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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Earl Morris (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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Earl Morris!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris misses with a series of wild punches.
James throws a right and a left that Morris avoids nicely.
James feints and as Morris raises his hands in defense, James changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
James trying to control but Morris is working from the bottom.
James trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
James is working hard here to advance position.
James slips nicely into half guard.
Morris really doesn't want to stay on the ground with James. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Morris is refusing to be controlled, as James sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morris's head.
James not landing any meaningful shots this time.
James prevents Morris from standing back up.
James 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.
James frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Morris blocking the ground and pound.
James cracks Morris with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
James scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Morris?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James unloads with some shots from mount but Morris bucks and avoids them well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Morris that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Morris is rocked!
James looking to control and managing it successfully.
Morris is still in real trouble! Can James finish him?
James 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.
James punching from mount but Morris doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Morris seems to have recovered his senses.
James can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morris is looking to escape.
James pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James throwing strikes here but Morris is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
James is landing with some decent strikes but Morris is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
James thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
James punishing his opponent with strikes.
James landing shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James landing punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James loads up with a big shot that hurts Morris! He's pulled James in close but James has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Morris survive? More strikes from James and Morris is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kevin James!
During a confident post fight interview, Kevin James thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kid Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Tysse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tysse has chosen Pantera, By demons be driven as his entrance music. Kim Tysse has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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, Kid Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kim Tysse!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tysse looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tysse closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tysse pulls guard successfully.
Tysse is looking to stand up but Li isn't so interested in that idea.
Li looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tysse is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Li with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Li controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tysse throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Li is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kid Li wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Tysse throws a head kick but Li moves out of range.
Li tries a low kick but Tysse avoids it.
Li moves out of range of the body kick.
Tysse tries to clinch up but Li circles away and keeps his distance.
Tysse tries to clinch but Li moves out of range.
Tysse throws a leg kick but Li sees it coming and moves out of range.
Li ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tysse moves away.
Kim Tysse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tysse misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tysse has closed the distance and engaged Li in a clinch.
Tysse putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Li in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tysse escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Li tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tysse is able to avoid easily.
Tysse is looking to score with low kicks.
Li scores with a sloppy right hand. Tysse should have avoided that one.
It looks like Kim Tysse has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li avoids a kick to the body.
Li attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tysse wants to clinch.
Li closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tysse to the mat! Tysse manages to get full guard.
Tysse can't keep his opponent in guard - Li advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Li seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Li wants to free his trapped foot but Tysse is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Li passes the guard and advances to mount!
BOOM! Li connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Li has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tysse's face.
Li lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li controlling the pace for now.
A nice elbow there by Li.
Tysse is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Li! Tysse is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kid Li!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zander McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sharp Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuire comes to the cage accompanied by Crazy Train . Zander McGuire had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 New York, Zander McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sharp Dick!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dick misses with a two punch combination.
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dick scores with a one two! McGuire had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Zander McGuire has been cut.
Zander McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Dick misses.
McGuire slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McGuire lands a nice shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as McGuire checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A low kick from Dick misses
enabling McGuire to counter with a crisp jab.
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGuire avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dick throws a hook but McGuire blocks it.
Dick misses with a few strikes there.
McGuire thumps Dick with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuire scores with a nice strike.
McGuire scores with a nice body kick.
McGuire lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire scoring well with a low kick there.
McGuire feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dick's calf.
Dick thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGuire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dick. That did some damage!
The crowd cheers as McGuire lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dick doesn't seem phased though.
McGuire scores with a shot to the body.
Dick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dick misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick by Dick misses
letting McGuire counter with a right hand.
McGuire misses the body punch
and Dick counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McGuire is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuire throws a body punch but Dick moves out of range.
McGuire with a nice cross.
Dick pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McGuire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dick.
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick motions for McGuire to come forward. Dick throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dick throws a right hand that McGuire ducks under and follows up with a left that McGuire also avoids with ease.
A solid body kick from McGuire.
McGuire scores with a push kick.
Dick takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dick looks winded!
McGuire forces Dick back against the cage and clinches.
Still in the clinch, McGuire scores with a nice short uppercut.
McGuire lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dick changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McGuire fights it off and pushes away nicely.
McGuire throws a combination. Dick tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A punch lands to the side of Dick 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dick throws a head kick that misses
and McGuire counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGuire is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
McGuire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dick's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire scores with a push kick.
Dick takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McGuire lands a right hook to the body.
McGuire's corner calls for a 1-2. McGuire obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McGuire scores with a spinning back kick!
McGuire scores with a kick to the midsection.
McGuire closes the distance and clinches.
Dick is trying to force a seperation but McGuire has the dominant position.
McGuire prevents Dick from breaking the clinch.
McGuire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGuire throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
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!
Dick tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice body punch from McGuire.
McGuire clobbers Dick with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McGuire throws a leg kick which misses Dick's front leg but catches the back leg as Dick tries to avoid it.
Dick's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dick takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McGuire lands a nice looking body kick.
McGuire connects with a body shot that sends Dick's belly button to the back.
Dick has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from McGuire.
A head kick misses from Dick.
McGuire lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dick takes a step back to recover.
McGuire pushes Dick up against the cage in a clinch.
Dick drops down looking for an ankle pick but McGuire pulls his leg out and moves away.
McGuire throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dick stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dick drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McGuire thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dick if he has to take too many more of those.
McGuire lands with a slapping head kick.
Dick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGuire manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zander McGuire dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zander McGuire's cut.
That's time! McGuire's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dick falls off balance throwing a combination
and McGuire counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dick takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McGuire moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A left and a right from McGuire both land. Nice combination.
Dick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McGuire moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McGuire uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dick has time to react.
McGuire jabs at Dick's body.
McGuire lands a leg kick that knocks Dick off balance momentarily.
McGuire pushes Dick away with a front kick.
McGuire lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuire checks a low kick from Dick.
McGuire has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
McGuire scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from McGuire.
Dick chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McGuire can pounce on him.
McGuire scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire connects with a looping right hand.
McGuire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dick. That did some damage!
Dick is breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by McGuire. That's going to slow Dick down.
McGuire plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Both fighters circling a little - McGuire finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dick has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGuire.
Dick has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McGuire finds it's way round the side to connect with Dick's head.
McGuire lands a jab to Dick's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuire cracks a nice hook into Dick's ribs.
McGuire misses with a body shot.
Dick has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McGuire finds it's way round the side to connect with Dick's head.
McGuire pushes Dick up against the cage in a clinch.
McGuire lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dick or not.
A right hand to the body from McGuire.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McGuire avoiding damage.
McGuire lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dick.
Nice body punch from McGuire.
McGuire works on Dick's body with a couple of short punches.
McGuire controlling the action here for a moment.
Dick is looking to break free of the clinch but McGuire has double underhooks.
McGuire lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGuire lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McGuire works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from McGuire.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire has Dick pressed against the cage.
Dick can't get the takedown.
A short body shot lands from McGuire as the two fighters clinch.
McGuire lands with a light punch inside.
McGuire lands a left hand.
McGuire lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dick tries to pull guard but McGuire holds him up against the cage and eventually Dick drops back down to his feet.
McGuire pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGuire. Dick does a little dance to reset his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McGuire.
Dick moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McGuire fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dick has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dick walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sharp Dick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dick misses with the combination.
McGuire bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dick's head backwards.
A solid leg kick lands there for McGuire.
McGuire lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dick takes a step back to recover.
Dick takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
McGuire throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dick on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McGuire scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGuire lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McGuire.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zander McGuire dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zander McGuire's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dick misses with an uppercut.
McGuire cracks Dick with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dick takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dick takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dick takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McGuire fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dick on the side of the head.
Dick on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McGuire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dick can do to turn this around?
A nice leg kick lands there from McGuire.
Dick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGuire.
Dick lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuire throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McGuire pushes Dick up against the cage in a clinch.
Dick jumps guard but McGuire stands there with Dick around his waist. Dick gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire presses Dick against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McGuire stalling the fight.
Dick wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McGuire manages to break the clinch.
Dick takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McGuire lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McGuire with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McGuire throws a leg kick which misses Dick's front leg but catches the back leg as Dick tries to avoid it.
McGuire feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dick's calf.
McGuire moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dick swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McGuire throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuire throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dick stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dick crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McGuire - the referee stops the clock and Dick gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McGuire. Dick manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A kick lands to the mid section there for McGuire.
McGuire connects with a single shot there.
McGuire scores with a decent looking hook.
McGuire moves into range and clinches up with Dick.
A short body shot lands from McGuire as the two fighters clinch.
McGuire lands a shot to the body.
McGuire lands a body shot.
McGuire makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McGuire scores with a hook to the body.
McGuire pushes Dick back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McGuire scores with a shoulder strike.
McGuire has Dick pushed against the cage.
McGuire is working Dick over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick fails to pull guard.
McGuire digs a right hand underneath Dick's ribcage. Dick let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McGuire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A lazy left from McGuire finds it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. McGuire darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McGuire forces Dick back against the cage and clinches.
McGuire scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McGuire lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dick.
McGuire working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McGuire breaks from the clinch.
McGuire feints and then cracks Dick's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dick down.
Dick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McGuire counters with a leg kick.
Dick misses the body punch
and McGuire makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zander McGuire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dick swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGuire counters with a slapping leg kick.
McGuire closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McGuire thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dick if he has to take too many more of those.
Sharp Dick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGuire connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid body kick from McGuire.
Dick takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice body kick there by McGuire.
Dick takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That kick from McGuire tenderised Dick's leg. Dick is trying to keep his angry face on.
McGuire goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGuire moves into range and clinches up with Dick.
Nice body punch from McGuire.
A body shot lands from McGuire.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zander McGuire showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McGuire has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zander McGuire!
Zander McGuire seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kaname Tosen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borin Chim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borin Chim will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kaname Tosen!
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, Borin Chim!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tosen throws a hook to the side of Chim's head but Chim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chim moves out of range of the body kick from Tosen.
Tosen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Chim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tosen 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.
Tosen controlling from the top position.
Chim trying to control the position.
Tosen trying to control but Chim is working from the bottom.
Tosen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kaname Tosen.
Chim lands a head kick. Tosen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Chim throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut lands for Chim. That snapped Tosen's head back.
Tosen throws a nice head kick!
Tosen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chim as he avoids it easily.
Chim misses with a hook.
Tosen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tosen tries to land a leg kick but Chim saw it coming and moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chim.
Chim misses with a low kick.
Tosen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tosen.
Tosen misses with a takedown attempt - Chim sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tosen throws a front kick aimed at Chim's knee but Chim avoids it well.
Tosen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tosen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tosen postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tosen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chim working a defensive guard here.
Tosen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chim working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tosen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Chim working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tosen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tosen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Chim is trying to control the position but Tosen postures up.
Tosen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Chim really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tosen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chim looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tosen wants to control from the top but Chim keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tosen works over Chim with some ground and pound from guard.
Tosen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tosen advances to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chim keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tosen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tosen lands with a punch from half guard.
Tosen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaname Tosen dominated that round.
That's time! Tosen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chim throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chim lands with a kick to the ribs.
An inside leg kick lands from Chim.
Chim lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tosen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tosen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chim takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tosen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tosen throws a half hearted mid kick.
A low kick from Tosen is predictable there
and Chim counters with a head kick. That will keep Tosen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tosen throws a low kick but Chim avoids it.
Chim connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab by Chim.
Tosen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chim lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tosen is trying to break the clinch but Chim is controlling him.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tosen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tosen just leaning against Chim, taking a breather.
Chim is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tosen is keeping busy.
Tosen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tosen managing to block the knees to the body from Chim.
Tosen jumps guard but Chim stands there with Tosen around his waist. Tosen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tosen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tosen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chim tries to land knees in the clinch but Tosen avoids the damage to the body.
Chim tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tosen misses with the head strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Tosen.
Chim is trying to maintain a safe position but Tosen gets an underhook and turns Chim into the cage.
Tosen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chim misses with a knee to the head.
Tosen avoiding damage as Chim throws knees to the body.
Chim tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tosen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chim throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chim misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chim throws a leg kick which misses Tosen's front leg but catches the back leg as Tosen tries to avoid it.
Chim feints and then cracks Tosen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tosen down.
A clash of legs there as Chim blocks the low kick.
Tosen tries to land a leg kick but Chim saw it coming and moves away.
Tosen is looking to clinch.
Chim scores with a punch to the head.
Tosen shoots in looking for a takedown but Chim manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tosen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaname Tosen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tosen throws a low kick but Chim moves out of range easily.
Tosen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chim.
Tosen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tosen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tosen has managed to clinch.
Chim is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tosen is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Tosen.
Chim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tosen.
Chim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tosen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tosen can't find room to land a body shot as Chim controls the action.
Tosen tries to work over Chim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tosen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chim tries to land a knee to the head but Tosen blocks with his arms.
Chim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tosen.
Chim looking to throw knees to the head but Tosen is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Borin Chim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tosen misses with a wild body shot.
Tosen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Chim throws a nice head kick!
Chim gets a clinch.
Chim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tosen is defending well for now.
A hook to the body from Tosen.
Chim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tosen.
Chim misses with a knee strike.
Chim tries a knee to the head but Tosen blocks it.
Tosen is trying to push Chim away but Chim has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tosen managing to block the knees to the body from Chim.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Chim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chim looking to slow down the pace here.
Tosen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chim prevents it.
Tosen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tosen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chim missing with knees to the body.
Chim missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chim looking to throw knees to the head but Tosen is blocking nicely.
Chim missing with knees to the body.
Tosen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chim lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tosen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tosen clinches up against the cage.
Chim tries to land knees in the clinch but Tosen avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chim.
A head punch on the inside from Tosen fails to land.
Tosen misses with a body punch.
Chim tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tosen avoiding damage as Chim throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tosen as Chim tries to tie him up.
Tosen effectively controlling the action here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tosen leaning against his opponent.
Chim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tosen.
Chim looking to slow down the pace here.
Chim trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tosen can't get the takedown.
Chim missing with knees to the body.
Chim is trying to stall.
Chim tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tosen managing to block the knees to the body from Chim.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tosen.
Chim tries a knee to the head but Tosen blocks it.
Tosen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Borin Chim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chim has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Borin Chim!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Deli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nir Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mauricio Deli has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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200 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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mauricio Deli!
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, Nir Sosa!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Deli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Deli shoots in looking for a takedown. Sosa tries to sprawl out of it but Deli keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sosa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Sosa as Deli shoots in.
Deli fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauricio Deli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deli closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sosa quickly recovers to half guard.
Deli thows a huge punch but Sosa dodges it nicely.
Sosa is looking to improve his position.
Sosa is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa is refusing to be controlled, as Deli sits in half guard.
Sosa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Deli is working away from the top position though.
Deli not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sosa tries to get to full guard but Deli has control of the leg.
Sosa taking some punishment here, with Deli in his half guard.
Sosa tries to get to full guard but Deli has control of the leg.
Deli wants to pass the guard but Sosa is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa works his way to full guard. Good work.
Deli is fighting to break Sosa's control of his arms but Sosa is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Deli stands and throws Sosa's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Deli trying to control the position but Sosa is working away.
Sosa is looking to reverse the position.
Deli wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sosa keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa is looking for a sweep.
Deli tries to advance to mount but Sosa denies him.
Sosa is trying to improve his position.
Sosa parries the strikes from Deli easily there. Deli is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sosa to escape.
Deli in side control, throwing shots but Sosa defends.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Deli trying to control the position but Sosa is working away.
Deli working the ground and pound but Sosa is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deli trying to control the action but Sosa is working from the bottom.
Deli lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Deli working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Deli tries to move to mount but Sosa blocks the move with his legs.
Sosa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Deli dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Deli.
Sosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Deli.
Jab from Sosa.
Sosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Deli needs to keep his hands up - Sosa had a free shot at his head there.
Deli is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sosa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sosa throws an overhand right that lands on Deli's shoulder, as Deli tries to avoid the shot.
Deli gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Sosa counter with a right hand.
Sosa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deli shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sosa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Deli thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauricio Deli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deli shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sosa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Deli postures up.
Mauricio Deli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Deli wants to control from the top but Sosa keeps moving.
Sosa trying to keep a closed guard but Deli is proving a slippery customer.
Sosa looking for a sweep. Not yet Sosa, not yet.
Deli throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa trying to keep a closed guard but Deli is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Nir Sosa wasn't active enough on the ground.
Deli changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sosa tries to avoid it but Deli manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sosa to the ground. Sosa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Deli avoids the body shot from Sosa.
Deli tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sosa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Deli somewhat.
Sosa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sosa wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deli throws a big right hand that misses.
Deli trying to control but Sosa is working from the bottom.
Deli controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sosa working a defensive guard here.
We're going to have a standup here because Mauricio Deli wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A cross from Sosa lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Deli changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sosa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Deli working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lull in the action here as Deli stalls from top position.
Deli has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Sosa!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sosa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sosa avoids a series of strikes thrown by Deli.
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 Mauricio Deli will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Deli shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sosa as he avoids it easily.
Deli will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Deli has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauricio Deli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deli shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sosa pinned against the cage. Sosa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice jab there from Sosa.
Sosa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sosa scores with a hook to the body. Deli takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Deli ducks right into an uppercut from Sosa.
Deli is rocked!
Sosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Deli.
Oh Deli is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mauricio Deli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deli slips a jab from Sosa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Deli's jaw. Deli's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Sosa does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nir Sosa!
An out of breath and clearly excited Nir Sosa thanked TFP Graphics - Pit Inc for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Beckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jurgen Klinsmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jurgen Klinsmann is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Beckett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jurgen Klinsmann!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Beckett slams his shin into Klinsmann's torso.
Beckett scores with a leg kick.
Beckett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Beckett.
Beckett throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Jurgen Klinsmann has been cut.
Beckett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beckett throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Beckett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Beckett bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Klinsmann looks winded!
Klinsmann sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klinsmann on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Beckett. Beckett obviously looking to wear him down.
Good leg kick by Beckett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A cross from Beckett lands.
Beckett scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beckett scores with a kick to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Beckett.
Klinsmann is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Beckett rushes Klinsmann and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckett lands a nice knee to the body.
Beckett unloads a knee to the mid-section. Klinsmann lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Beckett.
A shot in the inside from Beckett.
Beckett putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Klinsmann in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Beckett landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Beckett lands a big knee to the head and Klinsmann goes down! Beckett pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Beckett!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Fitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartholomew Roach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roach is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Simpsons Theme Song. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominick Fitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bartholomew Roach!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roach connects with a right hand. Fitch shakes it off.
Roach turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Roach dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fitch. That did some damage!
Roach lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Dominick Fitch has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitch walks forward, straight into a front kick from Roach.
Fitch is breathing heavily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Roach.
Look low, kick high! Roach uses the oldest trick in the book to send Fitch tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Roach is absolutely delighted - when Fitch wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bartholomew Roach!
After winning the bout, Bartholomew Roach thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Haverford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Roy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haverford comes into the arena with Jay-Z & Kanye West - N** In Paris blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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190 lbs
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200 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Haverford !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Roy!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haverford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haverford misses with a looping left.
Roy punishes Haverford 's body with a nice straight punch.
Haverford tries to bum rush Roy with a series of wild strikes but Roy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haverford rushes Roy and presses him up against the cage.
Haverford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roy avoids it.
Roy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Roy misses with a punch on the inside.
Roy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Roy.
Roy has a couple of punches blocked by Haverford .
Roy misses with a body punch.
Haverford tries a knee to the head but Roy blocks it.
Haverford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Roy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haverford is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Haverford tries to land a knee to the head but Roy blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy tries for a takedown but Haverford manages to get underhooks.
Haverford tries to land a knee to the head but Roy blocks with his arms.
Roy is trying to pull guard but Haverford has him pressed against the cage.
Tom Haverford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Roy.
Roy can't find room to land a body shot as Haverford controls the action.
Roy lands with a light punch inside.
Haverford is pressed up against the cage. Roy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Haverford down to the mat. Haverford avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Roy misses with a few strikes there.
Haverford takes a swing at Roy's ribcage but misses.
Roy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haverford moves forwards but Roy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Roy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Haverford looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Roy throws a looping overhand right but Haverford ducks down to avoid it.
Haverford swings for the body but Roy moves out of range.
Haverford throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Haverford scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haverford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roy manages to avoid it.
Haverford smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good shot there by Haverford .
Haverford pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Haverford moves out of range as Roy strikes.
Roy loads up on a big right hand but Haverford slips the punch.
A punch lands to the side of Haverford 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Haverford misses with a series of wild punches.
Haverford throws a nice outside leg kick.
Haverford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roy.
Haverford closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Haverford attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Roy lands a lovely overhand right.
Haverford misses with a combination
and Roy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy looks to land a combination but Haverford avoids it well.
Roy looks to land a left hand but Haverford moved out of range nicely.
Haverford drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Haverford blocks a jab.
Roy looks to score with a jab to the body but Haverford is just out of range.
Roy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Donk. Roy catches Haverford right on the button with a cross.
Haverford misses with a kick to the body.
Haverford lands a nice leg kick that just misses Roy's sensitive parts.
Haverford throws the left hand but Roy avoids the punch easily.
Haverford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haverford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roy.
Haverford throws a shot from downtown. Roy moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy thows a body shot but no joy.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Roy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Roy tries to advance to mount but Haverford denies him.
Haverford wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Roy passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Haverford !
Roy is landing with some decent strikes but Haverford is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Roy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poor strikes thrown by Roy there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Roy landing strikes, looking to finish!
Roy looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Roy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Roy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Haverford 's head.
Haverford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haverford throws a big shot that misses.
Tom Haverford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haverford moves into the clinch.
Roy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haverford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Haverford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haverford is trying to stall.
Roy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Haverford tries to land a knee to the head but Roy blocks with his arms.
A short left from Roy.
Roy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Haverford is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Haverford tries to land knees in the clinch but Roy avoids the damage to the body.
Roy can't find room to land a body shot as Haverford controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy throws a head punch that misses.
Roy tries to throw a body punch but Haverford avoids it by throwing Roy back against the cage.
Roy tries a body shot but Haverford blocks it.
Roy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Roy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haverford 's elbow.
Haverford displaying some good clinch control by pressing Roy up against the cage.
Haverford is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roy is defending well for now.
Haverford tries a knee to the head but Roy blocks it.
Roy jumps guard and drags Haverford to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Roy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Haverford gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Roy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Haverford defends well.
Haverford wants to stand and escape but instead Roy has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haverford avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Haverford is trying to control the position but Roy postures up.
Roy postures up in Haverford 's guard and throws a big left but Haverford blocks it.
Roy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Roy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Haverford works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Roy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Roy working some strikes from top position.
Roy throwing strikes from guard but Haverford blocks nicely.
Roy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Roy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Haverford 's guard.
Roy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Roy prevents Haverford from improving his position.
Roy lands strikes from half guard.
Haverford knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Roy on the ground.
Roy maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Haverford could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Roy has cracked it and Haverford is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Roy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lucas Roy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sadaharu Tanikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mad Raefon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Raefon's choice of entrance music: Riot - Three Days Grace. Mad Raefon will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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28
265 lbs
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283 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sadaharu Tanikawa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mad Raefon!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanikawa throws a looping overhand right but Raefon ducks down to avoid it.
Raefon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tanikawa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tanikawa misses the jab.
Raefon gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tanikawa to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tanikawa throws a big right hand that misses.
Tanikawa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Raefon wants to stand up but Tanikawa is controlling him.
Tanikawa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Raefon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Raefon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tanikawa won't allow Raefon to get back to his feet.
Tanikawa scoring with some ground and pound.
Raefon wants to stand and escape but Tanikawa is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raefon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tanikawa looking to pass the guard.
Raefon is looking to stand up but Tanikawa isn't so interested in that idea.
Tanikawa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Raefon wants to stand and escape but Tanikawa is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tanikawa throwing strikes from guard but Raefon blocks nicely.
Tanikawa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tanikawa is pushing down on Raefon's leg trying to pass to half guard. Raefon is fighting to maintain full guard but Tanikawa has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tanikawa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Raefon looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tanikawa trying to pass the guard but Raefon defending well.
Tanikawa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Raefon kicks Tanikawa off and gets back to his feet.
Tanikawa dives in and grabs Raefon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Raefon pushes down on Tanikawa's head and hops out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raefon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanikawa misses with a takedown
and Raefon counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sadaharu Tanikawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raefon pushes Tanikawa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raefon throws a head punch that misses.
Raefon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raefon throws a head punch that misses.
Tanikawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tanikawa lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanikawa stops Raefon from getting back to his feet.
Tanikawa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Raefon's head.
Raefon is looking to escape.
Tanikawa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tanikawa stops Raefon from getting back to his feet.
Tanikawa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Raefon is trying to stand back up but Tanikawa is controlling him
Raefon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tanikawa.
Raefon kicks off Tanikawa and gets to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raefon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tanikawa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanikawa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Raefon is looking to clinch but Tanikawa is avoiding it.
Tanikawa tries for a takedown but Raefon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Raefon slips under a jab from Tanikawa.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raefon is looking to clinch but Tanikawa is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sadaharu Tanikawa will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tanikawa keeps the fight on the outside.
Raefon wants to clinch.
A big left from Tanikawa misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanikawa throws a shot from downtown. Raefon moves away and avoids it.
Tanikawa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Raefon counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanikawa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raefon.
Tanikawa shoots for a takedown but Raefon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Raefon moves in looking to clinch but Tanikawa pushes him off.
Raefon moves in looking to clinch but Tanikawa pushes him off.
Tanikawa throws a shot from downtown. Raefon moves away and avoids it.
Raefon ducks under a wild hook from Tanikawa.
Raefon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanikawa throws an off balance right hand
and Raefon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tanikawa is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Raefon's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Raefon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Raefon lands a shoulder strike.
Raefon working aggressively here.
Raefon swings wildly with an uppercut but Tanikawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raefon has a couple of punches blocked by Tanikawa.
Raefon misses with the head strike.
Raefon throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tanikawa.
Raefon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tanikawas head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raefon swings wildly with an uppercut but Tanikawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tanikawa tries to break free but Raefon pushes him back against the cage.
Raefon misses with the head strike.
Raefon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Raefon.
Raefon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tanikawa stalling in the clinch but Raefon improves position.
Tanikawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raefon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raefon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tanikawa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Raefon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Raefon fails to land.
Tanikawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raefon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tanikawa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Raefon up against the cage.
Raefon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raefon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raefon swings wildly with an uppercut but Tanikawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tanikawa blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raefon throws a head punch that misses.
Raefon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raefon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mad Raefon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tanikawa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Raefon as he avoids it easily.
Tanikawa looks for a takedown but Raefon sprawls well.
Tanikawa shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sadaharu Tanikawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tanikawa throws a right hand that misses
and Raefon counters with a straight right hand.
Raefon tries to clinch up.
Raefon wants to clinch up but Tanikawa keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raefon wants to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Tanikawa misses the target.
Raefon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Raefon blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tanikawa misses with a hook. Raefon ducked under it nicely.
Tanikawa throws out a loose jab but Raefon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tanikawa gets a takedown into half guard.
Raefon tries to kick Tanikawa off but Tanikawa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sadaharu Tanikawa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Raefon kicks Tanikawa off and gets back to his feet.
Tanikawa closes the distance and clinches up with Raefon, looking for a takedown. Tanikawa pushes Raefon against the cage but Raefon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mad Raefon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raefon wants to clinch.
Tanikawa misses with a left hand
and Raefon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tanikawa throws a lazy right hand but Raefon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tanikawa throws a lazy right hand but Raefon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Raefon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tanikawa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tanikawa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tanikawa.
Raefon throws a nice looking combination but Tanikawa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanikawa throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Tanikawa misses its intended target.
Tanikawa misses with an uppercut. Raefon saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Raefon misses the target.
Tanikawa throws a hook but Raefon avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Sadaharu Tanikawa did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Raefon tries to clinch up but Tanikawa circles away and keeps his distance.
Sadaharu Tanikawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raefon tries to clinch there but Tanikawa circles away.
Tanikawa has his takedown stuffed
and Raefon counters with a one-two to the body.
Tanikawa closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Raefon did well to prevent Tanikawa getting side control.
Raefon looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tanikawa thows a huge punch but Raefon dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanikawa working the head and body with strikes.
Raefon has one foot on Tanikawa's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raefon moves in looking to clinch but Tanikawa pushes him off.
Tanikawa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Raefon but Raefon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tanikawa keeps the fight on the outside.
Raefon wants to clinch.
Tanikawa swats away the attempt to clinch by Raefon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tanikawa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raefon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raefon lands with a nice body punch.
A big left from Tanikawa misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanikawa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mad Raefon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tanikawa shoots in and drives through. Raefon sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sadaharu Tanikawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raefon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tanikawa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tanikawa throws a right hand that misses
and Raefon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tanikawa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Raefon counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanikawa misses with a hook
and Raefon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tanikawa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Raefon as he jumps to the side.
Raefon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tanikawa misses with a hook
and Raefon counters with a series of strikes. Tanikawa will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mad Raefon dominated that fourth 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tanikawa fails to land the takedown.
Tanikawa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tanikawa throws the left hand but Raefon avoids the punch easily.
Tanikawa throws the left hand but Raefon avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanikawa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tanikawa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tanikawa throws a jab but it's blocked by Raefon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raefon ducks under a wild hook from Tanikawa.
Tanikawa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Raefon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sadaharu Tanikawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tanikawa gets tackled into the cage by Raefon. Raefon maintains the clinch.
Raefon misses with a punch on the inside.
Raefon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Raefon swings wildly with an uppercut but Tanikawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Raefon fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raefon.
Tanikawa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raefon swings wildly with an uppercut but Tanikawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raefon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mad Raefon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Raefon throws a punch but it's blocked by Tanikawa.
Tanikawa pulls guard successfully.
Raefon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanikawa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Raefon.
Raefon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tanikawa is rocked!
Raefon loads up on a big left hand. Tanikawa felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Raefon looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Tanikawa can't hide his disappointment, as Raefon celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mad Raefon! Mad Raefon retains his heavyweight title!
Mad Raefon thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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