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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bingo Star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Redban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Star comes into the arena with Octopus's garden blaring out of the sound system. Redban is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by M83 - Midnight City. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bingo Star!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Redban!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redban swings for the body but Star moves out of range.
Star fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Redban manages to avoid it.
Redban pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brian Redban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Star with a nice cross.
Star throws a combination. Redban tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Brian Redban has been cut.
Redban throws a predictable looking body shot
and Star counters with an outside leg kick.
Star steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Redban.
Star walks into a jab.
Star takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Redban feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Star blocks a head kick by Redban.
A telegraphed right hand from Redban misses the target.
Redban swings widly with a right hand
and Star moves into the clinch.
Star pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Redban with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Redban takes an elbow to the temple.
Redban throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Star blocks it with crossed arms.
Star lands a nice elbow.
A short right from Star.
Star lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Star scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redban misses with a short punch on the inside.
Redban looking to throw knees to the head but Star is blocking nicely.
Star lands an elbow that stopped Redban in his tracks for a moment.
Our sources have told us that Star has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Star.
Redban tries to land knees in the clinch but Star avoids the damage to the body.
Redban with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Star misses with a knee strike.
Redban takes an elbow to the temple.
Redban takes an elbow to the temple.
Star blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Redban takes an elbow to the forehead.
Redban looking to throw knees to the head but Star is blocking nicely.
Redban with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Redban using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Star has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Star lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Star blocks an elbow strike.
Star lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Redban.
Nice elbow from Star.
Redban misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Star.
Redban misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redban takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Star lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Redban swings wildly with an uppercut but Star uses good head movement to avoid it.
Star throws a knee to the head but misses.
Star landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Redban looks winded!
Redban takes an elbow to the temple.
Star creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Redban's defenses.
Star blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Redban throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Redban.
Star lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Star.
That has opened up Brian Redban's cut even more.
Star lands with a right to the head.
Redban tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Redban misses with some punches.
Redban throws a knee to the head but misses.
Star using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Redban tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Redban throws a knee to the head but misses.
Star lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Star.
Star lands a damaging elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Star.
Star landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Star lands a nice knee to the body.
Star lands an elbow just above Redban 's eye.
Star throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Star landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Star lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The cut above Brian Redban's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Star comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Star unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Star stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Star misses with a knee to the head.
Star looking to throw knees to the head but Redban is blocking nicely.
Redban throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Star blocks it with crossed arms.
Star blocks an uppercut.
We've been informed that Redban has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Redban takes an elbow to the forehead.
Redban takes an elbow to the forehead.
A body shot lands from Star.
Star is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Star lands an elbow inside that Redban shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redban takes an elbow to the forehead.
Star lands a knee to the head.
Star lands a knee to the body.
A short left from Star.
Star lands an elbow inside that Redban shrugs off.
Brian Redban's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Star lands a left hand that snaps the head of Redban backwards.
Redban takes a knee right on the jaw!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Star looking to throw knees to the head but Redban is blocking nicely.
Star blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Star landing knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Star scores with a nice short uppercut.
Star missing with knees to the body.
Redban misses with a knee to the head.
Star lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Star.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Redban misses with a knee to the head.
Star throws an elbow that misses.
Redban with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Star lands a damaging elbow.
Redban managing to block the knees to the body from Star.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bingo Star dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Redban's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Star fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Redban.
Redban misses with a body kick.
Star punishes Redban's body with a nice straight punch.
Redban lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Star connects with a body shot that sends Redban's belly button to the back.
Star staying out of range there.
Redban swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Redban gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Star.
Star looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Star uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Redban.
Redban takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sloppy strikes from Redban. Those never looked like landing.
Redban circles away from the clinch attempt.
Star misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Star takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bingo Star is winning the standup battle so far.
Redban is breathing heavily.
Redban misses with a few strikes there.
Redban throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Star counters with a left and a right that stings Redban.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redban bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Star avoids the head kick by Redban.
Star throws a combination. Redban tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A nice leg kick lands there from Star.
Star avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Redban throws a looping overhand right but Star ducks down to avoid it.
Redban misses with a straight left.
Redban misses with a straight right.
Star moves into range and clinches up with Redban.
Star misses with a knee strike.
Star scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Star comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Brian Redban's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bingo Star!
Bingo Star decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samak Tiyapairat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiyapairat comes to the cage accompanied by Ram Muay. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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166 lbs
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175 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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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
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samak Tiyapairat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gordon Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews closes the distance and clinches.
Matthews misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tiyapairat lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Matthews lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tiyapairat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Matthews lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Matthews misses with a punch to the body.
Tiyapairat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Matthews lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tiyapairat lands a damaging elbow.
A body shot lands from Matthews.
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!
Tiyapairat lands an elbow inside that Matthews shrugs off.
Matthews lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tiyapairat backwards.
Tiyapairat tries to throw a body punch but Matthews avoids it by throwing Tiyapairat back against the cage.
Matthews lands a body shot.
Tiyapairat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Matthews misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tiyapairat misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tiyapairat throws an elbow but misses.
Matthews throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Matthews misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matthews goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tiyapairat lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tiyapairat looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tiyapairat takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Samak Tiyapairat has been cut.
Matthews throws an off balance right hand
and Tiyapairat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tiyapairat fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big left from Matthews misses.
Tiyapairat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matthews forces Tiyapairat back against the cage and clinches.
Matthews lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tiyapairat backwards.
Tiyapairat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matthews blocks it with crossed arms.
Matthews can't find room to land a body shot as Tiyapairat controls the action.
Tiyapairat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tiyapairat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matthews takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Samak Tiyapairat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiyapairat connects with a right hand. Matthews shakes it off.
Matthews moves into the clinch successfully.
A body shot lands from Matthews.
Tiyapairat blocks a body shot from Matthews.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews takes a knee to the side of the body.
Matthews misses with a punch on the inside.
Tiyapairat has a couple of punches blocked by Matthews.
Matthews goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matthews misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tiyapairat looking to throw knees to the head but Matthews is blocking nicely.
Tiyapairat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Matthews.
Matthews can't find room to land a body shot as Tiyapairat controls the action.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matthews avoids it.
Tiyapairat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matthews is defending well for now.
Tiyapairat lands a knee to the body.
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body.
Tiyapairat has Matthews pushed against the cage.
Tiyapairat connects with a knee to the head.
Tiyapairat is trying to break free.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matthews avoids it.
Matthews tries a body shot but Tiyapairat blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tiyapairat's elbow.
Tiyapairat takes a shot to the head.
Matthews tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Matthews lands an uppercut.
Matthews throws a punch but it's blocked by Tiyapairat.
Matthews lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Matthews lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tiyapairat backwards.
Tiyapairat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tiyapairat can't break the clinch.
Tiyapairat crunches a lovely knee into Matthews's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiyapairat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tiyapairat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tiyapairat lands an elbow inside.
Come on Tiyapairat - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tiyapairat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tiyapairat. Tiyapairat circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tiyapairat has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tiyapairat there as he acknowledges the shot.
Matthews instigates a clinch.
Matthews prevents a body shot from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat lands with a light punch inside.
Matthews works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Matthews scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matthews.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tiyapairat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matthews looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matthews cracks Tiyapairat with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tiyapairat thows a body shot but no joy.
Matthews pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tiyapairat scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Matthews dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samak Tiyapairat's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Matthews swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tiyapairat.
Whack! Tiyapairat lands a heavy head kick that drops Matthews. The ref tackles Tiyapairat to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Matthews was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Samak Tiyapairat!
In his post fight interview, Samak Tiyapairat started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Herb Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rebel Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green comes to the cage accompanied by Down - Hail The Leaf. Johnson has chosen If you want blood, you got it by AC/DC as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
16 - 18 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Herb Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rebel Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Green throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Green works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Green controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Green preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Green looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Green is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Green's head.
Green preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Green looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Johnson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Green has his foot on Johnson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johnson works his way back into a safe position though.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green looking to control.
Johnson lands a couple of elbows.
Green has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Green looking to control.
Green seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Green had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnson defends it easily.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson working some strikes from top position.
Johnson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Green keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Green looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Green blocks nicely.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Green is retaining full guard.
Johnson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Green blocks nicely.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Green blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Green is retaining full guard.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Green not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Green is controlling Johnson's posture.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Green has his foot on Johnson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johnson works his way back into a safe position though.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Green trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Green blocks nicely.
Johnson postures up in Green's guard and throws a big left but Green blocks it.
Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Green is retaining full guard.
Green looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Green has wrist control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Green has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Johnson should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Green has tightened it up now! Johnson should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Herb Green!
A very excited looking Herb Green made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Rebel Johnson had this to say: 'Party in the penthouse.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Pilkington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by It's Good. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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169 lbs
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160 lbs
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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
14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Diego Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl Pilkington!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws out a leg kick but Pilkington moves out of range and Diaz only half commits.
Pilkington misses with a two punch combination.
Pilkington avoids the head kick by Diaz.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pilkington swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pilkington looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pilkington is working for a kimura but Diaz is defending it quite comfortably.
Diaz keeping hold of Pilkington's head, controlling as best he can.
Diaz is trying to control but can't.
Diaz is trying is best to control the position here.
Pilkington sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diaz defending well though.
Pilkington throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is looking for a sweep. Pilkington is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pilkington thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diaz's head.
Pilkington is trying to control. Diaz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pilkington wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
Pilkington scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pilkington thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pilkington missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Diaz preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Pilkington controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying is best to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pilkington winds up and cracks Diaz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pilkington trying to control the action but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Pilkington keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Pilkington seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pilkington is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Diaz sees it coming and defends easily.
Diaz is looking for a sweep. Pilkington is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pilkington missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pilkington drops an elbow to the side of Diaz's head.
Pilkington takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilkington is trying to control. Diaz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Diaz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Diaz manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Diaz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Diaz leaning against his opponent.
Pilkington avoiding damage as Diaz throws knees to the body.
Pilkington tries to score a body lock takedown but Diaz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pilkington managing to block the knees to the body from Diaz.
Pilkington goes for a takedown in the clinch but Diaz prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pilkington drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Diaz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Diego Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl Pilkington.
Diaz stalls.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pilkingtons head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pilkington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Karl Pilkington will probably get the nod.
That's time! Diaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Diaz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pilkingtons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pilkington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz's corner calls for a 1-2. Diaz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Karl Pilkington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pilkington looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Diaz is fending him off so far but Pilkington persists. Nope, Diaz circles away and we're back to standing.
Diaz lands a nice looking body shot.
Diaz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pilkington cracks Diaz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Diaz connects with a body shot that sends Pilkington's belly button to the back.
Diaz lands a leg kick that knocks Pilkington off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pilkington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pilkington will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diaz.
Nice jab there from Diaz.
Pilkington slips a straight right by Diaz.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Pilkington circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diaz closes the distance and pushes Pilkington back into the cage.
Diaz crunches a lovely knee into Pilkington's ribcage.
Diaz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pilkington.
Diaz lands a nice knee to the body.
Diaz avoiding damage.
Diaz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pilkington is defending well for now.
Diaz prevents a takedown attempt there.
Diego Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl Pilkington.
Pilkington is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Diaz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pilkington on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diaz misses with a knee strike.
Diaz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pilkington avoids it.
Diaz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Diaz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Diaz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pilkington backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilkington managing to block the knees to the body from Diaz.
Pilkington goes for a takedown in the clinch but Diaz prevents it.
Diaz just leaning against Pilkington, taking a breather.
Diaz lands a knee to the body.
Diaz pushes Pilkington back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pilkington avoids it.
The referee calls for Diaz to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pilkington avoiding damage as Diaz throws knees to the body.
Diaz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diaz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pilkington up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diaz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Diego Diaz.
Pilkington throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Diaz dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pilkington throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
Pilkington throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Pilkington fails to land the takedown.
Pilkington misses with a hook
and Diaz counters with a nice leg kick.
Pilkington shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Karl Pilkington has got the better of the ground game so far.
Diaz controlling the position.
Pilkington tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.
Diaz looking to control.
Pilkington scoring with punches to the head and body.
Diaz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Diego Diaz just wasn't active enough.
Pilkington blocks a low kick nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pilkington takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pilkington shoots in for a double leg but Diaz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Diaz tries to work over Pilkington's front leg with a kick but Pilkington checks it.
Pilkington throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diaz counters with a nice leg kick.
Pilkington jabs at Diaz's body.
Pilkington will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pilkington takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pilkington looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
Diego Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Diaz connects with a body shot that sends Pilkington's belly button to the back.
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pilkington.
Pilkington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Diaz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz connects with a body shot that sends Pilkington's belly button to the back.
Pilkington stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diaz.
Diaz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pilkington.
Diego Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl Pilkington.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Diaz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Diaz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diaz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Diaz lands a jab to the nose.
Diaz thows a body shot but no joy.
Pilkington takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diaz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Diaz thows a body shot but no joy.
Diego Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilkington stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diaz.
Pilkington takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pilkington moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pilkington avoids a kick to the body.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pilkington slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Pilkington misses with a body kick.
Diaz lands a leg kick that knocks Pilkington off balance momentarily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diaz.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick and Pilkington moves out of range easily.
Pilkington goes for a double leg but Diaz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Diaz continues to drive forward.
Diaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pilkington backwards.
Pilkington tries to score a body lock takedown but Diaz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pilkington on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diaz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Diaz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diaz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz controlling the action here for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Diaz 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Diaz!
Diego Diaz made sure to mention his sponsor, Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Layne Fields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kermit Earlandson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Earlandson has chosen the theme from titanic as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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197 lbs
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27
193 lbs
16 - 21 - 0 |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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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 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Layne Fields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kermit Earlandson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Earlandson shoots for a takedown but Fields saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Earlandson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fields counters with an inside leg kick.
Fields misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fields moves into range and clinches up with Earlandson.
Earlandson tries to pull guard but Fields holds him up against the cage and eventually Earlandson drops back down to his feet.
Fields is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Layne Fields has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kermit Earlandson.
Earlandson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fields landing knees to the head.
Earlandson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fields walks away with a smile on his face. Earlandson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Earlandson takes a swing at Fields's ribcage but misses.
Earlandson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Fields lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Earlandson!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Earlandson working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fields avoids the attempt from Earlandson to control.
Earlandson is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Fields is staying active.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fields landing strikes from the mount and Earlandson is in trouble!
Earlandson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fields avoids the attempt from Earlandson to control.
Earlandson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Earlandson tries to hold on but Fields pushes him away.
Fields lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Earlandson hang on?
Fields looking to finish Earlandson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Earlandson!
Fields dominating with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fields prevents Earlandson from getting the reversal.
Earlandson tries to lock up and control but Fields gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Earlandson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Earlandson is still trying to improve position.
Fields pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Earlandson tries to reverse the position but Fields maintains control.
Fields lands a couple of good shots and Earlandson has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Earlandson rolls, trying to escape but Fields keeps control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Fields controlling the positon.
Fields lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Fields is trying to stick to Earlandson's back but Earlandson is turning into Fields. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Fields's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Earlandson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Earlandson trying to control the position from guard on top but Fields is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fields working a defensive guard here.
Fields tries to strike from the bottom.
Earlandson advances position into side control!
Earlandson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Earlandson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fields is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Black Hand Vegas, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Earlandson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fields keeping his opponent close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fields is looking for a sweep.
Earlandson trying to control the action but Fields is working from the bottom.
My spies in Miletich Xtreme Fighting Systems inform me that Earlandson has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Fields manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are battling for position here. Earlandson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Earlandson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Earlandson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Earlandson looking for a guillotine here but Fields defends easily.
Earlandson keeping moving, preventing Fields from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Layne Fields will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Earlandson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fields circles away.
Fields gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fields is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Earlandson is defending well for now.
Earlandson tries to pull guard but Fields holds him up against the cage and eventually Earlandson drops back down to his feet.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fields as Earlandson tries to tie him up.
Earlandson jumps guard.
Earlandson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fields is in close to Earlandson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Earlandson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fields avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Earlandson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fields can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fields has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fields slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Earlandson looking for a guillotine here but Fields defends easily.
Fields got a little sloppy there for a moment and Earlandson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fields has managed to get both his arms back between Earlandson's legs - danger averted.
Earlandson keeping moving, preventing Fields from controlling successfully.
Fields got a little sloppy there for a moment and Earlandson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fields has managed to get both his arms back between Earlandson's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fields postures up and lands a big shot to Earlandson's brow.
Earlandson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fields defends well.
Fields wants to control from the top but Earlandson keeps moving.
Earlandson keeping full guard, as Fields tries to pass.
Earlandson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fields is aware though and is defending well.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Earlandson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fields doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fields manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Earlandson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fields can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fields sitting in guard here, content to control.
Earlandson keeping moving, preventing Fields from controlling successfully.
Earlandson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fields doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fields manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Earlandson controls Fields momentarily but Fields frees himself.
Fields is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fields got a little sloppy there for a moment and Earlandson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fields has managed to get both his arms back between Earlandson's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Earlandson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fields makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Earlandson is trying to control the position but Fields postures up.
Fields pushing down on Earlandson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Earlandson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Earlandson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Fields escapes and throws Earlandson's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Fields trying to control the action but Earlandson is working from the bottom.
Fields scores with punches from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Earlandson tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kermit Earlandson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Earlandson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fields avoids it really well and circles away.
Kermit Earlandson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fields pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fields has Earlandson up against the cage in a clinch.
Fields swings wildly with an uppercut but Earlandson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Earlandson wants a takedown but no success here.
Earlandson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Earlandson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fields prevents it.
Layne Fields has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kermit Earlandson.
Earlandson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fields with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fields.
Earlandson tries to pull guard but Fields won't allow it.
Earlandson is trying to pull guard but Fields turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Earlandson tries to pull guard but Fields forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Fields struggles to land a body shot inside as Earlandson controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Fields.
Earlandson trying to land knees to the body.
Earlandson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Earlandson fails to pull guard.
Earlandson is trying to drag Fields to the mat but Fields just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Earlandson tries to pull guard but Fields won't allow it.
Fields tries a body shot but Earlandson blocks it.
Fields missing with knees to the body.
Earlandson tries to pull guard but Fields won't allow it.
Fields lands a shot to the body.
Fields breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fields rushes Earlandson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fields displaying some good clinch control by pressing Earlandson up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fields misses with a knee strike.
Earlandson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Fields after a bit of a struggle.
Fields struggles to land a body shot inside as Earlandson controls his hands.
Fields scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fields trying to land knees to the body.
Earlandson is trying to drag Fields to the mat but Fields just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Earlandson managing to block the knees to the body from Fields.
Fields works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fields lands a shoulder strike.
Fields landing knees to the head.
Fields is trying to maintain a safe position but Earlandson gets an underhook and turns Fields into the cage.
Earlandson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fields just stands there and leans against the cage.
Earlandson throws a head punch that misses.
Fields tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Earlandson avoids it.
Fields connects with a knee to the head.
Earlandson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fields's elbow.
Fields lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Earlandson jumps guard but Fields stands there with Earlandson around his waist. Earlandson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fields tries to land a knee to the head but Earlandson blocks with his arms.
Fields dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fields misses with a hook from the clinch.
Earlandson pulls guard effortlessly.
Fields is looking to work some ground and pound but Earlandson has wrist control.
Kermit Earlandson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fields is sitting in close to Earlandson's body. Earlandson has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Fields is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Fields is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Earlandson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kermit Earlandson!
After winning the bout, Kermit Earlandson 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Caeser Augustus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Sonnen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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16 - 12 - 1 |
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31
185 lbs
20 - 15 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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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
16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caeser Augustus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Augustus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Augustus goes for a double leg but Sonnen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sonnen continues to drive forward.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sonnen.
Augustus misses with a punch on the inside.
Sonnen manages to break the clinch.
Augustus throws a poor cross that misses
and Sonnen counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Caeser Augustus has been cut.
Sonnen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Caeser Augustus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Augustus throws a right hand that Sonnen ducks under and follows up with a left that Sonnen also avoids with ease.
Augustus throws a series of punches but Sonnen moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Sonnen. Beautiful body shot.
Augustus with a hook.
Augustus misses with a double jab
and Sonnen counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Augustus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sonnen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sonnen lands a nice shot to the body.
Augustus tries to clinch but Sonnen moves away
and Sonnen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Augustus misses with an uppercut.
A left lands for Sonnen.
Augustus is rocked!
Sonnen ducks under a wild hook from Augustus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus looks up at the clock. Bad move! Sonnen lands a right hand from hell, dropping Augustus. Sonnen pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Sonnen!
A very excited looking Ryan Sonnen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dis Styxx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styxx kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Snoop Dogg: Gin & Juice. 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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275 lbs
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dis Styxx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styxx misses with a few strikes there.
Petrov has Styxx up against the cage in a clinch.
Petrov scores with a shot to the side of Styxx's head.
Petrov tries a body shot but Styxx blocks it.
Styxx breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petrov rushes Styxx and presses him up against the cage.
Styxx is trying to break the clinch but Petrov is controlling him.
Petrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Styxx goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Petrov misses with a body punch.
Petrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Styxx controls his hands.
Styxx blocks an uppercut.
Petrov lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov can't find room to land a body shot as Styxx controls the action.
Petrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Petrov.
Petrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Petrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styxx lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Petrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petrov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Styxx is breathing heavily.
Petrov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Petrov tries to work over Styxx's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Petrov can't find room to land a body shot as Styxx controls the action.
Petrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Styxx controls his hands.
Petrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Styxx's elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Petrov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Petrov misses with a body punch.
Petrov misses with a body punch.
A short right from Petrov.
Petrov tries a body shot but Styxx blocks it.
Styxx's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Petrov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Styxx's efforts to push away.
Styxx breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petrov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styxx moves out of range as Petrov throws a body kick.
Petrov throws a head kick that misses.
Petrov moves in looking to clinch but Styxx pushes him off.
Petrov lands a high kick to the side of Styxx's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Petrov dives into guard, looking to finish.
Styxx is rocked!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Petrov postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Styxx covers up, he's hurt! Petrov keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Petrov and the ref steps in to end the fight! Petrov can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Petrov!
Vladimir Petrov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Jameson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reyes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Black and Yellow - Wiz Khalifa. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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151 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamie Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Jameson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes moves out of range of the strikes.
Reyes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Reyes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jameson.
Good shot there by Reyes.
Jameson scores with a shot to the body.
Reyes swings for the body but Jameson moves out of range.
Jameson scores with a push kick.
Reyes jabs at Jameson's body.
Jameson throws a front kick aimed at Reyes's knee but Reyes avoids it well.
A jab from Jameson misses.
Jameson connects with a solid leg kick.
Jameson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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!
Jameson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reyes.
Reyes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Reyes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jameson.
An inside leg kick lands from Jameson.
Reyes scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jameson misses with a leg kick
and Reyes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jameson throws a leg kick but Reyes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Reyes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jameson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Reyes swings for the body but Jameson moves out of range.
Jameson looks to throw the jab but Reyes is out of range.
Jameson lands a leg kick that knocks Reyes off balance momentarily.
A slow jab from Jameson misses its intended target.
Jameson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jameson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reyes.
Jameson looks to score with a jab to the body but Reyes is just out of range.
Jameson misses with a low kick.
Jameson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reyes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jameson slips under a jab from Reyes.
Reyes blocks a head kick by Jameson.
Jameson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reyes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reyes misses with a looping left.
Reyes throws a jab but it's blocked by Jameson.
Reyes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Reyes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Reyes. Beautiful body shot.
Reyes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jameson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reyes lands a body shot.
Jameson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reyes's sensitive parts.
Reyes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jameson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reyes tries to clinch but Jameson moves away
and Jameson counters with a thumping low kick.
Jameson motions for Reyes to come forward. Jameson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jameson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jameson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jameson cracks the inside of Reyes's front leg.
Jameson avoids the head kick by Reyes.
Reyes misses with a body shot.
Reyes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jameson.
Jameson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Reyes's head backwards.
Jameson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jameson misses with a looping left.
Reyes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Reyes lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes avoids the head kick by Jameson.
Reyes tries to clinch up but Jameson circles away and keeps his distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jameson throws a leg kick but Reyes checks it.
Jameson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reyes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Reyes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jameson.
Reyes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jameson thumps Reyes with a low kick.
Reyes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Reyes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reyes moves out of range of the body kick from Jameson.
Jameson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Reyes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jameson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jameson wants to land a leg kick but Reyes is out of range.
Jameson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reyes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Jameson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Reyes just misses with a punch to the body.
Reyes misses the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jameson.
Reyes looks to score with a jab to the body but Jameson is just out of range.
Reyes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Reyes scores with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Jameson blocks the leg kick.
A big left from Reyes misses.
Jameson throws a nice head kick!
Reyes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reyes checks the leg kick.
Reyes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reyes loads up on a big right hand but Jameson slips the punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Reyes.
Jameson throws a body kick that misses.
Jameson staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Reyes.
Reyes staying out of range there.
Jameson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jameson throws an overhand right that lands on Reyes's shoulder, as Reyes tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick from Jameson misses
and Jameson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reyes lands a nice hook to Jameson's body. Jameson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice defenses there by Reyes.
Jameson moves out of range of the strikes.
James Jameson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jameson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jameson cracks Reyes with an open hand slap.
Reyes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reyes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jameson. Jameson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Reyes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jameson.
Jameson slips a jab from Reyes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reyes. Jameson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reyes misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jameson throws a jab but it's blocked by Reyes.
Reyes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jameson takes a swing at Reyes's ribcage but misses.
A left lands for Reyes.
Jameson throws a wild body kick that Reyes sees coming a mile off.
A slow jab from Reyes misses its intended target.
Jameson throws a leg kick that misses.
Reyes misses with a head kick.
Jameson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reyes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Reyes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jameson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes 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.
Reyes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jameson manages to avoid it.
Reyes scores with a jab. Jameson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Reyes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jameson's head backwards.
Jameson thows a leg kick but Reyes checks it
and Reyes finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Jameson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jameson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Reyes is out of range and Jameson settles back down.
Jameson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Reyes darts in and clinches Jameson up against the cage.
Reyes stalling the fight.
Jameson misses with some punches.
Jameson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by Reyes - just one landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reyes misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jameson just misses with a punch to the body.
Reyes misses with a wild body shot.
Jameson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jameson throws out a loose jab but Reyes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reyes moves away from the strike by Jameson.
Jameson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reyes. Reyes obviously looking to wear him down.
Reyes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reyes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Reyes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jameson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jameson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reyes counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reyes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jameson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Reyes is able to avoid easily.
Reyes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Reyes blocks a body shot from Jameson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Reyes dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Reyes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jameson looks for the body kick but Reyes saw that one coming.
Jameson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reyes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Reyes looks to land a right hand but Jameson moved out of range.
Jameson loads up on a big right hand but Reyes slips the punch.
Jameson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jab from Reyes.
Jameson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reyes moves out of range of the body kick.
A low kick from Jameson misses
and Reyes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Reyes feints and then cracks Jameson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jameson down.
A slow jab from Reyes misses its intended target.
Reyes jabs Jameson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Reyes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reyes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jameson is out of range and Reyes settles back down.
Reyes scores with a jab to the body.
Jameson moves forwards but Reyes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jameson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jameson throws a low kick, looking for Reyes's leg but Reyes calmly moves out of range.
Reyes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reyes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jameson misses with an attempted mid kick.
A low kick from Jameson misses
and Reyes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reyes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Reyes throws a push kick but Jameson slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jameson looks for the body kick but Reyes saw that one coming.
Jameson dips to his left and cracks Reyes with an uppercut!
Reyes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jameson cracks Reyes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jameson 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.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jameson.
Jameson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reyes pushes Jameson up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Reyes is trying to stall.
Jameson lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jameson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reyes obliges.
Reyes looking to throw knees to the head but Jameson is blocking nicely.
Jameson throws a punch but it's blocked by Reyes.
Reyes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jameson lands a right hand.
Reyes manages to break the clinch.
Reyes tries to clinch but Jameson moves away
and Jameson counters with a left to the body.
Reyes connects with a leg kick. Jameson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jameson thows a body shot but no joy.
Jameson lands with a right hand.
Reyes connects with a leg kick. Jameson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Reyes throws a hook but Jameson avoids it easily.
Jameson misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jameson motions for Reyes to come forward. Jameson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jameson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Reyes is out of range and Jameson settles back down.
Jameson throws a sloppy head kick and Reyes moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jameson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reyes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reyes.
An inside leg kick from Reyes misses.
Reyes cracks Jameson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Reyes avoids a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab, jab by Jameson - just one landing.
Jameson throws a body punch but Reyes moves out of range.
Jameson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Reyes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reyes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Reyes!
Jamie Reyes 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Duritz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor comes into the arena with Bow Down blaring out of the sound system. Jordan Taylor has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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31
186 lbs
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28
167 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jordan Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Duritz!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duritz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Duritz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Taylor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duritz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Duritz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Taylor counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Taylor.
Taylor prevents Duritz from getting back to his feet.
Duritz seems keen to control Taylor's posture.
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!
Taylor throws a big elbow that misses.
Taylor has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Duritz has his hands on Taylor's head, controlling the position.
Taylor looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Adam Duritz hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Taylor shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Duritz wants to clinch.
Nice jab there from Taylor.
Taylor tries to keep at a distance but Duritz has taken the fight into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Taylor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duritz prevents a takedown attempt there.
Duritz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Duritz tries a body shot but Taylor blocks it.
Taylor is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Duritz misses with a body punch.
Duritz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Taylor turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duritz defending against the ground and pound.
Duritz is looking for a sweep.
Duritz is not content to let Taylor control the position.
Duritz tries to buck Taylor off but Taylor is having none of it.
Duritz keeps trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duritz gets back to half guard.
Duritz wants to control but Taylor is keeping busy.
Duritz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Taylor.
Taylor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Duritz defending well though.
Taylor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Duritz's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duritz is trying to control but can't.
Duritz wants to sweep but Taylor has passed to side control!
Taylor scores with a couple of short elbows.
Taylor scoring with punches and elbows.
Taylor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Duritz keeps working.
Duritz tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duritz avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Taylor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duritz is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Taylor's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Duritz is trying to maintain the position but Taylor is very close to passing his half guard.
Duritz has a hand on Taylor's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Taylor takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Taylor controlling from the full mount.
A nice elbow there by Taylor.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
It looks like Adam Duritz has been cut.
Taylor breaks from Duritz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Taylor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Duritz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Duritz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Taylor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Taylor.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Duritz.
Taylor keeps the fight on the outside.
Taylor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Adam Duritz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Duritz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duritz slips under a jab.
Duritz scoring well with a low kick there.
Duritz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Duritz tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duritz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Duritz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Duritz.
Taylor swings for the body but Duritz moves out of range.
Duritz moves into the clinch.
Duritz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Duritz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taylor throws a leg kick but Duritz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Duritz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taylor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Duritz.
Taylor throws a body punch but Duritz moves out of range.
Adam Duritz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duritz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Duritz lands a leg kick that knocks Taylor off balance momentarily.
Duritz tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duritz tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Duritz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
An inside leg kick from Duritz misses.
A jab from Duritz misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor 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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Taylor.
Taylor throws a front kick aimed at Duritz's knee but Duritz avoids it well.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Duritz.
Nice straight punches there by Taylor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Taylor.
Duritz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Taylor counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Taylor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor thows a huge punch but Duritz dodges it nicely.
Duritz is trying is best to control the position here.
Duritz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Taylor's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Taylor's back!
Taylor covering up well under a series of strikes from Duritz.
Duritz trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to escape but Duritz has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Duritz throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Taylor covering up well under a series of strikes from Duritz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duritz controlling the position well here. Taylor rolled but Duritz kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Duritz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adam Duritz's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Duritz sprawls well. Duritz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Taylor gets slowly back to his feet.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Duritz.
Taylor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Duritz's head.
Duritz throws a head kick that misses
and Taylor counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Duritz!
An elbow from Taylor crashes against the mat.
Taylor tries to advance to mount but Duritz denies him.
Taylor looks up at the clock and then as Duritz takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Taylor smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor misses with the ground and pound.
Duritz takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Taylor scoring with punches and elbows.
Duritz is looking for a sweep.
Duritz is trying to control Taylor's posture but Taylor avoids it.
Taylor lands a nice forearm strike.
Duritz is trying to improve his position.
Taylor fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duritz takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Taylor is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Duritz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Duritz tries to improve position but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor is looking to take a break and control but Duritz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Duritz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Taylor wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The strikes coming from Taylor are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Duritz regains half guard.
Taylor wants to free his trapped foot but Duritz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duritz keeping control of the position.
Duritz is looking for a sweep. Taylor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Duritz is not content to let Taylor control the position.
Taylor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Duritz is trying to stand back up but Taylor is controlling him
Taylor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Duritz keeps working.
Taylor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Duritz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Duritz defending well though.
Taylor tries to pass to full mount but Duritz defends it.
Taylor prevents Duritz from improving his position.
Taylor thows a huge punch but Duritz dodges it nicely.
Taylor is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Duritz defends it well.
Duritz wants to control but Taylor is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Taylor wants to control but Duritz is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan Taylor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Taylor 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordan Taylor!
A relieved looking Jordan Taylor thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nyffe Pehmytkudos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eliod Bunkley Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pehmytkudos comes to the cage accompanied by Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me . Bunkley Iii has chosen Knocksville Girl as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nyffe Pehmytkudos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eliod Bunkley Iii!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunkley Iii with a poor takedown
and Pehmytkudos counters with a left to the body.
Bunkley Iii lands a slapping body shot.
Bunkley Iii shoots and misses
and Pehmytkudos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Eliod Bunkley Iii has been cut.
Bunkley Iii misses with a takedown
and Pehmytkudos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nyffe Pehmytkudos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eliod Bunkley Iii.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bunkley Iii misses with a takedown
and Pehmytkudos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bunkley Iii shoots and misses
letting Pehmytkudos counter with a right hand.
Bunkley Iii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bunkley Iii looks to land a combination but Pehmytkudos avoids it well.
Bunkley Iii misses with a takedown
and Pehmytkudos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pehmytkudos moves out of range as Bunkley Iii strikes.
Bunkley Iii has his takedown stuffed
letting Pehmytkudos counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii tries for a takedown but Pehmytkudos circles away easily
and Pehmytkudos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bunkley Iii won't be happy with that.
Bunkley Iii is rocked!
Pehmytkudos decides to stand back up. Pehmytkudos steps back and let's Bunkley Iii get back to his feet.
Bunkley Iii shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Pehmytkudos to counter with a crisp jab.
Bunkley Iii with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pehmytkudos counters with a nice right hand that sends Bunkley Iii toppling to the canvas! Bunkley Iii scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Pehmytkudos finish him?!
Bunkley Iii is still on wobbly legs! Can Pehmytkudos finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bunkley Iii fails with the takedown
and Pehmytkudos counters with a right hand from hell and Bunkley Iii is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nyffe Pehmytkudos!
An out of breath Nyffe Pehmytkudos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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