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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy Carroll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenny Lopez (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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy Carroll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lenny Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carroll throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lopez.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lopez stands up and beckons Carroll to his feet.
Lopez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carroll scores with a nice head shot.
Carroll tries to bum rush Lopez with a series of wild strikes but Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lopez 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.
Lopez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carroll.
Carroll throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lopez on the side of the head.
Lopez clinches up against the cage.
Lopez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lopez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lopez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Carroll ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lopez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Carroll seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez closes the distance and clinches.
Lopez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carroll or not.
Lopez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Carroll after a bit of a struggle.
Carroll is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Carroll looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lopez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carroll lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lopez circles away quickly and effectively.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Carroll.
Carroll lands with a hook. Lopez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Carroll is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lopez stuns Carroll with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Carroll lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lopez circles away quickly and effectively.
Lopez walks into a straight right hand from Carroll.
Lopez is rocked!
Carroll lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Lopez is looking to close the distance but Carroll sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Lopez crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Lopez is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Andy Carroll!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karl Pilkington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oil Slick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slick is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Careful With That Axe Eugene. 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl Pilkington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oil Slick!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pilkington shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Slick is trying to defend but Pilkington finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Slick looking for submissions off his back.
Slick is looking for a sweep. Pilkington is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pilkington sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Slick defending well though.
Slick wants to control but Pilkington is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Slick is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pilkington's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pilkington's back!
Slick is looking for the choke from the back position but Pilkington is controlling his hands well.
Even with his hooks in, Slick manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Slick missing with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilkington manages to escape to his feet.
Slick closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Slick sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Pilkington is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Slick tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Slick controlling the position.
Slick throws an elbow but Pilkington slips to the side and avoids it well.
Slick lands a decent elbow from side control.
Slick has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Pilkington!
Slick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slick punching from mount but Pilkington doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Slick dominating with strikes here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slick is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pilkington is bucking up trying to escape but Slick cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pilkington tries to reverse the position but Slick maintains control.
Slick misses with a head shot.
Slick scoring with strikes but Pilkington is staying in there.
Slick throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Slick thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slick connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slick in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Slick connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Slick lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Slick cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Slick throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Pilkington because Slick loaded up on that one.
Slick looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pilkington tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Slick cracks Pilkington with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pilkington holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Slick tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The referee warns Pilkington that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slick thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Slick fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Slick throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Pilkington tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Slick unloading with bombs!
Slick lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Slick throws a strike there. Pilkington manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Slick sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pilkington defending well though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slick throwing shots but Pilkington is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oil Slick dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Slick throws a nice outside leg kick.
Slick thuds a left hand into Pilkington's body.
Slick feints and then cracks Pilkington's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pilkington down.
Slick tries a head kick but it misses.
Pilkington lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pilkington avoids a kick to the body.
Slick feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pilkington's calf.
Pilkington throws a left and a right that both miss
and Slick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Slick throws a push kick but Pilkington slaps the foot to one side.
Pilkington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slick was well out of range. Poor timing from Pilkington.
Pilkington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slick moves away.
Slick scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Slick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pilkington blocking the ground and pound attempt from Slick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilkington is refusing to be controlled, as Slick sits in half guard.
Slick thows a huge punch but Pilkington dodges it nicely.
Slick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pilkington's head.
Pilkington is refusing to be controlled, as Slick sits in half guard.
Slick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pilkington's head.
Slick trying to control the pace.
Slick lands strikes from half guard.
Slick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slick thows a huge punch but Pilkington dodges it nicely.
Slick is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Slick throwing shots but Pilkington is blocking nicely.
Slick trying to control from Pilkington's half guard. Pilkington has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Pilkington keeping moving, preventing Slick from controlling successfully.
Pilkington wants to sweep here but Slick controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slick trying to control but Pilkington is working from the bottom.
Slick tries to free his leg and advance position but Pilkington is retaining full guard.
Slick trying to control but Pilkington is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Oil Slick wasn't active enough on the ground.
Slick shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pilkington but Pilkington pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pilkington fails to land with a series of punches.
Pilkington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pilkington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Slick throws a low kick, looking for Pilkington's leg but Pilkington calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slick punishes Pilkington's body with a nice straight punch.
Slick motions for Pilkington to come forward. Slick throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Slick misses with a body kick.
Pilkington moves out of range as Slick throws a body kick.
Pilkington misses with a body shot.
Slick misses with a hook
and Pilkington counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Karl Pilkington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pilkington misses with the body kick
and Slick counters with a thumping low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pilkington. Slick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pilkington 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pilkington darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slick is positioning himself well to prevent Pilkington advancing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oil Slick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Pilkington moves out of range as Slick throws a body kick.
Pilkington misses with a jab to the body
and Slick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Pilkington checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Slick fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pilkington is out of range.
Slick gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Slick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pilkington misses with a series of wild punches.
Slick throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Slick throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pilkington's waist but Pilkington gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Slick off to one side.
Slick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Pilkington does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilkington misses with a series of wild punches.
Pilkington lands a jab-cross combination.
Pilkington looks to land a combination. Slick sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Slick fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pilkington avoids it really well and circles away.
Slick throws a leg kick that misses.
Pilkington closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Slick did well to prevent Pilkington getting side control.
Pilkington is looking to take a break and control but Slick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Slick has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Pilkington. Oh but Slick has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Pilkington goes limp - he's gone! Slick jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Oil Slick!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Oil Slick made sure he mentioned RSR Elite Gear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ambrogio Ballestrazzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingsley Ciprut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ballestrazzi comes to the cage accompanied by Foxes - Holding Onto Heaven. 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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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ambrogio Ballestrazzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kingsley Ciprut!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballestrazzi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ballestrazzi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ballestrazzi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ballestrazzi tries to work over Ciprut's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ciprut avoiding damage.
Ballestrazzi digs a right hand into Ciprut's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ciprut's gas tank.
Ballestrazzi throws a punch but it's blocked by Ciprut.
Ciprut tries to land a knee to the head but Ballestrazzi blocks with his arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ciprut.
Ballestrazzi struggles to land a body shot inside as Ciprut controls his hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ballestrazzi missing with knees to the body.
Ciprut blocks a body shot from Ballestrazzi.
Ballestrazzi tries to throw a body punch but Ciprut avoids it by throwing Ballestrazzi back against the cage.
Ciprut unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ballestrazzi is leaning against Ciprut and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ballestrazzi misses with a punch to the body.
Ballestrazzi prevents a body shot from Ciprut.
Ballestrazzi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ballestrazzi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ciprut's elbow.
Ciprut scores with a shot to the side of Ballestrazzi's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprut scores a nice knee to the body.
Ciprut managing to block the knees to the body from Ballestrazzi.
Ciprut misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ballestrazzi can't find room to land a body shot as Ciprut controls the action.
Ballestrazzi working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ciprut.
Ciprut lands an elbow inside.
Ballestrazzi blocks a body shot from Ciprut.
Ciprut blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ballestrazzi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ballestrazzi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ciprut lands a hook that snaps the head of Ballestrazzi backwards.
Nice body punch from Ballestrazzi.
Ciprut tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ciprut fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ciprut lands a good knee to the midsection. Ballestrazzi won't want to take too many of those.
Ciprut scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ciprut blocks a body shot from Ballestrazzi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ciprut cracks Ballestrazzi with a nice body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ciprut - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ballestrazzi can't find room to land a body shot as Ciprut controls the action.
Ciprut cracks Ballestrazzi with a nice body shot.
Ballestrazzi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ballestrazzi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Ballestrazzi.
Ciprut blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ciprut blocks a body shot from Ballestrazzi.
Ballestrazzi managing to block the knees to the body from Ciprut.
Ciprut lands an elbow that stopped Ballestrazzi in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Ambrogio Ballestrazzi has been cut.
Ballestrazzi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ciprut stalling in the clinch.
Ciprut is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ballestrazzi is defending well for now.
Ciprut scores a nice knee to the body.
Ciprut misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ciprut.
Ciprut makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ballestrazzi tries a body shot but Ciprut blocks it.
Ciprut tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ballestrazzi's elbow.
Ballestrazzi tries to work over Ciprut's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ciprut creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ciprut tries to throw a body punch but Ballestrazzi avoids it by throwing Ciprut back against the cage.
Ballestrazzi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Ciprut.
Ciprut lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ciprut tries to land knees in the clinch but Ballestrazzi avoids the damage to the body.
Ciprut lands an elbow that stopped Ballestrazzi in his tracks for a moment.
Ballestrazzi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ciprut is defending well for now.
Ciprut misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ciprut is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ballestrazzi is defending well for now.
Ballestrazzi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ciprut tries a knee to the head but Ballestrazzi blocks it.
Ciprut looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi takes a shot to the head.
Ciprut lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ballestrazzi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ciprut.
Knees to the body from Ciprut.
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!
Ballestrazzi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ciprut's elbow.
Ballestrazzi can't find room to land a body shot as Ciprut controls the action.
Ciprut prevents a body shot from Ballestrazzi.
A head punch on the inside from Ballestrazzi fails to land.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ciprut looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ballestrazzi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ciprut's elbow.
Ciprut tries to land knees in the clinch but Ballestrazzi avoids the damage to the body.
Ballestrazzi cracks Ciprut with a nice body shot.
Ballestrazzi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballestrazzi prevents a body shot from Ciprut.
Ballestrazzi trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ciprut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ciprut.
Nice elbow from Ciprut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kingsley Ciprut will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ambrogio Ballestrazzi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ballestrazzi has managed to clinch.
Ciprut managing to block the knees to the body from Ballestrazzi.
Ciprut misses with a body punch.
Kingsley Ciprut seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ciprut taking a breather.
Ballestrazzi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ciprut lands an elbow that stopped Ballestrazzi in his tracks for a moment.
Ciprut lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ballestrazzi tries to work over Ciprut's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ballestrazzi throws a head punch that misses.
Ballestrazzi can't find room to land a body shot as Ciprut controls the action.
Ciprut prevents a body shot from Ballestrazzi.
Ballestrazzi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ballestrazzi digs a right hand underneath Ciprut's ribcage. Ciprut let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ciprut goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ciprut creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ballestrazzi's defenses.
Ambrogio Ballestrazzi's cut is getting worse.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ciprut just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ballestrazzi's brow.
Ciprut prevents a body shot from Ballestrazzi.
Ballestrazzi tries to work over Ciprut's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi misses with a body punch.
Ciprut blocking some punches.
Ballestrazzi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ciprut avoids it.
Ciprut struggles to land a body shot inside as Ballestrazzi controls his hands.
Ciprut trying to stall but Ballestrazzi improves his position.
Ciprut on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ballestrazzi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ciprut stalling.
Ballestrazzi scores with a shot to the side of Ciprut's head.
Ciprut lands a nice knee to the body.
Ballestrazzi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ballestrazzi throws an elbow that misses.
Ballestrazzi misses with a body punch.
Ciprut with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ciprut creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ciprut misses with a punch to the body.
Ballestrazzi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ciprut's elbow.
Ciprut avoiding damage as Ballestrazzi throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ciprut lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ballestrazzi backwards.
Ballestrazzi dodges an elbow strike from Ciprut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ciprut.
Ballestrazzi blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Ballestrazzi.
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!
Ciprut blocking some punches.
Ballestrazzi struggles to land a body shot inside as Ciprut controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Ballestrazzi scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ciprut.
Ballestrazzi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ballestrazzi tries a body shot but Ciprut blocks it.
Ciprut with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ballestrazzi can't find room to land a body shot as Ciprut controls the action.
Ciprut misses with an elbow strike.
Ciprut tries to throw a body punch but Ballestrazzi avoids it by throwing Ciprut back against the cage.
Ballestrazzi tries to throw a body punch but Ciprut avoids it by throwing Ballestrazzi back against the cage.
Ciprut avoiding damage as Ballestrazzi throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ballestrazzi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ciprut creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ballestrazzi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ciprut's elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ciprut.
Ciprut lands a body punch.
Ciprut creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ballestrazzi's defenses.
Ballestrazzi missing with knees to the body.
Ciprut unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ballestrazzi prevents a body shot from Ciprut.
Ballestrazzi throws a punch but it's blocked by Ciprut.
Ballestrazzi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ciprut tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ballestrazzi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ballestrazzi working aggressively here.
Ciprut lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ballestrazzi backwards.
Ambrogio Ballestrazzi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ciprut putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ballestrazzi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ballestrazzi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ciprut is defending well for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ciprut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut crunches a lovely knee into Ballestrazzi's ribcage.
Ciprut lands with a light punch inside.
Ciprut landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ciprut lands a nice shot to the body.
Ciprut misses with a punch to the body.
Ciprut tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ciprut is struggling to control the position.
Ballestrazzi misses with a punch to the body.
Ballestrazzi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ciprut's elbow.
Ciprut comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ciprut lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ciprut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballestrazzi presses Ciprut against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ciprut lands a nice knee to the body.
Ciprut unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ballestrazzi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ciprut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingsley Ciprut showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ambrogio Ballestrazzi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ciprut avoids a kick to the body.
Ballestrazzi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cipruts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ballestrazzi throws a sloppy head kick
and Ciprut counters with a head kick. That will keep Ballestrazzi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ballestrazzi throws a head kick but Ciprut moves out of range.
Kingsley Ciprut is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ballestrazzi has Ciprut up against the cage in a clinch.
Ciprut crunches a lovely knee into Ballestrazzi's ribcage.
Ciprut stalls.
Nice body punch from Ciprut - that landed with a thud.
Ballestrazzi struggles to land a body shot inside as Ciprut controls his hands.
Ballestrazzi missing with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ciprut works on Ballestrazzi's body with a couple of short punches.
Ciprut gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ciprut dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ciprut throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ballestrazzis head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi misses with a body punch.
Ciprut lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ciprut gets through Ballestrazzi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ciprut tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ciprut creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ballestrazzi's defenses.
Jeez, Ambrogio Ballestrazzi's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ballestrazzi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ballestrazzi.
Ballestrazzi misses with a body punch.
Ballestrazzi misses with a punch to the body.
Ballestrazzi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ciprut's elbow.
Ballestrazzi avoiding damage as Ciprut throws knees to the body.
Ballestrazzi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ciprut tries to work over Ballestrazzi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ciprut is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ciprut misses with a body punch.
Ballestrazzi managing to block the knees to the body from Ciprut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ciprut lands an uppercut.
Ballestrazzi can't find room to land a body shot as Ciprut controls the action.
Ballestrazzi pushes off an throws an elbow but Ciprut leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ciprut scores with a nice hook to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ambrogio Ballestrazzi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kingsley Ciprut!
After winning the bout, Kingsley Ciprut thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Wensink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samak Tiyapairat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wensink comes to the cage accompanied by Momma Said Knock You Out. Tiyapairat comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ram Muay kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Samak Tiyapairat was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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170 lbs
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166 lbs
22 - 12 - 0 |
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Good knees
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Wensink!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samak Tiyapairat!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wensink closes the distance and clinches.
Wensink throws a punch but it's blocked by Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat lands an elbow that stopped Wensink in his tracks for a moment.
Wensink throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tiyapairat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tiyapairat is trying to stall.
Tiyapairat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wensink lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wensink has a couple of punches blocked by Tiyapairat.
Wensink definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wensink pushes off an throws an elbow but Tiyapairat leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wensink misses with a knee strike.
Wensink pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wensink.
Tiyapairat moves to clinch but Wensink breaks away
and Wensink counters with a good, hard body kick but Tiyapairat shrugs it off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wensink's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wensink throws an overhand right that lands on Tiyapairat's shoulder, as Tiyapairat tries to avoid the shot.
Tiyapairat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tiyapairat moves out of range of the strikes.
Tiyapairat lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wensink lunges at Tiyapairat with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tiyapairat's hand.
Wensink on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wensink throws a big shot that misses.
Tiyapairat looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch up.
Tiyapairat takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wensink misses with an uppercut.
John Wensink seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wensink throws a big shot that misses.
Wensink getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tiyapairat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wensink.
Wensink swats away the attempt to clinch by Tiyapairat.
Wensink connects with the punch.
Tiyapairat takes one to the side of the head.
Tiyapairat feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wensink's calf.
Wensink lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tiyapairat blocks the elbow strike.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tiyapairat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wensink is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiyapairat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat avoids a wild elbow strike from Wensink.
Nice elbow from Tiyapairat.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tiyapairat lands a knee to the body.
Tiyapairat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Wensink fails to land.
Wensink misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wensink backwards.
Wensink swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wensink misses with a punch on the inside.
Tiyapairat blocking some punches.
Tiyapairat scores with a knee to the head.
Tiyapairat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wensink creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wensink tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tiyapairat lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wensink tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wensink breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wensink, as that shot connected.
Wensink takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tiyapairat stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wensink.
A big right from Wensink misses.
Tiyapairat is looking to clinch.
Tiyapairat scoring well with a low kick there.
Tiyapairat displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wensink.
Wensink waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat pushes Wensink up against the cage in a clinch.
Tiyapairat lands a knee to the head.
Tiyapairat lands a nice elbow.
Wensink throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch.
Tiyapairat takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiyapairat walks into a stiff left hand from Wensink.
Samak Tiyapairat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiyapairat takes one on the button.
Tiyapairat slips a straight right by Wensink.
Tiyapairat has Wensink up against the cage in a clinch.
Wensink can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Tiyapairat.
Wensink pushes off an throws an elbow but Tiyapairat leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Good body shot from Tiyapairat.
Wensink looking to stall.
Wensink misses with some punches.
Wensink throws an elbow but it misses.
Tiyapairat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wensink is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tiyapairat fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wensink, pushing him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tiyapairat.
Wensink tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wensink lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tiyapairat stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tiyapairat moves into range and clinches up with Wensink.
Wensink takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wensink lands an elbow just above Tiyapairat 's eye.
Tiyapairat tries to stall but Wensink uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Samak Tiyapairat will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tiyapairat throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch up but Wensink circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wensink pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wensink throws a hook to the side of Tiyapairat's head but Tiyapairat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tiyapairat moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Tiyapairat.
Wensink misses with a knee to the head.
Tiyapairat lands a shot to the body.
Wensink tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Samak Tiyapairat seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wensink.
Tiyapairat lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wensink or not.
Tiyapairat lands an elbow inside that Wensink shrugs off.
Tiyapairat scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiyapairat blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wensink lands with a right to the head.
A knee to the head by Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wensink tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiyapairat blocking some punches.
Tiyapairat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tiyapairat with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wensink to score with a decent uppercut.
Wensink avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wensink moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tiyapairat throws the left hand but Wensink avoids the punch easily.
Tiyapairat's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wensink connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tiyapairat scrambles back to his feet.
Tiyapairat moves into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tiyapairat obliges.
Tiyapairat blocks an elbow strike.
Tiyapairat tries a knee to the head but Wensink blocks it.
Wensink tries to land a knee to the head but Tiyapairat blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wensink.
Tiyapairat missing with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wensink wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wensink throws a head punch that misses.
Tiyapairat lands a knee to the head.
It looks like John Wensink has been cut.
Wensink misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tiyapairat missing with knees to the body.
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wensink.
Tiyapairat walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tiyapairat buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tiyapairat is looking to clinch.
John Wensink is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tiyapairat.
Wensink keeps the fight on the outside.
Wensink throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wensink misses with an uppercut. Tiyapairat saw that one coming.
Wensink jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tiyapairat throws a series of strikes that have Wensink backpedaling.
Tiyapairat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tiyapairat goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jab, jab by Tiyapairat - just one landing.
A jab from Tiyapairat misses.
Wensink circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tiyapairat connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tiyapairat throws a hook but Wensink blocks it.
The fighters circling - Wensink throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wensink misses with a leg kick
and Tiyapairat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tiyapairat lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wensink is rocked!
Tiyapairat circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Wensink to the canvas! Wensink doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Tiyapairat keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samak Tiyapairat!
Samak Tiyapairat bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between The Steel Penn Alliance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damien Garcia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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23
201 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
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31
195 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
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Great low kicks
Cardio machine |
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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
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, The Steel Penn Alliance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia looks to land a combination but Steel Penn Alliance avoids it well.
Steel Penn Alliance 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.
Damien Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia lands a glancing blow to the side of Steel Penn Alliance's head.
Garcia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Steel Penn Alliance walks into a jab.
Garcia throws a right and a left that Steel Penn Alliance avoids nicely.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Garcia! Steel Penn Alliance is out on his feet! Garcia rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Steel Penn Alliance is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Steel Penn Alliance is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Garcia!
Damien Garcia thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Avon Barksdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barksdale comes to the cage accompanied by Three Six Mafia - Its A Fight . The crowd seem to be enjoying Tanner's choice of entrance music: Hooty Tooty. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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33
188 lbs
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199 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Avon Barksdale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Barksdale catches Tanner right on the button with a cross.
Tanner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barksdale was well out of range. Poor timing from Tanner.
Tanner pushes Barksdale up against the cage in a clinch.
Tanner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tanner looking to throw knees to the head but Barksdale is blocking nicely.
Tanner misses with a body punch.
Barksdale connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Mark Tanner has been cut.
Tanner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tanner throws a head punch that misses.
Tanner managing to block the knees to the body from Barksdale.
Tanner has a couple of punches blocked by Barksdale.
Barksdale pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Barksdale scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barksdale taking a breather.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Barksdale.
A head punch on the inside from Tanner fails to land.
Tanner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barksdale lands a nice elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barksdale throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barksdale misses with an elbow strike.
Tanner working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner misses with some punches.
Barksdale is looking to control Tanner's arms but Tanner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barksdale has his back to the cage.
Tanner has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Barksdale seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tanner can turn it around.
Tanner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tanner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barksdale putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tanner in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tanner is trying to break the clinch but Barksdale is controlling him.
Tanner manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Tanner has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barksdale can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tanner looking for a guillotine here but Barksdale defends easily.
Barksdale showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Barksdale stacks Tanner 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 Barksdale!
Barksdale working away.
Tanner is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Barksdale asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tanner is looking to regain half guard here but Barksdale keeps moving and retains side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanner sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner tries to roll over but Barksdale keeps him under control.
Tanner actively working from the bottom here.
Barksdale prevents Tanner from improving his position.
Tanner is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barksdale pulls his head out easily.
Barksdale works his way into full mount!
Tanner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Tanner slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tanner makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tanner.
Tanner working for a triangle but Barksdale defends it easily.
Tanner wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barksdale sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanner wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Tanner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Tanner's cut.
That's time! Barksdale's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tanner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mark Tanner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tanner throws a hook but Barksdale blocks it.
Barksdale fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tanner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tanner throws a head kick that misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tanner.
Tanner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tanner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tanner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barksdale at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Barksdale checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barksdale uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tanner.
Barksdale jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tanner misses with a straight left.
Barksdale punishes Tanner's body with a nice straight punch.
Barksdale cracks Tanner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barksdale rushes Tanner and presses him up against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Barksdale has been working on his elbows in the gym.
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!
Tanner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barksdale with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barksdale has Tanner pressed against the cage, preventing Tanner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but Barksdale blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tanner takes an elbow to the temple.
Tanner tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Barksdale smiles and moves away.
A shot to the liver by Barksdale. Beautiful body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tanner, as that shot connected.
Tanner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barksdale sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tanner throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tanner checks a leg kick.
Avon Barksdale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tanner lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tanner throws out a leg kick but Barksdale moves out of range and Tanner only half commits.
Tanner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tanner misses with an elbow over the top.
Barksdale lands a damaging elbow.
Tanner fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale pushes Tanner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barksdale is pushing Tanner up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
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!
Tanner fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Avon Barksdale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Tanner.
Tanner working aggressively here.
Tanner misses with the head strike.
Tanner is trying to break the clinch but Barksdale is controlling him.
Barksdale stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barksdale will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tanner up against the cage.
Barksdale prevents a body shot from Tanner.
Tanner scores with a knee to the head.
Barksdale lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tanner backwards.
Barksdale lands with a right to the head.
Tanner throws an elbow but it misses.
Tanner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barksdale blocks an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barksdale.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tanner as Barksdale tries to tie him up.
Tanner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A shot in the inside from Barksdale.
Barksdale using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Barksdale lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Barksdale avoids the elbow strike from Tanner, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Barksdale throws an elbow but misses.
Avon Barksdale has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barksdale lands a nice shot to the body.
Tanner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barksdale lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Barksdale lands an elbow inside that Tanner shrugs off.
Tanner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tanner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tanner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barksdale lands an elbow just above Tanner 's eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barksdale throws an elbow that misses.
Barksdale comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale blocks an uppercut.
Tanner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Barksdale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barksdale comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Barksdale misses with a knee strike.
Barksdale throws an elbow but it misses.
Barksdale dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Barksdale tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barksdale with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tanner misses with the head strike.
Tanner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tanner has a couple of punches blocked by Barksdale.
Barksdale lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tanner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barksdale lands an elbow that stopped Tanner in his tracks for a moment.
Barksdale unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tanner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tanner misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tanner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Avon Barksdale dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Tanner'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!
Tanner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barksdale sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tanner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barksdale.
Barksdale bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tanner misses with a series of wild punches.
Tanner misses with a lunging right hand
and Barksdale counters with a nice body kick.
Tanner looks to land a right hand but Barksdale moved out of range.
Tanner slips under a jab from Barksdale.
Tanner checks the leg kick.
Barksdale looks to score with a jab to the body but Tanner is just out of range.
Barksdale takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barksdale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tanner misses with a straight left.
Barksdale throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tanner swings widly with a right hand
and Barksdale counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tanner thinking.
Tanner throws a lazy uppercut
and Tanner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tanner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big left from Tanner misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A combination from Barksdale does no damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barksdale. That's going to slow Tanner down.
Tanner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tanner lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tanner.
Barksdale takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barksdale throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tanner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tanner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tanner looks to land a combination but Barksdale avoids it well.
Tanner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good leg kick by Tanner there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barksdale misses with a straight right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barksdale.
Barksdale throws a wild body kick that Tanner sees coming a mile off.
Barksdale connects with a solid leg kick.
Tanner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barksdale, pushing him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barksdale creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tanner's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barksdale creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tanner's defenses.
Tanner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barksdale throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barksdale creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tanner's defenses.
Tanner takes an elbow to the temple.
Barksdale lands an elbow that stopped Tanner in his tracks for a moment.
Barksdale lands an elbow inside.
Barksdale is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tanner is defending well for now.
Tanner avoids a wild elbow strike from Barksdale.
Barksdale misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tanner.
Barksdale throws an elbow that misses.
Barksdale comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Barksdale lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tanner fails to land.
Tanner managing to block the knees to the body from Barksdale.
Barksdale lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner working aggressively here.
Barksdale scores with a shot to the side of Tanner's head.
Barksdale misses with a body punch.
Tanner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tanner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barksdale trying to land knees to the body.
Barksdale throws an elbow that misses.
Barksdale goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barksdale throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tanner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barksdale gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tanner.
Barksdale blocking some punches.
Barksdale creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tanner misses with a punch on the inside.
Barksdale blocking some punches.
Tanner avoiding damage as Barksdale throws knees to the body.
Barksdale creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tanner.
Barksdale lands an elbow inside.
Barksdale throws an elbow that misses.
Barksdale lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Mark Tanner's cut even more.
Barksdale throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barksdale.
Tanner avoids a wild elbow strike from Barksdale.
Barksdale trying to land knees to the body.
Tanner tries to pull guard but Barksdale holds him up against the cage and eventually Tanner drops back down to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barksdale tries to land knees in the clinch but Tanner avoids the damage to the body.
Tanner tries to work over Barksdale's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barksdale lands an elbow inside.
Tanner pulls guard effortlessly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barksdale trying to control the position from guard on top but Tanner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tanner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Avon Barksdale showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Barksdale has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Avon Barksdale!
Avon Barksdale 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hildebrand Gardiner Wright Blackwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orville Redenbacher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gardiner Wright Blackwood comes to the cage accompanied by War is the Answer. Redenbacher is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Danger Zone. 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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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
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hildebrand Gardiner Wright Blackwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Orville Redenbacher!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redenbacher misses the shot to the body.
Redenbacher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gardiner Wright Blackwood manages to avoid it.
Redenbacher throws out a loose jab but Gardiner Wright Blackwood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood checks the leg kick.
Redenbacher paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good exchange - Gardiner Wright Blackwood coming out on top.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood throws a leg kick but Redenbacher moved away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Redenbacher darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Redenbacher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood throws a body kick that misses
and Redenbacher counters with an inside leg kick.
Orville Redenbacher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Redenbacher lands.
It looks like Hildebrand Gardiner Wright Blackwood has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Redenbacher. Gardiner Wright Blackwood does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Redenbacher scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gardiner Wright Blackwood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redenbacher moves into the clinch.
Redenbacher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Redenbacher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Redenbacher throws a looping overhand right but Gardiner Wright Blackwood ducks down to avoid it.
Redenbacher looks to land a right hand but Gardiner Wright Blackwood moved out of range.
A clash of legs there as Gardiner Wright Blackwood blocks the low kick.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood throws a good cross that connects.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Redenbacher.
Redenbacher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Redenbacher throws a right hand that Gardiner Wright Blackwood ducks under and follows up with a left that Gardiner Wright Blackwood also avoids with ease.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood shoots for a double leg takedown but Redenbacher sprawls well. He's pushed Gardiner Wright Blackwood's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redenbacher throws a hook but Gardiner Wright Blackwood blocks it.
Redenbacher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gardiner Wright Blackwood.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood has been working on his balance at BLACKSMITH GYM - THE 25 Coach Las Vegas Mega-Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Redenbacher.
A jab from Redenbacher finds it's way through Gardiner Wright Blackwood's defenses.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Redenbacher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood throws an overhand right that lands on Redenbacher's shoulder, as Redenbacher tries to avoid the shot.
Redenbacher swings for the body but Gardiner Wright Blackwood moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gardiner Wright Blackwood lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Redenbacher has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Redenbacher and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Redenbacher.
Redenbacher attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Redenbacher misses with an uppercut. Gardiner Wright Blackwood saw that one coming.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood lands a body shot.
Redenbacher digs a good body shot into Gardiner Wright Blackwood's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Redenbacher counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Redenbacher misses the target.
Redenbacher chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gardiner Wright Blackwood can pounce on him.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood is looking to slow Redenbacher down with leg kicks.
Redenbacher looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Redenbacher scores with a leg kick.
Redenbacher fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gardiner Wright Blackwood.
Redenbacher scores with a nice head shot.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood tries to clinch up but Redenbacher circles away and keeps his distance.
Redenbacher avoids the body shot from Gardiner Wright Blackwood.
Redenbacher misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood throws a leg kick but Redenbacher moved away.
Redenbacher walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Orville Redenbacher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Redenbacher throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gardiner Wright Blackwood counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Redenbacher!
Redenbacher is looking to regain half guard here but Gardiner Wright Blackwood keeps moving and retains side control.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Redenbacher has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Redenbacher sneaks back into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Orville Redenbacher will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hildebrand Gardiner Wright Blackwood'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.
Redenbacher misses with a body shot
and Gardiner Wright Blackwood counters with a shoot takedown. Redenbacher fights it but they end up in guard.
Redenbacher has a closed guard, preventing Gardiner Wright Blackwood from standing up.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood stays in close to Redenbacher's body and controls the position.
Redenbacher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Redenbacher is still trying to improve position.
Redenbacher has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Orville Redenbacher.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Redenbacher throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redenbacher lunges at Gardiner Wright Blackwood with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gardiner Wright Blackwood's hand.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood slips under a jab from Redenbacher.
Redenbacher misses with a body shot.
Redenbacher throws an overhand right that lands on Gardiner Wright Blackwood's shoulder, as Gardiner Wright Blackwood tries to avoid the shot.
Redenbacher moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Redenbacher fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gardiner Wright Blackwood is out of range.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood tests Redenbacher's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redenbacher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood lands a jab to Redenbacher's midsection.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood checks a leg kick.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Redenbacher.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Redenbacher's calf.
Redenbacher throws a solid leg kick but Gardiner Wright Blackwood takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Redenbacher.
Redenbacher scores with a sloppy right hand. Gardiner Wright Blackwood should have avoided that one.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood lands with a shot to the body.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood connects with a leg kick. Redenbacher looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Redenbacher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Redenbacher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gardiner Wright Blackwood.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gardiner Wright Blackwood.
Orville Redenbacher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Redenbacher misses with a hook to the body
and Gardiner Wright Blackwood counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Redenbacher has managed to free his arm - good work.
Redenbacher is defending against the submission attempts here by Gardiner Wright Blackwood.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood wants to work for an arm triangle but Redenbacher is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Redenbacher moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood trying to control but Redenbacher is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Redenbacher wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Gardiner Wright Blackwood manages to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hildebrand Gardiner Wright Blackwood dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hildebrand Gardiner Wright Blackwood's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gardiner Wright Blackwood does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A swing and a miss from Redenbacher.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Redenbacher is looking to clinch but Gardiner Wright Blackwood is avoiding it.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood moves forwards but Redenbacher connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice body punch from Gardiner Wright Blackwood.
Redenbacher misses with a looping right.
Redenbacher is looking to slow Gardiner Wright Blackwood down with leg kicks.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Redenbacher.
Both fighters circling a little - Redenbacher finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redenbacher misses with a hook to the body
and Gardiner Wright Blackwood counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood trying to control the action but Redenbacher is working from the bottom.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood trying to pass the guard but Redenbacher defending well.
Redenbacher is trying to maintain the position but Gardiner Wright Blackwood is very close to passing his half guard.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood passes to side control.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gardiner Wright Blackwood has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood tries to stand but Redenbacher is controlling his head.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood swings around for an armbar but Redenbacher sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gardiner Wright Blackwood's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Redenbacher gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Redenbacher misses with a body punch
so Gardiner Wright Blackwood counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood wants to pass the guard but Redenbacher is keeping the position.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood wants to control from the top but Redenbacher keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redenbacher manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Redenbacher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Redenbacher fails to land.
Redenbacher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood blocks a body shot from Redenbacher.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood scores a nice knee to the body.
Redenbacher can't find room to land a body shot as Gardiner Wright Blackwood controls the action.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood unloads a knee to the mid-section. Redenbacher lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Redenbacher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gardiner Wright Blackwood is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Redenbacher sees it coming and defends easily.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood fails to move to back control.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood tries to control but Redenbacher wriggling away.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood goes for an armbar but Redenbacher turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Redenbacher.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gardiner Wright Blackwood pulls Redenbacher in to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hildebrand Gardiner Wright Blackwood showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gardiner Wright Blackwood has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hildebrand Gardiner Wright Blackwood!
Hildebrand Gardiner Wright Blackwood seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Dylan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio dos Passos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helio dos Passos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Daniel Dylan's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel Dylan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helio dos Passos!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dos Passos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dylan's waist but Dylan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing dos Passos off to one side.
Dylan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
dos Passos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dylan counters with a nice body kick.
Dylan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dylan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dylan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dylan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
dos Passos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dylan can pounce on him.
dos Passos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dylan defends it nicely.
Daniel Dylan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helio dos Passos.
Dylan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dylan just misses with a punch to the body.
dos Passos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dylan defends it nicely.
Dylan throws a left and a right that both miss
and dos Passos counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
dos Passos has knee on belly and moves into mount.
dos Passos controlling from mount.
dos Passos looking to control but Dylan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dylan is desperately trying to improve his position but dos Passos has a good base and remains in mount.
dos Passos controlling his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helio dos Passos has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Dylan. Those never looked like landing.
dos Passos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dylan's guard.
dos Passos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dylan is keeping the position for now.
dos Passos passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Passos wants to take a breather but Dylan manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for dos Passos.
Dylan looking for subs off his back but dos Passos has passed one foot through into half guard.
dos Passos tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dylan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dylan wants to improve his position but dos Passos is controlling well.
dos Passos works his way into full mount!
Dylan throwing hammer fists to the chest of dos Passos. What's that going to do exactly?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dylan is trying desperately to improve position.
dos Passos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Let's hope that dos Passos has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
dos Passos trying to control but Dylan is having none of it.
dos Passos controlling from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Helio dos Passos.
Dylan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into dos Passos's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helio dos Passos 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.
dos Passos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dylan sprawls well. Dylan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. dos Passos gets slowly back to his feet.
dos Passos shoots in for a takedown but Dylan shows good takedown defense.
Dylan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits dos Passoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dylan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract dos Passos.
dos Passos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dylan counters with a nice body kick.
Daniel Dylan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helio dos Passos.
dos Passos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dylan as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dylan slaps away a takedown attempt from dos Passos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Daniel Dylan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
dos Passos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dylan.
dos Passos darts in looking for a takedown but Dylan gets double underhooks and turns dos Passos into the cage.
Dylan lands a body shot.
Dylan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Dylan finds it's way through dos Passos's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dylan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from dos Passos is defended easily by Dylan.
dos Passos with a poor takedown
and Dylan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
dos Passos moves out of range of the body kick from Dylan.
dos Passos tries for a takedown but Dylan circles away easily
and Dylan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dylan, right into the meat.
dos Passos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dylan misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Dylan. No joy for dos Passos on that attempt.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Dylan here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
dos Passos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dylan.
dos Passos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dylan swivels and escapes.
Dylan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Daniel Dylan is winning the standup battle so far.
Dylan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
dos Passos shoots for a double leg takedown but Dylan sprawls well. He's pushed dos Passos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dylan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt dos Passos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dylan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
dos Passos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dylan pinned against the cage. Dylan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
dos Passos has a takedown stuffed.
dos Passos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dylan circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dylan. That's going to slow dos Passos down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Dylan dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
dos Passos scores with a takedown into Dylan's guard.
dos Passos wants to control from the top but Dylan keeps moving.
Dylan keeping full guard, as dos Passos tries to pass.
dos Passos trying to control the position from guard on top but Dylan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dylan working for a triangle but dos Passos defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
dos Passos looking to sit in guard and control but Dylan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dylan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Passos keeping moving, preventing Dylan from controlling successfully.
dos Passos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dylan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dylan is pushing down on dos Passos's leg trying to pass to half guard. dos Passos is fighting to maintain full guard but Dylan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dylan uses his free foot to push down on dos Passos's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for dos Passos.
dos Passos is bucking up trying to escape but Dylan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Passos is looking to improve his position but Dylan isn't that keen on the idea.
Dylan wants to control but instead dos Passos manages to regain half guard.
Dylan wants to lay and pray for a moment but dos Passos keeps working.
Dylan is working for a kimura but dos Passos is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Passos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dylan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
dos Passos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dylan.
Dylan with the ground and pound but dos Passos uses the opportunity to regain guard.
dos Passos looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dylan passes into side control.
dos Passos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dylan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dylan wants to lay and pray for a moment but dos Passos keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Dylan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dylan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Dylan!
Daniel Dylan 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko McCracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen The Town by Macklemore as his entrance music. Jordan Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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285 lbs
27 - 20 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mirko McCracken!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan Johnson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! McCracken has knocked Johnson down with a huge combo! McCracken steps away and waves a wobbly Johnson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Jordan Johnson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCracken displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
McCracken slips under a jab.
Johnson slips a jab from McCracken.
McCracken uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
McCracken throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from McCracken. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson moves out of range as McCracken throws a body kick.
McCracken catches Johnson with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Johnson forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mirko McCracken!
Mirko McCracken is the new super heavyweight champion!
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