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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Bjj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Shlemenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel Bjj has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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BJJ Brown 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabriel Bjj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Shlemenko!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shlemenko looking to score a takedown here. Bjj is defending well but Shlemenko drives through and ends up in Bjj's guard.
Bjj looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Shlemenko passes into side control.
Bjj has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Shlemenko trying to control the position but Bjj is working away.
You can see the frustration on Bjj's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bjj tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shlemenko wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Shlemenko wants to control but Bjj is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjj is looking for a sweep.
Bjj gets back to half guard.
Bjj trying to control but Shlemenko postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjj makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bjj.
Shlemenko trying to control but Bjj is working from the bottom.
Bjj has his feet on Shlemenko's thighs here. He's pushed Shlemenko off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Shlemenko screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gabriel Bjj!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tio Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Sin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tio Malone could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tim Sin's chin.
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266 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
5 - 2 - 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
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Sin!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone misses with a body shot.
Malone forces Sin back against the cage and clinches.
Malone softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Malone 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.
Sin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sin working aggressively here.
Malone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Malone.
It looks like Tim Sin has been cut.
Sin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sin blocks a body shot from Malone.
Sin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Malone.
Malone blocking some punches.
Sin tries to throw a body punch but Malone avoids it by throwing Sin back against the cage.
Malone lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sin prevents a body shot from Malone.
Sin tries to throw a body punch but Malone avoids it by throwing Sin back against the cage.
Malone throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sin misses with a body punch.
Malone lands an uppercut.
Malone lands a nice elbow.
A short left from Malone.
Sin is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sin working aggressively here.
Malone tries a body shot but Sin blocks it.
Sin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Malone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malone throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sins head.
Sin is still on wobbly legs! Can Malone finish him?
Sin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malone's elbow.
Nice elbow from Malone.
Sin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malone is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Malone presses Sin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sin looks winded!
Malone lands an uppercut.
Malone is stalling here.
Malone lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Malone throws an elbow but misses.
Malone misses with a punch to the body.
Sin misses with some punches.
Malone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Malone.
Sin seems to have recovered his senses.
Malone lands an elbow just above Sin 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sin dodges an elbow strike from Malone.
Malone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That has opened up Tim Sin's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone has Sin pressed against the cage. He pushes Sin back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Malone throws a beautiful elbow that sends Sin crashing to the floor! Malone piles on the pressure with more strikes! Sin is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tio Malone!
Tio Malone thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Voss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Tupy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Voss comes to the cage accompanied by Here comes the boom!. Tupy has chosen New Divide as his entrance music. Scott Voss could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tim Tupy's chin.
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206 lbs
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214 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Voss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Tupy!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voss fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tupy avoids it really well and circles away.
A jab from Tupy finds it's way through Voss's defenses.
It looks like Scott Voss has been cut.
Tupy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Voss counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tupy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voss with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Voss 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.
Tupy working a defensive guard but Voss manages to pass into side control anyway.
Tupy is trying to escape the position but Voss is controlling the position.
Tupy is looking to regain half guard here but Voss keeps moving and retains side control.
Tupy is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Voss off and has taken his back!
Voss looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Voss tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voss reaches up to try and control the position but Tupy seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Voss rolls and tries to escape and now Tupy has his back!
Good control from Tupy.
Tupy avoiding Voss 's attempts to control his hands.
Tupy controlling from the back.
Tupy keeps control of the position as Voss tries to break free.
Voss is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at VENDETTA Elite Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voss is trying to get back to his feet but Tupy has full control of the position and if anything, Voss has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Tupy really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Voss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Voss manages to reverse the position and now he's in Tupy's guard. Nice work there by Voss.
Voss drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Voss jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tupy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Voss is looking to work some ground and pound but Tupy has wrist control.
Voss wants to pass the guard but Tupy is keeping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tupy looking to control.
Tupy pulls Voss in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tim Tupy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Scott Voss'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.
Voss shoots in and drives through. Tupy sprawls well.
Tupy ducks under a wild hook from Voss.
Voss cracks Tupy with a good jab.
Tupy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Voss momentarily.
Tupy misses with a straight right.
Tupy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tupy catches Voss with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tupy misses with a body shot.
Voss dives in and grabs Tupy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tupy pushes down on Voss's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tupy lands a left and a right that send Voss crashing to the mat, dazed. Tupy thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tupy scores with a jab. Voss acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Scott Voss's cut is getting worse.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tupy.
Tupy throws a leg kick which misses Voss's front leg but catches the back leg as Voss tries to avoid it.
Scott Voss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Tupy.
Scott Voss's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tupy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Voss.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Voss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tupy scores with a shot to the body.
Tupy tests Voss's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tupy walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Voss drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Tupy swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Voss's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Tupy!
Tim Tupy 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keegan Touite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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194 lbs
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196 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keegan Touite!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Touite tries to clinch but Davies is having none of it.
We've been told by Davies's head coaches at Den of Tears (22 coaches, $350 fee) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Davies rushes Touite and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Davies is trying to push Touite away but Touite has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Davies trying to land knees to the body.
Davies misses with a hook to the ribs.
Davies lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Davies lands a body punch in the clinch.
Davies breaks from the clinch.
Davies scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Davies stops Touite from getting back to his feet.
Davies is nestled in close to Touite, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Touite really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Davies. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Davies lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Davies seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies working over Touite with some ground and pound. Touite looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davies sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Touite defending well though.
Davies works his way into full mount!
Davies looking to finish Touite with some ground and pound. This is bad for Touite!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Touite tries to lock up and control but Davies gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Davies landing strikes, looking to finish!
It looks like Keegan Touite has been cut.
Davies controlling his opponent.
Davies connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Davies landing strikes from the mount.
Touite tries to reverse the position but Davies maintains control.
Davies controlling the position easily from mount.
Davies lands a nice shot to the head.
That has opened up Keegan Touite's cut even more.
Davies 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Touite is looking to escape.
Davies looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Touite is rocked!
Keegan Touite'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 Keegan Touite's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Travis Davies!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Carney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carney's entrance music is T.I. - Every Chance I get. A fine choice. Palmer has chosen GSP - Not Impressed as his entrance music. Santiago Palmer told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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170 lbs
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Brawler
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rodney Carney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santiago Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer misses with a wild body shot.
Carney slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Carney uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Palmer.
Carney blocks the body kick.
Palmer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Palmer 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.
Palmer misses with a takedown attempt
and Carney counters with a right hand to the body.
Carney shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Palmer pinned against the cage. Palmer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Carney.
Palmer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Carney is fending him off so far but Palmer persists. Nope, Carney circles away and we're back to standing.
Carney shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Palmer napping and manages to drive through into side control!
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!
Carney tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Carney has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Carney looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Palmer is avoiding damage well.
Carney 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer defending against the ground and pound.
Palmer is looking to regain half guard here but Carney keeps moving and retains side control.
Carney working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Carney misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Carney working the ground and pound but Palmer is defending the strikes.
Carney creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Palmer sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Palmer is trying to get back to half guard.
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.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Carney working the body and head with strikes.
Carney is looking to take a break and control but Palmer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carney works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Carney misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Carney working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Who's going to make the next move?
The strikes coming from Carney are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carney lands a decent elbow from side control.
Carney is trying to get an arm triangle but Palmer is defending well.
Carney wants to take a breather but Palmer manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Carney.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carney postures up in Palmer's guard and throws a big left but Palmer blocks it.
Carney postures up in Palmer's guard and throws a big left but Palmer blocks it.
That's four 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.
Palmer has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Carney throws a big right hand that misses.
Carney loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Palmer wants to stand and escape but Carney is having none of it.
Carney throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Carney throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Palmer's waist but Palmer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Carney off to one side.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Palmer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Carney.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodney Carney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carney blocks a head kick by Palmer.
Carney connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Carney dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Palmer misses with an uppercut
and Palmer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Palmer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Palmer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice takedown defense from Palmer. No joy for Carney on that attempt.
Carney tries to clinch up
and Palmer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Palmer is thwarting Carney's attempts to control the position.
Carney looking for submissions off his back.
Carney looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Carney is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carney looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Palmer performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Carney looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Palmer perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carney slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Palmer 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.
Palmer won't allow Carney to sweep him here.
Palmer is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Carney has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Palmer is looking to defend but Carney has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Palmer! Carney pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Palmer taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rodney Carney!
Post fight, an emotional Rodney Carney said 'Its nice to be back on the winning column once more. I had a good training camp,and I was confident that I was better than my opponent wherever the fight goes. Shout out to my sponsors Crippler's Corner and Kaiser. Yeah!'.
Santiago Palmer spoke after the fight, saying 'Rodney is just a better fighter than me. He beat me twice! What can a say? I don't know because I called him out and I lost. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Ripgut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Kong Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Shane Ripgut has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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260 lbs
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Ripgut!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Kong Dong!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ripgut throws a body kick that misses.
Ripgut pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ripgut misses with a head kick.
Dong throws a looping overhand right but Ripgut ducks down to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ripgut.
Dong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dong connects with a single shot there.
Ripgut lands a big head kick that sends Dong tumbling to the mat! Ripgut takes a step backwards and waves Dong back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like King Kong Dong has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dong misses the shot to the body.
Ripgut on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ripgut throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dong misses with a looping left.
Dong 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.
Ripgut throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ripgut throws a body punch but Dong moves out of range.
Dong just misses with a punch to the body.
Ripgut tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Ripgut throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripgut swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ripgut throws the kick towards the body but Dong avoids it.
Dong avoids the body shot from Ripgut.
Dong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ripgut.
Ripgut lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ripgut throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Crunch! Ripgut slams his shin into Dong's torso.
Dong looks winded!
Nice shot by Ripgut.
Ripgut thumps Dong with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ripgut.
Ripgut lands with a nice body kick.
A good leg kick by Ripgut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick there by Ripgut.
Ripgut explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dong has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ripgut.
Ripgut drops Dong with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Dong! Ripgut dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Ripgut!
Shane Ripgut retains his heavyweight title!
Shane Ripgut thanked the fans post fight for their support.
King Kong Dong was interviewed post fight and said 'BULLSHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zurab Sergeev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Havener (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Havener has chosen Quack Like a Duck: The Goat an Your MOM as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Zurab Sergeev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zurab Sergeev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Havener!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Havener lands with a nice body punch.
Sergeev bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Sergeev thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Havener wants to control but Sergeev postures up.
Sergeev tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Havener can't do much from the bottom here.
Sergeev in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Havener is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Zurab Sergeev!
During a confident post fight interview, Zurab Sergeev thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Andrew Havener spoke after the fight, saying 'Time to fuck this guy's girl.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Batman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chambers has chosen LIKE A STORM - Love the way you hate me. as his entrance music. The Batman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
13 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Batman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Chambers!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batman is looking to clinch but Chambers is avoiding it.
Batman is looking to clinch.
Chambers looks to land a combination but Batman avoids it well.
Chambers looks to land a combination but Batman avoids it well.
Batman moves out of range of the strikes.
Batman lands with a slapping head kick.
Chambers chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Batman can pounce on him.
Chambers throws a nice looking combination but Batman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chambers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Batman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chambers's knee momentarily.
Chambers looks winded!
Chambers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Batman fakes the body blow, causing Chambers to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Chambers goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). The Batman!
In defeat, Nathan Chambers stepped up to the mic, saying 'My hat's off to him, he's a great fighter but he was the better fighter tonight. I'll be back. '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flash Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon has chosen Slipknot-The Blister Exists as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
6 - 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Flash Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon wants to clinch up but Clark keeps it at a distance.
Gordon closes the distance and clinches.
Gordon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gordon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Clark looking for a takedown.
Gordon lands with a right to the head.
Clark goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gordon prevents it.
Gordon with a knee to the head.
Gordon lands a knee to the body.
Gordon working Clark over with knees to the body.
Gordon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gordon scores with a knee to the head.
Clark is breathing heavily.
Clark takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gordon pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gordon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've been hearing reports that Clark has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Still in the clinch, Gordon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gordon lands a nice knee to the body.
Gordon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gordon scores with a shot to the side of Clark's head.
Clark tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Clark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gordon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gordon lands a shoulder strike.
Gordon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
Gordon connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gordon scores with a knee to the head.
Gordon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Clark is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gordon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Clark jumps guard but Gordon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gordon breaks from the clinch.
Clark swats away the attempt to clinch by Gordon.
Clark tries to keep at a distance but Gordon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Clark tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gordon smiles and moves away.
Gordon tries to clinch but Clark moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon clinches up against the cage.
A short left from Gordon.
Gordon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Clark's face.
Clark is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gordon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gordon connects with a knee to the head.
Clark tries to score a body lock takedown but Gordon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gordon landing knees to the head.
A shot in the inside from Gordon.
Gordon connects with a knee to the head.
Gordon is stalling here.
Clark takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gordon connects with a knee to the head.
A short right from Gordon on the inside.
Gordon lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Clark is trying to drag Gordon to the mat but Gordon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Clark tries to stall but Gordon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Clark being controlled against the cage.
Gordon landing knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gordon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gordon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gordon.
Gordon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gordon scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gordon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flash Gordon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gordon rushes Clark and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Clark drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gordon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gordon wants to clinch up but Clark keeps it at a distance.
Clark fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gordon, pushing him back against the cage.
Gordon scores with a knee to the head.
Gordon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Clark wants a takedown but no success here.
Clark tries to pull guard but Gordon won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Clark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gordon lands a knee to the body.
Gordon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Clark looking for a takedown.
Gordon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gordon lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clark lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A shot in the inside from Gordon.
A knee to the head by Gordon.
Gordon manages to break the clinch.
Gordon pushes Clark up against the cage in a clinch.
Clark jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gordon walks away with a smile on his face. Clark gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gordon moves into the clinch.
Gordon lands a hook that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
Gordon scores with a knee to the head.
Clark is rocked!
Gordon effectively controlling the action here.
Gordon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Oh Clark is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is keeping an eye on Gordon - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Clark seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon with a knee to the head.
Gordon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gordon lands an elbow just above Clark 's eye.
Gordon is pushing Clark up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Clark looking to stall.
Gordon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gordon landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Gordon.
Gordon landing knees to the body.
A short left from Gordon.
Gordon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Clarks head.
Gordon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gordon takes the fight into the clinch.
Gordon stalling against the cage.
Clark is looking to break free of the clinch but Gordon has double underhooks.
Gordon lands a damaging elbow.
Clark is working for takedown but Gordon is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gordon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gordon.
Gordon stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Flash Gordon.
Gordon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gordon effectively controlling the action here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gordon continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Gordon lands an elbow that stopped Clark in his tracks for a moment.
Gordon lands an elbow inside.
Gordon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gordon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flash Gordon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gordon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gordon clinches with his opponent.
A bit of stalling here from Gordon.
Gordon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Clark wants a takedown.
Gordon lands with a short shot to the head.
Gordon lands an uppercut.
Gordon pushes Clark back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gordon.
Gordon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gordon fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Clark sprawls well initially but Gordon persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gordon decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Gordon has closed the distance and engaged Clark in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Gordon.
Gordon drops Clark with a big knee straight up the middle! Clark is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Flash Gordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gordon has closed the distance and engaged Clark in a clinch.
Gordon breaks from the clinch.
Gordon gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gordon.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gordon obliges.
Gordon crunches a lovely knee into Clark's ribcage.
Gordon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gordon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Clark's head.
Gordon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Clark, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Gordon.
Gordon lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gordon obliges.
Gordon lands a nice uppercut.
Gordon lands an uppercut.
Gordon has Clark pressed against the cage. He pushes Clark back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Gordon throws a beautiful elbow that sends Clark crashing to the floor! Gordon piles on the pressure with more strikes! Clark is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Flash Gordon!
Flash Gordon is the new bantamweight champion!
A relieved looking Flash Gordon 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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