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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martell Hennessey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hennessey has chosen Oh My by: Roscoe Dash as his entrance music. Martell Hennessey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gary Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martell Hennessey!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hennessey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moore.
Moore scores with a punch to the head.
Moore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hennessey.
Moore clinches up with Hennessey and pushes him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Hennessey.
Moore is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hennessey throws an elbow that misses.
Moore really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hennessey misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Moore.
Moore lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hennessey backwards.
Moore lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hennessey backwards.
Moore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hennessey misses with an elbow strike.
Hennessey tries to stall but Moore uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Moore lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hennessey backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moore.
Moore lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moore tries to throw a body punch but Hennessey avoids it by throwing Moore back against the cage.
Moore tries to work over Hennessey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hennessey tries to land a knee to the head but Moore blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hennessey throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Moore.
Moore lands with a left to the head.
Hennessey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice body punch from Moore - that landed with a thud.
Hennessey looks gassed!
Hennessey trying to land knees to the body.
Hennessey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moore darts in and clinches Hennessey up against the cage.
Hennessey tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Moore just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hennessey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Moore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hennessey throws a leg kick but Moore sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Moore is looking to clinch but Hennessey is avoiding it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Moore.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moore instigates a clinch.
Knees to the body from Hennessey.
Hennessey missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore lands a body shot.
Moore pushes Hennessey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moore cracks a nice hook into Hennessey's ribs.
Moore connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Moore is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A punch combination from Moore misses.
Moore clinches up against the cage.
Moore lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Moore managing to block the knees to the body from Hennessey.
Moore lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hennessey is rocked!
Moore has Hennessey pushed against the cage.
Hennessey is still on wobbly legs! Can Moore finish him?
Moore presses Hennessey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Moore lands a body punch in the clinch.
Moore pushes Hennessey back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Moore pushes Hennessey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moore lands with a left to the head.
Moore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moore circles away from the clinch attempt
and Moore rattles Hennessey with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Hennessey tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Moore dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Hennessey stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gary Moore!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudy Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is mahna mahna. Marley is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Specials - A Message To You Rudy. Miguel Torres is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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135 lbs
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Miguel Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rudy Marley!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley lands a really nice looking cross but Torres seems unphased.
Torres ducks under a wild hook from Marley.
Torres really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Torres tries to work over Marley's front leg with a kick but Marley checks it.
Torres throws the left hand but Marley avoids the punch easily.
Marley punishes Torres's body with a nice straight punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Torres.
Torres walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Marley looks to land a right hand but Torres moved out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Torres misses with a few strikes there.
Torres misses with a series of wild punches.
Torres throws a chopping leg kick but Marley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Marley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Torres.
Decent striking displayed by Marley there.
Marley thows a body shot but no joy.
Torres throws a low kick but Marley moves out of range easily.
Marley misses with a looping right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Marley.
Torres misses with a combination
and Marley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley connects with a nice looking jab.
Torres's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Torres scrambles back to his feet.
Torres cracks the inside of Marley's front leg.
Torres feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marley's calf.
A leg kick checked by Marley.
Torres misses with a series of wild punches.
Torres swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Torres fails to land with a series of punches.
Marley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Torres stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Torres moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marley looks to land a combination but Torres avoids it well.
Marley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Torres takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A big left from Marley misses.
Marley sizes up Torres with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Torres swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marley loads up on a big right hand but Torres slips the punch.
Marley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marley checks a leg kick.
Torres throws a head kick that misses.
Torres takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marley moves out of range as Torres throws a body kick.
Miguel Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Torres does no damage.
Torres misses with a low kick.
Torres steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marley.
Marley tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Marley moves forwards but Torres connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Decent striking displayed by Marley there.
Marley misses with a few strikes there.
Torres lands a leg kick that knocks Marley off balance momentarily.
Torres gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marley.
Marley is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Torres had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Good leg kick by Torres there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Marley misses with an uppercut.
Torres lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Torres.
Marley feints a jab promting Torres to slip. Marley then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Torres slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Marley misses with a few strikes there.
Marley lands an overhand right.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Torres lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Marley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Marley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Torres on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Marley scores with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Torres.
Marley dodges the punch combination from Torres.
A nice combination there by Torres.
Torres goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Marley slips a straight right by Torres.
Torres fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Torres drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Torres slips under a jab from Marley.
Marley lands a nice hook to Torres's body. Torres takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres misses with a two punch combination.
Torres throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marley.
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!
Marley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Torres throws a right hand that Marley ducks under and follows up with a left that Marley also avoids with ease.
Torres misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marley.
Torres takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Torres walks into a stiff left hand from Marley.
Torres waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marley.
Marley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Torres throws out the jab.
Torres takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A leg kick checked by Torres.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torres misses with a double jab
enabling Marley to counter with a crisp jab.
Torres misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Torres throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Torres checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rudy Marley dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marley lands a jab to Torres's midsection.
Marley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Torres swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Torres.
Torres has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marley finds it's way round the side to connect with Torres's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marley.
Torres throws a right hand that Marley ducks under and follows up with a left that Marley also avoids with ease.
Marley lands an overhand right.
Torres misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Torres tries to land a leg kick but Marley saw it coming and moves away.
Marley lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Marley checks a leg kick nicely.
Marley checks a leg kick.
Marley lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Torres in his tracks.
Marley throws a leg kick but Torres sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Torres is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley needs to keep his hands up - Torres had a free shot at his head there.
Torres has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Torres takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Torres moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Torres looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A left lands for Marley.
Miguel Torres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marley scores with a nice head shot.
Torres feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marley's calf.
Marley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Torres. Torres obviously looking to wear him down.
Sloppy strikes from Torres. Those never looked like landing.
Torres attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Torres finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Marley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marley's corner calls for a 1-2. Marley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Torres is able to avoid easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Torres.
Marley clobbers Torres with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Torres rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Marley finds it's target.
Marley misses with a series of wild punches.
Torres slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Marley displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Marley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice shot by Marley.
A combination from Torres does no damage.
Marley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Torres throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marley.
Torres takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Torres misses with an uppercut.
Marley on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Left hook, right uppercut from Marley.
Marley throws a looping overhand right but Torres ducks down to avoid it.
Torres takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marley.
Torres slips under a jab from Marley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marley circles away quickly and effectively.
Marley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Torres. Torres circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Torres will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rudy Marley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Torres throws a head kick that misses.
Marley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marley throws a right and a left that Torres avoids nicely.
A head kick from Torres lands but Marley takes it in his stride.
Marley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Torres.
Good exchange - Marley coming out on top.
Marley lands a head shot.
A jab from Marley finds it's way through Torres's defenses.
Marley with a hook.
Marley throws a looping overhand right but Torres ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a series of punches but Marley avoids them all with ease.
Jab, jab by Marley - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Torres can pounce on him.
Marley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Torres looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Torres uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marley.
Torres fails to land with a series of punches.
Torres throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Torres misses with the combination.
No joy there for Marley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Marley works Torres's body with a nice hook.
Marley looks to score with a jab to the body but Torres is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marley lands with a cross.
Torres takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Marley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Torres.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rudy Marley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Marley avoids the head kick by Torres.
Torres ducks under a wild hook from Marley.
Torres misses with a head kick.
Torres pivots, looking for a leg kick but Marley is out of range and Torres settles back down.
Marley cracks Torres with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Marley tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Torres blocks a jab.
Torres fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big left from Marley misses.
Marley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torres moves away.
Torres is looking to chop away at Marley's legs.
Marley throws a right hand that Torres ducks under and follows up with a left that Torres also avoids with ease.
Torres takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Torres throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torres was well out of range. Poor timing from Marley.
Torres slips under a jab from Marley.
Marley checks a leg kick nicely.
Torres takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Marley blocks a head kick by Torres.
Some wild striking there from Torres.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marley throws a solid leg kick but Torres takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Marley.
Torres moves away from the strike by Marley.
Torres is looking to score with low kicks.
Torres throws a low kick but Marley avoids it.
Marley lands a jab to Torres's midsection.
Torres misses with a double jab.
Torres looks to land a body kick but Marley moved away.
Marley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marley staying out of range there.
Torres throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Torres stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Torres walks into a left hand.
Marley cracks Torres with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marley. Torres does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torres takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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!
Torres lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marley circles away quickly and effectively.
Good exchange - Marley coming out on top.
Torres gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Marley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Torres misses with the combination.
Marley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Torres in his tracks.
Marley with a nice cross.
Marley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Torres.
Marley throws a shot to the body.
Torres walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Torres tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marley misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Torres scores with a kick to the body.
Torres throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rudy Marley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Torres misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marley.
Torres throws a series of punches but Marley avoids them all with ease.
Torres needs to keep his hands up - Marley had a free shot at his head there.
Marley misses with a low kick.
Torres looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Torres has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marley finds it's way round the side to connect with Torres's head.
Torres tries to score with a low kick but Marley moves his leg out of the way.
Marley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marley lands with a shot to the body.
Torres misses with a low kick.
Torres takes one on the button.
Torres is looking to chop away at Marley's legs.
Marley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Marley just misses with a punch to the body.
Miguel Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Torres in his tracks.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Torres might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Marley lands a nice shot to the body.
Torres staying out of range there.
Torres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd cheers as Marley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Torres doesn't seem phased though.
Marley cracks Torres with a good jab.
Jab from Marley.
Torres misses with a two punch combination.
Marley tests Torres's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Torres checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torres throws a low kick but Marley avoids it.
Marley stuns Torres with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Torres throws a front kick aimed at Marley's knee but Marley avoids it well.
Marley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rudy Marley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marley 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rudy Marley!
Rudy Marley looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Tnx For this org, giving me all i had during my career, it's now time for me to smoke big blunt on the jamaicain coast '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evander Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Holyfield might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Can't Touch This. Frank Martin acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evander Holyfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Martin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holyfield slips a straight right by Martin.
Martin throws a jab but it's blocked by Holyfield.
Holyfield throws a low kick but Martin avoids it.
Martin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holyfield slips a straight right by Martin.
Holyfield misses with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Martin throws a hook but Holyfield blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Martin.
Martin sizes up Holyfield with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Martin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Evander Holyfield has been cut.
Martin misses with a looping right.
Holyfield tries to clinch but Martin moves out of range.
Holyfield misses with the combination.
Martin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Martin checks a low kick from Holyfield.
Martin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martin connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martin. Holyfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin looks to land a left hand but Holyfield moved out of range nicely.
Martin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Holyfield's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Martin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Holyfield scrambles back to his feet.
Holyfield takes one to the side of the head.
Holyfield staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Martin misses the target.
Martin misses the jab.
Holyfield swings for the body but Martin moves out of range.
Holyfield on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holyfield tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holyfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martin takes a swing at Holyfield's ribcage but misses.
Holyfield is looking to clinch.
Holyfield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martin.
Nice jab there from Martin.
Martin throws a hook but Holyfield blocks it.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
Holyfield ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Donk. Martin catches Holyfield right on the button with a cross.
Martin avoids a kick to the body.
Martin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Martin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holyfield is keeping the position for now.
Martin stopping the sweep attempt from Holyfield.
Martin wants to control from the top but Holyfield keeps moving.
Martin throws a big right hand that misses.
Holyfield is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Martin is controlling him.
Martin looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Martin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Holyfield had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Holyfield misses with a body shot.
Martin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Holyfield moves away from the strike by Martin.
Holyfield throws a low kick but Martin avoids it.
Good exchange - Martin coming out on top.
Evander Holyfield's cut is getting worse.
Holyfield fails with the takedown.
Holyfield takes a jab right on the kisser.
Martin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin throws a hook but Holyfield blocks it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martin checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield avoids the body shot from Martin.
Holyfield uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martin.
Holyfield throws a leg kick that is checked
and Martin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Evander Holyfield's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Martin throws a jab but it's blocked by Holyfield.
Nice takedown defense from Martin. No joy for Holyfield on that attempt.
Martin throws a combination that misses
and Holyfield counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Holyfield missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Martin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Holyfield throws a big elbow that misses.
Holyfield in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Martin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Holyfield.
Holyfield got a little sloppy there for a moment and Martin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Holyfield has managed to get both his arms back between Martin's legs - danger averted.
Martin has his foot on Holyfield's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Holyfield works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Martin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Martin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evander Holyfield's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Martin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Frank Martin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid leg kick lands there for Holyfield.
Martin thumps Holyfield with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Martin. That snapped Holyfield's head back.
Martin works the jab nicely.
Martin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martin tries to land a leg kick but Holyfield saw it coming and moves away.
The fighters circling - Martin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Holyfield throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Martin misses with an uppercut. Holyfield saw that one coming.
Martin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Holyfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martin.
Martin shoots in for a takedown but Holyfield shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Martin gets tackled into the cage by Holyfield. Holyfield maintains the clinch.
Holyfield lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield misses with a body punch.
Martin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martin has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Holyfield is trying to keep an underhook but Martin manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Holyfield trying to hold on to Martin's head to control him but Martin postures up.
Holyfield wants to improve his position but Martin is controlling well.
Holyfield makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Holyfield.
Holyfield not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Martin trying to control but Holyfield is working from the bottom.
Frank Martin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Holyfield controls Martin momentarily but Martin frees himself.
Holyfield wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Holyfield works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Holyfield bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Martin's guard.
Martin is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Holyfield has his hands clasped together but Martin extends an breaks Holyfield's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Martin.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Martin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zak Mckracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Igor Kozlov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zak Mckracken's chin.
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182 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Kozlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zak Mckracken!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlov lands with a shot to the body.
Mckracken clobbers Kozlov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mckracken throws a series of punches but Kozlov moves out of range.
Igor Kozlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mckracken is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kozlov.
A punch combination from Mckracken misses.
Kozlov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kozlov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mckracken was well out of range. Poor timing from Kozlov.
Mckracken misses with the combination.
Kozlov tries to clinch but Mckracken moves out of range.
Kozlov misses with a low kick.
A jab from Kozlov misses.
Kozlov throws a leg kick that misses.
Kozlov lands a nice hook to Mckracken's body. Mckracken takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mckracken misses with a straight right.
Kozlov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kozlov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mckracken looks to land a combination but Kozlov avoids it well.
Kozlov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mckracken has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kozlov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheers as Mckracken lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kozlov doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mckracken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckracken drops his hands momentarily and Kozlov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kozlov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kozlov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mckracken counters with a straight right hand.
Kozlov connects with a crisp jab.
Mckracken loads up on a big right hand but Kozlov slips the punch.
Mckracken closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mckracken works the jab nicely.
Kozlov is rocked!
Mckracken Throws a clean left jab. Mckracken Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Kozlov's chin! Kozlov crumbles to the ground and Mckracken follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Mckracken!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Zak Mckracken!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Calogero Anello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melendez has chosen El Coo Cooi as his entrance music. Calogero Anello has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calogero Anello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xavier Melendez!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anello throws a body punch but Melendez moves out of range.
Melendez throws a hook but Anello blocks it.
Melendez slips a jab from Anello.
Calogero Anello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Anello misses.
Melendez rushes Anello and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Anello breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anello is looking to slow Melendez down with leg kicks.
Anello lunges at Melendez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Melendez's hand.
Anello rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Melendez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anello scores with a jab to the head.
Anello takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anello misses the jab.
Anello looks to land a left hand but Melendez moved out of range nicely.
Melendez tries a head kick but it misses.
Anello lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Melendez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Anello as he jumps to the side.
Anello works the jab nicely.
Melendez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Anello manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Melendez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anello scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Melendez looks for the body kick but Anello saw that one coming.
A jab from Anello finds it's way through Melendez's defenses.
Anello connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Melendez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Anello throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Melendez.
Melendez moves forwards but Anello connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Melendez. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez tries to land a body kick
and Anello makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Melendez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Anello swivels and escapes.
A leg kick checked by Melendez.
Melendez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anello.
A left lands for Anello.
Anello is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Anello swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Melendez throws a leg kick but Anello sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Anello there.
Anello is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Melendez looks to score with a jab to the body but Anello is just out of range.
Anello looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anello scores with a leg kick.
Anello jabs Melendez right on the nose. Melendez blinks but takes it well.
Melendez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Melendez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anello digs a good body shot into Melendez's ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Melendez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anello circles away.
Calogero Anello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Melendez.
Crunch! Anello slams his shin into Melendez's torso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calogero Anello dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Anello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Melendez.
Anello scoring well with a low kick there.
Anello throws a predictable looking body shot
and Melendez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Anello pulls Melendez in close to prevent any damage.
Anello wants to stand but Melendez is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Melendez is pushing down on Anello's leg trying to pass to half guard. Anello is fighting to maintain full guard but Melendez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Anello is not content to let Melendez control the position.
Melendez slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anello wants to get back to full guard.
Anello pushes Melendez off looking to stand but Melendez dives back in and keeps control.
Melendez trying to control the action but Anello is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Xavier Melendez.
Melendez staying out of range there.
Anello throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Melendez closes the distance but Anello moves to the side
and Anello connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez misses with a looping left.
Melendez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big left from Anello misses.
Melendez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anello.
Anello gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Melendez.
No luck for Melendez with that takedown attempt.
Melendez is looking to slow Anello down with leg kicks.
Melendez throws a right and a left that Anello avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anello is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Melendez misses with a looping left.
Xavier Melendez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anello lands an overhand right.
A shot to the liver by Anello. Beautiful body shot.
Anello with a jab.
Melendez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Anello swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Melendez shoots in looking for a takedown. Anello tries to sprawl out of it but Melendez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anello manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Calogero Anello is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Melendez.
A low kick from Melendez is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Melendez throws a chopping leg kick but Anello manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Anello lands with a nice combination. Melendez backs away looking to recover.
Melendez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anello was well out of range. Poor timing from Melendez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Melendez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Anello swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Melendez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Xavier Melendez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Anello finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Melendez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anello scores with a hook to the body. Melendez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice uppercut there from Anello.
Anello is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Anello is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Melendez.
Anello goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Melendez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
No joy there for Anello, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Melendez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Melendez was well out of range. Poor timing from Anello.
Anello chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Melendez scores with a takedown into Anello's guard.
Melendez wants to control from the top but Anello keeps moving.
Melendez prevents Anello from getting back to his feet.
Melendez passes Anello's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Melendez in particular looking to stall.
Melendez is trying to control the action in half guard but Anello is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Anello wants to get back to his feet.
Melendez trying to control from half guard but Anello is working away.
Melendez wants to free his trapped foot but Anello is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Xavier Melendez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Xavier Melendez has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Melendez looks for the body kick but Anello saw that one coming.
Anello tries to land a leg kick but Melendez saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Melendez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anello loads up on a big right hand but Melendez slips the punch.
Melendez throws a sloppy head kick and Anello moves out of range easily.
Anello bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Melendez's head.
Anello explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Anello turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Melendez throws a sloppy head kick and Anello moves out of range easily.
Anello scores with a jab to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Anello lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Melendez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Melendez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anello connects with the punch.
Melendez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Melendez misses with a takedown attempt - Anello sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A clash of legs there as Melendez blocks the low kick.
Anello throws a looping overhand right but Melendez ducks down to avoid it.
Melendez is looking to clinch but Anello is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melendez throws a sloppy head kick and Anello moves out of range easily.
Melendez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Anello as he avoids it easily.
Anello lands a nice leg kick that just misses Melendez's sensitive parts.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Xavier Melendez.
I think Melendez 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Melendez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Sebastien Veron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby TupperIII (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby TupperIII is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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211 lbs
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215 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Sebastien Veron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby TupperIII!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veron doesn't manage to clinch there - TupperIII circles away.
Veron throws a hook to the side of TupperIII's head but TupperIII sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Veron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Veron throws a jab when TupperIII was well out of range.
TupperIII keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
TupperIII throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Veron tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. TupperIII is in Veron's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Veron seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
TupperIII is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Veron is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Veron has escaped and now he's on top!
TupperIII keeping moving, preventing Veron from controlling successfully.
Veron got a little sloppy there for a moment and TupperIII has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Veron has managed to get both his arms back between TupperIII's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veron trying to control the position from guard on top but TupperIII is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
TupperIII is looking for a triangle but Veron pushes his legs off easily.
Veron controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
TupperIII looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Veron showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
TupperIII working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Veron doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Veron manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Veron might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Veron's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veron stands up over TupperIII, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Veron scoring with some ground and pound.
Veron is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Veron throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Veron stays in close to TupperIII's body and controls the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
TupperIII escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Veron gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Veron working some strikes from top position.
Veron lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
TupperIII is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Veron defends well.
Veron has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Veron trying to control the position from guard on top but TupperIII is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Veron looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veron sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed TupperIII's guard.
Veron is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Veron is looking to advance position but TupperIII won't allow it.
TupperIII looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Veron working over TupperIII with some ground and pound. TupperIII looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Veron working the head and body with strikes.
TupperIII is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Veron pulls his head out easily.
Veron is trying to control. TupperIII wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Veron is really struggling to control TupperIII but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Veron trying to mount his opponent but TupperIII defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
TupperIII wants to get back to full guard.
Veron working over TupperIII with some ground and pound. TupperIII looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Veron performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
TupperIII has hold of Veron's hands but Veron slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veron is nestled in close to TupperIII, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Veron wants to work for an arm triangle but TupperIII is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
TupperIII actively working from the bottom here.
TupperIII looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
TupperIII on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
TupperIII actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Sebastien Veron 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.
TupperIII shoots and misses
and Veron counters with a takedown into side control.
Veron connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused TupperIII some visible discomfort.
Veron working the ground and pound.
TupperIII manages to get back to half guard.
Veron wants to pass to mount but TupperIII is defending the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veron moves into full mount! TupperIII won't be happy about that!
Veron with good strikes from the mount here!
Veron with shots to the head and body - TupperIII looks very uncomfortable down there.
Veron prevents TupperIII from getting the reversal.
Veron punishing his opponent with strikes.
TupperIII working to try and regain half guard.
TupperIII takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
TupperIII is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veron controlling from the full mount.
TupperIII tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Veron cracks TupperIII with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
TupperIII is looking to get to half guard.
TupperIII is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Veron controlling his opponent.
Veron connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Juan Sebastien Veron overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
TupperIII is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Veron controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veron fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
TupperIII is bucking up trying to escape but Veron cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
TupperIII regains half guard.
TupperIII looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Veron content to control rather than advance.
TupperIII looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Veron scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Veron scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veron landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Veron uses his free foot to push down on TupperIII's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for TupperIII.
TupperIII is looking to get to half guard.
Veron breaks from TupperIII's wrist control and lands an elbow.
TupperIII working to try and regain half guard.
Veron unloading with bombs!
Veron sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Veron lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
TupperIII is desperately trying to improve his position but Veron has a good base and remains in mount.
Veron controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veron has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Veron is going oldschool here, as he tries to force TupperIII to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so TupperIII shrugs it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Veron landing punches.
Veron controlling the pace for now.
TupperIII really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Sebastien Veron dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
TupperIII shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Veron swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Veron misses with a left hand
and TupperIII counters with a nice double leg into side control. Veron won't be happy with that.
TupperIII looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
TupperIII tries for a kimura but Veron is defending well.
TupperIII tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Veron struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TupperIII has hold of Veron's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Veron tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - TupperIII cranks the arm and Veron screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Veron, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Bobby TupperIII!
Bobby TupperIII 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Vronsky (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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Cullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Vronsky!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cullen lands a jab to Vronsky's midsection.
Vronsky tries to keep at a distance but Cullen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vronsky prevents a body shot from Cullen.
Cullen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cullen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Michael Vronsky has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vronsky.
Vronsky is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vronsky tries to circle away but Cullen has him pinned against the cage.
Vronsky is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Cullen can't fight it off and eventually Vronsky manages to take the fight to the floor. Cullen looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vronsky stopping the sweep attempt from Cullen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vronsky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cullen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vronsky advances to half guard.
Cullen tries to roll over but Vronsky keeps him under control.
Cullen is refusing to be controlled, as Vronsky sits in half guard.
Cullen moves into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vronsky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vronsky forces his way into half guard.
Cullen manages to get to full guard.
Vronsky stopping the sweep attempt from Cullen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky is pushing down on Cullen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cullen is fighting to maintain full guard but Vronsky has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vronsky wants to take a breather but Cullen is having none of it.
Vronsky landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cullen wants to improve his position but Vronsky is controlling well.
Vronsky is trying for a kimura here. Cullen looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Vronsky wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Michael Vronsky!
Michael Vronsky decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charles Handly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Hodges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Handly kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is You Dropped a bomb on me. Charles Handly could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gerald Hodges's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Handly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerald Hodges!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Hodges misses
and Handly counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hodges motions for Handly to come forward. Hodges throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hodges lands a body shot.
Handly tries to clinch but Hodges moves out of range.
Hodges tries a head kick but it misses.
Hodges is looking to land body kicks.
Handly tries to score with a low kick but Hodges moves his leg out of the way.
Handly closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hodges circles away.
Handly throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hodges misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Handly throws a chopping leg kick but Hodges manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hodges enables Handly to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hodges manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Handly throwing strikes from guard but Hodges blocks nicely.
Hodges manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Hodges takes a swing at Handly's ribcage but misses.
Handly wants to land a leg kick but Hodges is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handly throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Handly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hodges is able to avoid easily.
Hodges throws a half hearted mid kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Hodges blocks the leg kick.
Handly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hodges manages to avoid it.
Hodges with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Handly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hodges as he avoids it easily.
Handly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Handly lunges at Hodges with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hodges's hand.
Handly shoots in and drives through. Hodges sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Handly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hodges blocks a low kick nicely.
Charles Handly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Handly or perhaps it was just good defense by Hodges which made him look bad.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Handly.
Handly 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Handly.
Hodges connects with a solid leg kick.
Hodges takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch combination from Hodges misses.
Handly moves out of range as Hodges throws a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Handly throws a leg kick
and Hodges counters with an inside leg kick.
A low kick from Handly is predictable there
and Hodges cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That kick from Handly tenderised Hodges's leg. Hodges is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hodges takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hodges misses with a kick to the body.
Hodges stuffs the takedown.
Hodges blocks a leg kick.
Hodges scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Handly.
Handly connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handly shoots in but Hodges avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hodges throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Handly scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hodges keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Handly throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hodges tries to get to full guard but Handly has control of the leg.
Hodges keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hodges pushes Handly off looking to stand but Handly dives back in and keeps control.
Hodges regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hodges keeping moving, preventing Handly from controlling successfully.
Hodges wants to get back to his feet but Handly is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handly is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Handly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hodges is keeping the position for now.
Handly is looking to work some ground and pound but Hodges has wrist control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hodges wants to get back to his feet but Handly is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Handly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Handly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hodges wants to stand but Handly is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hodges working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Handly.
Handly trying to control but Hodges is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Handly dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Handly is looking to score with low kicks.
Hodges keeps Handly at a distance using the push kick.
Hodges throws a body kick the misses
and Handly counters with a leg kick.
Handly closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hodges quickly recovers to half guard.
Handly has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Handly is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hodges doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Handly.
Hodges is staying active underneath Handly, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hodges is trying to maintain the position but Handly is very close to passing his half guard.
Hodges avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Handly.
Hodges is refusing to be controlled, as Handly sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hodges avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Handly.
Handly throwing shots but Hodges is blocking nicely.
Handly throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hodges regains full guard. Nicely done.
Handly missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Handly looking to sit in guard and control but Hodges gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hodges has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Handly is proving hard to escape from.
Handly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hodges gets to his feet. Handly looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A looping hook to the body misses from Handly. Hodges does a little dance to reset his feet.
Handly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Handly closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hodges circles away.
Handly will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Handly checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hodges scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Handly checks a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Handly scores with a hook to the body. Hodges takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slapping leg kick lands for Handly.
Hodges throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Handly.
Hodges wants to slow Handly down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hodges. Handly shrugs it off though.
Hodges throws a body kick that misses.
Handly has taken the fight to the clinch.
Handly with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Handly keeps control of Hodges as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Handly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hodges lands the left hand.
Nice body kick from Hodges.
Handly throws a low kick but Hodges avoids it.
Handly avoids the body shot from Hodges.
Hodges keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hodges checks the leg kick nicely there.
Handly 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.
Hodges throws a hook but Handly blocks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Hodges blocks the leg kick.
Hodges'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.
Handly looks for the body kick but Hodges saw that one coming.
Hodges throws out a leg kick but Handly moves out of range and Hodges only half commits.
Handly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hodges has time to react.
Handly blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Handly. Hodges does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hodges is looking to score with low kicks.
Handly will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Handly throws a leg kick but Hodges checks it.
Hodges on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Handly. Handly obviously looking to wear him down.
Hodges fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Handly checks it well.
Charles Handly is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hodges. Handly does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hodges tries to land a leg kick but Handly saw it coming and moves away.
Handly scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick from Handly misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Charles Handly will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Handly lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hodges has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hodges and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Handly thumps Hodges with a low kick.
Hodges pushes Handly away with a front kick.
Handly throws a chopping leg kick but Hodges manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Handly throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Handly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hodges moves away.
Hodges misses with a straight left.
Handly throws a leg kick but Hodges sees it coming and moves out of range.
Handly throws a solid leg kick but Hodges takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Handly.
A leg kick checked by Handly.
Handly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hodges moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Handly throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Handly tries to clinch up.
Hodges cracks a nice hook into Handly's ribs.
Hodges thuds his right hand into Handly's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Handly.
Hodges displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Handly.
Hodges takes a swing at Handly's ribcage but misses.
Hodges throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hodges throws a leg kick but Handly checks it.
Handly throws out a leg kick but Hodges moves out of range and Handly only half commits.
Handly motions for Hodges to come forward. Handly throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Handly shoots for a double leg takedown but Hodges sprawls well. He's pushed Handly's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Handly is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Handly blocks the body kick.
Good work by Hodges as he checks the leg kick.
Hodges tries to work over Handly's front leg with a kick but Handly checks it.
Handly avoids the body shot from Hodges.
Handly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gerald Hodges has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hodges counters with a good low kick that Handly was not able to check.
Hodges keeps the fight on the outside.
Gerald Hodges is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Handly moves into range and connects with a jab.
A clash of legs there as Hodges blocks the low kick.
Charles Handly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hodges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Handly.
Hodges on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Handly. Handly obviously looking to wear him down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Handly lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hodges has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hodges and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A jab from Handly misses.
Handly is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hodges sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Handly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Handly lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hodges has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hodges and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Handly takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A bone on bone clash there as Hodges blocks the leg kick.
Hodges swats away the attempt to clinch by Handly.
Handly lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handly avoids a kick to the body.
Hodges connects with a leg kick. Handly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hodges takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hodges throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hodges scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hodges is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Handly rather than just go for the knockout.
Hodges lands a nice looking body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hodges throws a half hearted mid kick.
Handly throws out a loose jab but Hodges uses good head movement to avoid it.
Handly will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Handly shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hodges.
Handly thumps Hodges with a low kick.
Hodges throws a wild body kick that Handly sees coming a mile off.
Hodges lands a nice shot that snaps Handly's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Handly fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hodges checks it well.
Handly blocks a leg kick.
Handly checks a leg kick.
Hodges keeps the fight on the outside.
Handly throws a head kick that misses.
Hodges misses with a body kick.
Handly throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hodges lands a leg kick that knocks Handly off balance momentarily.
Handly avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Handly lands a head kick. Hodges smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Handly tries to land a front kick but Hodges steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Handly shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Handly showed some decent athleticism there.
Handly is looking to take a break and control but Hodges is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gerald Hodges.
I think Handly has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Charles Handly!
As Charles Handly got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: KABOOOM!!! The Hand Grenade Exploded on that dude! The fans are awesome, the game is awesome, shit I'm awesome!!! KABOOM!!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between God Save the Queen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Bolden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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221 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, God Save the Queen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Bolden!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Queen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bolden avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fight stays on the outside here - Queen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Queen misses with a lunging right hand
and Bolden counters with a series of strikes. Queen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Queen, right into the meat.
Bolden closes the distance and clinches up with Queen, looking for a takedown. Bolden pushes Queen against the cage but Queen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Queen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bolden looks to land a left hand but Queen moved out of range nicely.
Queen misses the shot to the body.
Queen thuds his shin into the meat of Bolden's side.
Queen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bolden's sensitive parts.
Nice shot by Bolden.
Queen staying out of range there.
Queen throws the kick towards the body but Bolden avoids it.
Bolden moves out of range as Queen throws a body kick.
Bolden stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Queen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen gets a clinch.
Queen tries to work over Bolden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bolden working hard to break the clinch.
Queen blocks a body shot from Bolden.
Bolden is trying to break the clinch but Queen has him pressed against the cage.
Queen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Queen has Bolden pressed against the cage, preventing Bolden from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bolden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Queen scores with a leg kick.
Queen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bolden bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Queen's head.
Queen throws a hook but Bolden blocks it.
Nice uppercut lands for Bolden. That snapped Queen's head back.
Bolden stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bolden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolden throws a looping overhand right but Queen ducks down to avoid it.
Bolden misses with a hook. Queen ducked under it nicely.
Bolden takes a swing at Queen's ribcage but misses.
Queen connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolden shoots for a takedown but Queen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Queen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bolden, pushing him back against the cage.
Queen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bolden backwards.
It looks like Robert Bolden has been cut.
Queen cracks Bolden with a nice body shot.
Queen tries to work over Bolden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Queen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bolden's efforts to push away.
Queen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Queen tries a body shot but Bolden blocks it.
Bolden can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolden wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Queen.
Bolden works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Queen controls Bolden momentarily but Bolden frees himself.
Bolden pushing down on Queen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Queen is trying to stand up here but Bolden is controlling him well.
Bolden throwing shots but Queen is blocking nicely.
Bolden is keen to just control but Queen is a slippery customer.
Queen manages to get to full guard.
Bolden with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bolden trying to control but Queen is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolden passes Queen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bolden trying to control from half guard but Queen is working away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolden is looking to advance position but Queen won't allow it.
Bolden throwing shots but Queen is blocking nicely.
Bolden is pressing down on Queen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Queen is holding on for now.
Queen is holding on to half guard well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Queen is looking to improve his position.
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 God Save the Queen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robert Bolden's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A solid body kick from Queen.
Queen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bolden swats away the attempt to clinch by Queen.
Queen throws a shot from downtown. Bolden moves away and avoids it.
Queen throws a leg kick but Bolden moved away.
Bolden misses the jab.
Queen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That kick from Queen tenderised Bolden's leg. Bolden is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bolden avoids the body shot from Queen.
Bolden bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Queen's head.
Queen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bolden drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen is looking for a sweep.
Bolden advances to mount.
Bolden looking to control but Queen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bolden pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Queen is working to get back to half guard.
Bolden cracks Queen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Queen is squirming around, avoiding Bolden's attempts to control the action.
Bolden throwing strikes here but Queen is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen wants to get back to his feet.
Bolden has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A nice elbow there by Bolden.
Bolden thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bolden lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolden throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Queen because Bolden loaded up on that one.
Bolden looking to ground and pound but Queen is blocking nicely.
Bolden scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Queen?
Bolden trying to control but Queen is having none of it.
Bolden with shots to the head and body - Queen looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolden tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bolden throws some wild stikes that Queen manages to avoid easily.
Robert Bolden has got the better of the ground game so far.
Poor strikes thrown by Bolden there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bolden can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Queen is looking to escape.
Bolden swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Queen is now in Bolden's guard. A big mistake from Bolden there, giving up the dominant position!
Bolden not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Queen wants to control from the top but Bolden keeps moving.
Bolden manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolden postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Queen looks a forlorn figure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Queen is trying desperately to improve position.
Bolden looking to ground and pound but Queen is blocking nicely.
Queen trying desperately to get to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Queen wants to hold on but Bolden pushes him away.
Queen regains half guard.
Queen is looking to control Bolden's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Queen avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Bolden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robert Bolden's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bolden takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Queen is looking to chop away at Bolden's legs.
Queen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Queen cracks the inside of Bolden's front leg.
Queen scores with a punch to the head.
Bolden's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bolden lands with a shot to the body.
Queen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bolden finds it's way round the side to connect with Queen's head.
Queen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bolden's hands.
Bolden fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Queen to the ground. Bolden is now in Queen's guard.
Queen trying to control the position.
Queen uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen throws a big shot that misses.
Bolden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Queen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bolden might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bolden drops his hands momentarily and Queen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Queen ducks under a wild hook from Bolden.
Queen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Queen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bolden shoots for a double leg takedown but Queen sprawls well. He's pushed Bolden's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bolden shoots for a takedown but Queen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Queen misses with a head kick.
Bolden takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bolden misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Queen manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Queen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bolden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bolden moves out of range of the leg kick from Queen.
Queen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bolden swinging wildly here.
God Save the Queen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Queen looks to throw the jab but Bolden is out of range.
Bolden misses with a straight right.
Bolden blocks a low kick nicely.
Queen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bolden chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Queen can pounce on him.
Bolden throws a jab when Queen was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Queen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bolden's head backwards.
Queen tries to score with a low kick but Bolden moves his leg out of the way.
Queen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bolden.
Queen misses with a low kick.
Bolden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Queen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Queen with a hook.
Queen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Queen is looking to score with low kicks.
Queen lands a head kick. Bolden smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bolden loads up on a big right hand but Queen slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen throws a head kick but Bolden moves out of range.
A cross from Bolden lands.
Bolden lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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!
Queen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bolden manages to avoid it.
Queen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bolden darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Queen.
Nice shot lands for Bolden.
Queen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bolden misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bolden misses with an uppercut.
A good leg kick by Queen.
Bolden keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Queen.
And that's the end of the fight!
God Save the Queen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Queen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... God Save the Queen!
After winning the bout, God Save the Queen 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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