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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jim Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheer Bum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sheer Bum!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Miller cracks Bum with a solid left hand.
Miller works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Miller landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bum wants to get back to full guard.
Bum keeps trying to improve his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Miller has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller escapes and gets back to his feet.
Miller displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Sheer Bum has been cut.
BOOM! Miller lands a beautiful left hook that drops Bum. Bum tries to recover but Miller is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Bum lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Miller!
In his post fight interview, Jim Miller gave a big smile as he said 'I just want to keep having the chance to prove myself in this cage and keep entertaining these fans.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tank Abott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
7 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tank Abott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimbo Slice!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abott has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Tank Abott has been cut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Slice has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Slice closes the distance and clinches up with Abott, looking for a takedown. Slice pushes Abott against the cage but Abott circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Abott tries to score a power double leg takedown but Slice sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Abott somewhat.
Abott throws a jab when Slice was well out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Abott has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Slice tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Abott.
Abott tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Slice counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking Abott out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! Slice is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kimbo Slice!
A less than humble Kimbo Slice misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gatto Besti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia has chosen Tomorrow as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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175 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gatto Besti!
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, Luis Garcia!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Besti slips a jab and a cross from Garcia.
Nice body punch from Garcia.
Garcia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Besti has time to react.
Garcia has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Besti is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garcia throws a body punch but Besti moves out of range.
Besti walks into a straight right hand from Garcia.
Garcia lands with a good body shot.
Garcia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Besti in his tracks.
Garcia misses with a series of wild punches.
Garcia lands a nice hook to Besti's body. Besti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Garcia does no damage.
Besti takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Gatto Besti has been cut.
Garcia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Luis Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Besti walks into a left hand.
Garcia's corner calls for a 1-2. Garcia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Garcia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Besti in his tracks.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Besti was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Besti moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
We've been hearing reports that Besti has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Besti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Garcia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garcia throws an off balance right hand
and Besti counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Besti 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! Garcia is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gatto Besti!
Gatto Besti bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Stout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Menezes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryan Menezes is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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, Sam Stout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryan Menezes!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stout works Menezes's body with a nice hook.
Menezes moves to clinch but Stout breaks away
and Stout counters with a nice kick to the body.
Stout swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bryan Menezes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stout gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Menezes is trying to break the clinch but Stout has him pressed against the cage.
Stout throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stout pulls Menezes into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Stout is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Menezes defends well.
Menezes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Menezes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stout keeping moving, preventing Menezes from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stout manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Stout content just to control the position here.
Menezes tries to lock up and control but Stout gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Stout breaks from Menezes's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Menezes told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Stout trying to control but Menezes is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Stout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menezes is desperately trying to improve his position but Stout has a good base and remains in mount.
Stout postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Menezes looks a forlorn figure.
Stout pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Menezes is looking to get to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stout looking to ground and pound but Menezes is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menezes taking shots to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Menezes can do anything to dispel that myth.
Stout in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stout misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Menezes holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Stout tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Stout sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Stout looking to control but Menezes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Menezes is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stout trying to control but Menezes is having none of it.
Menezes is trying desperately to improve position.
Menezes is squirming around, avoiding Stout's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Menezes looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Menezes prevents Stout from getting a body triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Stout dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Menezes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stout thumps Menezes with a low kick.
Stout avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stout takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Menezes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stout's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stout changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Menezes tries to avoid it but Stout manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Menezes to the ground. Menezes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stout misses with an attempted mid kick.
Menezes wants to clinch up but Stout keeps it at a distance.
Stout tries for a takedown but Menezes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stout misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Stout. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stout shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Menezes sprawls well. Menezes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stout gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Menezes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Menezes throws a nice looking combination but Stout bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Menezes wants to clinch
and Stout counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Menezes tries to close the distance and clinch but Stout swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stout fails with the takedown.
Stout tries to score a power double leg takedown but Menezes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stout somewhat.
Stout fails with the takedown.
Stout avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bryan Menezes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menezes slaps away a takedown attempt from Stout, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Menezes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stout paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Menezes wants to clinch up but Stout keeps it at a distance.
Stout avoids a punch combination nicely.
Menezes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stout tries for a takedown but Menezes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Menezes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stout counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Menezes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Menezes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Menezes tries to clinch but Stout is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menezes throws a series of punches but Stout avoids them all with ease.
Menezes is looking to clinch.
Stout scores with a takedown into Menezes's guard.
Menezes wants to stand but Stout is controlling the position.
Stout wanted to stand there but Menezes had control of the position.
Menezes trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stout avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Menezes is trying to keep Stout in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Menezes throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Menezes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stout stands and steps away. Menezes gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Stout slips a jab and a cross from Menezes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bryan Menezes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Menezes tries to clinch there but Stout circles away.
Menezes tries to close the distance and clinch but Stout swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Menezes throws a nice looking combination but Stout bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stout shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stout connects with a leg kick. Menezes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Menezes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A low kick from Menezes is predictable there
and Stout counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stout shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Menezes defends it nicely.
Menezes feints a jab promting Stout to slip. Menezes then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Stout slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Sam Stout has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stout showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Menezes.
Stout throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Menezes's waist but Menezes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stout off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Stout. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menezes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Menezes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stout counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stout cracks the inside of Menezes's front leg.
Stout shoots in for a takedown but Menezes shows good takedown defense.
Menezes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stout counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Menezes is rocked!
Stout gets in close and tags Menezes with a short punch that almost sends Menezes to the mat! Oh Menezes is in big trouble! He turns his back on Stout, trying to create some distance but Stout rushes him, striking wildly and Menezes goes down! The referee tackles Stout into the cage to end the fight! Stout is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Stout!
A victorious Sam Stout thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santino Marella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santino Marella!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Marella shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marella dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Marella fails with the takedown.
Marella connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Anthony Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Marella.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Marella shoots in.
Anthony Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santino Marella.
Marella throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Marella pushes him off.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Marella tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Johnson defends well and Marella ends up having to push Johnson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marella fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marella throws a big shot that misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson stalling.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Marella shoots in but no luck this time.
Marella drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Johnson misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Marella trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marella prevents Johnson from standing back up.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Marella has control of the leg.
Marella has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at NEXUS GYM. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Marella throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marella is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Johnson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Marella 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.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to stand back up but Marella is controlling him
Marella is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Johnson sees it coming and defends easily.
Johnson is trying to control but can't.
Marella is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Marella thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Johnson trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marella trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Marella is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marella seems to be looking for submissions.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marella.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marella is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Johnson defends it well.
Marella is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santino Marella dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Marella throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Marella misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marella shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Marella dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Marella's head and hops out.
Johnson feints and then cracks Marella's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marella down.
Johnson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Marella's head.
It looks like Santino Marella has been cut.
Marella is breathing heavily.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marella.
Johnson throws a head kick but Marella moves out of range.
Marella tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marella fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Anthony Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santino Marella.
Marella avoids the head kick by Johnson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Marella does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson clinches up with Marella and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson tries to clinch but Marella moves out of range.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Marella pushes him off.
Marella misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marella backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Johnson.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Johnson for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Marella working hard to break the clinch.
Marella is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
Marella jumps guard but Johnson stands there with Marella around his waist. Marella gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Johnson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Marella avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Marella is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Johnson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marella stalls.
Marella successfully pulls guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marella keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Marella is looking for a triangle but Johnson pushes his legs off easily.
Marella is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
Johnson distracts Marella with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Johnson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Johnson works over Marella with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marella has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Johnson has passed into side control.
Marella is trying to get back to half guard.
Johnson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Marella regains half guard.
Marella is refusing to be controlled, as Johnson sits in half guard.
Johnson trying to control from Marella's half guard. Marella has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Marella's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Santino Marella's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Marella. Marella gets slowly back to his feet.
Marella tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Johnson defends well and Marella ends up having to push Johnson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Marella working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson keeps control of Marella as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Marella has him pressed against the cage.
Marella looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marella keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marella is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Anthony Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santino Marella.
Marella wants a takedown.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Marella takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marella letting Johnson take a breather here.
Marella pulls guard successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marella is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johnson defends well.
Johnson wants to stand but Marella has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Johnson trying to control but Marella is working from the bottom.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Marella looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Johnson advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Marella takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Marella manages to get back to half guard.
Johnson is thwarting Marella's attempts to control the position.
Marella is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Marella is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily.
Marella actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking for a kimura but Marella is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Johnson to get the leverage.
Marella is refusing to be controlled, as Johnson sits in half guard.
Marella is trying to stand up here but Johnson is controlling him well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johnson lands a nice short elbow.
Johnson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Johnson working Marella over with strikes.
Anthony Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but Marella is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Marella wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Marella is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson prevents Marella from improving his position.
Johnson is thwarting Marella's attempts to control the position.
Marella tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Johnson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Marella defends it well.
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!
Johnson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson is pressing down on Marella's thigh, looking to free his foot. Marella is holding on for now.
Johnson wants to take a breather but Marella is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson 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 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Johnson!
Anthony Johnson tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Cantwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Staunton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 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
7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Staunton!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cantwell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
No joy there for Cantwell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A good leg kick by Cantwell.
Cantwell fails to land with a series of punches.
Cantwell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cantwell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Staunton tries to clinch up but Cantwell circles away and keeps his distance.
Steve Cantwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Staunton slips a jab and a cross from Cantwell.
Staunton darts in looking for a takedown but Cantwell gets double underhooks and turns Staunton into the cage.
Cantwell has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Staunton regains guard immediately.
Staunton is trying to control the position but Cantwell postures up.
Staunton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cantwell 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cantwell throwing strikes but missing.
Staunton looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cantwell passes into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantwell decides to stand back up.
Cantwell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Staunton.
Staunton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cantwell tries a head kick but it misses.
Staunton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cantwell sprawls well. Cantwell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Staunton gets slowly back to his feet.
Cantwell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Staunton moves into the clinch.
Cantwell manages to break the clinch.
Staunton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cantwell but Cantwell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Steve Cantwell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Staunton.
Cantwell misses with a few strikes there.
Staunton has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cantwell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Staunton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staunton tries to clinch there but Cantwell circles away.
Cantwell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cantwell throws an overhand right that lands on Staunton's shoulder, as Staunton tries to avoid the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cantwell takes a swing at Staunton's ribcage but misses.
Cantwell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Staunton under the eye.
Cantwell throws a wild body kick that Staunton sees coming a mile off.
Cantwell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cantwell throws a nice looking combination but Staunton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Staunton looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cantwell!
Cantwell is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Staunton is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staunton wants to stand but Cantwell has his arm trapped.
Cantwell throws Staunton to one side and escapes!
Staunton misses with a head kick.
Cantwell lands a lovely overhand right.
Cantwell leaves Staunton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Staunton looks to score with a jab to the body but Cantwell is just out of range.
No joy there for Cantwell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cantwell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cantwell misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantwell throws a sloppy head kick and Staunton moves out of range easily.
Staunton slips under a jab.
Staunton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cantwell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cantwell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cantwell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cantwell leaves Staunton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cantwell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Staunton is looking to clinch but Cantwell is avoiding it.
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!
Cantwell swinging wildly here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cantwell throws a half hearted mid kick.
A combination from Cantwell does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Cantwell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Cantwell dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Staunton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Staunton moves in looking to clinch but Cantwell pushes him off.
A jab from Cantwell misses.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Cantwell enables Staunton to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Cantwell manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Staunton wants to control from the top but Cantwell keeps moving.
Staunton might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cantwell haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Staunton has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cantwell is proving hard to escape from.
Cantwell kicks Staunton off and gets to his feet.
Steve Cantwell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cantwell throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staunton shoots in looking for a takedown but Cantwell manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Staunton's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Staunton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cantwell lands a jab to the nose.
Staunton slips under a jab.
Staunton moves forwards but Cantwell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cantwell feints with a jab and clips Staunton right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Staunton is sent crashing into the canvas and Cantwell leaps in for the kill! Staunton tries to get to his feet but Cantwell is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Staunton is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Cantwell!
A victorious Steve Cantwell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Koscheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and You Suck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Josh Koscheck has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Josh Koscheck seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Koscheck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, You Suck!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koscheck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koscheck shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Suck defends it nicely.
Koscheck stuffs the takedown.
Koscheck has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Koscheck drives through and clinches with Suck against the cage.
Suck dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Koscheck breaks the clinch.
Suck tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Koscheck swivels and escapes.
Koscheck feints and as Suck raises his hands in defense, Koscheck changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Koscheck throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Suck looking to hit a scissor sweep but Koscheck is one step ahead there.
Koscheck lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Suck wants to get back to his feet but Koscheck is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Koscheck lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suck has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Koscheck is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Suck.
Koscheck in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Koscheck cracks Suck with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck working away.
Koscheck decides to stand back up. Koscheck steps back and let's Suck get back to his feet.
Koscheck closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Suck wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Koscheck has him pressed against the cage.
Koscheck is trying to maintain a safe position but Suck gets an underhook and turns Koscheck into the cage.
Suck fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Josh Koscheck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of You Suck.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koscheck lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Suck is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Suck drags the fight down to the ground.
Suck wants to hit a switch here but Koscheck passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Suck there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck trying to control but Suck is having none of it.
Koscheck 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.
Koscheck putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Koscheck lands with some strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Koscheck working Suck over with strikes here.
Koscheck content just to control the position here.
Koscheck looking for a guillotine from mount but Suck is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck prevents Suck from getting the reversal.
Koscheck trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Koscheck with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suck regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Koscheck dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Koscheck throws a right and a left that Suck avoids nicely.
Koscheck scores with a takedown into Suck's guard.
Suck looking for a guillotine here but Koscheck defends easily.
Koscheck trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Suck looking for a sweep. Not yet Suck, not yet.
Suck managing to control the position.
Koscheck is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Suck is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Suck has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck working for a triangle but Suck defends it easily.
Koscheck throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suck prevents Koscheck from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suck loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Suck trying to control the position from guard on top but Koscheck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suck tries to free his leg and advance position but Koscheck is retaining full guard.
Suck not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Koscheck trying to control the position.
You Suck has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Koscheck shoots for a takedown but Suck saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Koscheck shoots in and bounces Suck off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Suck wants to stand but Koscheck is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suck had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Koscheck defends it easily.
Koscheck wants to control from the top but Suck keeps moving.
Koscheck decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Suck, up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Josh Koscheck has been cut.
Koscheck lands with a nice body punch.
A swing and a miss from Suck.
Suck misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koscheck tries to clinch but Suck is having none of it.
Suck fails with the takedown.
Koscheck misses with a takedown attempt
and Suck counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Koscheck shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Suck as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Koscheck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suck tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Koscheck defends well and Suck ends up having to push Koscheck into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
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.
Koscheck manages to break the clinch.
Suck throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Koscheck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Koscheck dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Josh Koscheck's cut.
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!
Koscheck tries to score a power double leg takedown but Suck sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Koscheck somewhat.
Suck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Suck shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Koscheck as he jumps to the side.
Koscheck will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Suck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koscheck throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Suck.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koscheck tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Suck defends well and Koscheck ends up having to push Suck into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Koscheck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suck is trying to pull guard but Koscheck turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suck can't break the clinch.
Suck wants to break free but Koscheck has control.
Suck holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Koscheck escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Suck tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Koscheck defends well and Suck ends up having to push Koscheck into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Suck tries to pull guard but Koscheck won't allow it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Koscheck gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Suck looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Josh Koscheck overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Suck tries to roll over but Koscheck keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Koscheck thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Suck's head.
Koscheck is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Suck is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Suck with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Koscheck is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Suck has managed to free his arm - good work.
Suck is concentrating on defense, preventing Koscheck from advancing position.
Koscheck lands with a punch from half guard.
Koscheck working the head and body with strikes.
Suck wants to get back to his feet.
Koscheck is nestled in close to Suck, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suck makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Koscheck throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Suck tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Koscheck is in Suck's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koscheck content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Suck wants to sweep here but Koscheck controlling him for the moment.
Suck keeping moving, preventing Koscheck from controlling successfully.
Koscheck is looking to work some ground and pound but Suck has wrist control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suck keeping moving, preventing Koscheck from controlling successfully.
You Suck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Josh Koscheck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Suck looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Koscheck passes into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Koscheck showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Koscheck 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Koscheck!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwyane Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dwyane Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
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260 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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwyane Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunt moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Hunt is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hunt gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hunt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hunt is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Johnson is defending well.
Hunt lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Hunt won't allow it.
Hunt has hold of one of Johnson's legs. Johnson is fighting the takedown attempt but Hunt gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hunt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hunt trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hunt's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Johnson's guard.
Hunt has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Johnson defend it? Hunt steps over the head and cranks it - Johnson is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Hunt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mark Hunt!
Our winner, Mark Hunt, 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.
The defeated Dwyane Johnson had this to say: 'God bless!! Thanks everyone for this oppurtunity. Ill be back'.
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