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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mathew Logan (ranked 3950 p4p, 4108 weight class) and Jack Machin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mathew Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Machin!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Logan drops down looking for a counter takedown but Machin sprawls and moves away.
Machin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Logan tries to avoid it but Machin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Logan to the ground. Logan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Logan throws a quick counter kick to the body but Machin avoids it.
Machin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Logan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Machin shoots for a double leg takedown but Logan sprawls well. He's pushed Machin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Machin tries to close the distance and clinch but Logan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Logan is looking for a counter combo.
Logan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Logan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machin trying to control but Logan postures up.
Machin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Logan is trying to work for a kimura but Machin is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Machin is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mathew Logan!
A victorious Mathew Logan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Marquez (ranked 4282 p4p, 4333 weight class) and Horst Kreiger (ranked 325 p4p, 250 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Marquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Horst Kreiger!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marquez throws a hook to the side of Kreiger's head but Kreiger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marquez moves into the clinch.
Marquez wants to break free but Kreiger has control.
Marquez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kreiger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marquez's elbow.
Marquez breaks from the clinch.
Kreiger moves out of range of the strikes.
Marquez throws a body shot but no joy.
Marquez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kreiger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A cross from Marquez lands.
Marquez works over Kreiger's head and body with a nice combination.
A jab from Marquez misses.
Kreiger fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Marquez sprawls well initially but Kreiger persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
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!
Kreiger has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kreiger cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Marquez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Marquez tries to get out of the position.
Kreiger lands a couple of good shots and Marquez has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Marquez is trying to stand back up.
Kreiger throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Marquez!
 Marquez is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreiger connects with a couple of big shots that have Marquez covering up! Oh, this looks bad for Marquez! Kreiger fires away with several more unanswered shots and the referee has no choice but to step in! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Horst Kreiger!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Campos (ranked 4489 p4p, 4424 weight class) and Tamim Nurmagomedov (ranked 334 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonas Campos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tamim Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campos throws a head kick that misses.
Nurmagomedov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Campos but Campos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nurmagomedov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Campos as he jumps to the side.
Nurmagomedov looks to score with a jab to the body but Campos is just out of range.
Campos drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nurmagomedov sprawls and moves away.
Nurmagomedov throws a sloppy head kick and Campos moves out of range easily.
Campos moves into the clinch successfully.
Nurmagomedov gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Campos uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Campos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nurmagomedov.
Jonas Campos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tamim Nurmagomedov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurmagomedov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Campos but Campos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nurmagomedov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nurmagomedov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Campos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Campos was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nurmagomedov is defended easily by Campos.
Campos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Campos ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Campos no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Nurmagomedov wants to stand and escape but instead Campos has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Nurmagomedov working a defensive guard but Campos passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campos takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nurmagomedov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Campos is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, if Campos is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Campos has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nurmagomedov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campos controlling from the full mount.
Nurmagomedov wants to control but Campos is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nurmagomedov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Campos is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Nurmagomedov is surviving well by controlling Campos's body position as best he can.
Campos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Campos looking to secure an arm triangle but Nurmagomedov defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nurmagomedov has given up his back here.
Nurmagomedov tries to escape but Campos has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Nurmagomedov trying to control the action but Campos just sinks the hooks in.
Nurmagomedov is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Campos is staying active.
Nurmagomedov is trying to remain composed but Campos is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Campos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nurmagomedov looks for a takedown but Campos sprawls well.
Nurmagomedov misses with a looping left.
Jonas Campos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Campos throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nurmagomedov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Campos is in Nurmagomedov's guard.
Campos postures up.
Campos gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Campos feints and as Nurmagomedov raises his hands in defense, Campos changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nurmagomedov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Campos passes into side control.
Campos is trying to get an arm triangle but Nurmagomedov is defending well.
Campos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nurmagomedov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos in side control lands a decent elbow.
Campos wants to control but Nurmagomedov is keeping him busy.
Campos decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Campos connects with a solid leg kick.
Campos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Campos lands in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campos passes into half guard.
Campos controlling the pace.
Nurmagomedov is trying to maintain the position but Campos is very close to passing his half guard.
Campos prevents Nurmagomedov from standing back up.
Nurmagomedov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nurmagomedov scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Campos manages to mount him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campos working Nurmagomedov over with strikes here.
Nurmagomedov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Campos putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Campos content just to control the position here.
Campos unloading with bombs!
Campos lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nurmagomedov hang on?
Nurmagomedov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Campos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nurmagomedov tries to hold on but Campos pushes him away.
Campos looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov tries to hold on but Campos pushes him away.
Campos landing strikes from the mount.
Campos working the ground and pound effectively.
Campos controlling the position easily from mount.
Campos pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Campos looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Campos dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Campos scores with a takedown into Nurmagomedov's guard.
Campos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nurmagomedov wants to improve his position but instead Campos has moved into half guard.
Campos is looking to take a break and control but Nurmagomedov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos is thwarting Nurmagomedov's attempts to control the position.
Nurmagomedov is trying to stand up here but Campos is controlling him well.
Nurmagomedov throws a strike from the bottom but Campos passes into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campos remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Campos is looking to take a break and control but Nurmagomedov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nurmagomedov takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Campos swings around for an armbar but Nurmagomedov sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Campos's guard.
Campos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nurmagomedov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nurmagomedov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nurmagomedov looking to pass the guard.
Nurmagomedov throws an elbow that misses. Campos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nurmagomedov's guard. Nice move by Campos!
Nurmagomedov is working an open guard so Campos takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov tries to clinch
and Campos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nurmagomedov won't be happy with that.
Campos trying to control the position but Nurmagomedov is working away.
Campos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nurmagomedov can do to turn this around?
Campos grinds an elbow into Nurmagomedov's temple.
Nurmagomedov tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Campos presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Nurmagomedov tries to hold on but Campos postures up.
Campos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Campos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Campos's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Campos putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Campos lands a heavy elbow.
Tamim Nurmagomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jonas Campos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Campos with the ground and pound from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonas Campos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Campos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Jonas Campos!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Jonas Campos!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Jonas Campos!
Jonas Campos wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Willard Wilson (ranked 3906 p4p, 4070 weight class) and Tai Gar (ranked 225 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willard Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tai Gar!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson lands a slapping body shot.
Gar tries to sprawl but Wilson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gar has one foot on Wilson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Gar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gar shoots in looking for a takedown. Wilson tries to sprawl out of it but Gar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wilson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gar closes the distance and clinches.
Gar stops a takedown attempt from Wilson.
Gar manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gar's head.
Wilson landing some decent shots from guard.
Gar wants to get back to his feet but Wilson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wilson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wilson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wilson stops Gar from standing up.
Wilson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wilson is one step ahead there.
Gar working a defensive guard here.
Gar wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gar keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
Gar working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wilson chips away with some ground and pound.
Wilson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gar's head.
Gar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wilson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wilson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gar can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wilson trying to control but Gar is working from the bottom.
Wilson throwing strikes from guard but Gar blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wilson chips away with some ground and pound.
Gar wants to stand and escape but Wilson is having none of it.
Gar is controlling Wilson's posture.
Wilson passes Gar's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gar is just riding it out for now. Wilson eventually gives up the hold.
Wilson trying to control from half guard but Gar is working away.
Wilson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wilson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wilson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wilson is looking for a kimura here.
Wilson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson stops Gar from getting back to his feet.
Wilson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gar regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Wilson.
Gar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wilson looking to pass the guard.
Wilson passes Gar's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gar is looking to control Wilson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gar avoid being mounted?
Gar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wilson scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Willard Wilson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gar ducks right into an uppercut from Wilson.
Wilson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gar doesn't seem bothered though.
Wilson shoots in for a double leg but Gar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wilson lands a head shot.
Nice takedown defense from Wilson. No joy for Gar on that attempt.
Gar shoots in looking for a takedown. Wilson tries to sprawl out of it but Gar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wilson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wilson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gar can do to turn this around?
Gar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wilson tries to avoid it but Gar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wilson to the ground. Wilson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Willard Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tai Gar.
Wilson misses the shot to the body.
Willard Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wilson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gar rushes Wilson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gar fails to pull guard.
Gar tries to pull guard but Wilson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson jumps guard.
Gar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wilson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gar's guard.
Gar wants to sweep here but Wilson controlling him for the moment.
Gar is breathing heavily.
Wilson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wilson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wilson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gar's guard.
Gar wants to get back to his feet.
Gar is trying is best to control the position here.
Wilson passes to full mount!
Wilson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The referee warns Gar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
 Gar is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Gar in real trouble here! The ref calls for Gar to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Willard Wilson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Ponwangswan (ranked 4329 p4p, 4085 weight class) and Joe Nas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny Ponwangswan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Nas!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ponwangswan moves in looking to clinch but Nas pushes him off.
Nas lands with an overhand left.
Ponwangswan is rocked!
Nas clinches up with Ponwangswan and pushes him back against the cage.
Oh Ponwangswan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ponwangswan tries to circle away but Nas has him pinned against the cage.
Ponwangswan seems to have got his legs back now.
Nas is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nas breaks the clinch.
Nas cracks a nice hook into Ponwangswan's ribs.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ponwangswan enables Nas to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ponwangswan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Nas is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nas chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponwangswan being controlled here, momentarily.
Nas stands up from Ponwangswan's guard - Nas perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nas gets a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nas is working for a submission of some sort.
Nas keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nas's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nas works his way into full mount!
Nas is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Nas extends the arm and Ponwangswan is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joe Nas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Enuard Gim (ranked 4151 p4p, 3915 weight class) and Brandon Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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146
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130
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enuard Gim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Stark!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Stark scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Gim's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stark controlling the position from side mount.
You can see the frustration on Gim's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gim knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stark on the ground.
Gim is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Stark grinds an elbow into Gim's temple.
Stark has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Stark manages to capitalize on a mistake by Gim to take his back!
Stark has managed to slip his arm under Gim's chin. This could be all over... yep, Gim is tapping out! Submission win for Stark.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brandon Stark!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Super Vegeta (ranked 4295 p4p, 4090 weight class) and Wiremu Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Super Vegeta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wiremu Williamson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williamson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vegeta sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Williamson somewhat.
Williamson scores with a takedown into Vegeta's guard.
Williamson stands and steps away. Vegeta gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Williamson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vegeta scores with a nice strike.
Williamson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vegeta misses with a looping right.
Williamson moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vegeta sprawls well. Vegeta wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Williamson gets slowly back to his feet.
Super Vegeta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wiremu Williamson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Williamson.
Vegeta throws a jab but it's blocked by Williamson.
Williamson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Vegeta just misses with a punch to the body.
Williamson avoids the head kick by Vegeta.
Williamson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Williamson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vegeta is trying to stand back up but Williamson is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williamson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williamson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Williamson content just to control the position here.
Williamson wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Williamson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Vegeta in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Williamson controlling the position easily from mount.
Williamson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Vegeta really wants to buck Williamson off and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson controlling the position easily from mount.
Vegeta knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Williamson on the ground.
Williamson breaks from Vegeta's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Williamson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Vegeta on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vegeta tries to get out of the position.
Williamson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vegeta really wants to buck Williamson off and get back to his feet.
Williamson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Williamson has hold of Vegeta's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Vegeta manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wiremu Williamson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Vegeta swings for the body but Williamson moves out of range.
Wiremu Williamson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vegeta throws a nice inside leg kick.
Williamson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vegeta lands with an overhand left.
Vegeta misses with a head kick.
Vegeta throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Williamson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Williamson showed some decent athleticism there.
Williamson decides to stand up.
Vegeta takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vegeta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williamson.
Williamson tries to clinch but Vegeta is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vegeta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williamson misses with a takedown attempt - Vegeta sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vegeta misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williamson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vegeta throws a jab but it's blocked by Williamson.
Williamson wants to counter with a clinch but Vegeta pushes him away.
Williamson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vegeta, pushing him back against the cage.
Vegeta scores with a shot to the side of Williamson's head.
Vegeta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Williamson swings wildly with an uppercut but Vegeta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vegeta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vegeta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Vegeta.
Vegeta lands an uppercut.
Vegeta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williamson backwards.
Vegeta tries a knee to the head but Williamson blocks it.
Vegeta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Williamson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williamson misses with an elbow strike.
Vegeta is pressed up against the cage. Williamson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vegeta down to the mat. Vegeta avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Good leg kick by Vegeta.
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!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Williamson.
Super Vegeta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wiremu Williamson.
Vegeta throws a nice outside leg kick.
Williamson defending well as Vegeta loads up on a big left hand.
Williamson wants to counter the offense by Vegeta and move into the clinch position.
Nice takedown defense from Vegeta. No joy for Williamson on that attempt.
Super Vegeta is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vegeta pinned against the cage. Vegeta gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Super Vegeta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williamson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vegeta. That one must have hurt.
Williamson misses with a head kick.
Williamson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vegeta but Vegeta pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vegeta lands a nice shot that snaps Williamson's head back.
Vegeta lands with a slapping head kick.
Vegeta lands a leg kick that knocks Williamson off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegeta throws a nice inside leg kick.
Williamson just misses with a punch to the body.
Williamson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Williamson closes the distance and clinches.
Vegeta misses with a knee strike.
Williamson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Vegeta lands a body punch.
Williamson has Vegeta pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vegeta manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
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!
Vegeta stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vegeta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Williamson takes a shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Vegeta.
Vegeta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williamson stalling against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Super Vegeta dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Williamson scores with a takedown into Vegeta's guard.
Williamson advances to half guard.
Ground and pound from Williamson.
Vegeta tries to kick Williamson off but Williamson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Williamson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williamson is nestled in close to Vegeta, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Well, if Williamson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Williamson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vegeta with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Williamson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wiremu Williamson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Williamson trying to mount his opponent but Vegeta defends it.
Williamson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williamson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Vegeta!
Williamson looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williamson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Williamson looking to control but Vegeta is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Williamson controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Vegeta is trying to stand.
Williamson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Vegeta to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Vegeta shrugs it off.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Williamson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
You get the feeling that Vegeta really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Williamson controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Williamson working the ground and pound effectively.
Williamson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Vegeta is surviving well by controlling Williamson's body position as best he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Williamson lands a couple of good shots and Vegeta has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
And that's the end of the fight!
Wiremu Williamson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Williamson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Wiremu Williamson!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Wiremu Williamson!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Wiremu Williamson!
Wiremu Williamson wins by unanimous decision!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Beat Mameat (ranked 4278 p4p, 4385 weight class) and Omar Kvashili (ranked 0 p4p, 254 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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18
135
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24
130
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beat Mameat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Omar Kvashili!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kvashili lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kvashili.
Mameat tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kvashili counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mameat really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kvashili fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kvashili gets caught napping as Mameat dives in and scores a takedown. Kvashili manages to retain guard.
Kvashili looking for a sweep. Not yet Kvashili, not yet.
Mameat pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kvashili is keeping the position for now.
Mameat not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mameat scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mameat controlling from the top position.
Mameat with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvashili trying to control the position.
Mameat distracts Kvashili with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kvashili looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mameat passes into side control.
Mameat has hold of Kvashili's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Kvashili tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Mameat cranks the arm and Kvashili screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Kvashili, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Beat Mameat!
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