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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pitbull Sevla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Iced Earth - A Question of Heaven. Pitbull Sevla has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pitbull Sevla!
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, Richard Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sevla lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Richard Martinez has been cut.
Sevla throws a right hand that Martinez ducks under and follows up with a left that Martinez also avoids with ease.
Martinez dodges the punch combination from Sevla.
Martinez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martinez lands with a straight right. Sevla didn't see that one coming.
Martinez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Martinez misses with a double jab
and Sevla counters with a left and a right that stings Martinez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sevla uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martinez.
Sevla throws a combination that misses
and Martinez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martinez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martinez looks to land a combination but Sevla avoids it well.
Sevla throws a right hand that Martinez ducks under and follows up with a left that Martinez also avoids with ease.
Martinez looks to land a left hand but Sevla moved out of range nicely.
Martinez works over Sevla's head and body with a nice combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Martinez scores with a one two! Sevla had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sevla misses with a wild body shot.
Martinez throws a nice looking combination but Sevla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martinez misses with a few strikes there.
Martinez throws a right and a left that Sevla avoids nicely.
Sevla rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martinez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Sevla.
Sevla uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
A telegraphed right hand from Martinez misses the target.
Martinez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Martinez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martinez looks gassed!
Sevla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
Martinez misses with the combination.
Martinez avoids the body shot from Sevla.
Sevla dodges the punch combination from Martinez.
Martinez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sevla counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sevla tries to bum rush Martinez with a series of wild strikes but Martinez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sevla comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sevla misses with a few strikes there.
Martinez throws a hook to the side of Sevla's head but Sevla sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Sevla.
Martinez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sevla misses with a double jab.
Sevla fails to land with a series of punches.
Sevla lunges at Martinez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Martinez's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sevla thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sevla lands a jab.
Sevla works the jab nicely.
Martinez is rocked!
That has opened up Richard Martinez's cut even more.
Martinez takes a swing at Sevla's ribcage but misses.
Martinez is still on wobbly legs! Can Sevla finish him?
Martinez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sevla.
Martinez seems to have recovered his senses.
Martinez scores with a jab to the body.
Sevla connects with a body shot.
Sevla scores with a hook.
Martinez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sevla fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pitbull Sevla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sevla throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Sevla misses.
Martinez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sevla sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sevla misses with a hook. Martinez ducked under it nicely.
No joy there for Martinez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Martinez.
Martinez misses with a shot to the body
and Martinez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch combination from Martinez misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sevla misses with a looping right.
Sevla swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martinez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sevla misses with a straight left.
A punch combination from Sevla misses.
Sevla tries to bum rush Martinez with a series of wild strikes but Martinez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sevla walks into a left hand.
Sevla needs to keep his hands up - Martinez had a free shot at his head there.
Sevla looks to land a left hand but Martinez moved out of range nicely.
Martinez misses with a wild combination.
Martinez throws a nice looking combination but Sevla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Martinez.
Sevla doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sevla avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martinez misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sevla fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sevla throws a nice looking combination but Martinez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sevla misses with a looping left.
Martinez misses with the combination.
Martinez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sevla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martinez.
Sevla thuds his right hand into Martinez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sevla throws a series of punches but Martinez moves out of range.
Sevla drops Martinez with a beautiful combination! Martinez stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sevla is looking for the KO!
Nice uppercut lands for Sevla. That snapped Martinez's head back.
Sevla moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The cut above Richard Martinez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sevla takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sevla misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Sevla throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sevla lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sevla looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinez is just out of range.
Sevla looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinez is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pitbull Sevla dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Martinez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sevla misses with a two punch combination.
Sevla showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martinez.
Sevla throws a jab but it's blocked by Martinez.
Sevla ducks under a wild hook from Martinez.
Martinez misses with a two punch combination.
Sevla fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big left from Sevla misses.
Martinez slips under a jab from Sevla.
Pitbull Sevla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martinez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sevla looks to land a left hand but Martinez moved out of range nicely.
Sevla ducks right into an uppercut from Martinez.
Sevla's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sevla duly obliges.
Martinez throws a lazy right hand but Sevla sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sevla is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Martinez misses with the combination.
Pitbull Sevla is winning the standup battle so far.
Martinez misses with the combination.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed right hand from Sevla misses the target.
Martinez throws a jab but it's blocked by Sevla.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sevla lands a jab to Martinez's midsection.
Sevla moves out of range as Martinez strikes.
Sevla dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martinez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sevla lands with a cross.
Sevla Rushes Martinez and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Martinez is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Sevla Piles on the pressure and Martinez crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pitbull Sevla!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Tigar (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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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mirko Tigar!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tigar lands a front kick.
Emelianenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tigar manages to avoid it.
Emelianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tigar moves away.
The fighters circling - Emelianenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Emelianenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tigar misses with a body shot.
Emelianenko shoots for a double leg takedown but Tigar sprawls well. He's pushed Emelianenko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Emelianenko throws out a loose jab but Tigar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelianenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Emelianenko misses with a few strikes there.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko misses with a looping right.
Emelianenko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tigar counters with a nice leg kick.
Tigar thuds his shin into the meat of Emelianenko's side.
Emelianenko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tigar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Emelianenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tigar.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tigar.
Tigar scores with a head kick.
It looks like Fedor Emelianenko has been cut.
Tigar misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tigar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Emelianenko. That did some damage!
Tigar scores with a punch to the head.
Tigar throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tigar throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tigar, right into the meat.
Tigar lands a nice looking kick to the body. Emelianenko takes a step back to recover.
Tigar looks to score with a jab to the body but Emelianenko is just out of range.
Tigar lands with a nice body punch.
Tigar throws a head kick that Emelianenko semi-blocks.
Tigar throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick from Tigar lands but Emelianenko takes it in his stride.
Tigar throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Emelianenko blocks a head kick by Tigar.
Crunch! Tigar slams his shin into Emelianenko's torso.
Tigar throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Emelianenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tigar scores with a kick to the body.
Emelianenko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tigar can pounce on him.
Tigar throws a head kick but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tigar throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tigar.
Crunch! Tigar slams his shin into Emelianenko's torso.
Tigar throws a nice looking combination but Emelianenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tigar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot.
Tigar thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Emelianenko if he has to take too many more of those.
Tigar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tigar throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Emelianenko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tigar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tigar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Emelianenko.
Tigar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tigar throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fedor Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown but Tigar shows good takedown defense.
Tigar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelianenko moves away.
Emelianenko takes a swing at Tigar's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tigar.
Tigar looks for the body kick but Emelianenko saw that one coming.
Emelianenko takes a kick to the side of the head.
Emelianenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tigar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tigar moves out of range of the strikes.
Emelianenko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Emelianenko misses with a hook to the body
and Tigar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emelianenko. Tigar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emelianenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Emelianenko is looking to wear down Tigar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tigar slips a straight right by Emelianenko.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tigar. That's going to slow Emelianenko down.
Tigar throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko blocks a head kick by Tigar.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the side of Tigar's head but Tigar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tigar misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tigar throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A big left from Emelianenko misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Tigar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Emelianenko's cut.
That's time! Emelianenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Emelianenko lands a nice hook to Tigar's body. Tigar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Emelianenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tigar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tigar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Emelianenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emelianenko thows a body shot but no joy.
Emelianenko misses with a body kick.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emelianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Emelianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tigar moves away.
Emelianenko checks a leg kick.
Tigar avoids the head kick by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tigar.
Emelianenko swings for the body but Tigar moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a body punch but Tigar moves out of range.
Tigar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Emelianenko is defended easily by Tigar.
Tigar scores with a hook to the body. Emelianenko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good standup being displayed there by Tigar as he connects with a hook.
Emelianenko looks to throw the jab but Tigar is out of range.
Tigar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tigar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Emelianenko misses with a few strikes there.
Emelianenko with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tigar counters with a good low kick that Emelianenko was not able to check.
Tigar lands a high kick!
Both fighters circling a little - Tigar finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Emelianenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Emelianenko or perhaps it was just good defense by Tigar which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tigar scores with a nice body kick.
Tigar misses with a kick to the body.
Emelianenko throws a body punch but Tigar moves out of range.
Emelianenko walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tigar.
Tigar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Emelianenko throws a lazy right hand but Tigar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tigar throws a head kick that Emelianenko semi-blocks.
Tigar throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Emelianenko looks to land a left hand but Tigar moved out of range nicely.
Emelianenko sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tigar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tigar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tigar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emelianenko takes a swing at Tigar's ribcage but misses.
Tigar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tigar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tigar lands with a slapping head kick.
Emelianenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Emelianenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tigar.
Tigar throws a head kick that Emelianenko semi-blocks.
Tigar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Emelianenko lands a slapping body shot.
Emelianenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Emelianenko might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Emelianenko fails to land the takedown.
Tigar throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tigar throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot
and Tigar counters with a low kick, right behind Emelianenko 's knee.
Tigar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses the body punch
and Tigar counters with a good, hard body kick but Emelianenko shrugs it off.
Tigar scores with a nice body kick.
Tigar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelianenko.
Mirko Tigar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tigar lands with a kick to the temple. Emelianenko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tigar throws a low kick, looking for Emelianenko's leg but Emelianenko calmly moves out of range.
Tigar is looking to slow Emelianenko down with leg kicks.
Tigar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianenko misses with a wild body shot.
Tigar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tigar slips a straight right by Emelianenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Tigar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fedor Emelianenko's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tigar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko looks to land a combination but Tigar avoids it well.
Tigar looks to score with a jab to the body but Emelianenko is just out of range.
Emelianenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Emelianenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tigar was well out of range. Poor timing from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tigar keeps Emelianenko at a distance using the push kick.
Tigar lands a nice looking body kick.
Tigar delivers a nice body kick.
Emelianenko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Emelianenko shoots for a takedown but Tigar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tigar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tigar thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Emelianenko if he has to take too many more of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tigar explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Emelianenko blocks a head kick by Tigar.
Mirko Tigar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tigar misses with a head kick.
Tigar throws a head kick but Emelianenko moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Tigar.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emelianenko. Tigar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emelianenko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Emelianenko misses the body punch
and Tigar counters with a body kick that stops Emelianenko in his tracks momentarily.
Emelianenko thows a body shot but no joy.
Tigar is looking to slow Emelianenko down with leg kicks.
Emelianenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tigar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice defenses there by Tigar.
Emelianenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tigar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Emelianenko throws a jab when Tigar was well out of range.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tigar.
Emelianenko thows a body shot but no joy.
Tigar throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tigar.
Tigar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelianenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Tigar.
Emelianenko misses with a double jab.
Tigar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tigar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tigar pushes Emelianenko away with a front kick.
Tigar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Emelianenko. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Emelianenko just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tigar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tigar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tigar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelianenko throws the left hand but Tigar avoids the punch easily.
Tigar throws a leg kick but Emelianenko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tigar feints and then cracks Emelianenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Emelianenko down.
Tigar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Emelianenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tigar lands a head kick. Emelianenko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tigar staying out of range there.
Tigar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelianenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Tigar.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Emelianenko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tigar.
Tigar scores with a leg kick.
Tigar scores with a spinning back kick!
Tigar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tigar misses with a body shot.
Emelianenko misses with a two punch combination.
Tigar cracks the inside of Emelianenko's front leg.
Tigar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Emelianenko. That did some damage!
Tigar sizes up Emelianenko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tigar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tigar connects with a solid leg kick.
Fedor Emelianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Emelianenko throws and low kick but Tigar moves out of range easily.
Emelianenko throws a jab when Tigar was well out of range.
Mirko Tigar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tigar slaps away a takedown attempt from Emelianenko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mirko Tigar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tigar 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirko Tigar!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gay Al (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Ellington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duke Ellington will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gay Al!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duke Ellington!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al has closed the distance and engaged Ellington in a clinch.
Ellington holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ellington lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Al tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ellington lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ellington stalling the fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ellington.
Ellington effectively controlling the action here.
Al manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ellington preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al working for a triangle but Ellington defends it easily.
Ellington got a little sloppy there for a moment and Al has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ellington has managed to get both his arms back between Al's legs - danger averted.
Al is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Al has a closed guard, preventing Ellington from standing up.
Ellington tries to free his leg and advance position but Al is retaining full guard.
Al doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Al looking for a sweep. Not yet Al, not yet.
Al is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ellington defends well.
Ellington is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Al escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ellington gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ellington must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ellington forces his way into half guard.
Ellington sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Al defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al manages to get to full guard.
Al working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ellington.
Al escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ellington gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Al is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Al is breathing heavily.
Ellington trying to control but Al is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Al not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ellington trying to stand up but can't free himself from Al's guard.
Ellington avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Al is trying to keep Ellington in close.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ellington wanted to stand there but Al had control of the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Al avoids the body shot from Ellington.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gay Al dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Al looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ellington is fending him off so far but Al persists. Nope, Ellington circles away and we're back to standing.
Ellington fails to land with a series of punches.
Al shoots in for a takedown but Ellington shows good takedown defense.
Al looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gay Al. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ellington swats away the attempt to clinch by Al.
Ellington lands a big head kick that sends Al tumbling to the mat! Ellington takes a step backwards and waves Al back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Al is rocked!
Al slips under a jab from Ellington.
Al throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ellington's waist but Ellington gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Al off to one side.
Al walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Ellington swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Duke Ellington!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Larry Flats (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel Benn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nigel Benn will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Flats!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nigel Benn!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benn throws a hook to the side of Flats's head but Flats sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Flats misses with a hook.
Flats slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Benn lands with a good body shot.
Benn clinches up with Flats and pushes him back against the cage.
Benn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Flats's elbow.
Good body shot from Benn.
A right hook to the body lands for Benn.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benn.
Benn lands with a right to the head.
Benn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Flats or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Benn swings wildly with an uppercut but Flats uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Flats lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Flats lands a body punch.
Flats has a couple of punches blocked by Benn.
Benn swings wildly with an uppercut but Flats uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benn.
Benn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Flats backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flats lands a body punch.
Flats is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Flats lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Benn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flats tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benn is trying to force a seperation but Flats has the dominant position.
Flats lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Flats.
Flats pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flats moves away.
Flats throws a right and a left that both miss.
Flats has closed the distance and engaged Benn in a clinch.
Benn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benn tries to clinch
enabling Flats to counter with a crisp jab.
Flats swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benn misses with a body punch
and Flats counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Benn looks gassed!
A big right from Benn misses.
A combination from Benn does no damage.
Good exchange - Benn coming out on top.
Flats gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Flats's elbow.
Flats's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benn moves into the clinch.
Flats trying to control the position but instead, Benn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Flats into the cage.
Benn looking to stall.
The referee calls for Flats to work.
Flats trying to control the position but instead, Benn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Flats into the cage.
Benn tries to break free but Flats pushes him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Flats.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flats breaks the clinch.
Flats misses with a two punch combination.
Benn throws a jab but it's blocked by Flats.
Benn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Flats counters by clinching up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Flats takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Flats breaks from the clinch.
Flats looks to land a left hand but Benn moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flats throws a jab but it's blocked by Benn.
Benn wants to clinch
and Flats counters by moving into the clinch.
Benn lands with a light punch inside.
Flats wants to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Flats.
Flats lands a body punch in the clinch.
Benn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Flats scores with a shoulder strike.
Benn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Flats throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Flats.
Flats lands a hook that snaps the head of Benn backwards.
Flats is struggling to control the position.
Flats lands a nice shot to the body.
Flats lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benn backwards.
Flats lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Flats is stalling here.
Flats scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flats lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flats lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Flats creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Flats slows down the pace here.
Flats lands a shot to the body.
Flats pushes Benn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Flats scores with a nice hook to the head.
Flats scores with a shoulder strike.
Flats scores with a nice hook to the head.
Flats breaks from the clinch.
Flats moves into the clinch.
Flats lands a shoulder strike.
Flats presses Benn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Benn wants to stall.
Flats breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Flats throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flats connects with a nice looking jab.
Flats ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Flats bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Benn's head.
Flats scores with a hook to the body. Benn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Flats dominated that round.
That's time! Flats's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
No joy there for Flats, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Benn drops his hands momentarily and Flats takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Benn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Flats counters with a nice body shot.
Benn misses with a jab to the body
and Flats counters with a straight right hand.
Flats fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Benn, pushing him back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Benn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Flats stalling the fight.
A short right from Flats on the inside.
Flats presses Benn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Flats working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Flats will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Benn up against the cage.
Flats lands a nice uppercut.
Benn working hard to break the clinch.
Flats lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benn backwards.
Benn is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flats is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Flats presses Benn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flats lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Flats.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Flats breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benn keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab from Flats.
Benn has Flats up against the cage in a clinch.
Benn is trying to break the clinch but Flats has him pressed against the cage.
Benn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Flats misses with a punch on the inside.
Flats's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Flats misses with a combination
and Benn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Benn is looking to control Flats's arms but Flats gets an underhook and turns him. Now Benn has his back to the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Flats.
A nice right hand lands inside from Flats.
Flats leaning his opponent against the cage.
Larry Flats has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn tries to throw a body punch but Flats avoids it by throwing Benn back against the cage.
Benn wants to get back to striking at distance but Flats won't allow it.
Flats lands a hook that snaps the head of Benn backwards.
Benn misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Flats.
Benn misses with a body punch.
Flats pushes Benn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Benn takes a shot to the head.
Flats is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benn can do to turn this around?
Flats lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Flats.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flats working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Flats lands with a light punch inside.
Flats breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flats gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Flats.
Flats is working Benn over against the cage.
Flats working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Flats breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flats fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benn manages to avoid it.
Benn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Flats counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flats.
Flats wants to clinch.
Benn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Flats cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Flats fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Benn, pushing him back against the cage.
Flats breaks from the clinch.
Flats misses the shot to the body.
Nigel Benn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benn avoids the body shot from Flats.
Benn throws a nice looking combination but Flats bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flats was well out of range. Poor timing from Benn.
Benn tries to clinch
and Flats counters with a three punch combo that has Benn backing up. Benn nods at Flats to acknowledge the strikes.
Flats lands with a straight right. Benn didn't see that one coming.
Benn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Flats rather than just go for the knockout.
Flats lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Larry Flats is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flats throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flats clinches.
Flats lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flats lands a right hand.
Flats lands with a right to the head.
Flats lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Flats.
A right handed body shot lands from Flats.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Flats.
Flats stalling in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Flats.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Flats.
Flats trying to stall but Benn improves his position.
Flats lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Benn.
Flats digs a right hand underneath Benn's ribcage. Benn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Flats.
A short right from Flats.
Benn tries to break the clinch but Flats is controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flats stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Flats for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Still in the clinch, Flats scores with a nice short uppercut.
Flats controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Flats dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Flats with a nice cross.
Flats cracks Benn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Benn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benn scores with a one two! Flats had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Benn misses with a wild body shot.
Flats tries to bum rush Benn with a series of wild strikes but Benn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Larry Flats is winning the standup battle so far.
Benn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Flats doesn't manage to clinch there - Benn circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benn swings for the body but Flats moves out of range.
Flats throws the left hand but Benn avoids the punch easily.
Flats throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Flats pushes Benn up against the cage in a clinch.
Flats blocks an uppercut.
Benn digs a right hand underneath Flats's ribcage. Flats let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benn misses with a punch to the body.
Flats lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Benn.
Flats wants to stall.
Flats scores with a shot to the side of Benn's head.
Flats is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Benn tries to break free but Flats pushes him back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Benn is looking to control Flats's arms but Flats gets an underhook and turns him. Now Benn has his back to the cage.
Benn is trying to break the clinch but Flats is controlling him.
Benn misses with a punch to the body.
Flats digs a right hand into Benn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Benn's gas tank.
Benn tries a body shot but Flats blocks it.
Flats avoiding damage.
Flats lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Flats.
Flats pushes Benn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Flats lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Flats.
Flats breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Benn.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Flats, as that shot connected.
Flats throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Benn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benn misses the shot to the body.
Benn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Flats takes a swing at Benn's ribcage but misses.
Flats moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Flats lands a nice shot to the body.
Benn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Flats counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benn tries to clinch up
and Flats counters with a one-two to the body.
Flats darts in and clinches Benn up against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Flats lands a body punch in the clinch.
Flats's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Flats.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn lands with an uppercut that bounces Flats off the cage and back into rage.
Nigel Benn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benn throws a sloppy body shot
and Flats counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A big right from Flats misses.
Benn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Flats counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Larry Flats is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Flats lands with a shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Flats lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Flats.
Benn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flats prevents a body shot from Benn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benn.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Flats misses with the head strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Benn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Flats breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Flats has closed the distance and engaged Benn in a clinch.
Flats keeps control of Benn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Flats trying to control the position but instead, Benn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Flats into the cage.
Benn working aggressively here.
Flats misses with a punch on the inside.
Flats scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flats tries to work over Benn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Benn.
Still in the clinch, Flats scores with a nice short uppercut.
Benn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Flats lands a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Flats showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Flats has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Flats!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cornelius Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Man Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendez comes to the cage accompanied by Lord Est- Keho on mun temppeli. Cage has chosen Keep It Simple as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cornelius Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Man Cage!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez thumps Cage with a low kick.
A punch combination from Mendez misses.
Cage lands a lovely overhand right.
Mendez throws a right hand that Cage ducks under and follows up with a left that Cage also avoids with ease.
Cornelius Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendez misses with a two punch combination.
Cage lands a glancing blow to the side of Mendez's head.
Cage swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cage works over Mendez's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cage throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Mendez colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Cage as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Mendez is left battered and dazed whilst Cage and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Man Cage!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Johnson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Town by Macklemore. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Johnson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Brock Lesnar has been cut.
Johnson drops Lesnar with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lesnar looks back up at him and smiles so Johnson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lesnar changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Johnson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Johnson is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is trying to buck Lesnar off.
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard.
Lesnar working the strikes but Johnson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Lesnar throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Lesnar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson pushes Lesnar off looking to stand but Lesnar dives back in and keeps control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Lesnar scores a takedown into full mount!
Johnson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Johnson tries to lock up and control but Lesnar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lesnar looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Poor strikes thrown by Lesnar there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Johnson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Johnson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Johnson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lesnar working the ground and pound effectively.
Lesnar trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Lesnar thowing shots but they're missing.
Johnson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lesnar.
You get the feeling that Johnson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lesnar misses with a head shot.
Lesnar throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lesnar is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Johnson gets back to half guard.
Lesnar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
Lesnar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lesnar tries to pass to full mount but Johnson defends it.
Johnson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Johnson is looking to control Lesnar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Lesnar has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar controlling the action here.
Johnson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lesnar is working away from the top position though.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That has opened up Brock Lesnar's cut even more.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Lesnar's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Lesnar off the cage and back into rage.
Lesnar moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson throws a right hand that Lesnar ducks under and follows up with a left that Lesnar also avoids with ease.
Lesnar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brock Lesnar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johnson throws a body punch but Lesnar moves out of range.
Lesnar tries a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Lesnar shoots in.
Lesnar fails to land the takedown.
Johnson thuds a left hand into Lesnar's body.
Johnson thuds a left hand into Lesnar's body.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.
The cut above Brock Lesnar's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
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!
Johnson cracks Lesnar with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Johnson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Lesnar to stand back up!
Lesnar is rocked!
Brock Lesnar's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Brock Lesnar's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jordan Johnson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tailor Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dale Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swift comes into the arena with In The Morning blaring out of the sound system. Dale Hardy will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tailor Swift!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dale Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swift stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hardy.
Tailor Swift seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swift throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Swift pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hardy wants to clinch up but Swift keeps it at a distance.
Hardy takes the fight into the clinch.
Swift managing to block the knees to the body from Hardy.
Swift fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Swift gets control of Hardy's arms and successfully pulls guard. Swift will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Swift looking for a guillotine here but Hardy defends easily.
Hardy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hardy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Swift throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Swift has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hardy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Swift might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Swift looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Swift is breathing heavily.
Hardy controlling from the top position.
Swift has a closed guard, preventing Hardy from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hardy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hardy wanted to stand there but Swift had control of the position.
Swift working for submissions but it's allowed Hardy to get to half guard.
Hardy controlling the action here.
Swift looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Swift looking for submissions off his back.
Swift gets back to full guard.
Swift is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Swift is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Swift is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swift looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hardy has picked Swift up and slammed him! Swift can't keep hold of the triangle and Hardy manages to pass to side control!
Swift is trying to control Hardy's posture but Hardy avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardy decides to stand up, so the ref orders Swift to his feet.
Hardy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Swift shoots in but no luck this time.
Swift lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tailor Swift will probably get the nod.
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.
Swift checks the leg kick nicely there.
Swift misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Swift swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Swift throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
Swift throws a head kick that half lands.
Hardy blocks a head kick by Swift.
Swift throws a wild body kick that Hardy sees coming a mile off.
Hardy misses with a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Swift checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hardy thumps Swift with a low kick.
Swift is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hardy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Swift shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hardy sprawls well. Hardy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Swift gets slowly back to his feet.
Hardy tries to clinch up but Swift circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Swift lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Swift paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Swift blocks a low kick nicely.
Swift pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Swift tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Swift misses with a body kick.
Hardy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Swift checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Swift lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Swift throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Swift moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Swift takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hardy blocks a head kick by Swift.
Swift shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hardy as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tailor Swift. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good work by Hardy as he checks the leg kick.
Hardy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Swift. Swift obviously looking to wear him down.
Hardy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Swift looks to throw a body kick
and Hardy counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy tries to stall but Swift uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hardy with a knee to the head.
Swift tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hardy just stands there and leans against the cage.
A knee to the head by Hardy.
Swift tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hardy smiles and moves away.
Swift throws a body kick that misses.
Hardy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hardy misses with a low kick.
Hardy scores with a kick to the body.
Hardy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hardy. That's going to slow Swift down.
Hardy pushes Swift up against the cage in a clinch.
Hardy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hardy obliges.
Hardy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hardy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Swift up against the cage.
Swift tries to pull guard but Hardy won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Swift lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Swift lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hardy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Swift blocks it with crossed arms.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hardy trying to land knees to the body.
Hardy tries to land knees in the clinch but Swift avoids the damage to the body.
Swift tries to pull guard but Hardy won't allow it.
Hardy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Swift managing to block the knees to the body from Hardy.
Swift gets control of Hardy's arms and successfully pulls guard. Swift will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Swift looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hardy has picked Swift up and slammed him! Swift can't keep hold of the triangle and Hardy manages to pass to side control!
Hardy has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Swift throws a sloppy head kick
and Hardy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hardy throws a low kick, looking for Swift's leg but Swift calmly moves out of range.
Swift shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hardy as he jumps to the side.
Swift blocks a low kick nicely.
Swift throws a head kick that misses
and Hardy counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swift tries to pull guard but Hardy holds him up against the cage and eventually Swift drops back down to his feet.
Hardy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Swift.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hardy.
Swift fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Swift fails to pull guard.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but Swift blocks it.
Hardy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Swift.
Swift jumps guard.
Swift looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hardy passes into half guard.
Swift has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hardy is working away from the top position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swift looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dale Hardy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hardy is looking to chop away at Swift's legs.
Swift checks a low kick from Hardy.
Swift looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Swift tries to land a front kick but Hardy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hardy wants to clinch up but Swift keeps it at a distance.
Swift throws a sloppy head kick
and Hardy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Swift avoids it.
Hardy misses with a knee to the head.
Hardy stalling.
Hardy missing with knees to the body.
Swift on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swift tries to pull guard but Hardy won't allow it.
Swift fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Swift tries to pull guard but Hardy won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tailor Swift. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swift jumps guard and drags Hardy to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Swift had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hardy defends it easily.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Swift keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy wants to get up but he can't break Swift's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Swift is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hardy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Swift tries to improve position but can't.
Hardy decides to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Swift misses
and Hardy counters with an outside leg kick.
Swift throws a head kick but Hardy moves out of range.
Swift pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Swift blocks the leg kick.
Hardy tries to clinch up but Swift circles away and keeps his distance.
Swift throws a leg kick
and Hardy counters with a nice kick to the body.
Dale Hardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hardy throws a leg kick that misses.
Hardy throws a leg kick
and Swift counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hardy tries to clinch but Swift moves out of range.
Swift throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
Hardy wants to clinch.
Swift shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hardy moves into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swift tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Swift avoids it.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hardy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hardy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Swift blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Hardy.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but Swift blocks with his arms.
Swift fails to pull guard.
Swift jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hardy walks away with a smile on his face. Swift gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hardy misses with a low kick.
Swift closes the distance and clinches up with Hardy, looking for a takedown. Swift pushes Hardy against the cage but Hardy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Swift sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hardy tries to clinch up but Swift circles away and keeps his distance.
Hardy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Swift misses with a leg kick
and Hardy moves into the clinch.
Swift jumps guard but Hardy stands there with Swift around his waist. Swift gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Swift tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hardy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Swift tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hardy smiles and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swift moves out of range of the body kick from Hardy.
Hardy instigates a clinch.
Swift tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hardy smiles and moves away.
Swift misses with a takedown
and Hardy counters with a nice leg kick.
Swift is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hardy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hardy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Swift counters with a solid body kick.
Hardy delivers a nice body kick.
Hardy clinches.
Swift takes a knee right on the jaw!
Swift takes a knee to the side of the body.
Swift tries to pull guard but Hardy won't allow it.
Hardy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hardy landing knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swift tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hardy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Swift tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hardy just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dale Hardy really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Swift circles away from the clinch attempt.
Swift fails with the takedown
and Hardy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hardy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Swift jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hardy walks away with a smile on his face. Swift gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Swift with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hardy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tailor Swift. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Swift tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hardy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hardy lands a knee to the body.
Hardy working Swift over with knees to the body.
Hardy missing with knees to the body.
Hardy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Swift's face.
Hardy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Swift jumps guard but Hardy stands there with Swift around his waist. Swift gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hardy scores a nice knee to the body.
Swift avoiding damage as Hardy throws knees to the body.
Swift tries to pull guard but Hardy won't allow it.
Hardy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Swift jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hardy walks away with a smile on his face. Swift gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Swift checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift throws a lazy head kick
and Hardy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hardy.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Swift tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hardy tries to land knees in the clinch but Swift avoids the damage to the body.
Swift tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hardy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Swift fails to pull guard.
Hardy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Swift is defending well for now.
Swift jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hardy walks away with a smile on his face. Swift gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hardy has Swift up against the cage in a clinch.
Swift tries to pull guard but Hardy won't allow it.
Swift tries to pull guard but Hardy won't allow it.
Hardy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Swift in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Swift jumps guard but Hardy stands there with Swift around his waist. Swift gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hardy misses with a knee strike.
Swift fails to pull guard.
Swift fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hardy obliges.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Swift lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Swift tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hardy smiles and moves away.
Hardy throws a low kick but Swift avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swift bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hardy.
Swift misses with a head kick.
Hardy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Swift throws a head kick that misses.
Hardy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hardy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Swift throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hardy moves into the clinch.
Swift jumps guard but Hardy stands there with Swift around his waist. Swift gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The referee calls for Hardy to work.
Swift tries to pull guard but Hardy won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Hardy.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Swift tries to pull guard but Hardy holds him up against the cage and eventually Swift drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Swift tries to pull guard but Hardy won't allow it.
Swift tries to pull guard but Hardy holds him up against the cage and eventually Swift drops back down to his feet.
Swift tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Swift as Hardy tries to tie him up.
Hardy misses with a knee to the head.
Swift jumps guard but Hardy stands there with Swift around his waist. Swift gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hardy wants to stall.
Swift jumps guard but Hardy stands there with Swift around his waist. Swift gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hardy trying to land knees to the body.
Swift fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Swift gets control of Hardy's arms and successfully pulls guard. Swift will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Swift is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Hardy has his hands clasped together but Swift extends an breaks Hardy's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Swift.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tailor Swift!
Tailor Swift is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Carson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Dummy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carson comes to the cage accompanied by ruff riders. Bubba Dummy 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Carson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubba Dummy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horrible takedown by Dummy or perhaps it was just good defense by Carson which made him look bad.
Carson misses with the combination.
Carson connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Dummy to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Carson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chris Carson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cooper might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out. Carter is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Stuntin' like my Daddy. Harry Cooper has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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294 lbs
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280 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Cooper!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Carter!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter throws a head kick but Cooper moves out of range.
Carter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Carter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cooper looks to land a combination but Carter avoids it well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cooper, as that shot connected.
Cooper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carter throws a nice looking combination but Cooper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carter misses with a kick to the body.
Cooper feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Carter's calf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooper is looking to clinch.
Carter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cooper is out of range and Carter settles back down.
Carter misses with a low kick.
Carter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carter throws a body kick that misses.
Carter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carter misses with an uppercut. Cooper saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Cooper misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cooper staying out of range there.
Good shot there by Carter.
Carter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Carter fails with a takedown attempt.
Carter throws a head kick that half lands.
Cooper throws a nice inside leg kick.
Carter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Carter throws an overhand right that lands on Cooper's shoulder, as Cooper tries to avoid the shot.
Cooper connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Carter looks gassed!
Cooper looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooper thuds his right hand into Carter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cooper looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Carter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cooper Rushes Carter and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Carter is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Cooper Piles on the pressure and Carter crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Cooper!
Harry Cooper retains his super heavyweight title!
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