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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Drago Draconion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Bergasmarchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago Draconion had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.7lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Drago Draconion could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gustavo Bergasmarchi's chin.
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drago Draconion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustavo Bergasmarchi!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bergasmarchi throws out a loose jab but Draconion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draconion looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Bergasmarchi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bergasmarchi 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.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bergasmarchi passes Draconion's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bergasmarchi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bergasmarchi seems to be working for a kimura but Draconion defends the submission attempt.
Draconion has hold of Bergasmarchi's hands but Bergasmarchi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bergasmarchi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bergasmarchi slows the pace down in half guard.
Bergasmarchi passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Draconion!
Bergasmarchi is landing with some decent strikes but Draconion is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bergasmarchi is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Bergasmarchi extends the arm and Draconion is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gustavo Bergasmarchi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Argivas Kerenzikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Giovanni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giovanni has chosen Til I Collapse [ Eminem ] as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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199 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Good low kicks
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Argivas Kerenzikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sonny Giovanni!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerenzikov misses with a kick to the body.
Kerenzikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sonny Giovanni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giovanni throws a low kick, looking for Kerenzikov's leg but Kerenzikov calmly moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kerenzikov.
Kerenzikov tries to clinch but Giovanni is having none of it.
Kerenzikov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kerenzikov tries to clinch up but Giovanni circles away and keeps his distance.
Giovanni moves into range and connects with a jab.
Giovanni fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kerenzikov throws a sloppy head kick and Giovanni moves out of range easily.
Horrible takedown by Kerenzikov or perhaps it was just good defense by Giovanni which made him look bad.
Kerenzikov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Giovanni.
Kerenzikov shoots in for a takedown but Giovanni shows good takedown defense.
Kerenzikov misses with a body shot.
Kerenzikov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Argivas Kerenzikov has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab by Giovanni.
Kerenzikov tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giovanni walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kerenzikov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kerenzikov misses with a straight left.
Kerenzikov throws a head kick but Giovanni moves out of range.
Kerenzikov swings for the body but Giovanni moves out of range.
Giovanni has taken the fight to the clinch.
Giovanni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Giovanni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kerenzikov.
Kerenzikov checks the leg kick.
Giovanni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kerenzikov.
Giovanni rushes Kerenzikov and presses him up against the cage.
Giovanni is pressed up against the cage. Kerenzikov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Giovanni down to the mat. Giovanni avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Argivas Kerenzikov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Giovanni fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kerenzikov, pushing him back against the cage.
Giovanni working aggressively here.
Kerenzikov blocking some punches.
Giovanni misses with some punches.
Kerenzikov lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerenzikov tries to throw a body punch but Giovanni avoids it by throwing Kerenzikov back against the cage.
Giovanni prevents the takedown attempt.
Kerenzikov turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kerenzikov manages to end up in side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kerenzikov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Giovanni is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Giovanni is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kerenzikov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Giovanni down.
Kerenzikov is trying to ground and pound but Giovanni uses the momentary lack of control by Kerenzikov to regain half guard.
Kerenzikov trying to control from half guard but Giovanni is working away.
Kerenzikov misses with a head shot. Giovanni uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kerenzikov lands a couple of digs.
Kerenzikov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Giovanni keeping moving, preventing Kerenzikov from controlling successfully.
Kerenzikov lands a couple of elbows.
Kerenzikov wants to control from the top but Giovanni keeps moving.
Kerenzikov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kerenzikov postures up in Giovanni's guard and throws a big left but Giovanni blocks it.
Kerenzikov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kerenzikov trying to control but Giovanni is working from the bottom.
Kerenzikov distracts Giovanni with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giovanni is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kerenzikov trying to control but Giovanni is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Argivas Kerenzikov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Argivas Kerenzikov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kerenzikov checks a low kick from Giovanni.
A bone on bone clash there as Kerenzikov blocks the leg kick.
Kerenzikov throws a front kick aimed at Giovanni's knee but Giovanni avoids it well.
Giovanni throws a quick inside leg kick.
Giovanni leaves Kerenzikov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kerenzikov wants to clinch.
Giovanni feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kerenzikov's calf.
A thudding body kick lands there by Giovanni!
Giovanni closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Giovanni is working Kerenzikov over against the cage.
Giovanni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Giovanni goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerenzikov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kerenzikov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Giovanni gets a clinch.
Kerenzikov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kerenzikov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Giovanni is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Argivas Kerenzikov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Giovanni fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Giovanni's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Giovanni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kerenzikov stalls.
Giovanni is pressed up against the cage. Kerenzikov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Giovanni down to the mat. Giovanni avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sonny Giovanni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Giovanni clinches with his opponent.
Kerenzikov missing with knees to the body.
Giovanni lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerenzikov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kerenzikov throws an elbow but it misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Giovanni.
Giovanni lands with a short shot to the head.
Kerenzikov is trying to maintain a safe position but Giovanni gets an underhook and turns Kerenzikov into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Giovanni scores with a nice short uppercut.
Giovanni stalls.
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!
Giovanni lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kerenzikov backwards.
Kerenzikov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Giovanni blocks it with crossed arms.
Kerenzikov blocking some punches.
Giovanni lands a nice uppercut.
Giovanni prevents Kerenzikov from breaking the clinch.
Kerenzikov stalling in the clinch but Giovanni improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Giovanni.
Kerenzikov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Giovanni.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerenzikov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Giovanni lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kerenzikov at a distance.
Giovanni lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Giovanni missing with a left hand there. Kerenzikov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Giovanni lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Giovanni is looking to slow Kerenzikov down with leg kicks.
Kerenzikov checks a leg kick.
Kerenzikov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kerenzikov tries to clinch up but Giovanni circles away and keeps his distance.
Giovanni misses with a double jab.
Kerenzikov tries for a takedown but Giovanni sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
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!
Giovanni throws out a leg kick but Kerenzikov moves out of range and Giovanni only half commits.
Kerenzikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kerenzikov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Giovanni's waist but Giovanni gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kerenzikov off to one side.
Sonny Giovanni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kerenzikov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerenzikov tried to score with a low kick but Giovanni checks it.
Kerenzikov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kerenzikov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Giovanni.
Giovanni fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Giovanni there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Giovanni scores with a jab to the jaw.
Giovanni misses with a wild body shot.
Kerenzikov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kerenzikov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kerenzikov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Giovanni can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kerenzikov checks a leg kick.
Giovanni drives through and clinches with Kerenzikov against the cage.
Giovanni working aggressively here.
Giovanni gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kerenzikov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Giovanni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Argivas Kerenzikov'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!
Kerenzikov cracks Giovanni with a good jab.
Giovanni throws a head kick but Kerenzikov moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Giovanni.
Kerenzikov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Giovanni fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kerenzikov, pushing him back against the cage.
Giovanni lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kerenzikov breaks the clinch.
Giovanni misses with a head kick.
Giovanni has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kerenzikov throws the left hand but Giovanni avoids the punch easily.
Giovanni displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kerenzikov.
Giovanni takes a swing at Kerenzikov's ribcage but misses.
Giovanni clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giovanni gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kerenzikov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Argivas Kerenzikov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kerenzikov stalls.
Kerenzikov has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Giovanni is trying to keep an underhook but Kerenzikov manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Kerenzikov thows a huge punch but Giovanni dodges it nicely.
Kerenzikov stops Giovanni from getting back to his feet.
Giovanni gets full guard.
Kerenzikov wants to control from the top but Giovanni keeps moving.
Kerenzikov 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.
Kerenzikov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Giovanni works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni wants to stand but Kerenzikov is controlling the position.
Argivas Kerenzikov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kerenzikov won't allow Giovanni to sweep him here.
Kerenzikov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Giovanni keeping moving, preventing Kerenzikov from controlling successfully.
Giovanni manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kerenzikov is squirming around, avoiding Giovanni's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kerenzikov regains half guard.
Kerenzikov is trying to get back to full guard.
Giovanni tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Kerenzikov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Giovanni wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kerenzikov keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kerenzikov manages to get to full guard.
Kerenzikov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kerenzikov keeping moving, preventing Giovanni from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sonny Giovanni.
Giovanni tries to bum rush Kerenzikov with a series of wild strikes but Kerenzikov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice body kick from Giovanni.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sonny Giovanni.
I think Giovanni 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Giovanni!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kroner Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Trickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by The Last of Mohicans. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kroner Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dick Trickle!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a straight right.
Trickle throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Dick Trickle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Trickle misses.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Trickle ducks down to avoid it.
Trickle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big left from Silva misses.
Trickle lands a lovely overhand right.
Trickle lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Trickle throws a sloppy head kick
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Trickle.
A jab from Trickle misses.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Trickle finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
Trickle gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Trickle lands with a light punch inside.
Trickle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Trickle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trickle.
Trickle tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva tries to circle away but Trickle has him pinned against the cage.
Trickle misses with a knee to the head.
Trickle tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Trickle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva avoiding damage as Trickle throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trickle.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Trickle avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trickle blocking some punches.
Silva lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Trickle has the dominant position.
Trickle swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trickle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Trickle.
Trickle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Trickle has double underhooks.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Trickle is controlling him.
Trickle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trickle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Trickle misses.
Trickle connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva avoids the body shot from Trickle.
Trickle avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trickle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Trickle doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Dick Trickle has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a hook but Trickle avoids it easily.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trickle throws out the jab.
Silva stuns Trickle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva defending well as Trickle loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot by Trickle.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Trickle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva blocks a jab.
Trickle scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trickle.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Trickle's knee but Trickle avoids it well.
Trickle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses the jab.
Trickle lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into range.
Trickle connects with a right hand. Silva shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trickle scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Trickle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Trickle moves out of range easily.
Trickle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Trickle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Trickle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva walks into a left hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Trickle. Silva shrugs it off though.
Trickle turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trickle is looking to land body kicks.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dick Trickle will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dick Trickle's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Trickle wants to clinch
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Trickle gets a clinch.
Trickle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Trickle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Trickle lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Trickle motions for Silva to come forward. Trickle throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Trickle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Trickle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Trickle wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Trickle misses with a low kick.
Trickle misses with a leg kick
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Trickle moved out of range nicely.
Good exchange - Trickle coming out on top.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Trickle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Trickle.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Trickle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva connects with a single shot there.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dick Trickle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trickle throws out a powerful jab.
Trickle throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Trickle has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Trickle throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Trickle's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trickle lands with a shot to the body.
Silva defending well as Trickle loads up on a big left hand.
Trickle lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Trickle cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice body kick there by Trickle.
Trickle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Trickle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Trickle avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Trickle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Trickle throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva moves out of range as Trickle strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Trickle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva works on Trickle's body with a couple of short punches.
Trickle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trickle misses with a knee strike.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Trickle takes a shot to the head.
Trickle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva is trying to break free.
Trickle misses with a knee to the head.
Silva blocks a body shot from Trickle.
Trickle blocks an uppercut.
Trickle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Trickle lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks Trickle in the body.
Trickle is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trickle.
Silva defending well as Trickle loads up on a big left hand.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Trickle manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A big left from Trickle misses.
Trickle tries to land a leg kick but Silva saw it coming and moves away.
Silva misses the jab.
Trickle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Trickle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trickle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Trickle off balance momentarily.
Silva throws a hook but Trickle avoids it easily.
Trickle takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kroner Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dick Trickle's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trickle.
Nice defenses there by Trickle.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Trickle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Trickle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Trickle misses with a wild body shot.
Trickle throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Trickle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva cracks Trickle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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!
Silva lands a big head kick that sends Trickle tumbling to the mat! Silva takes a step backwards and waves Trickle back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Trickle is rocked!
Silva darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Trickle's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Silva before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kroner Silva!
A very excited looking Kroner Silva made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Las Mambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Snuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Snuka has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Las Mambo's chin.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Las Mambo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Snuka!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snuka takes one on the button.
Mambo scores with a hook.
Snuka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Snuka blocks a jab.
Mambo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Snuka scores with a takedown into Mambo's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Mambo has a closed guard, preventing Snuka from standing up.
Snuka tries to free his leg and advance position but Mambo is retaining full guard.
Mambo working a defensive guard here.
Snuka wants to pass the guard but Mambo is keeping the position.
Snuka drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mambo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mambo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mambo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snuka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mambo in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Snuka is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Las Mambo!
Las Mambo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Andrychuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Thompson's choice of entrance music: Kreator - Extreme Aggressions. Oleg Andrychuk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oleg Andrychuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrychuk fails to land with a series of punches.
Andrychuk moves forwards but Thompson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Thompson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Andrychuk moves out of range as Thompson strikes.
Thompson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Andrychuk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nick Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Thompson tenderised Andrychuk's leg. Andrychuk is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thompson lands a leg kick that knocks Andrychuk off balance momentarily.
Andrychuk looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thompson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thompson connects with a body shot that sends Andrychuk's belly button to the back.
Thompson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Andrychuk eats them both and turns towards Thompson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Andrychuk doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Andrychuk scores with a takedown into Thompson's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Andrychuk.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing Andrychuk from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrychuk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thompson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Andrychuk throws a big elbow that misses.
Thompson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Andrychuk is controlling him.
Andrychuk trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
Andrychuk won't allow Thompson to sweep him here.
Andrychuk throws an elbow that misses. Thompson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Andrychuk's guard. Nice move by Thompson!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrychuk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Oleg Andrychuk just wasn't active enough.
Thompson slaps away a takedown attempt from Andrychuk, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Andrychuk drops his hands momentarily and Thompson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thompson jabs at Andrychuk's body.
Thompson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Thompson.
Thompson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andrychuk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big left from Thompson misses.
Nick Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrychuk shoots in and bounces Thompson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Andrychuk forces his way into half guard.
Andrychuk missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thompson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Thompson is trying to stand back up but Andrychuk is controlling him
Andrychuk thows a huge punch but Thompson dodges it nicely.
Thompson moves into full guard.
Andrychuk postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrychuk won't allow Thompson to sweep him here.
Andrychuk trying to move into half guard but instead Thompson has managed to sweep!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson gets to his feet. Andrychuk looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Andrychuk sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Thompson tests Andrychuk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thompson works the jab nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andrychuk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thompson pinned against the cage. Thompson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oleg Andrychuk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left lands for Thompson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nick Thompson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thompson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Thompson throws a good cross that connects.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thompson. Andrychuk shrugs it off though.
Thompson misses with a wild combination.
Thompson misses with a kick to the body.
Nick Thompson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thompson throws the kick towards the body but Andrychuk avoids it.
Andrychuk gets a takedown into half guard.
Andrychuk wants to take a breather but Thompson is having none of it.
Andrychuk not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Andrychuk throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson is not content to let Andrychuk control the position.
Thompson kicks off Andrychuk and gets to his feet.
Andrychuk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Andrychuk misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thompson tries to land a body kick
and Andrychuk counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Andrychuk trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
Andrychuk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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!
Andrychuk throws an elbow that misses. Thompson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Andrychuk's guard. Nice move by Thompson!
Thompson content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Oleg Andrychuk wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Andrychuk shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Thompson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Andrychuk is looking to work some ground and pound but Thompson has wrist control.
Andrychuk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andrychuk distracts Thompson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Andrychuk throws a strike but Thompson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Thompson wants to get up but he can't break Andrychuk's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrychuk looking for a sweep. Not yet Andrychuk, not yet.
Andrychuk wants to stand up but Thompson is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Nick Thompson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Thompson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andrychuk fails with a takedown attempt.
Thompson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thompson connects with the punch.
Thompson scores with a head kick.
Thompson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Andrychuk misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oleg Andrychuk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson throws a head kick that Andrychuk semi-blocks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thompson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Andrychuk at a distance.
Thompson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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 Oleg Andrychuk will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Andrychuk is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thompson stuffs the takedown attempt from Andrychuk. Andrychuk gets slowly back to his feet.
Thompson scores with a hook.
Thompson is looking to slow Andrychuk down with leg kicks.
Thompson lands with a kick to the temple. Andrychuk shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thompson.
Thompson swings for the body but Andrychuk moves out of range.
Andrychuk moves forwards but Thompson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Andrychuk shoots in but Thompson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Andrychuk moves out of range.
Andrychuk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Andrychuk there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thompson scores with a jab. Andrychuk acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andrychuk looks for a takedown but Thompson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oleg Andrychuk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson scores with a jab.
Andrychuk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thompson but Thompson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Andrychuk misses with a takedown attempt - Thompson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson sizes up Andrychuk with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Andrychuk keeps the fight on the outside.
Thompson tries to clinch up.
Thompson scores with a nice right hand.
Oleg Andrychuk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andrychuk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thompson can pounce on him.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses.
Thompson wants to clinch
and Andrychuk counters with a single leg into guard. Thompson didn't expect that.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thompson can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson pushes Andrychuk off and gets back to his feet.
Thompson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thompson throws a body kick that misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Andrychuk is defended easily by Thompson.
Thompson lands with an overhand left.
Andrychuk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thompson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Andrychuk needs to keep his hands up - Thompson had a free shot at his head there.
Thompson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Andrychuk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thompson misses with a body kick.
Andrychuk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thompson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Andrychuk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thompson but Thompson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Andrychuk ducks right into an uppercut from Thompson.
Andrychuk's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thompson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Andrychuk scrambles back to his feet.
Andrychuk closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Andrychuk lands in his opponent's guard.
Andrychuk throwing strikes from guard but Thompson blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson wants to stand and escape but Andrychuk is having none of it.
Thompson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Andrychuk.
Thompson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Andrychuk wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andrychuk throws a strike but Thompson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thompson 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Thompson!
During a confident post fight interview, Nick Thompson 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 Denny Prokopos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas De Ertu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prokopos comes to the cage accompanied by Smoke Serpent - Jiu Jitsu. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Denny Prokopos!
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, Nicolas De Ertu!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Ertu shoots in and gets a takedown into Prokopos's guard.
Prokopos wants to hit a switch here but De Ertu passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Prokopos there!
De Ertu prevents Prokopos from getting the reversal.
De Ertu looking to control but Prokopos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Prokopos tries to hold on but De Ertu postures up.
Prokopos can't escape the position.
De Ertu is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Prokopos can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Prokopos manages to regain half guard. Good work.
De Ertu is keen to just control but Prokopos is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Ertu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
De Ertu throwing shots but Prokopos is blocking nicely.
De Ertu is pressing down on Prokopos's thigh, looking to free his foot. Prokopos is holding on for now.
De Ertu trying to control from half guard but Prokopos is working away.
Prokopos trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
De Ertu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Prokopos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
De Ertu prevents Prokopos from getting the reversal.
Prokopos manages to regain half guard. Good work.
De Ertu not doing much here.
Prokopos wants to improve his position but De Ertu is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Ertu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
De Ertu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Prokopos is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of De Ertu's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take De Ertu's back!
Prokopos tightening his grip on De Ertu, looking for the choke.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Ertu trying to control the hands but Prokopos won't let him.
Prokopos is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. De Ertu has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Prokopos has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! De Ertu taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Prokopos doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Denny Prokopos!
Denny Prokopos decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Bale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raylan Givens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gareth Bale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Raylan Givens!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Givens avoids the head kick by Bale.
Bale throws a leg kick which misses Givens's front leg but catches the back leg as Givens tries to avoid it.
Givens smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Givens fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bale sprawls well initially but Givens persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bale is pressing down on Givens's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bale wants to stand up but Givens is controlling him.
Givens working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bale keeping full guard, as Givens tries to pass.
Givens won't allow Bale to sweep him here.
Givens working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Givens lands a couple of digs.
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!
Bale wants to stand up but Givens is controlling him.
Givens trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Givens throws a big elbow that misses.
Bale preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Givens is looking to work some ground and pound but Bale has wrist control.
Givens lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Givens trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Givens throws a big elbow that misses.
Givens pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bale is keeping the position for now.
Givens in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bale controlling Givens's posture.
Givens preventing the sweep.
Givens throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bale works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bale controls Givens momentarily but Givens frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bale tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Givens in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bale looking to control.
Gareth Bale has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bale will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gareth Bale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bale misses with a kick to the body
and Givens counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Givens lands a nice looking body kick.
Bale misses with a body kick.
Gareth Bale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Givens manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bale on his heels. He'll look to pass Bale's guard now, I'm sure.
Givens lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Givens postures up in Bale's guard and throws a big left but Bale blocks it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bale looking to hit a scissor sweep but Givens is one step ahead there.
Bale trying to keep a closed guard but Givens is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Givens throwing strikes but missing.
Givens postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Givens prevents Bale from getting back to his feet.
Givens looking to sit in guard and control but Bale gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Givens looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bale trying to stand up but can't free himself from Givens's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Givens is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bale defends well.
Givens has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bale can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bale trying to control the position from guard on top but Givens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Givens throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bale wants to control from the top but Givens keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Givens has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bale can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raylan Givens dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bale lunges at Givens with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Givens's hand.
Bale attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bale moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bale connects with an inside leg kick.
Bale avoids the body shot from Givens.
Good leg kick by Bale there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Givens throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bale's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bale.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Bale does no damage.
Bale throws a head kick but Givens moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Bale scores with a four punch combination!
Givens blocks a head kick by Bale.
A head kick misses from Givens.
Bale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Givens manages to avoid it.
Bale throws a low kick but it's checked well by Givens.
Gareth Bale is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bale wants to land a leg kick but Givens is out of range.
Bale avoids the head kick by Givens.
Givens blocks a head kick by Bale.
A swing and a miss from Bale.
Givens blocks a head kick by Bale.
Givens lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bale has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Givens.
Bale checks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bale.
Givens checks a leg kick.
Bale looks to land a combination but Givens avoids it well.
Givens ducks under a wild hook from Bale.
Bale stuffs the takedown.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bale crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Givens - the referee stops the clock and Bale gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Givens. Bale manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Givens throws a push kick but Bale slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bale takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bale connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Givens with a jab.
Gareth Bale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Givens takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bale blocks a head kick by Givens.
Givens throws a chopping leg kick but Bale manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bale misses with a series of wild punches.
Givens on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bale misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bale misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Givens stuns Bale with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bale misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from Givens finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Givens.
Bale misses with a jab, cross combination.
Givens lands a nice looking body kick.
Bale thows a body shot but no joy.
Bale takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Givens throws a sloppy head kick and Bale moves out of range easily.
Givens takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A head kick by Bale misses
and Givens counters with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Givens throws a sloppy head kick and Bale moves out of range easily.
Givens misses with a body kick.
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!
Bale lands a leg kick that knocks Givens off balance momentarily.
Bale fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Givens is out of range.
Givens on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Givens's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bale throws a leg kick
and Givens counters with a body kick that stops Bale in his tracks momentarily.
Bale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Givens moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Bale.
Good work by Givens as he checks the leg kick.
Bale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Givens thows a body kick. Bale tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Givens wants to clinch.
Givens pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Givens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bale.
Bale shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bale lands a head kick!
Givens thuds his shin into the meat of Bale's side.
Givens shoots in looking for a takedown but Bale manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Givens's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gareth Bale dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bale keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bale throws a lazy uppercut
and Givens counters with a head kick. That will keep Bale thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bale misses with the combination.
Givens lands with a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Givens.
Bale walks forward, straight into a front kick from Givens.
Bale takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bale misses with a combination
and Givens counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bale will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bale doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bale motions for Givens to come forward. Bale throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Givens.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Givens looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Givens pushes down on Bale's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Givens stops Bale from getting back to his feet.
Givens is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Givens throws a strike but Bale avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Givens with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bale keeping moving, preventing Givens from controlling successfully.
Givens with a nice head shot there.
Givens is looking to work some ground and pound but Bale has wrist control.
Givens postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Givens working some strikes from top position.
Givens working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Givens throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Givens trying to control but Bale is working from the bottom.
Bale preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Givens postures up in Bale's guard and throws a big left but Bale blocks it.
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!
Givens trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bale working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Givens.
Givens controls from within his opponent's guard.
Givens throws a big elbow that misses.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bale holds on and takes a little breather.
Givens looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Givens keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bale's head.
Bale wants to stand and escape but Givens is having none of it.
Givens landing some decent shots from guard.
Bale is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Givens won't allow Bale to get back to his feet.
Givens postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bale wants to stand and escape but Givens is having none of it.
Givens throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Givens loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bale wants to get back to his feet but Givens is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Givens stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bale swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Givens is pushing down on Bale's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bale is fighting to maintain full guard but Givens has managed to sneak the leg through.
Givens sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bale defending well though.
Givens has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Givens lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bale won't allow Givens to pass to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bale is looking to escape.
Givens is nestled in close to Bale, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Givens wants to control but Bale is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raylan Givens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Givens has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raylan Givens!
Raylan Givens seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Weeks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hammer Longbird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weeks comes to the cage accompanied by Eye of the Tiger. Hammer Longbird will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Weeks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hammer Longbird!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longbird throws a sloppy head kick and Weeks moves out of range easily.
Longbird connects with an inside leg kick.
Weeks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Weeks tries to close the distance and clinch but Longbird swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Weeks steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Longbird. That one must have hurt.
Weeks is trying hard to land a takedown here. Longbird sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Weeks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Longbird manages to avoid it.
Longbird lands a body shot.
Weeks moves out of range as Longbird strikes.
Longbird bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Longbird misses with a low kick.
Weeks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Weeks lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weeks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Longbird misses with a straight right.
Weeks is looking to clinch but Longbird is avoiding it.
Longbird punishes Weeks's body with a nice straight punch.
Longbird is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longbird avoids a punch combination nicely.
Longbird throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Weeks.
It looks like Billy Weeks has been cut.
Weeks swings for the body but Longbird moves out of range.
Longbird scores with a hook.
Weeks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Longbird lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jab from Longbird.
Weeks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Weeks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Weeks thows a body shot but no joy.
Longbird has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Longbird keeps the fight on the outside.
Weeks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Longbird is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Weeks takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Weeks lands a nice hook to Longbird's body. Longbird takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weeks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Weeks rushes Longbird and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Weeks is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Longbird is defending well.
Longbird misses with an elbow over the top.
Longbird tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Weeks avoids it.
A short right from Longbird.
A shot in the inside from Longbird.
Weeks blocks the elbow strike.
Weeks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Weeks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Longbird moves out of range of the body kick.
Weeks shoots in looking for a takedown but Longbird manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Weeks's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Weeks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Longbird avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Longbird sizes up Weeks with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Longbird lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Longbird lands with a right hand.
Weeks is looking to wear down Longbird with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weeks pushes Longbird up against the cage in a clinch.
Longbird with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Weeks working hard to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Longbird gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Weeks.
Weeks has Longbird pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Longbird manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Weeks struggles to land a body shot inside as Longbird controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Weeks.
Weeks blocks a body shot from Longbird.
Weeks lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Longbird scores with a shot to the side of Weeks's head.
Longbird breaks from the clinch.
Weeks lands a nice looking body shot.
Longbird 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weeks walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weeks closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Longbird tries to kick Weeks off but Weeks keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Weeks throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Weeks throws a strike but Longbird avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Weeks 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.
Weeks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Longbird trying to control the position here.
Longbird looking for a sweep. Not yet Longbird, not yet.
Weeks is looking to pass into half guard but Longbird pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Longbird is in guard.
Longbird won't allow Weeks to sweep him here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Longbird being controlled here momentarily.
Longbird landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hammer Longbird will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Billy Weeks's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Weeks shoots in but Longbird avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Weeks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Weeks takes a swing at Longbird's ribcage but misses.
Hammer Longbird seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Longbird connects with a single shot there.
Longbird lands a lovely overhand right.
Weeks explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Weeks thows a body shot but no joy.
Longbird throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Weeks misses the shot to the body.
Weeks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Weeks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weeks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Longbird moves away.
Longbird throws a nice inside leg kick.
Longbird feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Weekss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weeks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hammer Longbird is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Longbird stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Weeks shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Longbird manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Weeks lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Weeks forces his way into half guard.
Longbird looks like he's trying to stand up.
Weeks trying to control from half guard but Longbird is working away.
Weeks missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weeks is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Longbird doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Weeks.
Longbird regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Weeks.
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!
Weeks got a little sloppy there for a moment and Longbird has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Weeks has managed to get both his arms back between Longbird's legs - danger averted.
Weeks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Weeks is in close to Longbird's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Weeks with a nice head shot there.
Weeks landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weeks missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weeks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Billy Weeks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Weeks postures up.
Weeks tries to free his leg and advance position but Longbird is retaining full guard.
Longbird keeping moving, preventing Weeks from controlling successfully.
Weeks landing some decent shots from guard.
Longbird is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Weeks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Longbird is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Longbird wriggles free and stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Longbird enables Weeks to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Longbird manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Longbird trying to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weeks keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Longbird's head.
Weeks with a flurry of punches that miss.
Weeks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Weeks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Weeks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Weeks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Longbird works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Longbird working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Weeks doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Longbird is tightening it up a little... Weeks has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Weeks reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Weeks taps out! Nice BJJ there by Longbird!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Hammer Longbird!
Our winner, Hammer Longbird, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamalski Ramirezovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Galt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Galt has chosen State of the Union by Rise Against as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamalski Ramirezovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Galt!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirezovic lands a nice shot that snaps Galt's head back.
Ramirezovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ramirezovic misses with a body kick.
Galt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ramirezovic lands a head kick. Galt smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ramirezovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Galt looks to land a body kick but Ramirezovic moved away.
Ramirezovic swings widly with a right hand
enabling Galt to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Jamalski Ramirezovic has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramirezovic throws a poor cross that misses
and Galt counters with a solid body kick.
Ramirezovic closes the distance and pushes Galt back into the cage.
Galt lands a left hand.
Galt is trying to pull guard but Ramirezovic has him pressed against the cage.
Galt tries a knee to the head but Ramirezovic blocks it.
Galt scores with a shot to the side of Ramirezovic's head.
Galt tries to pull guard but Ramirezovic forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ramirezovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Galt.
Galt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ramirezovic working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galt unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Galt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Galt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ramirezovic's brow.
Ramirezovic misses with a knee to the head.
Galt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ramirezovic backwards.
Galt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ramirezovic walks away with a smile on his face. Galt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jamalski Ramirezovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Galt.
Galt looks to land a right hand but Ramirezovic moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Galt.
Ramirezovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Galt tries to clinch but Ramirezovic is having none of it.
Ramirezovic gets a clinch.
Ramirezovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ramirezovic wants to break free but Galt has control.
Galt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirezovic lands a knee to the body.
Ramirezovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Galt.
Galt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirezovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jamalski Ramirezovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramirezovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Galt.
Galt scores with a hook to the body. Ramirezovic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ramirezovic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Galt counters with a nice uppercut.
Galt lands a high kick to the side of Ramirezovic's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Galt dives into guard, looking to finish.
Ramirezovic is rocked!
Galt loads up on a big left hand. Ramirezovic felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Galt looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Ramirezovic can't hide his disappointment, as Galt celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Galt!
A very excited looking John Galt made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Gump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladik Fedotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gump might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to mama always said. Forrest Gump has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Forrest Gump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladik Fedotov!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fedotov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gump paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fedotov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gump is able to avoid easily.
Gump works over Fedotov's head and body with a nice combination.
Fedotov misses with an uppercut
and Gump counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Forrest Gump seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gump throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fedotov.
Some wild striking there from Gump.
Fedotov tries to clinch up but Gump circles away and keeps his distance.
Fedotov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Gump, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fedotov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gump can pounce on him.
Fedotov throws a leg kick but Gump moved away.
Gump blocks a leg kick.
Fedotov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gump is able to avoid easily.
Fedotov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gump blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gump looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vladik Fedotov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gump moves forwards but Fedotov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fedotov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gump.
Crunch! Fedotov slams his shin into Gump's torso.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gump is defended easily by Fedotov.
Fedotov throws a leg kick but Gump checks it.
Sloppy strikes from Gump. Those never looked like landing.
Gump clobbers Fedotov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gump.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fedotov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov lands a leg kick that knocks Gump off balance momentarily.
Gump takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fedotov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gump.
Fedotov connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gump misses with a low kick.
Fedotov connects with an inside leg kick.
Fedotov lands a head kick. Gump smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gump misses the shot to the body.
Fedotov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fedotov throws a chopping leg kick but Gump manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gump takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gump fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fedotov moves in looking to clinch but Gump pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gump misses the shot to the body.
Gump takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gump cracks the inside of Fedotov's front leg.
Fedotov moves into the clinch successfully.
Fedotov lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Forrest Gump has been cut.
Gump struggles to land a body shot inside as Fedotov controls his hands.
Gump managing to block the knees to the body from Fedotov.
Fedotov working Gump over with knees to the body.
Fedotov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gump lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gump has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Fedotov uses from the top position.
Fedotov is looking to stand up but Gump won't let him.
Gump wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fedotov tries to stand but Gump is controlling from the bottom.
Gump looking for subs off his back but Fedotov has passed one foot through into half guard.
Gump wants to improve his position but Fedotov is controlling well.
Fedotov postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Gump to stand up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gump fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fedotov is out of range.
Gump lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fedotov lands a leg kick that knocks Gump off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladik Fedotov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Forrest Gump's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fedotov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gump tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fedotov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gump somewhat.
Gump avoids the head kick by Fedotov.
Gump jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fedotov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gump.
Gump has managed to clinch.
Gump tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fedotov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fedotov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gump is looking to break free of the clinch but Fedotov has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gump lands with a short shot to the head.
Fedotov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gump is defending well for now.
Gump wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gump blocks an elbow strike from Fedotov.
Gump working aggressively here.
Gump blocks an elbow strike.
Gump throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fedotov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gump blocks it with crossed arms.
Gump tries to break the clinch but Fedotov is controlling the position.
Gump misses with a body punch.
Gump avoids the elbow strike from Fedotov, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fedotov.
Fedotov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fedotov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gump.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gump.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gump jumps guard but Fedotov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Fedotov tries to land a knee to the head but Gump blocks with his arms.
Fedotov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gump is defending well for now.
Gump pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fedotov tries to clinch but Gump moves out of range.
Fedotov misses with a head kick.
Crunch! Fedotov slams his shin into Gump's torso.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fedotov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fedotov loads up on a big right hand but Gump slips the punch.
Gump thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fedotov throws out a leg kick but Gump moves out of range and Fedotov only half commits.
Gump misses with a two punch combination.
Some bone on bone action there as Gump checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gump misses the shot to the body.
Fedotov tries a low kick but Gump avoids it.
Nice body kick from Fedotov.
Fedotov lands a leg kick that knocks Gump off balance momentarily.
Gump checks a low kick from Fedotov.
Fedotov blocks a jab.
Gump keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gump works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gump checks a leg kick nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fedotov.
Fedotov lands with a slapping head kick.
Gump has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gump has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov throws an elbow that misses.
Gump throws an elbow that misses.
Fedotov crunches a lovely knee into Gump's ribcage.
Fedotov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gump avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fedotov lands an elbow just above Gump 's eye.
Forrest Gump's cut is getting worse.
Gump on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fedotov scores with a knee to the head.
Vladik Fedotov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gump will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fedotov up against the cage.
Gump fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fedotov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Forrest Gump's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A left hand lands to the body for Gump.
Fedotov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladik Fedotov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Forrest Gump's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Gump tests Fedotov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fedotov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gump has closed the distance and engaged Fedotov in a clinch.
Gump fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gump has a couple of punches blocked by Fedotov.
Gump breaks from the clinch.
Fedotov misses with a hook. Gump ducked under it nicely.
Fedotov looks for the body kick but Gump saw that one coming.
Fedotov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gump misses with a hook. Fedotov ducked under it nicely.
Fedotov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fedotov throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gump throws a body punch but Fedotov moves out of range.
Fedotov moves into the clinch.
Gump escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fedotov misses with a body kick.
Fedotov wants to clinch up but Gump keeps it at a distance.
Vladik Fedotov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gump throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gump wants to slow Fedotov down by chopping away at his legs.
Fedotov checks a leg kick.
Fedotov looks for the body kick but Gump saw that one coming.
Fedotov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fedotov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fedotov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fedotov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Forrest Gump has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gump circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fedotov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gump throws out the jab.
Fedotov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gump is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fedotov tries to land a leg kick but Gump saw it coming and moves away.
Gump misses with a low kick.
Gump misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fedotov.
Gump tries to land a leg kick but Fedotov saw it coming and moves away.
Fedotov throws a low kick, looking for Gump's leg but Gump calmly moves out of range.
Fedotov wants to clinch.
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!
A good leg kick by Gump.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov drives through and clinches with Gump against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Gump.
Gump managing to block the knees to the body from Fedotov.
Fedotov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gump.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fedotov throws an elbow but misses.
Gump misses with a body punch.
Fedotov scores with a knee to the head.
Fedotov lands an elbow inside.
Gump throws a head punch that misses.
Gump tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gump pushes Fedotov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gump lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gump manages to break the clinch.
Fedotov wants to clinch up but Gump keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fedotov is looking to chop away at Gump's legs.
Fedotov rushes Gump and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fedotov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gump has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gump is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fedotov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gump tries to work over Fedotov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fedotov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fedotov lands an elbow inside.
Gump tries a body shot but Fedotov blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fedotov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gump blocks it with crossed arms.
Fedotov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fedotov lands a damaging elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vladik Fedotov.
Well Fedotov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladik Fedotov!
Vladik Fedotov 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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