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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dada Buckeye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy's entrance music is Sinead O'connor The foggy Dews. A fine choice. 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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151 lbs
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150 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Murphy!
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, Dada Buckeye!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buckeye scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Buckeye misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy tries to counter by clinching up but Buckeye breaks away and moves out of range.
Buckeye connects with a body shot.
Murphy tries to clinch but Buckeye moves out of range.
Buckeye throws out a powerful jab.
Buckeye lands with an uppercut that bounces Murphy off the cage and back into range.
Murphy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Buckeye scores with a nice head shot.
Buckeye throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Buckeye swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Buckeye there.
Buckeye drops Murphy with a naaaaasty hook - Murphy is in real trouble here! Buckeye dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dada Buckeye!
Michael Murphy spoke after the fight, saying 'I was not efficent with my energy'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ringo Starr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chip Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lose Yourself. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ringo Starr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chip Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starr gets caught napping as Ryan dives in and scores a takedown. Starr manages to retain guard.
Starr trying to keep a closed guard but Ryan is proving a slippery customer.
Ryan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ryan tries to free his leg and advance position but Starr is retaining full guard.
Ryan is fighting to break Starr's control of his arms but Starr is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Starr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ryan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ryan postures up in Starr's guard and throws a big left but Starr blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starr controls Ryan momentarily but Ryan frees himself.
Starr looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starr trying to keep a closed guard but Ryan is proving a slippery customer.
Ryan throws a big elbow that misses.
Ryan trying to control the position from guard on top but Starr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ryan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ryan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ryan is fighting to break Starr's control of his arms but Starr is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Starr is looking to cinch up a triangle. Ryan throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Starr's body to avoid the submission. Starr has instead reached around Ryan's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Starr arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ringo Starr!
A victorious Ringo Starr thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Chip Ryan stepped up to the mic, saying 'Next time I'll come back, stronger, faster and better and show the world that Chip Ryan doesn't stay down'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marat Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hari Kunwar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magomedov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Evangelion OST - The Beast II. Kunwar has chosen The Kills - Future Starts Slow as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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157 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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 London, Marat Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hari Kunwar!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kunwar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magomedov.
Kunwar tries to counter with a clinch but Magomedov shakes him off and moves away.
Magomedov stuns Kunwar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Magomedov takes a swing at Kunwar's ribcage but misses.
Kunwar feints the counter takedown.
Magomedov swings for the body but Kunwar moves out of range.
Magomedov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've been hearing reports that Magomedov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Magomedov stuffs the takedown.
Magomedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kunwar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kunwar shoots for a takedown but Magomedov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov cracks Kunwar with a good jab.
Magomedov cracks Kunwar with a good jab.
Magomedov catches Kunwar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magomedov drives through and clinches with Kunwar against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov lands a shot to the body.
Kunwar is trying to pull guard but Magomedov has him pressed against the cage.
Marat Magomedov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hari Kunwar.
Magomedov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Magomedov presses Kunwar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Magomedov.
Kunwar is rocked!
Kunwar is trying to break the clinch but Magomedov has him pressed against the cage.
Kunwar takes a shot to the head.
Kunwar is still on wobbly legs! Can Magomedov finish him?
Kunwar goes for a takedown attempt but Magomedov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Magomedov cracks Kunwar on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Kunwar falls backwards against the cage. Magomedov follows up with more strikes that drop Kunwar to his knees. Magomedov keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Kunwar! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marat Magomedov!
Post fight, Marat Magomedov stared into the camera and said 'When the beast is hungry, he eat everything. I am the future of this division, do not forget that.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Demon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nathan Frost has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacob Demon!
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, Nathan Frost!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Frost is fending him off so far but Demon persists. Nope, Frost circles away and we're back to standing.
Frost catches Demon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Demon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Demon blocks a jab.
A cross from Frost lands.
Frost with a nice cross.
Frost throws a big shot that misses.
Nice takedown defense from Frost. No joy for Demon on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Demon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frost throws a body punch but Demon moves out of range.
Frost throws a right and a left that both miss.
Frost paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Demon ducks right into an uppercut from Frost.
Demon is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Frost misses.
Demon tries to counter with a takedown but Frost is quick to defend against it.
Demon shoots in for a takedown but Frost shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nathan Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Demon wants to clinch up but Frost keeps it at a distance.
Frost lands a nice shot to the body.
Frost feints a jab promting Demon to slip. Frost then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Demon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost throws a series of punches but Demon moves out of range.
Demon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nathan Frost is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Demon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Frost.
Demon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Oh Demon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Frost throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Demon seems to have got his legs back now.
Demon is breathing heavily.
Frost fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Frost throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Demon on the side of the head.
Frost has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Demon looks to score with a jab to the body but Frost is just out of range.
Frost is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Frost is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Frost cracks Demon with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Demon looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Frost finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frost looks to land a combination but Demon avoids it well.
Frost is looking to slow Demon down with leg kicks.
Horrible takedown attempt by Demon or perhaps it was just good defense by Frost, which made it look bad.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Frost.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost cracks Demon with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Demon looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Frost finish him?
Demon loses concentration momentarily and Frost pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Demon crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Frost finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nathan Frost!
Nathan Frost took some time post fight to say the following; 'Where did you find this guy? That shit was easy.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Las Vagueness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyrie Irving (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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170 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Las Vagueness!
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, Kyrie Irving!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vagueness moves away from the strike by Irving.
Irving walks into a left hand.
Vagueness throws a nice looking combination but Irving bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Irving moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Irving is looking to clinch but Vagueness is avoiding it.
Irving forces Vagueness back against the cage and clinches.
Vagueness misses with a hook from the clinch.
Irving scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vagueness blocks an uppercut.
Vagueness misses with a body punch.
Irving lands a nice uppercut.
Vagueness is leaning against Irving and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Irving misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Irving pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vagueness lands a nice shot to the body.
Irving looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vagueness misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Irving.
Irving misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vagueness tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Irving's elbow.
Irving creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Irving lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vagueness backwards.
Vagueness misses with a body punch.
Irving goes for a takedown attempt but Vagueness pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Irving throws a right hand that misses
and Vagueness counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Kyrie Irving has been cut.
Jab from Irving.
Irving walks into a jab.
Irving bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Irving.
Irving fails with an attempt to clinch.
Irving throws a lazy head kick
and Vagueness counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irving moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irving throws a jab when Vagueness was well out of range.
It looked like Vagueness wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vagueness stuns Irving with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Irving takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vagueness slips under a jab.
Vagueness throwing a counter right hand but Irving manages to avoid it.
Vagueness lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Irving waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vagueness.
Vagueness looks to land a left hand but Irving moved out of range nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Vagueness there.
Vagueness misses with a wild combination.
Irving with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Irving walks into a jab.
Nice body punch from Vagueness.
Vagueness scores with the left hand. Irving knows he should have avoided that one.
Kyrie Irving seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vagueness tries to keep at a distance but Irving has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Irving fails to land.
Irving has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vagueness after a bit of a struggle.
Vagueness scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vagueness misses with a punch on the inside.
Vagueness lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vagueness throws a head punch that misses.
Irving is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vagueness gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Las Vagueness has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyrie Irving.
Irving looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vagueness tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vagueness blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vagueness working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irving goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vagueness prevents it.
Vagueness pushes Irving back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Irving struggles to land a body shot inside as Vagueness controls his hands.
Irving lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vagueness tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Irving.
Vagueness doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irving misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vagueness misses with a punch on the inside.
Irving fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Irving goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vagueness pushes Irving back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Las Vagueness dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyrie Irving's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Irving doesn't manage to clinch there - Vagueness circles away.
Irving throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vagueness counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Vagueness.
A cross from Vagueness lands.
Irving misses the shot to the body.
Irving throws a big shot that misses.
Vagueness takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Irving avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vagueness is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Vagueness changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vagueness keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vagueness cracks Irving with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Irving throws an off balance right hand
and Vagueness counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vagueness clobbers Irving with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Irving throws a big shot that misses.
Irving misses with a lunging right hand
and Vagueness counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Irving goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irving tries to clinch
and Vagueness counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Irving misses with an uppercut
and Vagueness counters with a stiff right hand.
Irving misses the jab.
Irving takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vagueness throws a right and a left that both miss.
Irving misses with a hook
and Vagueness connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Irving misses with a double jab
and Vagueness counters with a stiff right hand.
Irving is rocked!
Irving misses with a head kick.
Irving throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vagueness cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Irving is still on wobbly legs! Can Vagueness finish him?
Irving rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vagueness moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Las Vagueness is winning the standup battle so far.
Vagueness dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Irving is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Irving misses with a shot to the body
and Vagueness counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Irving fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vagueness scores with a nice head shot.
Irving gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Vagueness gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Las Vagueness!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Left Knee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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174 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Left Knee!
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, John Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Knee's head but Knee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knee tries to move into range but Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Knee counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Knee throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Knee tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Knee.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Knee is just out of range.
Johnson lands a nice looking body shot.
Knee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knee manages to avoid it.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knee.
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Knee avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knee. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson checks a leg kick nicely.
Knee scores with a jab to the body.
Knee misses with a straight left.
Johnson lands the left hand.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It appears Knee was looking to counter with a kick there.
Knee slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Knee counters with a straight right hand.
Knee blocks a jab.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Knee tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Johnson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Knee counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice cross by Johnson.
Knee dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Knee throws a quick counter head kick but Johnson was just out of range.
Johnson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Knee's hands.
Knee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knee moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knee tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Johnson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Knee tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson misses with a left hand
enabling Knee to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Knee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Knee keeps the fight on the outside.
Knee quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Knee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Knee moves out of range of the strikes.
Knee moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knee misses with a straight left.
Knee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knee throws a half hearted mid kick.
A jab lands there for Knee.
Knee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Knee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johnson lands the left hand.
Knee throws a leg kick but Johnson checks it.
Knee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson defending well as Knee loads up on a big left hand.
Knee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Knee throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Johnson 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.
A jab from Knee finds it's way through Johnson's defenses.
Johnson thuds a left hand into Knee's body.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knee jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
Knee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Knee pushes Johnson away with a front kick.
Knee throws out a powerful jab.
Johnson lands a jab to Knee's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Knee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Knee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a hook. Knee ducked under it nicely.
Knee throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Knee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson cracks Knee with a right hand to the side of the head.
John Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Knee's hands.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
It looks like Knee has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knee throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Knee throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Knee seems unphased.
Knee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with a hook.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice cross by Johnson.
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!
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Knee throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Knee finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson lunges at Knee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Knee's hand.
Johnson punishes Knee's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Knee's head but Knee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knee thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a jab when Knee was well out of range.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Knee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson throws a body punch but Knee moves out of range.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Knee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Knee's head backwards.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson takes one to the chin there.
Knee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Knee counters with a head kick.
Knee tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Knee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knee appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Knee is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Knee throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Knee lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson wants to counter with a clinch but Knee pushes him away.
Knee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
An attempted straight right counter from Knee misses the target.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Knee scores with a jab to the body.
Knee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Knee moved out of range.
Johnson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Knee's head.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson jabs Knee right on the nose. Knee blinks but takes it well.
Knee throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knee misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knee missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Knee.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Knee is just out of range.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Knee counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Knee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Knee avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Knee tried to counter with a leg kick but Johnson avoided it.
Both fighters circling a little - Knee finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Knee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Knee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knee throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Knee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knee shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Knee avoids it with no problem.
Johnson jabs at Knee's body.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Knee tried to counter with a leg kick but Johnson avoided it.
Knee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Johnson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Knee slips the punch.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knee dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Johnson.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Knee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A thudding body kick lands there by Knee!
Nice body kick from Knee.
Knee misses with a body kick.
Knee lands a head kick!
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Knee looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Knee's head back.
Knee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson wants to clinch.
Left Knee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Knee's head but Knee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knee misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson tries to clinch but Knee is having none of it.
Knee lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Knee throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Knee's ribs.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knee to score with a decent uppercut.
Knee throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
A jab from Knee finds it's way through Johnson's defenses.
A head kick misses from Knee.
John Johnson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Johnson jabs at Knee's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Johnson.
Well Johnson 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Johnson!
Our winner, John Johnson, 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 Chael Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buzz Meeks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buzz Meeks is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chael Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Buzz Meeks!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meeks thows a leg kick but Henderson checks it
and Henderson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Henderson has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Meeks defend it? Henderson steps over the head and cranks it - Meeks is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Henderson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chael Henderson!
After the fight, Chael Henderson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Princess Penny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryan Mayhem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Princess Penny!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penny takes one on the button.
Mayhem has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bi-Polar Asylum LV's #1 Public Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Mayhem changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Penny looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mayhem throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Penny dodges the ground and pound from Mayhem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ground and pound from Mayhem seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Mayhem trying to control the action but Penny is working from the bottom.
Mayhem postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mayhem tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mayhem trying to control the position but Penny is working away.
Penny takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mayhem creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Penny sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penny is not content to let Mayhem control the position.
Mayhem in side control, throwing shots but Penny defends.
Penny avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mayhem.
Mayhem trying to control the position but Penny is working away.
Mayhem connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Penny some visible discomfort.
Mayhem lands a decent elbow from side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Penny parries the strikes from Mayhem easily there. Mayhem is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Penny to escape.
Mayhem is putting a hurting on Penny here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem grinds an elbow into Penny's temple.
Penny is rocked!
Mayhem lands a huge shot from side control! Penny is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bryan Mayhem!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bryan Mayhem waved his t-shirt featuring Irish Collar & Elbow Nutrition and Laundry's logo in front of the cameras.
The defeated Princess Penny had this to say: 'I lost. Nothing more to say.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Lobtov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rhys Crowder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowder has chosen "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult as his entrance music. Rhys Crowder 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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrey Lobtov!
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, Rhys Crowder!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowder scores with a jab to the head.
Crowder blocks a jab.
Lobtov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lobtov shoots in but Crowder avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Crowder connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lobtov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Crowder scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lobtov doesn't seem bothered though.
Crowder gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lobtov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Crowder can't keep his opponent in guard - Lobtov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lobtov trying to control from half guard but Crowder is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobtov is working for a submission of some sort.
Lobtov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Crowder has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lobtov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lobtov passes to side control.
Lobtov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Crowder is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lobtov is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Crowder looks calm but he's in trouble here. Lobtov gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Crowder is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Lobtov lets go of the hold and Crowder can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andrey Lobtov!
Our winner, Andrey Lobtov, 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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