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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Junior Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darek Walczak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flores comes into the arena with 2Pac - California Love blaring out of the sound system. Walczak has chosen We will rock you as his entrance music. The key to victory for Junior Flores has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junior Flores!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darek Walczak!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flores swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Flores throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Flores throws a hook to the side of Walczak's head but Walczak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good exchange - Flores coming out on top.
Flores clobbers Walczak with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Flores looks to score with a jab to the body but Walczak is just out of range.
Walczak fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Flores, pushing him back against the cage.
Flores tries to throw a body punch but Walczak avoids it by throwing Flores back against the cage.
Walczak throws an elbow but it misses.
Walczak missing with knees to the body.
Walczak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Flores blocks it with crossed arms.
Flores is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Walczak keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Flores's efforts to push away.
Walczak comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A knee to the head by Walczak.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Walczak.
Walczak tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Flores avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walczak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Flores is trying to break free.
Flores wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Walczak has him pressed against the cage.
Walczak unloads a knee to the mid-section. Flores lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Walczak struggles to land a body shot inside as Flores controls his hands.
Walczak is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Flores misses with a hook to the ribs.
Flores lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Walczak backwards.
Walczak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walczak missing with knees to the body.
Walczak putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Flores in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Flores takes an elbow to the forehead.
Flores has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Flores blocks an uppercut.
Walczak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walczak blocks an uppercut.
Walczak is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flores is defending well for now.
Walczak stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walczak keeps control of Flores as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Flores looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Walczak keeps control of Flores as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Walczak obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flores tries to break the clinch but Walczak is controlling the position.
Walczak lands an elbow inside.
Walczak utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Walczak lands an elbow inside that Flores shrugs off.
Flores is trying to break free.
Walczak has Flores pressed against the cage, preventing Flores from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Flores wants to break free but Walczak has control.
Flores softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Walczak looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Walczak.
Walczak with a knee to the head.
Flores is trying to force a seperation but Walczak has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walczak misses with a punch to the body.
Walczak using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Flores looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Walczak lands a good knee to the midsection. Flores won't want to take too many of those.
Walczak has Flores pressed against the cage, preventing Flores from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short left from Flores.
Flores is looking to break free of the clinch but Walczak has double underhooks.
Flores tries a body shot but Walczak blocks it.
Knees to the body from Walczak.
Walczak lands a knee to the head.
Flores lands with a light punch inside.
Walczak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Flores is trying to force a seperation but Walczak has the dominant position.
Walczak lands a knee to the head.
Walczak digs a right hand into Flores's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Flores's gas tank.
Knees to the body from Walczak.
Walczak looks winded!
Flores blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flores scores with a shoulder strike.
Walczak lands a body punch.
Walczak has Flores pressed against the cage, preventing Flores from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Walczak working aggressively here.
Flores is trying to force a seperation but Walczak has the dominant position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Flores.
A frustrated look appears on Flores's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Walczak prevents Flores from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Flores's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Walczak lands an elbow just above Flores 's eye.
Flores wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Walczak has him pressed against the cage.
Walczak scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flores is trying to push Walczak away but Walczak has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Walczak obliges.
Walczak using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flores has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Flores is trying to push Walczak away but Walczak has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Darek Walczak will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Flores lands a really nice looking cross but Walczak seems unphased.
Walczak fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Flores fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab-cross combination lands for Flores and sends Walczak crashing to the mat! Flores follows him down to the mat - Walczak regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Walczak is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flores not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Walczak is still in real trouble! Can Flores finish him?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Walczak can do anything to dispel that myth.
Flores missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Walczak keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Flores sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Walczak defending well though.
Flores is looking for a kimura but Walczak is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Flores to get the leverage.
Flores sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Walczak defending well though.
Flores sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Walczak defending well though.
Walczak seems to have recovered his senses.
Flores sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Walczak defending well though.
Flores thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Walczak's head.
Flores thows a huge punch but Walczak dodges it nicely.
Flores 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 one minute gone in the round.
Flores thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Walczak is breathing heavily.
Flores stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Walczak to get to his feet.
Flores misses with a leg kick
and Walczak counters with an outside leg kick.
Flores looks to land a body kick but Walczak moved away.
Flores misses with an uppercut.
Walczak slips a jab from Flores.
Junior Flores seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flores throws a jab when Walczak was well out of range.
Walczak tries to clinch up but Flores circles away and keeps his distance.
Flores moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Flores jabs Walczak right on the nose. Walczak blinks but takes it well.
Flores pounces like a tiger and cracks Walczak with a vicious hook! Walczak is down but not out! Flores follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Junior Flores!
A less than humble Junior Flores misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Darek Walczak spoke after the fight, saying 'I must say this: fables of Flores are more true then I thought. Congratulation man, and I want a rematch someday!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee's entrance music is Game of Death. A fine choice. Bruce Lee is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Cox!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee scores with a punch to the head.
Cox darts in looking for a takedown but Lee gets double underhooks and turns Cox into the cage.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Cox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cox shoots in looking for a takedown but Lee manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cox's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lee misses with a leg kick.
Lee is looking to chop away at Cox's legs.
Cox takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bruce Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cox swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Cox closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lee lands an elbow just above Cox 's eye.
I was talking to Lee's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is pressed up against the cage. Cox has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lee down to the mat. Lee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bruce Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Cox.
Lee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cox checks it well.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cox.
Lee does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cox. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cox instigates a clinch.
Cox is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lee is defending well.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lee avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cox pulls guard.
Cox wants to sweep but no luck.
Lee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lee preventing the sweep.
Cox is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lee defends well.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Cox.
Lee is looking to stand up but Cox won't let him.
Cox looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Cox looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.
Cox looking for a guillotine here but Lee defends easily.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Cox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox tries to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cox holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cox wants to sweep but no luck.
Lee throwing strikes from guard but Cox blocks nicely.
Cox manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cox is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steve Cox will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Cox misses the target.
Cox takes the fight into the clinch.
Cox on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cox's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cox.
Lee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lee is pressed up against the cage. Cox has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lee down to the mat. Lee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lee tries a low kick but Cox avoids it.
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lee gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cox controlling from the top position.
Lee wants to sweep here but Cox controlling him for the moment.
Cox trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
Cox is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lee is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lee has escaped and now he's on top!
Cox managing to control the position.
Cox looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox has his foot on Lee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lee works his way back into a safe position though.
Cox is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lee throws a big right hand that misses.
Cox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cox is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lee is aware though and is defending well.
Lee preventing the sweep.
Cox has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Cox throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Cox has his hands on Lee's head, controlling the position.
Lee would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Cox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Bruce Lee just wasn't active enough.
Cox swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cox fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cox.
Lee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cox gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Cox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
A clash of legs there as Cox blocks the low kick.
A leg kick checked by Cox.
Lee throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Cox keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cox takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cox. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox has managed to clinch.
Cox takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Cox is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lee to keep the fight standing.
Cox is pushing Lee up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cox blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee pushes off an throws an elbow but Cox leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Cox shrugs off.
It looks like Steve Cox has been cut.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cox blocks it with crossed arms.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Cox shrugs off.
Cox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lee tries to land a leg kick but Cox saw it coming and moves away.
Lee scores with a leg kick.
Cox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Lee.
Cox checks a low kick from Lee.
Lee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lee throws a leg kick but Cox sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Steve Cox is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cox rushes Lee and presses him up against the cage.
Cox blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cox stalling against the cage.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cox is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bruce Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee lands a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cox has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Cox!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Roddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nissan Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Roddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nissan Fairtex!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roddy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fairtex to score with a decent uppercut.
Fairtex closes the distance and pushes Roddy back into the cage.
Roddy has a couple of punches blocked by Fairtex.
Roddy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Roddy has a couple of punches blocked by Fairtex.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fairtex.
Roddy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roddy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fairtex has him pressed against the cage.
Fairtex lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fairtex lands with a short shot to the head.
Fairtex misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roddy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Roddy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roddy throws a head punch that misses.
Roddy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fairtex has him pressed against the cage.
Fairtex lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Roddy to his knees! Fairtex keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nissan Fairtex!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sullivan Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Vinyard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sullivan Wallace has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sullivan Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Vinyard!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinyard shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Wallace is trying to defend but Vinyard finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Vinyard is working for a kimura but Wallace is defending it quite comfortably.
Wallace knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vinyard on the ground.
Wallace wants to get back to his feet.
Vinyard in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Wallace tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Vinyard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jonathan Vinyard!
In defeat, Sullivan Wallace stepped up to the mic, saying 'I need to train hard and get better.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dewayne Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graeme Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dewayne Bryant could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Graeme Campbell's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dewayne Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Graeme Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Campbell on his heels. He'll look to pass Campbell's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Campbell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bryant defends it easily.
Bryant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bryant really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Campbell working a defensive guard here.
Bryant slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bryant tries for a kimura but Campbell is defending well.
Campbell is looking to regain half guard here but Bryant keeps moving and retains side control.
Bryant advances to full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant controlling the pace for now.
Bryant can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Campbell is looking to escape.
Campbell can't escape the position.
Campbell blocking the ground and pound.
Bryant lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Campbell keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell regains half guard.
Bryant landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Campbell is looking for a sweep. Bryant is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bryant trying to control from half guard but Campbell is working away.
Campbell looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Campbell won't allow Bryant to pass to mount.
Campbell looking for a kimura from the bottom but Bryant passes into side control!
Bryant wants to lay and pray for a moment but Campbell keeps working.
Campbell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bryant wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bryant looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Campbell!
Bryant has control of Campbell's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Campbell regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bryant working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campbell can't escape the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Bryant's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Campbell regains half guard.
Campbell looking for submissions off his back.
Bryant wants to pass the guard but Campbell is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant is trying to control the action in half guard but Campbell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Campbell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bryant is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Campbell doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bryant.
Bryant prevents Campbell from improving his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bryant has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Campbell defend it? Bryant steps over the head and cranks it - Campbell is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Bryant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dewayne Bryant!
Dewayne Bryant bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Coonaments (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscralo De Santiuya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coonaments comes to the cage accompanied by Voodo. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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26
170 lbs
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21
170 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Coonaments!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscralo De Santiuya!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Santiuya moves in looking to clinch but Coonaments pushes him off.
Coonaments looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
De Santiuya gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Coonaments counters by clinching up.
De Santiuya using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
De Santiuya slows down the pace here.
De Santiuya tries to break the clinch but Coonaments is controlling the position.
Coonaments blocks an elbow strike from De Santiuya.
Coonaments throws a head punch that misses.
De Santiuya jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Coonaments walks away with a smile on his face. De Santiuya gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Coonaments shoots in for a double leg but De Santiuya sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
De Santiuya changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Coonaments looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
De Santiuya decides to stand back up. De Santiuya steps back and let's Coonaments get back to his feet.
We've been hearing reports that Coonaments has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santiuya goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Kevin Coonaments has been cut.
De Santiuya drops Coonaments with a left right combo! De Santiuya follows him down to the ground into side control.
Coonaments is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Santiuya tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no De Santiuya has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Oh Coonaments is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Santiuya decides to stand up, so the ref orders Coonaments to his feet.
Are you kidding me?! De Santiuya ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Coonaments clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oscralo De Santiuya!
Oscralo De Santiuya looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I'm coming in, kicking some ass.'.
The defeated Kevin Coonaments had this to say: 'I want to thank everyone for believing in me. They were just better then me nothing more to it.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoshito Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dario Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dario Silva has chosen Iron as his entrance music. Yoshito Silva has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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190 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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190 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshito Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dario Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshito Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dario Silva.
Yoshito Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dario Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yoshito Silva's calf.
Dario Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Yoshito Silva. Yoshito Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Yoshito Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Dario Silva.
Yoshito Silva darts in looking for a takedown but Dario Silva gets double underhooks and turns Yoshito Silva into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshito Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dario Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dario Silva avoiding damage as Yoshito Silva throws knees to the body.
Dario Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Dario Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yoshito Silva's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dario Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yoshito Silva can't break the clinch.
Dario Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Yoshito Silva is breathing heavily.
Dario Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yoshito Silva's face.
It looks like Yoshito Silva has been cut.
Yoshito Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dario Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Dario Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dario Silva lands an elbow inside.
Yoshito Silva is rocked!
Dario Silva landing knees to the head.
Oh Yoshito Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dario Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dario Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yoshito Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dario Silva working the clinch nicely. Yoshito Silva is working for position but Dario Silva cracks him with a big knee to the head! Yoshito Silva crumples up against the cage and Dario Silva lands two more shots before the ref can save Yoshito Silva! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Dario Silva!
An out of breath Dario Silva thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Adam McGrath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Dominguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Dominguez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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155 lbs
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156 lbs
13 - 13 - 1 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam McGrath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Dominguez !
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGrath scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
McGrath wants to work for an arm triangle but Dominguez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
McGrath is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dominguez sees it coming and defends easily.
Dominguez trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dominguez wants to improve his position but McGrath is controlling well.
McGrath is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
McGrath is thwarting Dominguez 's attempts to control the position.
McGrath prevents Dominguez from improving his position.
McGrath is looking for a kimura but Dominguez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for McGrath to get the leverage.
McGrath looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGrath is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dominguez defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrath is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
McGrath is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
McGrath is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dominguez sees it coming and defends easily.
Dominguez trying to control but McGrath postures up.
McGrath wants to work for an arm triangle but Dominguez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGrath is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dominguez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dominguez is trying to stand up here but McGrath is controlling him well.
McGrath is looking for a kimura but Dominguez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for McGrath to get the leverage.
Dominguez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McGrath pulls his head out easily.
McGrath is trying to work for a kimura but Dominguez is defending well.
Dominguez wants to improve his position but McGrath is controlling well.
Dominguez wants to control but McGrath is keeping busy.
McGrath stops Dominguez from getting back to his feet.
Dominguez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McGrath. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez is in trouble now - McGrath has advanced to mount!
McGrath working for a submission but Dominguez is keeping him at bay.
McGrath looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Dominguez tries to lock up and control but McGrath gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
McGrath is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dominguez can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
McGrath working for a guillotine from mount but Dominguez is in no mood to give up.
McGrath is breathing heavily.
McGrath looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
McGrath looking to secure an arm triangle but Dominguez defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dominguez tries to lock up and control but McGrath gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
McGrath wants to finish this one by submission but Dominguez is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from McGrath.
Dominguez tries to hold on but McGrath postures up.
Dominguez bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
McGrath had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dominguez defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dominguez trying to control but McGrath is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam McGrath dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dominguez has McGrath up against the cage in a clinch.
Dominguez gets underhooks to prevent McGrath's takedown attempt.
McGrath is trying to drag Dominguez to the mat but Dominguez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dominguez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dominguez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dominguez takes the fight into the clinch.
Dominguez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dominguez has picked McGrath up - he's going for a ride! Dominguez dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Dominguez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrath is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dominguez pulls his head out easily.
McGrath works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dominguez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dominguez trying to control the position from guard on top but McGrath is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGrath wants to sweep but no luck.
Dominguez looking to pass the guard.
McGrath had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dominguez defends it easily.
McGrath looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dominguez preventing the sweep.
Dominguez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGrath swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McGrath has his feet on Dominguez 's thighs here. He's pushed Dominguez off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Dominguez screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Adam McGrath!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rock Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darko Markovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Markovic has chosen Toxicity as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
180 lbs
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175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rock Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darko Markovic!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Markovic counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Markovic is trying to control the action in half guard but Lee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Markovic tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lee knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Markovic is trying to control. Lee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Markovic wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.
Markovic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Markovic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Markovic trying to pass the guard but Lee defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Markovic not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markovic stops Lee from getting back to his feet.
Markovic wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.
Markovic is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lee defends it well.
Markovic is trying to control the action in half guard but Lee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Markovic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Markovic looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lee is staying active underneath Markovic, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markovic slows the pace down in half guard.
Markovic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Darko Markovic was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Markovic moved out of range.
Markovic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markovic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lee as he jumps to the side.
Lee lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rock Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee digs a good hook to Markovic's body.
Lee scores with a body shot.
Lee misses with a hook.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Markovic moves away from the strike by Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markovic shoots in and drives through. Lee sprawls well.
Rock Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee slaps away a takedown attempt from Markovic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rock Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darko Markovic.
Lee lands with an overhand left.
Lee throws a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Markovic dives in and grabs Lee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes down on Markovic's head and hops out.
Markovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darko Markovic dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Markovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Markovic.
Markovic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lee stuns Markovic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Lee misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markovic looks for a takedown but Lee sprawls well.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Markovic saw that one coming.
Lee stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lee wants it to stay on the feet.
Markovic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Markovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Lee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Markovic.
Rock Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darko Markovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with an uppercut that bounces Markovic off the cage and back into range.
Lee works Markovic's body with a nice hook.
Markovic drops his hands momentarily and Lee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Markovic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lee to score with a decent uppercut.
Markovic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Markovic takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markovic closes the distance and clinches up with Lee, looking for a takedown. Markovic pushes Lee against the cage but Lee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Markovic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Markovic moves forwards but Lee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Markovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Markovic momentarily.
Markovic slips under a jab.
Lee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Markovic.
Lee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Markovic on the side of the head.
Markovic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Markovic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lee seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Markovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Lee dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Markovic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Markovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Markovic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Markovic moves to clinch but Lee breaks away
and Markovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markovic shoots and misses
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee throws a hook but Markovic blocks it.
Markovic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lee scores with a decent looking hook.
Lee lands with an overhand left.
Markovic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Markovic slips a straight right by Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markovic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lee scores with a jab to the head.
Lee moves out of range as Markovic strikes.
Lee with a hook.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee digs a good hook to Markovic's body.
Lee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markovic tries for a takedown but Lee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rock Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darko Markovic.
Markovic walks into a stiff left hand from Lee.
Markovic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice jab there from Lee.
Markovic shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Markovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Markovic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Markovic scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a hook.
Markovic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lee sprawls well. Lee wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Markovic gets slowly back to his feet.
Markovic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Markovic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Markovic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lee throws the left hand but Markovic avoids the punch easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rock Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lee has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rock Lee!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stew Sauced (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sauced has chosen Irish Jig as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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20
215 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stew Sauced!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice sprawl there from Sauced as Lee shoots in.
Horrible takedown by Lee or perhaps it was just good defense by Sauced which made him look bad.
Freddy Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddy Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Sauced.
Sauced has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lee is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lee is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Sauced moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stew Sauced!
Stew Sauced decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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