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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Scotty Catos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glenn Maxwell is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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150 lbs
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scotty Catos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glenn Maxwell!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maxwell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Catos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maxwell counters with a nice leg kick.
Catos closes the distance and clinches up with Maxwell, looking for a takedown. Catos pushes Maxwell against the cage but Maxwell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Catos with a poor takedown
and Maxwell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scotty Catos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maxwell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Catos closes the distance and clinches up with Maxwell, looking for a takedown. Catos pushes Maxwell against the cage but Maxwell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Catos with a poor takedown
and Maxwell counters with a nice leg kick.
Maxwell throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Catos is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Maxwell.
Maxwell scores with a head kick. Catos tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Scotty Catos has been cut.
Maxwell scores with a spinning back kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Catos shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Maxwell lands with a slapping head kick.
Maxwell throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Catos shoots in looking for a takedown. Maxwell tries to sprawl out of it but Catos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Maxwell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Catos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Maxwell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Catos's knee momentarily.
Maxwell throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Maxwell lands a front kick.
A head kick from Maxwell lands but Catos takes it in his stride.
Catos is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell lands with a kick to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maxwell lands a brutal head kick. Catos looks out on his feet and Maxwell throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Glenn Maxwell!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Keenan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keenan comes to the cage accompanied by Wings for Marie. Lawrence has chosen Shell Shocked as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Arthur Lawrence is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Keenan!
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, Arthur Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence throws a jab but it's blocked by Keenan.
Keenan takes one on the button.
Lawrence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arthur Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Lawrence misses the target.
Keenan is looking to counter the offense by Lawrence and move into the clinch.
Keenan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lawrence paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lawrence misses with the combination.
Lawrence pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Keenan back to the cage. Lawrence follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Lawrence misses.
Lawrence throws a body punch but Keenan moves out of range.
Keenan is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lawrence.
Lawrence throws a looping overhand right but Keenan ducks down to avoid it.
Keenan tries to counter by clinching up but Lawrence breaks away and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lawrence takes a swing at Keenan's ribcage but misses.
As Lawrence tries to get set, Keenan tries to push him back and clinch up but Lawrence manages to avoid the attempt.
Lawrence ducks right into an uppercut from Keenan.
Keenan is looking to clinch.
Lawrence connects with a body shot.
Keenan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like James Keenan has been cut.
A slow jab from Lawrence misses its intended target.
Keenan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lawrence manages to circle out of the way.
Keenan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Keenan tries to clinch up but Lawrence circles away and keeps his distance.
Lawrence takes a swing at Keenan's ribcage but misses.
Keenan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lawrence manages to circle out of the way.
Keenan throws out a loose jab but Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawrence looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Keenan misses with a looping right.
Keenan tries to clinch up but Lawrence circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Keenan.
Lawrence misses the jab.
Lawrence throws a hook to the side of Keenan's head but Keenan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Keenan tries to counter by clinching up but Lawrence breaks away and moves out of range.
Lawrence avoids the body shot from Keenan.
Lawrence fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keenan manages to avoid it.
Lawrence misses with a two punch combination.
Keenan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lawrence under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawrence tries to keep at a distance but Keenan has taken the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Lawrence.
Keenan throws an elbow that misses.
Keenan blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keenan's elbow.
Lawrence stalling against the cage.
Lawrence tries to work over Keenan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Keenan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Keenan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Keenan throws a punch but it's blocked by Lawrence.
Lawrence misses with a punch on the inside.
Lawrence lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lawrence blocks the elbow strike.
Lawrence misses with the head strike.
Keenan throws a punch but it's blocked by Lawrence.
Keenan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keenan trying to land knees to the body.
Lawrence tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keenan's elbow.
Lawrence avoids a wild elbow strike from Keenan.
The referee calls for Lawrence to work.
Nice body punch from Lawrence.
Lawrence leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Lawrence fails to land.
Good body shot from Lawrence.
Keenan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lawrence.
Lawrence lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawrence working aggressively here.
Lawrence swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lawrence swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lawrence working aggressively here.
Lawrence tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keenan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lawrence is keeping busy.
Keenan swings wildly with an uppercut but Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lawrence as Keenan tries to tie him up.
Lawrence goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Lawrence dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Keenan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Keenan works Lawrence's body with a nice hook.
Lawrence uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Keenan.
Arthur Lawrence seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Keenan ducks under a wild hook from Lawrence.
Lawrence fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keenan manages to avoid it.
Lawrence misses with a straight right.
Keenan clinches up against the cage.
Lawrence tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keenan's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lawrence fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lawrence pushes Keenan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Lawrence fails to land.
Lawrence tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keenan throws an elbow that misses.
Keenan misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence misses with a hook to the ribs.
Keenan gets through Lawrence's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lawrence scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lawrence lands a left hand.
Keenan scores with a hook to the body.
Lawrence lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Keenan has Lawrence pressed against the cage, preventing Lawrence from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lawrence blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Keenan throws a head punch that misses.
Lawrence has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Keenan gets through Lawrence's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lawrence taking a breather.
A short right from Lawrence.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Keenan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lawrence's brow.
Keenan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short body shot lands from Lawrence as the two fighters clinch.
Lawrence avoids the elbow strike from Keenan, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Keenan fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keenan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Keenan struggles to land a body shot inside as Lawrence controls his hands.
Keenan has a couple of punches blocked by Lawrence.
Lawrence misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lawrence has a couple of punches blocked by Keenan.
A shot in the inside from Keenan.
Lawrence goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Keenan misses with some punches.
Lawrence throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Keenans head.
Keenan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lawrence's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Lawrence fails to land.
Lawrence fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keenan misses with a punch on the inside.
Lawrence wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Keenan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keenan stalls.
A short right from Lawrence.
Lawrence tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keenan's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lawrence creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Keenan.
Lawrence lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lawrence throws a head punch that misses.
Lawrence lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lawrence.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lawrence creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lawrence misses with a punch on the inside.
Lawrence throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keenan.
Keenan swings wildly with an uppercut but Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawrence leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lawrence gets through Keenan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lawrence blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan avoiding damage.
Keenan working aggressively here.
Keenan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
Lawrence cracks Keenan with a nice body shot.
Lawrence blocking some punches.
Keenan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice left hand lands by Lawrence.
Lawrence lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lawrence.
Lawrence dodges an elbow strike from Keenan.
Lawrence misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lawrence will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Keenan up against the cage.
Lawrence dodges an elbow strike from Keenan.
The referee calls for Keenan to work.
Lawrence managing to block the knees to the body from Keenan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Lawrence showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Keenan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lawrence tries to bum rush Keenan with a series of wild strikes but Keenan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Keenan is looking to counter the offense by Lawrence and move into the clinch.
Keenan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lawrence.
Lawrence throws a looping overhand right but Keenan ducks down to avoid it.
Keenan moves out of range as Lawrence strikes.
Lawrence misses with a body shot.
Lawrence pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lawrence's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Keenan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lawrence scrambles back to his feet.
Lawrence fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Keenan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence throws a right hand that Keenan ducks under and follows up with a left that Keenan also avoids with ease.
Lawrence scores with a nice head shot.
Lawrence's corner calls for a 1-2. Lawrence obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lawrence misses the shot to the body.
Lawrence throws a shot to the body.
Lawrence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keenan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lawrence manages to circle out of the way.
Lawrence takes a swing at Keenan's ribcage but misses.
Keenan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lawrence manages to circle out of the way.
Keenan misses with a straight right.
Keenan slips a jab from Lawrence.
Lawrence missing with a left hand there. Keenan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lawrence misses with a hook. Keenan ducked under it nicely.
Lawrence throws a series of punches but Keenan moves out of range.
Lawrence throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lawrence in his tracks.
Lawrence misses with a body shot.
Lawrence circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lawrence counters with a straight right hand.
Keenan tries to clinch but Lawrence moves out of range.
A big left from Lawrence misses.
Keenan lands a lovely overhand right.
Keenan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawrence swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence throws the left hand but Keenan avoids the punch easily.
Lawrence throws a body punch but Keenan moves out of range.
Lawrence misses with a body shot.
A big right from Lawrence misses.
Lawrence misses with an uppercut.
Keenan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Arthur Lawrence is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Keenan moves out of range as Lawrence strikes.
Lawrence throws a series of punches but Keenan moves out of range.
James Keenan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keenan throws a lazy right hand but Lawrence sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lawrence tests Keenan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Keenan misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan slips under a jab from Lawrence.
Keenan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lawrence lands a body shot.
Lawrence misses with a straight right.
Lawrence takes a swing at Keenan's ribcage but misses.
As Lawrence tries to get set, Keenan tries to push him back and clinch up but Lawrence manages to avoid the attempt.
Keenan misses with a hook.
Lawrence misses with a looping right.
Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Keenan.
Keenan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lawrence.
Lawrence ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keenan moves away.
Keenan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keenan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lawrence slips a jab from Keenan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Lawrence comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lawrence 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Lawrence!
A relieved looking Arthur Lawrence thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raoh King Of Fists (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruno Thunder is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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160 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raoh King Of Fists !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Thunder!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King Of Fists keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thunder tries for a takedown but King Of Fists sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thunder takes one on the chin but seems OK.
King Of Fists stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and King Of Fists wants it to stay on the feet.
Raoh King Of Fists has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Thunder.
Thunder tries to clinch
and King Of Fists counters with a crisp one two that drops Thunder! King Of Fists thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Thunder to his feet! Thunder is in big trouble!
Thunder throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around King Of Fists 's waist but King Of Fists gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thunder off to one side.
Thunder tries to close the distance and clinch up but King Of Fists swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thunder fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
King Of Fists cracks Thunder with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thunder's hands are dropping dangerously low here and King Of Fists connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thunder scrambles back to his feet.
Thunder is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thunder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King Of Fists paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King Of Fists drops Thunder with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Thunder looks back up at him and smiles so King Of Fists waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Thunder is still on wobbly legs! Can King Of Fists finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
King Of Fists closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Thunder out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Raoh King Of Fists !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Closov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Closov comes into the arena with Can't be touched blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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211 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Closov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Thomas !
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Closov throws out the jab.
It seemed like Thomas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thomas throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Closov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thomas has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Closov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Closov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Oooooh!!! Closov has knocked Thomas down with a huge combo! Closov steps away and waves a wobbly Thomas back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Frank Thomas has been cut.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Closov works Thomas 's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Closov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thomas circles away quickly and effectively.
Closov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Closov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas .
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Closov moves out of range easily.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Closov moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Closov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Closov digs a good body shot into Thomas 's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Closov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sloppy strikes from Closov. Those never looked like landing.
Thomas flicks out a counter leg kick but Closov steps away.
Closov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Closov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas walks into a straight right hand from Closov.
Closov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thomas .
Closov takes a swing at Thomas 's ribcage but misses.
Thomas thinks about the counter body kick.
Closov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That has opened up Frank Thomas 's cut even more.
Oliver Closov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Closov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch lands to the side of Thomas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Closov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Closov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thomas . Thomas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheers as Closov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thomas doesn't seem phased though.
The cut above Frank Thomas 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Thomas misses with an uppercut
and Closov counters with a left to the body.
Closov scores with a shot to the body.
Closov misses with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Closov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Closov cracks Thomas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thomas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Closov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Closov is looking to wear down Thomas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Closov avoids the head kick by Thomas .
A little feinted left hand from Closov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Closov throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Closov.
Thomas shoots and misses
and Closov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thomas looks winded!
Thomas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Frank Thomas 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Thomas tries to score with a low kick but Closov moves his leg out of the way.
Closov stuns Thomas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thomas takes one on the button.
Thomas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A jab from Closov does it's job there.
Closov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas throws a head kick but Closov moves out of range.
Closov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Closov staying out of range there.
Thomas throws a head kick but Closov moves out of range.
As Thomas looks to move away, Closov throws a big counter combo but Thomas just gets out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Closov scores with a hook.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Frank Thomas 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Oliver Closov!
During a confident post fight interview, Oliver Closov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Salman Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thunder Chunk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salman Da Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Thunder Chunk's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Salman Da Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thunder Chunk!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chunk drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Da Silva has Chunk pulled in close to control his posture.
Da Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chunk won't allow Da Silva to get back to his feet.
Da Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chunk is one step ahead there.
Da Silva working a defensive guard here.
Chunk landing with the ground and pound.
Chunk has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Da Silva to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Chunk is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Da Silva pulls down on the head and he's put Chunk to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Salman Da Silva!
Salman Da Silva retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Salman Da Silva, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Test Dummy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dummy's choice of entrance music: Sound of Madness. Chris Johnson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Test Dummy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dummy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dummy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Dummy is predictable there
and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control.
Johnson tries for a kimura but Dummy is defending well.
Johnson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dummy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Johnson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Johnson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Johnson tries for a kimura but Dummy is defending well.
Johnson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dummy has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Johnson tries to move to mount but Dummy blocks the move with his legs.
Johnson has hold of Dummy's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Dummy tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Johnson cranks the arm and Dummy screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Dummy, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Chris Johnson!
Chris Johnson retains his middleweight title!
Chris Johnson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements Q160/$225 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Carey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carey comes to the cage accompanied by Lateralus. Miller has chosen Voices as his entrance music. Jack Miller will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Carey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Miller!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller looks to land a left hand but Carey moved out of range nicely.
Carey attempts a counter takedown but Miller avoids it well and moves away.
Miller loads up on a big right hand but Carey slips the punch.
Carey feinted with a counter takedown.
Miller throws a right hand that misses
and Carey counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Miller!
Carey tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Carey tries for a kimura but Miller is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carey tries to move to mount but Miller blocks the move with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Miller keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carey is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Miller is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Carey is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Miller knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Miller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Carey is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Miller knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Carey tries to move to mount but Miller blocks the move with his legs.
Carey wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Miller, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carey controls the position.
Carey has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Miller!
Carey with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Miller defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Carey.
Carey trying to control but Miller is having none of it.
Miller has left one of his arms exposed and Carey doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Miller screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Danny Carey!
Danny Carey is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Danny Carey thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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