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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Ricardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ricardo's choice of entrance music: Bang the Drum All Day. 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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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Hawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Ricardo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricardo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ricardo connects with a couple of short punches.
Hawkins being controlled here, momentarily.
Ricardo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ricardo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ricardo showed some decent athleticism there.
Hawkins is looking to escape.
Ricardo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins kicks off Ricardo and gets to his feet.
Ricardo slips a straight right by Hawkins.
Hawkins misses with a straight left.
Ricardo gets the takedown into side control.
Hawkins is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ricardo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ricardo slows the pace down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ricardo working the head with strikes.
Hawkins is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ricardo is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hawkins's shoulder. That is not cool.
Ricardo working the head with strikes.
Ricardo controlling from side mount.
Hawkins is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ricardo connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins is pushing Ricardo's head away, looking to escape. Ricardo manages to hold on to the position though.
Hawkins is breathing heavily.
Ricardo working the head and body with strikes.
Ricardo stands up.
Hawkins misses with a double jab.
Ricardo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hawkins napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ricardo controls the position.
Hawkins takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ricardo working the ground and pound from side control.
Ricardo taking a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by David Ricardo.
Ricardo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ricardo slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ricardo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice strikes from Ricardo there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Ricardo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ricardo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hawkins manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ricardo controlling from the top position.
Ricardo stands and steps away. Hawkins gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ricardo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ricardo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ricardo wants to free his trapped foot but Hawkins is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ricardo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ricardo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ricardo slows the pace down in half guard.
Ricardo working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo decides to stand and escape the position.
Ricardo drops his hands momentarily and Hawkins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ricardo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hawkins circles away quickly and effectively.
Ricardo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ricardo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ricardo not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hawkins has hold of Ricardo's hands but Ricardo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ricardo stops Hawkins from getting back to his feet.
Ricardo winds up and cracks Hawkins with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ricardo connects with a nice short shot to Hawkins's temple.
Ricardo stalling.
Ricardo moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Ricardo stalls from top position.
Let's hope that Ricardo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hawkins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ricardo on the ground.
Ricardo decides to stand back up.
Ricardo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ricardo passes Hawkins's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ricardo stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Ricardo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hawkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ricardo.
Ricardo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ricardo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ricardo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hawkins moves in looking to clinch but Ricardo pushes him off.
Ricardo moves out of range of the strikes.
Ricardo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ricardo lands in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ricardo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by David Ricardo.
Ricardo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ricardo decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Ricardo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
David Ricardo has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo controlling from the full mount.
Ricardo lands a heavy elbow.
Ricardo landing strikes from the mount and Hawkins is in trouble!
Ricardo lands a nice shot to the head.
Ricardo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hawkins is in a horrible position here. Ricardo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ricardo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ricardo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hawkins looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ricardo controlling his opponent.
Ricardo landing punches.
Hawkins takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ricardo looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ricardo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ricardo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ricardo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hawkins can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
David Ricardo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ricardo controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Ricardo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ricardo 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 Chris Downing scores the fight for David Ricardo!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for David Ricardo!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for David Ricardo!
David Ricardo wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Raine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Alberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raine comes to the cage accompanied by Tennessee wing walk. Aldo Raine has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
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170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aldo Raine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Alberto!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raine gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Raine landing knees to the body.
Alberto gets through Raine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alberto jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Raine walks away with a smile on his face. Alberto gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Raine drives through and clinches with Alberto against the cage.
Alberto tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nice elbow from Raine.
It looks like Carlos Alberto has been cut.
Alberto jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Raine walks away with a smile on his face. Alberto gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Aldo Raine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Alberto.
Raine tries to clinch there but Alberto circles away.
Alberto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice sprawl there from Raine as Alberto shoots in.
Raine misses with a series of wild punches.
Raine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Raine as Alberto tries to tie him up.
Alberto takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Raine.
Raine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Alberto looks gassed!
Raine lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Raine lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Carlos Alberto's cut even more.
Raine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Raine lands a nice elbow.
Raine lands a damaging elbow.
Raine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The cut above Carlos Alberto's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raine lands a knee to the body.
Raine landing knees to the body.
Raine lands a nice elbow.
Alberto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Raine lands an elbow just above Alberto 's eye.
Carlos Alberto's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Alberto takes an elbow to the temple.
Raine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Raine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Carlos Alberto's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Aldo Raine!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Convents (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Coleman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
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268 lbs
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Brawler
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robin Convents!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Coleman goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Convents rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Coleman's guard! Nice work there by Convents!
Convents trying to control the position from guard on top but Coleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coleman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Coleman controlling Convents's posture.
Convents stops Coleman from standing up.
Convents throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Convents passes into half guard.
Coleman wants to get back to his feet.
Coleman controlling the position for now.
Convents missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Coleman regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Convents.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Convents trying to control the position from guard on top but Coleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Convents with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Coleman is breathing heavily.
Convents gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Convents breaks from the clinch.
Convents throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Mark Coleman has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Convents takes the fight into the clinch.
Convents breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Coleman gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Coleman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Coleman tries to get out of the position.
Convents passes into half guard.
Convents is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Coleman sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Convents.
Coleman is trying to maintain the position but Convents is very close to passing his half guard.
Convents has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Coleman defend it? Convents steps over the head and cranks it - Coleman is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Convents!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Robin Convents!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bascum Avery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bascum Avery was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Peters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bascum Avery!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peters throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bascum Avery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peters fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Avery misses with a takedown
and Peters counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Avery looking to control.
Peters wants to pass the guard but Avery is keeping the position.
Peters drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Avery dives on top into guard.
Avery looking to sit in guard and control but Peters gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Peters passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
An elbow from Peters crashes against the mat.
Avery is looking to reverse the position.
Peters is trying to get an arm triangle but Avery is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peters goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Avery rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Peters's guard! Nice work there by Avery!
Avery drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Peters manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Avery has Peters in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peters drops back looking for a leg! Avery is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Avery manages to kick Peters off! Peters jumps back into Avery's guard.
Peters tries to free his leg and advance position but Avery is retaining full guard.
Peters loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Peters wants to control from the top but Avery keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Peters tries for a kimura but Avery is defending well.
Peters working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peters is breathing heavily.
Peters tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Peters has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Peters prevents Avery from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peters is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Avery is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Avery sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Peters passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Avery!
Avery is squirming around, avoiding Peters's attempts to control the action.
Peters fails to advance to Avery's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Peters 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.
Peters decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Peters moves nicely into side control.
Peters trying to control the position but Avery is working away.
Peters decides to stand back up. Peters steps back and let's Avery get back to his feet.
Peters shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Avery manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Peters sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Avery's guard.
Peters seems to be working for a kimura but Avery defends the submission attempt.
Peters wants to pass the guard but Avery is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avery is pressing down on Peters's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
John Peters overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Peters passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Peters tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Peters is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Avery knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avery can't do much from the bottom here.
Peters tries for a kimura but Avery is defending well.
Peters working the ground and pound.
Avery parries the strikes from Peters easily there. Peters is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Avery to escape.
Peters decides to stand back up.
Avery throws a shot from downtown. Peters moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Peters.
Peters tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Peters has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Peters is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Avery is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Peters working away.
Peters looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peters is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Avery looks calm but he's in trouble here. Peters gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Avery is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Peters lets go of the hold and Avery can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Peters!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Malyshev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edwin Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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275 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksander Malyshev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edwin Murray!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malyshev scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Edwin Murray has been cut.
Murray misses with a body kick.
Murray wants to clinch up but Malyshev keeps it at a distance.
Murray tries to clinch but Malyshev is having none of it.
Murray swings for the body but Malyshev moves out of range.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch but Malyshev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murray drops Malyshev with a beautiful combination! Malyshev stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Murray is looking for the KO!
Malyshev is rocked!
It looks like Aleksander Malyshev has been cut.
Edwin Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murray rushes Malyshev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Malyshev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murray connects with a knee right up the middle there - that's rocked Malyshev badly! Malyshev tumbles to the floor and Murray stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edwin Murray!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Tribbett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bat Man (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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172 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Tribbett!
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, Bat Man!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tribbett darts in and clinches Man up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Tribbett's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Man manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Man changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tribbett fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tribbett gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Man to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tribbett is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Man is aware though and is defending well.
Man wants to control from the top but Tribbett keeps moving.
Man won't allow Tribbett to get back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Man's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Tribbett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tribbett is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Man is aware though and is defending well.
Man content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Man has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Man chips away with some ground and pound.
Man throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man scoring with some ground and pound.
Tribbett escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Man gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Man pushes down on Tribbett's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Man trying to mount his opponent but Tribbett defends it.
Tribbett wants to improve his position but Man is controlling well.
Man seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tribbett actively working from the bottom here.
Tribbett is breathing heavily.
Man is looking to take a break and control but Tribbett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tribbett wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Man.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Man wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tribbett keeps working.
Man lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Man takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tribbett looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Man is working for a kimura but Tribbett is defending it quite comfortably.
Man scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tribbett is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Man not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tribbett wants to get back to his feet.
Man tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tribbett knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tribbett is trying to control but Man passes into side control!
Man is staying tight to Tribbett's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Tribbett is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Man wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tribbett, who protects the arm well.
Tribbett tries to buck Man off but Man is having none of it.
Man connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tribbett some visible discomfort.
Man trying to control the action but Tribbett is working from the bottom.
Man working away.
Tribbett is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Man asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tribbett is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bat Man 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.
Man changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tribbett looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tribbett can't do much from the bottom here.
Tribbett is trying to get back to his feet.
Tribbett takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Man scoring with punches and elbows.
Tribbett is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Man scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tribbett taking some punishment here, with Man in his half guard.
Man stalling.
Tribbett gets full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tribbett looking for a guillotine here but Man defends easily.
Tribbett has his foot on Man's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Man works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man lands a couple of digs.
Man is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Man got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tribbett has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Man has managed to get both his arms back between Tribbett's legs - danger averted.
Tribbett has his foot on Man's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Man works his way back into a safe position though.
Man makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tribbett manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Man shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tribbett pinned against the cage. Tribbett gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Man fails with the takedown.
Man looks for a takedown but Tribbett sprawls well.
Charlie Tribbett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bat Man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tribbett but Tribbett pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tribbett swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
Tribbett bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Man is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tribbett off and has taken his back!
Bat Man has got the better of the ground game so far.
Man is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Tribbett up.
Man doesn't have the hooks in and Tribbett manages to turn into his guard.
Man had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tribbett defends it easily.
Tribbett has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tribbett drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tribbett jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Man wants to stand but Tribbett is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tribbett has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Man is proving hard to escape from.
Man has control of Tribbett's left arm, preventing Tribbett from doing any damage.
Tribbett looking to pass the guard.
Tribbett trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
Man throwing short punches from the bottom.
Man is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tribbett defends well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tribbett shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Man working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tribbett doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tribbett manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tribbett content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Man escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tribbett gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tribbett tries to free his leg and advance position but Man is retaining full guard.
Man has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tribbett can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tribbett got a little sloppy there for a moment and Man has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tribbett has managed to get both his arms back between Man's legs - danger averted.
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 Charlie Tribbett will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Man doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tribbett holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tribbett pulls guard effortlessly.
Man works over Tribbett with some ground and pound from guard.
Tribbett wants to sweep here but Man controlling him for the moment.
Tribbett working for a triangle but Man defends it easily.
Tribbett can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Man controls the pace.
Tribbett keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Tribbett is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Man trying to control but Tribbett is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man gets to his feet - Tribbett follows without any prompting.
Man on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Man scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Man trying to control the action but Tribbett is working from the bottom.
Man is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tribbett has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tribbett is trying to control Man's posture but Man avoids it.
Tribbett taking a bit of punishment here - Man scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tribbett wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Man lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Check out the look on Man's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Tribbett is looking to regain half guard here but Man keeps moving and retains side control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Man shoots and misses
and Tribbett counters with a shoot takedown. Man fights it but they end up in guard.
Man is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Man wants to stand and escape but Tribbett is having none of it.
Tribbett won't allow Man to sweep him here.
Man keeping moving, preventing Tribbett from controlling successfully.
Tribbett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tribbett would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tribbett stopping the sweep attempt from Man.
Man has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tribbett can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Man keeping moving, preventing Tribbett from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Man shoots and misses
and Tribbett counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Charlie Tribbett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bat Man.
Tribbett is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tribbett wants to pass the guard but Man is keeping the position.
Tribbett tries to stand but Man is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tribbett scoring with some ground and pound.
Tribbett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Man swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Man throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Man looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Man isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Tribbett stacks Man on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Tribbett!
Man is trying to control Tribbett's posture but Tribbett avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tribbett tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tribbett has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Tribbett showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tribbett has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 as a draw!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Bat Man!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Savinay Pillavino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavin Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pillavino comes to the cage accompanied by Tere Bina. Drake is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Beamer, Benz, or Bentley by Lloyd Banks. 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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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Savinay Pillavino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gavin Drake!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pillavino sizes up Drake with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pillavino misses with a straight right.
Pillavino stuffs the takedown attempt from Drake. Drake gets slowly back to his feet.
Pillavino throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Savinay Pillavino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pillavino slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pillavino fails with a takedown attempt.
Pillavino sends Drake crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Pillavino is motioning to the referee to let Drake up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Drake is rocked!
Pillavino dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drake is still on wobbly legs! Can Pillavino finish him?
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!
Pillavino blocks a head kick by Drake.
Pillavino fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Drake out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Savinay Pillavino!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viljo Laine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viljo Laine has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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240 lbs
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Viljo Laine!
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, Phil Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laine moves away.
Laine throws a solid leg kick but Rogers takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Laine.
Rogers ducks right into an uppercut from Laine.
Rogers stuns Laine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rogers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Laine dodges the punch combination from Rogers.
Laine doesn't manage to clinch there - Rogers circles away.
Laine has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rogers finds it's way round the side to connect with Laine's head.
Rogers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Laine with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rogers throws the left hand but Laine avoids the punch easily.
Rogers throws a right and a left that Laine avoids nicely.
Nice jab there from Laine.
It looks like Phil Rogers has been cut.
Rogers looks to land a left hand but Laine moved out of range nicely.
A combination from Rogers does no damage.
Rogers throws a hook to the side of Laine's head but Laine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rogers throws a lazy right hand but Laine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rogers thows a body shot but no joy.
Laine has managed to clinch.
Rogers dodges an elbow strike from Laine.
Laine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rogers jabs at Laine's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers misses with a straight right.
Rogers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rogers throws out a loose jab but Laine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rogers misses with an uppercut. Laine saw that one coming.
Laine tries to clinch there but Rogers circles away.
Jab by Rogers.
Rogers slips under a jab from Laine.
Laine takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A slow jab from Laine misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Rogers.
Good shot there by Laine.
Rogers tries to move into range but Laine moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Laine throws a head kick but Rogers moves out of range.
Laine defending well as Rogers loads up on a big left hand.
Laine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rogers, pushing him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Rogers.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Laine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rogers.
Laine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Laine manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Rogers misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine misses with a looping left.
Laine getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rogers misses with a wild body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Laine, as that shot connected.
Laine misses the jab.
A combination from Rogers does no damage.
Laine swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rogers.
That has opened up Phil Rogers's cut even more.
Laine clinches up against the cage.
Rogers wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice left hand lands by Laine.
Laine breaks the clinch.
Laine looks to score with a jab to the body but Rogers is just out of range.
Rogers lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Laine backs up against the cage.
Laine gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rogers trying to control the position but instead, Laine has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rogers into the cage.
Laine is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Laine blocks an uppercut.
Rogers looking to stall.
Rogers can't find room to land a body shot as Laine controls the action.
Laine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers lands with a right hand.
Phil Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laine wants to clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Laine - that will leave a mark!
Laine slips a jab and a cross from Rogers.
Jab by Laine.
Laine slips under a jab.
Rogers misses with a two punch combination.
Laine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rogers.
Laine slips under a jab.
Rogers throws out a loose jab but Laine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rogers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the liver by Laine. Beautiful body shot.
Rogers looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laine ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Laine darts in and clinches Rogers up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Laine.
A shot in the inside from Laine.
Laine lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rogers up against the cage.
Laine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rogers backwards.
Laine lands a nice uppercut.
The cut above Phil Rogers's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Laine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rogerss head.
Laine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rogers is rocked!
Laine unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Rogers! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Laine is unloading with more strikes now! Rogers drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viljo Laine!
Viljo Laine retains his super heavyweight title!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen In The Morning as his entrance music. 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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210 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
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26
224 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angelo Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Smith!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anderson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Smith connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Angelo Anderson has been cut.
Smith shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Smith showed some decent athleticism there.
Smith wants to stand up but Anderson is controlling the position.
Anderson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Smith's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Smith's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control.
Anderson missing with punches from the back.
Smith is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smith tries to escape but Anderson has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Anderson tries to keep control of the position but Smith is staying busy.
Smith tries to escape the position.
Anderson not allowing Smith to control his hands.
Smith breaks Anderson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Smith stands and steps away. Anderson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Anderson avoids it really well and circles away.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Anderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Anderson tries to avoid it.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
Smith lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Smith lands a head kick. Anderson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good exchange - Anderson coming out on top.
Anderson cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Smith looks gassed!
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Anderson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters with a head kick. That will keep Anderson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Smith shoots in and drives through. Anderson sprawls well.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smith is defended easily by Anderson.
Angelo Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Smith.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith connects with a solid leg kick.
No luck for Smith with that takedown attempt.
Smith blocks a head kick by Anderson.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a good body shot.
Smith shoots in but no luck this time.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Angelo Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson checks the leg kick nicely there.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Smith checks the leg kick nicely there.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson misses with a kick to the body
and Smith counters with a thumping low kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Smith!
Anderson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Smith throws a head kick that Anderson semi-blocks.
Smith gets the takedown into side control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Smith decides to stand up, so the ref orders Anderson to his feet.
Smith lands a jab-cross combination.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith lands a nice looking body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Smith.
Anderson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smith throws the kick towards the body but Anderson avoids it.
Smith gets the takedown into side control.
Anderson is trying to control Smith's posture but Smith avoids it.
Smith decides to stand back up. Smith steps back and let's Anderson get back to his feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with the body kick
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Smith is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Anderson rather than just go for the knockout.
Smith throws a body kick that misses.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith counters with a head kick. That will keep Anderson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson throws a body kick the misses
and Smith counters with a big head kick but Anderson shrugs it off.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a series of strikes. Anderson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Smith! Anderson is out on his feet! Smith rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Anderson is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Anderson is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Smith! Mike Smith retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Dillard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramos has chosen I've Been Down as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kirk Dillard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Ramos!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillard takes one to the side of the head.
Ramos throws a hook to the side of Dillard's head but Dillard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dillard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ramos pinned against the cage. Ramos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ramos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillard defending well as Ramos loads up on a big left hand.
Dillard defending well as Ramos loads up on a big left hand.
Dillard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Ramos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dillard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ramos.
Carl Ramos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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.
Ramos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Ramos misses the target.
Ramos throws an overhand right that lands on Dillard's shoulder, as Dillard tries to avoid the shot.
Dillard doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramos circles away.
A jab lands there for Ramos.
It looks like Kirk Dillard has been cut.
A big left from Dillard misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos looks to throw the jab but Dillard is out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Ramos as Dillard shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirk Dillard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice straight punches there by Ramos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ramos.
Good standup being displayed there by Ramos as he connects with a hook.
Ramos lands with a shot to the body.
Ramos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos jabs at Dillard's body.
Ramos jabs at Dillard's body.
Dillard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jab by Ramos.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dillard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dillard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dillard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ramos tries to avoid it but Dillard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ramos to the ground. Ramos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ramos rushes Dillard and presses him up against the cage.
Ramos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch lands to the side of Dillard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ramos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dillard was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramos.
Nice uppercut lands for Ramos. That snapped Dillard's head back.
Ramos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dillard circles away quickly and effectively.
Ramos stuffs the takedown.
Dillard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kirk Dillard's cut is getting worse.
Carl Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Ramos misses.
Ramos jabs Dillard right on the nose. Dillard blinks but takes it well.
No joy there for Ramos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ramos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ramos prevents Dillard from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dillard looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dillard looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ramos tries to stand and escape but Dillard is controlling the position.
Dillard tries to get to full guard but Ramos has control of the leg.
Ramos seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dillard looking for submissions off his back.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dillard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramos.
Dillard darts in trying to clinch
and Ramos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Ramos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kirk Dillard's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ramos misses with a two punch combination.
Dillard closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ramos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos misses with a looping left.
Dillard tries to clinch up
and Ramos counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillard tries to clinch up
and Ramos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos instigates a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dillard changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ramos fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ramos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dillard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dillard wants to clinch
and Ramos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dillard tries to clinch
and Ramos counters by clinching up.
Dillard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dillard takes a shot to the head.
Ramos can't break the clinch.
Dillard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ramos has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ramos fails to land.
Ramos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dillard or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dillard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ramos struggles to land a body shot inside as Dillard controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Ramos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kirk Dillard's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Dillard. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Dillard fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short uppercut from Ramos.
Ramos misses with the head strike.
Ramos gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dillard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirk Dillard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramos throws a punch but it's blocked by Dillard.
Ramos pushes Dillard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ramos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dillard.
Ramos breaks the clinch.
Dillard darts in trying to clinch
and Ramos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Ramos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dillard tries for a takedown but Ramos circles away easily
and Ramos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ramos cracks Dillard with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dillard wants to clinch
and Ramos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ramos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dillard.
Ramos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ramos dips to his left and cracks Dillard with an uppercut!
Dillard wants to clinch
enabling Ramos to counter with a crisp jab.
Ramos scores with a punch to the head.
Jeez, Kirk Dillard's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Dillard slips a jab from Ramos.
Ramos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dillard manages to avoid it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ramos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dillard momentarily.
Dillard takes one to the chin there.
Ramos throws a body punch but Dillard moves out of range.
Ramos thows a body shot but no joy.
Dillard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ramos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramos sizes up Dillard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dillard tries to clinch
and Ramos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kirk Dillard's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Carl Ramos!
Carl Ramos is the new lightweight champion!
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