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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santino Marella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Utter Bum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Utter Bum has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Santino Marella's chin.
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217 lbs
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212 lbs
3 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santino Marella!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Utter Bum!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bum wants to clinch
enabling Marella to counter with a crisp jab.
Bum tries to clinch up.
Marella bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marella fails with the takedown.
Marella stuffs the takedown.
Marella tries to keep at a distance but Bum has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bum throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bum gets underhooks to prevent Marella's takedown attempt.
Bum tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Marella smiles and moves away.
Bum gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marella scores with a shot to the side of Bum's head.
Bum tries to break free but Marella pushes him back against the cage.
Marella escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bum tries to clinch up but Marella circles away and keeps his distance.
Marella tries a head kick but it misses.
Bum wants to clinch up but Marella keeps it at a distance.
Marella connects with a jab.
Bum tries to clinch
and Marella counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Marella missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bum blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marella.
Bum trying to control here.
Bum is looking to get back to full guard here but Marella has managed to pass to side control instead.
Bum is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Marella 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marella working the ground and pound.
Bum is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marella creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bum is still in real trouble! Can Marella finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bum tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marella in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Bum looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Marella turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santino Marella!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sheldon Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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270 lbs
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288 lbs
8 - 11 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sheldon Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Sapp!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cooper cracks Sapp with an open hand slap.
Sapp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cooper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The referee calls for Sapp to work.
Sapp manages to break the clinch.
Sapp connects with a high kick.
It looks like Sheldon Cooper has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooper closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sapp circles away.
Sapp stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sapp wants it to stay on the feet.
Sapp closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sapp lands in his opponent's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sapp is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sapp wanted to stand there but Cooper had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapp looking to pass the guard.
Sapp not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bob Sapp hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sapp lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sapp fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cooper avoids it really well and circles away.
Sapp throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sapp dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cooper. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sapp has closed the distance and engaged Cooper in a clinch.
Cooper is working for takedown but Sapp is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sheldon Cooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sapp is fighting off a takedown attempt but Cooper is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sapp to the mat. Sapp regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Cooper is breathing heavily.
Sapp is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sapp is pulling down on Cooper's head. It's preventing any offense from Cooper, at least for the moment.
Sapp working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cooper doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cooper manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sapp looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cooper is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sapp looking to control.
Sapp manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Sapp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cooper on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sapp throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sapp feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Cooper crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bob Sapp!
After the fight, Bob Sapp was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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257 lbs
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245 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimbo Slice!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir swats away the attempt to clinch by Slice.
Mir throws a sloppy head kick and Slice moves out of range easily.
Mir changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Slice looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Slice tries to bench press Mir off him but Mir keeps the position.
Slice is trying to escape the position but Mir is controlling the position.
Slice gets back to half guard.
Mir stands up out of the half guard.
Mir lands a jab-cross combination.
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!
Slice avoids the head kick by Mir.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Slice.
Slice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mir lands with a kick to the temple. Slice shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kimbo Slice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Slice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Slice wants to clinch up but Mir keeps it at a distance.
Mir changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Slice looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mir knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Slice on the ground.
Mir working the ground and pound.
Mir tries to stand but Slice is controlling his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Mir lands a head kick. Slice smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mir scores with a three punch combo!
Mir connects with the punch.
Slice takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mir will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Slice throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mir cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Slice is rocked!
A head kick misses from Mir.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice misses with a hook.
Slice misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mir throws a series of punches but Slice moves out of range.
Slice tries to clinch up but Mir circles away and keeps his distance.
Slice blocks a head kick by Mir.
Mir throws a sloppy head kick
and Slice moves into the clinch.
Slice breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Slice drops Mir with a left and a right! Oh, Mir is hurt - Slice dives into side control looking to finish!
It looks like Frank Mir has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slice landing strikes.
Mir is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Slice asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Slice trying to control the position but Mir is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice stands up.
Slice throws a combination. Mir tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mir keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slice.
Mir throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mir lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Slice circles away quickly and effectively.
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 Frank Mir will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Mir's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Slice misses with a takedown
and Mir counters with a head kick.
Slice tries to clinch up.
Slice takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mir pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Slice misses with the combination.
Slice thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick misses from Mir.
Mir defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Slice.
Slice misses with a takedown
and Mir counters with a head kick that drops Slice to the mat! Slice scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Frank Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Slice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Frank Mir is winning the standup battle so far.
Slice forces Mir back against the cage and clinches.
Slice doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mir wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mir is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Slice to keep the fight standing.
Slice escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Slice takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mir tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Slice manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mir throws a right and a left that Slice avoids nicely.
Slice takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice moves in looking to clinch but Mir pushes him off.
Mir throws a sloppy head kick and Slice moves out of range easily.
Mir throws a series of punches but Slice avoids them all with ease.
Mir misses with a few strikes there.
Mir lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slice doesn't manage to clinch there - Mir circles away.
Slice misses with a body kick.
Slice throws a combination that misses
and Mir counters with a stiff right hand.
Slice shoots and misses
and Mir counters with a nice uppercut.
Mir looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch but Slice swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mir fails to land the takedown.
Slice fails to land the takedown.
Slice tries to clinch but Mir moves out of range.
Mir scores with a nice right hand.
Slice wants to clinch.
Slice scores with a jab. Mir acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice clinches with his opponent.
Slice tries for a takedown but Mir manages to get underhooks.
Slice tries to pull guard but Mir forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Slice manages to pull guard.
Slice is trying to control the position but Mir postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mir throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mir got a little sloppy there for a moment and Slice has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mir has managed to get both his arms back between Slice's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Mir dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Mir's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mir blocks a head kick by Slice.
Mir closes this distance looking for a takedown but Slice circles away.
Slice is looking to clinch but Mir is avoiding it.
Slice misses with a takedown attempt
and Mir counters with a stiff right hand.
Mir stuffs the takedown attempt from Slice. Slice gets slowly back to his feet.
Slice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Slice blocks a head kick by Mir.
Slice fails with an attempt to clinch.
Slice takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mir avoids a punch combination nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mir checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice throws a body punch but Mir moves out of range.
Mir lands a jab to the head.
Slice misses with a looping left.
Mir scores with a head kick. Slice tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mir blocks a head kick by Slice.
Slice rushes Mir and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mir tries to break the clinch but Slice is controlling the position.
Mir tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mir has had enough of the clinch but Slice keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Slice tries to stall but Mir uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Slice is trying to pull guard but Mir turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Frank Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Slice.
Slice is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mir tries to break free but Slice pushes him back against the cage.
Slice is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mir to keep the fight standing.
Mir has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Slice clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Mir decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Slice tries to clinch up.
Mir circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Slice is defended easily by Mir.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice tries to close the distance and clinch but Mir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frank Mir is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mir avoids the body shot from Slice.
Frank Mir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Slice wants to clinch up but Mir keeps it at a distance.
Mir tries to clinch but Slice moves out of range.
Slice tries to clinch but Mir is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slice closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mir counters with a series of strikes. Slice will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Frank Mir.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mir, 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Mir!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Staunton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flynn Inc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Staunton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Flynn Inc!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Staunton as Inc shoots in.
Inc with a poor takedown
and Staunton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Inc tries for a takedown but Staunton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Steve Staunton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flynn Inc.
Staunton tries a head kick but it misses.
Staunton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Staunton keeps the fight on the outside.
Inc avoids the head kick by Staunton.
Staunton keeps the fight on the outside.
Inc fails to land the takedown.
Staunton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Inc avoids it really well and circles away.
Staunton shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Inc has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Staunton is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staunton is taking a breather. Inc says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Inc wants to control but Staunton is keeping busy.
Inc has hold of Staunton's hands but Staunton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Staunton performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Inc looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inc is refusing to be controlled, as Staunton sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Staunton wants to get back to his feet.
Staunton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Inc keeps working.
Inc is looking for a sweep. Staunton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staunton is taking a breather. Inc says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Staunton is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Staunton wants to pass the guard but Inc is defending well.
Staunton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Inc looking for submissions off his back.
Inc tries to kick Staunton off but Staunton keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staunton wants to take a breather but Inc is having none of it.
Inc keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Inc trying to control from the bottom.
Inc wants to improve his position but Staunton is controlling well.
Staunton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Inc wants to get back to his feet.
Staunton is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Staunton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Staunton dominated that round.
That's time! Staunton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Inc shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Staunton pinned against the cage. Staunton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Staunton has a takedown stuffed.
Staunton moves into the clinch.
Inc jumps guard but Staunton turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Staunton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Inc tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Staunton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Inc is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Inc drives through with a takedown into Staunton's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Staunton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Inc gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Inc preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staunton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Inc gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Inc wants to control from the top but Staunton keeps moving.
Inc stopping the sweep attempt from Staunton.
Staunton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Inc stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Staunton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve Staunton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Inc trying to control the position from guard on top but Staunton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Flynn Inc has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Inc as Staunton shoots in.
Staunton scores with a spinning back kick!
Steve Staunton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Staunton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Inc gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Staunton counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Steve Staunton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flynn Inc.
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!
Inc trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staunton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Inc keeps working.
Staunton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Inc is looking to control Staunton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Inc avoid being mounted?
Well, if Staunton is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Inc wants to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Inc throws a head kick but Staunton moves out of range.
A low kick from Inc misses
and Staunton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A head kick misses from Staunton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staunton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Staunton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Inc keeps the fight on the outside.
Staunton moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Staunton jumps guard and drags Inc to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Staunton is trying to keep Inc in close.
Staunton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Staunton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Inc's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Staunton dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Staunton checks a leg kick.
Inc stuffs the takedown attempt from Staunton. Staunton gets slowly back to his feet.
Inc lands with a nice combination. Staunton backs away looking to recover.
Inc shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Staunton throws a body punch but Inc moves out of range.
Staunton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Inc shoots in and drives through. Staunton sprawls well.
Inc gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Staunton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steve Staunton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flynn Inc.
Inc takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Staunton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Donk. Staunton catches Inc right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staunton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Inc but Inc pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Staunton takes the fight into the clinch.
Inc fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A hook to the body from Staunton.
Inc is trying to push Staunton away but Staunton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Inc goes for a takedown in the clinch but Staunton prevents it.
Staunton pulls guard.
Inc looking to sit in guard and control but Staunton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Staunton landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staunton showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Staunton looking to sit in guard and control but Inc gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Inc trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inc wants to control from the top but Staunton keeps moving.
Staunton wants to improve his position but instead Inc has moved into half guard.
Staunton is trying to stand.
Staunton is looking to improve his position.
Staunton gets full guard.
Inc stops Staunton from standing up.
Staunton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inc would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Staunton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Inc is one step ahead there.
Staunton has Inc pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Staunton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Inc is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We're going to have a standup here because Steve Staunton wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Staunton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Staunton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Staunton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Staunton!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Deine Mutter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josoe Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Dmx...Aint no sunshine as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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200 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deine Mutter !
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, Josoe Silva!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mutter takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mutter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva drives through and clinches with Mutter against the cage.
Mutter gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mutter 's efforts to push away.
Silva slows down the pace here.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mutter is breathing heavily.
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!
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mutter is trying to break free.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva landing knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Mutter won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mutter is rocked!
Mutter takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oh Mutter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva stalling.
Silva jerks Mutter 's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Mutter drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Silva goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Silva because Mutter was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Josoe Silva!
Josoe Silva made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I like 2 thank all my fans in world, i train hard with all my guys at Dudes gym. Come to the VIP room at the hard rock and drink with meeeee....ladies ladies ladies'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Whitey Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whitey Marsh is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Whitey Marsh !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Marsh fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
Johnson has Marsh pushed against the cage.
Marsh managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Marsh ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Marsh no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Marsh is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsh is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johnson defends well.
Marsh has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Marsh is looking for a triangle but Johnson pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnson defends it easily.
Marsh is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Johnson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Marsh 's guard.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Marsh escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Marsh escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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!
Marsh had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnson defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Marsh is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Marsh escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Marsh looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marsh is looking for a triangle but Johnson pushes his legs off easily.
Johnson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Johnson is posturing up here but Marsh has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Johnson tries to roll out but it's too tight and Johnson has to tap! Slick submission there by Marsh !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Whitey Marsh !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Miley Cyrus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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260 lbs
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265 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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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
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mr Miley Cyrus!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt looks for a takedown but Cyrus sprawls well.
Hunt moves into the clinch.
Hunt drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cyrus is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hunt gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cyrus backwards.
Hunt is working for takedown but Cyrus is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cyrus has Hunt pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hunt manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hunt has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cyrus is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hunt tries for a takedown but Cyrus manages to get underhooks.
Cyrus drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hunt pulls his leg out and moves away.
A head kick misses from Hunt.
Cyrus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hunt.
Hunt darts in trying to clinch
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cyrus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hunt is breathing heavily.
Hunt misses with a takedown attempt
and Cyrus counters with a shoot takedown. Hunt fights it but they end up in guard.
Cyrus stands and throws Hunt's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cyrus is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Hunt looks calm but he's in trouble here. Cyrus gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Hunt is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Cyrus lets go of the hold and Hunt can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mr Miley Cyrus!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Cantwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diggler has chosen acdc back in black as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Dirk Diggler has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Cantwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirk Diggler!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Cantwell misses
and Diggler counters by moving into the clinch.
Cantwell is trying to break the clinch but Diggler has him pressed against the cage.
Diggler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Diggler looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cantwell is trying to force a seperation but Diggler has the dominant position.
Cantwell has had enough of the clinch but Diggler keeps him there for the moment.
Diggler unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cantwell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Diggler with a knee to the head.
It looks like Steve Cantwell has been cut.
Diggler has Cantwell pushed against the cage.
Diggler looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cantwell ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cantwell no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Diggler passes Cantwell's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Diggler is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cantwell doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Diggler.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diggler is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cantwell has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggler is working for a kimura but Cantwell is defending it quite comfortably.
Diggler is looking for a kimura but Cantwell is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Diggler to get the leverage.
Cantwell is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diggler is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cantwell sees it coming and defends easily.
Diggler is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cantwell is just riding it out for now. Diggler eventually gives up the hold.
Cantwell is trying to stand back up but Diggler is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantwell trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Diggler passes to full mount!
Diggler is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Diggler lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diggler connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cantwell momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diggler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cantwell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diggler dodges the punch combination from Cantwell.
Cantwell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diggler to score with a decent uppercut.
Diggler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cantwell lands with a straight right. Diggler didn't see that one coming.
Cantwell throws a series of punches but Diggler avoids them all with ease.
That kick from Diggler tenderised Cantwell's leg. Cantwell is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler scores with a punch to the head.
Dirk Diggler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cantwell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Diggler clinches with his opponent.
Diggler displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cantwell up against the cage.
Diggler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diggler missing with knees to the body.
Cantwell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cantwell tries to score a body lock takedown but Diggler shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cantwell managing to block the knees to the body from Diggler.
Diggler scores a nice knee to the body.
Cantwell tries to break the clinch but Diggler is controlling the position.
Diggler with a knee to the head.
Cantwell is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cantwell is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cantwell goes for a takedown attempt but Diggler pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Cantwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Diggler.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cantwell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diggler misses with a few strikes there.
Diggler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diggler.
Diggler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cantwell.
Cantwell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diggler circles away quickly and effectively.
Diggler lands a leg kick that knocks Cantwell off balance momentarily.
Cantwell misses with the combination.
Cantwell misses with the combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diggler gets a clinch.
Cantwell managing to block the knees to the body from Diggler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Diggler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Cantwell's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Diggler moves in looking to clinch but Cantwell pushes him off.
Cantwell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diggler lands a jab to the head.
No joy there for Diggler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diggler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cantwell.
A combination from Cantwell does no damage.
Diggler scores with a jab to the body.
Cantwell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diggler.
Cantwell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diggler.
Diggler works over Cantwell's head and body with a nice combination.
Diggler lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diggler tries for a takedown but Cantwell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Diggler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diggler connects with a leg kick. Cantwell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cantwell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cantwell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantwell slips a jab and a cross from Diggler.
Diggler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cantwell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diggler counters with a series of strikes. Cantwell will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cantwell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cantwell throws a nice looking combination but Diggler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diggler scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Diggler moves into the clinch.
Diggler looking to slow down the pace here.
Diggler lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A frustrated look appears on Cantwell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diggler trying to land knees to the body.
Diggler lands an elbow just above Cantwell 's eye.
Diggler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cantwell avoids it.
Diggler lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggler looking to throw knees to the head but Cantwell is blocking nicely.
Cantwell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diggler trying to land knees to the body.
Diggler gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cantwell.
Diggler putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cantwell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Diggler.
Diggler prevents Cantwell from breaking the clinch.
Diggler missing with knees to the body.
Diggler tries to land a knee to the head but Cantwell blocks with his arms.
Cantwell wants to get back to striking at distance but Diggler won't allow it.
Dirk Diggler seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cantwell is trying to push Diggler away but Diggler has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Diggler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cantwell is trying to force a seperation but Diggler has the dominant position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Diggler.
Diggler pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantwell tries to circle away but Diggler has him pinned against the cage.
Diggler lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Diggler lands a damaging elbow.
Diggler throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cantwell blocks it with crossed arms.
Diggler lands a damaging elbow.
Diggler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cantwell.
Cantwell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diggler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cantwell is defending well for now.
Diggler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diggler stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Diggler.
Diggler tries to stall but Cantwell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Diggler lands an elbow inside that Cantwell shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggler lands an elbow that stopped Cantwell in his tracks for a moment.
Cantwell blocks the elbow strike.
Diggler stalling against the cage.
Diggler scores a nice knee 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!
Diggler connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cantwell's face.
Diggler lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cantwell is rocked!
Steve Cantwell's cut is getting worse.
Diggler connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cantwell's face.
Oh Cantwell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cantwell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cantwell tries to break the clinch but Diggler is controlling the position.
Diggler lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Diggler.
Diggler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cantwell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diggler lands a knee to the head.
Diggler working the clinch nicely. Cantwell is working for position but Diggler cracks him with a big knee to the head! Cantwell crumples up against the cage and Diggler lands two more shots before the ref can save Cantwell! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Dirk Diggler!
Our winner, Dirk Diggler, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Trig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Werben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Werben has chosen Ghost of Tom Joad as his entrance music. Frank Trig has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Trig!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Werben!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Trig. Werben does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trig gets tackled into the cage by Werben. Werben maintains the clinch.
Trig drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Werben gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Trig is trying to pull guard but Werben has him pressed against the cage.
Werben's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Werben moves in looking to clinch but Trig pushes him off.
Werben is looking to slow Trig down with leg kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Werben.
Werben misses with a head kick.
Werben tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Trig manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Werben throws a head kick that misses.
Trig gets a clinch.
Trig can't break the clinch.
Trig is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Werben lands a knee to the head.
Werben dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Trig escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Werben throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Trig misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Werben.
Trig on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Trig instigates a clinch.
Trig manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Trig seems keen to control Werben's posture.
Trig keeping moving, preventing Werben from controlling successfully.
Trig is looking to stand up but Werben isn't so interested in that idea.
Werben trying to stand up but can't free himself from Trig's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Werben stands up from Trig's guard - Werben perhaps looking for a knockout.
Trig looks to land a combination but Werben avoids it well.
Trig avoids the head kick by Werben.
Trig takes the fight into the clinch.
Trig jumps guard but Werben turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Trig. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trig is trying to trip Werben. He has hold of a leg but Werben is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Trig persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Werben wants to get back to his feet but Trig is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Trig might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Werben throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Werben trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John Werben has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Werben throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Trig's head.
Werben throws a body kick that misses.
Trig misses with a series of wild punches.
Werben scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Trig doesn't seem bothered though.
Werben lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Trig misses with a double jab.
Werben throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Werben tries to close the distance and clinch but Trig swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Werben looks to clinch
and Trig counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Werben effectively controlling the action here.
Werben tries to land knees in the clinch but Trig avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Werben throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A frustrated look appears on Trig's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Trig has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Werben after a bit of a struggle.
Werben connects with a knee to the head.
Werben missing with knees to the body.
Trig avoids a wild elbow strike from Werben.
Werben has Trig pressed against the cage, preventing Trig from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Trig blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Werben lands a knee to the body.
Werben is trying to maintain a safe position but Trig gets an underhook and turns Werben into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Werben throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trig has had enough of the clinch but Werben keeps him there for the moment.
Werben missing with knees to the body.
Trig is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Werben is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Werben dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Werben stuffs the takedown.
Werben throws a head kick that Trig semi-blocks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trig. Werben does a little dance to reset his feet.
Werben connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Werben moves into the clinch successfully.
Werben putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Trig in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Werben misses with a knee strike.
Trig prevents a body shot from Werben.
Werben gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Werben with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Werben using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Werben misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trig tries to pull guard but Werben won't allow it.
Werben looking to stall.
Trig is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Werben manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Trig.
Trig breaks the clinch.
Trig will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Werben throws a head kick that Trig semi-blocks.
Werben lands with a thumping leg kick.
John Werben is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trig tries to score a power double leg takedown but Werben sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Trig somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Trig. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Werben delivers a nice body kick.
Trig takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Werben throws a series of punches but Trig avoids them all with ease.
Trig takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A head kick misses from Werben.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Werben keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Werben lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Werben closes the distance and clinches.
Trig on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Werben tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Werben lands an elbow inside.
Werben throws a knee to the head but misses.
Werben is trying to push Trig away but Trig has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Werben just misses with a elbow thrown towards Trig's brow.
Trig breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Trig.
Werben connects with a leg kick. Trig looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Werben throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trig drives through and clinches with Werben against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Werben throws an elbow but misses.
Trig lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Werben looking to throw knees to the head but Trig is blocking nicely.
Trig escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trig shoots in looking for a takedown but Werben manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Trig's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Trig looks to land a combination but Werben avoids it well.
Werben thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Trig if he has to take too many more of those.
Trig closes the distance and clinches.
Werben throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Werben with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Werben has Trig pressed against the cage, preventing Trig from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Werben lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Werben tries to land a knee to the head but Trig blocks with his arms.
Trig's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Trig has closed the distance and engaged Werben in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Trig managing to block the knees to the body from Werben.
Werben misses with a knee strike.
Trig wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trig has hold of one of Werben's legs. Werben is fighting the takedown attempt but Trig gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Werben wants to stand up but Trig is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Werben is pulling down on Trig's head. It's preventing any offense from Trig, at least for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Werben is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Werben showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Trig smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
John Werben seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Werben throws a nice inside leg kick.
Werben tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Werben throws a head kick but Trig moves out of range.
Frank Trig is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Werben goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
No joy there for Werben, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Werben looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Trig rushes Werben and presses him up against the cage.
Trig tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Werben landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Werben scores a nice knee to the body.
Werben lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
John Werben seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Werben is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trig is defending well for now.
Werben throws a knee to the head but misses.
Werben takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Werben is trying to maintain a safe position but Trig gets an underhook and turns Werben into the cage.
Werben throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trig breaks from the clinch.
Trig shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Trig shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Werben but Werben pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Trig swings for the body but Werben moves out of range.
Werben takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Werben clinches up with Trig and pushes him back against the cage.
Werben escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Werben - that will leave a mark!
Werben tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trig gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Trig is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Werben pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Werben's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Werben lands a leg kick that knocks Trig off balance momentarily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Werben.
Trig is looking to wear down Werben with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horrible takedown by Trig or perhaps it was just good defense by Werben which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Trig. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Werben, right into the meat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Werben.
Werben throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
John Werben seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trig takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Werben misses with a head kick.
Werben throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trig takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Trig takes the fight into the clinch.
Werben looking to throw knees to the head but Trig is blocking nicely.
Trig blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Werben looking to stall.
Trig takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trig manages to break the clinch.
Trig throws a hook to the side of Werben's head but Werben sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Werben gets caught napping as Trig dives in and scores a takedown. Werben manages to retain guard.
Werben is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Trig dives into side control.
A lull in the action here.
Werben wants to control but Trig postures up.
Trig is trying to get an arm triangle but Werben is defending well.
Werben is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Werben wants to get back to his feet.
Werben manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Trig wants to control but Werben is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Werben tries to pass the half guard into mount. Trig knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Werben is thwarting Trig's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Werben really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Trig takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Trig is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Werben connects with a solid leg kick.
Trig darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Trig blocks a head kick by Werben.
Trig will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Werben tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Trig manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Werben stuffs the takedown attempt from Trig. Trig gets slowly back to his feet.
Werben chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Werben scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Werben misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Werben swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Trig moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Werben lands an elbow just above Trig 's eye.
Werben putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Trig in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Werben is looking to control Trig's arms but Trig gets an underhook and turns him. Now Werben has his back to the cage.
Trig is trying to force a seperation but Werben has the dominant position.
Werben is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Werben missing with knees to the body.
Trig manages to break the clinch.
Trig on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Werben. Werben obviously looking to wear him down.
Trig moves into the clinch successfully.
Trig blocks an elbow strike from Werben.
Werben tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Trig wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Trig tries to break free but Werben pushes him back against the cage.
Trig escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Werben misses with a body kick.
Trig throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trig. Werben does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trig misses with a double jab.
Werben throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Werben goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Werben finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trig keeps the fight on the outside.
Trig shoots in for a takedown but Werben shows good takedown defense.
Werben scores with a jab.
Trig looks to land a right hand but Werben moved out of range.
Werben misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trig fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Werben, pushing him back against the cage.
Werben misses with a knee to the head.
Trig has Werben pressed against the cage, preventing Werben from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Trig has hold of one of Werben's legs. Werben is fighting the takedown attempt but Trig gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Werben wants to stand and escape but Trig is having none of it.
Werben is trying to hold Trig in close to prevent damage but Trig has managed to pass into half guard.
Trig working over Werben with some ground and pound. Werben looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Werben trying to control from the bottom.
Werben tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Trig has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Trig looking to isolate an arm here. Werben doesn't see it coming and as Trig extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Trig!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Trig!
Frank Trig is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Hendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Dray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dray is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Champion. Ricky Dray has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Hendo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Dray!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendo moves in looking to clinch but Dray pushes him off.
Dray gets caught napping as Hendo dives in and scores a takedown. Dray manages to retain guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hendo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hendo postures up in Dray's guard and throws a big left but Dray blocks it.
Hendo scoring with some ground and pound.
Dray avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dray preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hendo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hendo stops Dray from standing up.
Dray keeping moving, preventing Hendo from controlling successfully.
Hendo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dray's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendo trying to control the position from guard on top but Dray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dray avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hendo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dray scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Hendo throws a series of punches but Dray avoids them all with ease.
Dray slips a jab and a cross from Hendo.
Hendo cracks Dray with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dray throws a lazy right hand but Hendo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hendo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hendo moves into the clinch.
Hendo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dray can't get the takedown.
Hendo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hendo misses with an elbow over the top.
Knees to the body from Hendo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hendo.
Hendo lands an elbow that stopped Dray in his tracks for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hendo gets underhooks to prevent Dray's takedown attempt.
Hendo lands an elbow inside that Dray shrugs off.
Hendo lands a knee to the head.
Hendo misses with a body punch.
Hendo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Hendo.
Hendo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dray wants a takedown but no success here.
Danny Hendo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Dray.
Hendo landing knees to the head.
Hendo is pressed up against the cage. Dray has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hendo down to the mat. Hendo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dray throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dray looks winded!
Dray on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hendo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hendo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dray shoots in looking for a takedown but Hendo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dray's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hendo throws a series of punches but Dray avoids them all with ease.
Hendo misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dray closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dray lands in his opponent's guard.
Hendo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dray is controlling him.
Dray throwing strikes from guard but Hendo blocks nicely.
Dray throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hendo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dray lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dray is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hendo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dray is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hendo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hendo has escaped and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendo throws an elbow that misses. Dray uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hendo's guard. Nice move by Dray!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hendo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hendo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dray.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dray loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dray stops Hendo from standing up.
Hendo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dray wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Hendo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hendo throws a jab when Dray was well out of range.
Dray gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hendo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hendo crunches a lovely knee into Dray's ribcage.
Hendo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hendo lands a two punch combo.
Hendo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hendo sizes up Dray with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hendo digs a good hook to Dray's body.
Hendo leaves Dray with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hendo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Hendo. Beautiful body shot.
Dray takes a jab right on the kisser.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dray.
Danny Hendo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Dray.
Hendo digs a good body shot into Dray's ribs.
Dray is breathing heavily.
Dray circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hendo throws a nice looking combination but Dray bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hendo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dray was covering up waiting for the punch and Hendo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hendo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dray on the ground.
Hendo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dray's head.
Hendo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hendo is looking to pass into half guard but Dray pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Dray is in guard.
Dray is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hendo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hendo has escaped and now he's on top!
Hendo throws an elbow that misses. Dray uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hendo's guard. Nice move by Dray!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dray is looking to work some ground and pound but Hendo has wrist control.
Hendo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Danny Hendo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hendo trying to keep a closed guard but Dray is proving a slippery customer.
Dray throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dray accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dray stops Hendo from standing up.
Dray missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dray throwing strikes from guard but Hendo blocks nicely.
Dray lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hendo has momentary wrist control but Dray slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dray stops Hendo from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dray accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dray won't allow Hendo to sweep him here.
Dray looking to pass the guard.
Hendo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dray throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hendo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hendo wants to stand but Dray is controlling the position.
Dray stopping the sweep attempt from Hendo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dray postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dray accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hendo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dray.
Dray trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dray trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dray postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dray keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hendo's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dray with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dray missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dray trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dray working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Hendo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dray shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hendo sprawls well. Hendo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dray gets slowly back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dray sizes up Hendo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jab, jab by Hendo - just one landing.
Danny Hendo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hendo lands a nice looking body shot.
Hendo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hendo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dray misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hendo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dray is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Danny Hendo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Dray.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hendo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dray backwards.
Hendo has Dray pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dray manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hendo turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Hendo tries to move into full mount but can't pass Dray's legs.
Dray has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hendo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendo is trying to ground and pound but Dray uses the momentary lack of control by Hendo to regain half guard.
Hendo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dray knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dray is trying to stand back up but Hendo is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendo throwing shots but Dray is blocking nicely.
Dray is staying active underneath Hendo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dray wants to get back to his feet.
Hendo is working for a submission of some sort.
Dray makes his way to full guard, as Hendo worked for a kimura.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendo trying to control but Dray is working from the bottom.
Hendo is looking to advance position but Dray has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Hendo is desperately trying to improve his position but Dray has a good base and remains in mount.
Dray throws some wild stikes that Hendo manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendo is desperately trying to improve his position but Dray has a good base and remains in mount.
Dray pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
BOOM! Dray connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dray throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hendo because Dray loaded up on that one.
Dray throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Dray working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dray lands a nice shot to the head.
Dray scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hendo?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dray looking to ground and pound but Hendo is blocking nicely.
BOOM! Dray connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hendo is rocked!
Dray putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Dray really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dray misses the shot to the body.
Dray fails with the takedown
and Hendo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dray is trying to drag Hendo to the mat but Hendo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dray takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dray has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hendo after a bit of a struggle.
Danny Hendo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Dray.
Dray goes for a takedown attempt but Hendo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hendo manages to avoid it.
Dray throws a lazy right hand but Hendo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hendo dips to his left and cracks Dray with an uppercut!
Hendo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dray is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hendo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dray.
Hendo throws a head kick but Dray moves out of range.
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!
Dray showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hendo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dray misses with a takedown attempt - Hendo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hendo stuffs the takedown attempt from Dray. Dray gets slowly back to his feet.
Dray is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hendo.
Hendo lands a body shot.
Dray shoots for a double leg takedown but Hendo sprawls well. He's pushed Dray's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hendo has Dray up against the cage in a clinch.
Hendo with a knee to the head.
Hendo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dray looks to land a left hand but Hendo moved out of range nicely.
Dray ducks right into an uppercut from Hendo.
Dray dodges the punch combination from Hendo.
Hendo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dray drives through with a takedown into Hendo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top 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!
Dray working some strikes from top position.
Hendo wants to get back to his feet but Dray is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dray is working Hendo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dray scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dray with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dray is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hendo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hendo has escaped and now he's on top!
Dray wants to stand and escape but Hendo is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendo wants to stand and escape but instead Dray has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Dray drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hendo dives on top into guard.
Hendo won't allow Dray to get back to his feet.
Hendo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendo throwing strikes but missing.
Hendo looking to sit in guard and control but Dray gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hendo looking to control.
Hendo is really struggling to control Dray but he's trying to hold on to the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dray is looking to work some ground and pound but Hendo has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Hendo had his way with Ricky Dray in that round.
That's time! Hendo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dray closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dray is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Hendo is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ricky Dray!
Ricky Dray is the new middleweight champion!
Ricky Dray very nearly forgot to thank New World Order Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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