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NWO 91 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Dirt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Villia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Junior Villia enters the cage!
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136 lbs
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139 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Brawler
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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
4 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Dirt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junior Villia!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dirt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Villia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Villia tries to sprawl but Dirt drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Dirt is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Villia is trying to maintain the position but Dirt is very close to passing his half guard.
Dirt seems to be looking for submissions.
Dirt is working for a submission of some sort.
Villia slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Villia is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Villia seems keen to control Dirt's posture.
Villia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dirt doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Villia is tightening it up a little... Dirt has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Dirt reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Dirt taps out! Nice BJJ there by Villia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Junior Villia!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bastian Nokia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bastian Nokia will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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142 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bastian Nokia!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Nokia enables Griffin to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nokia manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Nokia is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Griffin trying to control but Nokia is working from the bottom.
Griffin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nokia keeping moving, preventing Griffin from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chris Griffin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Griffin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Nokia reverses the position - he's now on top in Griffin's guard.
Griffin is looking to stand back up but Nokia counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Griffin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Griffin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nokia is thwarting Griffin's attempts to control the position.
Nokia is keen to just control but Griffin is a slippery customer.
Nokia prevents Griffin from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet.
Nokia is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We're going to have a standup here because Chris Griffin wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A head kick misses from Griffin.
Nokia gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Griffin wants to stand but Nokia is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin content to stall in guard here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Griffin wants to control from the top but Nokia keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Griffin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Nokia enables Griffin to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nokia manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Griffin looking to pass the guard.
Griffin looking to sit in guard and control but Nokia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Griffin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin is wriggling around but Nokia manages to pass to half guard.
Nokia prevents Griffin from standing back up.
Griffin trying to hold on to Nokia's head to control him but Nokia postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nokia stops Griffin from getting back to his feet.
Chris Griffin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Griffin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Griffin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nokia is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin wants to advance to full mount but Nokia doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Griffin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nokia wants to stand but Griffin is controlling the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Griffin controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chris Griffin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Griffin looking to score a takedown here. Nokia is defending well but Griffin drives through and ends up in Nokia's guard.
Griffin prevents Nokia from getting back to his feet.
Griffin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Griffin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Griffin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nokia is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Griffin dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Griffin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nokia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Griffin.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nokia is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Griffin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Griffin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Griffin seems content to control.
Griffin wants to control but Nokia is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nokia is looking to escape.
Griffin wants to control but Nokia is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chris Griffin.
Griffin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nokia sprawls well initially but Griffin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Griffin is trying to control the action in half guard but Nokia is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nokia wants to get back to his feet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Griffin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nokia keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chris Griffin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Griffin manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nokia on his heels. He'll look to pass Nokia's guard now, I'm sure.
Griffin wants to pass the guard but Nokia is keeping the position.
Nokia is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Griffin is controlling him.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Griffin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Nokia!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nokia is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Griffin has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Griffin tries to move into full mount but can't pass Nokia's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Griffin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Griffin 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Griffin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rainbow Bright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rainbow Bright has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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157 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rainbow Bright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derk Diggler!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bright looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bright changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Diggler tries to avoid it but Bright manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Diggler to the ground. Diggler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bright shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Diggler decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bright's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rainbow Bright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diggler throwing strikes but missing.
Diggler wants to control from the top but Bright keeps moving.
Diggler drops back looking for a leg! Bright is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bright manages to kick Diggler off! Diggler jumps back into Bright's guard.
Bright keeping moving, preventing Diggler from controlling successfully.
Bright preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bright preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Diggler drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Diggler seems to have locked his on tight now - Bright screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Diggler, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Derk Diggler!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sid James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kain Velasquez told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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142 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sid James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kain Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez shoots in for a takedown but James shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Velasquez closes the distance and clinches up with James, looking for a takedown. Velasquez pushes James against the cage but James circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Velasquez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from James.
Velasquez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
James wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Velasquez.
Velasquez is nestled in close to James, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
James blocking the ground and pound attempt from Velasquez.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Velasquez drops an elbow to the side of James's head.
Velasquez trying to control the action but James is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velasquez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Velasquez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
James wants to control but Velasquez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
James is looking to improve his position.
Velasquez 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.
James trying to control from the bottom.
James is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Velasquez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Velasquez drops an elbow to the side of James's head.
Velasquez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
James has hold of Velasquez's hands but Velasquez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
James might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Velasquez lands strikes from half guard.
Velasquez prevents James from improving his position.
James on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if James tries to get out of the position.
Nice strikes from Velasquez there.
Velasquez lands strikes from half guard.
Velasquez seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. James is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kain Velasquez!
After winning the bout, Kain Velasquez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Sharbutt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sub Mityou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
9 - 15 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Sharbutt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sub Mityou !
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharbutt tries to close the distance and clinch but Mityou swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sharbutt shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mityou manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sharbutt wanted to stand there but Mityou had control of the position.
Sharbutt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sharbutt trying to control the position from guard on top but Mityou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mityou is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sharbutt defends well.
Mityou seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mityou pushes Sharbutt off and gets back to his feet.
Sharbutt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mityou throws the kick towards the body but Sharbutt avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sharbutt.
Mityou throws a head kick but Sharbutt moves out of range.
Sharbutt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mityou counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mityou is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mityou 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. Sharbutt tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Mityou !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sub Mityou !
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fat Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Reagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe comes to the cage accompanied by Big fat. Reagan has chosen I'm the president as his entrance music. Fat Joe looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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300 lbs
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fat Joe!
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, Ronald Reagan!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reagan has his takedown stuffed
and Joe counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Joe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Reagan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reagan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Joe is in close to Reagan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joe won't allow Reagan to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reagan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Reagan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Joe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Joe postures up and lands a big shot to Reagan's brow.
It looks like Ronald Reagan has been cut.
Joe working some strikes from top position.
That has opened up Ronald Reagan's cut even more.
Reagan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe lands a couple of elbows.
Joe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Reagan is rocked!
The cut above Ronald Reagan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Joe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Reagan is still in real trouble! Can Joe finish him?
Ronald Reagan'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 Ronald Reagan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fat Joe!
Post fight, Fat Joe took to the microphone: 'You are my dinner.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Burgess Meredith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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205 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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198 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Burgess Meredith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens connects with a body shot.
Stevens sizes up Meredith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Burgess Meredith has been cut.
Meredith shoots for a takedown but Stevens saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meredith. Stevens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meredith tries to close the distance and clinch but Stevens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Meredith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stevens pinned against the cage. Stevens gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stevens closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Stevens lands in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevens content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stevens postures up in Meredith's guard and throws a big left but Meredith blocks it.
Stevens trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stevens wants to control from the top but Meredith keeps moving.
Stevens throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Meredith's guard.
Meredith wants to control but Stevens is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meredith wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stevens lands a nice short elbow.
Stevens missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stevens lands strikes from half guard.
Stevens wants to take a breather but Meredith is having none of it.
Meredith wants to get back to full guard.
Meredith is looking to control Stevens's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Meredith avoid being mounted?
Stevens sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Meredith defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stevens thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Meredith's head.
Stevens wants to pass to mount but Meredith is defending the position.
Stevens controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meredith is defending against the submission attempts here by Stevens.
Stevens winds up and cracks Meredith with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in half guard, Stevens seems content to control.
Meredith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stevens.
Meredith keeping hold of Stevens's head, controlling as best he can.
Stevens missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Meredith is looking to improve his position.
Stevens trying to control the action but Meredith is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is controlling the pace.
Meredith wants to get back to his feet.
Meredith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stevens.
Meredith is looking to control Stevens's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Meredith avoid being mounted?
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Meredith has his takedown stuffed
and Stevens counters with a huge left! Meredith is in big trouble! He's backing up but Stevens isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Meredith from any more damage. A dominating finish by Stevens!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Stevens!
Mike Stevens thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Miley Cyrus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony comes to the cage accompanied by Holidae Inn. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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24
265 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Anthony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mr Miley Cyrus!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Anthony scores with a shot to the body.
Anthony manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cyrus on his heels. He'll look to pass Cyrus's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cyrus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cyrus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anthony throwing strikes but missing.
Anthony in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anthony throwing strikes from guard but Cyrus blocks nicely.
Anthony throwing strikes but missing.
Anthony postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony works over Cyrus with some ground and pound from guard.
Cyrus working for a triangle but Anthony defends it easily.
Anthony with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anthony drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cyrus manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Anthony has Cyrus in his guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anthony has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cyrus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Cyrus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Anthony is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cyrus drops back looking for a leg! Anthony is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Anthony manages to kick Cyrus off! Cyrus jumps back into Anthony's guard.
Anthony throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Anthony is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cyrus is aware though and is defending well.
Cyrus avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anthony had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cyrus defends it easily.
Cyrus drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Anthony dives on top into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Anthony postures up and lands a big shot to Cyrus's brow.
Anthony working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Anthony content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cyrus throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Anthony 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.
Anthony throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cyrus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony lands a couple of digs.
Anthony landing some decent shots from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anthony is looking to work some ground and pound but Cyrus has wrist control.
Anthony postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cyrus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Anthony throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Anthony 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.
Anthony closes the distance and clinches up with Cyrus, looking for a takedown. Anthony pushes Cyrus against the cage but Cyrus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Anthony shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cyrus but Cyrus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Anthony scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Anthony in side control, throwing shots but Cyrus defends.
Anthony working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cyrus is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Anthony's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyrus is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Anthony scores with a couple of nice shots.
Anthony winds up and cracks Cyrus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cyrus looking for submissions off his back.
Anthony not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony drops an elbow to the side of Cyrus's head.
Anthony lands a big elbow - Cyrus is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Anthony!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Anthony!
A very excited looking William Anthony made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Hendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diggler has chosen kick my ass......rehab 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 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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Hendo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirk Diggler!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendo throws a series of punches but Diggler avoids them all with ease.
Diggler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hendo.
Hendo swinging wildly here.
Diggler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diggler throws a nice looking combination but Hendo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diggler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diggler works over Hendo's head and body with a nice combination.
A big right from Hendo misses.
Diggler avoids the body shot from Hendo.
Diggler blocks a head kick by Hendo.
Diggler lands a jab-cross combination.
Diggler goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hendo keeps the fight on the outside.
Diggler misses with a two punch combination.
Diggler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendo misses with an uppercut
and Diggler counters with a three punch combo that has Hendo backing up. Hendo nods at Diggler to acknowledge the strikes.
Diggler looks to land a combination. Hendo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A combination from Diggler does no damage.
Diggler lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Diggler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hendo misses with the combination.
Hendo tries to bum rush Diggler with a series of wild strikes but Diggler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hendo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diggler throws a series of strikes that have Hendo backpedaling.
Hendo misses with a head kick.
Hendo throws a series of punches but Diggler moves out of range.
Diggler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hendo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hendo just misses with a punch to the body.
Hendo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hendo avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Diggler misses.
Diggler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hendo swivels and escapes.
Hendo tries to bum rush Diggler with a series of wild strikes but Diggler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Hendo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diggler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hendo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An inside leg kick from Diggler misses.
Diggler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hendo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Diggler tries to keep at a distance but Hendo has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler misses with an elbow strike.
Diggler missing with knees to the body.
Hendo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diggler tries to bum rush Hendo with a series of wild strikes but Hendo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diggler stuffs the takedown.
Hendo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diggler counters with a series of strikes. Hendo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Diggler lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Diggler lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hendo misses with a series of wild punches.
Diggler tries to clinch up but Hendo circles away and keeps his distance.
Diggler is working the combinations to good effect here.
Diggler shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hendo eats them both and turns towards Diggler to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hendo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diggler.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hendo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hendo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diggler counters with a one-two to the body.
Diggler throws a series of punches but Hendo avoids them all with ease.
Diggler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hendo misses with a body shot.
Hendo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Diggler misses with a two punch combination.
Diggler takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Diggler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hendo tries a head kick but it misses.
Diggler misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diggler throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diggler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diggler throws a series of punches but Hendo avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Diggler dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hendo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diggler pinned against the cage. Diggler gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hendo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diggler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hendo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diggler scores with a three punch combo!
Diggler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hendo.
Hendo throws a right hand that Diggler ducks under and follows up with a left that Diggler also avoids with ease.
Diggler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diggler takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Diggler throws a right and a left that Hendo avoids nicely.
Hendo throws a sloppy head kick and Diggler moves out of range easily.
Diggler throws a combination that misses
and Hendo counters with a left and a right that stings Diggler.
Diggler dodges the punch combination from Hendo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendo avoids a punch combination nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diggler.
Hendo misses with a series of wild punches.
Hendo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diggler counters with a nice uppercut.
Hendo scores with a decent looking hook.
Diggler drives through and clinches with Hendo against the cage.
Diggler prevents the takedown attempt.
Diggler utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diggler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hendo is defending well for now.
Diggler looking to throw knees to the head but Hendo is blocking nicely.
Diggler missing with knees to the body.
Diggler creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hendo's defenses.
Diggler working Hendo over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendo has Diggler pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Diggler manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Hendo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diggler unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diggler stalling.
Diggler trying to land knees to the body.
Hendo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diggler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diggler scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Diggler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hendo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diggler lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Diggler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diggler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hendo circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab by Hendo.
Diggler throws a series of punches but Hendo moves out of range.
Diggler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hendo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hendo misses.
Hendo misses with a series of wild punches.
Hendo tries to bum rush Diggler with a series of wild strikes but Diggler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hendo tries to score a body lock takedown but Diggler shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hendo avoiding damage as Diggler throws knees to the body.
Diggler working Hendo over with knees to the body.
Hendo blocks the elbow strike.
Hendo gets underhooks to prevent Diggler's takedown attempt.
Hendo is working for takedown but Diggler is calmly controlling the position for now.
Diggler is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Diggler using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hendo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Diggler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hendo avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hendo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Diggler tries a knee to the head but Hendo blocks it.
Diggler with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diggler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hendo is defending well for now.
Diggler with a knee to the head.
Hendo is looking to break free of the clinch but Diggler has double underhooks.
Diggler throws an elbow that misses.
Diggler throws a knee to the head but misses.
Diggler blocking some punches.
Diggler trying to land knees to the body.
Diggler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hendo works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Diggler kicks Hendo off and gets to his feet.
Hendo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd cheers as Diggler lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hendo doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Diggler 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!
Diggler moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Diggler tried to score with a low kick but Hendo checks it.
Dirk Diggler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diggler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diggler on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hendo misses with a combination
and Diggler counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hendo managing to block the knees to the body from Diggler.
Hendo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hendo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Diggler connects with a knee to the head.
Hendo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hendo can't get the takedown.
Diggler landing knees to the head.
Diggler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hendo avoiding damage as Diggler throws knees to the body.
Hendo tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Hendo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggler gets underhooks to prevent Hendo's takedown attempt.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Diggler takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hendo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diggler tries to land knees in the clinch but Hendo avoids the damage to the body.
Diggler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hendo avoids it.
Diggler throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hendo blocks it with crossed arms.
Diggler creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hendo's defenses.
Hendo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hendo misses with a series of wild punches.
Hendo connects with a body shot that sends Diggler's belly button to the back.
Diggler moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A big left from Hendo misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hendo is looking to score with low kicks.
Diggler throws a one two combo.
Diggler misses with a series of wild punches.
Diggler tries to clinch but Hendo moves out of range.
Diggler displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hendo gets tackled into the cage by Diggler. Diggler maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hendo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Diggler fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Diggler takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diggler scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendo tries to clinch up
and Hendo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diggler lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hendo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Diggler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hendo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hendo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hendo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Diggler tries to avoid it but Hendo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Diggler to the ground. Diggler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hendo misses with a two punch combination.
Hendo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diggler circles away quickly and effectively.
Hendo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Diggler throws a head kick but Hendo moves out of range.
Hendo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diggler.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggler misses with a series of wild punches.
Diggler tries to close the distance and clinch but Hendo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diggler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hendo.
Danga de danga de dang - Diggler scores with a four punch combination!
A low kick from Diggler misses
and Hendo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diggler finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Diggler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diggler misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diggler lands a jab-cross combination.
Diggler slips a jab and a cross from Hendo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Diggler 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.
Diggler dodges the punch combination from Hendo.
Hendo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diggler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hendo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diggler counters with an outside leg kick.
Hendo misses with a wild body shot.
Diggler misses with the combination.
Good work by Diggler as he checks the leg kick.
Diggler misses with a leg kick.
Hendo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Diggler.
Diggler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diggler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hendo dodges the punch combination from Diggler.
Diggler blocks a head kick by Hendo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Diggler manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hendo prevents Diggler from getting back to his feet.
Hendo postures up in Diggler's guard and throws a big left but Diggler blocks it.
Diggler wants to stand but Hendo is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hendo wants to get up but he can't break Diggler's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Diggler wants to stand and escape but Hendo is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diggler is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hendo is controlling him.
Hendo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hendo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Diggler keeping moving, preventing Hendo from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Danny Hendo.
Diggler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hendo.
Hendo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Diggler counters with a leg kick.
Hendo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No luck for Hendo with that takedown attempt.
Hendo keeps the fight on the outside.
Hendo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diggler lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Diggler misses with a jab, cross combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diggler.
Hendo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hendo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggler fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Diggler.
Diggler fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Diggler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab from Diggler.
Diggler takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hendo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diggler fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hendo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hendo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diggler connects with a leg kick. Hendo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hendo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Diggler as he jumps to the side.
No joy there for Diggler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Diggler dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hendo tries to bum rush Diggler with a series of wild strikes but Diggler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hendo misses the shot to the body.
Hendo tries to score with a low kick but Diggler moves his leg out of the way.
Diggler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hendo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Hendo.
Hendo looks to land a combination but Diggler avoids it well.
Good work by Hendo as he checks the leg kick.
Diggler lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Diggler connects with an inside leg kick.
Diggler dodges the punch combination from Hendo.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Diggler cracks the inside of Hendo's front leg.
Diggler throws a right and a left that Hendo avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendo throws a right hand that Diggler ducks under and follows up with a left that Diggler also avoids with ease.
Diggler uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hendo throws a looping overhand right but Diggler ducks down to avoid it.
Danny Hendo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diggler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hendo.
Diggler cracks the inside of Hendo's front leg.
Nice takedown defense from Diggler. No joy for Hendo on that attempt.
Hendo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diggler.
Diggler throws a leg kick which misses Hendo's front leg but catches the back leg as Hendo tries to avoid it.
Hendo misses with a few strikes there.
Diggler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hendo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diggler.
Diggler throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendo slips a jab and a cross from Diggler.
Hendo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diggler was well out of range. Poor timing from Hendo.
Hendo misses with a right hand
and Diggler counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Diggler moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Diggler looks to land a combination. Hendo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Diggler misses.
Hendo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hendo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diggler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hendo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Diggler throws a right hand that Hendo ducks under and follows up with a left that Hendo also avoids with ease.
Diggler shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hendo eats them both and turns towards Diggler to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Diggler scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendo works over Diggler's head and body with a nice combination.
Diggler throws a right hand that Hendo ducks under and follows up with a left that Hendo also avoids with ease.
Hendo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hendo throws a head kick that misses.
Diggler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hendo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Danny Hendo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diggler slips a jab and a cross from Hendo.
Diggler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hendo throws a shot to the body.
Hendo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diggler. Diggler obviously looking to wear him down.
Diggler throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hendo slips a jab and a cross from Diggler.
Diggler tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diggler dodges the punch combination from Hendo.
Diggler misses with a series of wild punches.
Diggler avoids the head kick by Hendo.
Hendo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hendo misses with a double jab.
Diggler closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dirk Diggler is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Diggler throws a leg kick which misses Hendo's front leg but catches the back leg as Hendo tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendo looks to land a combination but Diggler avoids it well.
Diggler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diggler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diggler closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dirk Diggler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Diggler winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 45:50
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 45:50
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirk Diggler!
Dirk Diggler is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Dirk Diggler thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alaskan Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perry Roscrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assassin comes to the cage accompanied by Skrillex - Summit. Roscrow has chosen In The Middle Of It Now as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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265 lbs
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247 lbs
21 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Great low kicks
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alaskan Assassin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Perry Roscrow!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roscrow throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Assassin on the side of the head.
It looks like Alaskan Assassin has been cut.
Roscrow scores with a shot to the body.
Roscrow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roscrow throws a big shot that misses.
Roscrow scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Roscrow lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Assassin sprawling to the canvas. Roscrow follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Assassin hang on?
Roscrow is working for a submission of some sort.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Roscrow is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Assassin has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Assassin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Roscrow looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Assassin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roscrow wants to control from the top but Assassin keeps moving.
Roscrow is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Assassin is looking for a triangle but Roscrow pushes his legs off easily.
Assassin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Assassin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Roscrow defends well.
Roscrow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Roscrow is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roscrow avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Roscrow is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Roscrow looking to pass the guard.
Assassin looking for a guillotine here but Roscrow defends easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assassin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Roscrow defends well.
Roscrow wants to control from the top but Assassin keeps moving.
Assassin working for a triangle but Roscrow defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin looking for a guillotine here but Roscrow defends easily.
Roscrow passes into half guard.
Roscrow is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Assassin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Roscrow.
Roscrow is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Assassin is just riding it out for now. Roscrow eventually gives up the hold.
Assassin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Roscrow pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roscrow wants to work for an arm triangle but Assassin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Roscrow missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Assassin looking for submissions off his back.
Assassin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Assassin keeping moving, preventing Roscrow from controlling successfully.
Assassin has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Roscrow has passed into side control.
Assassin is trying to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Assassin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Assassin looking for submissions off his back.
Roscrow is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perry Roscrow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alaskan Assassin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Roscrow lands a jab to the head.
Roscrow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roscrow swinging wildly here.
Assassin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Perry Roscrow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Roscrow throws a series of punches but Assassin avoids them all with ease.
Roscrow smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Assassin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roscrow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roscrow lands with a straight right. Assassin didn't see that one coming.
Assassin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Roscrow misses with a looping left.
Roscrow lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Roscrow connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Roscrow swinging wildly here.
Roscrow scores with a crisp jab that stopped Assassin in his tracks.
Perry Roscrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roscrow throws a looping overhand right but Assassin ducks down to avoid it.
Roscrow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roscrow thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roscrow lands with an uppercut that bounces Assassin off the cage and back into range.
Assassin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Roscrow throws a right and a left that Assassin avoids nicely.
Alaskan Assassin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roscrow scores with a body shot.
Roscrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Assassin manages to avoid it.
Roscrow swings widly with a right hand
and Assassin counters with a nice uppercut.
Roscrow scores with a three punch combo!
Roscrow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roscrow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Assassin circles away quickly and effectively.
Roscrow displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Roscrow.
Roscrow fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Roscrow throws a combination that misses
and Assassin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roscrow trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Assassin has gone for a leg lock! Roscrow slips out almost immediately though and dives into Assassin's guard.
Assassin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assassin keeping moving, preventing Roscrow from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roscrow avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Roscrow passes Assassin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Roscrow is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Assassin actively working from the bottom here.
Roscrow is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Assassin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Roscrow seems to be looking for submissions.
Roscrow is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perry Roscrow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alaskan Assassin's cut.
That's time! Assassin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Assassin slips under a jab.
Roscrow swings for the body but Assassin moves out of range.
Assassin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Roscrow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Assassin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roscrow fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Assassin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roscrow misses with a right hand
and Assassin counters with a nice body kick.
Roscrow throws a lazy uppercut
and Assassin counters with a nice kick to the body.
Roscrow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Roscrow stuns Assassin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Roscrow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roscrow scores with a sloppy right hand. Assassin should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roscrow. Assassin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roscrow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Roscrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice combination there by Roscrow.
Assassin moves out of range of the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roscrow thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roscrow lands with a cross.
Roscrow throws a hook but Assassin avoids it easily.
Roscrow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Assassin.
Roscrow just misses with a punch to the body.
Assassin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roscrow.
Roscrow misses with a right hand
and Assassin counters with a big head kick but Roscrow shrugs it off.
Roscrow dips to his left and cracks Assassin with an uppercut!
Roscrow looks to land a right hand but Assassin moved out of range.
Roscrow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Assassin.
Roscrow misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roscrow scores with a decent looking hook.
Assassin slips a jab and a cross from Roscrow.
Roscrow misses with a combination
and Assassin counters with a body kick.
Roscrow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Roscrow, as that shot connected.
Assassin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Roscrow misses with a right hand
and Assassin counters with a head kick that drops Roscrow to the mat! Roscrow scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Roscrow is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roscrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roscrow throws a combination. Assassin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Roscrow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roscrow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Roscrow misses with an uppercut
and Assassin comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Roscrow stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Assassin is on him like rabid pit bull! Roscrow slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alaskan Assassin!
Alaskan Assassin retains his heavyweight title!
Alaskan Assassin really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that New World Order Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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