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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elias Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Yon Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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163 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elias Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Yon Po!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington has managed to clinch.
Yon Po blocks a body shot from Washington.
Yon Po taking a breather.
Yon Po blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yon Po tries to land knees in the clinch but Washington avoids the damage to the body.
Washington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Come on Yon Po - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Yon Po scores with a shot to the side of Washington's head.
Washington managing to block the knees to the body from Yon Po.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yon Po breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Washington takes a swing at Yon Po's ribcage but misses.
Washington missing with a left hand there. Yon Po was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yon Po circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yon Po tries to clinch but Washington is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington throws a body shot but no joy.
Yon Po misses with a two punch combination.
Yon Po looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Washington tries to clinch there but Yon Po circles away.
Washington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yon Po moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Washington throws a nice looking combination but Yon Po bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Washington fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Washington. Yon Po does a little dance to reset his feet.
Elias Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yon Po looks for a takedown but Washington sprawls well.
Washington misses with an uppercut.
Yon Po wants to clinch up but Washington keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington is looking to clinch.
Yon Po misses with a few strikes there.
Yon Po keeps the fight on the outside.
Washington closes the distance and clinches.
Washington can't find room to land a body shot as Yon Po controls the action.
Washington lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yon Po misses with a hook to the ribs.
Washington misses with the head strike.
Washington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Washington takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yon Po stalling against the cage.
Washington can't find room to land a body shot as Yon Po controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yon Po fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yon Po blocks a body shot from Washington.
Yon Po prevents a body shot from Washington.
Washington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Washington tries a body shot but Yon Po blocks it.
Washington scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yon Po manages to break the clinch.
Yon Po keeps the fight on the outside.
Yon Po digs a good hook to Washington's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Washington looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yon Po changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Yon Po moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yon Po breaks from the clinch.
Yon Po moves into the clinch.
Washington throws a punch but it's blocked by Yon Po.
Washington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Washington blocks an uppercut.
Washington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Washington really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yon Po prevents a body shot from Washington.
Yon Po looking to stall.
A bit of stalling here from Yon Po.
Yon Po blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Washington takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yon Po takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lee Yon Po will probably get the nod.
That's time! Washington's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice jab there from Yon Po.
Yon Po connects with a body shot that sends Washington's belly button to the back.
Washington is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Washington tries to clinch there but Yon Po circles away.
Yon Po feints the counter takedown.
Yon Po misses with a takedown attempt - Washington sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yon Po's jab looks to have found its range, popping Washington under the eye.
Yon Po fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Washington has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lee Yon Po seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yon Po tries to clinch but Washington is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington scores with a nice right hand.
Washington is looking to clinch but Yon Po is avoiding it.
Washington misses with a body shot.
Yon Po is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Washington cracks Yon Po with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yon Po circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yon Po tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Washington manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yon Po uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Washington.
Yon Po buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Washington tries to clinch but Yon Po is having none of it.
And Yon Po tries to counter it with a takedown but Washington pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Yon Po dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Washington misses with a wild body shot.
Yon Po throws a series of punches but Washington moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Washington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yon Po moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yon Po tries to clinch up.
Washington tries to clinch but Yon Po moves out of range.
Washington has closed the distance and engaged Yon Po in a clinch.
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!
Yon Po stalling in the clinch.
Yon Po breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yon Po misses with a wild combination.
Yon Po fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yon Po avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Washington tries to clinch there but Yon Po circles away.
Washington throws a jab when Yon Po was well out of range.
Yon Po feints the counter takedown.
Washington tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yon Po manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Washington tries to bum rush Yon Po with a series of wild strikes but Yon Po uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yon Po uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Washington.
Washington doesn't manage to clinch there - Yon Po circles away.
A swing and a miss from Yon Po.
Washington tries to close the distance and clinch but Yon Po swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Washington is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yon Po scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Washington fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yon Po throws out a loose jab but Washington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yon Po has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yon Po uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Washington.
Elias Washington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yon Po keeps the fight on the outside.
Washington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yon Po manages to avoid it.
Yon Po feints the counter takedown.
Washington fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yon Po, pushing him back against the cage.
Washington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yon Po stalling.
Washington lands a nice shot to the body.
Washington misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Yon Po showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Washington closes the distance and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yon Po takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yon Po tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Washington lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yon Po working hard to break the clinch.
Washington lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yon Po breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yon Po uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Washington.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yon Po is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Yon Po forces Washington back against the cage and clinches.
Washington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yon Po's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington misses with a double jab.
Washington is looking to clinch.
Yon Po with the counter takedown but Washington avoids it easily.
Washington is looking to wear down Yon Po with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yon Po keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yon Po tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Yon Po has closed the distance and engaged Washington in a clinch.
Washington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Washington fails to land.
Yon Po prevents a body shot from Washington.
Washington blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Washington can't find room to land a body shot as Yon Po controls the action.
Washington can't find room to land a body shot as Yon Po controls the action.
Washington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Washington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yon Po's elbow.
Washington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yon Po misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yon Po content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Yon Po manages to break the clinch.
Yon Po throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Washington's waist but Washington gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yon Po off to one side.
Washington closes the distance and clinches.
Yon Po misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Washington.
Yon Po blocks a body shot from Washington.
Yon Po lands a right hand.
Washington lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yon Po slowing the pace effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Washington digs a right hand underneath Yon Po's ribcage. Yon Po let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Yon Po has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Washington seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Yon Po can turn it around.
Washington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Washington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yon Po scores with a shoulder strike.
Washington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Washington misses with a body punch.
Yon Po has Washington pressed against the cage.
Yon Po lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Washington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yon Po is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington takes a shot to the head.
Yon Po prevents a body shot from Washington.
Washington lands a body shot.
Yon Po misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yon Po.
Washington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yon Po unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yon Po pushes Washington back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yon Po is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Yon Po has Washington pressed against the cage.
Elias Washington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee Yon Po is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yon Po prevents a body shot from Washington.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lee Yon Po.
Well Yon Po has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Yon Po!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tony Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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141 lbs
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144 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Ramos !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pacquiao's guard.
Ramos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ramos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ramos is in close to Pacquiao's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ramos cracks Pacquiao with a solid left hand.
Ramos is looking to work some ground and pound but Pacquiao has wrist control.
Ramos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pacquiao works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ramos won't allow Pacquiao to get back to his feet.
Pacquiao really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ramos . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ramos wants to control from the top but Pacquiao keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacquiao wants to get back to his feet but Ramos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pacquiao working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ramos .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos throwing strikes but missing.
Ramos connects with a couple of short punches.
Pacquiao trying to keep a closed guard but Ramos is proving a slippery customer.
Ramos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ramos throws a big elbow that misses.
Ramos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ramos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pacquiao works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ramos trying to control the position from guard on top but Pacquiao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ramos cracks Pacquiao with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos landing with the ground and pound.
Ramos cracks Pacquiao with a solid left hand.
Ramos stops Pacquiao from standing up.
Ramos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ramos trying to control the position from guard on top but Pacquiao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramos with a nice head shot there.
Ramos distracts Pacquiao with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ramos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ramos distracts Pacquiao with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pacquiao avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ramos controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ramos working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pacquiao avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ramos controlling from the top position.
Ramos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pacquiao works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ramos throws a big right hand that misses.
Ramos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pacquiao on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pacquiao avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ramos .
Ramos trying to mount his opponent but Pacquiao defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pacquiao felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Ramos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ramos performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ramos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ramos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ramos wants to take a breather but Pacquiao is having none of it.
Ramos thows a huge punch but Pacquiao dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Ramos dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pacquiao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ramos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pacquiao can do to turn this around?
Ramos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ramos feinted with a counter takedown.
Pacquiao misses with a series of wild punches.
Ramos feinted with a counter takedown.
Pacquiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pacquiao misses with a two punch combination.
Ramos drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ramos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos wants to control from the top but Pacquiao keeps moving.
Ramos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ramos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pacquiao works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ramos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos is in close to Pacquiao's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ramos landing some decent shots from guard.
Ramos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pacquiao keeping full guard, as Ramos tries to pass.
Tony Ramos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ramos trying to control but Pacquiao is working from the bottom.
Ramos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos lands a couple of elbows.
Pacquiao is rocked!
Ramos postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Pacquiao covers up, he's hurt! Ramos keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Ramos and the ref steps in to end the fight! Ramos can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Ramos !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Baillie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Chilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chilson has chosen Voices by rev theory as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Baillie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Chilson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chilson misses with a leg kick
and Baillie counters with a good, hard body kick but Chilson shrugs it off.
Chilson clinches with his opponent.
Chilson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chilson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Chilson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chilson thows a huge punch but Baillie dodges it nicely.
Baillie is looking to escape.
Baillie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chilson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chilson tries to pass to full mount but Baillie defends it.
Baillie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Chilson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chilson thows a huge punch but Baillie dodges it nicely.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Chilson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Baillie eats them both and turns towards Chilson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A head kick by Chilson misses
and Baillie counters with a nice body kick.
Chilson misses with a right hand
and Baillie counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Chilson throws a leg kick
and Baillie counters with a body kick.
Chilson rushes Baillie and presses him up against the cage.
Baillie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Baillie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chilson has Baillie up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chilson has clasped his hands together around Baillie's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baillie is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baillie regains half guard, as Chilson was trying to land strikes.
Baillie looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baillie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chilson wants to control but Baillie is keeping him busy.
Chilson throwing shots but Baillie is blocking nicely.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Chilson closes the distance and pushes Baillie back into the cage.
Baillie tries to break free but Chilson pushes him back against the cage.
Chilson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Baillie can't fight it off and eventually Chilson manages to take the fight to the floor. Baillie looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Chilson stands up over Baillie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chilson postures up in Baillie's guard and throws a big left but Baillie blocks it.
Chilson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chilson looking to sit in guard and control but Baillie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Baillie would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Chilson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Baillie gets caught napping as Chilson dives in and scores a takedown. Baillie manages to retain guard.
Baillie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chilson throws a big elbow that misses.
Chilson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Chilson prevents Baillie from getting back to his feet.
Chilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Baillie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chilson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chilson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kevin Chilson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chilson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Chilson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Baillie to regain full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chilson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Baillie wants to stand but Chilson is controlling the position.
Chilson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Chilson lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chilson misses with a combination
and Baillie counters with a solid body kick.
Chilson looks to land a combination. Baillie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Chilson swings widly with a right hand
and Baillie counters with a body kick.
Chilson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Baillie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chilson clinches.
Baillie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chilson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Baillie counters with a body kick.
Chilson throws a right hand that misses
and Baillie counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Chilson is breathing heavily.
Chilson dives in and scores a takedown into Baillie's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baillie is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chilson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Baillie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Chilson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Chilson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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.
Baillie pushes Chilson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Chilson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Baillie makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Chilson really felt that one!
Chilson throws a head kick that misses
and Baillie counters with a solid body kick.
A head kick by Chilson misses
and Baillie counters with a nice kick to the body.
Chilson rushes Baillie and presses him up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Baillie manages to break the clinch.
Chilson throws a head kick that misses
and Baillie counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kevin Chilson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Chilson throws a head kick that misses
and Baillie counters with a solid body kick.
Chilson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Baillie counters with a nice kick to the body.
Chilson throws a head kick that misses
and Baillie counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Chilson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chilson misses the body punch
and Baillie finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Chilson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Chilson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Baillie tries to escape but Chilson is in control.
Chilson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chilson working the head and body with strikes.
Baillie is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Chilson is controlling him well.
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.
Chilson is trying to ground and pound but Baillie uses the momentary lack of control by Chilson to regain half guard.
Chilson stalling away here and it's allowed Baillie to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Chilson prevents Baillie from getting back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chilson misses with a combination
and Baillie counters with a body kick that stops Chilson in his tracks momentarily.
A head kick by Chilson misses
and Baillie counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chilson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Baillie did well to prevent Chilson getting side control.
Chilson prevents Baillie from standing back up.
Chilson with the ground and pound but Baillie uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Baillie is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chilson is looking to work some ground and pound but Baillie has wrist control.
Baillie wants to get back to his feet but Chilson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chilson throws a lazy head kick
and Baillie counters with a good, hard body kick but Chilson shrugs it off.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Baillie enables Chilson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Baillie manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Chilson won't allow Baillie to get back to his feet.
Chilson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chilson throwing strikes from guard but Baillie blocks nicely.
Kevin Chilson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Baillie is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chilson is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kevin Chilson.
I've got Chilson 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Chilson!
Our winner, Kevin Chilson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Rice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uali Kurzhez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uali Kurzhez will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Rice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Uali Kurzhez!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rice with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rice cracks the inside of Kurzhez's front leg.
Rice throws a head kick but Kurzhez moves out of range.
Kurzhez is looking for the big counter here.
Rice lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rice connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rice throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rice throws a leg kick which misses Kurzhez's front leg but catches the back leg as Kurzhez tries to avoid it.
Kurzhez shoots in and bounces Rice off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurzhez stops Rice from standing up.
Kurzhez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rice trying to control the position.
Rice controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurzhez tries to free his leg and advance position but Rice is retaining full guard.
Kurzhez is stalling in the full guard.
Kurzhez stops Rice from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kurzhez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rice moves away.
Kurzhez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rice sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kurzhez somewhat.
Jab, jab by Rice - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurzhez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kurzhez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rice lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kurzhez throws a series of punches but Rice avoids them all with ease.
Kurzhez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rice swivels and escapes.
Ray Rice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uali Kurzhez.
Rice scores with a leg kick.
Ray Rice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurzhez tries to move into range but Rice moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Uali Kurzhez has been cut.
Kurzhez 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.
Rice throws a right hand that Kurzhez ducks under and follows up with a left that Kurzhez also avoids with ease.
Ray Rice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kurzhez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kurzhez swings widly with a right hand
and Rice makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rice chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kurzhez avoids the head kick by Rice.
Rice looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rice throws a sloppy head kick and Kurzhez moves out of range easily.
Nice takedown defense from Rice. No joy for Kurzhez on that attempt.
Kurzhez closes the distance and clinches up with Rice, looking for a takedown. Kurzhez pushes Rice against the cage but Rice circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rice misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body kick there by Rice.
Kurzhez looks winded!
Rice lands a leg kick that knocks Kurzhez off balance momentarily.
Kurzhez walks into a left hand.
Rice feints and then cracks Kurzhez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kurzhez down.
Rice connects with a high kick.
Kurzhez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Rice misses the target.
Rice connects with the punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rice.
Kurzhez misses with a takedown attempt
and Rice counters with a nice body shot.
Rice scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurzhez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rice throws a head kick but Kurzhez moves out of range.
Rice lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rice connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kurzhez momentarily.
Kurzhez is rocked!
Rice feints a jab and as Kurzhez dips his head, Rice unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Kurzhez right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Kurzhez falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Rice smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ray Rice!
Ray Rice was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yodsonklai Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson's entrance music is Born in the U.S.A.. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Johnson!
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, Yodsonklai Fairtex!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairtex tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fairtex misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Fairtex!
Fairtex trying to control but Johnson flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Fairtex is in bad spot here.
Johnson trying to control momentarily.
What can Fairtex do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Fairtex is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Johnson off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Johnson has got one arm under Fairtex's chin. This could be trouble... Fairtex trying to control the other hand but Johnson gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Fairtex has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kevin Johnson!
An out of breath Kevin Johnson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Cabral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis Prince (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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150 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rodrigo Cabral!
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, Louis Prince!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prince fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cabral, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prince.
Prince misses with a punch on the inside.
Prince avoiding damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cabral.
Cabral blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Prince content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cabral blocks an uppercut.
Prince lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cabral throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Princes head.
Cabral lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Prince.
Prince looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cabral is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Prince is keeping busy.
Prince fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cabral is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabral's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cabral looking to slow down the pace here.
Prince is struggling to control the position.
Prince tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cabral's elbow.
Cabral misses with a punch on the inside.
Prince tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Prince comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cabral looking to slow down the pace here.
Cabral prevents a body shot from Prince.
Cabral lands with a short shot to the head.
Prince misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cabral is trying to force a seperation but Prince has the dominant position.
Prince lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabral is looking to control Prince's arms but Prince gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cabral has his back to the cage.
Prince is trying to break free.
Prince missing with knees to the body.
Prince with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Prince working Cabral over with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Prince as Cabral tries to tie him up.
Prince misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Prince with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Prince breaks the clinch.
Prince misses with an uppercut. Cabral saw that one coming.
Prince throws a wild body kick that Cabral sees coming a mile off.
It looked like Cabral was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Prince.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince misses with a body punch
and Cabral counters with a good low kick that Prince was not able to check.
Prince throws a poor cross that misses
and Cabral counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Prince lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cabral has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cabral and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jab by Prince.
Louis Prince seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Prince - just one landing.
Prince misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cabral makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Prince takes the fight into the clinch.
Prince lands a knee to the body.
Prince misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Prince tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cabral tries to throw a body punch but Prince avoids it by throwing Cabral back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabral tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Prince's elbow.
Prince tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cabral dodges an elbow strike from Prince.
Cabral looking to slow down the pace here.
Prince trying to land knees to the body.
Cabral scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Prince fails to land.
Come on Cabral - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cabral.
Nice body punch from Cabral.
Prince tries to throw a body punch but Cabral avoids it by throwing Prince back against the cage.
Prince tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cabral avoids it.
Cabral tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Prince dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Prince tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cabral swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Prince misses with a right hand
and Cabral counters with a nice body shot.
Prince misses with a hook. Cabral ducked under it nicely.
Cabral was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Prince throws a hook to the side of Cabral's head but Cabral sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cabral swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Prince misses with a hook to the body
and Cabral counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Prince swings widly with a right hand
and Cabral counters with a thumping low kick.
Prince pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prince throws a leg kick
and Cabral counters with a leg kick.
Prince swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prince throws a body shot but no joy.
Cabral swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Prince misses with a straight right.
Cabral swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince misses with a body shot.
Cabral was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Prince gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cabral pushes Prince back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Prince throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cabral tries a body shot but Prince blocks it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Prince in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Cabral works on Prince's body with a couple of short punches.
Cabral tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cabral taking a breather.
Cabral breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cabral moves out of range as Prince strikes.
Cabral slips a straight right by Prince.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Prince throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cabral is looking to counter with a body kick.
Prince throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cabral went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Prince tries to clinch
and Cabral makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fighters circling - Prince throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prince. Cabral does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cabral was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Prince fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cabral is out of range.
Prince scoring well with a low kick there.
Cabral keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prince fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince swings widly with a right hand
and Cabral makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Prince pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Prince just misses with a punch to the body.
Cabral is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Louis Prince seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Prince takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cabral blocks a jab.
Cabral throws a counter high kick but Prince was just alert enough to avoid it.
Prince throws a sloppy body shot
letting Cabral counter with a right hand.
Prince is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cabral.
As Prince looks to move away, Cabral throws a big counter combo bu Prince just gets out of the way.
Prince swings for the body but Cabral moves out of range.
Prince is looking to clinch.
Cabral throws a big counter combination but Prince scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Prince misses with a jab to the body
and Cabral counters with a nice low kick that buckles Prince's knee momentarily.
Cabral is looking to wear down Prince with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Prince misses
and Cabral counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cabral blocks a head kick by Prince.
Prince misses with an uppercut
and Cabral counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Prince misses with a straight left.
A quick step to the side and Cabral tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prince just misses with a punch to the body.
Cabral throws a quick counter head kick but Prince was just out of range.
Prince misses with a hook to the body
and Cabral makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prince throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Prince tries to clinch but Cabral moves away
and Cabral makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Prince swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cabral counters with a stiff right hand.
Prince pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rodrigo Cabral will probably get the nod.
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. And we move into the final round!
Prince tries to close the distance and clinch but Cabral swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Prince swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cabral finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Prince clinches.
Cabral trying to stall but Prince improves his position.
Prince scores a nice knee to the body.
Cabral is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Prince lands an uppercut.
Prince holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabral goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Louis Prince seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Prince throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cabral.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Prince misses with a knee to the head.
Cabral stalling in the clinch but Prince improves position.
Prince swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Cabral.
Prince tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cabral's elbow.
Cabral throws a punch but it's blocked by Prince.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Prince misses with a punch to the body.
Cabral looking to stall.
Prince dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Prince tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Prince fails to land.
Cabral blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Prince - that landed with a thud.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Prince as Cabral tries to tie him up.
Prince scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cabral throws a punch but it's blocked by Prince.
Cabral blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cabral blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prince misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabral is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cabral trying to control the position but instead, Prince has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cabral into the cage.
Cabral cracks Prince with a nice body shot.
Prince tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Prince lands a left hand.
Prince misses with some punches.
Cabral on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Prince is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Prince displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cabral up against the cage.
Cabral looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabral is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Prince pushes off an throws an elbow but Cabral leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Prince utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cabral looking to slow down the pace here.
Cabral tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Prince's elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cabral has Prince pressed against the cage, preventing Prince from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Prince tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cabral avoids it.
Prince pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Louis Prince comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Prince 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louis Prince!
Our winner, Louis Prince, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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176 lbs
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180 lbs
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eduardo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sanders looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sanders shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sanders with a poor takedown
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanders dives in for a single leg takedown but Silva sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sanders gets the takedown into side control.
Silva manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Silva stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
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!
Sanders tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That kick from Silva tenderised Sanders's leg. Sanders is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sanders shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva leaves Sanders with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sanders looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sanders on the side of the head.
It looks like Mike Sanders has been cut.
Silva has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sanders is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sanders takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice body kick there by Silva.
Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sanders is breathing heavily.
A jab lands there for Silva.
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sanders. Sanders circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jab by Silva.
Sanders gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanders is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanders takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Oh Sanders is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Sanders colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Silva as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Sanders is left battered and dazed whilst Silva and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eduardo Silva!
Eduardo Silva 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Carney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Hound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carney comes to the cage accompanied by T.I. - Every Chance I get. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rodney Carney!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, The Hound!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hound staying out of range there.
Hound with the counter takedown but Carney avoids it easily.
Hound ducks under a wild hook from Carney.
Hound shoots in looking for a takedown but Carney manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hound's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Carney throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hound with the counter takedown but Carney avoids it easily.
Hound scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hound is looking to take a break and control but Carney is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carney tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hound wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hound has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Carney!
Hound wants to control the pace but Carney is squirming around nicely.
Carney regains half guard.
Hound tries to pass the half guard into mount. Carney knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hound works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Carney's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hound trying to control the action but Carney is working from the bottom.
Carney wants to control but Hound postures up.
Hound is looking to take a break and control but Carney is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hound tries to move into full mount but can't pass Carney's legs.
Hound just content to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hound is looking to take a break and control but Carney is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carney wants to control but Hound postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Carney stops Hound from passing to mount.
Hound has hold of Carney's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Carney seems comfortable defending it but Hound has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Carney is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Carney is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Hound couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). The Hound!
The Hound is the new featherweight champion!
The defeated Rodney Carney had this to say: 'Coming this close to claiming a belt and losing is really a tough blow for me. I,m gonna take some time off and re evaluate my training. Thanks Gamasi for the opportunity to fight for the belt. Congratulations to the new champ'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Javier Ulrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Akki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ulrich's entrance music is Zambombada. A fine choice. Javier Ulrich has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Javier Ulrich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Akki!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akki closes the distance and pushes Ulrich back into the cage.
Akki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ulrich is trying to pull guard but Akki turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ulrich takes a shot to the head.
Akki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Akki works on Ulrich's body with a couple of short punches.
Akki breaks from the clinch.
Akki darts in and clinches Ulrich up against the cage.
Akki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Akki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Akki lands a right hand.
Ulrich tries to pull guard but Akki holds him up against the cage and eventually Ulrich drops back down to his feet.
A hook to the body from Akki.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akki lands a body shot.
Akki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Akki lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Akki.
Ulrich 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 Javier Ulrich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ulrich or not.
Ulrich is breathing heavily.
Akki presses Ulrich against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Akki manages to break the clinch.
Ulrich changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Akki tries to avoid it but Ulrich manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Akki to the ground. Akki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ulrich moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAkki.
Ulrich looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Akki lunges at Ulrich with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ulrich's hand.
It looks like Javier Ulrich has been cut.
Ulrich fails with the takedown
and Akki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Akki scores with a decent looking hook.
Akki rushes Ulrich and presses him up against the cage.
Akki's coach down at Boston MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Akki's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A nice left hand lands by Akki.
A right handed body shot lands from Akki.
Ulrich tries to pull guard but Akki won't allow it.
Akki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Akki as the two fighters clinch.
Akki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Akki lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Akki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Akki connects with a leg kick. Ulrich looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Akki lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ulrich takes a step back to recover.
Akki sends Ulrich crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Akki is motioning to the referee to let Ulrich up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Ulrich is rocked!
Akki gets a clinch.
Akki is working Ulrich over against the cage.
Akki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ulrich backwards.
Akki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ulrich jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Akki walks away with a smile on his face. Ulrich gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Akki moves into the clinch successfully.
Akki lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Akki.
Akki scores with a shot to the side of Ulrich's head.
Akki scores with a shot to the side of Ulrich's head.
Nice body punch from Akki.
Ulrich jumps guard but Akki turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Akki.
Akki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Akki lands a right hand.
Akki lands a nice uppercut.
Akki scores with a shoulder strike.
Akki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ulrich doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Akki counters with a nice uppercut.
Javier Ulrich's cut is getting worse.
Akki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ulrich, pushing him back against the cage.
Akki lands a right hand.
Ulrich jumps guard but Akki turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Akki lands a shoulder strike.
Akki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ulrich backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akki lands a body shot.
Akki digs a right hand underneath Ulrich's ribcage. Ulrich let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Akki lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akki manages to break the clinch.
Akki closes the distance and clinches.
Akki breaks the clinch.
Akki lands a left and a right that send Ulrich crashing to the mat, dazed. Akki thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Ulrich is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good leg kick by Akki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Javier Ulrich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akki lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Ulrich falls backwards - clearly groggy! Akki dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terry Akki!
After winning the bout, Terry Akki thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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