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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Markus Vinicius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James KIng Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markus Vinicius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James KIng Jr!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinicius shoots in for a double leg but KIng Jr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
KIng Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Vinicius shoots in and gets a takedown into KIng Jr's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Vinicius chips away with some ground and pound.
Vinicius makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
KIng Jr is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Vinicius distracts KIng Jr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
KIng Jr looks gassed!
Vinicius prevents KIng Jr from getting back to his feet.
Vinicius trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vinicius is in close to KIng Jr's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vinicius is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vinicius scoring with punches to the head and body.
Vinicius trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vinicius keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of KIng Jr's head.
Vinicius scoring with punches to the head and body.
Vinicius pushes down on KIng Jr's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Vinicius is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Vinicius working the head and body with strikes.
Vinicius slips a nice elbow through KIng Jr's hands, connecting with KIng Jr's forehead.
Vinicius takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
KIng Jr is rocked!
Vinicius lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked KIng Jr! More strikes land and this one is all over! Vinicius jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Markus Vinicius!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burning Gundam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Brown 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
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Burning Gundam!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Gundam shows good takedown defense.
Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gundam sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jones somewhat.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Gundam.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gundam scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Jon Jones has been cut.
Gundam catches Jones with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Gundam circles away.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gundam.
Gundam displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gundam connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gundam scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gundam sprawls well. Gundam wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Gundam swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Gundam sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gundam finds it's way round the side to connect with Jones's head.
Jones is rocked!
Jon Jones's cut is getting worse.
Jones switches off momentarily and Gundam cracks him with a monster right hand! Jones topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Gundam dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Gundam!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Burning Gundam!
Burning Gundam seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Fresh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Burlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burlow has chosen Danzig-Trouble as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Burlow!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fresh doesn't manage to clinch there - Burlow circles away.
Burlow tries to move into range but Fresh moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Burlow throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Burlow misses with a few strikes there.
Vlad Fresh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burlow throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fresh.
Fresh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burlow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fresh blocks a low kick nicely.
Burlow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Burlow dodges the punch combination from Fresh.
Burlow tries a head kick but it misses.
Fresh lands with a kick to the temple. Burlow shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
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!
Fresh keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Burlow throws an overhand right that lands on Fresh's shoulder, as Fresh tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Fresh.
Burlow lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fresh will feel that in the morning.
Burlow shoots in for a double leg but Fresh sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fresh moves into the clinch.
Fresh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fresh lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Mike Burlow has been cut.
Fresh looking to throw knees to the head but Burlow is blocking nicely.
Fresh with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burlow is looking to break free of the clinch but Fresh has double underhooks.
Burlow connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fresh's face.
Fresh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Burlow's efforts to push away.
Burlow is working for takedown but Fresh is calmly controlling the position for now.
Burlow looks gassed!
Burlow being controlled against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fresh.
Fresh drops Burlow onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Burlow is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Burlow is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burlow is pressed against the cage. Fresh pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Burlow! Two more big strikes from Fresh and Burlow crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Vlad Fresh!
Vlad Fresh tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Tupper Vi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Trejo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trejo has chosen Dire Straits- Six Blade Knife as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Tupper Vi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Trejo!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tupper Vi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Trejo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Trejo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tupper Vi's head.
It looks like Bobby Tupper Vi 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!
Trejo scores with a head kick. Tupper Vi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tupper Vi looks for a takedown but Trejo sprawls well.
Trejo scores with a head kick.
Tupper Vi shoots for a takedown but Trejo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Trejo throws a head kick but Tupper Vi moves out of range.
Trejo lands a big head kick that sends Tupper Vi tumbling to the mat! Trejo takes a step backwards and waves Tupper Vi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Tupper Vi is rocked!
Tupper Vi avoids the head kick by Trejo.
Oh Tupper Vi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trejo scores with a leg kick.
Tupper Vi seems to have got his legs back now.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tupper Vi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Tupper Vi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trejo lands a big head kick that sends Tupper Vi tumbling to the mat! Trejo takes a step backwards and waves Tupper Vi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Trejo scores with a nice body kick.
Tupper Vi is breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Trejo. That's going to slow Tupper Vi down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trejo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tupper Vi. Tupper Vi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bobby Tupper Vi's cut is getting worse.
Trejo jabs Tupper Vi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Trejo moves into the clinch.
Trejo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tupper Vi shoots in looking for a takedown but Trejo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tupper Vi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Trejo gets a clinch.
Tupper Vi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Trejo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trejo circles away from the clinch attempt.
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!
Oooooh!!! Trejo has knocked Tupper Vi down with a huge combo! Trejo steps away and waves a wobbly Tupper Vi back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Trejo pushes Tupper Vi up against the cage in a clinch.
Trejo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trejo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tupper Vi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A nice leg kick lands there from Trejo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Trejo. Those never looked like landing.
A slapping body kick lands there for Trejo.
Trejo throws a front kick that sends Tupper Vi stumbling back into the cage.
Trejo lands a big head kick that sends Tupper Vi tumbling to the mat! Trejo takes a step backwards and waves Tupper Vi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Danny Trejo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trejo has Tupper Vi up against the cage in a clinch.
Trejo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tupper Vi fails with the takedown
and Trejo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Trejo takes the fight into the clinch.
Trejo taking a breather.
Trejo drops Tupper Vi with a big knee straight up the middle! Tupper Vi is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Trejo throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trejo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trejo scores with the left hand. Tupper Vi knows he should have avoided that one.
Bobby Tupper Vi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Trejo throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Tupper Vi crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Danny Trejo!
A victorious Danny Trejo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simon Says (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Says!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy King!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Says tries to avoid it but King manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Says to the ground. Says escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Says instigates a clinch.
Says gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from King.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by King as Says tries to tie him up.
King jumps guard but Says turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Simon Says has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy King.
A frustrated look appears on Says's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Says tries to land knees in the clinch but King avoids the damage to the body.
Says lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Says stops a takedown attempt from King.
Says landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Says breaks from the clinch.
No luck for King with that takedown attempt.
Says pushes King up against the cage in a clinch.
Says stalling against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Says throws a knee to the head but misses.
King tries to pull guard but Says won't allow it.
King has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Says avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Says jumps into guard, dragging King to the mat.
King sitting in guard, not really doing much.
King got a little sloppy there for a moment and Says has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, King has managed to get both his arms back between Says's legs - danger averted.
King must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
King trying to control but Says is working from the bottom.
King looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Says is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Says looking for a sweep. Not yet Says, not yet.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jeremy King wasn't active enough on the ground.
Says is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Says closes the distance looking to clinch
and King counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
King missing with a left hand there. Says was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Says tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
King looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King is trying to control the action in half guard but Says is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
King throwing shots but Says is blocking nicely.
Says pushes King off looking to stand but King dives back in and keeps control.
Says trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is taking a breather. Says says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Says is looking to clinch.
Says tries to clinch there but King circles away.
Says has taken the fight to the clinch.
Says has had enough of the clinch but King keeps him there for the moment.
King is looking to take this one to the mat.
King drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Says gets the underhooks and prevents it.
King wants a takedown but no success here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King tries to pull guard but Says won't allow it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Says turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Says manages to end up in side control.
Says throws a strike aimed at the side of King's head but King avoids it well.
Says is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, King has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Says sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but King is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Says thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Says is looking to take a break and control but King is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Says dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Says moves in looking to clinch but King pushes him off.
King closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Says to the mat! Says manages to get full guard.
King wants to control from the top but Says keeps moving.
Says controls King momentarily but King frees himself.
King got a little sloppy there for a moment and Says has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, King has managed to get both his arms back between Says's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Says looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
King chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King sitting in guard, not really doing much.
King lands a couple of decent looking shots.
King slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
King wants to control from the top but Says keeps moving.
Says controls King momentarily but King frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy King has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
King shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Says is in a horrible position here. King smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King scores with a couple of good head shots there.
King controlling from mount.
Says in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
King avoids the attempt from Says to control.
Says tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King tries to control but Says wriggling away.
King avoids the attempt from Says to control.
King content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
King looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Says is bucking up trying to escape but King cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
King is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Says can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Says wants to control but King is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Says stuffs the takedown.
King shoots in and bounces Says off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
King looking to sit in guard and control but Says gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
King is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Says in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Says wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Says trying to move into half guard but instead King has managed to sweep!
King wants to control from the top but Says keeps moving.
Says can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as King controls the pace.
King wants to pass the guard but Says is keeping the position.
King is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jeremy King.
Says tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Says defends well against a solid takedown attempt from King.
Says fails in his attempt to clinch.
King fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Says avoids it really well and circles away.
Simon Says has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy King.
Says tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Simon Says is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Says shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
King is refusing to be controlled, as Says sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King tries to roll over but Says keeps him under control.
Says missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Says is looking for a kimura but King is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Says to get the leverage.
Says is working for a submission of some sort.
Says missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
King has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Says is working away from the top position though.
Says trying to mount his opponent but King defends it.
King is pressing down on Says's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Says being controlled here momentarily.
King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jeremy King.
I think King has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy King!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey ONiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julien Denis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey ONiel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julien Denis!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ONiel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
ONiel fails to land with a series of punches.
ONiel is looking to score with low kicks.
ONiel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
ONiel thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Denis if he has to take too many more of those.
Denis wants to clinch up but ONiel keeps it at a distance.
Denis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
ONiel fails to land with a series of punches.
ONiel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Denis.
ONiel lands a two punch combo.
Denis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
ONiel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mickey ONiel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ONiel feints a jab promting Denis to slip. ONiel then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Denis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
ONiel lands an overhand right.
Denis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from ONiel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Denis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from ONiel.
ONiel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
ONiel throws a right and a left that both miss.
ONiel throws a right and a left that both miss.
ONiel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Denis counters with a good low kick that ONiel was not able to check.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from ONiel - that will leave a mark!
ONiel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Denis.
ONiel blocks a low kick nicely.
ONiel feints a jab promting Denis to slip. ONiel then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Denis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as ONiel blocks the leg kick.
Denis throws a right and a left that ONiel avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ONiel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Denis was well out of range. Poor timing from ONiel.
ONiel throws a lazy body kick
and Denis counters with a good, hard body kick but ONiel shrugs it off.
ONiel throws a leg kick but Denis checks it.
Denis keeps the fight on the outside.
ONiel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Denis momentarily.
ONiel throws a nice looking combination but Denis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
ONiel throws a right hand that Denis ducks under and follows up with a left that Denis also avoids with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
ONiel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Denis blocks a head kick by ONiel.
ONiel misses with the combination.
Denis misses with a series of wild punches.
ONiel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Denis on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denis is looking to clinch.
Denis darts in and clinches ONiel up against the cage.
ONiel with a knee to the head.
ONiel stalls.
Denis is trying to drag ONiel to the mat but ONiel just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
ONiel lands a body punch in the clinch.
ONiel tries to break free but Denis pushes him back against the cage.
ONiel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ONiel gets a clinch.
Denis is trying to stall.
ONiel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
ONiel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Denis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Denis drops his hands momentarily and ONiel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Denis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Denis throws a series of punches but ONiel avoids them all with ease.
ONiel tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
ONiel misses with a few strikes there.
Denis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Denis misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey ONiel dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
ONiel pushes Denis up against the cage in a clinch.
Denis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mickey ONiel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
ONiel misses with a two punch combination.
Denis fails with an attempt to clinch.
ONiel pushes Denis up against the cage in a clinch.
ONiel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
ONiel manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from ONiel misses.
A nice combination there by ONiel.
Denis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
ONiel avoids a punch combination nicely.
ONiel misses with a double jab.
ONiel has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denis has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by ONiel after a bit of a struggle.
ONiel manages to break the clinch.
ONiel connects with a solid leg kick.
ONiel swings for the body but Denis moves out of range.
ONiel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Denis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
ONiel throws a series of punches but Denis avoids them all with ease.
ONiel avoids a punch combination nicely.
ONiel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
ONiel connects with a solid leg kick.
ONiel misses with a double jab.
Denis takes a kick to the side of the head.
ONiel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Denis.
ONiel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Denis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ONiel misses with a jab, cross combination.
ONiel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Denis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Denis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from ONiel.
Denis checks a low kick from ONiel.
ONiel lands a really nice looking cross but Denis seems unphased.
Some wild striking there from ONiel.
ONiel clinches up with Denis and pushes him back against the cage.
ONiel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Denis goes for a takedown attempt but ONiel pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by ONiel!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Denis checks a leg kick.
ONiel misses with a wild combination.
Denis misses with a few strikes there.
ONiel blocks a head kick by Denis.
A nice leg kick lands there from ONiel.
Some wild striking there from ONiel.
Denis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ONiel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and ONiel duly obliges.
ONiel is looking to land body kicks.
ONiel scores with a one two! Denis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Denis throws a right and a left that both miss.
ONiel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A left and a right from ONiel both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
ONiel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Denis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
ONiel misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Denis misses with the combination.
Denis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but ONiel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
ONiel is looking to slow Denis down with leg kicks.
Denis doesn't manage to clinch there - ONiel circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey ONiel dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
ONiel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
No joy there for ONiel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
ONiel looks to land a combination. Denis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Denis wants to slow ONiel down by chopping away at his legs.
ONiel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
ONiel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
ONiel misses with a two punch combination.
Denis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by ONiel.
ONiel misses with the combination.
Denis fails with an attempt to clinch.
ONiel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
ONiel throws a right hand that Denis ducks under and follows up with a left that Denis also avoids with ease.
Denis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from ONiel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ONiel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Some wild striking there from ONiel.
Denis misses with a two punch combination.
Denis moves in looking to clinch but ONiel pushes him off.
Mickey ONiel is winning the standup battle so far.
ONiel dodges the punch combination from Denis.
ONiel moves into range and clinches up with Denis.
ONiel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
ONiel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Denis.
ONiel rushes Denis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
ONiel scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denis is looking to control ONiel's arms but ONiel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Denis has his back to the cage.
ONiel is stalling here.
Denis misses with an elbow over the top.
ONiel stops a takedown attempt from Denis.
ONiel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Denis avoiding damage as ONiel throws knees to the body.
ONiel breaks from the clinch.
ONiel jabs Denis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Denis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Denis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
ONiel is looking to land body kicks.
ONiel throws a leg kick which misses Denis's front leg but catches the back leg as Denis tries to avoid it.
ONiel lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by ONiel.
ONiel feints a jab promting Denis to slip. ONiel then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Denis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Some wild striking there from ONiel.
ONiel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Denis.
ONiel scores with a head kick.
ONiel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Denis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ONiel connects with a body shot.
ONiel has closed the distance and engaged Denis in a clinch.
ONiel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
ONiel misses with a double jab.
Denis misses with a wild combination.
A combination from ONiel does no damage.
ONiel lands a nice hook to Denis's body. Denis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Denis fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
ONiel tries to clinch but Denis is having none of it.
Denis misses with a few strikes there.
ONiel misses with a head kick.
Julien Denis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mickey ONiel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
ONiel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey ONiel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well ONiel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey ONiel!
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