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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Gaston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Quik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Quik has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Gaston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Quik!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quik looking to score a takedown here. Gaston is defending well but Quik drives through and ends up in Gaston's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Quik wants to control from the top but Gaston keeps moving.
Quik throws a strike but Gaston rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quik manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gaston manages to get himself to full guard.
Quik with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gaston wants to stand and escape but Quik is having none of it.
Quik pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gaston is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quik lands a couple of digs.
Gaston scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Gaston avoids the head kick by Quik.
Quik misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Quik connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Quik tries a head kick but it misses.
Gaston closes this distance looking for a takedown but Quik circles away.
Quik is looking to chop away at Gaston's legs.
Quik clinches up with Gaston and pushes him back against the cage.
Gaston takes a shot to the head.
Quik throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Quik just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gaston's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quik blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gaston takes a shot to the head.
Quik landing knees to the head.
It looks like Nick Gaston has been cut.
Gaston wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quik has him pressed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is keeping an eye on Quik - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Quik with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Quik comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Quik blocks a body shot from Gaston.
Gaston takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gaston wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Quik just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gaston's brow.
Gaston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gaston working hard to break the clinch.
Quik has Gaston pressed against the cage, preventing Gaston from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaston wants to stall.
Quik missing with knees to the body.
Gaston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gaston closes the distance and clinches.
Quik using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gaston has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gaston throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Quiks head.
Gaston has picked Quik up - he's going for a ride! Gaston dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Quik wants to get back to full guard.
Quik is trying to maintain the position but Gaston is very close to passing his half guard.
Gaston wants to control but Quik is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quik is holding on to half guard well.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nick Gaston has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Gaston closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gaston lands in his opponent's guard.
Gaston has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaston is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gaston stands up and waves to Quik to follow him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gaston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ray Quik will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nick Gaston's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters circle momentarily. Gaston darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gaston throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Quik's waist but Quik gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gaston off to one side.
Quik throws a head kick but Gaston moves out of range.
Gaston misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Quik.
Quik throws a head kick that misses.
Gaston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gaston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Quik instigates a clinch.
Gaston dodges an elbow strike from Quik.
Quik misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gaston.
Gaston's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Quik lands an elbow that stopped Gaston in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Quik.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaston just leaning against Quik, taking a breather.
Quik with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Quik lands an elbow that stopped Gaston in his tracks for a moment.
Nick Gaston's cut is getting worse.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gaston wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quik has him pressed against the cage.
Quik effectively controlling the action here.
Quik looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Quik tries to land knees in the clinch but Gaston avoids the damage to the body.
Gaston creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Quik throws an elbow but misses.
Gaston looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gaston.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaston is trying to push Quik away but Quik has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Quik drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gaston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nick Gaston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaston misses with a head kick.
Gaston takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nick Gaston's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gaston throws a head kick but Quik moves out of range.
Gaston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Quik slips a jab and a cross from Gaston.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Quik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gaston will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gaston throws a solid leg kick but Quik takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gaston.
Quik shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gaston as he avoids it easily.
Quik tries to clinch but Gaston moves out of range.
Quik throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gaston.
Gaston buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Quik has closed the distance and engaged Gaston in a clinch.
Quik trying to stall but Gaston improves his position.
Stalling in the clinch from Gaston.
Gaston is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gaston pressing his opponent against the cage.
Quik lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nick Gaston's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ray Quik!
Ray Quik decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Webcke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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269 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
18 - 13 - 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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Webcke!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir slips a straight right by Webcke.
Mir has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Webcke finds it's way round the side to connect with Mir's head.
Webcke lands a jab to the head.
Mir looks to land a combination but Webcke avoids it well.
Webcke misses with a looping left.
Mir tries for a takedown but Webcke circles away easily
and Webcke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mir ducks under a wild hook from Webcke.
Mir defending well as Webcke loads up on a big left hand.
Jab from Webcke.
Mir tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mir looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mir slips under a jab.
A punch combination from Webcke misses.
Webcke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mir gets a clinch.
Mir manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Webcke.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch but Webcke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Webcke tries to bum rush Mir with a series of wild strikes but Mir uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mir fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Webcke avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed right hand from Webcke misses the target.
Mir will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mir fails to land with a series of punches.
Mir manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Webcke on his heels. He'll look to pass Webcke's guard now, I'm sure.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Webcke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mir is one step ahead there.
Mir trying to control but Webcke is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir looking to pass the guard.
Mir trying to control the position from guard on top but Webcke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Frank Mir wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A left lands for Webcke.
Mir gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mir takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mir scores with a head kick. Webcke tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Shane Webcke has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Webcke.
Webcke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mir.
Shane Webcke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mir slips a jab from Webcke.
Mir checks the leg kick.
Webcke misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Mir.
Webcke looks to score with a jab to the body but Mir is just out of range.
Webcke closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mir did well to prevent Webcke getting side control.
Mir is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Webcke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mir wants to control but Webcke is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Webcke is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Webcke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mir kicks off Webcke and gets to his feet.
Mir blocks a jab.
Webcke misses with a hook
and Mir holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mir gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mir accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mir in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mir trying to control the position from guard on top but Webcke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mir trying to control the position from guard on top but Webcke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Frank Mir will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shane Webcke's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mir shoots in but Webcke avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mir lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Webcke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Frank Mir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mir doesn't manage to clinch there - Webcke circles away.
A combination from Mir does no damage.
A lazy left from Webcke finds it's target.
Mir moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Webcke throws a hook but Mir avoids it easily.
Webcke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mir was well out of range. Poor timing from Webcke.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mir is defended easily by Webcke.
Webcke displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mir.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mir gets the takedown into side control.
Mir stands up and beckons Webcke to his feet.
Webcke looks to land a left hand but Mir moved out of range nicely.
Mir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crunch! Mir slams his shin into Webcke's torso.
Webcke shoots in looking for a takedown. Mir tries to sprawl out of it but Webcke keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mir manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mir enables Webcke to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mir manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Webcke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mir works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Webcke postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webcke is posturing up here but Mir has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Webcke tries to roll out but it's too tight and Webcke has to tap! Slick submission there by Mir!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Mir!
Frank Mir 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 Vince Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Morton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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255 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
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vince Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Morton!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon rushes Morton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dixon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Morton.
Dixon throws an elbow that misses.
Dixon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dixon misses with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dixon throws an elbow that misses.
Morton throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Morton.
It looks like Vince Dixon has been cut.
Dixon working Morton over with knees to the body.
Morton looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dixon is struggling to control the position.
Nice elbow from Dixon.
It looks like Carl Morton has been cut.
Dixon misses with a knee strike.
Dixon stalling the fight.
Morton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dixon lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morton lands a damaging elbow.
Morton digs a right hand underneath Dixon's ribcage. Dixon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Morton dodges an elbow strike from Dixon.
Dixon landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morton dodges an elbow strike from Dixon.
Dixon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morton is defending well for now.
Morton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dixon missing with knees to the body.
Dixon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Morton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dixon's brow.
Dixon avoids a wild elbow strike from Morton.
Dixon displaying some good clinch control by pressing Morton up against the cage.
Morton dodges an elbow strike from Dixon.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morton avoids the elbow strike from Dixon, against the cage.
Dixon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morton's elbow.
Morton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Morton.
Knees in the clinch landing for Morton.
Morton lands an elbow inside that Dixon shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Morton.
Morton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dixon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dixon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dixon wants a takedown.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dixon avoids a wild elbow strike from Morton.
Dixon looking to slow down the pace here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dixon throws an elbow but misses.
Dixon looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon tries a body shot but Morton blocks it.
Dixon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Morton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Morton misses with an elbow over the top.
Dixon lands an elbow just above Morton 's eye.
That has opened up Carl Morton's cut even more.
Morton connects with a knee to the head.
Vince Dixon's cut is getting worse.
Dixon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morton.
A body shot lands from Morton.
Dixon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dixon throws an elbow but it misses.
Dixon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Morton throws an elbow but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dixon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Morton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Dixon.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Morton obliges.
Morton blocks an elbow strike from Dixon.
Morton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Morton lands an elbow inside that Dixon shrugs off.
Dixon misses with an elbow over the top.
Dixon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morton throws an elbow but it misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Dixon.
Morton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morton lands an elbow inside.
Morton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dixon misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dixon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Morton's brow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Morton.
Morton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dixon blocks an elbow strike from Morton.
Morton avoiding damage as Dixon throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vince Dixon dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dixon gets tackled into the cage by Morton. Morton maintains the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Morton.
Vince Dixon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Morton managing to block the knees to the body from Dixon.
Dixon blocks an elbow strike from Morton.
Dixon wants to stall.
Morton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vince Dixon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dixon dodges an elbow strike from Morton.
Morton misses with an elbow strike.
Morton dodges an elbow strike from Dixon.
Morton throws an elbow that misses.
Morton avoiding damage as Dixon throws knees to the body.
Morton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dixon.
Dixon tries to land knees in the clinch but Morton avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dixon working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dixon as Morton tries to tie him up.
Dixon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morton.
Dixon misses with a body punch.
Dixon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dixon takes an elbow to the temple.
Jeez, Vince Dixon's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Vince Dixon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Carl Morton!
Carl Morton took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Springfield HW Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thorfinn Oden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Berry Fulcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Oden might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Element Eighty-Pancake Land. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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223 lbs
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220 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thorfinn Oden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Berry Fulcher!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fulcher clinches up against the cage.
Fulcher misses with a punch to the body.
Oden is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fulcher is defending well for now.
Fulcher avoids a wild elbow strike from Oden.
Fulcher tries a body shot but Oden blocks it.
Oden wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fulcher misses with a body punch.
Oden stalling in the clinch but Fulcher improves position.
Fulcher stops a takedown attempt from Oden.
Fulcher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fulcher dodges an elbow strike from Oden.
Oden looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fulcher lands a nice shot to the body.
Fulcher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Oden's efforts to push away.
Fulcher tries to throw a body punch but Oden avoids it by throwing Fulcher back against the cage.
Oden tries to throw a body punch but Fulcher avoids it by throwing Oden back against the cage.
Fulcher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fulcher tries to throw a body punch but Oden avoids it by throwing Fulcher back against the cage.
Oden is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fulcher is defending well for now.
Fulcher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oden breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oden connects with an inside leg kick.
Oden connects with a leg kick. Fulcher looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oden missing with a left hand there. Fulcher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oden scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oden attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Oden connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Oden. That's going to slow Fulcher down.
Berry Fulcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fulcher attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fulcher keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fulcher moves out of range as Oden throws a body kick.
Fulcher tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Oden manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fulcher thuds his right hand into Oden's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fulcher connects with a leg kick. Oden looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oden misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oden gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oden prevents a body shot from Fulcher.
Oden throws a head punch that misses.
Fulcher managing to block the knees to the body from Oden.
Oden misses with an elbow over the top.
Fulcher can't find room to land a body shot as Oden controls the action.
Oden blocks a body shot from Fulcher.
Fulcher lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oden misses with some punches.
Oden dodges an elbow strike from Fulcher.
Fulcher is looking to control Oden's arms but Oden gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fulcher has his back to the cage.
Fulcher is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fulcher continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Oden's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fulcher keeps control of Oden as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oden is trying to break the clinch but Fulcher has him pressed against the cage.
Oden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fulcher's elbow.
A body shot lands from Fulcher.
Fulcher tries a body shot but Oden blocks it.
Fulcher presses Oden against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Fulcher.
Oden misses with a body punch.
Fulcher stalling.
Oden missing with knees to the body.
Fulcher tries to work over Oden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fulcher lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fulcher scores with a hook to the body.
Oden is breathing heavily.
Fulcher lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fulcher pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fulcher lands a body punch.
Fulcher managing to block the knees to the body from Oden.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oden is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Fulcher.
A short body shot lands from Fulcher as the two fighters clinch.
Fulcher lands a left hand.
Fulcher stalling in the clinch.
Oden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fulcher.
Fulcher leaning his opponent against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fulcher as Oden tries to tie him up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maybe Oden would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Fulcher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oden tries to land knees in the clinch but Fulcher avoids the damage to the body.
Oden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Berry Fulcher dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Oden's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fulcher connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Oden scrambles back to his feet.
Oden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fulcher throws out the jab.
Oden throws a leg kick but Fulcher sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fulcher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oden looks to throw the jab but Fulcher is out of range.
Oden throws a head kick but Fulcher moves out of range.
Fulcher moves into the clinch.
Fulcher digs a right hand into Oden's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oden's gas tank.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Oden is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fulcher is keeping busy.
Fulcher works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fulcher tries to work over Oden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fulcher pushes Oden back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fulcher struggles to land a body shot inside as Oden controls his hands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Come on Fulcher - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch on the inside from Oden fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Fulcher.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fulcher lands an uppercut.
Fulcher slows down the pace here.
Fulcher blocks an elbow strike.
Fulcher lands a shot to the body.
Oden is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fulcher manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Oden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fulcher avoids it.
Fulcher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oden's elbow.
Oden lands a nice knee to the body.
Oden working aggressively here.
Fulcher manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Oden misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oden working aggressively here.
Oden tries to break the clinch but Fulcher is controlling the position.
Berry Fulcher seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Oden blocks a body shot from Fulcher.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fulcher.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fulcher.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right hook to the body lands for Fulcher.
Fulcher works on Oden's body with a couple of short punches.
Fulcher controlling the action here for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Oden throws an elbow but misses.
Fulcher digs a right hand underneath Oden's ribcage. Oden let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oden tries to break the clinch but Fulcher is controlling the position.
Oden swings wildly with an uppercut but Fulcher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fulcher is working Oden over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fulcher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fulcher manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Oden looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fulcher is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fulcher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fulcher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Oden just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fulcher's brow.
Fulcher effectively controlling the action here.
A right hand to the body from Fulcher.
Fulcher lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fulcher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oden.
Fulcher stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fulcher slows down the pace here.
Oden creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Oden tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fulcher blocks the elbow strike.
Oden misses with a punch on the inside.
Oden letting Fulcher take a breather here.
Fulcher lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fulcher lands with a short shot to the head.
Oden is trying to break free.
Fulcher digs a right hand into Oden's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oden's gas tank.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Berry Fulcher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A lazy left from Oden finds it's target.
Oden misses with a leg kick
and Fulcher counters with a stiff right hand.
Oden looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Oden just misses with a punch to the body.
Oden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fulcher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fulcher blocks a low kick nicely.
Fulcher is looking to clinch but Oden is avoiding it.
Oden shoots in for a double leg but Fulcher sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oden shoots in looking for a takedown but Fulcher manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Oden's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thorfinn Oden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fulcher feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Odens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oden swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fulcher lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fulcher lands an overhand right.
Fulcher wants to clinch.
Fulcher moves in looking to clinch but Oden pushes him off.
A combination from Fulcher does no damage.
Oden scores with a body shot.
Fulcher throws a right hand that Oden ducks under and follows up with a left that Oden also avoids with ease.
Fulcher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oden throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fulcher blocks a jab.
Oden misses the shot to the body.
Oden throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fulcher.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oden throws a head kick that misses.
Berry Fulcher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oden misses with a head kick.
Fulcher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fulcher throws a head kick that misses.
Fulcher scores with a push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fulcher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oden moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oden misses with an uppercut.
Fulcher throws a series of punches but Oden moves out of range.
Fulcher rushes Oden and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fulcher dodges an elbow strike from Oden.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fulcher - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Thorfinn Oden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fulcher lands with a short shot to the head.
Oden lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Berry Fulcher has been cut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fulcher.
Fulcher just leaning against Oden, taking a breather.
Fulcher blocks the elbow strike.
Oden is looking to control Fulcher's arms but Fulcher gets an underhook and turns him. Now Oden has his back to the cage.
Fulcher stalling in the clinch.
Fulcher lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oden struggles to land a body shot inside as Fulcher controls his hands.
Fulcher slowing the pace effectively.
Oden is looking to control Fulcher's arms but Fulcher gets an underhook and turns him. Now Oden has his back to the cage.
A short left from Oden.
Fulcher displaying some good clinch control by pressing Oden up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oden throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fulcher is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Oden misses with an elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fulcher lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oden throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Oden trying to control the position but instead, Fulcher has worked for underhooks and has pushed Oden into the cage.
Fulcher makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fulcher lands a good knee to the midsection. Oden won't want to take too many of those.
Berry Fulcher is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fulcher landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fulcher lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oden backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Berry Fulcher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fulcher 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Berry Fulcher!
Our winner, Berry Fulcher, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Methuselah Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Barton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture comes to the cage accompanied by wait, nvmnd! thats just the tapping of his cane as he walks.. Barton comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 126 que kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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225 lbs
23 - 15 - 0 |
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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
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Methuselah Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Barton!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Couture is breathing heavily.
Couture throws a head kick but Barton moves out of range.
Barton defending well as Couture loads up on a big left hand.
Couture with a jab.
Barton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barton shoots in for a double leg but Couture sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Barton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Barton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture misses with a straight left.
Barton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Couture.
Barton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Couture.
A slow jab from Couture misses its intended target.
Couture misses with an uppercut. Barton saw that one coming.
Barton gets tackled into the cage by Couture. Couture maintains the clinch.
Couture is trying to trip Barton. He has hold of a leg but Barton is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Couture persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Couture wants to stand and escape but instead Barton has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Couture looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barton advances to half guard.
Couture looking for submissions off his back.
Barton passes the guard and advances to mount!
Barton working Couture over with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Couture is looking to get to half guard.
Couture wants to control but Barton is having none of it.
Barton lands a nice shot to the head.
Couture tries to reverse the position but Barton maintains control.
Barton looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Barton wants to control the pace but Couture is squirming around nicely.
Couture can't escape the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Barton controlling from mount.
Couture is desperately trying to improve his position but Barton has a good base and remains in mount.
Barton tries to control but Couture wriggling away.
Barton landing punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Couture is trying to escape the mount.
Barton with a couple of short strikes.
Couture can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barton tries to control but Couture wriggling away.
Barton might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Couture kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Barton avoids the attempt from Couture to control.
Barton working Couture over with strikes here.
BOOM! Barton connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Couture is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Barton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee warns Couture that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Couture is working to get back to half guard.
Couture tries to hold on but Barton postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Barton will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A low kick from Couture is predictable there
and Barton counters with a nice uppercut.
Barton avoids the body shot from Couture.
Couture swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Couture throws an overhand right that lands on Barton's shoulder, as Barton tries to avoid the shot.
Barton blocks the body kick.
A jab from Couture misses.
Barton fails to land the takedown.
Couture takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Methuselah Couture seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Couture misses.
Couture works the jab nicely.
Couture misses with a low kick.
Couture pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Barton looking to pass the guard.
Couture manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Barton is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barton tries to improve his position but instead Couture has taken his back!
Couture is looking to control Barton but Barton is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Couture is trying to control but Barton is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Barton is trying desperately to improve position.
Couture is standing up, even though he is in mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture misses with a few strikes there.
Barton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Couture.
Barton moves in looking to clinch but Couture pushes him off.
Barton 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.
Barton wants to pass the guard but Couture is keeping the position.
Barton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Couture looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Barton is defending well. Couture quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Barton has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Couture celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Methuselah Couture!
After winning the bout, Methuselah Couture thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overdose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zapp Brannigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overdose's entrance music is Powerthirst. A fine choice. Brannigan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jackyl -- The Lumberjack kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Overdose is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Alistair Overdose has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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291 lbs
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245 lbs
29 - 22 - 0 |
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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
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alistair Overdose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zapp Brannigan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brannigan shoots in looking for a takedown but Overdose manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brannigan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Overdose is breathing heavily.
Overdose takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Overdose crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brannigan - the referee stops the clock and Overdose gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brannigan. Overdose manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Brannigan tries a head kick but it misses.
Brannigan moves into the clinch.
A short left from Brannigan.
Brannigan lands a good knee to the midsection. Overdose won't want to take too many of those.
Brannigan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Overdose is defending well for now.
Overdose tries to stall but Brannigan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Overdose wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brannigan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Brannigan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brannigan gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Overdose can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brannigan controls the pace.
Overdose will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Let's hope that Brannigan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Zapp Brannigan.
Brannigan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brannigan. Overdose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brannigan moves into range and clinches up with Overdose.
Brannigan has Overdose pushed against the cage.
Overdose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brannigan's elbow.
Brannigan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brannigan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Overdose backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brannigan lands a nice uppercut.
Overdose struggles to land a body shot inside as Brannigan controls his hands.
Brannigan is pushing Overdose up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Overdose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brannigan can't find room to land a body shot as Overdose controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Overdose trying to stall but Brannigan improves his position.
Brannigan lands a right hand.
Brannigan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Overdose backwards.
Brannigan misses with a punch on the inside.
Brannigan tries to work over Overdose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Overdose takes a shot to the head.
Overdose misses with some punches.
Brannigan is stalling here.
Brannigan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brannigan lands a left and a right that send Overdose crashing to the mat, dazed. Brannigan thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Overdose is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Brannigan. Those never looked like landing.
Oh Overdose is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brannigan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brannigan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Overdose backwards.
Brannigan throws a big uppercut that drops Overdose! More strikes from Brannigan and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Overdose lies dazed against the cage as Brannigan celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zapp Brannigan!
Zapp Brannigan decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Proudstar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Marko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Proudstar comes to the cage accompanied by "Run to the hills" by Iron Maiden . Marko has chosen Get Back - Ludacris as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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279 lbs
20 - 8 - 0 |
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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
27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Proudstar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cain Marko!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Proudstar takes one on the button.
Marko throws a head kick but Proudstar moves out of range.
Proudstar slips a jab from Marko.
Proudstar wants to slow Marko down by chopping away at his legs.
Proudstar cracks Marko with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Cain Marko has been cut.
Marko misses with a hook. Proudstar ducked under it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marko looks to land a combination but Proudstar avoids it well.
Proudstar takes one to the side of the head.
Proudstar staying out of range there.
Marko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Proudstar.
Proudstar misses with a kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Proudstar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Marko throws a right hand that Proudstar ducks under and follows up with a left that Proudstar also avoids with ease.
Marko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Marko moves forwards but Proudstar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Proudstar throws a hook but Marko avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Marko. Those never looked like landing.
Marko wants to land a leg kick but Proudstar is out of range.
Proudstar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Proudstar throws out a loose jab but Marko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Proudstar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marko gets caught napping as Proudstar dives in and scores a takedown. Marko manages to retain guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Proudstar being controlled here momentarily.
Marko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Proudstar being controlled here momentarily.
Proudstar is looking to work some ground and pound but Marko has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marko pulls Proudstar in to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Cain Marko.
Nice uppercut there from Marko.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Proudstar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marko.
Cain Marko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Marko checks a leg kick.
Proudstar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marko on the side of the head.
Marko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Proudstar moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Proudstar misses the target.
Proudstar looks to clinch
and Marko counters with a nice body shot.
Marko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Marko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Proudstar's head.
Proudstar is rocked!
Marko misses the jab.
Marko is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Proudstar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Proudstar with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marko slips a straight right by Proudstar.
Marko lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Proudstar can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Marko and Proudstar drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Marko.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cain Marko!
A very excited looking Cain Marko made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor A million ankle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barbara Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). A million ankle comes to the cage accompanied by punchout. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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291 lbs
22 - 13 - 0 |
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275 lbs
47 - 25 - 1 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor A million ankle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barbara Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxer drops A million ankle with a beautiful combination! A million ankle stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Boxer is looking for the KO!
It looks like Fedor A million ankle has been cut.
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!
Boxer falls off balance throwing a combination
and A million ankle counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Boxer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. A million ankle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A million ankle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boxer, pushing him back against the cage.
Boxer can't find room to land a body shot as A million ankle controls the action.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from A million ankle.
Boxer stalling.
A million ankle tries to land knees in the clinch but Boxer avoids the damage to the body.
Boxer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A million ankle tries to land a knee to the head but Boxer blocks with his arms.
A million ankle misses with an elbow strike.
Boxer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boxer lands a right hand.
A million ankle is rocked!
Boxer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boxer tries to bum rush A million ankle with a series of wild strikes but A million ankle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boxer swings for the body but A million ankle moves out of range.
Boxer throws a series of punches but A million ankle moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer shoots in and bounces A million ankle off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Boxer wants to pass the guard but A million ankle is keeping the position.
Boxer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A million ankle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boxer throwing strikes from guard but A million ankle blocks nicely.
Boxer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boxer throws an elbow that misses. A million ankle uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Boxer's guard. Nice move by A million ankle!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A million ankle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A million ankle got a little sloppy there for a moment and Boxer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, A million ankle has managed to get both his arms back between Boxer's legs - danger averted.
Boxer is looking to sinch up a triangle. A million ankle throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Boxer's body to avoid the submission. Boxer has instead reached around A million ankle's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Boxer arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Barbara Boxer!
Barbara Boxer decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kent Hytten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Afro Samurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hytten might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wait and Bleed. Samurai has chosen Sad memory as his entrance music. Kent Hytten has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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32
253 lbs
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257 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
28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kent Hytten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Afro Samurai!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samurai throws a push kick but Hytten slaps the foot to one side.
A leg kick checked by Hytten.
Hytten misses with an attempted mid kick.
Samurai is looking to land body kicks.
Hytten has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Samurai finds it's way round the side to connect with Hytten's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Samurai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hytten catches Samurai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Samurai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hytten moves out of range of the strikes.
Samurai takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hytten clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hytten working aggressively here.
Hytten creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Samurai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hytten backwards.
Hytten on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Samurai throws a head punch that misses.
Hytten doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hytten slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samurai has Hytten pressed against the cage.
Hytten creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hytten.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hytten just misses with a elbow thrown towards Samurai's brow.
Hytten stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hytten looking to slow down the pace here.
Samurai prevents a body shot from Hytten.
Samurai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hytten misses with an elbow strike.
Hytten misses with an elbow strike.
Hytten tries to land a knee to the head but Samurai blocks with his arms.
Hytten misses with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Samurai.
Samurai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hytten backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Samurai scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Samurai.
Samurai avoids a wild elbow strike from Hytten.
Samurai lands with a left to the head.
Hytten misses with a knee strike.
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!
Samurai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Samurai lands a shot to the body.
Samurai blocks the elbow strike.
Samurai looking to slow down the pace here.
Hytten looking to stall.
Samurai tries to throw a body punch but Hytten avoids it by throwing Samurai back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Samurai.
Hytten with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Samurai misses with a punch to the body.
Hytten is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Samurai is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hytten has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hytten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Samurai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Samurai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Samurai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Samurai blocks the body kick.
Samurai throws the kick towards the body but Hytten avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Samurai.
Samurai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hytten shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Samurai checks the leg kick.
Hytten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hytten uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Samurai.
Samurai slips under a jab from Hytten.
Samurai is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samurai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samurai is looking to slow Hytten down with leg kicks.
Some wild striking there from Samurai.
Good exchange - Samurai coming out on top.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hytten.
Samurai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hytten.
Hytten is breathing heavily.
Samurai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hytten manages to avoid it.
Kent Hytten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hytten throws a right hand that misses
and Hytten takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Samurai throws a lazy right hand but Hytten sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hytten ducks under a wild hook from Samurai.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hytten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Samurai thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice body punch from Samurai.
Samurai sends Hytten crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Samurai is motioning to the referee to let Hytten up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Afro Samurai dominated that round.
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.
Hytten takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hytten walks into a straight right hand from Samurai.
Hytten is rocked!
Hytten slips under a jab from Samurai.
Oh Hytten is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Samurai pounces like a tiger and cracks Hytten with a vicious hook! Hytten is down but not out! Samurai follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Afro Samurai!
A relieved looking Afro Samurai thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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