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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seymour Butts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Panikos Papaioanou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butts kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Du Hast. Seymour Butts has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seymour Butts!
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, Panikos Papaioanou!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butts closes the distance and clinches.
Papaioanou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Butts misses with a series of wild punches.
Butts closes the distance and clinches.
Butts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Papaioanou's elbow.
Butts pulls guard.
Butts wants to get back to his feet but Papaioanou is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butts trying to control the position.
Papaioanou prevents Butts from getting back to his feet.
Butts keeping moving, preventing Papaioanou from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Papaioanou working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Butts's head.
Papaioanou with a nice head shot there.
It looks like Seymour Butts has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Papaioanou sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Butts's guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Papaioanou lands a nice short elbow.
Butts is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Papaioanou scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papaioanou is trying for a kimura here. Butts looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Papaioanou wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Panikos Papaioanou!
A very excited looking Panikos Papaioanou 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Sandford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeff Johnson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Johnson!
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, James Sandford!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandford catches Johnson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Jeff Johnson has been cut.
Sandford lands a lovely overhand right.
Johnson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sandford gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sandford circles away.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Sandford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sandford tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sandford tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Sandford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Sandford swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sandford lands with a nice body punch.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Sandford looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Sandford clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
James Sandford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson moves forwards but Sandford connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Sandford shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sandford takes the fight into the clinch.
Sandford throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Sandford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
Sandford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sandford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sandford throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandford ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sandford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Sandford takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jeff Johnson's cut is getting worse.
Sandford tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Sandford lands a big right hand that sends Johnson crashing to the mat! Sandford stays standing though and waves Johnson back to his feet!
Johnson is rocked!
Sandford scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandford flashes Johnson a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Johnson's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Johnson crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Sandford punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Sandford!
James Sandford took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Brute for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eron Winters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winters kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is "Shadows" by Mike Reagan. Jackson has chosen Lonely road of faith as his entrance music. Jim Jackson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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260 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eron Winters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a right hand that Winters ducks under and follows up with a left that Winters also avoids with ease.
Jackson misses the jab.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Winters circles away quickly and effectively.
Winters circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Winters counters by moving into the clinch.
Winters lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Winters is controlling the pace.
Winters tries to pass to full mount but Jackson defends it.
Winters throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winters working the head and body with strikes.
Winters missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jackson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Winters.
Jackson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jackson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Winters.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Winters scores with a couple of nice shots.
Winters prevents Jackson from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Winters.
Winters is trying to control the action in half guard but Jackson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Winters not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Winters is controlling the pace.
Winters could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Winters trying to control from half guard but Jackson is working away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winters is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winters is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jackson is just riding it out for now. Winters eventually gives up the hold.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Winters.
Winters content to control rather than advance.
Jackson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Winters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winters lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Winters in particular looking to stall.
Winters missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winters throws a strike but Jackson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eron Winters dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Winters darts in and clinches Jackson up against the cage.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Winters is controlling the position.
Winters is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jackson is defending well.
Winters wants a takedown.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jackson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Eron Winters has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winters takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Eron Winters is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jackson lands a left and a right that send Winters crashing to the mat, dazed. Jackson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Winters closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jackson did well to prevent Winters getting side control.
Winters 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.
Winters lands with a punch from half guard.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winters wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Winters. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Winters looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jackson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Winters missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Winters perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Eron Winters overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Winters.
Winters trying to mount his opponent but Jackson defends it.
Winters trying to control from half guard but Jackson is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to stand up here but Winters is controlling him well.
Winters trying to mount his opponent but Jackson defends it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Eron Winters wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Winters shoots in looking for a takedown but Jackson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Winters's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eron Winters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Eron Winters's cut is getting worse.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jackson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Winters counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winters avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jim Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackson.
Winters fails with a takedown attempt.
Winters shoots in but no luck this time.
Winters slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Winters fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Winters gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Winters won't allow it.
Jackson is trying to push Winters away but Winters has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Winters is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jackson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Winters has the dominant position.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Winters tightens his grip and picks Jackson up, before dumping him to the ground. Jackson manages to land in guard.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winters landing with the ground and pound.
Winters slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eron Winters'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!
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jackson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Winters counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Winters has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jackson uses from the top position.
Winters has his hands on Jackson's head, controlling the position.
Jackson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jackson works over Winters's head and body with a nice combination.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Winters clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winters is working for takedown but Jackson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jackson is pressed up against the cage. Winters has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jackson down to the mat. Jackson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Winters showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Winters fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eron Winters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Winters.
Winters dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winters looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Winters counters by moving into the clinch.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Winters has him pressed against the cage.
Winters wants to take the fight to the mat but Jackson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Winters has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Jackson regains guard immediately.
Winters trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Winters is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Winters is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
Winters slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Eron Winters.
Jackson tries to land a body kick
and Winters counters by clinching up.
Winters can't get the takedown.
Jackson prevents the takedown attempt.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Winters is controlling him.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winters is looking for a takedown.
Jackson stops a takedown attempt from Winters.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Winters keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Winters.
Jackson stops a takedown attempt from Winters.
Winters is working for takedown but Jackson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Winters won't allow it.
Winters wants a takedown.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Winters has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson is pressed up against the cage. Winters has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jackson down to the mat. Jackson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jackson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Winters back to the cage. Jackson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson lands a high kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jackson 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Jackson!
An out of breath Jim Jackson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Irving Massimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Dubrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Irving Massimo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Irving Massimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pavel Dubrov!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dubrov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dubrov throws a quick head kick that knocks Massimo silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Dubrov is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Pavel Dubrov!
An out of breath Pavel Dubrov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Regis King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by Break ya neck. Jones is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hi my name is. Jon Jones struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 266.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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284 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Regis King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Some wild striking there from King.
King lands the left hand.
King bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jones's head.
It looks like Jon Jones has been cut.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
King looks like he's trying to stand up.
King is breathing heavily.
Jones moves into full mount! King won't be happy about that!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones with the ground and pound from mount.
King blocking the ground and pound.
Jones punching from mount but King doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jones wants to control the pace but King is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but King manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
King is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jones asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones working the ground and pound.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but King is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but King is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jones swings around for an armbar but King sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Jones's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones pushes a forearm under King's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, King is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jon Jones!
Jon Jones got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Kuznetsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Sergienko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuznetsov comes to the cage accompanied by datsik evilution. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Andrei Sergienko enters the cage!
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Kuznetsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrei Sergienko!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sergienko stuffs the takedown attempt from Kuznetsov. Kuznetsov gets slowly back to his feet.
Sergienko staying out of range there.
Sergienko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch up.
Sergienko moves out of range of the body kick from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov is looking to clinch but Sergienko is avoiding it.
Kuznetsov is looking to clinch.
Kuznetsov lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Andrei Sergienko has been cut.
Kuznetsov stuffs the takedown.
Sergienko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kuznetsov but Kuznetsov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sergienko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sergienko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sergienko fails to land the takedown.
Ivan Kuznetsov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Sergienko.
Kuznetsov throws a looping overhand right but Sergienko ducks down to avoid it.
Sergienko changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kuznetsov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sergienko scoring with punches and elbows.
Sergienko throwing strikes but Kuznetsov manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Sergienko manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ground and pound from Sergienko.
Sergienko trying to pass the guard but Kuznetsov defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuznetsov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kuznetsov regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sergienko.
Sergienko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov wants to stand and escape but Sergienko is having none of it.
Sergienko landing some decent shots from guard.
Sergienko engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sergienko with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sergienko trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuznetsov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sergienko is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sergienko throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sergienko connects with a couple of short punches.
Sergienko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sergienko is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sergienko looking to sit in guard and control but Kuznetsov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sergienko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kuznetsov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sergienko is looking for a triangle but Kuznetsov pushes his legs off easily.
Kuznetsov is looking to stand up but Sergienko won't let him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sergienko trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Sergienko wants to sweep here but Kuznetsov controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sergienko keeping moving, preventing Kuznetsov from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sergienko is on top in guard.
Sergienko works over Kuznetsov with some ground and pound from guard.
Sergienko is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sergienko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sergienko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sergienko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sergienko trying to control but Kuznetsov is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sergienko scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sergienko wants to control from the top but Kuznetsov keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Sergienko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrei Sergienko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kuznetsov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ivan Kuznetsov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuznetsov misses with a low kick.
Sergienko walks into a left hand.
Kuznetsov scores with a sloppy right hand. Sergienko should have avoided that one.
Sergienko shoots in and gets a takedown into Kuznetsov's guard.
Kuznetsov keeping moving, preventing Sergienko from controlling successfully.
Sergienko is looking to work some ground and pound but Kuznetsov has wrist control.
Sergienko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kuznetsov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sergienko throws a strike but Kuznetsov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kuznetsov trying to control but Sergienko is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sergienko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sergienko had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kuznetsov defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuznetsov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sergienko had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kuznetsov defends it easily.
Kuznetsov preventing the sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sergienko is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kuznetsov trying to control the position from guard on top but Sergienko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sergienko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kuznetsov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kuznetsov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sergienko escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kuznetsov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuznetsov preventing the sweep.
Kuznetsov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kuznetsov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kuznetsov trying to control the position from guard on top but Sergienko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sergienko is looking for a triangle but Kuznetsov pushes his legs off easily.
Sergienko keeping moving, preventing Kuznetsov from controlling successfully.
Sergienko manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kuznetsov manages to get himself to full guard.
Sergienko is in close to Kuznetsov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sergienko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kuznetsov's head.
Kuznetsov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sergienko is controlling him.
Sergienko wants to control from the top but Kuznetsov keeps moving.
Sergienko works over Kuznetsov with some ground and pound from guard.
Sergienko trying to control but Kuznetsov is working from the bottom.
Sergienko working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kuznetsov's head.
Sergienko throwing strikes from guard but Kuznetsov blocks nicely.
Kuznetsov wants to stand and escape but Sergienko is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sergienko looking to pass the guard.
Sergienko postures up and lands a big shot to Kuznetsov's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sergienko scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sergienko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sergienko lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sergienko seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kuznetsov wants to stand up but Sergienko is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sergienko throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Sergienko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andrei Sergienko's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sergienko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sergienko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kuznetsov defends it nicely.
Kuznetsov misses with a takedown attempt
and Sergienko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kuznetsov misses the shot to the body.
Sergienko decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sergienko takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sergienko lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kuznetsov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sergienko is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sergienko is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sergienko seems to be working for a kimura but Kuznetsov defends the submission attempt.
Sergienko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kuznetsov defending well though.
Sergienko lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kuznetsov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sergienko scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sergienko looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kuznetsov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sergienko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sergienko misses with a head shot. Kuznetsov uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sergienko is in close to Kuznetsov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sergienko stands up over Kuznetsov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sergienko wants to control from the top but Kuznetsov keeps moving.
Sergienko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kuznetsov wants to get back to his feet but Sergienko is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sergienko stands up over Kuznetsov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sergienko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kuznetsov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sergienko controls the pace.
Sergienko with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sergienko lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kuznetsov has momentary wrist control but Sergienko slips an elbow through the middle.
Sergienko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kuznetsov is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Sergienko dives into side control.
Andrei Sergienko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sergienko works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Andrei Sergienko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sergienko is working Kuznetsov over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sergienko happy to just control the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Let's hope that Sergienko has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrei Sergienko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sergienko winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei Sergienko!
An out of breath Andrei Sergienko thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Campos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hantu Rockamole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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23
285 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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25
287 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Campos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hantu Rockamole!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campos with a hook.
Campos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rockamole manages to avoid it.
Rockamole throws a hook but Campos blocks it.
Rockamole does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rockamole misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rockamole. Campos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Campos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rockamole punishes Campos's body with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick from Rockamole misses.
Rockamole just misses with a punch to the body.
Campos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rockamole takes a swing at Campos's ribcage but misses.
Rockamole checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rockamole shoots in for a takedown but Campos shows good takedown defense.
Rockamole scores with a body shot.
Hantu Rockamole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Campos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rockamole.
Rockamole is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Campos rather than just go for the knockout.
Campos moves into range and clinches up with Rockamole.
Campos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Campos lands an elbow inside that Rockamole shrugs off.
It looks like Hantu Rockamole has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rockamole will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Campos up against the cage.
Rockamole tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Campos's elbow.
Campos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Campos misses with a body kick.
Campos looks to land a right hand but Rockamole moved out of range.
Rockamole chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rockamole tries a low kick but Campos avoids it.
Campos swings for the body but Rockamole moves out of range.
Rockamole shoots in for a takedown but Campos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rockamole sizes up Campos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Campos misses.
Campos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rockamole catches Campos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rockamole ducks right into an uppercut from Campos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockamole misses with a hook.
Rockamole throws a one two combo.
Campos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rockamole.
Daniel Campos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Campos throws a right hand that Rockamole ducks under and follows up with a left that Rockamole also avoids with ease.
Rockamole ducks right into an uppercut from Campos.
Rockamole slips a jab from Campos.
Some bone on bone action there as Campos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Campos misses with a looping right.
Campos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Campos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rockamole moves forwards but Campos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rockamole throws a body punch but Campos moves out of range.
Rockamole dodges the punch combination from Campos.
A slow jab from Campos misses its intended target.
Campos swings for the body but Rockamole moves out of range.
Campos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockamole comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rockamole throws a solid leg kick but Campos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rockamole.
Rockamole connects with a body shot that sends Campos's belly button to the back.
Campos is breathing heavily.
Campos throws a lazy right hand but Rockamole sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rockamole throws a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Rockamole there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Campos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Campos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Daniel Campos has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Campos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rockamole cracks Campos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rockamole changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rockamole scores with a body shot.
Campos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rockamole.
Daniel Campos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hantu Rockamole.
A bone on bone clash there as Campos blocks the leg kick.
Campos misses with an uppercut.
Campos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockamole shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Campos is trying to defend but Rockamole finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
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.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rockamole connects with a nice short shot to Campos's temple.
Campos is looking for a sweep. Rockamole is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rockamole is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rockamole frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Campos tries to hold on but Rockamole postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rockamole looking to finish Campos with some ground and pound. This is bad for Campos!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campos tries to lock up and control but Rockamole gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hantu Rockamole dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Campos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rockamole walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Campos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rockamole moves out of range of the strikes.
Rockamole swats away the attempt to clinch by Campos.
Rockamole throws a quick inside leg kick.
Campos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rockamole can pounce on him.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rockamole connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rockamole thuds a left hand into Campos's body.
Rockamole lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rockamole. Rockamole obviously looking to wear him down.
Rockamole works Campos's body with a nice hook.
Campos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rockamole tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rockamole throws a body punch but Campos moves out of range.
Rockamole moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No joy there for Rockamole, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rockamole is looking to slow Campos down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockamole shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Campos walks into a stiff left hand from Rockamole.
Hantu Rockamole seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rockamole scoring well with a low kick there.
Rockamole shoots in for a double leg but Campos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Campos stuns Rockamole with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters circling - Campos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Campos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Campos enables Rockamole to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Campos manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Rockamole lands a couple of elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rockamole with a nice head shot there.
Rockamole stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Campos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rockamole controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rockamole pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Campos is keeping the position for now.
Rockamole is pushing down on Campos's leg trying to pass to half guard. Campos is fighting to maintain full guard but Rockamole has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campos is in trouble now - Rockamole has advanced to mount!
Rockamole has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rockamole lands a big shot there that rocks Campos but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Campos really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The referee warns Campos that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rockamole looking to finish Campos with some ground and pound. This is bad for Campos!
Rockamole unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Campos wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Rockamole celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hantu Rockamole!
Post fight, Hantu Rockamole stared into the camera and said 'This is the time for me to speak clear and loud: I am the top notch guy in this division, and I claim for my chance to the throne...'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamalski Ramirezovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Mangold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mangold has chosen Dead Prez "Be Healthy" as his entrance music. 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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26
215 lbs
16 - 13 - 0 |
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30
220 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Danny Mangold!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirezovic rushes Mangold and presses him up against the cage.
Mangold on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ramirezovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ramirezovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mangold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ramirezovic tries to land a knee to the head but Mangold blocks with his arms.
Mangold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mangold on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mangold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mangold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mangold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from Ramirezovic misses.
Mangold scores with a decent looking hook.
Ramirezovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ramirezovic throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Danny Mangold has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mangold closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ramirezovic quickly recovers to half guard.
Ramirezovic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mangold scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangold passes to side control.
Mangold looks up at the clock and then as Ramirezovic takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mangold smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mangold working the head with strikes.
Ramirezovic is not content to let Mangold control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ramirezovic tries to improve position but can't.
Ramirezovic manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ramirezovic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ramirezovic is in trouble now - Mangold has advanced to mount!
Mangold landing punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mangold lands with some strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mangold cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mangold connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mangold lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirezovic can't escape the position.
The referee warns Ramirezovic that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ramirezovic is rocked!
It looks like Jamalski Ramirezovic has been cut.
Mangold postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Ramirezovic bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Mangold and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Mangold!
A victorious Danny Mangold thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Degen Gambler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adis Djurdjevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Degen Gambler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adis Djurdjevic!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Djurdjevic.
Djurdjevic lands with a nice body kick.
Gambler throws a hook to the side of Djurdjevic's head but Djurdjevic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good leg kick by Djurdjevic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gambler. Djurdjevic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Djurdjevic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gamblers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A head kick lands from Djurdjevic that sends Gambler to the canvas. Gambler tries to scramble back to his feet but Djurdjevic brings him back down into side control.
Gambler is rocked!
It looks like Degen Gambler has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Djurdjevic tries to stand but Gambler is controlling his head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Djurdjevic trying to control the position but Gambler is working away.
Djurdjevic content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Djurdjevic wants to stand but Gambler is controlling his arm.
Adis Djurdjevic has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Gambler.
Djurdjevic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Djurdjevic lands a right hook to the body.
Djurdjevic misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djurdjevic misses with a low kick.
Gambler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gambler avoids a kick to the body.
Djurdjevic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gambler on the side of the head.
Djurdjevic cracks the inside of Gambler's front leg.
Djurdjevic wants to clinch.
Djurdjevic throws a chopping leg kick but Gambler manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Djurdjevic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gambler with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Djurdjevic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gambler.
Djurdjevic cracks Gambler with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djurdjevic tests Gambler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Decent striking displayed by Djurdjevic there.
A combination from Djurdjevic does no damage.
Djurdjevic misses with a looping right.
Djurdjevic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gambler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gambler scores with a jab to the body.
Djurdjevic scores with a one two! Gambler had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gambler cracks Djurdjevic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gambler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Djurdjevic.
Gambler looks to score with a jab to the body but Djurdjevic is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambler lands a nice looking body shot.
Gambler fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Djurdjevic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Djurdjevic looks winded!
Djurdjevic tries to score with a low kick but Gambler moves his leg out of the way.
A head kick from Djurdjevic lands but Gambler takes it in his stride.
Adis Djurdjevic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Gambler.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gambler.
Gambler scores with a shot to the body.
Djurdjevic takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gambler scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Djurdjevic doesn't seem bothered though.
Djurdjevic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gambler scores with a body shot.
Gambler lunges at Djurdjevic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Djurdjevic's hand.
Gambler looks to score with a jab to the body but Djurdjevic is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Adis Djurdjevic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Degen Gambler's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gambler lands a nice looking kick to the body. Djurdjevic takes a step back to recover.
Gambler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Djurdjevic.
Gambler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Djurdjevic was well out of range. Poor timing from Gambler.
A jab from Djurdjevic misses.
Gambler with a jab.
Gambler throws a body kick that misses.
Gambler scores with a jab. Djurdjevic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gambler throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Djurdjevic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Djurdjevic misses with the body kick
and Gambler counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gambler throws a shot to the body.
Djurdjevic is breathing heavily.
Gambler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice uppercut there from Gambler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gambler throws a shot to the body.
Gambler misses with a body shot.
Gambler lands a nice hook to Djurdjevic's body. Djurdjevic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gambler lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gambler connects with the punch.
Gambler misses with a few strikes there.
Gambler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Djurdjevic slips a jab and a cross from Gambler.
Djurdjevic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gambler misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gambler looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djurdjevic scores with a nice strike.
Gambler is looking to wear down Djurdjevic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gambler misses with a double jab.
Gambler swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Djurdjevic.
Djurdjevic throws the left hand but Gambler avoids the punch easily.
Gambler connects with an inside leg kick.
Gambler tries a head kick but it misses.
Gambler takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gambler, as that shot connected.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Gambler! Djurdjevic is out on his feet! Gambler rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Djurdjevic is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Djurdjevic is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Degen Gambler!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenichi Shirahama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shirahama has chosen Fade To Black as his entrance music. Jorge Cruz has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenichi Shirahama!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cruz throws an off balance right hand
and Shirahama counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cruz takes a swing at Shirahama's ribcage but misses.
Shirahama fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cruz misses with a hook
and Shirahama counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cruz wants to get back to his feet.
Shirahama seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz is trying to stand up here but Shirahama is controlling him well.
Cruz makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Cruz misses with a hook
and Shirahama counters with a nice leg kick.
Shirahama throws a head kick that half lands.
Cruz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shirahama counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cruz throws a hook to the side of Shirahama's head but Shirahama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cruz cracks Shirahama with an open hand slap.
Shirahama defending well as Cruz loads up on a big left hand.
Cruz scoring well with a low kick there.
Cruz throws a leg kick
and Shirahama counters with a shoot takedown. Cruz fights it but they end up in guard.
Shirahama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cruz is looking to stand up but Shirahama isn't so interested in that idea.
Shirahama tries to free his leg and advance position but Cruz is retaining full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shirahama accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cruz wants to get back to his feet but Shirahama is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Shirahama trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama looking to pass the guard.
Shirahama trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Shirahama with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shirahama has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cruz wants to stand up but Shirahama is controlling him.
Cruz wants to get back to his feet but Shirahama passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shirahama looks to land a strike but Cruz avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Shirahama trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Shirahama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cruz is keeping the position for now.
Shirahama wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama wants to pass the guard but Cruz is keeping the position.
Cruz is looking to stand up but Shirahama isn't so interested in that idea.
Cruz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cruz wants to stand up but Shirahama is controlling him.
Shirahama throwing strikes but missing.
Shirahama is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cruz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shirahama is in close to Cruz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shirahama tries to free his leg and advance position but Cruz is retaining full guard.
Shirahama advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama prevents Cruz from escaping the position.
Shirahama working the ground and pound but Cruz is defending the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz prevents Shirahama from moving into mount.
Cruz is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Shirahama has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Shirahama has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Cruz tries to buck Shirahama off but he can't manage it.
Shirahama lands a nice shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shirahama looking to control but Cruz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Shirahama dominating with strikes here.
Cruz's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shirahama working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cruz is squirming around, avoiding Shirahama's attempts to control the action.
Shirahama controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenichi Shirahama dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cruz misses with a combination
and Shirahama counters with a thumping low kick.
A low kick from Cruz misses
and Shirahama counters with a low kick, right behind Cruz 's knee.
Cruz misses with a low kick.
Cruz throws a low kick but Shirahama moves out of range easily.
Shirahama's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cruz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shirahama scrambles back to his feet.
Cruz takes a swing at Shirahama's ribcage but misses.
Cruz misses with a hook. Shirahama ducked under it nicely.
Cruz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cruz lands a nice hook to Shirahama's body. Shirahama takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shirahama manages to avoid it.
Shirahama has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cruz finds it's way round the side to connect with Shirahama's head.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Shirahama is just out of range.
Cruz throws a combination that misses
and Shirahama counters with a good, hard body kick but Cruz shrugs it off.
Cruz misses with a right hand
and Shirahama counters with a left to the body.
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Shirahama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shirahama moves away.
Cruz scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz looks to throw the jab but Shirahama is out of range.
Cruz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shirahama. Shirahama obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a hook but Shirahama blocks it.
A shot to the body from Cruz misses
and Shirahama counters with a single leg into guard. Cruz didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shirahama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shirahama won't allow Cruz to get back to his feet.
Cruz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Shirahama content to stall in guard here.
Shirahama prevents Cruz from getting back to his feet.
Shirahama slips nicely into half guard.
Shirahama trying to mount his opponent but Cruz defends it.
Cruz wants to get back to his feet.
Cruz is not content to let Shirahama control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Shirahama.
Shirahama scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Shirahama thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Shirahama is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cruz has managed to free his arm - good work.
Shirahama takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cruz pushes Shirahama off looking to stand but Shirahama dives back in and keeps control.
Cruz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shirahama.
Cruz is looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shirahama is trying to control. Cruz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Shirahama trying to pass the guard but Cruz defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama lands strikes from half guard.
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!
Shirahama is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cruz has managed to free his arm - good work.
Shirahama trying to mount his opponent but Cruz defends it.
Cruz is looking to escape.
Cruz has hold of Shirahama's hands but Shirahama slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Shirahama trying to control from half guard but Cruz is working away.
Cruz is trying to stand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shirahama lands strikes from half guard.
Cruz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shirahama scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenichi Shirahama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Cruz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Shirahama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruz.
Cruz lands the left hand.
Cruz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cruz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jorge Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
Cruz throws an off balance right hand
and Shirahama counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Shirahama trying to control from half guard but Cruz is working away.
Cruz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cruz is refusing to be controlled, as Shirahama sits in half guard.
Cruz wants to stand back up but Shirahama manages to pass into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shirahama scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cruz to see if he's OK.
Kenichi Shirahama has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shirahama wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cruz, who protects the arm well.
Shirahama prevents Cruz from escaping the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shirahama trying to control the position but Cruz is working away.
Shirahama prevents Cruz from escaping the position.
Shirahama scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cruz to see if he's OK.
Cruz is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Shirahama has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Shirahama trying to control the action but Cruz is working from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Shirahama are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cruz is working to avoid the ground and pound but Shirahama connects with a decent elbow.
Shirahama scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama working the body and head with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shirahama trying to control the position but Cruz is working away.
Cruz bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Cruz throws a leg kick but Shirahama moved away.
Cruz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shirahama counters with a takedown into side control.
Cruz pushes Shirahama away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Shirahama gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Shirahama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cruz keeps working.
Shirahama is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Cruz taking a bit of punishment here - Shirahama scoring with strikes.
Shirahama is working Cruz over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is working to avoid the ground and pound but Shirahama connects with a decent elbow.
Shirahama cracks Cruz with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Shirahama immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Cruz is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Shirahama!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenichi Shirahama!
Our winner, Kenichi Shirahama, 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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