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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colin Kaepernick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Emelio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colin Kaepernick!
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, Kai Emelio!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaepernick lands a big uppercut and Emelio crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Emelio looks OK. Kaepernick waves Emelio back to his feet!
Emelio is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Kaepernick.
Emelio is still on wobbly legs! Can Kaepernick finish him?
Kaepernick displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Emelio.
Kaepernick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Emelio seems to have recovered his senses.
Kaepernick ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kaepernick lands a slapping body shot.
Kaepernick lands the left hand.
Kaepernick fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Emelio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Emelio takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Emelio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Emelio is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Emelio is holding his hands too far apart here. Kaepernick throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Emelio is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Colin Kaepernick!
After winning the bout, Colin Kaepernick 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Mcarthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Pacioretty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Mcarthur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Pacioretty!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcarthur takes one to the chin there.
Pacioretty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mcarthur.
Mcarthur tries to clinch but Pacioretty is having none of it.
Pacioretty throws a body punch but Mcarthur moves out of range.
Mcarthur closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mcarthur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mcarthur slips a jab from Pacioretty.
Mcarthur wants to clinch up but Pacioretty keeps it at a distance.
Mcarthur swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pacioretty counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mcarthur throws a right and a left that Pacioretty avoids nicely.
Mcarthur is looking to clinch but Pacioretty is avoiding it.
Pacioretty swats away the attempt to clinch by Mcarthur.
Mcarthur throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown by Mcarthur or perhaps it was just good defense by Pacioretty which made him look bad.
Mcarthur dodges the punch combination from Pacioretty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcarthur is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mcarthur is looking to clinch.
Pacioretty looks to score with a jab to the body but Mcarthur is just out of range.
Mcarthur closes the distance and clinches.
Pacioretty leaning against his opponent.
Mcarthur misses with the head strike.
Pacioretty has Mcarthur pressed against the cage, preventing Mcarthur from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mcarthur tries to work over Pacioretty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mcarthur cracks Pacioretty with a nice body shot.
Pacioretty has clasped his hands together around Mcarthur's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mcarthur tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pacioretty is looking to take a break and control but Mcarthur is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcarthur sneaks back into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mcarthur manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mcarthur not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mcarthur looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pacioretty sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mcarthur not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcarthur lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pacioretty!
Mcarthur misses with a head shot.
Mcarthur misses with a head shot.
Mcarthur with a couple of short strikes.
Mcarthur lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pacioretty is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mcarthur cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
It looks like Max Pacioretty has been cut.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pacioretty can do anything to dispel that myth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mcarthur cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mcarthur drops a big elbow. That's hurt Pacioretty! More shots from Mcarthur and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Mcarthur!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Gore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnar has chosen Next Big Thing as his entrance music. Ed Lesnar is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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202 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Gore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ed Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gore closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lesnar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gore with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lesnar to score with a decent uppercut.
Lesnar misses with a series of wild punches.
A shot to the liver by Gore. Beautiful body shot.
Lesnar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gore dodges the punch combination from Lesnar.
Gore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lesnar.
Gore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lesnar.
Gore lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gore. Lesnar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gore drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gore trying to control but Lesnar is working from the bottom.
Gore stops Lesnar from standing up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lesnar can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lesnar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lesnar keeping moving, preventing Gore from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gore accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gore stops Lesnar from standing up.
Lesnar being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lesnar throws a right hand that Gore ducks under and follows up with a left that Gore also avoids with ease.
Lesnar feints a jab promting Gore to slip. Lesnar then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gore slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gore throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gore misses with a body kick.
Lesnar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ed Lesnar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lesnar checks a leg kick nicely.
Lesnar swinging wildly here.
Lesnar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lesnar throws a right hand that Gore ducks under and follows up with a left that Gore also avoids with ease.
A big right from Lesnar misses.
Gore throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar misses with a combination
and Gore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gore dives in and scores a takedown into Lesnar's guard.
Gore passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gore is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Gore fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gore slows the pace down.
Lesnar parries the strikes from Gore easily there. Gore is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lesnar to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar wants to get back to his feet but Gore drags him back down.
Gore 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.
Gore tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gore just content to control the position.
Gore in side control, throwing shots but Lesnar defends.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gore controls the position.
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!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Gore dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A punch combination from Lesnar misses.
A jab from Gore finds it's way through Lesnar's defenses.
Lesnar misses with a series of wild punches.
Lesnar just misses with a punch to the body.
Gore shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lesnar defends it nicely.
Gore takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gore tries a head kick but it misses.
Gore throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A punch combination from Lesnar misses.
Gore avoids the body shot from Lesnar.
Lesnar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gore scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gore circles away quickly and effectively.
Ed Lesnar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gore gets a double leg takedown into Lesnar's guard.
Gore loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gore throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gore throwing strikes from guard but Lesnar blocks nicely.
Gore postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gore trying to control but Lesnar is working from the bottom.
Lesnar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gore trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gore is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gore drops back looking for a leg! Lesnar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lesnar manages to kick Gore off! Gore jumps back into Lesnar's guard.
Lesnar wants to stand up but Gore is controlling him.
Lesnar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gore is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Frank Gore overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gore throws a big elbow that misses.
Gore throws an elbow that misses. Lesnar uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gore's guard. Nice move by Lesnar!
Lesnar wanted to stand there but Gore had control of the position.
Gore is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lesnar is looking to stand up but Gore won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gore looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gore is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Gore dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gore slips under a jab.
Ed Lesnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gore wants to slow Lesnar down by chopping away at his legs.
Lesnar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lesnar throws a lazy right hand but Gore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gore shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gore tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lesnar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Lesnar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gore takes a swing at Lesnar's ribcage but misses.
Gore misses the shot to the body.
Gore is looking to wear down Lesnar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A combination from Lesnar does no damage.
Lesnar misses with a wild combination.
Gore shoots in and bounces Lesnar off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gore throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gore trying to control the position from guard on top but Lesnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gore throwing strikes but missing.
Lesnar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gore postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gore loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gore with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar keeping moving, preventing Gore from controlling successfully.
Lesnar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gore. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lesnar is looking to stand up but Gore isn't so interested in that idea.
Lesnar can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gore controls the pace.
Gore trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gore is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gore trying to control but Lesnar is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Frank Gore.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar tries to circle away but Gore has him pinned against the cage.
Lesnar is pressed up against the cage. Gore has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lesnar down to the mat. Lesnar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lesnar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gore.
Lesnar throws a series of punches but Gore moves out of range.
Lesnar throws a series of punches but Gore avoids them all with ease.
Gore moves away from the strike by Lesnar.
Lesnar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lesnar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gore scores with a jab to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lesnar. Gore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gore looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gore.
Gore controlling the action here.
Gore sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lesnar defending well though.
Gore landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gore looks to land a strike but Lesnar avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ed Lesnar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gore is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Gore showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gore, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Gore!
Frank Gore thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Ramsay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Cage could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Christian Ramsay's chin.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Christian Ramsay!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramsay lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cage circles away quickly and effectively.
Cage takes the fight into the clinch.
Cage breaks the clinch.
Cage misses with a wild body shot.
Cage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramsay looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cage avoids the body shot from Ramsay.
Cage shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cage will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ramsay blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cage.
Cage wants to take a breather but Ramsay is having none of it.
Ramsay trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ramsay controlling the position well.
Ramsay is staying active underneath Cage, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Johnny Cage.
Ramsay feints and as Cage raises his hands in defense, Ramsay changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cage really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ramsay showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ramsay 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.
Ramsay trying to control the position from guard on top but Cage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramsay in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cage is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ramsay's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cage keeping moving, preventing Ramsay from controlling successfully.
Ramsay is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Christian Ramsay hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Cage closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ramsay did well to prevent Cage getting side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramsay is not content to let Cage control the position.
Ramsay trying to control but Cage postures up.
Cage is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ramsay trying to control from the bottom.
Cage knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ramsay on the ground.
Ramsay works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ramsay is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ramsay keeping moving, preventing Cage from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramsay not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ramsay bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cage's guard.
Cage wants to hit a switch here but Ramsay passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Cage there!
Cage wants to hold on but Ramsay pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramsay sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cage is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Christian Ramsay will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A left lands for Ramsay.
Ramsay shoots for a double leg takedown but Cage sprawls well. He's pushed Ramsay's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ramsay fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cage gets a takedown into half guard.
Ramsay is trying to maintain the position but Cage is very close to passing his half guard.
Ramsay won't allow Cage to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramsay has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Cage escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Cage!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Ramsay's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage tries to advance to mount but can't.
Cage is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ramsay knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cage working the ground and pound but Ramsay is defending the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramsay manages to get back to half guard.
Cage looks to land a strike but Ramsay avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ramsay working a defensive guard here.
Ramsay is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cage is aware though and is defending well.
Ramsay looking to control.
Cage wants to stand but Ramsay is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cage prevents Ramsay from getting back to his feet.
Ramsay is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cage defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramsay looking to control.
Ramsay wants to control the position but Cage says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Cage not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cage not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cage prevents Ramsay from improving his position.
Ramsay is controlling Cage's trapped leg to prevent Cage from advancing to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramsay trying to hold on to Cage's head to control him but Cage postures up.
Ramsay looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cage prevents Ramsay from improving his position.
Ramsay actively working from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cage trying to control the action but Ramsay is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Ramsay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Cage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Ramsay closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cage quickly recovers to half guard.
Cage wants to control the action here but instead Ramsay manages to pass to full mount!
Ramsay trying to control but Cage is having none of it.
Ramsay controlling the pace for now.
Ramsay swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Cage is now in Ramsay's guard. A big mistake from Ramsay there, giving up the dominant position!
Ramsay keeping moving, preventing Cage from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsay is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cage defends well.
Christian Ramsay has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cage trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramsay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramsay is trying to keep Cage in close.
Cage is looking to stand up but Ramsay won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Johnny Cage just wasn't active enough.
Cage doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramsay circles away.
Cage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ramsay lands a jab to Cage's midsection.
Ramsay changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cage tries to avoid it but Ramsay manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cage to the ground. Cage escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ramsay shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ramsay trying to control the action but Cage is working from the bottom.
Ramsay takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ramsay 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cage tries to get to full guard but Ramsay has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramsay is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cage defends it well.
Ramsay 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.
Ramsay is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cage is just riding it out for now. Ramsay eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramsay controlling the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cage is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Johnny Cage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Christian Ramsay is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ramsay is looking to stall here but Cage recovers full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Ramsay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ramsay winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Ramsay!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Arona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
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242 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, The Hammer!
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, Ricardo Arona!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer is looking to land body kicks.
Arona has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hammer finds it's way round the side to connect with Arona's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Arona checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Arona dives in and scores a takedown into Hammer's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Arona wants to pass the guard but Hammer is keeping the position.
Hammer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Arona on the ground.
Arona trying to control the position from guard on top but Hammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammer can't keep his opponent in guard - Arona advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arona thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hammer's head.
Hammer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Arona.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arona throwing shots but Hammer is blocking nicely.
Arona is pressing down on Hammer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hammer is holding on for now.
Arona working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hammer is looking to improve his position.
Arona stops Hammer from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Arona in particular looking to stall.
Arona is looking to advance position but Hammer won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Arona.
Hammer wants to control but Arona is keeping busy.
Arona is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Hammer as he works his way to full guard.
Hammer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammer wants to stand but Arona is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arona missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Arona with a flurry of punches that miss.
Arona is fighting to break Hammer's control of his arms but Hammer is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hammer is looking to stand up but Arona isn't so interested in that idea.
Hammer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Arona is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Arona has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hammer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arona fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hammer to the ground. Arona is now in Hammer's guard.
Hammer wants to sweep but no luck.
Arona controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammer is pulling down on Arona's head to control his posture.
Hammer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. The Hammer wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Arona has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Arona dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Arona with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hammer to score with a decent uppercut.
Arona shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hammer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hammer has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Arona off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Hammer stuffs the takedown.
Arona shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hammer sprawls well. Hammer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Arona gets slowly back to his feet.
Hammer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hammer wants it to stay on the feet.
The Hammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Arona.
Arona tries to clinch up but Hammer circles away and keeps his distance.
Arona tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hammer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Arona is rocked!
Ricardo Arona is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hammer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Arona is still on wobbly legs! Can Hammer finish him?
Arona is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crunch! Hammer slams his shin into Arona's torso.
Hammer cracks Arona with a left hook right on the temple and Arona goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Hammer lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Arona is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). The Hammer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Rogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Northus Dramuud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogan comes to the cage accompanied by Honey Honey - Angel of Death. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Rogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Northus Dramuud!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dramuud's waist but Dramuud gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rogan off to one side.
Dramuud works over Rogan's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Joe Rogan has been cut.
Dramuud lands a nice hook to Rogan's body. Rogan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dramuud throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dramuud cracks Rogan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rogan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dramuud clobbers Rogan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rogan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dramuud punishes Rogan's body with a nice straight punch.
Dramuud displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rogan.
Dramuud wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogan misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Dramuud to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Rogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rogan throws a head kick that misses
and Dramuud counters with a crisp one two that drops Rogan! Dramuud thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Rogan to his feet! Rogan is in big trouble!
Rogan is rocked!
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!
Dramuud listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rogan walks into a jab.
Oh Rogan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rogan moves forwards but Dramuud connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oooooh!!! Dramuud has knocked Rogan down with a huge combo! Dramuud steps away and waves a wobbly Rogan back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Dramuud sends Rogan crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Dramuud is motioning to the referee to let Rogan up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Rogan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dramuud looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rogan working the ground and pound but Dramuud is defending the strikes.
Rogan seems to have got his legs back now.
Rogan in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Dramuud is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joe Rogan!
In his post fight interview, Joe Rogan gave a big smile as he said 'Powerful bitches!'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yio Yaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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205 lbs
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216 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yio Yaj!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis gets caught napping as Yaj dives in and scores a takedown. Willis manages to retain guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Yaj throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Willis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yaj working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Willis's head.
Yaj is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Willis wants to stand and escape but Yaj is having none of it.
Yaj trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yaj trying to control but Willis is working from the bottom.
Yaj prevents Willis from getting back to his feet.
Yaj postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yaj passes Willis's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Yaj is controlling the pace.
Willis kicks Yaj off and gets back to his feet.
Willis is breathing heavily.
The fighters circling - Willis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Willis misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis misses with a straight right.
Willis misses with a wild combination.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Yaj.
Yaj is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Willis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Yaj wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Willis, who protects the arm well.
Willis is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Yaj has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Yaj is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Yaj looks up at the clock and then as Willis takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Yaj smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Yaj lands a nice forearm strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Willis taking a bit of punishment here - Yaj scoring with strikes.
Yaj working the ground and pound.
Yaj scores with punches from side control.
Yaj lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Willis takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Yaj controls the position from side control.
Yaj working the ground and pound.
Yaj is chipping away with strikes.
Willis is rocked!
Yaj lands a strong strike to the head of Willis. That's dazed him! Yaj looking to finish here. Willis is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Yaj lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yio Yaj!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marek Markowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seamus Farrelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Farrelly comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Written In My Face kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Marek Markowski has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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270 lbs
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262 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marek Markowski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seamus Farrelly!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Farrelly avoids the head kick by Markowski.
Farrelly tries to clinch up.
Markowski lands with a hook. Farrelly tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Markowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Farrelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Markowski throws a sloppy head kick and Farrelly moves out of range easily.
Markowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Farrelly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Markowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Farrelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Farrelly moves in looking to clinch but Markowski pushes him off.
Marek Markowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farrelly drives through and clinches with Markowski against the cage.
The referee calls for Farrelly to work.
Farrelly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrelly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farrelly.
Farrelly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Farrelly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Markowski backwards.
Farrelly throws a head punch that misses.
Farrelly pressing his opponent against the cage.
Farrelly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Markowski blocking some punches.
Farrelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Farrelly as the two fighters clinch.
Markowski is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Farrelly.
It looks like Marek Markowski has been cut.
Farrelly is pushing Markowski up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Markowski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Farrelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Markowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farrelly lands with a short shot to the head.
Farrelly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Farrelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Markowski is rocked!
Farrelly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Farrelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farrelly leaning against his opponent.
A left hand lands to the body for Farrelly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly is pushing Markowski up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Farrelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Farrelly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Markowski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Farrelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Markowski seems to have got his legs back now.
A body shot lands from Farrelly.
Farrelly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Farrelly slowing the pace effectively.
Markowski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Farrelly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Markowski backwards.
Farrelly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farrelly lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly dips a shoulder and cracks Markowski with a mighty uppercut! Markowski falls back against the cage and Farrelly unloads with a barrage of strikes! Markowski is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Farrelly screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seamus Farrelly!
Seamus Farrelly is the new heavyweight champion!
Seamus Farrelly thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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