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Valhalla: Las Vegas PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fieldy Shnutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marnic Pretorius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marnic Pretorius will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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178 lbs
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170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fieldy Shnutz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marnic Pretorius!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shnutz fails to land the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Pretorius. No joy for Shnutz on that attempt.
Pretorius gets caught napping as Shnutz dives in and scores a takedown. Pretorius manages to retain guard.
Shnutz is looking to work some ground and pound but Pretorius has wrist control.
Pretorius tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pretorius looking to control.
Shnutz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pretorius is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pretorius is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shnutz is aware though and is defending well.
Shnutz wants to control from the top but Pretorius keeps moving.
Shnutz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pretorius on the ground.
Pretorius keeping full guard, as Shnutz tries to pass.
Shnutz sitting in guard here, content to control.
Shnutz scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pretorius trying to control the position.
Shnutz wants to control from the top but Pretorius keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shnutz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pretorius is rocked!
Shnutz circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Pretorius tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Shnutz wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fieldy Shnutz!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nik Ita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Says (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nik Ita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Says!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Ita lands an impressive looking overhand right. Says doesn't seem phased though.
Ita slips a jab and a cross from Says.
Says has managed to clinch.
Says pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ita lands a body shot.
Ita attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Says misses with a double jab
and Ita counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Says displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ita.
Ita fails to land the takedown.
Ita closes the distance and pushes Says back into the cage.
Ita looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Says breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ita shoots in looking for a takedown but Says manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ita's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nik Ita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Says clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ita working hard to break the clinch.
Says breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ita shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Says pinned against the cage. Says gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Says rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ita moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Says tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ita manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ita moves into range and clinches up with Says.
Says has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ita is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Says breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ita rushes Says and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ita wants to stall.
Ita tries to circle away but Says has him pinned against the cage.
Ita fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ita tries to pull guard but Says forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Says taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Says gets underhooks to prevent Ita's takedown attempt.
Ita tries to circle away but Says has him pinned against the cage.
Says breaks the clinch.
Ita throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Says moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Says pushes off an throws an elbow but Ita leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ita tries to pull guard but Says won't allow it.
Says's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Says shoots in but no luck this time.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Says breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ita forces Says back against the cage and clinches.
Says misses with a knee strike.
Says breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Says moves in looking to clinch but Ita pushes him off.
Says gets tackled into the cage by Ita. Ita maintains the clinch.
Ita is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Says prevents Ita from breaking the clinch.
Says is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Says jumps into guard, dragging Ita to the mat.
Ita tries to free his leg and advance position but Says is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Itais looking to pass into half guard but Says pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Says is in guard.
Ita has Says pulled in close to control his posture.
Says showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Says slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Says wants to control but Ita is keeping him busy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ita tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Says wants to control the pace but Ita is squirming around nicely.
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 Nik Ita will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Says fails to land the takedown.
Says fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ita, pushing him back against the cage.
Ita goes for a takedown attempt but Says pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Says is looking to clinch.
Ita fails with the takedown.
Ita shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nik Ita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Says is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ita sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Says avoids the head kick by Ita.
Says instigates a clinch.
Ita takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Nik Ita has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Says pulls guard.
Says looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Says had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ita defends it easily.
Says looking for a guillotine here but Ita defends easily.
Ita with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Says throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ita looking to sit in guard and control but Says gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Says wants to control from the top but Ita keeps moving.
Ita wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Says stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nik Ita is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Says throws a right hand that Ita ducks under and follows up with a left that Ita also avoids with ease.
Ita shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Says sprawls well. Says wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ita gets slowly back to his feet.
Ita looks for a takedown but Says sprawls well.
Ita fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Says, pushing him back against the cage.
Ita is trying to break the clinch but Says is controlling him.
Says throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Says's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ita swats away the attempt to clinch by Says.
Ita moves into range and clinches up with Says.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Says scores a nice knee to the body.
Says landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Says drags the fight down to the ground.
Ita wants to stand and escape but instead Says has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Says works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Says decides to stand and escape the position.
Says tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ita shoots in but Says avoids the takedown attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Says fails with an attempt to clinch.
Says gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Says showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nik Ita's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ita circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ita throws a head kick that misses.
Says tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ita swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ita tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Says swivels and escapes.
Ita swats away the attempt to clinch by Says.
Says has managed to clinch.
Ita looking to stall.
Ita tries to pull guard but Says holds him up against the cage and eventually Ita drops back down to his feet.
Says missing with knees to the body.
Says throws a knee to the head but misses.
Says misses with a knee strike.
Ita jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Says walks away with a smile on his face. Ita gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nik Ita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Says instigates a clinch.
Says misses with a knee to the head.
Ita wants to break free but Says has control.
Ita letting Says take a breather here.
Ita takes a knee to the side of the body.
Says manages to break the clinch.
Says tries to clinch up but Ita circles away and keeps his distance.
Ita avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Says drives through and clinches with Ita against the cage.
Says breaks from the clinch.
Says checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ita closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ita is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Says is defending well.
Ita has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Simon Says seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ita is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Says to keep the fight standing.
Says pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Says clinches up with Ita and pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Says escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ita takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
No luck for Ita with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Says stuffs the takedown.
Says displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ita.
The fight stays on the outside here - Says looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Says stuns Ita with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ita thows a body shot but no joy.
Says throws a right hand that Ita ducks under and follows up with a left that Ita also avoids with ease.
Says tries to clinch there but Ita circles away.
Says tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ita paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Says is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ita has managed to clinch.
Says is pressed up against the cage. Ita has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Says down to the mat. Says avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Says tries to clinch but Ita is having none of it.
Ita fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ita closes the distance and pushes Says back into the cage.
Says breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Says throws a right hand that Ita ducks under and follows up with a left that Ita also avoids with ease.
Ita shoots in for a double leg but Says sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Says throws a nice looking combination but Ita bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Says wants to clinch up but Ita keeps it at a distance.
Ita lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Says circles away quickly and effectively.
Ita looks for a takedown but Says sprawls well.
Says darts in and clinches Ita up against the cage.
Says throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Itas head.
Ita has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Says after a bit of a struggle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Says lands a knee to the body.
Says tries to score a body lock takedown but Ita shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Says.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Says comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Says has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Says!
Simon Says really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that AMPLIFY logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Fresh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vlad Fresh!
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, Bruce Banner!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fresh throws a combination that misses
so Banner counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Banner trying to control but Fresh is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fresh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Banner postures up.
Banner trying to control but Fresh is working from the bottom.
Banner has gone for a leg lock! Fresh slips out almost immediately though and dives into Banner's guard.
Fresh gets to his feet. Banner looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Fresh tries to sprawl but Banner drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fresh trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner unloads with some shots from mount but Fresh bucks and avoids them well.
Fresh is trying to escape the mount.
Banner looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Banner is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Fresh can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Fresh is looking to get to half guard.
Banner thowing shots but they're missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner working for a submission but Fresh is keeping him at bay.
Fresh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Banner wants to take Fresh's back but he can't do it this time.
Fresh is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Banner looking for a guillotine from mount but Fresh is having none of it.
Fresh defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Banner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner goes for an armbar but Fresh turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Fresh.
Fresh stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Fresh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Banner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fresh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Banner.
Fresh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Banner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Banner shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Bruce Banner has been cut.
Banner shoots for a takedown but Fresh saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vlad Fresh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fresh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fresh drops Banner with a beautiful combination! Banner stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Fresh is looking for the KO!
Banner is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fresh.
Banner is still on wobbly legs! Can Fresh finish him?
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fresh.
Fresh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Banner seems to have recovered his senses.
Banner moves out of range as Fresh throws a body kick.
Banner looks for a takedown but Fresh sprawls well.
Fresh tries to clinch but Banner is having none of it.
Fresh tries to clinch there but Banner circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fresh throws a combination that misses
and Banner decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fresh's guard.
Banner is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Fresh is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Fresh has escaped and now he's on top!
Banner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Fresh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Banner's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Banner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fresh.
Fresh looks to clinch
and Banner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some wild striking there from Fresh.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Banner is defended easily by Fresh.
Vlad Fresh is winning the standup battle so far.
Fresh lands a left and a right that send Banner crashing to the mat, dazed. Fresh thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fresh cracks Banner with a good jab.
That has opened up Bruce Banner's cut even more.
Fresh lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Banner is looking to close the distance but Fresh sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Banner crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Banner is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Vlad Fresh!
Vlad Fresh was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cheick Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Mars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Cheick Kongo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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245 lbs
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cheick Kongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mick Mars!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mars looking to score a takedown here. Kongo is defending well but Mars drives through and ends up in Kongo's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mars wants to pass the guard but Kongo is keeping the position.
Mars with a nice head shot there.
Mars landing some decent shots from guard.
Mars lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mars postures up and lands a big shot to Kongo's brow.
Kongo is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mars is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mars lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mars content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mars working some strikes from top position.
Mars stands up over Kongo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mars scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mars is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mars distracts Kongo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mars landing with the ground and pound.
Mars connects with a couple of short punches.
Kongo is rocked!
Mars loads up on a big left hand. Kongo felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Mars looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Kongo can't hide his disappointment, as Mars celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mick Mars!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kabal Kill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Voitto Puhti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kabal Kill could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Voitto Puhti's chin.
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249 lbs
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266 lbs
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Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kabal Kill!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Voitto Puhti!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puhti has Kill up against the cage in a clinch.
Puhti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Puhti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Puhti shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kill shoots in looking for a takedown but Puhti manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kill's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Puhti shoots in for a double leg but Kill sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Puhti lunges at Kill with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kill's hand.
Puhti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kill.
Puhti displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kill.
Kill doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Puhti counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kabal Kill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kill shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Puhti is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kill's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kill's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puhti is persistently looking for the submission but Kill is defending it well.
Puhti is trying to stick to Kill's back but Kill is turning into Puhti. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Puhti's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kill.
Puhti looking for a guillotine here but Kill defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kill stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Puhti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Puhti keeping moving, preventing Kill from controlling successfully.
Kill drops back looking for a leg! Puhti is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Puhti manages to kick Kill off! Kill jumps back into Puhti's guard.
Puhti looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kill throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kill drops back looking for a leg! Puhti is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Puhti manages to kick Kill off! Kill jumps back into Puhti's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kill is pushing down on Puhti's leg trying to pass to half guard. Puhti is fighting to maintain full guard but Kill has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kill seems to be working for a kimura but Puhti defends the submission attempt.
Puhti looking for submissions off his back.
Puhti is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kill is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kill wants to lay and pray for a moment but Puhti keeps working.
Puhti is pressing down on Kill's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kill looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Puhti is on top in guard.
Puhti throws a big right hand that misses.
Puhti trying to control the position from guard on top but Kill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kill working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Puhti doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Puhti manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Puhti throws a big elbow that misses.
Puhti pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kill is keeping the position for now.
Puhti lands a couple of elbows.
Kill looking for a guillotine here but Puhti defends easily.
Puhti is sitting in close to Kill's body. Kill has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Puhti is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Puhti is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Kill.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kabal Kill!
Kabal Kill retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Hodges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and New Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Hodges!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, New Fighter!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Hodges. Those never looked like landing.
Fighter tries to clinch there but Hodges circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fighter tries to clinch but Hodges is having none of it.
Hodges misses with a hook. Fighter ducked under it nicely.
Fighter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hodges misses the jab.
Hodges throws an overhand right that lands on Fighter's shoulder, as Fighter tries to avoid the shot.
A leg kick checked by Fighter.
Hodges throws a looping overhand right but Fighter ducks down to avoid it.
A lazy left from Hodges finds it's target.
Fighter has closed the distance and engaged Hodges in a clinch.
Fighter missing with knees to the body.
Fighter tries to land knees in the clinch but Hodges avoids the damage to the body.
Hodges takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fighter has Hodges pressed against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fighter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hodges's face.
Hodges misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Fighter.
Fighter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hodges has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hodges can't break the clinch.
Fighter landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fighter scores a nice knee to the body.
Fighter lands a nice knee to the body.
Hodges is breathing heavily.
Fighter scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
Fighter lands a knee to the body.
Fighter lands a good knee to the midsection. Hodges won't want to take too many of those.
Fighter lands a knee to the body.
Fighter lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fighter obliges.
Fighter landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hodges's face.
Fighter working Hodges over with knees to the body.
Fighter stalls.
Fighter crunches a lovely knee into Hodges's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Fighter.
Hodges avoiding damage as Fighter throws knees to the body.
Fighter leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fighter lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter lands a knee to the head.
Fighter landing knees to the head.
Fighter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hodges on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hodges looking for a takedown.
Fighter scores with a knee to the head.
Hodges takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fighter gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hodges.
Fighter with a knee to the head.
Fighter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hodges lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hodges takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fighter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fighter landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fighter unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hodges on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hodges is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fighter utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fighter unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fighter lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fighter obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
New Fighter dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fighter is looking to clinch but Hodges is avoiding it.
Hodges jabs Fighter right on the nose. Fighter blinks but takes it well.
Fighter ducks under a wild hook from Hodges.
Fighter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hodges manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hodges misses with a takedown attempt - Fighter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fighter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hodges lands a jab.
Fighter tries to clinch but Hodges is having none of it.
New Fighter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hodges swats away the attempt to clinch by Fighter.
Fighter tries to clinch up but Hodges circles away and keeps his distance.
Fighter tries to clinch up.
Hodges bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fighter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hodges avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fighter is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter doesn't manage to clinch there - Hodges circles away.
Fighter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hodges throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fighter.
Fighter slips a straight right by Hodges.
New Fighter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hodges swinging wildly here.
Fighter tries to clinch up.
Hodges avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fighter blocks a jab.
No luck for Hodges with that takedown attempt.
Hodges fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fighter on the side of the head.
Hodges throws a right and a left that Fighter avoids nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fighter moves in looking to clinch but Hodges pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fighter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
New Fighter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hodges throws a hook to the side of Fighter's head but Fighter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fighter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hodges.
Fighter tries to close the distance and clinch but Hodges swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter wants to clinch up but Hodges keeps it at a distance.
Fighter wants to clinch up but Hodges keeps it at a distance.
Fighter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hodges swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hodges throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fighter clinches with his opponent.
Fighter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fighter utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fighter with a knee to the head.
Come on Fighter - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fighter scores a nice knee to the body.
Fighter scores with a knee to the head.
Fighter unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hodges takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fighter obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fighter obliges.
Hodges takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fighter landing knees to the body.
Fighter landing knees to the head.
Fighter landing knees to the head.
Fighter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hodges lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fighter tries to land knees in the clinch but Hodges avoids the damage to the body.
Hodges is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fighter just leaning against Hodges, taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hodges is defending well for now.
Fighter putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hodges in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fighter prevents a body shot from Hodges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fighter tries a knee to the head but Hodges blocks it.
Hodges looking to stall.
Fighter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hodges goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fighter prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Hodges. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hodges avoiding damage as Fighter throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fighter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hodges is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fighter is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
New Fighter 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!
Fighter avoids the body shot from Hodges.
Fighter tries to clinch but Hodges moves out of range.
Hodges shoots for a takedown but Fighter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fighter checks the leg kick.
Fighter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hodges manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fighter tries to clinch up but Hodges circles away and keeps his distance.
Fighter is looking to clinch.
Fighter moves into range and clinches up with Hodges.
Fighter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hodges lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hodges managing to block the knees to the body from Fighter.
Fighter lands a knee to the head.
Fighter unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fighter missing with knees to the body.
Hodges blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hodges avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hodges on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fighter lands a knee to the body.
Hodges is looking to control Fighter's arms but Fighter gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hodges has his back to the cage.
Fighter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hodges looking to stall.
Fighter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hodges looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Justin Hodges.
Fighter tries to clinch there but Hodges circles away.
Fighter tries to clinch up but Hodges circles away and keeps his distance.
Hodges shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hodges keeps the fight on the outside.
Hodges throws a hook but Fighter blocks it.
Hodges circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fighter tries to close the distance and clinch but Hodges swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fighter tries to clinch up.
Fighter tries to clinch there but Hodges circles away.
Fighter tries to clinch but Hodges moves out of range.
Fighter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fighter slips a jab and a cross from Hodges.
Hodges just misses with a punch to the body.
Fighter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hodges swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fighter tries to clinch up but Hodges circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter moves in looking to clinch but Hodges pushes him off.
Hodges throws a hook but Fighter avoids it easily.
Fighter moves in looking to clinch but Hodges pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fighter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hodges lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fighter moves in looking to clinch but Hodges pushes him off.
Fighter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fighter tries to clinch there but Hodges circles away.
Fighter looks to clinch
and Hodges counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hodges swats away the attempt to clinch by Fighter.
Fighter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hodges paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fighter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fighter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hodges swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hodges misses with a two punch combination.
Fighter blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hodges tries to bum rush Fighter with a series of wild strikes but Fighter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fighter checks a low kick from Hodges.
Fighter tries to clinch there but Hodges circles away.
Hodges fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Hodges. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fighter is looking to clinch.
Fighter moves into range and clinches up with Hodges.
Fighter connects with a knee to the head.
Fighter stalling in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hodges blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hodges looking to slow down the pace here.
Hodges working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
New Fighter really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hodges swats away the attempt to clinch by Fighter.
Hodges misses with a low kick as Fighter jumps back.
Fighter ducks under a wild hook from Hodges.
Hodges has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fighter.
Hodges throws a lazy right hand but Fighter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fighter tries to clinch but Hodges is having none of it.
Fighter tries to close the distance and clinch but Hodges swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hodges takes a swing at Fighter's ribcage but misses.
Fighter moves in looking to clinch but Hodges pushes him off.
Hodges looks to land a left hand but Fighter moved out of range nicely.
Fighter wants to clinch up but Hodges keeps it at a distance.
Hodges looks to throw the jab but Fighter is out of range.
Fighter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hodges swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fighter tries to close the distance and clinch but Hodges swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fighter tries to clinch but Hodges is having none of it.
Fighter tries to clinch up but Hodges circles away and keeps his distance.
Fighter takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter is struggling to control the position.
Knees to the body from Fighter.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Fighter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hodges lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fighter.
Fighter connects with a knee to the head.
Fighter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hodges's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hodges takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fighter missing with knees to the body.
Hodges on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fighter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hodges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hodges tries to circle away but Fighter has him pinned against the cage.
Hodges can't get the takedown.
Hodges tries to break the clinch but Fighter is controlling the position.
Fighter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hodges is defending well for now.
Hodges goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fighter prevents it.
Hodges trying to stall but Fighter improves his position.
Fighter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hodges.
A knee to the head by Fighter.
Hodges wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hodges is looking to control Fighter's arms but Fighter gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hodges has his back to the cage.
Hodges managing to block the knees to the body from Fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter lands a good knee to the midsection. Hodges won't want to take too many of those.
Fighter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hodges avoids it.
Fighter is trying to stall.
Hodges wants to get back to striking at distance but Fighter won't allow it.
Hodges wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hodges blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hodges misses with the head strike.
Hodges tries to work over Fighter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hodges managing to block the knees to the body from Fighter.
Fighter tries to land knees in the clinch but Hodges avoids the damage to the body.
Fighter landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hodges tries to break the clinch but Fighter is controlling the position.
Fighter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hodges.
Hodges misses with some punches.
Fighter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hodges.
Fighter tries to land a knee to the head but Hodges blocks with his arms.
Hodges misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Fighter.
Fighter trying to land knees to the body.
Hodges stalling in the clinch but Fighter improves position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hodges blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hodges lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fighter backwards.
Hodges is looking to break free of the clinch but Fighter has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
New Fighter dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Hodges's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hodges avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fighter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hodges manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hodges swats away the attempt to clinch by Fighter.
Hodges fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Fighter to the ground. Hodges is now in Fighter's guard.
Hodges tries to free his leg and advance position but Fighter is retaining full guard.
Fighter can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hodges controls the pace.
Hodges passes Fighter's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fighter is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hodges prevents Fighter from improving his position.
Hodges wants to take a breather but Fighter is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hodges scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hodges is looking to take a break and control but Fighter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hodges is looking to pass Fighter's guard but actually Fighter recovers to full guard.
Hodges trying to control the position from guard on top but Fighter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fighter trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hodges trying to control but Fighter is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fighter controls Hodges momentarily but Hodges frees himself.
Fighter keeping full guard, as Hodges tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Justin Hodges.
Hodges throws a jab but it's blocked by Fighter.
Fighter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hodges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fighter moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hodges slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fighter leaves Hodges with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fighter moves in looking to clinch but Hodges pushes him off.
Fighter moves out of range of the strikes.
Fighter tries to clinch but Hodges moves out of range.
Fighter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hodges stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hodges changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fighter looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hodges scoring with punches and elbows.
Hodges content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Hodges crashes against the mat.
Justin Hodges has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hodges tries to score with some ground and pound. Fighter controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ground and pound from Hodges seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
New Fighter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hodges is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fighter knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
You can see the frustration on Fighter's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Hodges showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fighter has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 46:49
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 45:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... New Fighter!
New Fighter is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Jarvis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Payakaroon Bot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarvis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Brian M vs. McBunn - Loud Music (original mix). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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201 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Jarvis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Payakaroon Bot!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bot clinches up with Jarvis and pushes him back against the cage.
Bot managing to block the knees to the body from Jarvis.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bot throws an elbow but misses.
Jarvis trying to land knees to the body.
Bot tries a knee to the head but Jarvis blocks it.
Jarvis misses with an elbow strike.
Bot lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jarvis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bot lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jarvis's elbow.
Jarvis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jarvis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bot lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jarvis backwards.
Jarvis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jarvis wants to take the fight to the mat but Bot manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jarvis lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bot misses with a knee to the head.
Jarvis lands with a left to the head.
Jarvis wants to break free but Bot has control.
Jarvis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bot has a couple of punches blocked by Jarvis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bot is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jarvis misses with an elbow strike.
Jarvis crunches a lovely knee into Bot's ribcage.
Jarvis throws an elbow that misses.
Bot misses with an elbow strike.
Bot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jarvis.
Jarvis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jarvis wants to get back to striking at distance but Bot won't allow it.
Bot lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jarvis blocking some punches.
Jarvis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bot is defending well for now.
Bot avoids the elbow strike from Jarvis, against the cage.
Bot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jarvis avoids it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bot.
Bot misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bot lands an elbow just above Jarvis 's eye.
Bot landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jarvis is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jarvis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bot's brow.
Jarvis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bot.
Bot lands an elbow that stopped Jarvis in his tracks for a moment.
Bot on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bot pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jarvis managing to block the knees to the body from Bot.
Bot lands an elbow just above Jarvis 's eye.
Bot with a knee to the head.
Bot lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jarvis missing with knees to the body.
Bot throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jarvis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bot creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jarvis's defenses.
Bot throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bot lands with a left to the head.
Jarvis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bot's elbow.
Jarvis misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bot lands a damaging elbow.
Jarvis is pushing Bot up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Knees to the body from Bot.
Bot tries to land knees in the clinch but Jarvis avoids the damage to the body.
Bot connects with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Jarvis as the two fighters clinch.
Jarvis blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bot throws an elbow but misses.
Jarvis misses with an elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jarvis prevents a body shot from Bot.
Nice elbow from Bot.
Bot lands a good knee to the midsection. Jarvis won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bot throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bot landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bot lands an elbow that stopped Jarvis in his tracks for a moment.
Bot lands an elbow just above Jarvis 's eye.
Bot gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jarvis.
Bot lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bot blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bot lands a damaging elbow.
Bot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jarvis is trying to break the clinch but Bot is controlling him.
Bot lands a nice elbow.
Bot with a knee to the head.
Jarvis stalling in the clinch but Bot improves position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bot lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bot comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bot.
Bot misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Payakaroon Bot 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.
Bot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bot tries to clinch but Jarvis is having none of it.
Johnny Jarvis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Jarvis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bot blocks a leg kick.
Jarvis throws a series of punches but Bot moves out of range.
Bot turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jarvis pushes Bot up against the cage in a clinch.
Bot blocks an elbow strike.
Bot can't find room to land a body shot as Jarvis controls the action.
Bot blocks a body shot from Jarvis.
Bot landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bot connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jarvis's face.
Bot is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jarvis is defending well for now.
Bot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bot blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bot connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jarvis's face.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bot.
Bot lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jarvis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jarvis tries to land knees in the clinch but Bot avoids the damage to the body.
Bot lands an elbow inside that Jarvis shrugs off.
Jarvis managing to block the knees to the body from Bot.
Bot lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bot creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jarvis's defenses.
Jarvis tries to land knees in the clinch but Bot avoids the damage to the body.
Payakaroon Bot seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jarvis avoiding damage as Bot throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Jarvis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jarvis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bot lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bot comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bot creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jarvis's defenses.
Bot lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jarvis is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Bot.
Jarvis 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.
Knees to the body from Bot.
Bot lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jarvis backwards.
Oh Jarvis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bot with a knee to the head.
Bot pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Jarvis! Bot unloads with more strikes and Jarvis sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Payakaroon Bot!
Payakaroon Bot is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roger D Roger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roger comes to the cage accompanied by Jedi Mind Tricks - On the Eve of War (Instrumental). Hughes is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hank Williams Jr. - Country Boy Can Survive . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger D Roger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Roger on his heels. He'll look to pass Roger's guard now, I'm sure.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hughes throwing strikes from guard but Roger blocks nicely.
Roger looking for a guillotine here but Hughes defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes with a nice head shot there.
Roger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roger wants to sweep here but Hughes controlling him for the moment.
Roger is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hughes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Roger is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Hughes frees his head nicely. Oh but Roger has switched to an armbar! Hughes is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Roger D Roger!
Roger D Roger retains his welterweight title!
Roger D Roger made sure to mention his sponsor, Conviction in his post fight interview.
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