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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Burgess Meredith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Indiana Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burgess Meredith could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Indiana Jones's chin.
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205 lbs
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206 lbs
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Brawler
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Burgess Meredith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Indiana Jones!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meredith keeps the fight on the outside.
Meredith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Meredith prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
Meredith trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meredith wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Meredith wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Meredith is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Meredith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Burgess Meredith wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meredith shoots in and gets a takedown into Jones's guard.
Meredith looking to pass the guard.
Meredith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Meredith.
Jones is trying to keep Meredith in close.
Meredith trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meredith trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jones controls Meredith momentarily but Meredith frees himself.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Meredith fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Meredith circles away.
Meredith has managed to clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meredith has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jones uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones is fighting to break Meredith's control of his arms but Meredith is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jones prevents Meredith from getting back to his feet.
Meredith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Meredith being controlled here, momentarily.
Jones wants to control from the top but Meredith keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Indiana Jones hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Meredith throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jones was covering up waiting for the punch and Meredith finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Meredith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Meredith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Jones working for a triangle but Meredith defends it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meredith wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burgess Meredith dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Meredith rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Meredith pulls Jones into guard.
Meredith is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him.
Meredith lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jones!
Meredith is landing with some decent strikes but Jones is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jones defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Meredith.
Jones is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meredith trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Meredith thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Meredith can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
Jones wants to hold on but Meredith pushes him away.
Meredith tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Meredith avoids the attempt from Jones to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meredith looking to control and managing it successfully.
Meredith jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jones manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Jones trying his best to control but Meredith has mounted him.
Meredith lands a big shot there that rocks Jones but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
It looks like Indiana Jones has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meredith throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jones tries to control Meredith's body but Meredith pushes him off. Jones squirms to his side and now Meredith has his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meredith is persistently looking for the submission but Jones is defending it well.
Meredith is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Jones is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Burgess Meredith!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Givens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheldon Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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270 lbs
3 - 9 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Givens !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sheldon Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper looks for a takedown but Givens sprawls well.
Givens could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Givens gets tackled into the cage by Cooper. Cooper maintains the clinch.
Cooper manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Givens or perhaps it was just good defense by Cooper which made him look bad.
Cooper shoots in looking for a takedown. Givens tries to sprawl out of it but Cooper keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Givens manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cooper shoots and misses
and Givens counters with a shoot takedown. Cooper fights it but they end up in guard.
Roger Givens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sheldon Cooper.
Givens drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Givens jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Givens drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Givens as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Cooper screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Givens ! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Roger Givens !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Givens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Whitey Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Givens comes to the cage accompanied by Slaughtered. Tommy Givens looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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213 lbs
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210 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Givens !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Whitey Marsh !
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Givens tenderised Marsh 's leg. Marsh is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marsh fails to land the takedown.
Marsh throws the left hand but Givens avoids the punch easily.
Givens tries to keep at a distance but Marsh has taken the fight into the clinch.
Givens has a couple of punches blocked by Marsh .
Marsh manages to break the clinch.
Marsh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marsh is looking to clinch but Givens is avoiding it.
Marsh throws an off balance right hand
and Givens counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Givens connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marsh 's hands.
Givens with a jab.
Givens scores with a hook.
Marsh misses with a looping right.
Donk. Givens catches Marsh right on the button with a cross.
Givens fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marsh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Givens feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marsh s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marsh fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Givens slips a jab from Marsh .
Marsh takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tommy Givens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marsh throws a jab when Givens was well out of range.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Givens sprawls well. Givens wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Marsh gets slowly back to his feet.
Tommy Givens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Whitey Marsh .
Marsh throws a shot from downtown. Givens moves away and avoids it.
Marsh tries to clinch there but Givens circles away.
Givens scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marsh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marsh throws a hook but Givens blocks it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Marsh is defended easily by Givens .
Givens throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh needs to keep his hands up - Givens had a free shot at his head there.
Givens is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A big right from Marsh misses.
Givens keeps the fight on the outside.
Givens tries to bum rush Marsh with a series of wild strikes but Marsh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Givens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marsh wants to clinch.
Givens stuffs the takedown.
Marsh shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Marsh misses.
Marsh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Givens .
Givens connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Marsh tries for a takedown but Givens sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Marsh darts in and clinches Givens up against the cage.
Givens lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Givens 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Marsh is trying to pull guard but Givens has him pressed against the cage.
Givens manages to break the clinch.
A left and a right from Givens both land. Nice combination.
Marsh shoots in but no luck this time.
Marsh looks for a takedown but Givens sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Givens avoids it really well and circles away.
Givens scores with a nice strike.
Givens lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Marsh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Givens .
Givens feints and then cracks Marsh 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marsh down.
Givens slaps away a takedown attempt from Marsh , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Marsh is trying hard to land a takedown here. Givens sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Marsh is looking to clinch but Givens is avoiding it.
Whitey Marsh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Givens misses with a looping right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Givens connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marsh momentarily.
Marsh looks to throw the jab but Givens is out of range.
Marsh tries to clinch but Givens moves out of range.
Marsh closes the distance and clinches up with Givens , looking for a takedown. Marsh pushes Givens against the cage but Givens circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Givens dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Givens throws a series of strikes that have Marsh backpedaling.
Marsh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Givens circles away.
A slow jab from Givens misses its intended target.
Marsh defending well as Givens loads up on a big left hand.
Tommy Givens is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Marsh misses the target.
Givens uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marsh .
Givens lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marsh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Givens with a jab.
Givens takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Givens misses with the combination.
Givens throws an overhand right that lands on Marsh 's shoulder, as Marsh tries to avoid the shot.
Givens connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Marsh tries to clinch up.
A big left from Givens misses.
Givens throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marsh on the side of the head.
Marsh fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh misses with a looping right.
Marsh takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Givens scores with a decent looking hook.
Marsh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marsh misses with an uppercut.
Givens lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Givens rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marsh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Givens scores with a jab to the jaw.
Marsh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marsh drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Marsh goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Givens has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Marsh but great work by Givens .
Marsh is looking to reverse the position.
Marsh looks to move to half guard but instead Givens has passed into mount! Damn!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh regains half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Givens moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Marsh .
Marsh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marsh gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Givens is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh looking for submissions off his back.
Marsh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Givens looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Marsh looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Givens in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh actively working from the bottom here.
Givens performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Marsh looking for submissions off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marsh actively working from the bottom here.
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 Tommy Givens will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Marsh fails with a takedown attempt.
Givens lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Givens connects with the punch.
Marsh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Givens tests Marsh 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marsh fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marsh tries to close the distance and clinch but Givens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Givens throws a right and a left that Marsh avoids nicely.
Marsh moves in looking to clinch but Givens pushes him off.
Marsh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Givens circles away.
Tommy Givens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Whitey Marsh .
Marsh walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Givens lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice straight punches there by Givens . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Givens .
Marsh fails with the takedown.
Marsh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Givens is fending him off so far but Marsh persists. Nope, Givens circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick misses from Givens .
Marsh needs to keep his hands up - Givens had a free shot at his head there.
Marsh doesn't manage to clinch there - Givens circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Givens .
Marsh closes the distance and clinches.
Marsh tries to pull guard but Givens holds him up against the cage and eventually Marsh drops back down to his feet.
Marsh has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Marsh jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Givens walks away with a smile on his face. Marsh gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Marsh moves forwards but Givens connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Givens lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Givens lands with a cross.
Givens cracks Marsh with a right hand to the side of the head.
Marsh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marsh walks into a straight right hand from Givens .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marsh tries to clinch up but Givens circles away and keeps his distance.
Givens connects with the punch.
Givens lands a glancing blow to the side of Marsh 's head.
Marsh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marsh on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Givens throws a looping overhand right but Marsh ducks down to avoid it.
Marsh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Givens stuffs the takedown attempt from Marsh . Marsh gets slowly back to his feet.
Marsh slips under a jab.
Tommy Givens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh walks into a left hand.
Givens moves into range and connects with a jab.
Givens scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown but Givens shows good takedown defense.
Nice sprawl there from Givens as Marsh shoots in.
Marsh misses with a looping right.
Givens lands the left hand.
Givens stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Givens chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A big right from Marsh misses.
Marsh tries to clinch there but Givens circles away.
Marsh 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.
Marsh tries to clinch but Givens moves out of range.
Givens lunges at Marsh with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marsh 's hand.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Givens sprawls well. Givens wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Marsh gets slowly back to his feet.
Marsh ducks right into an uppercut from Givens .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh shoots in and drives through. Givens sprawls well.
Donk. Givens catches Marsh right on the button with a cross.
Marsh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Givens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slow jab from Marsh misses its intended target.
Marsh lands with a 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!
Marsh feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marsh drops back looking for a leg! Givens is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Givens manages to kick Marsh off! Marsh jumps back into Givens 's guard.
Givens is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Whitey Marsh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marsh throwing strikes but missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Givens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Givens , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Givens !
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Mendonca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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171 lbs
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162 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Mendonca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher misses with a takedown attempt
and Mendonca counters with a shoot takedown. Butcher fights it but they end up in guard.
Mendonca missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mendonca knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Butcher on the ground.
Butcher pushes a forearm under Mendonca's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Mendonca is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Billy Butcher!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Burnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hogan has chosen Hulkamania as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Steven Burnett had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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270 lbs
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270 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Steven Burnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hulk Hogan !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Burnett with that takedown attempt.
Burnett slaps away a takedown attempt from Hogan , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Burnett doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hogan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Burnett!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hogan looking to secure an arm triangle but Burnett defends it well.
Hogan working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Burnett wants to try and get back to his feet.
Hogan wants to finish this one by submission but Burnett is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hogan .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hogan wants to take his opponent's back but Burnett doesn't allow it.
Burnett might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Burnett is trying to stand.
Hogan is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Burnett has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hogan working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
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.
Burnett trying desperately to get to his feet.
Hogan is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Burnett to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Burnett shrugs it off.
Burnett trying desperately to get to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hogan working for a guillotine from mount but Burnett is in no mood to give up.
Burnett is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Hogan is working for a guillotine from mount but Burnett frees his head quite easily.
Burnett is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Hogan jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Burnett manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hogan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hogan prevents Burnett from escaping the position.
Burnett knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hogan on the ground.
Hogan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hogan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Burnett wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hogan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Burnett has escaped the position, nice work there.
Burnett wants to get back to his feet but Hogan drags him back down.
Burnett trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Hogan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hogan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnett pushes Hogan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hogan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hogan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Burnett knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hogan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Burnett is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Burnett wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hogan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Burnett explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Burnett sprawls well. Burnett wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hogan gets slowly back to his feet.
Burnett closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Burnett lands in his opponent's guard.
Hogan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Burnett throws a strike but Hogan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hogan 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hogan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hogan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Burnett wants to stand up but Hogan is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hulk Hogan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Burnett is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hogan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Burnett shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hogan as he avoids it easily.
Burnett throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hogan was covering up waiting for the punch and Burnett finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Burnett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hogan wants to stand but Burnett is controlling the position.
Hogan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hogan wants to stand and escape but Burnett is having none of it.
Burnett throwing strikes but missing.
Hogan wants to stand and escape but Burnett is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Burnett throws a big elbow that misses.
Hogan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Burnett scoring with punches to the head and body.
Burnett throws a big right hand that misses.
Burnett is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hogan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Burnett with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hogan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Burnett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hogan circles away quickly and effectively.
Steven Burnett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burnett shoots in for a double leg but Hogan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Burnett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hogan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Burnett's waist but Burnett gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hogan off to one side.
Burnett is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hogan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hogan leaves Burnett with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Burnett. No joy for Hogan on that attempt.
Hogan has a takedown stuffed.
Burnett bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Burnett postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Burnett postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Burnett landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Burnett working the ground and pound from side control.
Burnett cracks Hogan with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Burnett throws an elbow but Hogan slips to the side and avoids it well.
Burnett lands a nice forearm strike.
Burnett landing strikes.
The strikes coming from Burnett are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Burnett cracks Hogan with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hogan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Steven Burnett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burnett tries to score with some ground and pound. Hogan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Burnett tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hogan is working to avoid the ground and pound but Burnett connects with a decent elbow.
Burnett throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Hogan works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Burnett scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burnett looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hogan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Burnett dominated that second round.
That's time! Burnett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Burnett gets a big slam - oh, Hogan is out! Hogan is out! That's a nasty KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Steven Burnett!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butter Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keep It Real (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bean kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Real American. The key to victory for Butter Bean has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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300 lbs
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266 lbs
2 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Butter Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keep It Real!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Real shoots in and drives through. Bean sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bean.
Real shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Real trying to control but Bean is having none of it.
Bean is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Real raining down shots from the mount!
Bean is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Bean is squirming around, avoiding Real's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Real looking to finish with strikes here!
Bean is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Bean working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Real throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Real looking to control but Bean is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Real lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bean gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Real stops Bean from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keep It Real has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Real throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bean rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Real moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bean defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Real.
Bean drops Real with a left right combo! Bean follows him down to the ground into side control.
It looks like Keep It Real has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bean in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Real is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Butter Bean!
Butter Bean tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rex Kaizer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Zhukov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhukov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Russian Army Choir - National Anthem of the Russian Federation. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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290 lbs
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265 lbs
11 - 5 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Great low kicks
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rex Kaizer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Zhukov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhukov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kaizer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Kaizer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zhukov ducks under a wild hook from Kaizer.
Kaizer throws a sloppy head kick and Zhukov moves out of range easily.
Kaizer misses with a double jab
and Zhukov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kaizer really felt that one!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zhukov, right into the meat.
Zhukov jabs Kaizer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A combination from Kaizer does no damage.
A slapping body kick lands there for Zhukov.
Kaizer is breathing heavily.
Zhukov with a hook.
It looks like Rex Kaizer has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zhukov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Zhukov lands a head kick. Kaizer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kaizer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Zhukov lands a brutal head kick. Kaizer looks out on his feet and Zhukov throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Ivan Zhukov!
Ivan Zhukov managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, New World Order Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven McTowlie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris comes into the arena with Kiss Me I'm Shit Faced blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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225 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marshall Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven McTowlie!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Harris looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Harris is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but McTowlie is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Harris tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Harris looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McTowlie has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Harris is trying to get an arm triangle but McTowlie is defending well.
Harris tries for a kimura but McTowlie is defending well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harris looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McTowlie has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Harris has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Harris is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but McTowlie is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McTowlie, who protects the arm well.
Harris tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Harris has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
McTowlie is pushing Harris's head away, looking to escape. Harris manages to hold on to the position though.
Harris swings around for an armbar but McTowlie sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Harris's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to stand and escape but McTowlie is having none of it.
McTowlie has gone for a leg lock! Harris slips out almost immediately though and dives into McTowlie's guard.
McTowlie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harris. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harris tries to free his leg and advance position but McTowlie is retaining full guard.
Harris drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and McTowlie dives on top into guard.
McTowlie gets to his feet - Harris follows without any prompting.
Harris slips a jab from McTowlie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McTowlie throws a predictable looking body shot
and Harris counters with a good low kick that McTowlie was not able to check.
Harris shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Harris showed some decent athleticism there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Harris dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McTowlie throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McTowlie.
A punch combination from McTowlie misses.
McTowlie throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Harris counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in McTowlie's guard now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Harris has hold of McTowlie's arm. He's looking for a kimura. McTowlie seems comfortable defending it but Harris has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! McTowlie is real pain and he's forced to tap out! McTowlie is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Harris couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marshall Harris!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Marshall Harris waved his t-shirt featuring SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI's logo in front of the cameras.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Dirt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Michaels might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sexy Boy. Dirt has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Michaels!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Dirt!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dirt's guard.
Michaels drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Michaels jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Michaels advances to half guard.
Michaels is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dirt doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Michaels.
Dirt looks gassed!
Michaels 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. Dirt tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Michaels!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shawn Michaels!
Shawn Michaels retains his bantamweight title!
Shawn Michaels took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, New World Order Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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