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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrison has chosen The Clocks as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Sid Morrison will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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135 lbs
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142 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Cherry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sid Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cherry fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Morrison sprawls well initially but Cherry persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cherry controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jack Cherry wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Morrison doesn't manage to clinch there - Cherry circles away.
Cherry drives through with a takedown into Morrison's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Morrison is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cherry defends well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison wants to sweep here but Cherry controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Morrison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cherry is one step ahead there.
Morrison looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Cherry has picked Morrison up and slammed him! Morrison can't keep hold of the triangle and Cherry manages to pass to side control!
Morrison tries to buck Cherry off but Cherry is having none of it.
Morrison is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Cherry working the head and body with strikes.
A lull in the action here.
Cherry lands a few punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cherry cracks Morrison with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cherry trying to control the action but Morrison is working from the bottom.
Cherry tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Morrison is looking for a sweep.
Cherry just content to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cherry scores with punches from side control.
Morrison is looking to regain half guard here but Cherry keeps moving and retains side control.
Morrison manages to get back to half guard.
Cherry perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison trying to control here.
Morrison moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cherry is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Morrison keeping moving, preventing Cherry from controlling successfully.
Morrison working a defensive guard here.
Morrison looking for a triangle here. Cherry is fighting it but it looks tight! Morrison pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Cherry is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Sid Morrison!
Sid Morrison very nearly forgot to thank KAISER amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bernard Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seigi Ozeki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benton's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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158 lbs
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155 lbs
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bernard Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seigi Ozeki!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ozeki throws a right hand that misses
and Benton counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Benton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Benton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ozeki has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Benton is working away from the top position though.
Benton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Benton in particular looking to stall.
Benton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ozeki trying to control but Benton postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ozeki is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Benton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ozeki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Benton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Benton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Benton thows a huge punch but Ozeki dodges it nicely.
Ozeki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ozeki tries to roll over but Benton keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozeki trying to control from the bottom.
Benton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Benton performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Benton thows a huge punch but Ozeki dodges it nicely.
Benton thows a huge punch but Ozeki dodges it nicely.
Benton lands strikes from half guard.
Ozeki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Benton thows a huge punch but Ozeki dodges it nicely.
Benton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Benton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ozeki is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ozeki looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ozeki is trying to control but Benton manages to pass to mount!
Benton landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benton looking to finish Ozeki with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ozeki!
Benton 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.
Ozeki takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ozeki tries to reverse the position but Benton maintains control.
Benton has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ozeki's face.
Ozeki tries to hold on but Benton postures up.
Benton is landing with some decent strikes but Ozeki is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ozeki is in a horrible position here. Benton smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Benton with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozeki is desperately trying to improve his position but Benton has a good base and remains in mount.
Benton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Benton lands a big shot there that rocks Ozeki but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ozeki is rocked!
Benton looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Ozeki covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bernard Benton!
A relieved looking Bernard Benton thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Simpkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Simpkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damian Khan!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpkins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Simpkins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Simpkins scores with a jab. Khan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Damian Khan has been cut.
We've been informed that Khan has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Khan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simpkins instigates a clinch.
Khan is trying to break the clinch but Simpkins is controlling him.
Simpkins utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Khan looks winded!
Simpkins slows down the pace here.
Simpkins landing knees to the body.
Simpkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Simpkins.
Khan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpkins throws an overhand right that has Khan reeling! Simpkins follows up with more punches and Khan is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Adam Simpkins!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eikichi Onizuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nero Padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Onizuka's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, GTO's Greatest Moments. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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198 lbs
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200 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eikichi Onizuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nero Padilla!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Onizuka looks for the body kick but Padilla saw that one coming.
Onizuka fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Padilla.
Padilla throws a head kick that misses.
Padilla throws a sloppy body shot
and Onizuka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jab from Padilla.
Onizuka thows a body shot but no joy.
Onizuka darts in and clinches Padilla up against the cage.
Padilla misses with a short punch on the inside.
Onizuka jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Padilla walks away with a smile on his face. Onizuka gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Padilla. That's going to slow Onizuka down.
Onizuka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Padilla has time to react.
It looks like Nero Padilla has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Onizuka. Those never looked like landing.
Padilla throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Onizuka moves away from the strike by Padilla.
Onizuka drops Padilla with a left right combo! Onizuka follows him down to the ground into side control.
Padilla is rocked!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Onizuka tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Onizuka has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Padilla sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onizuka is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Padilla has managed to free his arm - good work.
Padilla is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Onizuka is trying to work for a kimura but Padilla is defending well.
Onizuka trying to mount his opponent but Padilla defends it.
Padilla moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla has control of Onizuka's left arm, preventing Onizuka from doing any damage.
Padilla is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Padilla wants to sweep but no luck.
Padilla keeping full guard, as Onizuka tries to pass.
Onizuka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Padilla works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Onizuka chips away with some ground and pound.
Onizuka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onizuka trying to control but Padilla is working from the bottom.
Onizuka wants to pass the guard but Padilla is keeping the position.
Padilla wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Padilla not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Padilla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Onizuka.
Padilla with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Padilla swats away the attempt to clinch by Onizuka.
Padilla scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onizuka throws a body kick that misses.
Padilla throws a hook but Onizuka blocks it.
Nice uppercut lands for Padilla. That snapped Onizuka's head back.
The fighters circling - Onizuka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Padilla fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Onizuka looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Padilla lands the left hand.
Padilla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Onizuka.
Padilla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Onizuka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Padilla manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Padilla lands a jab.
Onizuka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Padilla buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A cross from Padilla lands.
Onizuka misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Eikichi Onizuka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nero Padilla's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Padilla takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nero Padilla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Padilla - that will leave a mark!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Padilla.
Onizuka moves out of range of the body kick.
Padilla avoids the head kick by Onizuka.
Onizuka slips a jab and a cross from Padilla.
Padilla gets tackled into the cage by Onizuka. Onizuka maintains the clinch.
Padilla digs a right hand into Onizuka's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Onizuka's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Padilla.
Onizuka blocks an uppercut.
Onizuka is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Padilla to keep the fight standing.
Onizuka is trying to break the clinch but Padilla has him pressed against the cage.
Padilla gets through Onizuka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Padilla is leaning against Onizuka and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Padilla is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Onizuka is defending well for now.
Padilla misses with a hook to the ribs.
Padilla keeps control of Onizuka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Padilla misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla misses with a body punch.
Padilla tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Onizuka's elbow.
Padilla working aggressively here.
Onizuka manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Padilla wants to pass the guard but Onizuka is keeping the position.
Onizuka keeping moving, preventing Padilla from controlling successfully.
Padilla sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Onizuka's guard.
Onizuka is trying to get back to full guard.
Padilla is keen to just control but Onizuka is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onizuka is trying to get back to full guard.
Padilla is working for a kimura but Onizuka is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Onizuka has a hand on Padilla's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Padilla takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Onizuka tries to lock up and control but Padilla gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Onizuka manages to regain half guard. Good work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Onizuka looking for submissions off his back.
Padilla is looking to advance position but Onizuka won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla not doing much here.
Padilla seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Onizuka does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Padilla works his foot free and advances to mount.
Padilla controlling from the full mount.
Onizuka tries to hold on but Padilla postures up.
Padilla looking to control but Onizuka is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onizuka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Padilla wants to take Onizuka's back here but Onizuka is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Onizuka wants to hold on but Padilla pushes him away.
Padilla looking to control and managing it successfully.
Onizuka tries to hold on but Padilla pushes him away.
Padilla unloads with some shots from mount but Onizuka bucks and avoids them well.
Padilla controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Onizuka tries to hold on but Padilla postures up.
Padilla controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nero Padilla showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nero Padilla'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Onizuka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Onizuka cracks a nice hook into Padilla's ribs.
Padilla throws a lazy right hand but Onizuka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Onizuka instigates a clinch.
Padilla lands a hook that snaps the head of Onizuka backwards.
Padilla misses with a punch to the body.
Padilla tries to work over Onizuka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Padilla misses with the head strike.
Padilla misses with a hook to the ribs.
Padilla is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Onizuka is defending well for now.
A short body shot lands from Onizuka as the two fighters clinch.
Padilla struggles to land a body shot inside as Onizuka controls his hands.
Padilla working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Padilla misses with a body punch.
Padilla digs a right hand into Onizuka's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Onizuka's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onizuka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Onizuka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Onizuka lands a high kick!
Padilla is looking to chop away at Onizuka's legs.
Onizuka throws a leg kick but Padilla sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Padilla fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Onizuka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Onizuka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Onizuka throws a head kick but Padilla moves out of range.
Onizuka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Onizuka wants to clinch.
Padilla bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Eikichi Onizuka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Onizuka looks to land a right hand but Padilla moved out of range.
Padilla just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Padilla takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Onizuka throws a head kick but Padilla moves out of range.
Padilla lands a jab to the nose.
Padilla lands a nice hook to Onizuka's body. Onizuka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Onizuka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Padilla swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Onizuka counter with a right hand.
Padilla thumps Onizuka with a low kick.
Onizuka looks to throw the jab but Padilla is out of range.
Padilla fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Onizuka.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Padilla lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Eikichi Onizuka has been cut.
Onizuka throws a head kick but Padilla moves out of range.
Padilla lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Padilla bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Padilla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Onizuka was well out of range. Poor timing from Padilla.
Onizuka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onizuka steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Padilla. That one must have hurt.
Padilla moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Onizuka takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Padilla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Onizuka.
Nero Padilla seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slapping leg kick lands for Padilla.
Padilla is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Padilla has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Padilla looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Onizuka fails to land with a series of punches.
Onizuka tries to clinch up but Padilla circles away and keeps his distance.
Onizuka is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Padilla lands with an overhand left.
Padilla catches Onizuka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Onizuka is rocked!
Padilla cracks Onizuka with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Onizuka tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Padilla pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Onizuka is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nero Padilla!
Nero Padilla decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brooks Buford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Rey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buford comes to the cage accompanied by country boy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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181 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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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
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brooks Buford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Rey!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buford looks to land a combination but Rey avoids it well.
Buford motions for Rey to come forward. Buford throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Buford misses with a two punch combination.
Buford misses with a double jab
and Rey counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rey.
Rey postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rey passes Buford's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rey takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Buford scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Rey manages to mount him!
Buford bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Rey controlling Buford's posture.
Buford content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buford drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Buford seems to have locked his on tight now - Rey screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Buford, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Brooks Buford!
Brooks Buford made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'cudnt have done this with out my camp at dudes gym those guys rock'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Lucas Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JP Gill (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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220 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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225 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Lucas Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JP Gill!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucas Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lucas Jr lands a big head kick that sends Gill to the canvas! Lucas Jr follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Lucas Jr!
Travis Lucas Jr spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
JP Gill was interviewed post fight and said 'Clearly, I've got some things to work on. Thanks to everyone who's supported me thus far.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Hubbard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Staph Aureus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hubbard's entrance music is Rehab......drinkin problem. A fine choice. Staph Aureus told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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28
237 lbs
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275 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwayne Hubbard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Staph Aureus!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hubbard on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Aureus tries a head kick but it misses.
Hubbard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aureus slips a jab and a cross from Hubbard.
Aureus clinches with his opponent.
A right hook to the body lands for Aureus.
Hubbard tries a body shot but Aureus blocks it.
Hubbard is looking to break free of the clinch but Aureus has double underhooks.
Aureus working Hubbard over with knees to the body.
Aureus gets through Hubbard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hubbard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aureus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hubbard's efforts to push away.
Hubbard tries to circle away but Aureus has him pinned against the cage.
Aureus letting Hubbard take a breather here.
A frustrated look appears on Hubbard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hubbard working hard to break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Aureus.
Aureus lands a hook that snaps the head of Hubbard backwards.
Hubbard tries to circle away but Aureus has him pinned against the cage.
Aureus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hubbard can't get the takedown.
Aureus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hubbard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aureus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hubbard has had enough of the clinch but Aureus keeps him there for the moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aureus as Hubbard tries to tie him up.
Hubbard is trying to break free.
Aureus scores with a knee to the head.
Hubbard is trying to break the clinch but Aureus has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aureus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hubbard backwards.
Aureus lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Dwayne Hubbard has been cut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aureus obliges.
Aureus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hubbard tries to circle away but Aureus has him pinned against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aureus pushes Hubbard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Aureus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aureus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hubbard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aureus with a knee to the head.
Hubbard tries to score a body lock takedown but Aureus shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Aureus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hubbard's efforts to push away.
Hubbard working hard to break the clinch.
Aureus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hubbard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hubbard struggles to land a body shot inside as Aureus controls his hands.
Aureus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aureus working Hubbard over with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Aureus as the two fighters clinch.
Hubbard is breathing heavily.
Aureus lands a body punch.
Aureus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Aureus - that landed with a thud.
Aureus with a knee to the head.
Aureus lands a body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aureus obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hubbard is trying to maintain a safe position but Aureus gets an underhook and turns Hubbard into the cage.
Aureus working Hubbard over with knees to the body.
Aureus scores with a knee to the head.
Hubbard tries to break the clinch but Aureus is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aureus lands a right hand.
Hubbard is trying to force a seperation but Aureus has the dominant position.
Knees to the body from Aureus.
Aureus scores with a hook to the body.
Aureus lands an elbow inside that Hubbard shrugs off.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aureus obliges.
Aureus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hubbard in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aureus.
Hubbard has had enough of the clinch but Aureus keeps him there for the moment.
Hubbard has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Aureus is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwayne Hubbard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aureus lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aureus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dwayne Hubbard's cut is getting worse.
Aureus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Aureus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Staph Aureus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Hubbard's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Aureus connects with a leg kick. Hubbard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hubbard gets tackled into the cage by Aureus. Aureus maintains the clinch.
Aureus lands an elbow inside that Hubbard shrugs off.
Hubbard has had enough of the clinch but Aureus keeps him there for the moment.
Aureus prevents Hubbard from breaking the clinch.
Aureus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hubbard's face.
Aureus lands a body shot.
Aureus blocks an uppercut.
Aureus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aureus scores a nice knee to the body.
Aureus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hubbard or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aureus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Aureus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hubbard.
A knee to the head by Aureus.
Dwayne Hubbard's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A short body shot lands from Aureus as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aureus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aureus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aureus lands an elbow inside that Hubbard shrugs off.
Jeez, Dwayne Hubbard's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dwayne Hubbard's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Staph Aureus!
Our winner, Staph Aureus, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Sakkara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfgang Steuermann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steuermann has chosen Ein Prosit as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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34
264 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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30
265 lbs
11 - 9 - 1 |
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World class boxer
KO power |
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Powerful |
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Sakkara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Wolfgang Steuermann!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steuermann looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Steuermann trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Steuermann throws a big elbow that misses.
Sakkara keeping full guard, as Steuermann tries to pass.
Steuermann stopping the sweep attempt from Sakkara.
Sakkara knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Steuermann on the ground.
Steuermann is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Steuermann pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sakkara is keeping the position for now.
Sakkara will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Steuermann with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sakkara is looking to stand up but Steuermann isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steuermann is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Steuermann has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Steuermann pushing down on Sakkara's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Steuermann not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Steuermann is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Steuermann is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Steuermann lands a nice short elbow.
Steuermann slips a nice elbow through Sakkara's hands, connecting with Sakkara's forehead.
Steuermann keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakkara trying to control here.
Sakkara tries to get to full guard but Steuermann has control of the leg.
Steuermann is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sakkara doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Steuermann.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakkara blocking the ground and pound attempt from Steuermann.
Steuermann sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sakkara defending well though.
Steuermann prevents Sakkara from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steuermann is trying to control. Sakkara wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Steuermann missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Steuermann is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sakkara!
Poor strikes thrown by Steuermann there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Steuermann lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
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!
Steuermann throwing strikes here but Sakkara is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The referee warns Sakkara that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sakkara is rocked!
It looks like Marcus Sakkara has been cut.
Steuermann connects with a bit shot that sees Sakkara covering up! More strikes from Steuermann and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Steuermann is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wolfgang Steuermann!
Wolfgang Steuermann 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Hoover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brande Eideann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoover's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ecstasy of Gold. Eideann comes into a darkened arena with his song building. We Didn't Start the Fire kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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27
226 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
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28
221 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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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
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edgar Hoover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brande Eideann!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eideann throws a hook but Hoover blocks it.
Eideann looks to land a right hand but Hoover moved out of range.
Eideann throws a nice looking combination but Hoover bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hoover gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Eideann scores with a jab to the body.
Hoover shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Eideann is trying to defend but Hoover finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Eideann looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Eideann is pressing down on Hoover's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hoover trying to control but Eideann is working from the bottom.
Eideann isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hoover stacks Eideann on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hoover!
Sloppy strikes there by Hoover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eideann is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Eideann's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Eideann has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Hoover working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Eideann tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hoover wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've been hearing that Hoover has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hoover wants to control but Eideann is keeping him busy.
Hoover scoring with punches from side control.
An elbow from Hoover crashes against the mat.
Eideann gets back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hoover lands a nice short elbow.
Eideann moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eideann looking for a guillotine here but Hoover defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoover is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hoover trying to control but Eideann is working from the bottom.
Hoover content to stall in guard here.
Eideann keeping moving, preventing Hoover from controlling successfully.
Eideann is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hoover connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eideann working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hoover.
Hoover connects with a couple of short punches.
Eideann utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hoover scoring with some ground and pound.
Eideann working a defensive guard here.
Hoover in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Eideann looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hoover is one step ahead there.
Hoover trying to control but Eideann is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eideann is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Eideann winds up and cracks Hoover with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hoover blocking the ground and pound attempt from Eideann.
Hoover is looking to control Eideann's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hoover avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoover keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are battling for position here. Hoover manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Eideann trying to control but Hoover is working from the bottom.
Hoover is controlling Eideann's posture.
Eideann stops Hoover from standing up.
Eideann trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoover is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eideann postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Edgar Hoover 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.
Eideann misses with a looping left.
Hoover looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Eideann is fending him off so far but Hoover persists. Nope, Eideann circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice shot by Eideann.
Eideann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoover fails with the takedown.
Eideann lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Eideann shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Eideann showed some decent athleticism there.
Eideann is thwarting Hoover's attempts to control the position.
Eideann seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Eideann winds up and cracks Hoover with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Edgar Hoover overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoover blocking the ground and pound attempt from Eideann.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eideann trying to control from half guard but Hoover is working away.
Eideann thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hoover keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hoover kicks off Eideann and gets to his feet.
Eideann darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hoover is looking for a sweep. Eideann is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hoover is defending against the submission attempts here by Eideann.
Eideann working over Hoover with some ground and pound. Hoover looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eideann lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hoover manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Eideann keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
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!
Hoover gets underhooks to prevent Eideann's takedown attempt.
Eideann goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hoover prevents it.
Eideann scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hoover gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Eideann regains guard.
Eideann looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Eideann keeping moving, preventing Hoover from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eideann throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Eideann controls Hoover momentarily but Hoover frees himself.
Hoover has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Eideann to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Hoover is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Eideann pulls down on the head and he's put Hoover to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Brande Eideann!
An out of breath Brande Eideann 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Gaskins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaskins comes into the arena with Killing In The Name Of blaring out of the sound system. Norris has chosen The Night by Kromestatik as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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26
213 lbs
19 - 6 - 0 |
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220 lbs
17 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donald Gaskins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grant Norris!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris moves out of range as Gaskins throws a body kick.
Gaskins blocks a head kick by Norris.
We've been informed that Norris has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gaskins goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Grant Norris has been cut.
Norris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gaskins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Norris.
Gaskins takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice cross by Norris.
Norris throws a series of punches but Gaskins avoids them all with ease.
Norris misses with a body shot.
Norris looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gaskins keeps Norris at a distance using the push kick.
Norris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Donald Gaskins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaskins swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Norris.
Gaskins avoids the body shot from Norris.
Gaskins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Norris's head.
Norris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaskins.
Norris blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaskins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Norris scores with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gaskins, right into the meat.
Norris throws a series of punches but Gaskins avoids them all with ease.
Norris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gaskins.
Norris avoids a kick to the body.
Norris fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gaskins jabs at Norris's body.
Gaskins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Norris moves out of range of the body kick from Gaskins.
Norris lands with a kick to the temple. Gaskins shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaskins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Norris circles away quickly and effectively.
Gaskins listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Norris is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gaskins with a nice cross.
Jab by Gaskins.
Norris is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaskins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Norris lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gaskins connects with a body shot.
Norris misses with a head kick.
Gaskins has Norris up against the cage in a clinch.
Gaskins can't find room to land a body shot as Norris controls the action.
Gaskins works on Norris's body with a couple of short punches.
Norris tries to break the clinch but Gaskins is controlling the position.
Gaskins tries to throw a body punch but Norris avoids it by throwing Gaskins back against the cage.
Gaskins digs a right hand into Norris's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Norris's gas tank.
Norris blocks an uppercut.
Gaskins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Norris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gaskins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gaskins misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaskins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gaskins looks to land a combination but Norris avoids it well.
Gaskins checks a low kick from Norris.
Norris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gaskins tries to bum rush Norris with a series of wild strikes but Norris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gaskins throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gaskins throws a good cross that connects.
Gaskins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gaskins dips to his left and cracks Norris with an uppercut!
Gaskins with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gaskins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norris thows a body shot but no joy.
Gaskins throws a sloppy head kick
and Norris counters with a left and a right that stings Gaskins.
Norris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gaskins, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gaskins.
Gaskins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick from Norris lands but Gaskins takes it in his stride.
Danga de danga de dang - Norris scores with a four punch combination!
Gaskins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Norris has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Norris looks winded!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Norris.
Gaskins keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Norris throws a hook but Gaskins blocks it.
Gaskins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Norris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gaskins ducks under a wild hook from Norris.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norris lands a nice hook to Gaskins's body. Gaskins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gaskins throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gaskins cracks Norris with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gaskins scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Gaskins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grant Norris'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.
Norris takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gaskins lands the left hand.
Donald Gaskins is winning the standup battle so far.
Gaskins fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Norris.
Gaskins lands a big head kick that sends Norris tumbling to the mat! Gaskins takes a step backwards and waves Norris back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Norris is still on wobbly legs! Can Gaskins finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norris takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gaskins scores with a kick to the body.
Gaskins connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Norris to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Gaskins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Donald Gaskins!
Donald Gaskins retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Donald Gaskins thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Grant Norris was interviewed post fight and said 'I made a lot of mental mistakes and it cost me. Lapses of concentration can break ya. I'll be back, bank on it. '.
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