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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jay Dark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Nix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dark comes to the cage accompanied by La Trampa. The crowd seem to be enjoying Nix's choice of entrance music: Don't fear the reaper- Blue Oyster Cult. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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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, Jay Dark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Nix!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nix throws a right and a left that Dark avoids nicely.
Nix tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nix.
Nix swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nix moves in looking to clinch but Dark pushes him off.
Dark avoids the head kick by Nix.
Nix scores with a jab.
Dark fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nix throws a combination. Dark tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nix looks to land a combination but Dark avoids it well.
Nix throws a right and a left that Dark avoids nicely.
Nix is looking to clinch.
Nix keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nix misses with a few strikes there.
Nix throws a series of punches but Dark avoids them all with ease.
Nix lands a jab-cross combination.
Nix instigates a clinch.
Nix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dark goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nix prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Dark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dark is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nix lands an elbow that stopped Dark in his tracks for a moment.
Nix's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nix tries to clinch there but Dark circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nix scores with a shot to the body.
Dark dodges the punch combination from Nix.
Nix moves into range and clinches up with Dark.
We've been hearing reports that Dark has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nix prevents the takedown attempt.
Nix misses with a punch to the body.
Nix gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dark.
Nix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dark wants to take the fight to the mat but Nix manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dark is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dark tries for a takedown but Nix manages to get underhooks.
Nix breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nix lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nix scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nix swinging wildly here.
Nix throws a series of punches but Dark moves out of range.
Nix pushes Dark up against the cage in a clinch.
Nix throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Darks head.
Nix gets underhooks to prevent Dark's takedown attempt.
Nix is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dark is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nix lands a right hand.
Dark goes for a takedown attempt but Nix pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nix tries to clinch but Dark moves out of range.
Nix throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dark chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nix can pounce on him.
Nix throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dark counters with a takedown into side control.
Dark wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nix keeps working.
Nix throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Dark shoots for a takedown but Nix saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Nix dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nix tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dark manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nix tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nix fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nix throws a nice looking combination but Dark bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nix rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dark moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dark shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nix but Nix pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jon Nix seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dark takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nix pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nix throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nix has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nix throws a right and a left that Dark avoids nicely.
Nix fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dark tries for a takedown but Nix sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nix swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dark shoots and misses
and Nix counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Dark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dark shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nix defends it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nix clinches up with Dark and pushes him back against the cage.
Nix lands a nice knee to the body.
Nix lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dark backwards.
Nix using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dark has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nix tries a body shot but Dark blocks it.
Nix breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nix fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dark on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dark tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nix defends well and Dark ends up having to push Nix into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nix works on Dark's body with a couple of short punches.
Dark goes for a takedown attempt but Nix pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dark shoots in and drives through. Nix sprawls well.
Jon Nix is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nix misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nix rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dark moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nix is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nix tries to clinch but Dark is having none of it.
Dark with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nix counters with a nice uppercut.
Dark walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nix.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dark misses with a takedown attempt
and Nix counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nix fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dark looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nix works Dark's body with a nice hook.
Nix scores with a one two! Dark had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nix thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dark if he has to take too many more of those.
Dark keeps the fight on the outside.
Nix throws a combination. Dark tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nix thuds a left hand into Dark's 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!
Nix closes the distance and pushes Dark back into the cage.
Dark has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nix after a bit of a struggle.
A body shot lands from Nix.
Nix's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nix has managed to clinch.
Nix lands a left hand.
Nix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dark's elbow.
Nix scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nix struggles to land a body shot inside as Dark controls his hands.
Nix softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nix lands a shot to the body.
Dark wants a takedown.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nix.
Jon Nix seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nix breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Nix showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nix lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dark takes a step back to recover.
Nix tries to clinch but Dark is having none of it.
Nix throws a combination that misses
and Dark counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nix looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dark missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nix looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nix is not content to let Dark control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dark fails with the takedown.
Nix feints a jab promting Dark to slip. Nix then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dark slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nix is looking to clinch but Dark is avoiding it.
Dark shoots for a takedown but Nix saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nix looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dark has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nix.
Dark dodges the punch combination from Nix.
Dark darts in looking for a takedown but Nix gets double underhooks and turns Dark into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Dark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dark wants a takedown.
Nix lands a good knee to the midsection. Dark won't want to take too many of those.
Dark takes an elbow to the temple.
Nix manages to break the clinch.
Nix rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dark moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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!
Nix throws a nice looking combination but Dark bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dark changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nix tries to avoid it but Dark manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nix to the ground. Nix escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nix fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nix misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nix lands a jab to Dark's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nix shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dark eats them both and turns towards Nix to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nix throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
No luck for Dark with that takedown attempt.
Nix lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nix tries to clinch up but Dark circles away and keeps his distance.
Nix throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jay Dark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nix thuds his shin into the meat of Dark's side.
Nix lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nix.
Nix moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nix tries to work over Dark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nix throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dark counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jon Nix is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nix is looking to escape.
Dark is trying to control the action in half guard but Nix is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nix is trying to stand back up but Dark is controlling him
Dark throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Nix to regain full guard.
Dark loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dark won't allow Nix to get back to his feet.
Dark pushes down on Nix's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dark thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nix's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Nix comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nix winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Nix!
Our winner, Jon Nix, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Drunken Hermit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crazy Kure (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 Crazy Kure was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drunken Hermit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crazy Kure!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kure fails with a takedown attempt.
Kure throws a series of punches but Hermit moves out of range.
Kure tries to clinch up but Hermit circles away and keeps his distance.
Kure tries to sprawl but Hermit drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hermit missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hermit is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kure has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hermit looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kure with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kure actively working from the bottom here.
Hermit is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kure doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hermit.
Hermit is trying to work for a kimura but Kure is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermit not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hermit slips a nice elbow through Kure's hands, connecting with Kure's forehead.
Hermit looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kure keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hermit seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kure does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hermit stalling away here and it's allowed Kure to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kure keeping moving, preventing Hermit from controlling successfully.
Hermit throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hermit lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hermit pushing down on Kure's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kure trying to control but Hermit postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermit is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kure doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hermit.
Hermit trying to control from half guard but Kure is working away.
Nice strikes from Hermit there.
Kure regains full guard. Nicely done.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hermit accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hermit looking to pass the guard.
Hermit trying to control the position from guard on top but Kure is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hermit wants to get up but he can't break Kure's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kure tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hermit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kure shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hermit sprawls well. Hermit wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kure gets slowly back to his feet.
Hermit slaps away a takedown attempt from Kure, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Drunken Hermit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Crazy Kure.
Kure has a takedown stuffed.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hermit scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kure looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drunken Hermit dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kure throws a series of punches but Hermit avoids them all with ease.
Hermit gets a takedown into half guard.
Kure trying to hold on to Hermit's head to control him but Hermit postures up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hermit connects with a nice short shot to Kure's temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermit looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hermit is looking to take a break and control but Kure is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Hermit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kure blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hermit.
Hermit lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hermit misses with a head shot. Kure uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hermit throwing strikes from guard but Kure blocks nicely.
Hermit throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kure works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kure utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hermit trying to control the position from guard on top but Kure is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hermit is in close to Kure's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kure is trying to keep Hermit in close.
Hermit drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kure manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hermit has Kure in his guard.
Kure trying to control the position from guard on top but Hermit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kure wants to pass the guard but Hermit is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kure is fighting to break Hermit's control of his arms but Hermit is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kure got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hermit has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kure has managed to get both his arms back between Hermit's legs - danger averted.
Kure trying to control but Hermit is working from the bottom.
Hermit looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kure wants to pass the guard but Hermit is keeping the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hermit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
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.
Hermit closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Drunken Hermit overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hermit wants to control but Kure is keeping him busy.
Hermit throws an elbow but Kure slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kure can't do much from the bottom here.
Kure defending against the ground and pound.
Kure is looking for a sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hermit is chipping away with strikes.
Kure struggling a bit here.
Hermit throwing strikes but Kure manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drunken Hermit dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kure misses with a takedown attempt
and Hermit counters with a shoot takedown. Kure fights it but they end up in guard.
Hermit trying to control but Kure is working from the bottom.
Hermit scoring with some ground and pound.
Hermit working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kure's head.
Hermit loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hermit lands a couple of elbows.
Hermit trying to control but Kure is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermit pushing down on Kure's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hermit seems to be working for a kimura but Kure defends the submission attempt.
Hermit thows a huge punch but Kure dodges it nicely.
Hermit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kure can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kure is not content to let Hermit control the position.
Hermit is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kure is just riding it out for now. Hermit eventually gives up the hold.
Hermit seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kure does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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.
Hermit thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kure looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hermit thows a huge punch but Kure dodges it nicely.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hermit works his way into full mount!
Hermit lands a big elbow.
Hermit putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hermit jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kure manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hermit throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermit goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kure rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hermit's guard! Nice work there by Kure!
Hermit has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kure wants to pass the guard but Hermit is keeping the position.
Kure keeps trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drunken Hermit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hermit tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kure wants to control from the top but Hermit keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hermit looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drunken Hermit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hermit has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drunken Hermit!
Our winner, Drunken Hermit, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patches Melone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wes Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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210 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 2 - 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wes Smith!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Melone slips a jab from Smith.
Melone throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Melone gets a takedown into half guard.
Melone wants to take a breather but Smith is having none of it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Smith manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melone advances to half guard.
Smith is concentrating on defense, preventing Melone from advancing position.
Melone is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Smith doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Melone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Melone is going to stand back up.
Melone lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Melone tries to stand and escape but Smith is controlling the position.
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.
Smith has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Nonprofit Vegas Elite $50 ($1000 value). Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Smith trying to control here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Melone throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Smith tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Melone is in Smith's guard.
Melone wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeping full guard, as Melone tries to pass.
Melone pushing down on Smith's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Melone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smith is staying active underneath Melone, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Melone is looking for a kimura but Smith is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Melone to get the leverage.
Smith tries to get to full guard but Melone has control of the leg.
Melone tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Melone closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Melone is keen to just control but Smith is a slippery customer.
Melone is stalling here. Smith is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Melone seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Smith has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Smith tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Melone knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patches Melone dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Melone is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Smith's half guard.
Melone is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Melone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is refusing to be controlled, as Melone sits in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smith can do anything to dispel that myth.
Melone looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Melone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Melone drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Melone trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Patches Melone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Melone drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Smith dives on top into guard.
Smith drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smith jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Melone is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Melone has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Melone trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Melone slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Smith is not content to let Melone control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith is trying to control Melone's posture but Melone avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patches Melone dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Melone looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Melone shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Smith napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Melone wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Melone decides to stand back up. Melone steps back and let's Smith get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melone shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Smith napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Smith wants to control but Melone postures up.
Melone tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sloppy strikes there by Melone.
Melone controls the position from side control.
Melone stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melone tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Smith was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Smith goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Melone has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Smith but great work by Melone.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Melone trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Melone is trying to get an arm triangle but Smith is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melone wants to take a breather but Smith manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Melone.
Melone slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Smith regains half guard, as Melone was trying to land strikes.
Melone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Melone trying to control from half guard but Smith is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Melone.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patches Melone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Melone has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patches Melone!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddy Hwang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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194 lbs
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184 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Simpson!
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, Eddy Hwang!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hwang throws a head kick that misses.
Hwang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Simpson blocks a head kick by Hwang.
Simpson throws a combination. Hwang tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hwang throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice cross by Simpson.
Hwang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Simpson misses with a double jab.
Hwang finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Simpson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hwang is rocked!
Simpson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hwang is still on wobbly legs! Can Simpson finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simpson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hwang tries to kick Simpson off but Simpson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hwang is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Hwang has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Simpson is nestled in close to Hwang, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hwang taking some punishment here, with Simpson in his half guard.
Simpson 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.
Hwang pushes Simpson off looking to stand but Simpson dives back in and keeps control.
Simpson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hwang really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Simpson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Simpson is trying for a kimura here. Hwang looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Simpson wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ben Simpson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lime Lister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichiro Kosugi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lime Lister had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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219 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
20 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lime Lister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ichiro Kosugi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kosugi gets a takedown into half guard.
Lister won't allow Kosugi to pass to mount.
Lister trying to control here.
Kosugi trying to control from Lister's half guard. Lister has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kosugi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lister is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kosugi wants to control from the top but Lister keeps moving.
Kosugi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lister swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosugi is looking to work some ground and pound but Lister has wrist control.
Lister is trying to keep Kosugi in close.
Kosugi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lister is looking to clinch.
Lister thuds his right hand into Kosugi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Ichiro Kosugi has been cut.
Kosugi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kosugi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lister tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kosugi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Kosugi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kosugi shoots in and gets a takedown into Lister's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kosugi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lister is adopting a defensive guard.
Kosugi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lister wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kosugi wants to control from the top but Lister keeps moving.
Kosugi is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosugi throwing strikes from guard but Lister blocks nicely.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lister is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lister moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A punch combination from Kosugi misses.
Lister fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kosugi avoids it really well and circles away.
Kosugi shoots in and drives through. Lister sprawls well.
Lister cracks Kosugi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kosugi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lister sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kosugi blocks a jab.
Kosugi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kosugi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lister, pushing him back against the cage.
Lister misses with some punches.
Kosugi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lister backwards.
Lister stops a takedown attempt from Kosugi.
Kosugi successfully pulls guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kosugi 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.
Lister looking to sit in guard and control but Kosugi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kosugi trying to control the position from guard on top but Lister is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kosugi tries to free his leg and advance position but Lister is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichiro Kosugi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ichiro Kosugi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lister fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kosugi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kosugi is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Lister still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Lister has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Lister wants to control but Kosugi is keeping him busy.
We've been hearing good reports from Lister'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 is trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lister trying to control the position but Kosugi is working away.
Ichiro Kosugi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lister throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kosugi is trying to work for a sweep but Lister has mounted him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosugi gets back to half guard.
Lister wants to pass to mount but Kosugi is defending the position.
Kosugi is defending against the submission attempts here by Lister.
Kosugi wants to get back to full guard.
Lister is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kosugi tries to roll over but Lister keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lister wants to take a breather but Kosugi is having none of it.
Kosugi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lister pulls his head out easily.
Kosugi wants to get back to full guard.
Kosugi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lister's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lister's back!
Lister is in bad spot here.
Kosugi misses with an elbow to the head.
Kosugi seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Lister's chin but Lister turns very nicely into Kosugi's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Lister.
Kosugi 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lister wants to control from the top but Kosugi keeps moving.
Kosugi working for a triangle but Lister defends it easily.
Lister wants to control from the top but Kosugi keeps moving.
Kosugi wants to sweep but no luck.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kosugi holds on and takes a little breather.
Lister looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kosugi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lister avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lister looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kosugi keeping moving, preventing Lister from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lister seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ichiro Kosugi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ichiro Kosugi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kosugi misses with a series of wild punches.
Lister looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kosugi swats away the attempt to clinch by Lister.
Kosugi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kosugi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lister scores with a hook to the body.
Kosugi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lister walks away with a smile on his face. Kosugi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kosugi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lime Lister is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kosugi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kosugi dives in and grabs Lister's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lister pushes down on Kosugi's head and hops out.
Lister lands a nice shot that snaps Kosugi's head back.
Lister rushes Kosugi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosugi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lister gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lime Lister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ichiro Kosugi.
Lister lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kosugi or not.
Come on Lister - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kosugi lands a takedown into guard.
Lister has control of Kosugi's left arm, preventing Kosugi from doing any damage.
Kosugi wants to pass the guard but Lister is keeping the position.
Lister pulls Kosugi in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lister keeping moving, preventing Kosugi from controlling successfully.
Kosugi tries to free his leg and advance position but Lister is retaining full guard.
Kosugi trying to control the position from guard on top but Lister is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kosugi looking to sit in guard and control but Lister gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lister trying to control the position from guard on top but Kosugi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lister content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lister with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kosugi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kosugi looking to control.
Lister throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kosugi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kosugi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lister closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kosugi is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kosugi tries to pull guard but Lister won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lister.
Ichiro Kosugi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kosugi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lister holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lister is looking to control Kosugi's arms but Kosugi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lister has his back to the cage.
Lister throws a punch but it's blocked by Kosugi.
Kosugi tries for a takedown but Lister manages to get underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lime Lister has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kosugi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lime Lister.
I think Kosugi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ichiro Kosugi!
After the big win, Ichiro Kosugi made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Reaper Combatwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ip Leung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mako Choliman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ip Leung has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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144 lbs
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ip Leung !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mako Choliman!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leung with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Leung misses with a few strikes there.
Choliman feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Leung wants to stand but Choliman is controlling the position.
Choliman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Choliman's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Choliman cracks Leung with a solid left hand.
Choliman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Choliman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leung utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Choliman told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Choliman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Choliman is stalling in the full guard.
Choliman cracks Leung with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choliman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Leung wants to stand but Choliman is controlling the position.
Leung trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Choliman is stalling in the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Some wild striking there from Leung .
Leung scoring well with a low kick there.
Leung tries to clinch up.
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.
Leung goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Leung tries to clinch up.
Leung throws the kick towards the body but Choliman avoids it.
Leung throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leung throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leung lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Choliman backs up against the cage.
A big right from Choliman misses.
Leung lands a high kick!
Leung throws a one two combo.
It looks like Mako Choliman has been cut.
Leung tries to clinch but Choliman moves away
and Choliman counters with a takedown into side control.
Choliman working the ground and pound from side control.
Leung is letting Choliman control him for a moment.
Leung takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choliman lands a nice forearm strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Choliman in side control lands a decent elbow.
Choliman is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Choliman connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Leung some visible discomfort.
A lull in the action here as Choliman stalls from top position.
Choliman is putting a hurting on Leung here, landing some big shots from side control.
Choliman advances to full mount.
Choliman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choliman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Choliman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Leung hang on?
Choliman controlling from the full mount.
Choliman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Choliman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Leung is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Choliman controlling the position easily from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Choliman looking to finish Leung with some ground and pound. This is bad for Leung !
Oh Leung is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Choliman lands with some strikes.
Choliman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Choliman landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mako Choliman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mako Choliman's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Leung tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Choliman keeps the fight on the outside.
Leung looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leung looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leung seems to have got his legs back now.
Leung tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leung throws a quick inside leg kick.
Leung throws a right hand that Choliman ducks under and follows up with a left that Choliman also avoids with ease.
Leung is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ip Leung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Leung misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leung swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Choliman shoots for a double leg takedown but Leung sprawls well. He's pushed Choliman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Leung throws a right and a left that Choliman avoids nicely.
Leung misses with a leg kick.
Leung tries to clinch but Choliman moves away
and Choliman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leung preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Choliman is working Leung over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Choliman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Choliman landing some decent shots from guard.
Mako Choliman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Choliman content to stall in guard here.
Leung wants to stand but Choliman is controlling the position.
That's two 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Leung tries to close the distance and clinch up but Choliman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leung lands a leg kick that knocks Choliman off balance momentarily.
Leung looks to land a combination but Choliman avoids it well.
Choliman swats away the attempt to clinch by Leung .
Ip Leung is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Leung .
Leung tries to close the distance and clinch up but Choliman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leung tries to clinch up
and Choliman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Choliman slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choliman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Choliman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Choliman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Choliman sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Choliman connects with a nice short shot to Leung 's temple.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nice strikes from Choliman there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choliman seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Choliman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Leung with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Choliman is nestled in close to Leung , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Choliman content to control rather than advance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mako Choliman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mako Choliman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Leung throws a right hand that Choliman ducks under and follows up with a left that Choliman also avoids with ease.
Leung is looking to clinch but Choliman is avoiding it.
Leung fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leung tries to clinch but Choliman moves out of range.
A punch combination from Leung misses.
Leung lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Leung .
Leung throws a front kick aimed at Choliman's knee but Choliman avoids it well.
No joy there for Leung , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Choliman shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Choliman showed some decent athleticism there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Choliman connects with a nice short shot to Leung 's temple.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Choliman lands a big elbow - Leung is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Choliman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mako Choliman!
In defeat, Ip Leung stepped up to the mic, saying 'I am devastated but I will be back just watch'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Raul Martins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martins comes to the cage accompanied by Biggie-Juicy. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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26
138 lbs
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145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raul Martins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raul Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez dips to his left and cracks Martins with an uppercut!
Martins wants to clinch.
Martins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rodriguez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martins drives through and clinches with Rodriguez against the cage.
Martins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Martins swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodriguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rodriguez is trying to break the clinch but Martins has him pressed against the cage.
Rodriguez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Martins really is a fat lump.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martins presses Rodriguez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Martins struggles to land a body shot inside as Rodriguez controls his hands.
Martins lands a hook that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Martins presses Rodriguez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Martins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rodriguez's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez is trying to push Martins away but Martins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Martins lands a right hand.
Martins can't find room to land a body shot as Rodriguez controls the action.
Martins throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodriguez.
Martins struggles to land a body shot inside as Rodriguez controls his hands.
Martins throws a head punch that misses.
Martins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rodriguez is trying to break the clinch but Martins has him pressed against the cage.
Martins lands with a right to the head.
Rodriguez is trying to break the clinch but Martins has him pressed against the cage.
Rodriguez prevents a body shot from Martins.
Martins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rodriguez tries to break the clinch but Martins is controlling the position.
Martins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rodriguezs head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martins.
Rodriguez working hard to break the clinch.
Rodriguez prevents a body shot from Martins.
Martins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rodriguez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Martins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Martins misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Martins fails to land.
Rodriguez can't break the clinch.
Rodriguez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rodriguez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martins lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from Martins.
A head punch on the inside from Martins fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Martins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martins struggles to land a body shot inside as Rodriguez controls his hands.
Rodriguez blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Rodriguez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Martins works on Rodriguez's body with a couple of short punches.
Martins scores with a hook to the body.
Rodriguez is trying to break the clinch but Martins is controlling him.
Martins tries a body shot but Rodriguez blocks it.
A short right from Martins on the inside.
Rodriguez is trying to break the clinch but Martins is controlling him.
Rodriguez tries to circle away but Martins has him pinned against the cage.
Martins lands a body shot.
Martins digs a right hand underneath Rodriguez's ribcage. Rodriguez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rodriguez has had enough of the clinch but Martins keeps him there for the moment.
Martins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rodriguez is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Martins.
Rodriguez is still on wobbly legs! Can Martins finish him?
Martins lands an uppercut.
Martins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Martins lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Rodriguez to his knees! Martins keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raul Martins!
Raul Martins thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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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 Conor McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrison comes to the cage accompanied by The Clocks. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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24
142 lbs
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25
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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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
9 - 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conor McGregor!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Morrison on the side of the head.
McGregor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Morrison in his tracks.
A jab from McGregor does it's job there.
Morrison looks for a takedown but McGregor sprawls well.
Morrison fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McGregor misses the jab.
McGregor lands a nice hook to Morrison's body. Morrison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McGregor 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.
Sloppy strikes from McGregor. Those never looked like landing.
Morrison closes this distance looking for a takedown but McGregor circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sid Morrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGregor scores with the left hand. Morrison knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGregor looks to land a combination but Morrison avoids it well.
McGregor throws a body punch but Morrison moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison staying out of range there.
Morrison fails to land the takedown.
Nice cross by McGregor.
McGregor throws a good cross that connects.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from McGregor.
Morrison showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McGregor.
Conor McGregor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morrison tries to clinch up.
Morrison darts in looking for a takedown but McGregor gets double underhooks and turns Morrison into the cage.
McGregor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morrison has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by McGregor after a bit of a struggle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor is looking to break free of the clinch but Morrison has double underhooks.
Morrison can't get the takedown.
Morrison can't get the takedown.
McGregor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
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.
Morrison jumps guard but McGregor stands there with Morrison around his waist. Morrison gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
McGregor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGregor gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Morrison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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.
Morrison drops back looking for a leg! McGregor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McGregor manages to kick Morrison off! Morrison jumps back into McGregor's guard.
Morrison wants to control from the top but McGregor keeps moving.
Morrison 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.
Morrison is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Morrison is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Morrison prevents McGregor from getting back to his feet.
That's four 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.
McGregor keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
McGregor wants to stand and escape but Morrison is having none of it.
Morrison slips nicely into half guard.
Morrison works his way into full mount!
McGregor is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Morrison is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Morrison!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sid Morrison!
Sid Morrison seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Reva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tio Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reva's entrance music is Hopeless Wanderer. A fine choice. Tio Malone is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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35
260 lbs
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266 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
21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Reva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tio Malone!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malone tries to clinch up
and Reva counters with a straight right hand.
Malone has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Malone works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice body kick there by Malone.
Tio Malone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Reva.
Malone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reva moves away.
Malone throws a nice outside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Reva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reva misses with the combination.
Malone tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Reva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malone tries to clinch but Reva is having none of it.
Malone looks to score with a jab to the body but Reva is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone closes the distance and clinches.
Reva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Malone throws a head kick but Reva moves out of range.
Malone wants to land a leg kick but Reva is out of range.
Malone takes the fight into the clinch.
Malone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malone pushes off an throws an elbow but Reva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Malone misses with some punches.
Reva blocks an elbow strike.
Reva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malone misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Malone fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Malone creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Malone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reva tries to break free but Malone pushes him back against the cage.
Malone pushes Reva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Malone blocks a body shot from Reva.
Reva takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Alexander Reva has been cut.
Malone can't find room to land a body shot as Reva controls the action.
Malone lands with a left to the head.
Malone can't find room to land a body shot as Reva controls the action.
Reva misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Reva.
Malone scores with a shoulder strike.
Malone lands a hook that snaps the head of Reva backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malone struggles to land a body shot inside as Reva controls his hands.
Reva takes an elbow to the temple.
Malone lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reva backwards.
Alexander Reva's cut is getting worse.
Malone pushes Reva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Malone.
Reva lands a hook that snaps the head of Malone backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Malone throws an elbow but misses.
Malone lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malone lands an elbow inside that Reva shrugs off.
Malone misses with an elbow over the top.
Malone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reva's defenses.
Alexander Reva's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malone throws a head punch that misses.
Malone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reva dodges an elbow strike from Malone.
Malone lands an elbow that stopped Reva in his tracks for a moment.
Malone lands with a light punch inside.
Jeez, Alexander Reva's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reva blocks an uppercut.
Malone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malone misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Malone throws an elbow but misses.
Malone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Malone scores with a nice hook to the head.
Malone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alexander Reva's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tio Malone!
Tio Malone thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sinbad Baba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oswald Medland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baba comes into the arena with King of Seven Seas blaring out of the sound system. Medland has chosen as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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185 lbs
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187 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sinbad Baba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oswald Medland!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medland closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Oswald Medland has been cut.
Medland misses with a body kick.
Medland throws out a leg kick but Baba moves out of range and Medland only half commits.
Baba swings for the body but Medland moves out of range.
Medland looks to land a combination but Baba avoids it well.
Baba takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Medland looks for the body kick but Baba saw that one coming.
Medland throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Medland throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Medland doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Baba connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Medland's hands.
Baba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Medland.
Sloppy strikes from Baba. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Medland looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Baba shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Baba checks a leg kick.
Medland checks a leg kick nicely.
Baba keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Baba throws a body shot but no joy.
Medland throws a low kick, looking for Baba's leg but Baba calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba scores with a hook to the body. Medland takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Baba swinging wildly here.
We've been told by Baba's head coaches at Miletich Xtreme Fighting Systems that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Baba lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Medland at a distance.
Baba blocks a head kick by Medland.
A slow jab from Medland misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Medland. Baba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Medland slips a jab and a cross from Baba.
Medland throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Baba tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body punch from Baba.
Baba takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Medland throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Medland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Medland tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oooooh!!! Baba has knocked Medland down with a huge combo! Baba steps away and waves a wobbly Medland back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Medland is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medland pivots, looking for a leg kick but Baba is out of range and Medland settles back down.
Medland is still on wobbly legs! Can Baba finish him?
Medland checks the leg kick nicely there.
Baba lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Medland falls backwards - clearly groggy! Baba dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sinbad Baba!
Our winner, Sinbad Baba, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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