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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Sunfields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Retsu Kaioh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sunfields comes to the ring accompanied by Hostil Groove - Fly RoutineHostil Groove - Fly Routine. David Sunfields 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 heavyweight 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, David Sunfields!
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, Retsu Kaioh!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaioh wants to clinch up but Sunfields keeps it at a distance.
Sunfields is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kaioh's half guard.
Sunfields is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sunfields trying to mount his opponent but Kaioh defends it.
Sunfields sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kaioh defending well though.
Kaioh tries to roll over but Sunfields keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunfields lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kaioh trying to control from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sunfields keeps the fight on the outside.
Sunfields swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaioh.
Retsu Kaioh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kaioh wants to clinch.
Kaioh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sunfields takes an elbow to the temple.
Kaioh lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sunfields is breathing heavily.
Kaioh scores with a knee to the head.
Kaioh lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kaioh lands a damaging elbow.
Sunfields jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kaioh walks away with a smile on his face. Sunfields gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kaioh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kaioh wants to clinch.
Kaioh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sunfields swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kaioh fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sunfields, pushing him back against the ropes.
Sunfields takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like David Sunfields has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kaioh.
Kaioh lands a damaging elbow.
Kaioh lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaioh lands an elbow inside that Sunfields shrugs off.
Kaioh misses with some punches.
Kaioh lands a nice elbow.
Kaioh lands a nice elbow.
Sunfields takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kaioh lands a nice elbow.
Sunfields blocking some punches.
Kaioh comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kaioh drops Sunfields with a big knee straight up the middle! Sunfields is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Sunfields is rocked!
Kaioh takes the fight into the clinch.
Oh Sunfields is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kaioh has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Sunfields - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Kaioh, and another! Sunfields is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Retsu Kaioh!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Memphis Klaspinowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Memphis Klaspinowski!
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, Jason Ellis!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Klaspinowski.
Ellis's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ellis duly obliges.
Klaspinowski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ellis avoids the body shot from Klaspinowski.
Klaspinowski slaps away a takedown attempt from Ellis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ellis misses with a two punch combination.
Klaspinowski takes a swing at Ellis's ribcage but misses.
Ellis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ellis cracks Klaspinowski with a good jab.
Klaspinowski looks to land a right hand but Ellis moved out of range.
Klaspinowski takes one on the button.
Ellis moves out of range of the strikes.
Ellis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Klaspinowski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ellis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Klaspinowski.
Nice straight punches there by Ellis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ellis.
Klaspinowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Klaspinowski throws a hook but Ellis avoids it easily.
Ellis dodges the punch combination from Klaspinowski.
Klaspinowski swinging wildly here.
Klaspinowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Klaspinowski throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klaspinowski misses with an uppercut. Ellis saw that one coming.
Ellis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ellis 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.
Klaspinowski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Klaspinowski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Klaspinowski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ellis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Klaspinowski.
Klaspinowski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ellis looks gassed!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Klaspinowski lands a nice short elbow.
Klaspinowski lands with a punch from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ellis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Klaspinowski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ellis's head.
Klaspinowski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Klaspinowski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klaspinowski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ellis's head.
Klaspinowski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ellis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Klaspinowski.
Ellis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Klaspinowski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Klaspinowski working the head and body with strikes.
Klaspinowski lands with a punch from half guard.
Klaspinowski looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Klaspinowski working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klaspinowski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ellis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Klaspinowski is really struggling to control Ellis but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Ellis trying to control here.
Ellis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Klaspinowski scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klaspinowski winds up and cracks Ellis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ellis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Klaspinowski.
Klaspinowski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Klaspinowski is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Klaspinowski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Klaspinowski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ellis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ellis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Klaspinowski scores with a couple of nice shots.
Klaspinowski is trying to control. Ellis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ellis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Klaspinowski drops an elbow to the side of Ellis's head.
Klaspinowski working the head and body with strikes.
Klaspinowski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Klaspinowski looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Klaspinowski is trying to control. Ellis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Klaspinowski has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
BOOM! Klaspinowski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Memphis Klaspinowski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Klaspinowski with a poor takedown
and Ellis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Klaspinowski moves into the clinch.
Klaspinowski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ellis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Klaspinowski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Klaspinowski here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Klaspinowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ellis moves away.
Klaspinowski throws a nice looking combination but Ellis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ellis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice straight punches there by Ellis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ellis.
Klaspinowski throws a lazy right hand but Ellis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Klaspinowski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ellis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Klaspinowski is fending him off so far but Ellis persists. Nope, Klaspinowski circles away and we're back to standing.
Ellis lands a nice shot to the body.
Klaspinowski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ellis throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Klaspinowski was covering up waiting for the punch and Ellis finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Klaspinowski controlling the position.
Klaspinowski 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ellis preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klaspinowski has momentary wrist control but Ellis slips an elbow through the middle.
Klaspinowski has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ellis off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Klaspinowski throws a nice looking combination but Ellis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ellis stuffs the takedown attempt from Klaspinowski. Klaspinowski gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Memphis Klaspinowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ellis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ellis showed some decent athleticism there.
Ellis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ellis prevents Klaspinowski from improving his position.
Klaspinowski might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Klaspinowski is trying to stand back up but Ellis is controlling him
Klaspinowski is not content to let Ellis control the position.
Memphis Klaspinowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klaspinowski taking some punishment here, with Ellis in his half guard.
Klaspinowski moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Klaspinowski is on top in guard.
Klaspinowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Ellis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Klaspinowski lands a couple of digs.
Klaspinowski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ellis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Klaspinowski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klaspinowski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Klaspinowski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Klaspinowski forces his way into half guard.
Klaspinowski lands with a punch from half guard.
Klaspinowski lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Klaspinowski there.
Klaspinowski moves nicely into side control.
Ellis is looking to regain half guard here but Klaspinowski keeps moving and retains side control.
Klaspinowski cracks Ellis with a big right hand but Ellis just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klaspinowski lands an elbow.
Klaspinowski working the ground and pound.
Ellis takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Klaspinowski lands a few punches from side control.
Ellis takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ellis takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Klaspinowski is chipping away with strikes.
Klaspinowski creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Klaspinowski working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Memphis Klaspinowski dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Klaspinowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ellis misses with the combination.
Klaspinowski shoots in for a takedown but Ellis shows good takedown defense.
Klaspinowski misses with a two punch combination.
Klaspinowski throws a sloppy head kick and Ellis moves out of range easily.
Klaspinowski misses with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Ellis. That snapped Klaspinowski's head back.
Klaspinowski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Klaspinowski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Klaspinowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ellis throws a shot to the body.
Klaspinowski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ellis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ellis fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Klaspinowski sprawls well initially but Ellis persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Ellis.
Ellis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ellis lands a nice short elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Klaspinowski is just riding it out for now. Ellis eventually gives up the hold.
Klaspinowski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Klaspinowski pushes Ellis off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Klaspinowski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ellis.
Ellis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Klaspinowski.
Ellis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Klaspinowski tries to clinch
and Ellis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ellis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ellis scores with a jab. Klaspinowski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Memphis Klaspinowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klaspinowski throws a lazy right hand but Ellis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ellis dodges the punch combination from Klaspinowski.
Klaspinowski throws a leg kick but Ellis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Klaspinowski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ellis lands with an overhand left.
Klaspinowski is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ellis's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ellis lands a nice looking body shot.
Klaspinowski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Ellis to counter with a crisp jab.
Klaspinowski pushes Ellis up against the ropes in a clinch.
Klaspinowski wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Memphis Klaspinowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ellis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Klaspinowski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ellis's efforts to push away.
Jason Ellis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Klaspinowski looking for a takedown.
Klaspinowski gets underhooks to prevent Ellis's takedown attempt.
Klaspinowski prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ellis throws a punch but it's blocked by Klaspinowski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klaspinowski wants a takedown but no success here.
Klaspinowski looking for a takedown.
A shot in the inside from Ellis.
Ellis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ellis can't break the clinch.
Klaspinowski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ellis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Klaspinowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ellis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Klaspinowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ellis circles away quickly and effectively.
Ellis lunges at Klaspinowski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Klaspinowski's hand.
Klaspinowski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Klaspinowski sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Klaspinowski lands a nice short elbow.
Klaspinowski is nestled in close to Ellis, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Klaspinowski is looking to take a break and control but Ellis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Klaspinowski working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Klaspinowski content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ellis is staying active underneath Klaspinowski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jason Ellis.
I think Klaspinowski 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Memphis Klaspinowski!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between james tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryan Banks will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, james tyson!
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, Bryan Banks!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
tyson instigates a clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, tyson throws an elbow but misses.
tyson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
tyson closes the distance and pushes Banks back into the ropes.
tyson lands an elbow just above Banks 's eye.
It looks like Bryan Banks has been cut.
Banks tries for a takedown. No joy.
tyson missing with knees to the body.
tyson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
tyson misses with a knee to the head.
tyson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
tyson tries to clinch but Banks moves out of range.
Banks misses with a body kick.
tyson has Banks up against the ropes in a clinch.
tyson lands a damaging elbow.
tyson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Banks fails to land the takedown.
tyson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
tyson doesn't manage to clinch there - Banks circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A head kick misses from tyson.
tyson wants to clinch.
Banks keeps the fight on the outside.
tyson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Banks fails with the takedown.
james tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Banks.
tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Banks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
tyson clinches with his opponent.
tyson tries a knee to the head but Banks blocks it.
Banks takes a knee right on the jaw!
Banks is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A knee to the head by tyson.
tyson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Banks looks gassed!
tyson throws an elbow but it misses.
tyson manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
tyson tries to clinch up.
Banks fails with a takedown attempt.
tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Banks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
tyson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Banks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
tyson tries to close the distance and clinch but Banks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from tyson as Banks shoots in.
tyson moves in looking to clinch but Banks pushes him off.
Banks moves forwards but tyson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
tyson throws a series of punches but Banks moves out of range.
james tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
tyson misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - tyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
tyson throws a right and a left that Banks avoids nicely.
tyson leaves Banks with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Banks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - tyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
tyson wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
tyson pushes Banks up against the ropes in a clinch.
tyson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Banks is keeping busy.
tyson just leaning against Banks, taking a breather.
tyson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
tyson lands a good knee to the midsection. Banks won't want to take too many of those.
tyson lands an elbow just above Banks 's eye.
tyson misses with a knee strike.
tyson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Banks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
tyson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
tyson tries to land knees in the clinch but Banks avoids the damage to the body.
tyson misses with a knee strike.
tyson tries to land knees in the clinch but Banks avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
tyson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
tyson scores with a knee to the head.
tyson pushes off an throws an elbow but Banks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
tyson lands an elbow inside.
tyson lands a nice knee to the body.
tyson throws a knee to the head but misses.
tyson misses with a knee to the head.
tyson working Banks over with knees to the body.
tyson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Banks's defenses.
tyson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Banks blocks it with crossed arms.
Banks drops down looking for an ankle pick but tyson pulls his leg out and moves away.
tyson closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
james tyson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bryan Banks's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
tyson tries to clinch but Banks moves out of range.
tyson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Banks.
Banks shoots in for a takedown but tyson shows good takedown defense.
Banks looks to score with a jab to the body but tyson is just out of range.
Banks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
tyson throws a series of punches but Banks moves out of range.
Banks looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
tyson throws a series of strikes that have Banks backpedaling.
tyson tries to clinch there but Banks circles away.
Banks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
james tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
tyson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Banks shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
tyson doesn't manage to clinch there - Banks circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
tyson jabs at Banks's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
tyson tries to clinch but Banks moves out of range.
tyson throws a head kick that misses.
Banks throws a head kick that misses.
tyson darts in and clinches Banks up against the ropes.
tyson looking to throw knees to the head but Banks is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
tyson looking to throw knees to the head but Banks is blocking nicely.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting tyson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
tyson misses with a knee to the head.
tyson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Banks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Banks is trying desperately to land a takedown but tyson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Banks.
tyson looking to throw knees to the head but Banks is blocking nicely.
tyson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
tyson misses with a knee strike.
Banks is trying to work for a single leg takedown but tyson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
james tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Banks.
Banks goes for a takedown in the clinch but tyson prevents it.
tyson avoiding damage.
With the fighters up against the ropes, tyson throws an elbow but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Banks as tyson tries to tie him up.
tyson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
tyson gets underhooks to prevent Banks's takedown attempt.
tyson throws a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Banks wants a takedown.
tyson scores a nice knee to the body.
Banks managing to block the knees to the body from tyson.
tyson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Banks is defending well for now.
tyson tries a knee to the head but Banks blocks it.
tyson misses with an elbow over the top.
Banks fails to pull guard.
tyson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
tyson is trying to stall.
Banks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks has tyson pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. tyson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Banks is trying to drag tyson to the mat but tyson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Banks changes levels and goes for a takedown here. tyson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Banks shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says tyson as he avoids it easily.
tyson throws a series of strikes that have Banks backpedaling.
tyson has closed the distance and engaged Banks in a clinch.
Banks fails to pull guard.
tyson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Banks blocks it with crossed arms.
tyson trying to land knees to the body.
tyson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
tyson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Banks dodges an elbow strike from tyson.
tyson looking to throw knees to the head but Banks is blocking nicely.
tyson is trying to maintain a safe position but Banks gets an underhook and turns tyson into the ropes.
tyson is pressed up against the ropes. Banks has hold of a leg and is looking to drag tyson down to the mat. tyson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Banks tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and tyson is able to avoid easily.
Bryan Banks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banks keeps the fight on the outside.
Banks looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? tyson is fending him off so far but Banks persists. Nope, tyson circles away and we're back to standing.
Banks blocks a head kick by tyson.
tyson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Banks circles away quickly and effectively.
Banks will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
tyson fails with an attempt to clinch.
tyson catches Banks with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
tyson leaves Banks with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Banks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
james tyson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bryan Banks's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Banks changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. tyson tries to avoid it but Banks manages to keep hold of a leg and drag tyson to the ground. tyson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - tyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
tyson tries to clinch up.
tyson wants to clinch.
tyson doesn't manage to clinch there - Banks circles away.
tyson tries to clinch up.
Banks fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
tyson tries to clinch up but Banks circles away and keeps his distance.
tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Banks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice uppercut lands for tyson. That snapped Banks's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
tyson tries to clinch but Banks moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
tyson throws a knee to the head but misses.
tyson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Banks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
tyson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
tyson has managed to clinch.
tyson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
tyson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Banks can do to turn this around?
tyson landing knees to the head.
tyson is trying to maintain a safe position but Banks gets an underhook and turns tyson into the ropes.
tyson breaks the clinch.
Banks throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. tyson was covering up waiting for the punch and Banks finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Banks lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Banks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
tyson wants to stand and escape but Banks is having none of it.
Banks scoring with some ground and pound.
tyson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Banks postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
tyson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Banks working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
tyson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Banks on the ground.
Banks won't allow tyson to get back to his feet.
Banks connects with a couple of short punches.
Banks makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Banks stands up over tyson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Banks stops tyson from standing up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Banks shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. tyson defends it nicely.
james tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Banks.
Banks drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks working the head with strikes.
The ground and pound from Banks seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Banks misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Banks lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear tyson down.
tyson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Banks creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Banks is working tyson over with some ground and pound from side control.
tyson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Banks misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
tyson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Banks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
tyson tries to clinch but Banks is having none of it.
tyson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Banks circles away from the clinch attempt.
tyson closes the distance and pushes Banks back into the ropes.
Bryan Banks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
tyson throws an elbow but it misses.
tyson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
tyson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Banks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
tyson is trying to force a seperation but Banks has the dominant position.
tyson taking a breather.
Banks is working for takedown but tyson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Banks fails to pull the fight into his guard.
tyson misses with a knee to the head.
Banks drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
james tyson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
tyson lands a knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bryan Banks.
I think tyson 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:26
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... james tyson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tanner Fewchuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaron Baston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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19
265 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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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, Tanner Fewchuck!
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, Jaron Baston!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baston needs to keep his hands up - Fewchuck had a free shot at his head there.
Fewchuck looks for a takedown but Baston sprawls well.
Fewchuck rushes Baston and presses him up against the ropes.
Fewchuck breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baston takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fewchuck fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fewchuck gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fewchuck breaks the clinch.
Fewchuck shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Baston pinned against the cage. Baston gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fewchuck drops Baston with a beautiful combination! Baston stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Fewchuck is looking for the KO!
Fewchuck drops Baston with a big left hand! Baston is injured, injured bad! Fewchuck jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tanner Fewchuck!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Jaminson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrei Arlovski looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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260 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirk Jaminson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrei Arlovski!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaminson moves into the clinch.
Arlovski looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Arlovski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Jaminson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Arlovski's efforts to push away.
Jaminson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jaminson lands an uppercut.
It looks like Andrei Arlovski has been cut.
Jaminson lands a right hand.
Jaminson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jaminson instigates a clinch.
Jaminson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jaminson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Arlovski is rocked!
Jaminson stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaminson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Arlovski is still in real trouble! Can Jaminson finish him?
Jaminson not doing much here.
Arlovski seems to have recovered his senses.
Arlovski is staying active underneath Jaminson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaminson working the head and body with strikes.
Arlovski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Arlovski won't allow Jaminson to pass to mount.
Jaminson wants to stand but Arlovski has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Jaminson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Arlovski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jaminson is trying to control the action in half guard but Arlovski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jaminson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Arlovski looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jaminson trying to control from half guard but Arlovski is working away.
Arlovski won't allow Jaminson to pass to mount.
Arlovski is staying active underneath Jaminson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jaminson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jaminson wants to control but Arlovski is keeping him busy.
Jaminson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Arlovski down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaminson controls the position from side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jaminson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Jaminson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Arlovski backs up against the ropes.
Arlovski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jaminson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jaminson.
Jaminson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jaminson clinches.
Jaminson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jaminson lands a knee to the head.
Jaminson taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaminson landing knees to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Jaminson.
Jaminson jumps guard.
Arlovski stands and steps away. Jaminson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jaminson rushes Arlovski and presses him up against the ropes.
Jaminson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Arlovski pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaminson 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.
Jaminson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arlovski wants to stand and escape but Jaminson is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Jaminson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrei Arlovski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jaminson throws a nice head kick!
Jaminson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jaminson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Arlovski is looking to escape.
Jaminson tries to pass to full mount but Arlovski defends it.
Jaminson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arlovski keeps working.
Jaminson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Arlovski is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Jaminson.
Jaminson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Arlovski tries to circle away but Jaminson has him pinned against the ropes.
Jaminson is trying to trip Arlovski. He has hold of a leg but Arlovski is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jaminson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Dirk Jaminson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jaminson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jaminson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jaminson trying to control the position from guard on top but Arlovski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jaminson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arlovski can do to turn this around?
Jaminson stands and steps away. Arlovski gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaminson gets a takedown into 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!
Jaminson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jaminson unloading with bombs!
Jaminson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jaminson landing punches.
Arlovski is squirming around, avoiding Jaminson's attempts to control the action.
Jaminson landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaminson with the ground and pound from mount.
Jaminson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jaminson controlling from mount.
Arlovski is in all sorts of trouble here.
Arlovski wants to hold on but Jaminson pushes him away.
Arlovski is controlling an arm, preventing Jaminson from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Jaminson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jaminson looking for a guillotine from mount but Arlovski is having none of it.
Arlovski wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee warns Arlovski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jaminson has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Arlovski's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Jaminson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andrei Arlovski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Jaminson scores with a takedown into Arlovski's guard.
Jaminson prevents Arlovski from getting back to his feet.
Jaminson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jaminson wants to control but Arlovski is keeping him busy.
Jaminson just content to control the position.
Jaminson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arlovski is just holding on here. Jaminson manages to take his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski trying to control the hands but Jaminson breaks the grip.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jaminson has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Arlovski has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Arlovski is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Jaminson.
Jaminson looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Arlovski is keeping busy.
Arlovski is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jaminson has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Jaminson has good solid back control here.
Jaminson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaminson has Arlovski flattened out and is raining down punches.
Jaminson struggling to keep hold of the position.
Jaminson landing with strikes.
Jaminson controls the action.
Jaminson scores with punches from the back.
Arlovski tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Jaminson's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Jaminson.
Jaminson has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Arlovski's body.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Dirk Jaminson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Jaminson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Arlovski to the mat! Arlovski manages to get full guard.
Jaminson looking to pass the guard.
Arlovski is trying to control the position but Jaminson postures up.
Andrei Arlovski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dirk Jaminson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jaminson trying to control the position from guard on top but Arlovski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dirk Jaminson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jaminson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirk Jaminson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Sampson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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265 lbs
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kai Sampson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sampson lands a big uppercut and Mir crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Mir looks OK. Sampson waves Mir back to his feet!
Mir is rocked!
It looks like Frank Mir has been cut.
Mir looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sampson lands with a big right hook that stumbles Mir - he's out on his feet here! Sampson follows up with another monster hook that separates Mir from consciousness! Mir falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Sampson stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kai Sampson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between r r (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pound Mcgee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcgee is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Scorpions - Rock You Like A Hurricane. Pound Mcgee has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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165 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, r r!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pound Mcgee!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
r looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
r throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mcgee's waist but Mcgee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing r off to one side.
r closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
r is looking to advance position but Mcgee won't allow it.
Mcgee pushes r off looking to stand but r dives back in and keeps control.
Mcgee keeping hold of r's head, controlling as best he can.
r is looking for a kimura but Mcgee is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for r to get the leverage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
r is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
r is working for a kimura but Mcgee is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Mcgee wants to get back to his feet.
r wants to work for an arm triangle but Mcgee is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
r is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
r is breathing heavily.
Mcgee pushes r off looking to stand but r dives back in and keeps control.
Mcgee is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of r's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take r's back!
Mcgee struggling to land strikes to the head as r covers up.
Mcgee throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Mcgee lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
r covering up well and avoiding damage.
A lull in the action here.
r covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Mcgee punches the canvas rather than the man.
Mcgee missing with strikes.
r rolls, trying to escape but Mcgee keeps control of the position.
r covering up well under a series of strikes from Mcgee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mcgee missing with strikes.
r covering up well under a series of strikes from Mcgee.
r has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Mcgee.
r avoids the strikes from Mcgee.
Mcgee misses with a punch to the head.
r covering up well and avoiding damage.
r avoids the strikes from Mcgee.
r manages to reverse the position and now he's in Mcgee's guard. Nice work there by r.
r wants to pass the guard but Mcgee is keeping the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mcgee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
r r seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcgee looks to land a combination but r avoids it well.
r shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than r was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
r looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee is trying desperately to improve position.
Mcgee is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mcgee manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Mcgee keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Mcgee wants to control but r is keeping busy and won't allow it.
r 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.
Mcgee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mcgee is looking to control r's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mcgee avoid being mounted?
r is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mcgee sees it coming and defends easily.
Mcgee is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of r's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take r's back!
Mcgee somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
r avoids the strikes from Mcgee.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
r avoids the strikes from Mcgee.
Mcgee throwing sloppy strikes.
Mcgee throwing sloppy strikes.
Mcgee missing with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that r r will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mcgee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
r dives in and grabs Mcgee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mcgee pushes down on r's head and hops out.
Mcgee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mcgee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mcgee works r's body with a nice hook.
Mcgee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and r is able to avoid easily.
Mcgee scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like r r has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcgee lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mcgee throws an overhand right that has r reeling! Mcgee follows up with more punches and r is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pound Mcgee!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sullivan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Electric Worry kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ryan Sullivan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sullivan!
Harper looking to ground and pound but Sullivan is blocking nicely.
Sullivan wants to try and get back to his feet.
Sullivan is bucking up trying to escape but Harper cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sullivan can't escape the position.
Harper controlling the position easily from mount.
Harper thowing shots but they're missing.
Harper has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sullivan's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper lands a big shot there that rocks Sullivan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sullivan is rocked!
A big strike lands for Harper! That's really hurt Sullivan and he's turned his back - Harper keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Harper Jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Harper!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miguelangel Jiminez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Bacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miguelangel Jiminez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Bacon!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiminez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bacon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jiminez landing some decent shots from guard.
Jiminez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jiminez scoring with some ground and pound.
Jiminez works over Bacon with some ground and pound from guard.
Jiminez landing with the ground and pound.
Jiminez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jiminez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bacon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jiminez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jiminez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bacon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jiminez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jiminez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiminez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jiminez throws a big right hand that misses.
Jiminez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jiminez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jiminez works over Bacon with some ground and pound from guard.
Jiminez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jiminez is working Bacon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jiminez postures up and lands a big shot to Bacon's brow.
Jiminez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jiminez scoring with some ground and pound.
Jiminez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bacon is looking to stand up but Jiminez isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jiminez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiminez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jiminez cracks Bacon with a solid left hand.
Jiminez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jiminez landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jiminez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bacon wants to get back to his feet but Jiminez passes into half guard.
Jiminez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jiminez drops an elbow to the side of Bacon's head.
Bacon has hold of Jiminez's hands but Jiminez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jiminez slips a nice elbow through Bacon's hands, connecting with Bacon's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacon is trying to stand back up but Jiminez is controlling him
Bacon taking some punishment here, with Jiminez in his half guard.
Jiminez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jiminez slips a nice elbow through Bacon's hands, connecting with Bacon's forehead.
Jiminez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jiminez lands strikes from half guard.
Jiminez slips a nice elbow through Bacon's hands, connecting with Bacon's forehead.
Bacon taking some punishment here, with Jiminez in his half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bacon taking some punishment here, with Jiminez in his half guard.
Bacon is trying to stand.
Jiminez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiminez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jiminez drops an elbow to the side of Bacon's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jiminez is looking to take a break and control but Bacon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jiminez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jiminez is nestled in close to Bacon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Jiminez.
Bacon looks like he's trying to stand up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jiminez slips a nice elbow through Bacon's hands, connecting with Bacon's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguelangel Jiminez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Bacon wants to clinch up but Jiminez keeps it at a distance.
Jiminez scores with a takedown into Bacon's guard.
Jiminez distracts Bacon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jiminez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jiminez thows a big elbow that misses.
Jiminez works over Bacon with some ground and pound from guard.
Jiminez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jiminez cracks Bacon with a solid left hand.
Jiminez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jiminez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jiminez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jiminez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacon wants to stand up but Jiminez is controlling him.
Jiminez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jiminez landing with the ground and pound.
Bacon wants to get back to his feet but Jiminez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jiminez chips away with some ground and pound.
Jiminez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jiminez working some strikes from top position.
Jiminez landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiminez works over Bacon with some ground and pound from guard.
Jiminez chips away with some ground and pound.
Jiminez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bacon keeping moving, preventing Jiminez from controlling successfully.
Jiminez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bacon can do to turn this around?
Bacon is looking to stand up but Jiminez isn't so interested in that idea.
Jiminez lands a couple of digs.
Jiminez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jiminez is in close to Bacon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jiminez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiminez distracts Bacon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jiminez landing with the ground and pound.
Jiminez is standing up over Bacon. Bacon looks to escape but Jiminez dives into side control.
Jiminez scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jiminez in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bacon on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jiminez landing a few strikes.
Jiminez landing strikes.
Bacon is rocked!
Jiminez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bacon down.
Bacon is still in real trouble! Can Jiminez finish him?
Jiminez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bacon some visible discomfort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiminez working the ground and pound from side control.
Jiminez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jiminez trying to control the position but Bacon is working away.
Bacon seems to have recovered his senses.
Jiminez cracks Bacon with a big elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jiminez working the head and body with strikes.
Bacon wants to get back to his feet but Jiminez is dominant here and he's now got Bacon's back!
Jiminez lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Bacon.
Jiminez throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Bacon!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bacon is covering up but some of the strikes from Jiminez are getting through and doing damage.
Jiminez connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Bacon to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguelangel Jiminez dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Jiminez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bacon is looking to clinch.
Jiminez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jiminez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jiminez lands a heavy elbow.
Jiminez postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Bacon bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Jiminez and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguelangel Jiminez!
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