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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between bo Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jericho Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Infinite Mass - Bullet. Jericho Williams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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217 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, bo Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jericho Williams!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Williams prevents Riley from moving into mount.
Riley stands up and beckons Williams to his feet.
Williams closes the distance looking to clinch
and Riley counters by moving into the clinch.
Riley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Riley blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Williams.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams lands a nice uppercut.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Williams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Riley's face.
It looks like bo Riley has been cut.
Williams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Williams crunches a lovely knee into Riley's ribcage.
Riley is breathing heavily.
Williams landing knees to the head.
Williams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Williams landing knees to the head.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Riley blocks a body shot from Williams.
Williams is trying to maintain a safe position but Riley gets an underhook and turns Williams into the ropes.
Nice elbow from Williams.
Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Riley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Williams lands a nice elbow.
Riley trying to stall but Williams improves his position.
Williams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Riley is looking for a takedown.
Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Williams landing knees to the body.
Williams lands an elbow that stopped Riley in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams keeps control of Riley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams lands an elbow that stopped Riley in his tracks for a moment.
Williams scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Williams obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams lands an elbow just above Riley 's eye.
Williams with a knee to the head.
Riley is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Williams creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Riley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williams lands an elbow inside.
Williams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Riley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Riley is pressed against the ropes. Williams pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Riley! Two more big strikes from Williams and Riley crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jericho Williams!
A very excited looking Jericho Williams 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marek Contofalsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marek Contofalsky!
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, Albert Fish!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fish tries to clinch
and Contofalsky counters with a body kick that stops Fish in his tracks momentarily.
Contofalsky bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fish wants to control but Contofalsky postures up.
Fish might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Contofalsky haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Fish manages to get back to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Contofalsky tries to pass to full mount but Fish defends it.
Contofalsky is keen to just control but Fish is a slippery customer.
Fish actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish tries to roll over but Contofalsky keeps him under control.
Contofalsky sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fish defending well though.
Fish is trying to maintain the position but Contofalsky is very close to passing his half guard.
Contofalsky throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Contofalsky sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fish defending well though.
Fish tries to roll over but Contofalsky keeps him under control.
Fish is looking to control Contofalsky's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fish avoid being mounted?
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Contofalsky in particular looking to stall.
Fish looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fish is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contofalsky not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Contofalsky throwing shots but Fish is blocking nicely.
Fish trying to control here.
Contofalsky wants to take a breather but Fish is having none of it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Contofalsky in particular looking to stall.
Fish wants to control but Contofalsky is keeping busy and won't allow it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fish tries for a takedown but Contofalsky circles away easily
and Contofalsky counters with a good low kick that Fish was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish misses with a lunging right hand
and Contofalsky counters with a nice uppercut.
Fish wants to clinch but Contofalsky slips to the side
enabling Contofalsky to counter with a crisp jab.
Fish looks to clinch
and Contofalsky counters with an inside leg kick.
Fish gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Contofalsky counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fish won't be happy with that.
Fish can't do much from the bottom here.
Contofalsky tries to score with some ground and pound. Fish controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Contofalsky throws an elbow but Fish slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ground and pound from Contofalsky seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Fish can't do much from the bottom here.
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!
Fish parries the strikes from Contofalsky easily there. Contofalsky is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Fish to escape.
Fish is trying to control Contofalsky's posture but Contofalsky avoids it.
Contofalsky misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Fish can't do much from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Contofalsky scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marek Contofalsky dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fish wants to clinch
and Fish takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fish misses with a takedown attempt - Contofalsky sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fish looks to throw the jab but Contofalsky is out of range.
Fish tries to clinch but Contofalsky moves away
and Contofalsky counters with a big head kick but Fish shrugs it off.
Fish throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Contofalsky's waist but Contofalsky gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fish off to one side.
Contofalsky fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Fish to the ground. Contofalsky is now in Fish's guard.
Contofalsky seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fish is trying to keep Contofalsky in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish keeping full guard, as Contofalsky tries to pass.
Fish looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Contofalsky has picked Fish up and slammed him! Fish can't keep hold of the triangle and Contofalsky manages to pass to side control!
Contofalsky moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Contofalsky's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Contofalsky wants to control but Fish is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish can't do much from the bottom here.
Contofalsky gets to mount! Fish was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Contofalsky looking to control and managing it successfully.
Contofalsky wants to control the pace but Fish is squirming around nicely.
Fish is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fish sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Fish has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Contofalsky is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Contofalsky is staying active.
Contofalsky controlling the action here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fish shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Contofalsky defends it nicely.
Marek Contofalsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Fish.
Fish will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contofalsky stuffs the takedown.
Fish shoots in but no luck this time.
Fish tries to clinch
and Contofalsky counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fish's knee momentarily.
Fish closes the distance and clinches up with Contofalsky, looking for a takedown. Fish pushes Contofalsky against the ropes but Contofalsky circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fish wants to clinch
and Contofalsky makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Contofalsky defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marek Contofalsky dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Fish shoots in looking for a takedown. Contofalsky tries to sprawl out of it but Fish keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Contofalsky manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Contofalsky slaps away a takedown attempt from Fish, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fish looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Contofalsky is fending him off so far but Fish persists. Nope, Contofalsky circles away and we're back to standing.
Marek Contofalsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Fish.
Fish misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Albert Fish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fish tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fish takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish closes this distance looking for a takedown but Contofalsky circles away.
Fish wants to clinch
and Contofalsky counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Contofalsky moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fish.
Marek Contofalsky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fish fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contofalsky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fish showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Contofalsky.
Fish lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fish looks to clinch
and Contofalsky counters with an outside leg kick.
Marek Contofalsky is winning the standup battle so far.
Fish shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Contofalsky pinned against the ropes. Contofalsky gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fish shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Contofalsky sprawls well. Contofalsky wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fish gets slowly back to his feet.
Marek Contofalsky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fish takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish with a poor takedown
and Contofalsky counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fish fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Contofalsky dives in and scores a takedown into Fish's guard.
Contofalsky working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Contofalsky slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fish not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contofalsky got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fish has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Contofalsky has managed to get both his arms back between Fish's legs - danger averted.
Contofalsky not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fish is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fish controls Contofalsky momentarily but Contofalsky frees himself.
Fish has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Contofalsky is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Fish.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lull in the action here as Contofalsky stalls from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marek Contofalsky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Contofalsky 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marek Contofalsky!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Johanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn Johanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gordon Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johanson moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Johanson.
Matthews looking to slow down the pace here.
Matthews tries to work over Johanson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matthews throws a head punch that misses.
Johanson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johanson controlling the action here for a moment.
A right hand to the body from Matthews.
Matthews is looking to control Johanson's arms but Johanson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Matthews has his back to the ropes.
Johanson stalling the fight.
Matthews pulls guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Johanson tries to stand but Matthews is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Johanson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Matthews has Johanson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Matthews misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johanson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Matthews tries to work over Johanson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stalling in the clinch from Johanson.
Johanson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Matthews tries to work over Johanson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johanson connects with a knee to the head.
Matthews struggles to land a body shot inside as Johanson controls his hands.
Johanson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews working aggressively here.
A knee to the head by Johanson.
Matthews tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johanson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stalling in the clinch from Johanson.
Johanson tries a knee to the head but Matthews blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johanson misses with a knee strike.
Matthews presses Johanson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Matthews on the inside.
Johanson misses with a knee strike.
Johanson taking a breather.
Johanson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Matthews lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johanson backwards.
Matthews misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees in the clinch landing for Johanson.
Johanson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Matthews lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Matthews avoids the elbow strike from Johanson, against the ropes.
Johanson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johanson lands a knee to the body.
A short right from Matthews on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johanson throws an elbow that misses.
Matthews throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johansons head.
Matthews jumps guard.
Matthews is trying to control the position but Johanson postures up.
Matthews wriggles free and stands up.
Matthews misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johanson.
Johanson has managed to clinch.
Nice body punch from Matthews.
Johanson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Matthews tries to throw a body punch but Johanson avoids it by throwing Matthews back against the ropes.
Johanson prevents a body shot from Matthews.
Johanson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Johanson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matthews.
Johanson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johanson crunches a lovely knee into Matthews's ribcage.
Matthews lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Matthews takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johanson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Matthews's face.
Johanson tries to stall but Matthews uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Johanson lands a knee to the body.
Matthews looks winded!
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Johanson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matthews.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Matthews.
A head punch on the inside from Matthews fails to land.
Matthews stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Matthews.
Johanson lands an elbow inside.
Johanson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Matthews drags the fight down to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bjorn Johanson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johanson rushes Matthews and presses him up against the ropes.
Johanson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Matthews.
Johanson lands a knee to the head.
Matthews tries a body shot but Johanson blocks it.
Johanson prevents a body shot from Matthews.
Matthews is trying to pull guard but Johanson has him pressed against the ropes.
Johanson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johanson trying to control the position but instead, Matthews has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johanson into the ropes.
Johanson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Matthews misses with a body punch.
Matthews blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johanson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Matthews fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matthews has a couple of punches blocked by Johanson.
Matthews doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Matthews is leaning against Johanson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews takes an elbow to the temple.
Johanson is looking to control Matthews's arms but Matthews gets an underhook and turns him. Now Johanson has his back to the ropes.
Johanson misses with a knee strike.
Matthews swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matthews misses with a punch on the inside.
Johanson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matthews struggles to land a body shot inside as Johanson controls his hands.
Johanson connects with a knee to the head.
Matthews lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johanson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johanson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Johanson landing knees to the body.
Johanson trying to stall but Matthews improves his position.
Johanson taking a breather.
Matthews trying to control the position but instead, Johanson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Matthews into the ropes.
Matthews goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johanson pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Matthews lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bjorn Johanson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Matthews scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matthews tries to work over Johanson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johanson misses with an elbow over the top.
Matthews stalling in the clinch but Johanson improves position.
Matthews takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johanson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Johanson.
Johanson can't find room to land a body shot as Matthews controls the action.
Johanson throws an elbow that misses.
Johanson taking a breather.
Matthews doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matthews taking a breather.
Johanson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews can't find room to land a body shot as Johanson controls the action.
Johanson lands a nice elbow.
Johanson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Matthews slowing the pace effectively.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Matthews as Johanson tries to tie him up.
Matthews tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johanson just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Matthews is trying to pull guard but Johanson has him pressed against the ropes.
Bjorn Johanson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordon Matthews.
Matthews pushes Johanson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matthews throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Matthews throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johansons head.
Matthews gets control of Johanson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Matthews will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Matthews pushes Johanson off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matthews takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews tries a body shot but Johanson blocks it.
Matthews is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A knee to the head by Johanson.
Johanson lands a nice knee to the body.
Matthews is breathing heavily.
Matthews fails to pull guard.
Matthews avoiding damage as Johanson throws knees to the body.
Matthews struggles to land a body shot inside as Johanson controls his hands.
Matthews doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johanson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Matthews's face.
Matthews is rocked!
Johanson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Matthews is still on wobbly legs! Can Johanson finish him?
Johanson landing knees to the body.
Johanson lands a big knee! That's hurt Matthews! Oh, he's all over the place! Johanson lands another knee that sends Matthews to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bjorn Johanson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert Sarbanes Oxley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warren G Benz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benz has chosen Gaff's Eulogy by Andrew Bayer as his entrance music. Robert Sarbanes Oxley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Sarbanes Oxley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Warren G Benz!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benz misses with a combination
and Sarbanes Oxley counters with a series of strikes. Benz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sarbanes Oxley misses with a wild combination.
Benz leaves Sarbanes Oxley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Benz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Benz scores with a jab to the head.
Sarbanes Oxley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benz throws a lazy uppercut
and Sarbanes Oxley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Benz misses with a right hand
and Sarbanes Oxley counters with a three punch combo that has Benz backing up. Benz nods at Sarbanes Oxley to acknowledge the strikes.
Benz loads up on a big right hand but Sarbanes Oxley slips the punch.
Benz misses with a right hand
and Sarbanes Oxley counters with a three punch combo that has Benz backing up. Benz nods at Sarbanes Oxley to acknowledge the strikes.
Warren G Benz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benz throws a head kick that misses
and Sarbanes Oxley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sarbanes Oxley is working the combinations to good effect here.
Benz looks to land a left hand but Sarbanes Oxley moved out of range nicely.
Sarbanes Oxley staying out of range there.
Sarbanes Oxley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarbanes Oxley throws a nice looking combination but Benz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab from Benz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sarbanes Oxley dives in and grabs Benz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Benz pushes down on Sarbanes Oxley's head and hops out.
Sarbanes Oxley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benz misses the body punch
and Sarbanes Oxley counters with a three punch combo that has Benz backing up. Benz nods at Sarbanes Oxley to acknowledge the strikes.
A shot to the liver by Benz. Beautiful body shot.
Benz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sarbanes Oxley misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benz misses with a straight left.
Benz misses with a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Benz misses
and Sarbanes Oxley counters with a left and a right that stings Benz.
Sarbanes Oxley slips under a jab from Benz.
A big right from Benz misses.
Benz tests Sarbanes Oxley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benz misses with a right hand
and Sarbanes Oxley counters with a left and a right that stings Benz.
Sarbanes Oxley throws a nice looking combination but Benz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarbanes Oxley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Sarbanes Oxley.
Benz throws a right and a left that Sarbanes Oxley avoids nicely.
Benz takes a swing at Sarbanes Oxley's ribcage but misses.
Benz slips a jab and a cross from Sarbanes Oxley.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sarbanes Oxley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benz with a nice cross.
Sarbanes Oxley tries to bum rush Benz with a series of wild strikes but Benz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Warren G Benz will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A jab from Benz misses.
Sarbanes Oxley throws a series of punches but Benz avoids them all with ease.
Warren G Benz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benz misses with a hook
and Sarbanes Oxley counters with a one-two to the body.
Sarbanes Oxley ducks under a wild hook from Benz.
Sarbanes Oxley tries to bum rush Benz with a series of wild strikes but Benz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sarbanes Oxley dodges the punch combination from Benz.
Benz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sarbanes Oxley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Robert Sarbanes Oxley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarbanes Oxley misses with a few strikes there.
Sarbanes Oxley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Benz is fending him off so far but Sarbanes Oxley persists. Nope, Benz circles away and we're back to standing.
Benz missing with a left hand there. Sarbanes Oxley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benz sizes up Sarbanes Oxley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Benz misses the target.
Benz lands with a right hand.
Sarbanes Oxley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Benz digs a good body shot into Sarbanes Oxley's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benz misses with a lunging right hand
and Sarbanes Oxley counters with a two punch combo.
No joy there for Sarbanes Oxley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benz thows a body shot but no joy.
Sarbanes Oxley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benz.
Benz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benz lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benz throws a looping overhand right but Sarbanes Oxley ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarbanes Oxley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benz misses with a head kick.
Benz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sarbanes Oxley circles away quickly and effectively.
Benz lands with a good body shot.
Sarbanes Oxley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Benz misses with a right hand
and Sarbanes Oxley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sarbanes Oxley throws a series of punches but Benz avoids them all with ease.
Benz throws a head kick but Sarbanes Oxley moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarbanes Oxley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sarbanes Oxley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Sarbanes Oxley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benz misses with a right hand
and Sarbanes Oxley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A swing and a miss from Benz.
Benz throws a jab but it's blocked by Sarbanes Oxley.
Benz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sarbanes Oxley was well out of range. Poor timing from Benz.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benz misses with a straight left.
Sarbanes Oxley avoids the head kick by Benz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Warren G Benz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sarbanes Oxley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sarbanes Oxley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sarbanes Oxley misses with a double jab
and Benz counters with a straight right hand.
Sarbanes Oxley fails to land with a series of punches.
Sarbanes Oxley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab from Benz.
It looks like Robert Sarbanes Oxley has been cut.
Benz throws a hook to the side of Sarbanes Oxley's head but Sarbanes Oxley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benz misses with a looping right.
Benz throws a lazy right hand but Sarbanes Oxley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sarbanes Oxley.
Sarbanes Oxley blocks a head kick by Benz.
Sarbanes Oxley misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Benz. Those never looked like landing.
Benz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sarbanes Oxley slips under a jab.
Benz slips a jab and a cross from Sarbanes Oxley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarbanes Oxley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Benz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benz misses with a double jab.
Benz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sarbanes Oxley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benz circles away quickly and effectively.
Benz throws a series of punches but Sarbanes Oxley moves out of range.
Benz misses with an uppercut
and Sarbanes Oxley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benz jabs Sarbanes Oxley right on the nose. Sarbanes Oxley blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benz looks to throw the jab but Sarbanes Oxley is out of range.
Benz takes a swing at Sarbanes Oxley's ribcage but misses.
Benz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benz scores with a nice head shot.
Sarbanes Oxley fails with the takedown.
Robert Sarbanes Oxley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benz sizes up Sarbanes Oxley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Benz fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarbanes Oxley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sarbanes Oxley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Benz throws out a loose jab but Sarbanes Oxley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benz fails to land with a series of punches.
Benz might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sarbanes Oxley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Benz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sarbanes Oxley.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benz cracks Sarbanes Oxley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Benz throws a big shot that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Warren G Benz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Benz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Warren G Benz!
After winning the bout, Warren G Benz 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Easton West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Jackson!
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, Easton West!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson throws a lazy head kick
and West counters with a left to the body.
West throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jackson!
Jackson throws a lazy uppercut
letting West counter with a right hand.
West throws a head kick that misses.
A solid body kick from Jackson.
A lazy body kick from Jackson
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
West looks to land a body kick but Jackson moved away.
Jackson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
West slips a straight right by Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
West throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
West throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
West throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick by Jackson misses
and West counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
West cracks a nice hook into Jackson's ribs.
West uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West tries to clinch up.
West lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
West throws a head kick that misses.
West lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson walks into a straight right hand from West.
West tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson avoids the head kick by West.
Good shot there by West.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Jackson forces West back against the ropes and clinches.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson avoiding damage as West throws knees to the body.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
West landing some nice looking knees to the body.
West lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Curtis Jackson has been cut.
A frustrated look appears on Jackson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
West lands a damaging elbow.
West creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
West looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
West misses with a knee to the head.
West lands a left hand.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
West avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jackson is trying to break free.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from West.
West using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
West is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
West connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
West lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
West throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
West tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A chopping leg kick lands by West.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Easton West dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Curtis Jackson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
West closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackson throws a lazy head kick
and West counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A head kick by Jackson misses
and West counters with an inside leg kick.
West lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jackson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jackson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
West scores with a jab. Jackson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for West.
Curtis Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jackson is rocked!
Both fighters circling a little - West finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson moves forwards but West connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
West drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Jackson right on the button. Jackson goes down! West follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! West gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Easton West!
Easton West decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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