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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Carrier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Shirley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aaron Shirley acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Carrier!
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, Aaron Shirley!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carrier showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shirley.
Shirley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Carrier in his tracks.
Carrier throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shirley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carrier moves away from the strike by Shirley.
Good work by Shirley as he checks the leg kick.
Carrier tries to clinch there but Shirley circles away.
Shirley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shirley wants it to stay on the feet.
Shirley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carrier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shirley misses with a head kick.
Shirley scores with a three punch combo!
Carrier has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carrier.
Shirley connects with a body shot that sends Carrier's belly button to the back.
Aaron Shirley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shirley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carrier paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carrier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carrier swats away the attempt to clinch by Shirley.
Carrier fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shirley fails to land with a series of punches.
Carrier tries to clinch up.
Shirley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carrier.
Carrier tries to clinch up but Shirley circles away and keeps his distance.
Shirley misses with a body punch
and Carrier counters by clinching up.
Carrier is trying to break free.
Shirley has Carrier pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Carrier manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Shirley looks winded!
Shirley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shirley blocks a head kick by Carrier.
Shirley throws a lazy uppercut
and Carrier counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shirley thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shirley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Carrier misses with a head kick.
Shirley closes the distance and clinches.
Shirley jumps guard but Carrier turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Carrier is trying to break free.
Carrier is trying to push Shirley away but Shirley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Carrier lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shirley or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shirley has Carrier pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Carrier manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mike Carrier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Shirley.
Nice body punch from Carrier - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carrier.
Carrier presses Shirley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Carrier fails to pull guard.
Shirley is looking to control Carrier's arms but Carrier gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shirley has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shirley swings wildly with an uppercut but Carrier uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carrier.
Carrier is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shirley is keeping busy.
Carrier fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Carrier is looking to control Shirley's arms but Shirley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Carrier has his back to the cage.
Carrier blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carrier lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shirley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carrier tries to clinch but Shirley moves out of range.
Shirley doesn't manage to clinch there - Carrier circles away.
Carrier lands a slapping body shot.
Carrier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shirley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carrier dives in and grabs Shirley's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shirley pushes down on Carrier's head and hops out.
Shirley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Aaron Shirley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shirley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carrier looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shirley is fending him off so far but Carrier persists. Nope, Shirley circles away and we're back to standing.
Shirley throws a head kick that misses.
Shirley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carrier counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carrier throws a one two combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carrier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shirley throws a sloppy head kick and Carrier moves out of range easily.
Carrier tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Carrier dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Carrier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shirley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carrier wants to clinch.
Shirley throws a shot from downtown. Carrier moves away and avoids it.
Shirley throws a right hand that misses
and Carrier counters with a left right combination that sends Shirley crashing to the mat - Carrier wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Shirley out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Carrier!
After winning the bout, Mike Carrier thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel James Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crawford comes to the cage accompanied by Kashmir. The crowd seem to be enjoying Storm's choice of entrance music: Bombshell. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Counter fighter
Intelligent |
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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 Las Vegas, Daniel James Crawford!
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, Sam Storm!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawford lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Storm backs up against the cage.
Storm takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Crawford lands a jab.
Storm gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Storm tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Crawford is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Storm buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Storm!! Storm is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Crawford throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel James Crawford!
Daniel James Crawford 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derek Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Roussimoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre Roussimoff has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Derek Kane's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Kane!
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, Andre Roussimoff!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane slaps away a takedown attempt from Roussimoff, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Roussimoff shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Roussimoff moves in looking to clinch but Kane pushes him off.
Andre Roussimoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Kane as Roussimoff shoots in.
Derek Kane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Roussimoff.
Roussimoff with a lazy takedown attempt
so Kane counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kane is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kane is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kane slips nicely into half guard.
Kane not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kane trying to control the action but Roussimoff is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Roussimoff can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kane tries to pass the half guard into mount. Roussimoff knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kane throwing shots but Roussimoff is blocking nicely.
Kane is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Roussimoff sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roussimoff is looking to control Kane's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Roussimoff avoid being mounted?
Roussimoff pushes Kane off looking to stand but Kane dives back in and keeps control.
Kane is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Roussimoff regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roussimoff keeping full guard, as Kane tries to pass.
Roussimoff keeping moving, preventing Kane from controlling successfully.
Kane forces his way into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kane is looking for a kimura here.
Roussimoff is staying active underneath Kane, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roussimoff is defending against the submission attempts here by Kane.
Roussimoff looking for submissions off his back.
Kane is looking to advance position but Roussimoff won't allow it.
Kane wants to stand up but Roussimoff has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Kane wants to work for an arm triangle but Roussimoff is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kane is trying to control. Roussimoff wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Roussimoff is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane is really struggling to control Roussimoff but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Roussimoff is looking to improve his position.
Roussimoff is defending against the submission attempts here by Kane.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roussimoff is positioning himself well to prevent Kane advancing to mount.
Kane not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roussimoff is looking to escape.
Kane wants to free his trapped foot but Roussimoff is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Kane dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Roussimoff dives in and scores a takedown into Kane's guard.
Kane looking for a sweep. Not yet Kane, not yet.
Kane bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Roussimoff's guard.
Kane has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Roussimoff is proving hard to escape from.
Kane trying to control but Roussimoff is working from the bottom.
Kane sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Roussimoff's guard.
Roussimoff trying to control from the bottom.
Kane throwing shots but Roussimoff is blocking nicely.
Kane is keen to just control but Roussimoff is a slippery customer.
Kane is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Roussimoff is just riding it out for now. Kane eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane wants to stand but Roussimoff has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Kane is keen to just control but Roussimoff is a slippery customer.
Kane is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kane is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Roussimoff doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kane.
Kane is looking to advance position but Roussimoff won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane seems to be working for a kimura but Roussimoff defends the submission attempt.
Kane is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kane wants to control but Roussimoff is keeping him busy.
Roussimoff blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kane.
Roussimoff trying to control here.
Kane wants to pass to mount but Roussimoff is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roussimoff is looking to escape.
Kane is keen to just control but Roussimoff is a slippery customer.
Kane is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Roussimoff has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kane wants to pass the guard but Roussimoff is defending well.
Kane passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kane working for a submission but Roussimoff is keeping him at bay.
Roussimoff is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane looking for a guillotine from mount but Roussimoff is having none of it.
Roussimoff is looking to improve his position but Kane isn't that keen on the idea.
Kane thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kane fails to advance to Roussimoff's back.
Kane swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Derek Kane!
An out of breath Derek Kane 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Brad Rood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ren Rothschild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rood comes to the cage accompanied by -. Rothschild has chosen Enter Shikari as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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171 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Rood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ren Rothschild!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rood keeps the fight on the outside.
Rothschild throws a head kick that half lands.
Rood just misses with a punch to the body.
Rood connects with a nice looking jab.
Rood throws a right and a left that Rothschild avoids nicely.
A jab lands there for Rood.
An inside leg kick lands from Rood.
Nice uppercut lands for Rood. That snapped Rothschild's head back.
Rood jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rothschild gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rood.
Rood shoots in for a takedown but Rothschild shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rothschild throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rood cracks Rothschild with a good jab.
Rothschild is rocked!
Rood cracks Rothschild with a hook to the temple - Rothschild is on wobbly legs here! Rood swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Rothschild falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Rood wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brad Rood!
Brad Rood really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hellbent logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Captain Caveman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caveman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Captain Caveman Intro. This should be a great matchup!
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Captain Caveman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caveman closes the distance and pushes Wood back into the cage.
Wood lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Captain Caveman has been cut.
Wood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Caveman throws an elbow but misses.
Wood has Caveman pressed against the cage.
Wood misses with some punches.
Wood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Caveman lands a knee to the body.
Wood is leaning against Caveman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caveman's elbow.
Nice body punch from Wood.
Caveman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wood managing to block the knees to the body from Caveman.
Wood scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Caveman throws an elbow but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caveman tries to land a knee to the head but Wood blocks with his arms.
Caveman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wood is defending well for now.
Caveman misses with an elbow strike.
Wood working aggressively here.
Wood misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood stalling in the clinch.
Wood with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Caveman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Caveman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caveman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wood tries a body shot but Caveman blocks it.
Wood blocks an elbow strike from Caveman.
Wood is trying to stall.
Wood swings wildly with an uppercut but Caveman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caveman trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caveman.
Caveman tries a knee to the head but Wood blocks it.
Caveman lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from Wood on the inside.
Caveman crunches a lovely knee into Wood's ribcage.
Caveman lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Nathan Wood has been cut.
Wood misses with some punches.
Wood lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caveman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wood avoids it.
Wood blocks an elbow strike from Caveman.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wood.
Wood takes an elbow to the temple.
Caveman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wood.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Caveman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wood's brow.
Wood throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Caveman throws an elbow but it misses.
Wood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Caveman backwards.
Wood swings wildly with an uppercut but Caveman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caveman throws an elbow but it misses.
Caveman lands a nice elbow.
Wood lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wood.
Wood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caveman missing with knees to the body.
Caveman tries a knee to the head but Wood blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood misses with a punch on the inside.
Caveman blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Wood scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wood tries to throw a body punch but Caveman avoids it by throwing Wood back against the cage.
Wood blocks an elbow strike.
Wood tries to throw a body punch but Caveman avoids it by throwing Wood back against the cage.
Caveman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wood pushes Caveman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caveman tries a knee to the head but Wood blocks it.
Caveman lands an elbow that stopped Wood in his tracks for a moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Caveman as Wood tries to tie him up.
Caveman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Caveman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wood misses with a punch to the body.
Caveman tries to land a knee to the head but Wood blocks with his arms.
Caveman lands an elbow inside.
Wood lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Caveman or not.
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!
Caveman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wood blocks an elbow strike.
Wood struggles to land a body shot inside as Caveman controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the cage, Caveman throws an elbow but misses.
Caveman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caveman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wood swings wildly with an uppercut but Caveman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caveman scores a nice knee to the body.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wood throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caveman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wood blocks the elbow strike.
Caveman throws an elbow but it misses.
Wood blocks an elbow strike from Caveman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Captain Caveman dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wood throws a head kick that misses.
Caveman forces Wood back against the cage and clinches.
Wood lands a body shot in the clinch.
Caveman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wood is defending well for now.
Wood stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wood has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wood tries a knee to the head but Caveman blocks it.
Wood taking a breather.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Caveman.
Wood with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Caveman misses with a knee strike.
Caveman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Caveman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Caveman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wood takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caveman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wood avoids it.
Wood is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wood scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wood throws a punch but it's blocked by Caveman.
Wood misses with a body punch.
Caveman misses with an elbow strike.
Wood has a couple of punches blocked by Caveman.
A nice left hand lands by Wood.
Wood avoids a wild elbow strike from Caveman.
Caveman trying to land knees to the body.
Wood avoiding damage as Caveman throws knees to the body.
Wood works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caveman lands an elbow that stopped Wood in his tracks for a moment.
Wood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wood avoiding damage as Caveman throws knees to the body.
Wood is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wood is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood tries to land knees in the clinch but Caveman avoids the damage to the body.
Wood tries to stall but Caveman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caveman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wood blocks the elbow strike.
Caveman lands a nice elbow.
Wood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caveman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Caveman obliges.
Wood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Caveman throws an elbow but misses.
Wood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caveman pushes off an throws an elbow but Wood leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caveman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wood pushes Caveman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Caveman scores a nice knee to the body.
Captain Caveman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Caveman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Caveman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wood's defenses.
Wood creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Caveman avoiding damage as Wood throws knees to the body.
Wood dodges an elbow strike from Caveman.
Wood has a couple of punches blocked by Caveman.
A knee to the head by Caveman.
Caveman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Caveman landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Caveman throws an elbow but misses.
Caveman scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Caveman.
Caveman throws an elbow but it misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Caveman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wood avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caveman misses with an elbow over the top.
Wood managing to block the knees to the body from Caveman.
Caveman misses with a knee strike.
Caveman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caveman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Caveman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Caveman.
Wood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caveman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wood misses with a punch on the inside.
Wood looking to throw knees to the head but Caveman is blocking nicely.
Caveman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Caveman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caveman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Caveman misses with an elbow over the top.
Caveman lands a nice elbow.
Wood blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Captain Caveman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Caveman throws a nice head kick!
Caveman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wood lands a really nice looking cross but Caveman seems unphased.
Wood moves away from the strike by Caveman.
Caveman has closed the distance and engaged Wood in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Caveman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wood's brow.
Caveman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Caveman pushes off an throws an elbow but Wood leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wood throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Caveman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Caveman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wood avoids the elbow strike from Caveman, against the cage.
Wood is trying to stall.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wood.
Caveman crunches a lovely knee into Wood's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood misses with a punch on the inside.
Wood misses with some punches.
Wood avoiding damage as Caveman throws knees to the body.
Caveman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Caveman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wood lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caveman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wood throws a head punch that misses.
Caveman trying to land knees to the body.
Wood has a couple of punches blocked by Caveman.
Caveman misses with an elbow over the top.
Caveman blocking some punches.
Wood misses with an elbow over the top.
Caveman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wood lands a left hand.
Caveman managing to block the knees to the body from Wood.
A body shot lands from Wood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wood misses with a punch to the body.
Caveman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wood in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees 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!
Caveman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wood takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Caveman trying to land knees to the body.
Wood tries to work over Caveman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caveman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Caveman throws an elbow but it misses.
Wood blocks an elbow strike from Caveman.
Caveman crunches a lovely knee into Wood's ribcage.
Wood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caveman avoids a wild elbow strike from Wood.
Wood avoids a wild elbow strike from Caveman.
Wood misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood trying to land knees to the body.
Wood throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wood.
Caveman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Caveman.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Caveman lands an elbow inside that Wood shrugs off.
Caveman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caveman's elbow.
Caveman lands an elbow just above Wood 's eye.
Caveman crunches a lovely knee into Wood's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wood looking to stall.
Caveman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Caveman lands a good knee to the midsection. Wood won't want to take too many of those.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Caveman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wood's brow.
Nathan Wood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Wood - that landed with a thud.
Caveman blocks an uppercut.
Caveman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wood's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wood just misses with a elbow thrown towards Caveman's brow.
Wood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wood avoids the elbow strike from Caveman, against the cage.
Wood blocks the elbow strike.
Caveman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Caveman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Knees to the body from Caveman.
Nice elbow from Caveman.
Wood blocks an elbow strike from Caveman.
Wood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Caveman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wood working aggressively here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Caveman obliges.
Wood takes an elbow to the temple.
Caveman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Captain Caveman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Caveman 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Captain Caveman!
Captain Caveman really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark McGowan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGowan's entrance music is The BBC Sucks O' Cock News. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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187 lbs
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark McGowan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miyamoto Musashi!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGowan throws a body kick that misses.
McGowan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McGowan slips under a jab.
McGowan misses with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGowan. Musashi does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGowan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Musashi throws out a powerful jab.
Musashi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGowan staying out of range there.
Musashi misses with a hook.
McGowan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McGowan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Musashi can pounce on him.
Musashi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGowan feints and then cracks Musashi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Musashi down.
Musashi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Musashi misses with a hook.
Musashi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGowan manages to avoid it.
McGowan moves away from the strike by Musashi.
A nice inside leg kick there by McGowan. That's going to slow Musashi down.
Musashi misses with a hook
and McGowan counters with a leg kick.
McGowan moves out of range of the strikes.
Musashi misses with a wild combination.
Musashi wants to slow McGowan down by chopping away at his legs.
A cross from McGowan lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGowan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Musashi misses with a series of wild punches.
Musashi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Musashi is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
McGowan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Musashi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McGowan slips a straight right by Musashi.
McGowan misses with a kick to the body.
Musashi tests McGowan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Musashi lands a jab.
Miyamoto Musashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McGowan. Musashi shrugs it off though.
Musashi thows a body shot but no joy.
McGowan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Musashi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McGowan thows a body kick. Musashi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
McGowan sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Musashi to the ground! McGowan dives into full mount looking to finish!
It looks like Miyamoto Musashi has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Musashi can't escape the position.
McGowan tries to control but Musashi wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musashi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Musashi tries to hold on but McGowan postures up.
Musashi wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by McGowan.
McGowan lands a nice shot to the head.
Musashi is rocked!
McGowan controlling the pace for now.
Musashi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark McGowan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miyamoto Musashi's cut.
That's time! McGowan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A slow jab from McGowan misses its intended target.
Musashi misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Musashi.
Musashi scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Mark McGowan has been cut.
Musashi lands a glancing blow to the side of McGowan's head.
McGowan misses with an uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McGowan.
A jab from Musashi misses.
Musashi looks to throw the jab but McGowan is out of range.
Musashi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Musashi misses with a straight right.
McGowan misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by McGowan.
Musashi just misses with a punch to the body.
McGowan throws a head kick that misses.
Mark McGowan is winning the standup battle so far.
McGowan checks a low kick from Musashi.
Musashi's jab looks to have found its range, popping McGowan under the eye.
McGowan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McGowan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Musashi throws a right hand that misses
and McGowan counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking Musashi out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! McGowan is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mark McGowan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Riviera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by KRS One - Step Into a World. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Riviera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jorge Riviera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riviera rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
so Jackson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jackson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Riviera avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Riviera might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Riviera has wrist control.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson forces his way into half guard.
Jackson drops an elbow to the side of Riviera's head.
Jackson is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Riviera preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Riviera swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Riviera utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Riviera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Riviera has wrist control.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson forces his way into half guard.
Jackson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Riviera knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jackson controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riviera blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jackson.
Riviera is staying active underneath Jackson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jackson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Riviera defending well though.
Riviera holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Riviera is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Riviera knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jackson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Riviera tries to get to full guard but Jackson has control of the leg.
Jackson working Riviera over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Riviera keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jackson is just content to waste time from the top position. Riviera takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Riviera trying to control the position.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson trying to control but Riviera is working from the bottom.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses. Riviera uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jackson's guard. Nice move by Riviera!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Jackson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Riviera scores with a shot to the body.
Jackson lands a jab.
Jackson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jackson working the strikes but Riviera uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Riviera is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jackson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jackson's back!
Riviera wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy.
Riviera landing with strikes.
Jackson wants to control his opponent's hands but Riviera gets his hands free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Jackson can't escape the position.
Jackson holding both Riviera 's hands and preventing any damage.
John Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Will Riviera go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Jackson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Riviera seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jackson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Jorge Riviera wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Riviera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riviera slaps away a takedown attempt from Jackson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jackson looks to land a combination. Riviera sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Riviera misses with a right hand
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Jackson blocks the low kick.
Riviera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson scores with a takedown into Riviera's guard.
Jackson forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riviera is trying to get back to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riviera keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jackson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Riviera tries to get to full guard but Jackson has control of the leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Riviera with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jackson is keen to just control but Riviera is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Riviera throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Riviera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson fails with the takedown.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson being controlled here momentarily.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Riviera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. John Jackson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jackson throws a hook but Riviera blocks it.
Jackson slips under a jab from Riviera.
Jackson looking to score a takedown here. Riviera is defending well but Jackson drives through and ends up in Riviera's guard.
Jackson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Riviera swivels though and keeps the full guard.
John Jackson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jackson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Riviera is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Riviera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A shot to the liver by Jackson. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Jorge Riviera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Riviera tests Jackson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Riviera looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Riviera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackson is defended easily by Riviera.
Riviera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Riviera is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson cracks a nice hook into Riviera's ribs.
Jackson punishes Riviera's body with a nice straight punch.
Riviera throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Riviera.
Jackson needs to keep his hands up - Riviera had a free shot at his head there.
A punch lands to the side of Riviera 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jackson scores with a nice strike.
Jackson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riviera moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jackson thuds his right hand into Riviera's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson lands with a straight right. Riviera didn't see that one coming.
Jackson lands a nice shot that snaps Riviera's head back.
Riviera misses with a lunging right hand
and Jackson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jackson 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Jackson!
John Jackson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wade Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Calzaghe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker comes to the cage accompanied by wanted dead or alive. Calzaghe is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Pride of Wales. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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173 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wade Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Joe Calzaghe!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calzaghe thows a body shot but no joy.
Calzaghe scores with a jab. Walker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Walker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Walker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Calzaghe misses.
Calzaghe scores with a body shot.
Walker lands a head kick!
It looks like Joe Calzaghe has been cut.
A punch combination from Walker misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calzaghe looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Walker as he connects with a hook.
Walker throws a head kick that misses.
Walker is looking to chop away at Calzaghe's legs.
Walker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Calzaghe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Calzaghe scores with a nice strike.
Calzaghe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Calzaghe slaps away a takedown attempt from Walker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzaghe lands with a nice body punch.
Walker misses with a combination
and Calzaghe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Calzaghe cracks Walker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Calzaghe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walker moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Calzaghe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Walker tries a head kick but it misses.
Calzaghe throws out a loose jab but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calzaghe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walker moves away from the strike by Calzaghe.
A head kick misses from Walker.
Nice body punch from Calzaghe.
Walker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe lands with a hook. Walker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calzaghe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Calzaghe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walker throws a combination that misses
and Calzaghe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wade Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calzaghe lands a jab to Walker's midsection.
Calzaghe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Calzaghe scores with a sloppy right hand. Walker should have avoided that one.
Joe Calzaghe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Calzaghe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walker.
Walker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Calzaghe pinned against the cage. Calzaghe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Calzaghe throws a right hand that Walker ducks under and follows up with a left that Walker also avoids with ease.
Calzaghe lands a nice hook to Walker's body. Walker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Walker tries to bum rush Calzaghe with a series of wild strikes but Calzaghe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice straight punches there by Calzaghe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Calzaghe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Walker.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wade Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Calzaghe swats away the attempt to clinch by Walker.
A punch combination from Walker misses.
Calzaghe has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Walker avoids the body shot from Calzaghe.
Walker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Walker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Walker tries to clinch but Calzaghe moves out of range.
Walker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Calzaghe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Walker.
Calzaghe connects with a body shot.
Walker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walker throws a sloppy head kick and Calzaghe moves out of range easily.
Walker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Calzaghe sprawls well. Calzaghe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Walker gets slowly back to his feet.
Calzaghe is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Walker rather than just go for the knockout.
Walker is breathing heavily.
Walker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe circles away from the clinch attempt
and Calzaghe counters with a straight right hand.
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Calzaghe misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker misses with a two punch combination.
Calzaghe checks a low kick from Walker.
Walker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Calzaghe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Calzaghe does no damage.
Walker throws out a loose jab but Calzaghe uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Calzaghe lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calzaghe. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Calzaghe's waist but Calzaghe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Walker off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Calzaghe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Calzaghe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Calzaghe connects with a right hand. Walker shakes it off.
Walker throws a combination that misses
and Walker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Walker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Calzaghe fails to land with a series of punches.
Walker throws a right hand that Calzaghe ducks under and follows up with a left that Calzaghe also avoids with ease.
Calzaghe lands a jab to Walker's midsection.
Walker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Calzaghe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Calzaghe with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Calzaghe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Calzaghe works Walker's body with a nice hook.
A left lands for Calzaghe.
Calzaghe lands a nice hook to Walker's body. Walker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzaghe lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walker misses with a double jab.
Walker shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Calzaghe's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Walker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Calzaghe controlling the position.
Walker 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.
Calzaghe manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Calzaghe sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Calzaghe tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Calzaghe sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Calzaghe tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calzaghe trying to control but Walker is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Calzaghe get's back to his feet.
Joe Calzaghe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Calzaghe cracks Walker with a good jab.
Calzaghe cracks a nice hook into Walker's ribs.
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walker shoots in for a double leg but Calzaghe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Calzaghe connects with the punch.
Walker shoots in looking for a takedown but Calzaghe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Walker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Walker shoots in for a double leg but Calzaghe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wade Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice combo by Calzaghe! Oh, that's hurt him - Walker falls to the canvas and Calzaghe follows him into side control.
Walker is rocked!
It looks like Wade Walker has been cut.
Calzaghe decides to stand up, so the ref orders Walker to his feet.
Oh Walker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Walker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe connects with the punch.
Walker needs to keep his hands up - Calzaghe had a free shot at his head there.
Walker throws a head kick that misses.
Calzaghe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Calzaghe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Calzaghe takes a swing at Walker's ribcage but misses.
Calzaghe lands with an overhand left.
Calzaghe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Walker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Walker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wade Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Calzaghe 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Walker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Calzaghe walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Walker drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Calzaghe swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Walker's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Calzaghe!
Joe Calzaghe really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Untouchable Fight Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Custer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladik Fedotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Custer comes to the cage accompanied by History´s Stranglers by The Bronx. Vladik Fedotov has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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184 lbs
24 - 11 - 2 |
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World class boxer
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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
16 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Custer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladik Fedotov!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Custer throws a leg kick but Fedotov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fedotov wants to clinch.
Custer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fedotov.
Custer misses with a shot to the body
and Fedotov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fedotov.
Custer working aggressively here.
Fedotov lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Jesse Custer has been cut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Custer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fedotov's elbow.
Fedotov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Custer avoids it.
Fedotov lands a nice knee to the body.
Custer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Custer throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Fedotov counters by moving into the clinch.
A short right from Fedotov on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedotov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fedotov blocks a body shot from Custer.
Fedotov looking to throw knees to the head but Custer is blocking nicely.
Fedotov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Custer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Custer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fedotov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Custer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fedotov working Custer over with knees to the body.
Custer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fedotov.
Fedotov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Custer misses with a punch to the body.
Fedotov misses with an elbow over the top.
Fedotov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Custer.
Custer blocks an elbow strike.
Custer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Custer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fedotov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Custer's defenses.
Custer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fedotov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Custer misses with the head strike.
Custer wants to get back to striking at distance but Fedotov won't allow it.
Fedotov lands a knee to the head.
Jesse Custer's cut is getting worse.
Fedotov trying to land knees to the body.
Custer working aggressively here.
Fedotov looking to throw knees to the head but Custer is blocking nicely.
Custer throws a punch but it's blocked by Fedotov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Custer tries to break the clinch but Fedotov is controlling the position.
A short right from Custer on the inside.
Custer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fedotov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Custer.
Custer tries a body shot but Fedotov blocks it.
Fedotov with a knee to the head.
Fedotov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Custer misses with a punch to the body.
Custer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fedotov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Custer trying to stall but Fedotov improves his position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fedotov throws an elbow but misses.
Custer breaks the clinch.
Custer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Custer just misses with a punch to the body.
Custer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Custer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fedotov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fedotov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Custer.
Custer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fedotov.
Fedotov slips a jab from Custer.
Fedotov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fedotov thumps Custer with a low kick.
Custer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fedotov.
Custer misses with a double jab.
Custer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fedotov moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Fedotov. That's going to slow Custer down.
Fedotov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Custer counters with a nice uppercut.
Custer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fedotov.
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 Jesse Custer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Custer lands a nice hook to Fedotov's body. Fedotov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Custer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fedotov moves into the clinch.
Custer can't break the clinch.
Fedotov lands an elbow just above Custer 's eye.
Fedotov misses with an elbow over the top.
Custer trying to control the position but instead, Fedotov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Custer into the cage.
Custer has a couple of punches blocked by Fedotov.
Fedotov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Custer backwards.
Custer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Custer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Custer.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Custer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Custer takes an elbow to the temple.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Custer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fedotov lands a body punch.
Custer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Custer swings wildly with an uppercut but Fedotov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Custer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fedotov drops Custer with a big knee straight up the middle! Custer is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Custer is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fedotov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oh Custer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fedotov checks a leg kick.
Fedotov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Custer misses with a punch on the inside.
Custer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Custer seems to have got his legs back now.
Custer tries to break the clinch but Fedotov is controlling the position.
Custer tries a body shot but Fedotov blocks it.
A hook to the body from Custer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Custer struggles to land a body shot inside as Fedotov controls his hands.
Custer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fedotov lands an elbow that stopped Custer in his tracks for a moment.
Jesse Custer's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fedotov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Custer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fedotov blocks an uppercut.
Custer lands a nice shot to the body.
Fedotov trying to land knees to the body.
Custer stalling in the clinch but Fedotov improves position.
Custer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fedotov lands a nice elbow.
Fedotov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fedotov throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Custer manages to break the clinch.
Custer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fedotov's head.
Fedotov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Custer misses with a wild body shot.
Fedotov tries to clinch up.
Custer swings for the body but Fedotov moves out of range.
Custer throws a low kick but Fedotov avoids it.
Custer is looking to chop away at Fedotov's legs.
Custer misses with a wild body shot.
That kick from Custer tenderised Fedotov's leg. Fedotov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Custer misses with a low kick.
Fedotov is looking to slow Custer down with leg kicks.
Fedotov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Custer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fedotov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Custer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Custer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Custer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fedotov staying out of range there.
Custer scores with a spinning back kick!
Custer looks for the body kick but Fedotov saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Custer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Custer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fedotov.
Fedotov has Custer up against the cage in a clinch.
Custer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Custer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fedotov prevents Custer from breaking the clinch.
Custer is trying to force a seperation but Fedotov has the dominant position.
Fedotov lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vladik Fedotov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jesse Custer'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!
Fedotov throws a wild body kick that Custer sees coming a mile off.
Fedotov feints and then cracks Custer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Custer down.
Fedotov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fedotov lands a nice looking body kick.
Fedotov takes a swing at Custer's ribcage but misses.
Fedotov scores with a jab to the body.
Custer lands a jab.
Custer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Custer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Custer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fedotov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Custer.
Fedotov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Custer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fedotov manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Fedotov catches Custer right on the button with a cross.
Jeez, Jesse Custer's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Custer wants to slow Fedotov down by chopping away at his legs.
Fedotov cracks the inside of Custer's front leg.
Fedotov connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Custer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Custer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fedotov manages to avoid it.
Custer tries to land a leg kick but Fedotov saw it coming and moves away.
Jesse Custer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Custer misses with a hook. Fedotov ducked under it nicely.
Fedotov tries to clinch up but Custer circles away and keeps his distance.
Custer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fedotov.
Custer throws a leg kick but Fedotov moved away.
Custer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fedotov throws a sloppy head kick and Custer moves out of range easily.
Fedotov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Custer's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Custer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Custer throws a leg kick but Fedotov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Custer throws a low kick, looking for Fedotov's leg but Fedotov calmly moves out of range.
That kick from Fedotov tenderised Custer's leg. Custer is trying to keep his angry face on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Custer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Custer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fedotov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Custer scrambles back to his feet.
Custer lands a nice looking body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Custer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fedotov - the referee stops the clock and Custer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fedotov. Custer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fedotov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Custer.
Custer throws the kick towards the body but Fedotov avoids it.
Custer throws a lazy right hand but Fedotov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fedotov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov clobbers Custer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Custer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Custer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fedotov.
Custer drops his hands momentarily and Fedotov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fedotov wants to clinch up but Custer keeps it at a distance.
Jesse Custer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fedotov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fedotov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fedotov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Custer.
Custer misses with a body kick.
Fedotov misses with a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fedotov.
Fedotov scores with a jab.
Fedotov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Custer doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Custer misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Custer wants to land a leg kick but Fedotov is out of range.
Good leg kick by Fedotov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fedotov moves into range and clinches up with Custer.
Custer working aggressively here.
Custer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Custer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Custer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fedotov has him pressed against the cage.
Custer throws a punch but it's blocked by Fedotov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch on the inside from Custer fails to land.
Fedotov blocking some punches.
Fedotov drops Custer with a big knee straight up the middle! Custer is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jesse Custer's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vladik Fedotov!
An out of breath Vladik Fedotov 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Cabreros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doc Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabreros comes into the arena with Love is what i got blaring out of the sound system. Thomas has chosen Lunatic Fringe by Red Ryder as his entrance music. Doc Thomas has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Peter Cabreros's chin.
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170 lbs
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184 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
34 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Cabreros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Doc Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas lands a slapping body shot.
Cabreros fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.
Cabreros throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cabreros manages to avoid it.
Cabreros doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cabreros tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Cabreros.
Cabreros lands a jab to Thomas's midsection.
Thomas tests Cabreros's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas dives in and grabs Cabreros's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cabreros pushes down on Thomas's head and hops out.
Thomas staying out of range there.
Cabreros cracks Thomas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Doc Thomas has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabreros misses with a low kick.
Thomas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cabreros ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabreros was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Cabreros throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cabreros uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thomas has time to react.
Cabreros misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thomas takes a swing at Cabreros's ribcage but misses.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
Thomas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cabreros missing with a left hand there. Thomas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cabreros lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thomas at a distance.
Thomas moves out of range of the body kick.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thomas checks it well.
Thomas goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cabreros throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabreros throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thomas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thomas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thomas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Cabreros avoids them all with ease.
Cabreros scores with a hook.
Cabreros takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cabreros throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas needs to keep his hands up - Cabreros had a free shot at his head there.
Cabreros bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thomas's head backwards.
Thomas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros misses with an uppercut.
Thomas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cabreros.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Cabreros moved out of range nicely.
Thomas lands a jab.
Cabreros throws a sloppy body shot
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big left from Cabreros misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Cabreros.
Thomas digs a good body shot into Cabreros's ribs.
Thomas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thomas scores with a nice strike.
Cabreros motions for Thomas to come forward. Cabreros throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros slips a straight right by Thomas.
Cabreros loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
Cabreros wants to land a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.
Cabreros is looking to land body kicks.
Cabreros fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thomas checks a low kick from Cabreros.
Peter Cabreros is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cabreros changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabreros on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thomas swings for the body but Cabreros moves out of range.
Cabreros misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thomas.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cabreros.
Cabreros misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Cabreros dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doc Thomas's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cabreros misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Cabreros.
Thomas misses the jab.
Cabreros swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Thomas misses the target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cabreros - that will leave a mark!
Cabreros throws the kick towards the body but Thomas avoids it.
Thomas cracks Cabreros with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thomas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cabreros lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thomas takes a step back to recover.
Cabreros throws a hook but Thomas avoids it easily.
Cabreros tries a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
Good standup being displayed there by Cabreros as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabreros throws a front kick aimed at Thomas's knee but Thomas avoids it well.
Cabreros misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cabreros!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Thomas throws a strike aimed at the side of Cabreros's head but Cabreros avoids it well.
Cabreros is trying to control Thomas's posture but Thomas avoids it.
Cabreros is trying to get back to half guard.
Thomas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cabreros keeps working.
Thomas is staying tight to Cabreros's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros is trying to buck Thomas off.
Thomas scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cabreros to see if he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas tries to score with some ground and pound. Cabreros controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cabreros is trying to get back to half guard.
Thomas in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Who's going to make the next move?
Thomas fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros is looking to regain half guard here but Thomas keeps moving and retains side control.
Thomas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cabreros keeps working.
Thomas looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cabreros is avoiding damage well.
Thomas lands a nice forearm strike.
Thomas trying to control the action but Cabreros is working from the bottom.
Thomas postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cabreros is looking for a sweep.
Thomas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cabreros is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Cabreros is trying to improve his position.
Thomas tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Thomas landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Thomas scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cabreros to see if he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabreros sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Cabreros has hold of Thomas's hands but Thomas slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cabreros is positioning himself well to prevent Thomas advancing to mount.
Thomas is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cabreros doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Thomas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doc Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Doc Thomas's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Thomas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cabreross jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thomas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cabreros looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thomas jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cabreros lands with an overhand left.
Cabreros throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
Thomas throws a hook but Cabreros blocks it.
Cabreros throws a right hand that misses
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peter Cabreros is winning the standup battle so far.
Cabreros uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Cabreros walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cabreros is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Cabreros.
Cabreros lands with a nice body punch.
Cabreros connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circling - Cabreros throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Cabreros's shoulder, as Cabreros tries to avoid the shot.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cabreros.
Cabreros throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cabreros blocks a jab.
Thomas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cabreros moves out of range of the leg kick from Thomas.
Thomas thuds his right hand into Cabreros's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cabreros steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas fails to land with a series of punches.
Thomas thows a leg kick but Cabreros checks it
and Cabreros cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cabreros connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabreros looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cabreros connects with a body shot.
Thomas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thomas tests Cabreros's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cabreros loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
Thomas tests Cabreros's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cabreros has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thomas.
Thomas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas jabs Cabreros right on the nose. Cabreros blinks but takes it well.
Cabreros will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
Thomas throws a right hand that misses
and Cabreros counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cabreros.
Cabreros misses with a hook
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Cabreros moves out of range easily.
Thomas swings for the body but Cabreros moves out of range.
Thomas misses with a hook to the body
and Cabreros connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cabreros swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws the left hand but Cabreros avoids the punch easily.
Thomas moves out of range of the body kick.
Cabreros cracks Thomas with an open hand slap.
Cabreros takes a kick to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cabreros moves away.
Thomas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Cabreros.
Thomas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thomas throws a nice looking combination but Cabreros bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cabreros throws a hook but Thomas avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas slips under a jab.
Cabreros smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cabreros throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Peter Cabreros.
I think Cabreros has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Peter Cabreros!
Peter Cabreros thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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