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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Kliczko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladimir Kliczko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Kliczko!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kliczko sprawls well. Kliczko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lesnar gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lesnar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lesnar looks to throw a body kick
and Kliczko counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Brock Lesnar has been cut.
Lesnar moves in looking to clinch but Kliczko pushes him off.
Lesnar throws a sloppy head kick and Kliczko moves out of range easily.
Lesnar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kliczko avoids it really well and circles away.
Lesnar shoots in and bounces Kliczko off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lesnar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kliczko wants to get back to his feet but Lesnar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kliczko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lesnar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lesnar looking to sit in guard and control but Kliczko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kliczko being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is looking to sinch up a triangle. Kliczko throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Lesnar's body to avoid the submission. Lesnar has instead reached around Kliczko's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Lesnar arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Brock Lesnar!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erick Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Lie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lie has chosen we right here as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erick Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Lie!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lie dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Lie tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Lie misses with a few strikes there.
Lie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a good, hard body kick but Lie shrugs it off.
Lie moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Lie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lie tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Silva controlling the action here for a moment.
Lie wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Lie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Lie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Lie controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Lie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lie manages to break the clinch.
Lie tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Lie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva dives in and scores a takedown into Lie's guard.
Silva postures up in Lie's guard and throws a big left but Lie blocks it.
Silva prevents Lie from getting back to his feet.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lie is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lie momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lie tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Lie is looking to clinch.
Lie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lie looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Lie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lie!
Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Lie is defending well.
Silva 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.
Silva controlling from side mount.
Lie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva is chipping away with strikes.
Lie taking a bit of punishment here - Silva scoring with strikes.
Silva stands up.
Lie closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lie manages to break the clinch.
Silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Silva not doing much here.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lie has hold of Silva's hands but Silva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Silva trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Silva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Silva is looking to advance position but Lie won't allow it.
Silva is taking a breather. Lie says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Lie is defending well.
Silva content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We're going to have a standup here because Erick Silva wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Silva fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lie to the ground. Silva is now in Lie's guard.
Lie is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva gets to his feet. Lie looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Silva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lie taking a bit of punishment here - Silva scoring with strikes.
Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lie knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erick Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lie, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lie gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Lie is retaining full guard.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Silva prevents Lie from getting back to his feet.
Lie can't keep his opponent in guard - Silva advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Silva trying to control the pace.
Silva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lie is looking to escape.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lie is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.
Silva is controlling the pace.
Lie is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him
Silva stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Lie to get to his feet.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Silva seems content to control.
Silva's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Lie tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lie is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.
Lie is breathing heavily.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lie tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Silva is nestled in close to Lie, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Lie to stand up.
Silva closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lie quickly recovers to half guard.
Silva passes the guard and advances to mount!
Silva is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lie has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Silva working for a guillotine from mount but Lie is in no mood to give up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lie is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Erick Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
Silva raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva won't let Lie get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lie can do to turn this around?
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Silva is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lie has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Silva content just to control the position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lie?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erick Silva dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Silva clinches up with Lie and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Lie doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Lie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silva stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silva in particular looking to stall.
Silva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lie tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.
Silva controlling the action here.
Lie wants to get back to his feet.
Silva is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Silva is pressing down on Lie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lie is holding on for now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Lie looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mike Lie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva controlling the action here.
Silva in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Lie tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Erick Silva!
Erick Silva is the new welterweight champion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyrille Diabate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Gustafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cyrille Diabate!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diabate stuffs the takedown attempt from Gustafsson. Gustafsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Gustafsson throws a combination that misses
and Diabate counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Alexander Gustafsson has been cut.
Gustafsson fails with a takedown attempt.
Gustafsson shoots in for a takedown but Diabate shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Gustafsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gustafsson tries to clinch but Diabate is having none of it.
Diabate defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gustafsson looks for a takedown but Diabate sprawls well.
Diabate tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gustafsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gustafsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Diabate enables Gustafsson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Diabate manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Diabate is looking to stand up but Gustafsson isn't so interested in that idea.
Gustafsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diabate wants to stand but Gustafsson is controlling the position.
Gustafsson throws an elbow that misses. Diabate uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gustafsson's guard. Nice move by Diabate!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diabate trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gustafsson's guard.
Gustafsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Diabate prevents Gustafsson from getting back to his feet.
Gustafsson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Diabate gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gustafsson looking to control but Diabate passes into half guard.
Gustafsson is looking for a sweep. Diabate is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diabate is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Gustafsson wants to control but Diabate passes into side.
Gustafsson tries to improve position but can't.
Diabate decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gustafsson to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson gets a double leg takedown into Diabate's guard.
Gustafsson content to stall in guard here.
Diabate has a closed guard, preventing Gustafsson from standing up.
Gustafsson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gustafsson wants to control from the top but Diabate keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Gustafsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Gustafsson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Diabate swinging wildly here.
Alexander Gustafsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustafsson lands a two punch combo.
Diabate looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gustafsson throws a nice looking combination but Diabate bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gustafsson fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Diabate. No joy for Gustafsson on that attempt.
Diabate will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slapping body kick lands there for Diabate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Diabate as Gustafsson shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Gustafsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gustafsson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gustafsson dodges the punch combination from Diabate.
Both fighters circling a little - Diabate finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gustafsson avoids the head kick by Diabate.
Gustafsson shoots in looking for a takedown but Diabate manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gustafsson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Diabate misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diabate scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Diabate misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diabate tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gustafsson needs to keep his hands up - Diabate had a free shot at his head there.
Diabate misses with a head kick.
Diabate throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gustafsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diabate moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Gustafsson.
Nice takedown defense from Diabate. No joy for Gustafsson on that attempt.
Diabate misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gustafsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diabate swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson shoots for a takedown but Diabate saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Some wild striking there from Diabate.
Gustafsson avoids the body shot from Diabate.
Gustafsson shoots in and drives through. Diabate sprawls well.
A head kick misses from Diabate.
Gustafsson shoots in for a takedown but Diabate shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A head kick from Diabate lands but Gustafsson takes it in his stride.
Diabate takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alexander Gustafsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gustafsson gets the takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson lands a nice forearm strike.
Gustafsson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gustafsson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gustafsson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gustafsson wants to control but Diabate is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cyrille Diabate will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alexander Gustafsson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gustafsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gustafsson scores with a push kick.
Diabate looks to land a right hand but Gustafsson moved out of range.
Gustafsson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Diabate is fending him off so far but Gustafsson persists. Nope, Diabate circles away and we're back to standing.
Diabate throws a head kick but Gustafsson moves out of range.
Gustafsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Diabate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gustafsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diabate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gustafsson.
No luck for Gustafsson with that takedown attempt.
Gustafsson tries to clinch up but Diabate circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Gustafsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diabate tries a head kick but it misses.
Diabate scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gustafsson closes the distance and clinches up with Diabate, looking for a takedown. Gustafsson pushes Diabate against the cage but Diabate circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Gustafsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diabate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diabate throws a head kick that misses.
Diabate avoids the head kick by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Diabate tries to avoid it but Gustafsson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Diabate to the ground. Diabate escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diabate.
Gustafsson closes the distance and clinches up with Diabate, looking for a takedown. Gustafsson pushes Diabate against the cage but Diabate circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Diabate lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Diabate wants to slow Gustafsson down by chopping away at his legs.
Gustafsson slips a jab and a cross from Diabate.
Diabate swats away the attempt to clinch by Gustafsson.
Cyrille Diabate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson wants to break free but Diabate has control.
Diabate breaks the clinch.
Diabate stuffs the takedown.
Gustafsson dodges the punch combination from Diabate.
Gustafsson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gustafsson is just content to waste time from the top position. Diabate takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Diabate is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gustafsson is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gustafsson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Gustafsson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gustafsson 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Gustafsson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Lamas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Aldo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Lamas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamas decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Aldo looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Lamas is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lamas is working for a submission of some sort.
Lamas is nestled in close to Aldo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lamas lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lamas is trying to control the action in half guard but Aldo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lamas is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aldo's head.
Aldo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lamas postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lamas wants to control from the top but Aldo keeps moving.
Lamas drops back looking for a leg! Aldo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Aldo manages to kick Lamas off! Lamas jumps back into Aldo's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo controls Lamas momentarily but Lamas frees himself.
Lamas works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lamas content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lamas trying to control from half guard but Aldo is working away.
Lamas trying to mount his opponent but Aldo defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamas is working for a submission of some sort.
Aldo strikes from the bottom but Lamas uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Lamas trying to control the action but Aldo is working from the bottom.
Lamas is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Aldo looks calm but he's in trouble here. Lamas gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Aldo is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Lamas lets go of the hold and Aldo can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ricardo Lamas!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charles Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beau Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beau Roberts!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Oliveira.
Oliveira looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Roberts is fending him off so far but Oliveira persists. Nope, Roberts circles away and we're back to standing.
Oliveira shoots in but Roberts avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira misses with a body kick.
Oliveira tries to clinch there but Roberts circles away.
Oliveira walks into a straight right hand from Roberts.
Roberts shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Roberts showed some decent athleticism there.
Roberts with the ground and pound but Oliveira uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Roberts throws an elbow that misses. Oliveira uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Roberts's guard. Nice move by Oliveira!
Roberts wants to stand but Oliveira is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira wants to stand but Roberts has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Roberts pushes Oliveira off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Oliveira really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Roberts was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Roberts scoring with punches and elbows.
Roberts with the ground and pound but Oliveira regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Roberts throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Roberts really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Oliveira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Roberts scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Roberts throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Roberts throwing shots but Oliveira is blocking nicely.
Roberts is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliveira has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Roberts. Oh but Oliveira has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Roberts goes limp - he's gone! Oliveira jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Charles Oliveira!
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