here.
Wood seems to have got his legs back now.
Son looks to land a right hand but Wood moved out of range.
Nathan Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Son checks the leg kick.
Wood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Son swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wood counters with an outside leg kick.
Wood fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Son, pushing him back against the cage.
Wood misses with a punch on the inside.
Wood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Son prevents a body shot from Wood.
Son blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Son tries to pull guard but Wood holds him up against the cage and eventually Son drops back down to his feet.
Son jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wood walks away with a smile on his face. Son gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nathan Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Son.
Son swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wood doesn't manage to clinch there - Son circles away.
Wood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Son gets tackled into the cage by Wood. Wood maintains the clinch.
Son prevents a body shot from Wood.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wood.
Wood cracks Son with a nice body shot.
Son blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wood throws a head punch that misses.
Wood lands a hook that snaps the head of Son backwards.
Wood tries to work over Son's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Son stalling in the clinch but Wood improves position.
Son tries to throw a body punch but Wood avoids it by throwing Son back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Son tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wood smiles and moves away.
Wood is looking to clinch but Son is avoiding it.
Wood wants to clinch.
Son circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wood pushes Son up against the cage in a clinch.
Wood tries a body shot but Son blocks it.
Wood swings wildly with an uppercut but Son uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wood prevents Son from breaking the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Son tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wood throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nathan Wood will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nathan Wood's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Son fails to land with a series of punches.
Son lands with a good body shot.
Wood throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wood throws a head kick but Son moves out of range.
Son connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wood's hands.
Wood thumps Son with a low kick.
Sam Son is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wood wants to clinch.
Son swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Wood.
Wood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wood walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wood looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wood scoring well with a low kick there.
Son throws a nice looking combination but Wood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood feints and then cracks Son's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Son down.
Son throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Son is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wood rather than just go for the knockout.
Son stalks Wood and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wood's face. Wood staggers backwards, shaken.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wood misses with a head kick.
Son slips under a jab.
Wood misses with a leg kick.
Wood throws a sloppy head kick and Son moves out of range easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Son.
Son jabs at Wood's body.
Son with a jab.
Wood tries to land a front kick but Son steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Son misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Son takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wood lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A cross from Son lands.
Wood clinches with his opponent.
Wood misses with a body punch.
Wood tries to work over Son's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Son looking to slow down the pace here.
Wood working aggressively here.
Son tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wood misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood stalling against the cage.
Wood misses with some punches.
Wood throws an elbow but it misses.
Wood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wood misses with a punch to the body.
Wood scores with a shoulder strike.
Son tries to circle away but Wood has him pinned against the cage.
Son is trying to stall.
Wood throws a head punch that misses.
Nathan Wood has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood tries to throw a body punch but Son avoids it by throwing Wood back against the cage.
Wood throws an elbow that misses.
A shot in the inside from Wood.
Wood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Son's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wood misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Son.
Wood can't find room to land a body shot as Son controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Son.
Son tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Son blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Son tries to break free but Wood pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Son tries to break the clinch but Wood is controlling the position.
Wood keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Son's efforts to push away.
Wood dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Nathan Wood did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Nathan Wood's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Son takes a swing at Wood's ribcage but misses.
Son throws a shot from downtown. Wood moves away and avoids it.
Wood fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Son, pushing him back against the cage.
Son effectively controlling the action here.
Wood pushes off an throws an elbow but Son leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Son lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Wood.
Wood misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Son.
Son wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Son is pushing Wood up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wood holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Son lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Son jumps guard.
Wood with a nice head shot there.
Nathan Wood overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Son preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wood throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Son preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Son wants to stand and escape but Wood is having none of it.
Wood working some strikes from top position.
Son utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wood working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Son is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood trying to control but Son is working from the bottom.
Wood pushing down on Son's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wood missing with the ground and pound from half 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!
Wood is taking a breather. Son says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Wood prevents Son from standing back up.
Wood looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Son with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wood is nestled in close to Son, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wood thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Son's head.
Wood thows a huge punch but Son dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Wood moves nicely into side control.
Wood working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Son wants to control but Wood postures up.
Wood slows the pace down.
Sloppy strikes there by Wood.
Wood scoring with punches from side control.
Son tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Son is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Wood has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Son is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Son takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Son is looking for a sweep.
Son parries the strikes from Wood easily there. Wood is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Son to escape.
Wood is working Son over with some ground and pound from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wood lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Son down.
Son is not content to let Wood control the position.
Wood happy to just control the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Son is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Wood had his way with Sam Son in that round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Wood's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Son swings for the body but Wood moves out of range.
Wood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wood takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wood throws a sloppy head kick and Son moves out of range easily.
Wood throws a head kick but Son moves out of range.
Wood has Son up against the cage in a clinch.
Son wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wood misses with some punches.
Wood looking to throw knees to the head but Son is blocking nicely.
Wood tries to throw a body punch but Son avoids it by throwing Wood back against the cage.
Son wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wood has him pressed against the cage.
Wood misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Son blocking some punches.
Son stalling in the clinch but Wood improves position.
Wood misses with some punches.
Wood holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Son's elbow.
Wood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Son blocking some punches.
Wood throws a punch but it's blocked by Son.
Wood trying to land knees to the body.
Son blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Son lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wood.
Wood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wood has Son pressed against the cage, preventing Son from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Son holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Son is rocked!
Good body shot from Wood.
Son is still on wobbly legs! Can Wood finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wood scores with a shoulder strike.
Son takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wood creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Son's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Son drops to his knees and Wood pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nathan Wood!
Nathan Wood retains his lightweight title!
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