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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelly Leak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn McGrim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly Leak could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shawn McGrim's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kelly Leak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn McGrim!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - McGrim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Leak.
McGrim takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McGrim takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McGrim looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Leak prevents McGrim from breaking the clinch.
Nice body punch from Leak - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Leak.
McGrim looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leak scores with a shot to the side of McGrim's head.
Leak lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Leak cracks McGrim with a nice body shot.
Leak comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Shawn McGrim has been cut.
Leak lands a left hand.
Leak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Leak scores with a shot to the side of McGrim's head.
Leak lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGrim backwards.
Nice body punch from Leak.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Leak.
Leak lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McGrim is rocked!
Leak is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. McGrim can't fight it off and eventually Leak manages to take the fight to the floor. McGrim looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
McGrim is still in real trouble! Can Leak finish him?
Leak might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Leak content to stall in guard here.
McGrim seems to have recovered his senses.
Leak postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Leak trying to control but McGrim is working from the bottom.
Leak is in close to McGrim's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Leak works over McGrim with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leak lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leak drops back looking for a leg! McGrim is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McGrim manages to kick Leak off! Leak jumps back into McGrim's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leak wants to control from the top but McGrim keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leak works over McGrim with some ground and pound from guard.
Leak 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.
Leak chips away with some ground and pound.
Leak works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nice strikes from Leak there.
Leak working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Leak scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Leak creates some space for himself and unloads with a monster right hand! That one landed with a sickening thud - McGrim is out cold and this one is all over! Leak climbs onto the cage to celebrate with his corner!! He's shouting something into the camera but he's still got his mouthpiece in so God knows what he's actually saying.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kelly Leak!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henry Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keygo Atobe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keygo Atobe!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atobe tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ortiz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Atobe somewhat.
Atobe fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ortiz avoids it really well and circles away.
Ortiz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Atobe pushes Ortiz up against the cage in a clinch.
Atobe blocking some punches.
Atobe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ortiz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Henry Ortiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keygo Atobe.
Atobe jumps guard and drags Ortiz to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ortiz stopping the sweep attempt from Atobe.
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.
Atobe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ortiz's guard.
Atobe looking to sit in guard and control but Ortiz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Atobe is on top in guard.
Atobe trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atobe looking to pass the guard.
Atobe trying to control but Ortiz is working from the bottom.
Ortiz has Atobe pulled in close to control his posture.
Atobe throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ortiz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ortiz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Atobe defends it well.
Ortiz trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atobe is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ortiz pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Atobe wants to control but Ortiz passes into side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Keygo Atobe will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Atobe misses with a takedown attempt
and Ortiz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ortiz is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ortiz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Atobe is trying to maintain the position but Ortiz is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz trying to control from half guard but Atobe is working away.
Atobe wants to get back to full guard.
Ortiz is looking to stall here but Atobe recovers full guard.
Ortiz postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atobe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ortiz is one step ahead there.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Atobe keeping moving, preventing Ortiz from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Henry Ortiz.
Atobe is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ortiz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Atobe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ortiz but Ortiz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Henry Ortiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keygo Atobe.
Atobe shoots and misses
and Ortiz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Atobe thinking.
Ortiz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Atobe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ortiz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz swinging wildly here.
Ortiz gets a takedown into half guard.
Atobe tries to roll over but Ortiz keeps him under control.
Ortiz trying to control from Atobe's half guard. Atobe has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Henry Ortiz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atobe has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Atobe is trying to keep Ortiz in close.
Atobe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ortiz is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Ortiz dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ortiz throws a hook but Atobe avoids it easily.
Atobe shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Atobe is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ortiz sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortiz tries to roll over but Atobe keeps him under control.
Ortiz keeping hold of Atobe's head, controlling as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atobe is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Ortiz to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Atobe trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Atobe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atobe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ortiz keeping moving, preventing Atobe from controlling successfully.
Atobe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Atobe pushes down on Ortiz's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Atobe is working for a submission of some sort.
Ortiz preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atobe wants to take a breather but Ortiz is having none of it.
Atobe wants to work for an arm triangle but Ortiz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ortiz wants to improve his position but Atobe is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Atobe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ortiz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Atobe seems to be working for a kimura but Ortiz defends the submission attempt.
Atobe stops Ortiz from getting back to his feet.
Atobe is trying to work for a kimura but Ortiz is defending well.
Ortiz trying to hold on to Atobe's head to control him but Atobe postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keygo Atobe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Atobe 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keygo Atobe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wu Tang Fu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wu Tang Fu could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rafael Oliveira's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wu Tang Fu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafael Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fu throws a low kick, looking for Oliveira's leg but Oliveira calmly moves out of range.
Fu lands a head kick that stumbles Oliveira and the fighters go to the mat.
Oliveira is rocked!
It looks like Rafael Oliveira has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Oliveira is working an open guard so Fu takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Oliveira is still on wobbly legs! Can Fu finish him?
Fu blocks a head kick by Oliveira.
Oliveira seems to have recovered his senses.
Fu lands with a nice body kick.
Fu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oliveira wants to clinch.
Oliveira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oliveira clinches.
Fu tries to work over Oliveira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oliveira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Oliveira looks gassed!
Fu working Oliveira over with knees to the body.
Fu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Oliveira's face.
Fu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu missing with knees to the body.
Fu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oliveira.
Fu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Oliveira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fu lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fu trying to control the position but instead, Oliveira has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fu into the cage.
Fu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oliveira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fu lands a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Fu - that landed with a thud.
Fu stalling in the clinch but Oliveira improves position.
Fu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Oliveira's face.
Fu crunches a lovely knee into Oliveira's ribcage.
Fu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oliveira.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu gets control of Oliveira's arms and successfully pulls guard. Fu will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Oliveira is looking to stand up but Fu won't let him.
Fu trying to control the position.
Oliveira preventing the sweep.
Fu is trying to control the position but Oliveira postures up.
Oliveira being controlled here momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Wu Tang Fu just wasn't active enough.
Oliveira tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fu cracks the inside of Oliveira's front leg.
Oliveira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oliveira stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fu lands a leg kick that knocks Oliveira off balance momentarily.
Fu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fu connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Oliveira to the floor! Fu dives in looking for the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fu wants to free his trapped foot but Oliveira is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Oliveira avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fu.
Fu controlling the pace.
Fu is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Fu thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fu looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Oliveira is squirming around, avoiding Fu's attempts to control the action.
Fu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fu trying to control but Oliveira is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wu Tang Fu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rafael Oliveira's cut.
That's time! Fu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Oliveira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oliveira can do to turn this around?
Oliveira 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.
Oliveira 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.
Fu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fu lands a high kick to the side of Oliveira's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Fu dives into guard, looking to finish.
Fu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oliveira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fu trying to control the position from guard on top but Oliveira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu passes Oliveira's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Oliveira keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Oliveira is not content to let Fu control the position.
Fu passes to side control.
Fu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oliveira keeps working.
Fu throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu trying to control the position but Oliveira is working away.
Oliveira trying to remain calm as Fu controls from the top position.
Fu in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Oliveira is trying to get back to half guard.
The ground and pound from Fu seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Fu is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Oliveira knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fu 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.
Fu decides to stand up, so the ref orders Oliveira to his feet.
Wu Tang Fu is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fu.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fu.
Fu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Oliveira's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big head kick from Fu and Oliveira is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Fu trying to control but Oliveira is working from the bottom.
Fu stands and steps away. Oliveira gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rafael Oliveira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fu lands with a thumping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fu.
Fu scoring well with a low kick there.
Oliveira tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Fu throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Oliveira is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Wu Tang Fu!
Our winner, Wu Tang Fu, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Honeycutt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiser Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Honeycutt comes to the cage accompanied by Riot- 2 Chainz. Sosa has chosen Fantasy as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Honeycutt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kiser Sosa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sosa works the jab nicely.
Honeycutt gets a clinch.
Sosa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Honeycutt is keeping busy.
Sosa taking a breather.
Sosa trying to control the position but instead, Honeycutt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sosa into the cage.
Honeycutt has Sosa pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Honeycutt pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Sosa tumbling to the mat - Honeycutt dives into Sosa's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Honeycutt drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sosa manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Honeycutt has Sosa in his guard.
Sosa is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Honeycutt is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Honeycutt has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honeycutt looking to sit in guard and control but Sosa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Honeycutt on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Honeycutt tries to get out of the position.
Sosa throwing strikes but missing.
Sosa has gone for a leg lock! Honeycutt slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sosa's guard.
Sosa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Honeycutt defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honeycutt postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sosa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Honeycutt can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Honeycutt has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Honeycutt stands and steps away. Sosa gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kiser Sosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sosa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Honeycutt under the eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Honeycutt tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Sosa.
Sosa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sosa misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa lands a head shot.
Sosa lands with a nice body punch.
Sosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Honeycutt.
Sosa throws a shot from downtown. Honeycutt moves away and avoids it.
Sosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Honeycutt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Honeycutt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Honeycutt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Honeycutt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sosa.
A slow jab from Sosa misses its intended target.
Honeycutt thows a body shot but no joy.
Honeycutt tries to score with a low kick but Sosa moves his leg out of the way.
Honeycutt moves out of range of the body kick from Sosa.
Honeycutt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sosa to score with a decent uppercut.
Sosa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Honeycutt slips under a jab from Sosa.
Honeycutt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sosa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Honeycutt.
A punch combination from Honeycutt misses.
Honeycutt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sosa.
Sosa 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.
Sosa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Honeycutt throws a low kick, looking for Sosa's leg but Sosa calmly moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Sosa.
Sosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Honeycutt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sosa.
Honeycutt takes the fight into the clinch.
Honeycutt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sosa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Honeycutt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Honeycutt is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sosa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Honeycutt is defending well for now.
Honeycutt can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kiser Sosa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Honeycutt closes the distance and pushes Sosa back into the cage.
Sosa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Honeycutt.
Sosa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Honeycutt pulls guard.
Honeycutt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sosa passes Honeycutt's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Honeycutt is not content to let Sosa control the position.
Sosa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sosa throws a strike but Honeycutt avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sosa wants to control from the top but Honeycutt keeps moving.
Sosa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Honeycutt is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa preventing the sweep.
Sosa slips nicely into half guard.
Honeycutt trying to control here.
Sosa is trying to control. Honeycutt wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sosa trying to pass the guard but Honeycutt defending well.
Sosa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honeycutt trying to control but Sosa postures up.
Sosa thows a huge punch but Honeycutt dodges it nicely.
Sosa seems to be working for a kimura but Honeycutt defends the submission attempt.
Honeycutt trying to control here.
Honeycutt is refusing to be controlled, as Sosa sits in half guard.
Honeycutt is trying to stand up here but Sosa is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honeycutt is trying to control but can't.
Sosa is looking for a kimura but Honeycutt is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sosa to get the leverage.
Sosa wants to free his trapped foot but Honeycutt is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are battling for position here. Honeycutt manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Honeycutt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sosa advances to half guard.
Honeycutt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honeycutt is working hard here to advance position.
Honeycutt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sosa.
Honeycutt trying to hold on to Sosa's head to control him but Sosa postures up.
Sosa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sosa wants to free his trapped foot but Honeycutt is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sosa seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Honeycutt is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kiser Sosa!
After winning the bout, Kiser Sosa 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yun One More Time (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Riviera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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175 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yun One More Time!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Riviera!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
One More Time closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Riviera quickly recovers to half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Riviera makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Riviera.
One More Time trying to control but Riviera is working from the bottom.
Riviera is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riviera is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Riviera looking to hit a scissor sweep but One More Time is one step ahead there.
One More Time gets to his feet. Riviera looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
One More Time scores with a takedown into Riviera's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riviera keeping moving, preventing One More Time from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Riviera is on top in guard.
Riviera advances position into side control!
One More Time is looking to regain half guard here but Riviera keeps moving and retains side control.
Riviera is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. One More Time knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
One More Time manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
One More Time wants to improve his position but Riviera is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
One More Time avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Riviera.
Riviera is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed One More Time to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Riviera sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed One More Time's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riviera is looking to advance position but One More Time won't allow it.
Riviera seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. One More Time is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jorge Riviera!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boom comes to the cage accompanied by POD - Boom. Jones has chosen P.I.M.P. as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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235 lbs
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230 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Boom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Jones!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom misses with a takedown
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boom shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Boom gets slowly back to his feet.
Oooooh!!! Jones has knocked Boom down with a huge combo! Jones steps away and waves a wobbly Boom back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Boom is rocked!
It looks like David Boom has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boom at a distance.
Oh Boom is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones throws a hook but Boom avoids it easily.
Boom seems to have got his legs back now.
Boom throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Boom off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Boom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boom with a poor takedown
and Jones counters with a huge left! Boom is in big trouble! He's backing up but Jones isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Boom from any more damage. A dominating finish by Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Jones!
John Jones managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Malicious Intent Fight Gear, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seth Alexis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joel Lagerboy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Seth Alexis has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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194 lbs
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seth Alexis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joel Lagerboy!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexis drives through and clinches with Lagerboy against the cage.
Lagerboy is trying to drag Alexis to the mat but Alexis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lagerboy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Alexis prevents it.
Alexis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alexis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lagerboy backwards.
Lagerboy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alexis breaks from the clinch.
Lagerboy tries for a takedown but Alexis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Seth Alexis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joel Lagerboy.
Alexis darts in and clinches Lagerboy up against the cage.
Lagerboy has Alexis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Alexis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lagerboy tries to pull guard but Alexis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Alexis just leaning against Lagerboy, taking a breather.
Alexis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alexis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alexis lands a right hand.
Alexis prevents Lagerboy from breaking the clinch.
Alexis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lagerboy backwards.
Lagerboy is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Alexis.
Lagerboy is still on wobbly legs! Can Alexis finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lagerboy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alexis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lagerboy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alexis pounces like a tiger and cracks Lagerboy with a vicious hook! Lagerboy is down but not out! Alexis follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Seth Alexis!
Seth Alexis really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hell's Balls Recovery (160) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Earl Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Coryatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coryatt has chosen Welcome 2 Houston as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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161 lbs
5 - 1 - 1 |
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167 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Earl Morris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Coryatt!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coryatt manages to avoid it.
Morris throws a left and a right that both miss
and Coryatt counters with a leg kick.
Morris throws a leg kick
and Coryatt counters with a big head kick but Morris shrugs it off.
Coryatt lands a big head kick that sends Morris tumbling to the mat! Coryatt takes a step backwards and waves Morris back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Morris is rocked!
Earl Morris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morris is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Coryatt doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Morris crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Morris's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kevin Coryatt! Kevin Coryatt retains his lightweight title!
Kevin Coryatt spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Grady Meyers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tokugawa Miguroui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Meyers might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Fucked Jam by Ween. Tokugawa Miguroui told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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142 lbs
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145 lbs
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grady Meyers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tokugawa Miguroui!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyers moves in looking to clinch but Miguroui pushes him off.
Miguroui ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tokugawa Miguroui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meyers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Meyers gets caught flat footed, as Miguroui shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Miguroui is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Meyers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Miguroui on the ground.
Miguroui stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Meyers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Miguroui postures up.
Miguroui thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Miguroui thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Meyers trying to control the position.
Miguroui advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miguroui advances nicely into full mount.
Miguroui has control of Meyers's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Meyers regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Miguroui is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Meyers has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Meyers!
Meyers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Meyers has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Meyers postures up in Miguroui's guard and throws a big left but Miguroui blocks it.
Miguroui scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Miguroui fails with the takedown
and Meyers counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miguroui swats away the attempt to clinch by Meyers.
Miguroui scores with a takedown into Meyers's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miguroui wants to pass the guard but Meyers is keeping the position.
Miguroui postures up.
Miguroui thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Miguroui postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Meyers is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Miguroui, into his guard.
Miguroui manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miguroui is trying hard to land a takedown here. Meyers sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Miguroui shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Miguroui was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Miguroui working for a guillotine from mount but Meyers is in no mood to give up.
Miguroui jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Meyers is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Meyers and Miguroui has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Meyers struggling a bit here.
Miguroui is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Meyers has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miguroui wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Meyers, who protects the arm well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miguroui swings around for an armbar but Meyers sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Miguroui's guard.
Meyers tries to stand but Miguroui is controlling from the bottom.
Miguroui pushes Meyers off and gets back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miguroui misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tokugawa Miguroui dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Miguroui shoots in and gets a takedown into Meyers's guard.
Miguroui drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Miguroui jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Miguroui trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miguroui drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Meyers manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Miguroui has Meyers in his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miguroui pushes Meyers off and scrambles back to his feet.
Miguroui shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Meyers as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miguroui shoots for a takedown but Meyers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Miguroui shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Meyers defends it nicely.
Grady Meyers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tokugawa Miguroui.
Meyers stuffs the takedown attempt from Miguroui. Miguroui gets slowly back to his feet.
Miguroui is breathing heavily.
Meyers shoots in looking for a takedown. Miguroui tries to sprawl out of it but Meyers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Miguroui manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Miguroui with a lazy takedown attempt
and Meyers counters with a nice body shot.
Meyers shoots in for a takedown but Miguroui shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Miguroui looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Miguroui is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Meyers doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Miguroui.
Miguroui is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Meyers defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Meyers manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Meyers looking for a sweep. Not yet Meyers, not yet.
Miguroui stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Meyers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miguroui drops back looking for a leg! Meyers is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Meyers manages to kick Miguroui off! Miguroui jumps back into Meyers's guard.
Miguroui is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miguroui is pushing down on Meyers's leg trying to pass to half guard. Meyers is fighting to maintain full guard but Miguroui has managed to sneak the leg through.
Miguroui is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Miguroui is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Meyers has managed to free his arm - good work.
Miguroui wants to work for an arm triangle but Meyers is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miguroui is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Meyers manages to get to full guard.
Miguroui is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meyers lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Miguroui!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tokugawa Miguroui showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Meyers displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Miguroui.
Miguroui fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Meyers to the ground. Miguroui is now in Meyers's guard.
Meyers is trying to control the position but Miguroui postures up.
Meyers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Meyers is looking for a triangle here but Miguroui uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Miguroui is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Meyers is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miguroui working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyers regains half guard.
Miguroui is looking for a kimura here.
Miguroui is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Miguroui is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Meyers is just riding it out for now. Miguroui eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miguroui is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Meyers has managed to free his arm - good work.
Miguroui is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Meyers defends it well.
Miguroui in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Meyers tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Miguroui!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tokugawa Miguroui!
Tokugawa Miguroui looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'It was an honor to fight James for the title and I hope the fans enjoyed themselves tonight. Thank you.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Letchford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pico Rodrigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Letchford might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Steel Panther - 17 Girls in a Row. Pico Rodrigo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kelvin Letchford'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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kelvin Letchford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pico Rodrigo!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Letchford fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rodrigo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Letchford throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick by Rodrigo misses
and Letchford counters with a nice body kick.
Letchford thuds his shin into the meat of Rodrigo's side.
Letchford lands a right hook to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rodrigo. Letchford shrugs it off though.
Letchford throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rodrigo is looking to land body kicks.
Rodrigo needs to keep his hands up - Letchford had a free shot at his head there.
Letchford throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rodrigo's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Look low, kick high! Rodrigo uses the oldest trick in the book to send Letchford tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Rodrigo is absolutely delighted - when Letchford wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Pico Rodrigo!
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