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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abayo Bokhari Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Pete Peterson enters the cage!
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abayo Bokhari Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Peterson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Peterson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Peterson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bokhari Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Peterson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Peterson won't allow Bokhari Jr to sweep him here.
Bokhari Jr keeping full guard, as Peterson tries to pass.
Bokhari Jr is looking for a triangle but Peterson pushes his legs off easily.
Peterson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peterson cracks Bokhari Jr with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bokhari Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Peterson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
It looks like Peterson might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Peterson won't allow Bokhari Jr to get back to his feet.
Peterson passes into half guard.
Peterson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bokhari Jr defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Peterson drops an elbow to the side of Bokhari Jr's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peterson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bokhari Jr taking some punishment here, with Peterson in his half guard.
Peterson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Peterson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Peterson unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Bokhari Jr wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Peterson celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pete Peterson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Sonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler defending well as Sonnen loads up on a big left hand.
Tyler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Tyler does no damage.
Tyler closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tyler lands in his opponent's guard.
Tyler passes Sonnen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tyler is looking to advance position but Sonnen won't allow it.
Sonnen is in trouble now - Tyler has advanced to mount!
Sonnen wants to hold on but Tyler pushes him away.
Sonnen defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tyler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler is working for a guillotine from mount but Sonnen frees his head quite easily.
Tyler punching from mount but Sonnen doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Tyler working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Sonnen looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Tyler! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Brock Tyler!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Paul Badeux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aron Kostic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Paul Badeux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aron Kostic!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kostic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Badeux looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Kostic clinches with his opponent.
Kostic lands a right hand.
It looks like John Paul Badeux has been cut.
Badeux keeps control of Kostic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kostic is leaning against Badeux and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kostic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Badeux is defending well for now.
Kostic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Badeux has him pressed against the cage.
Kostic is trying to trip Badeux. He has hold of a leg but Badeux is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kostic persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kostic trying to control the position from guard on top but Badeux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kostic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Badeux. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kostic pushing down on Badeux's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kostic is looking for a kimura but Badeux is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kostic to get the leverage.
Kostic wants to pass to mount but Badeux is defending the position.
Kostic is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Badeux has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostic looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kostic wants to stand up but Badeux has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Kostic decides to stand up.
Kostic shoots in looking for a takedown but Badeux manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kostic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kostic closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kostic keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Badeux is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Badeux does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Badeux is trying to get back to full guard.
Kostic is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Badeux has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kostic keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Badeux is not content to let Kostic control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kostic is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Badeux is just riding it out for now. Kostic eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kostic is trying to control. Badeux wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Aron Kostic wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kostic wants to land a leg kick but Badeux is out of range.
Kostic feints a jab and as Badeux dips his head, Kostic unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Badeux right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Badeux falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Kostic smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Aron Kostic!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leon Guerero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Efrain Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Efrain Silva will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leon Guerero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Efrain Silva!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerero throws a body kick that misses.
Efrain Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guerero lands with a nice body kick.
Guerero tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Guerero somewhat.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Guerero has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Guerero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guerero drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Guerero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Guerero has the dominant position.
Guerero drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerero shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Guerero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Guerero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Guerero moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Guerero fails to pull guard.
Guerero pulls guard effortlessly.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Guerero is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Guerero looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Guerero knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Guerero is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Guerero throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva drops back looking for a leg! Guerero is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Guerero manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Guerero's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Guerero working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
Guerero looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Guerero lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
Silva tries to hold on but Guerero pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Guerero.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Guerero 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.
Guerero takes one to the chin there.
Guerero gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Guerero gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Guerero wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Silva manages to get to full guard.
Silva has control of Guerero's left arm, preventing Guerero from doing any damage.
Guerero looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Guerero frees his head nicely. Oh but Silva has switched to an armbar! Guerero is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Efrain Silva!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Troy Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Gass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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160 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Troy Landry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Gass!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gass misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Landry.
Landry loads up on a big right hand but Gass slips the punch.
Landry looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A jab from Landry finds it's way through Gass's defenses.
Gass wants to clinch up but Landry keeps it at a distance.
Landry jabs Gass to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gass will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Landry scores with a shot to the body.
Landry avoids the body shot from Gass.
Landry throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gass counters with a stiff right hand.
Landry throws a hook but Gass blocks it.
Landry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Landry looks to land a combination but Gass avoids it well.
Landry misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gass misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Landry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Landry scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gass doesn't seem bothered though.
Troy Landry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Landry misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gass counters with a good low kick that Landry was not able to check.
A big right from Landry misses.
A jab from Landry does it's job there.
Gass slips a jab and a cross from Landry.
Landry throws a one two combo.
Gass takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gass ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Landry throws a series of punches but Gass moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gass backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice cross by Landry.
Landry cracks Gass with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Landry lands a really nice looking cross but Gass seems unphased.
Landry loads up on a big right hand but Gass slips the punch.
Landry looks to score with a jab to the body but Gass is just out of range.
Landry looks to land a combination but Gass avoids it well.
Gass fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A punch combination from Landry misses.
Landry fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Landry.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gass is defended easily by Landry.
Troy Landry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Gass.
Gass takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Landry connects with a body shot.
Gass doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Landry displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gass.
Landry scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gass is looking to land body kicks.
A cross from Landry lands.
Landry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gass throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gass throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gass looks gassed!
Gass swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Landry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Landry lands with a hook. Gass tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Landry does it's job there.
Landry ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Landry dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gass throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Landry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Landry lands with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Gass throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Landry connects with a nice looking jab.
Gass shoots in looking for a takedown. Landry tries to sprawl out of it but Gass keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Landry manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A punch combination from Gass misses.
Landry missing with a left hand there. Gass was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Landry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gass.
Gass looks to land a left hand but Landry moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry misses with a hook.
Gass is trying desperately to land a takedown but Landry is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gass.
Gass pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Landry on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Landry throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gass counters with an outside leg kick.
Landry connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gass. Gass circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Landry looks to land a combination but Gass avoids it well.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Landry here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Landry fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gass on the side of the head.
Gass showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Landry.
Troy Landry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Landry connects with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Landry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gass avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gass might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Landry has got the better of the exchanges.
Gass misses with a low kick.
Gass showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Landry.
Gass rushes Landry and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Landry takes a knee right on the jaw!
Landry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gass dodges the punch combination from Landry.
Gass throws a hook to the side of Landry's head but Landry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Landry tries to move into range but Gass moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gass missing with a left hand there. Landry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gass takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Landry misses with a few strikes there.
Nice uppercut lands for Landry. That snapped Gass's head back.
Troy Landry is winning the standup battle so far.
Landry looks to score with a jab to the body but Gass is just out of range.
Landry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Landry bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Landry lands with a right that hurts Gass. Gass looks to clinch but Landry throws a short knee that drops Gass. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Troy Landry!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Holliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Tuffs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tuffs comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Korn Blind kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Trevor Tuffs will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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200 lbs
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190 lbs
15 - 24 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Holliday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trevor Tuffs!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuffs is trying hard to land a takedown here. Holliday sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tuffs fails with a takedown attempt.
John Holliday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holliday fails to land with a series of punches.
Holliday misses with a few strikes there.
Tuffs looks for a takedown but Holliday sprawls well.
John Holliday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevor Tuffs.
Tuffs has his takedown stuffed
and Holliday counters with a stiff right hand.
Holliday throws a nice looking combination but Tuffs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Holliday bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tuffs's head backwards.
Holliday swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tuffs fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Holliday avoids it really well and circles away.
Tuffs looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Holliday is fending him off so far but Tuffs persists. Nope, Holliday circles away and we're back to standing.
Holliday rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tuffs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tuffs tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Holliday swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuffs with a poor takedown
and Holliday counters with a stiff right hand.
Tuffs looks gassed!
Tuffs with a poor takedown
and Holliday counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Holliday looks to land a combination but Tuffs avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Holliday. Those never looked like landing.
Holliday swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Holliday swinging wildly here.
Holliday keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Holliday looks to land a combination but Tuffs avoids it well.
Nice sprawl there from Holliday as Tuffs shoots in.
Holliday lands with an overhand left.
Tuffs has his takedown stuffed
and Holliday counters with a right hand to the body.
Tuffs slips a jab and a cross from Holliday.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuffs is trying hard to land a takedown here. Holliday sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Holliday misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holliday throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Holliday misses with a few strikes there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tuffs.
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!
Holliday looks to land a combination but Tuffs avoids it well.
Holliday stuffs the takedown attempt from Tuffs. Tuffs gets slowly back to his feet.
Tuffs slips a jab and a cross from Holliday.
Holliday misses with a series of wild punches.
Holliday throws a series of punches but Tuffs avoids them all with ease.
Holliday throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tuffs.
Tuffs shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Holliday defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Holliday does no damage.
Holliday leaves Tuffs with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Holliday tries to bum rush Tuffs with a series of wild strikes but Tuffs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Holliday will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tuffs avoids a punch combination nicely.
Holliday displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tuffs.
Tuffs fails to land the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Holliday.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holliday throws a combination that misses
and Tuffs counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Holliday's guard now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Holliday preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tuffs drops back looking for a leg! Holliday is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Holliday manages to kick Tuffs off! Tuffs jumps back into Holliday's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuffs drops back looking for a leg! Holliday is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Holliday manages to kick Tuffs off! Tuffs jumps back into Holliday's guard.
Tuffs throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holliday preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Holliday has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Tuffs off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tuffs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Holliday dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Holliday throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tuffs.
Holliday throws a right and a left that Tuffs avoids nicely.
Holliday fails to land with a series of punches.
Holliday throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tuffs counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Holliday wants to stand and escape but Tuffs is having none of it.
Tuffs makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tuffs drops back looking for a leg! Holliday is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Holliday manages to kick Tuffs off! Tuffs jumps back into Holliday's guard.
Holliday keeping full guard, as Tuffs tries to pass.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holliday is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tuffs is controlling him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holliday utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday is looking to stand up but Tuffs isn't so interested in that idea.
Tuffs throwing strikes from guard but Holliday blocks nicely.
Tuffs thows a big elbow that misses.
Tuffs drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tuffs jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tuffs passes into half guard.
Tuffs 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.
Tuffs is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tuffs.
Holliday is looking to escape.
Holliday kicks Tuffs off and gets back to his feet.
Tuffs shoots for a double leg takedown but Holliday sprawls well. He's pushed Tuffs's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Holliday rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tuffs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holliday throws a right and a left that Tuffs avoids nicely.
Tuffs changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Holliday tries to avoid it but Tuffs manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Holliday to the ground. Holliday escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tuffs tries for a takedown but Holliday sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
John Holliday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevor Tuffs.
Tuffs dives in and grabs Holliday's left leg, looking for a takedown. Holliday pushes down on Tuffs's head and hops out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Holliday misses.
Holliday throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tuffs counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tuffs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuffs works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tuffs is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Holliday defends it well.
Tuffs is looking for a kimura but Holliday is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tuffs to get the leverage.
Tuffs is working for a submission of some sort.
Holliday is looking to escape.
Holliday has one foot on Tuffs's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Tuffs is trying hard to land a takedown here. Holliday sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Holliday fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Holliday.
Holliday has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuffs shoots in but no luck this time.
Tuffs shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Holliday as he avoids it easily.
Holliday misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Holliday throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tuffs shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Holliday as he jumps to the side.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Holliday!
Tuffs closes the distance and clinches up with Holliday, looking for a takedown. Tuffs pushes Holliday against the cage but Holliday circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Holliday throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holliday throws a series of punches but Tuffs avoids them all with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holliday swinging wildly here.
Tuffs shoots in for a takedown but Holliday shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Tuffs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Holliday misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Holliday misses with a series of wild punches.
Tuffs takes one on the button.
Tuffs misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tuffs fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Holliday to the ground. Tuffs is now in Holliday's guard.
Tuffs stops Holliday from standing up.
Holliday is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Holliday is trying to break the clinch but Tuffs has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Tuffs - that landed with a thud.
Tuffs tries to score a body lock takedown but Holliday shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tuffs tries for a takedown but Holliday manages to get underhooks.
John Holliday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevor Tuffs.
Holliday wants to break free but Tuffs has control.
Tuffs is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuffs wants a takedown but no success here.
Holliday tries to circle away but Tuffs has him pinned against the cage.
Tuffs wants a takedown but no success here.
Holliday is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Holliday wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tuffs has him pressed against the cage.
Holliday wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tuffs lands a left hand.
Holliday working hard to break the clinch.
Tuffs prevents Holliday from breaking the clinch.
Holliday gets underhooks to prevent Tuffs's takedown attempt.
Tuffs tries to score a body lock takedown but Holliday shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tuffs has Holliday pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Holliday manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Holliday's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Holliday misses.
Tuffs shoots in for a takedown but Holliday shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tuffs shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Holliday counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tuffs fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Holliday throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tuffs drives through with a takedown into Holliday's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuffs throwing strikes but missing.
Tuffs thows a big elbow that misses.
Tuffs content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tuffs tries to free his leg and advance position but Holliday is retaining full guard.
Tuffs drops back, looking for a kneebar! Holliday looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Holliday looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Holliday!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holliday stands up and beckons Tuffs to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tuffs is defended easily by Holliday.
John Holliday is winning the standup battle so far.
Holliday misses with a double jab.
John Holliday is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tuffs shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Holliday as he jumps to the side.
Holliday misses with a double jab.
Holliday throws a nice looking combination but Tuffs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
John Holliday is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holliday misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holliday stuffs the takedown attempt from Tuffs. Tuffs gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuffs shoots in looking for a takedown but Holliday manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tuffs's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Holliday looks to land a combination but Tuffs avoids it well.
Tuffs shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Holliday pinned against the cage. Holliday gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tuffs fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Holliday tries to bum rush Tuffs with a series of wild strikes but Tuffs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tuffs shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tuffs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holliday.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tuffs will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Holliday moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tuffs.
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 John Holliday.
I think Holliday has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Trevor Tuffs!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cody Pickens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hadr Bari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pickens comes to the cage accompanied by Fresh Amiz-Bow Wow. Cody Pickens has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cody Pickens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hadr Bari!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pickens looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bari is fending him off so far but Pickens persists. Nope, Bari circles away and we're back to standing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A combination from Bari does no damage.
Bari ducks under a wild hook from Pickens.
Bari misses the jab.
Bari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bari displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pickens.
Bari throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Bari does no damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pickens.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cody Pickens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pickens takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bari throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pickens counters with a series of strikes. Bari will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pickens tries to clinch up.
Bari thows a body shot but no joy.
Bari misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pickens tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pickens lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bari misses with a wild combination.
Pickens tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bari manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pickens shoots in for a takedown but Bari shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickens fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bari thows a body shot but no joy.
Bari lands with a right hand.
Pickens missing with a left hand there. Bari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bari tries to bum rush Pickens with a series of wild strikes but Pickens uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bari throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bari throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Pickens tumbling to the canvas!
Pickens is rocked!
Bari gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Oh Pickens is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bari connects with a nice cross there... Pickens is looking wobbly and Bari recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Pickens to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Bari jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hadr Bari!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Demarcus Ware (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abu Khalid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ware comes into the arena with Put on blaring out of the sound system. Abu Khalid 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demarcus Ware!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abu Khalid!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalid stuffs the takedown attempt from Ware. Ware gets slowly back to his feet.
Khalid connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Demarcus Ware has been cut.
Ware tries to keep at a distance but Khalid has taken the fight into the clinch.
Khalid breaks from the clinch.
Ware swats away the attempt to clinch by Khalid.
Khalid paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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!
Khalid scores with the left hand. Ware knows he should have avoided that one.
Khalid changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Khalid throws a right and a left that Ware avoids nicely.
Khalid closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Khalid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ware pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khalid swinging wildly here.
Ware is looking to chop away at Khalid's legs.
Ware is looking to clinch.
Ware misses with a few strikes there.
Khalid tries to clinch but Ware is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalid throws a nice looking combination but Ware bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abu Khalid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ware tries a head kick but it misses.
Ware avoids the head kick by Khalid.
A right-left combo lands from Khalid.
Ware closes the distance and clinches up with Khalid, looking for a takedown. Ware pushes Khalid against the cage but Khalid circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ware throws a wild body kick that Khalid sees coming a mile off.
Ware keeps the fight on the outside.
Khalid tries to clinch but Ware moves out of range.
Khalid drops Ware with a beautiful combination! Ware stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Khalid is looking for the KO!
Ware is rocked!
Demarcus Ware's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khalid throws a series of punches but Ware moves out of range.
Oh Ware is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ware bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Khalid comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Ware falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Ware was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abu Khalid!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randal Coutour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barde Mopsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randal Coutour had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randal Coutour!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barde Mopsi!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mopsi moves away from the strike by Coutour.
Coutour swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Coutour on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Coutour misses with a straight right.
Coutour fails with a takedown attempt.
Coutour gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mopsi scores a nice knee to the body.
Mopsi lands an elbow that stopped Coutour in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Mopsi.
Mopsi crunches a lovely knee into Coutour's ribcage.
Coutour is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mopsi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The referee calls for Mopsi to work.
Mopsi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mopsi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Coutour changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mopsi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mopsi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mopsi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Coutour's sensitive parts.
Mopsi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Coutour tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mopsi connects with a solid leg kick.
Mopsi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mopsi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mopsi just misses with a punch to the body.
Coutour has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mopsi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mopsi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Coutour. That did some damage!
Mopsi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Coutour takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mopsi takes the fight into the clinch.
Mopsi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mopsi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coutour is working for takedown but Mopsi is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randal Coutour. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mopsi lands an elbow inside.
Mopsi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coutour lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Mopsi.
Coutour being controlled against the cage.
Mopsi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mopsi breaks from the clinch.
Mopsi scores with a leg kick.
Mopsi slaps away a takedown attempt from Coutour, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Coutour on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mopsi connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coutour walks into a jab.
Mopsi scores with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mopsi.
Mopsi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mopsi connects with a jab.
Coutour fails with the takedown
and Mopsi counters with a good low kick that Coutour was not able to check.
Coutour takes a kick to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coutour will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mopsi drives through and clinches with Coutour against the cage.
Mopsi working Coutour over with knees to the body.
Mopsi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mopsi lands with a kick to the temple. Coutour shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Coutour is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mopsi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Oh Coutour is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Randal Coutour seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mopsi has managed to clinch.
Clinched against the cage, Mopsi lands a big elbow that drops Coutour! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Coutour is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barde Mopsi! Barde Mopsi retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnar comes to the cage accompanied by Oildale-Korn. Nathan Mir has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Lesnar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Mir!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar shoots in looking for a takedown but Mir manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lesnar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mir swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mir connects with a right hand. Lesnar shakes it off.
Lesnar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mir makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lesnar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mir slaps away a takedown attempt from Lesnar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lesnar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mir stuffs the takedown attempt from Lesnar. Lesnar gets slowly back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesnar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mir is fending him off so far but Lesnar persists. Nope, Mir circles away and we're back to standing.
Lesnar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lesnar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mir tries to roll over but Lesnar keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mir keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mir pushes Lesnar off looking to stand but Lesnar dives back in and keeps control.
Mir keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lesnar wants to pass to mount but Mir is defending the position.
Lesnar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lesnar has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mir is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lesnar.
Mir is bucking up trying to escape but Lesnar cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mir really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lesnar 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.
Lesnar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mir tries to lock up and control but Lesnar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lesnar looking to finish with strikes here!
Mir is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lesnar unloads with some shots from mount but Mir bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar unloading with bombs!
Mir holds on for dear life.
Mir wants to control but Lesnar is having none of it.
Lesnar is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mir can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lesnar avoids the attempt from Mir to control.
Lesnar lands a heavy elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesnar lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lesnar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lesnar raining down hammerfists from mount.
Mir is desperately trying to improve his position but Lesnar has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mir?
Lesnar with good strikes from the mount here!
Lesnar pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lesnar with the ground and pound from mount.
Lesnar is landing with some decent strikes but Mir is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mir is rocked!
Mir looks gassed!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Lesnar! Mir is hurt baaadly! Lesnar is firing away with more strikes - Mir is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Lesnar!
Randy Lesnar is the new heavyweight champion!
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