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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tim Bucktoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kimbo Slice was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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144 lbs
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140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good kicks
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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
5 - 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimbo Slice!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice moves forwards but Bucktoo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Slice shoots in for a double leg but Bucktoo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bucktoo throws a lazy right hand but Slice sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab from Bucktoo.
Bucktoo throws a jab but it's blocked by Slice.
Slice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bucktoo throws out the jab.
A big right from Bucktoo misses.
Bucktoo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Slice avoids it really well and circles away.
Slice gets caught flat footed, as Bucktoo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bucktoo won't allow Slice to get back to his feet.
Slice scrambles and gets back to his feet.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bucktoo. Slice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bucktoo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bucktoo misses the body punch
and Slice holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Slice gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Slice throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice postures up in Bucktoo's guard and throws a big left but Bucktoo blocks it.
Slice is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Slice is sitting in close to Bucktoo's body. Bucktoo has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Slice is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Slice is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Bucktoo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tim Bucktoo!
A victorious Tim Bucktoo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boyd Lowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Taddow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lowe comes into the arena with millon dollar driver blaring out of the sound system. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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26
245 lbs
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240 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boyd Lowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Taddow!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taddow misses with the combination.
Taddow misses with the combination.
Taddow throws a sloppy head kick and Lowe moves out of range easily.
Lowe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Boyd Lowe has been cut.
Lowe has a takedown stuffed.
Lowe is breathing heavily.
Taddow drives through and clinches with Lowe against the cage.
Taddow wants to take the fight to the mat but Lowe manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Taddow has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lowe after a bit of a struggle.
Taddow tries to break the clinch but Lowe is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taddow tries to break the clinch but Lowe is controlling the position.
Taddow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taddow rushes Lowe and presses him up against the cage.
Taddow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lowe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Taddow has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lowe is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taddow has managed to clinch.
Lowe is trying to pull guard but Taddow has him pressed against the cage.
Taddow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taddow shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lowe sprawls well. Lowe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Taddow gets slowly back to his feet.
Boyd Lowe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Taddow.
Lowe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Taddow lands with a nice combination. Lowe backs away looking to recover.
Lowe misses with a takedown
and Taddow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taddow shoots in for a takedown but Lowe shows good takedown defense.
Taddow pushes Lowe up against the cage in a clinch.
Taddow is trying to break the clinch but Lowe has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taddow can't break the clinch.
Taddow working hard to break the clinch.
Taddow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tim Taddow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lowe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lowe takes one to the side of the head.
Taddow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lowe throws a right hand that Taddow ducks under and follows up with a left that Taddow also avoids with ease.
Taddow has closed the distance and engaged Lowe in a clinch.
Taddow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taddow cracks Lowe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lowe avoids the head kick by Taddow.
Taddow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lowe circles away quickly and effectively.
Taddow throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lowe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taddow feints and then cracks Lowe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lowe down.
Lowe has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lowe is rocked!
Taddow Throws a clean left jab. Taddow Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Lowe's chin! Lowe crumbles to the ground and Taddow follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Taddow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tim Taddow!
Boyd Lowe was interviewed post fight and said 'i let u all down tonight'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derec Waller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronda Rousey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waller comes to the cage accompanied by You Never Can Tell. On his way into the cage it seems that Derec Waller has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Derec Waller seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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221 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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210 lbs
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Good knees
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derec Waller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronda Rousey!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rousey misses with the combination.
Rousey is looking to clinch but Waller is avoiding it.
Waller misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rousey counters with a left and a right that stings Waller.
Rousey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Waller ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Waller seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ronda Rousey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rousey dives in for a single leg takedown but Waller sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Waller lands an elbow just above Rousey 's eye.
It looks like Ronda Rousey has been cut.
Waller using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Waller as the two fighters clinch.
Rousey swings wildly with an uppercut but Waller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rousey is looking to take this one to the mat.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Waller.
Rousey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Waller's elbow.
Rousey tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Waller just stands there and leans against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rousey has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Derec Waller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronda Rousey.
Rousey swings wildly with an uppercut but Waller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Waller is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Waller.
Knees to the body from Waller.
Rousey swings wildly with an uppercut but Waller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Waller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Waller breaks from the clinch.
Waller connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rousey. Rousey circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Waller lands with a good body shot.
Rousey shoots in and drives through. Waller sprawls well.
Rousey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Waller.
Rousey looks to land a combination but Waller avoids it well.
Rousey tries to close the distance and clinch but Waller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Waller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Waller.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rousey tries to clinch up but Waller circles away and keeps his distance.
Waller misses with a two punch combination.
Rousey has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waller. Rousey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Waller throws a nice looking combination but Rousey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rousey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Waller circles away.
Rousey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Waller circles away.
Waller slaps away a takedown attempt from Rousey, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rousey shoots for a double leg takedown but Waller sprawls well. He's pushed Rousey's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Waller misses with a body shot.
Waller lands a body shot.
Rousey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rousey tries for a takedown but Waller sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rousey dodges the punch combination from Waller.
Waller moves out of range as Rousey strikes.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rousey or perhaps it was just good defense by Waller, which made it look bad.
Rousey shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rousey looks winded!
Rousey throws a lazy uppercut
and Waller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That has opened up Ronda Rousey's cut even more.
Waller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Waller throws a series of punches but Rousey moves out of range.
Waller scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rousey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Waller counters with a stiff right hand.
Rousey fails to land the takedown.
Rousey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Waller lands with an uppercut that bounces Rousey off the cage and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waller scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rousey doesn't seem bothered though.
Rousey misses with a combination
and Waller counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rousey thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waller lands with a right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Waller. Those never looked like landing.
Nice shot lands for Waller.
Waller connects with a right hand. Rousey shakes it off.
Waller throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rousey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
No luck for Rousey with that takedown attempt.
Waller lands a really nice looking cross but Rousey seems unphased.
Waller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Waller cracks Rousey with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rousey misses with a takedown attempt - Waller sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waller. Rousey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Waller fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rousey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Waller stuns Rousey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derec Waller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronda Rousey's cut.
That's time! Waller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rousey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rousey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Waller.
Rousey will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rousey throws a hook but Waller blocks it.
No luck for Rousey with that takedown attempt.
Rousey is trying hard to land a takedown here. Waller sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Derec Waller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronda Rousey.
Rousey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Waller cracks Rousey with a right hand to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Rousey.
Waller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rousey can do to turn this around?
A shot to the liver by Waller. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waller stalks Rousey and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rousey's face. Rousey staggers backwards, shaken.
Rousey is breathing heavily.
Waller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rousey tries to clinch there but Waller circles away.
Waller sizes up Rousey with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The cut above Ronda Rousey's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rousey's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Waller connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rousey scrambles back to his feet.
Ronda Rousey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Waller jabs at Rousey's body.
Rousey closes the distance and clinches up with Waller, looking for a takedown. Rousey pushes Waller against the cage but Waller circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Waller swings for the body but Rousey moves out of range.
Rousey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Waller is fending him off so far but Rousey persists. Nope, Waller circles away and we're back to standing.
Derec Waller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rousey shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Waller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Waller lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Waller lands a body shot.
Waller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rousey manages to avoid it.
Rousey is trying desperately to land a takedown but Waller is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rousey.
Rousey 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.
Waller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rousey is looking to clinch but Waller is avoiding it.
Waller fakes a head shot and lands one 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!
Waller slips a jab and a cross from Rousey.
Waller works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rousey changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Waller tries to avoid it but Rousey manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Waller to the ground. Waller escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Waller connects with a crisp jab.
Ronda Rousey's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Waller lands a nice looking body shot.
Waller connects with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rousey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rousey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Waller changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Waller throws a jab but it's blocked by Rousey.
Waller paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Waller with a nice cross.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ronda Rousey's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Derec Waller!
After the fight, Derec Waller was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sid Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrison comes into the arena with The Clocks blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sid Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raul Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison has a takedown stuffed.
Rodriguez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oooooh!!! Rodriguez has knocked Morrison down with a huge combo! Rodriguez steps away and waves a wobbly Morrison back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Rodriguez throws the left hand but Morrison avoids the punch easily.
Rodriguez throws a series of punches but Morrison avoids them all with ease.
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that Morrison avoids nicely.
Morrison really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison cracks Rodriguez with an open hand slap.
Rodriguez misses with a two punch combination.
Rodriguez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morrison tries to clinch but Rodriguez is having none of it.
Raul Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morrison counters with a takedown into side control.
Morrison thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Morrison cracks Rodriguez with a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Morrison advances to full mount.
Morrison wants to control the pace but Rodriguez is squirming around nicely.
Rodriguez is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Morrison locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Rodriguez is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sid Morrison!
Sid Morrison thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ichiro Kosugi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Tupy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tupy has chosen New Divide as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tim Tupy enters the cage!
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210 lbs
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214 lbs
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ichiro Kosugi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Tupy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kosugi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kosugi walks into a jab.
A swing and a miss from Kosugi.
Tupy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tupy throws out a loose jab but Kosugi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kosugi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tupy wants to control but Kosugi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kosugi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kosugi trying to control the action but Tupy is working from the bottom.
Kosugi is working for a kimura but Tupy is defending it quite comfortably.
Kosugi seems to be looking for submissions.
Kosugi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupy won't allow Kosugi to pass to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tupy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've been hearing good reports from Kosugi's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Kosugi content to stall in guard here.
Tupy working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kosugi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tupy working a defensive guard here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tupy throws a right and a left that Kosugi avoids nicely.
Tupy moves out of range of the body kick from Kosugi.
Tupy ducks under a wild hook from Kosugi.
Kosugi throws a body shot but no joy.
Tim Tupy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tupy tries to clinch but Kosugi moves out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Tupy enables Kosugi to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tupy manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kosugi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tupy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kosugi is looking to work some ground and pound but Tupy has wrist control.
Kosugi trying to control the position from guard on top but Tupy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kosugi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tupy is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupy pulls Kosugi in close to prevent any damage.
Kosugi 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.
Kosugi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kosugi trying to control but Tupy is working from the bottom.
Kosugi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tupy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kosugi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tupy has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kosugi is defended easily by Tupy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tupy throws out a powerful jab.
Kosugi scores with a leg kick.
Tupy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kosugi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kosugi.
Tupy is trying to control Kosugi's posture but Kosugi avoids it.
Tupy is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Kosugi is staying active.
Tupy sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tupy makes his way to full guard, as Kosugi worked for a kimura.
Tupy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichiro Kosugi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tupy scores with a one two! Kosugi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Ichiro Kosugi has been cut.
Kosugi is looking to clinch but Tupy is avoiding it.
Kosugi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kosugi fails with a takedown attempt.
Tupy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kosugi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tupy.
Tupy slaps away a takedown attempt from Kosugi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tupy swings for the body but Kosugi moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kosugi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tupy swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ichiro Kosugi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tupy misses with a lunging right hand
and Kosugi makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tupy really felt that one!
Kosugi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kosugi tries for a takedown but Tupy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosugi misses with a head kick.
Tupy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kosugi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tupy misses with a straight left.
Kosugi moves out of range as Tupy strikes.
Kosugi swats away the attempt to clinch by Tupy.
Tupy scores with a punch to the head.
Tupy moves in looking to clinch but Kosugi pushes him off.
Tupy 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.
Tupy tries to sprawl but Kosugi drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kosugi controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupy tries to get to full guard but Kosugi has control of the leg.
Tupy wants to control but Kosugi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kosugi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kosugi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kosugi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tupy controlling the position for now.
Tupy is pressing down on Kosugi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tupy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosugi trying to control the position from guard on top but Tupy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tupy looks to land a right hand but Kosugi moved out of range.
Tupy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tupy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tupy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kosugi is looking for a takedown.
Tupy is trying to maintain a safe position but Kosugi gets an underhook and turns Tupy into the cage.
A short uppercut from Tupy.
Kosugi has hold of one of Tupy's legs. Tupy is fighting the takedown attempt but Kosugi gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Kosugi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tupy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tupy keeping moving, preventing Kosugi from controlling successfully.
Tupy trying to control the position.
Ichiro Kosugi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kosugi wants to control from the top but Tupy keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Tupy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ichiro Kosugi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kosugi goes for a double leg but Tupy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tupy continues to drive forward.
Kosugi drags the fight down to the ground.
Kosugi keeping moving, preventing Tupy from controlling successfully.
Tupy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kosugi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tupy has managed to get both his arms back between Kosugi's legs - danger averted.
Tupy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kosugi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kosugi keeping moving, preventing Tupy from controlling successfully.
Kosugi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosugi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tupy is keeping the position for now.
Kosugi is working hard here to advance position.
Tupy managing to control the position.
Tupy is trying to keep Kosugi in close.
Kosugi trying to control the position from guard on top but Tupy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kosugi looking to pass the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tupy tries to clinch up but Kosugi circles away and keeps his distance.
Kosugi 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.
Kosugi shoots in looking for a takedown. Tupy tries to sprawl out of it but Kosugi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tupy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tupy looks to land a left hand but Kosugi moved out of range nicely.
Kosugi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tupy defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ichiro Kosugi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tupy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kosugi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosugi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A left and a right from Tupy both land. Nice combination.
Tupy blocks a head kick by Kosugi.
Tupy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tupy misses with a body shot
so Kosugi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tupy is trying to control the position but Kosugi postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tupy holds on and takes a little breather.
Kosugi postures up.
Kosugi pushes down on Tupy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tupy trying to control from the bottom.
Kosugi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tupy defends it well.
Tupy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kosugi is working away from the top position though.
Ground and pound from Kosugi.
Tupy trying to control from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kosugi is looking for a kimura but Tupy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kosugi to get the leverage.
Kosugi is trying for a kimura here. Tupy looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Kosugi wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ichiro Kosugi!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ichiro Kosugi made sure he mentioned Reaper Combatwear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Flapjacks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Voss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flapjacks kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Michael Jackson-The Way you Make me Feel. Voss comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Here comes the boom! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Flapjacks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Voss!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Voss.
Flapjacks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Voss circles away quickly and effectively.
Voss tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Flapjacks swivels and escapes.
We've been hearing reports that Flapjacks has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Voss fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fred Flapjacks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Voss.
Voss shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Flapjacks as he avoids it easily.
Voss has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Scott Voss has been cut.
Flapjacks connects with a good right hand that stumbles Voss. Voss circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flapjacks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Voss tries to clinch but Flapjacks moves out of range.
Voss slips a jab and a cross from Flapjacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voss throws a push kick but Flapjacks slaps the foot to one side.
Flapjacks slips a jab and a cross from Voss.
Flapjacks clinches with his opponent.
Flapjacks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Voss backwards.
Flapjacks lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Flapjacks.
Flapjacks presses Voss against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Voss looks winded!
Flapjacks lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Flapjacks scores with a nice short uppercut.
Flapjacks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Flapjacks avoiding damage as Voss throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Flapjacks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Flapjacks.
Flapjacks stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Flapjacks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Flapjacks lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Scott Voss's cut even more.
Flapjacks has Voss pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flapjacks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The cut above Scott Voss's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Flapjacks avoiding damage.
Flapjacks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Flapjacks prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Flapjacks.
A short body shot lands from Flapjacks as the two fighters clinch.
Flapjacks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Voss backwards.
Scott Voss's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Scott Voss's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fred Flapjacks!
A very excited looking Fred Flapjacks 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patches Melone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramirez has chosen Soulja Boy Tell'em - Pretty Boy Swag as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Patches Melone has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Patches Melone seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patches Melone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Melone darts in and clinches Ramirez up against the cage.
Melone is trying to push Ramirez away but Ramirez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A bit of stalling here from Melone.
Melone tries to break the clinch but Ramirez is controlling the position.
Melone gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Melone perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melone tries to pass to full mount but Ramirez defends it.
Ramirez is defending against the submission attempts here by Melone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ramirez keeps working.
Ramirez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Melone.
Melone is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ramirez has managed to free his arm - good work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Patches Melone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Melone throws a solid leg kick but Ramirez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Melone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Melone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Melone fails to land the takedown.
Melone throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ramirez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Melone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ramirez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Melone dives in and grabs Ramirez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ramirez pushes down on Melone's head and hops out.
Melone shoots for a takedown but Ramirez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patches Melone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Melone throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ramirez's waist but Ramirez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Melone off to one side.
Melone is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Melone looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Melone shoots in for a takedown but Ramirez shows good takedown defense.
The fight stays on the outside here - Melone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Melone shoots in looking for a takedown but Ramirez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Melone's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Melone dives in and grabs Ramirez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ramirez pushes down on Melone's head and hops out.
Ramirez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ramirez stuffs the takedown.
Melone will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ramirez circles away from the clinch attempt.
A shot to the body from Melone misses
and Ramirez counters with a crisp one two that drops Melone! Ramirez thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Melone to his feet! Melone is in big trouble!
Melone is rocked!
Melone shoots and misses
and Ramirez counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Melone to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Ramirez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jordan Ramirez!
Jordan Ramirez very nearly forgot to thank KAISER amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Martins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martins comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Biggie-Juicy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! John Clark has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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138 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Clark!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raul Martins!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martins leaves Clark with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Clark fails with a takedown attempt.
Clark darts in looking for a takedown but Martins gets double underhooks and turns Clark into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Clark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martins tries a body shot but Clark blocks it.
Clark is trying to pull guard but Martins turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Martins presses Clark against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Clark tries to score a body lock takedown but Martins shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Martins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Martins stops a takedown attempt from Clark.
Martins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
Martins is pressed up against the cage. Clark has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Martins down to the mat. Martins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Clark keeps the fight on the outside.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Martins has eaten all the pies!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Clark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martins tries to clinch but Clark moves away
and Clark counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Clark chips away with some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Martins can do anything to dispel that myth.
Martins is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Martins can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Clark controls the pace.
Clark postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Martins is pulling down on Clark's head. It's preventing any offense from Clark, at least for the moment.
Clark trying to control the position from guard on top but Martins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martins trying to keep a closed guard but Clark is proving a slippery customer.
Martins keeping moving, preventing Clark from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Martins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clark misses with a takedown
and Martins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clark misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Martins clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark is trying to drag Martins to the mat but Martins just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Clark drops down looking for an ankle pick but Martins pulls his leg out and moves away.
Martins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martins wants to clinch up but Clark keeps it at a distance.
Martins doesn't manage to clinch there - Clark circles away.
Martins takes the fight into the clinch.
Clark's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martins can't find room to land a body shot as Clark controls the action.
Martins misses with a body punch.
Martins is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Martins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Martins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Martins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Martins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martins scores with a shoulder strike.
Martins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Clark blocks a body shot from Martins.
Martins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martins misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Martins.
Martins digs a right hand underneath Clark's ribcage. Clark let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raul Martins dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Clark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Martins closes the distance and clinches.
Clark lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Martins wants to improve his position but Clark is controlling well.
Clark in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Martins tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Clark!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Clark!
John Clark is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Helix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oswald Medland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Medland is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by . The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Helix!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oswald Medland!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medland loads up on a big right hand but Helix slips the punch.
Helix looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Helix scores with a takedown into Medland's guard.
Helix loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Helix trying to control the position from guard on top but Medland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Helix is pushing down on Medland's leg trying to pass to half guard. Medland is fighting to maintain full guard but Helix has managed to sneak the leg through.
Helix stops Medland from getting back to his feet.
Medland is looking to improve his position.
Helix takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helix working the head and body with strikes.
Medland is staying active underneath Helix, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Medland wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Medland!
Helix 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.
Helix scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Medland?
Medland is desperately trying to improve his position but Helix has a good base and remains in mount.
Helix sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Helix looking to finish Medland with some ground and pound. This is bad for Medland!
BOOM! Helix connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Medland working to try and regain half guard.
Helix is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Helix.
Medland is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Helix! Medland is hurt baaadly! Helix is firing away with more strikes - Medland is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brandon Helix!
Brandon Helix retains his welterweight title!
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