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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tim Bucktoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ty Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Bucktoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ty Lee!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee keeps Bucktoo at a distance using the push kick.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Bucktoo.
Bucktoo 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.
Bucktoo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lee keeping full guard, as Bucktoo tries to pass.
Lee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bucktoo is controlling him.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
Lee wants to stand and escape but Bucktoo is having none of it.
Bucktoo is in close to Lee's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bucktoo preventing the sweep.
Bucktoo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bucktoo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bucktoo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lee's head.
Bucktoo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bucktoo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bucktoo is working Lee over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bucktoo.
Bucktoo landing some decent shots from guard.
Lee controlling Bucktoo's posture.
Bucktoo connects with a couple of short punches.
Bucktoo pushing down on Lee's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bucktoo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lee defends it well.
Bucktoo is nestled in close to Lee, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to stand back up but Bucktoo is controlling him
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bucktoo lands a nice short elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bucktoo throwing shots but Lee is blocking nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bucktoo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bucktoo works his way into side control.
Lee is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bucktoo connects with a decent elbow.
Bucktoo has an Americana. Lee didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Bucktoo is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Bucktoo hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Tim Bucktoo!
Our winner, Tim Bucktoo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Felix Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayde Erickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz comes to the cage accompanied by Tech N9ne - Livin' Like I'm Dyin. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
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196 lbs
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Good takedowns
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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
3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayde Erickson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Erickson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cruz somewhat.
Cruz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cruz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Erickson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Erickson throws a series of strikes that have Cruz backpedaling.
It looks like Felix Cruz has been cut.
Cruz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Erickson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cruz somewhat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cruz!
Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Erickson.
Erickson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Erickson duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Erickson throws a right hand that Cruz ducks under and follows up with a left that Cruz also avoids with ease.
Erickson stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cruz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Erickson as he jumps to the side.
Erickson lands with a big left! Cruz is wobbled badly! Erickson comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Cruz to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Wayde Erickson!
Felix Cruz was interviewed post fight and said 'I would like to thank my manager, my fans, my sponsors and my gym. I will be back hungry and ready for a battle.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alen Zalac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zalac has chosen Eminem - Not afraid as his entrance music. Alen Zalac will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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200 lbs
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215 lbs
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Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alen Zalac!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zalac defends it nicely.
Jordan tries to clinch up.
Horrible takedown by Zalac or perhaps it was just good defense by Jordan which made him look bad.
Zalac doesn't manage to clinch there - Jordan circles away.
Jordan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Zalac defends well and Jordan ends up having to push Zalac into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Zalac is trying to force a seperation but Jordan has the dominant position.
Jordan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Zalac prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Jordan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zalac drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jordan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Zalac gets caught napping as Jordan dives in and scores a takedown. Zalac manages to retain guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jordan won't allow Zalac to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jordan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jordan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jordan stays in close to Zalac's body and controls the position.
Jordan postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Zalac is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jordan, into his guard.
Jordan has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Zalac doesn't defend quickly enough and Jordan has managed to lock this one up! Can Zalac escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Jordan on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Chris Jordan!
Chris Jordan opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tio Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Ventura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ventura has chosen Tech N9ne - So Dope as his entrance music. Ryan Ventura is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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266 lbs
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286 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tio Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Ventura!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Malone.
Oooooh!!! Malone has knocked Ventura down with a huge combo! Malone steps away and waves a wobbly Ventura back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Ventura looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malone fakes the leg kick and cracks Ventura in the body.
Malone feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ventura sprawling to the canvas! Ventura rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Malone finish him?!
Ventura is rocked!
That has opened up Ryan Ventura's cut even more.
Malone throws a powerful right kick. Ventura tried to block low but the kick was high! Ventura was taken right off of his feet! Malone jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tio Malone!
Our winner, Tio Malone, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Ryan Ventura stepped up to the mic, saying 'well, I will comeback stronger!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yong Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Durran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wright comes into the arena with Emancipator - Soon It Will Be Cold Enough To Build Fires blaring out of the sound system. Durran has chosen Do or die as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yong Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Durran!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durran misses with a few strikes there.
Durran stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Durran fails with the takedown.
Durran is looking to land body kicks.
Durran connects with a looping right hand.
Wright takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Durran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Durran takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Durran throws a right hand that Wright ducks under and follows up with a left that Wright also avoids with ease.
Durran misses with a two punch combination.
Wright takes a swing at Durran's ribcage but misses.
Durran lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wright takes a swing at Durran's ribcage but misses.
Wright throws a body punch but Durran moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright jabs Durran to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wright manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Durran on his heels. He'll look to pass Durran's guard now, I'm sure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Wright slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wright won't allow Durran to get back to his feet.
Wright stopping the sweep attempt from Durran.
Wright trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Durran's guard.
Wright passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Durran!
Wright controlling from mount.
Wright trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Durran wants to try and get back to his feet.
Wright tries to control but Durran wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright working for a submission but Durran is keeping him at bay.
Wright content just to control the position here.
Wright landing strikes from the mount and Durran is in trouble!
Wright content just to control the position here.
Wright's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Durran to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Durran shrugs it off.
Wright is working for a guillotine from mount but Durran frees his head quite easily.
Wright avoids the attempt from Durran to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wright controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yong Wright dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Durran misses with a takedown attempt
and Wright counters by clinching up.
Wright pulls guard effortlessly.
Durran wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
Durran would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Wright seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Wright is controlling Durran's posture.
Durran avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wright looking to control.
Wright is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Durran is not content to let Wright control the position.
Wright is stalling here. Durran is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Wright seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Durran has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durran wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wright keeps working.
Wright is trying to get back to half guard.
Wright can't do much from the bottom here.
Wright might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wright manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wright tries to pass the half guard into mount. Durran knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wright wants to take a breather but Durran is having none of it.
Durran moves into full guard.
Wright trying to control the position from guard on top but Durran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wright slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Yong Wright overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Yong Wright.
Wright ducks right into an uppercut from Durran.
Wright shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Wright was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Durran is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Wright wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Durran, who protects the arm well.
Wright tries to advance to mount but can't.
Wright is looking to take a break and control but Durran is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Wright working away.
Wright tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wright has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wright wants to control but Durran is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wright working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yong Wright dominated that second round.
That's time! Wright's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Durran lands with a nice combination. Wright backs away looking to recover.
Durran lands with a kick to the temple. Wright shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Durran looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Durran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wright.
Wright fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Billy Durran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Durran fails to land.
Nice body punch from Wright - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Wright.
Wright gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Durran regains guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Wright stands and throws Durran's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Durran takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright tries to advance to mount but can't.
Durran is trying to escape the position but Wright is controlling the position.
Wright has hold of Durran's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Durran tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Wright cranks the arm and Durran screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Durran, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Yong Wright!
A victorious Yong Wright thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Billy Durran was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm sorry that I let all of you down. I gave it 100 percent and I promise that I will come back stronger next time'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Helm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendrick Reese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helm comes to the cage accompanied by Hardcore- Mr. Saul Fuentes. James Helm has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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181 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Helm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kendrick Reese!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helm throws a wild body kick that Reese sees coming a mile off.
Helm definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Reese tries to clinch but Helm is having none of it.
Helm forces Reese back against the cage and clinches.
Reese tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice left hand lands by Reese.
Helm wants to get back to striking at distance but Reese won't allow it.
Helm pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Helm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reese paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reese is looking to clinch.
Helm misses with the combination.
Helm swats away the attempt to clinch by Reese.
Helm swats away the attempt to clinch by Reese.
Reese has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Reese instigates a clinch.
Helm tries to break free but Reese pushes him back against the cage.
Helm wants to break free but Reese has control.
Reese tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Helm wants to get back to striking at distance but Reese won't allow it.
Reese is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reese pushes Helm back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reese throws a knee to the head but misses.
Helm gets through Reese's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Helm wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reese is looking for a takedown.
Reese misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reese is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Helm is trying to break the clinch but Reese has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Helm's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reese has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reese is working for takedown but Helm is calmly controlling the position for now.
James Helm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kendrick Reese.
Reese with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reese scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reese landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Helm.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reese is trying to force a seperation but Helm has the dominant position.
Reese lands with a right to the head.
Reese is trying to force a seperation but Helm has the dominant position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reese pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reese closes the distance but Helm moves to the side
and Helm counters with a right hand to the body.
Reese tries to clinch up.
Good standup being displayed there by Helm as he connects with a hook.
Helm tries to clinch but Reese is having none of it.
Reese loses concentration momentarily and Helm pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Reese crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Helm finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Helm!
James Helm gave a mention to Last 4 Clothes in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
In defeat, Kendrick Reese stepped up to the mic, saying 'I had a fun night. I'm staying at heavyweight. Many people say that I should fight at welterweight. No, I love the heavyweight division. James Helm did a great job.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Kharinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grammund Rohirrim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kharinov comes to the cage accompanied by 300 Violin Orchestra - Jorge Quintero . Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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256 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
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergey Kharinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grammund Rohirrim!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rohirrim looks to throw a body kick
and Kharinov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rohirrim missing with knees to the body.
Rohirrim softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rohirrim tries to work over Kharinov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kharinov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kharinov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kharinov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rohirrim's defenses.
Rohirrim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rohirrim tries a body shot but Kharinov blocks it.
Kharinov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kharinov.
It looks like Grammund Rohirrim has been cut.
Rohirrim misses with a body punch.
Rohirrim working aggressively here.
Rohirrim working aggressively here.
Kharinov is leaning against Rohirrim and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
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!
The referee calls for Rohirrim to work.
Kharinov lands a knee to the body.
Rohirrim looks winded!
Rohirrim tries to stall but Kharinov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A right handed body shot lands from Kharinov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharinov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kharinov works on Rohirrim's body with a couple of short punches.
Kharinov lands a nice shot to the body.
Kharinov lands with a light punch inside.
Kharinov lands a hook that snaps the head of Rohirrim backwards.
Kharinov lands an elbow inside.
Kharinov lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kharinov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rohirrim takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice body punch from Kharinov - that landed with a thud.
Kharinov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kharinov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rohirrim is rocked!
Kharinov lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Rohirrim to his knees! Kharinov keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergey Kharinov!
After winning the bout, Sergey Kharinov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elias Fuentes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Ripgut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fuentes comes to the cage accompanied by Bust My Guns- Absolute Kingz. Elias Fuentes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elias Fuentes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Ripgut!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ripgut scores with a kick to the body.
Fuentes darts in looking for a takedown but Ripgut gets double underhooks and turns Fuentes into the cage.
Ripgut unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've been informed that Ripgut has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Fuentes is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ripgut lands a good knee to the midsection. Fuentes won't want to take too many of those.
Ripgut landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ripgut using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Ripgut.
Ripgut using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ripgut lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ripgut lands with a right to the head.
Ripgut is leaning against Fuentes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ripgut unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ripgut lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Ripgut.
It looks like Elias Fuentes has been cut.
Ripgut lands with a short shot to the head.
Ripgut lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fuentes or not.
Ripgut lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A knee to the head by Ripgut.
Fuentes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ripgut connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fuentes's face.
Ripgut scores a nice knee to the body.
Fuentes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ripgut drops Fuentes with a big knee straight up the middle! Fuentes is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Fuentes is rocked!
Ripgut throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Oh Fuentes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fuentes is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Ripgut connects with a leg kick. Fuentes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ripgut scores with a nice body kick.
Ripgut lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Fuentes crumples to the floor! Ripgut milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Shane Ripgut!
An out of breath Shane Ripgut 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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