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NEFC 25: Wing Vs Aces High PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mick Drury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mo Kendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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178 lbs
10 - 11 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mick Drury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mo Kendo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kendo closes the distance and pushes Drury back into the cage.
Come on Kendo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kendo decides to pull guard.
Drury passes into half guard.
Kendo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Drury.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kendo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Drury wants to control from the top but Kendo keeps moving.
Kendo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Drury doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Drury manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Drury wants to control from the top but Kendo keeps moving.
Drury got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kendo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Drury has managed to get both his arms back between Kendo's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kendo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Drury pushing down on Kendo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Drury looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kendo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kendo wants to get back to full guard.
Kendo is defending against the submission attempts here by Drury.
Kendo trying to control but Drury postures up.
Kendo is looking for a sweep. Drury is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Drury is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Drury not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Drury is looking to take a break and control but Kendo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Drury is pressing down on Kendo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kendo is holding on for now.
That's two 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Drury is looking to take a break and control but Kendo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Drury stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Drury wants it to stay on the feet.
Drury misses with a wild combination.
Drury shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kendo as he jumps to the side.
Drury pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drury cracks a nice hook into Kendo's ribs.
Drury tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kendo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drury connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kendo's hands.
Kendo defending well as Drury loads up on a big left hand.
Kendo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Drury swivels and escapes.
Drury thuds a left hand into Kendo's body.
Drury fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kendo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Drury has managed to clinch.
Kendo prevents the takedown attempt.
Drury tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kendo smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mick Drury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drury throws a jab when Kendo was well out of range.
Drury connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kendo's hands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kendo is defended easily by Drury.
Drury connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Drury looks to clinch
and Kendo counters with a right hand to the body.
Mick Drury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drury connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kendo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Drury but Drury pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kendo looks gassed!
Drury drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Drury wants to control from the top but Kendo keeps moving.
Drury pushes down on Kendo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kendo wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drury seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kendo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Drury is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kendo!
Drury landing punches.
Drury landing strikes from the mount.
Kendo is bucking up trying to escape but Drury cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kendo is working to get back to half guard.
Drury with good strikes from the mount here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drury landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kendo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kendo wants to hold on but Drury pushes him away.
Kendo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice elbow there by Drury.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drury with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Drury dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kendo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kendo gets a clinch.
Kendo tries to stall but Drury uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Come on Kendo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Drury goes for a takedown attempt but Kendo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kendo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Drury tries to avoid it but Kendo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Drury to the ground. Drury escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Drury takes a swing at Kendo's ribcage but misses.
Drury circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drury throws a shot to the body.
Kendo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Drury.
Drury scores with a jab to the body.
Drury uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kendo.
Kendo is breathing heavily.
Kendo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Drury scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Drury closes the distance and pushes Kendo back into the cage.
Kendo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Drury there.
Kendo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kendo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drury paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Drury throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drury stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Drury wants it to stay on the feet.
Drury lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Drury shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kendo as he avoids it easily.
Kendo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drury cracks a nice hook into Kendo's ribs.
Kendo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Drury dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drury shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Drury wants to pass to mount but Kendo is defending the position.
Drury wants to control but Kendo is keeping him busy.
Drury is really struggling to control Kendo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kendo is trying to control but can't.
Drury working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Drury throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Drury trying to control from half guard but Kendo is working away.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kendo fails with a takedown attempt.
Mick Drury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mo Kendo.
Some wild striking there from Drury.
Kendo misses with a leg kick.
Kendo takes one to the side of the head.
Drury stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Drury throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kendo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Drury!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drury is in all sorts of trouble here.
Drury is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drury defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kendo.
Drury keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kendo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Drury sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kendo is pressing down on Drury's thigh, looking to free his foot. Drury is holding on for now.
Drury missing with punches from the bottom.
Drury lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Kendo blocks the strikes from Drury.
Kendo trying to control from half guard but Drury is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kendo is looking for a kimura but Drury is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kendo to get the leverage.
Drury 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.
Drury missing with punches from the bottom.
Drury is not content to let Kendo control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Drury lands with a hook. Kendo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Drury moves in looking to clinch but Kendo pushes him off.
Kendo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kendo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Drury connects with a body shot.
Drury tests Kendo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kendo moves forwards but Drury connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A punch combination from Drury misses.
Kendo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kendo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drury.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Drury dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kendo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mo Kendo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drury misses the jab.
Drury looks to land a combination. Kendo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kendo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mick Drury overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Drury lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kendo!
Drury fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Drury has control of Kendo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kendo regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Drury tries to control but Kendo wriggling away.
Kendo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Drury postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kendo looks a forlorn figure.
Kendo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kendo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drury sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kendo defending well though.
Kendo actively working from the bottom here.
Drury lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Drury wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kendo keeps working.
Drury working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Drury is thwarting Kendo's attempts to control the position.
Drury throwing shots but Kendo is blocking nicely.
Kendo is looking to control Drury's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kendo avoid being mounted?
Drury throwing shots but Kendo is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kendo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kendo trying to control but Drury postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Drury with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Some wild striking there from Drury.
Drury throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kendo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drury moves into the clinch successfully.
Drury avoiding damage as Kendo throws knees to the body.
Drury letting Kendo take a breather here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Drury is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kendo prevents the takedown attempt.
Kendo is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drury wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mick Drury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drury jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kendo walks away with a smile on his face. Drury gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kendo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Drury slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kendo wants to control from the top but Drury keeps moving.
Drury tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Drury is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kendo trying to control but Drury is working from the bottom.
Drury is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kendo drops back looking for a leg! Drury is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Drury manages to kick Kendo off! Kendo jumps back into Drury's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kendo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A combination from Drury does no damage.
Drury fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kendo sprawls well initially but Drury persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Drury seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Drury passes the guard and advances to mount!
Drury with good strikes from the mount here!
Mo Kendo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drury tries to control but Kendo wriggling away.
Kendo is trying to escape the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Drury showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Drury, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Drury!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diesel Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montana has chosen e Lane as his entrance music. Tank Montana has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
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258 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diesel Maddox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tank Montana!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maddox swings for the body but Montana moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Montana.
Montana tries for a takedown but Maddox sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Montana drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Maddox wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maddox trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Check out the look on Montana's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Maddox is trying to buck Montana off.
Montana lands a nice forearm strike.
Montana works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Maddox is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montana thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Oh Maddox is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maddox is working to avoid the ground and pound but Montana connects with a decent elbow.
Montana lands a strong strike to the head of Maddox. That's dazed him! Montana looking to finish here. Maddox is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Montana lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tank Montana!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marlon Kooch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammad Lowal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kooch comes to the cage accompanied by Rise Against - The strenght to go on. Lowal is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by KING KING KING. Mohammad Lowal acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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217 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marlon Kooch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mohammad Lowal!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kooch takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kooch walks into a jab.
Kooch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lowal.
Kooch slips a straight right by Lowal.
Lowal throws a series of punches but Kooch moves out of range.
Lowal throws a looping overhand right but Kooch ducks down to avoid it.
Kooch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kooch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lowal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lowal!
It looks like Marlon Kooch has been cut.
Lowal connects with a jab.
Lowal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A left lands for Lowal.
Lowal misses with a double jab.
Lowal circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab lands there for Lowal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowal throws a jab but it's blocked by Kooch.
Lowal misses with a straight right.
Kooch shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kooch is rocked!
Lowal loads up on a big right hand but Kooch slips the punch.
Kooch slips a straight right by Lowal.
Lowal lands with a straight right. Kooch didn't see that one coming.
Kooch takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kooch is breathing heavily.
Lowal jabs Kooch right on the nose. Kooch blinks but takes it well.
Kooch tries to clinch up.
Kooch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lowal.
Lowal misses with a series of wild punches.
Lowal might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lowal misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kooch moves away.
Lowal slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lowal connects with a right hand. Kooch shakes it off.
Kooch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lowal.
Lowal throws a lazy right hand but Kooch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lowal scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kooch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lowal moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Kooch goes down! Can Lowal finish him!?
Oh Kooch is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kooch wants to sweep but no luck.
Lowal is stalling in the full guard.
Kooch seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kooch has his foot on Lowal's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lowal works his way back into a safe position though.
Lowal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kooch is keeping the position for now.
Kooch controls Lowal momentarily but Lowal frees himself.
Lowal is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lowal won't allow Kooch to sweep him here.
Lowal controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mohammad Lowal.
Lowal scores with a hook.
Lowal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lowal lands a nice looking body shot.
Kooch takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lowal ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lowal misses with an uppercut. Kooch saw that one coming.
Lowal lands a left and a right that sends Kooch crashing to the canvas! Lowal dives into mount looking to finish!
Lowal lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kooch hang on?
Lowal controlling his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammad Lowal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marlon Kooch's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lowal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kooch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big right from Lowal misses.
Lowal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lowal lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lowal. Kooch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lowal throws the left hand but Kooch avoids the punch easily.
Lowal cracks Kooch with an open hand slap.
A combination from Lowal does no damage.
Lowal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kooch was well out of range. Poor timing from Lowal.
No joy there for Lowal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lowal throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Lowal misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lowal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kooch's hands.
Kooch seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Lowal shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Kooch is backing up but Lowal catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Kooch covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Lowal Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mohammad Lowal!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikola Asanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randal Coutour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asanovic comes to the cage accompanied by Rokeri S Moravi - Daj Ribu. Nikola Asanovic had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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204 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikola Asanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randal Coutour!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asanovic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Coutour changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Asanovic tries to avoid it but Coutour manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Asanovic to the ground. Asanovic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Asanovic darts in and clinches Coutour up against the cage.
Asanovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Coutour misses with the combination.
No luck for Coutour with that takedown attempt.
Nikola Asanovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randal Coutour.
Coutour uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Asanovic.
No luck for Coutour with that takedown attempt.
Coutour closes the distance and clinches up with Asanovic, looking for a takedown. Coutour pushes Asanovic against the cage but Asanovic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Coutour fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Coutour looks gassed!
Asanovic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Asanovic tries to score a power double leg takedown but Coutour sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Asanovic somewhat.
Asanovic gets a clinch.
Asanovic manages to break the clinch.
Coutour just misses with a punch to the body.
Asanovic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coutour takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Asanovic rushes Coutour and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Asanovic breaks the clinch.
Asanovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Coutour avoids the head kick by Asanovic.
Asanovic connects with a jab.
Asanovic clinches up with Coutour and pushes him back against the cage.
Asanovic landing knees to the head.
Asanovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nikola Asanovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Asanovic.
Coutour throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Asanovic's waist but Asanovic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Coutour off to one side.
Asanovic lands with a good body shot.
Asanovic misses with a two punch combination.
Asanovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Coutour misses.
Coutour throws a right and a left that Asanovic avoids nicely.
Coutour leaves Asanovic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck for Asanovic with that takedown attempt.
Coutour throws a series of punches but Asanovic moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asanovic misses with a two punch combination.
Asanovic is looking to clinch but Coutour is avoiding it.
Coutour misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Coutour blocks a head kick by Asanovic.
Coutour circles away from the clinch attempt.
Coutour closes this distance looking for a takedown but Asanovic circles away.
Asanovic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Asanovic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Coutour is trying hard to land a takedown here. Asanovic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Coutour closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Asanovic moves into the clinch.
Coutour is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Asanovic gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Asanovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Asanovic is looking to break free of the clinch but Coutour has double underhooks.
Asanovic prevents the takedown attempt.
Asanovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Coutour forces Asanovic back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coutour tries for a takedown. No joy.
Asanovic looking to throw knees to the head but Coutour is blocking nicely.
Asanovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coutour blocks it with crossed arms.
Asanovic prevents a takedown attempt there.
A shot in the inside from Asanovic.
Coutour dodges an elbow strike from Asanovic.
Coutour gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Asanovic regains guard.
Asanovic keeping full guard, as Coutour tries to pass.
Asanovic controlling the position.
Coutour has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Asanovic is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Asanovic managing to control the position.
Asanovic wants to stand and escape but Coutour is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asanovic wants to sweep here but Coutour controlling him for the moment.
Coutour wants to control from the top but Asanovic keeps moving.
Coutour postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Coutour shoots in for a double leg but Asanovic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Coutour tries to clinch but Asanovic moves out of range.
Asanovic is looking to slow Coutour down with leg kicks.
Asanovic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Asanovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Asanovic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Coutour slips a jab from Asanovic.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coutour shoots in looking for a takedown. Asanovic tries to sprawl out of it but Coutour keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Asanovic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Asanovic closes the distance but Coutour moves to the side
and Coutour counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Asanovic rushes Coutour and presses him up against the cage.
Asanovic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikola Asanovic dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Asanovic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Coutour drives through with a takedown into guard.
Coutour tries to free his leg and advance position but Asanovic is retaining full guard.
Asanovic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Coutour tries to free his leg and advance position but Asanovic is retaining full guard.
Coutour stays in close to Asanovic's body and controls the position.
Coutour being controlled here momentarily.
Coutour won't allow Asanovic to sweep him here.
Coutour passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Asanovic is looking to reverse the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coutour wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Asanovic, who protects the arm well.
Asanovic tries to escape but Coutour is in control.
Coutour controlling the position from side mount.
Asanovic is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Asanovic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Coutour wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Coutour thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Asanovic keeps Coutour under control for a moment.
Coutour throws an elbow but Asanovic slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Coutour is looking to take a break and control but Asanovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Coutour tries for a kimura but Asanovic is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Coutour wants to control but Asanovic is keeping him busy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Asanovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Asanovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Asanovic does no damage.
Coutour fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Coutour misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Asanovic moves into range and clinches up with Coutour.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asanovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Asanovic throws a front kick that sends Coutour stumbling back into the cage.
Coutour misses with a wild body shot.
Asanovic shoots in but no luck this time.
Coutour jabs at Asanovic's body.
Asanovic throws a head kick that Coutour semi-blocks.
Asanovic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
No luck for Coutour with that takedown attempt.
Nikola Asanovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randal Coutour.
A punch combination from Asanovic misses.
Coutour avoids the head kick by Asanovic.
Asanovic stuffs the takedown.
Asanovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Coutour swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coutour shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Asanovic sprawls well. Asanovic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Coutour gets slowly back to his feet.
Asanovic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Coutour.
Coutour blocks a head kick by Asanovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asanovic throws a nice looking combination but Coutour bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Coutour instigates a clinch.
Asanovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Asanovic is trying to break the clinch but Coutour is controlling him.
Coutour has Asanovic pressed against the cage, preventing Asanovic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Coutour wants a takedown.
Asanovic is pressed up against the cage. Coutour has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Asanovic down to the mat. Asanovic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Asanovic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Coutour.
Asanovic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Coutour holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Asanovic stalling in the clinch but Coutour improves position.
Asanovic is trying to break free.
Coutour wants a takedown but no success here.
Asanovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Coutour's face.
Coutour goes for a takedown attempt but Asanovic pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Asanovic moves into range and clinches up with Coutour.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Randal Coutour will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Asanovic misses with a head kick.
Nikola Asanovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Asanovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Asanovic slaps away a takedown attempt from Coutour, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Coutour scores with a shot to the body.
Coutour shoots in but no luck this time.
Coutour misses with a wild body shot.
Asanovic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Asanovic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Asanovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nikola Asanovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Asanovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Coutour tries to close the distance and clinch up but Asanovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Coutour misses with a takedown attempt - Asanovic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nikola Asanovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randal Coutour.
Asanovic throws a sloppy head kick and Coutour moves out of range easily.
Asanovic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Asanovic. That's going to slow Coutour down.
Asanovic scores with a jab to the head.
Coutour is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Asanovic rather than just go for the knockout.
Coutour shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Coutour showed some decent athleticism there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coutour gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Some wild striking there from Coutour.
Asanovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Asanovic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Coutour misses with a two punch combination.
Asanovic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Asanovic is looking to clinch.
Coutour closes the distance and clinches.
Asanovic tries to break the clinch but Coutour is controlling the position.
Coutour has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Asanovic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Coutour looking for a takedown.
Asanovic landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coutour drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Asanovic gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Asanovic manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Asanovic or perhaps it was just good defense by Coutour which made him look bad.
Coutour changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Asanovic tries to avoid it but Coutour manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Asanovic to the ground. Asanovic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Asanovic has Coutour up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Asanovic.
Asanovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Asanovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Coutour breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Asanovic misses with a combination
and Coutour counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Coutour connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Asanovic momentarily.
Coutour throws a series of punches but Asanovic moves out of range.
Asanovic closes the distance looking to clinch
and Coutour counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Asanovic!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asanovic is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Asanovic tries to hold on but Coutour postures up.
Coutour is looking to work his way around to Asanovic's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Coutour trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Asanovic wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Coutour.
Asanovic is squirming around, avoiding Coutour's attempts to control the action.
Asanovic is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Coutour working for a submission but Asanovic is keeping him at bay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Asanovic slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Asanovic wants to control but Coutour is keeping busy.
Asanovic wants to get back to full guard.
Coutour looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Coutour tries to stand and escape but Asanovic is controlling the position.
Coutour is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Asanovic tries to kick Coutour off but Coutour keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randal Coutour comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Coutour 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Randal Coutour!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Neil Rollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laurel Aitken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rollins comes to the cage accompanied by Everyday Normal Guy. Aitken is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Two Joints- Sublime. 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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28
183 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neil Rollins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Laurel Aitken!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rollins lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A punch combination from Aitken misses.
Aitken throws a hook to the side of Rollins's head but Rollins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aitken throws a big shot that misses.
Rollins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aitken throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rollins counters with a body kick that stops Aitken in his tracks momentarily.
Rollins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rollins closes the distance and clinches.
Rollins content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rollins obliges.
Rollins scores with a hook to the body.
Aitken being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins misses with a body punch.
Rollins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aitken has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Aitken takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Aitken is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rollins is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rollins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aitkens head.
Rollins stalling against the cage.
Rollins tries to land a knee to the head but Aitken blocks with his arms.
Aitken is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rollins landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aitken is trying to force a seperation but Rollins has the dominant position.
Rollins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A low kick from Aitken is predictable there
and Rollins counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rollins stalling in the clinch.
Rollins landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rollins using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Aitken takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rollins misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rollins.
Rollins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rollins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rollins manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Aitken blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aitken tries to break the clinch but Rollins is controlling the position.
Rollins looking to throw knees to the head but Aitken is blocking nicely.
Rollins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rollins closes the distance and clinches.
Rollins lands an elbow inside.
Aitken wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rollins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rollins leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rollins tries to land a knee to the head but Aitken blocks with his arms.
Rollins cracks Aitken with a nice body shot.
Rollins connects with a knee to the head.
Rollins landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aitken looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins effectively controlling the action here.
Rollins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rollins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aitken backwards.
Rollins keeps control of Aitken as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rollins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rollins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rollins fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aitken.
Aitken tries to keep at a distance but Rollins has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rollins prevents Aitken from breaking the clinch.
Rollins scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rollins.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rollins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neil Rollins 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.
Rollins ducks under a wild hook from Aitken.
Rollins digs a good hook to Aitken's body.
Rollins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Aitken misses with a double jab
and Rollins counters with a low kick, right behind Aitken 's knee.
Rollins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick from Rollins lands but Aitken takes it in his stride.
Aitken throws a combination that misses
and Rollins counters with a nice leg kick.
Aitken is breathing heavily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rollins. Aitken shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aitken tries to keep at a distance but Rollins has taken the fight into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rollins.
Aitken wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rollins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rollins manages to break the clinch.
Rollins slips under a jab from Aitken.
Rollins fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aitken.
Aitken throws a shot from downtown. Rollins moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rollins lands a nice knee to the body.
Rollins lands a damaging elbow.
Rollins just leaning against Aitken, taking a breather.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Rollins for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A short uppercut from Rollins.
Rollins holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Neil Rollins.
Rollins closes the distance and pushes Aitken back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aitken is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rollins breaks from the clinch.
Rollins throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rollins.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rollins.
Both fighters circling a little - Rollins finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Neil Rollins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aitken keeps the fight on the outside.
Rollins throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aitken falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rollins counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aitken's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aitken dodges the punch combination from Rollins.
Aitken misses with a hook. Rollins ducked under it nicely.
Rollins moves into the clinch successfully.
Rollins holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rollins gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rollins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aitkens head.
Rollins has Aitken pushed against the cage.
Aitken tries to pull guard but Rollins won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neil Rollins dominated that second round.
That's time! Rollins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Aitken chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rollins can pounce on him.
Rollins is looking to clinch but Aitken is avoiding it.
Laurel Aitken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rollins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rollins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rollins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aitken avoids the head kick by Rollins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rollins takes the fight into the clinch.
Aitken tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rollins smiles and moves away.
Rollins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aitken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aitken throws a combination that misses
and Rollins counters with a nice kick to the body.
Neil Rollins is winning the standup battle so far.
Aitken takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rollins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aitken.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rollins.
Rollins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aitken has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rollins.
Rollins looks to score with a jab to the body but Aitken is just out of range.
Neil Rollins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aitken's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aitken throws a sloppy body shot
and Rollins counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Aitken misses the body punch
and Rollins counters with a right hand to the body.
Rollins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rollins is looking to clinch but Aitken is avoiding it.
Aitken throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rollins counters with a leg kick.
Rollins throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rollins is looking to wear down Aitken with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rollins connects with the punch.
Aitken has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rollins.
Rollins clinches up with Aitken and pushes him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rollins takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins is working Aitken over against the cage.
Rollins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rollins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Neil Rollins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rollins breaks from the clinch.
Rollins displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Aitken takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rollins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aitken can do to turn this around?
Aitken misses with a jab to the body
and Rollins counters with a slapping leg kick.
Aitken is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rollins.
Aitken takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Laurel Aitken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins wants to clinch.
Rollins moves out of range of the strikes.
Rollins misses with a few strikes there.
Rollins closes the distance and pushes Aitken back into the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Rollins.
Aitken tries to circle away but Rollins has him pinned against the cage.
Aitken working hard to break the clinch.
Rollins misses with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neil Rollins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rollins 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:24
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neil Rollins!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scoop Riggleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jon Phenomenon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Jon Phenomenon told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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25
215 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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28
220 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scoop Riggleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Jon Phenomenon!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riggleman throws a series of punches but Phenomenon moves out of range.
Phenomenon misses with a wild body shot.
Riggleman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Phenomenon.
Riggleman staying out of range there.
Riggleman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riggleman misses with a shot to the body
and Phenomenon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Phenomenon throws a combination that misses
and Riggleman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phenomenon throws a jab when Riggleman was well out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Phenomenon.
Phenomenon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phenomenon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Riggleman's head backwards.
Riggleman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Phenomenon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Riggleman is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phenomenon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Phenomenon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Riggleman throws the left hand but Phenomenon avoids the punch easily.
Phenomenon throws a series of punches but Riggleman avoids them all with ease.
Jon Jon Phenomenon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riggleman throws out a loose jab but Phenomenon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riggleman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Phenomenon.
Riggleman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Phenomenon counters with a left and a right that stings Riggleman.
Riggleman misses with a takedown
and Phenomenon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Riggleman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scoop Riggleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggleman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Riggleman misses the target.
Phenomenon throws a jab when Riggleman was well out of range.
A big right from Phenomenon misses.
Riggleman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Phenomenon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Riggleman needs to keep his hands up - Phenomenon had a free shot at his head there.
Phenomenon lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Phenomenon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phenomenon thuds a left hand into Riggleman's body.
A lazy left from Phenomenon finds it's target.
Phenomenon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Riggleman has time to react.
Phenomenon feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Riggleman sprawling to the canvas! Riggleman rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Phenomenon finish him?!
Riggleman is rocked!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Riggleman. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riggleman walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Phenomenon swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jon Jon Phenomenon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Walter Never Faulter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Fontana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Never Faulter comes to the cage accompanied by Fire it up by Modest Mouse. The crowd seem to be enjoying Fontana's choice of entrance music: Pass The Dutchie. 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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196 lbs
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Never Faulter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulo Fontana!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fontana is looking to clinch.
The fighters circling - Never Faulter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fontana tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Never Faulter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Never Faulter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fontana manages to avoid it.
Fontana tries to land a front kick but Never Faulter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Never Faulter digs a good body shot into Fontana's ribs.
Never Faulter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fontana's head.
Fontana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fontana looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Never Faulter!
Never Faulter regains half guard.
Never Faulter is refusing to be controlled, as Fontana sits in half guard.
Fontana takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Never Faulter controlling the position for now.
Never Faulter trying to get back to full guard but Fontana takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Fontana controlling the pace for now.
Never Faulter is trying to escape the mount.
Fontana throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Fontana trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Never Faulter is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Never Faulter tries to improve his position but instead Fontana has taken his back!
Never Faulter is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Fontana really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Never Faulter.
Never Faulter manages to reverse the position and now he's in Fontana's guard. Nice work there by Never Faulter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Never Faulter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Never Faulter connects with a couple of short punches.
Never Faulter trying to control the position from guard on top but Fontana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fontana preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fontana not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fontana keeping moving, preventing Never Faulter from controlling successfully.
Never Faulter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fontana's head.
Never Faulter tries to free his leg and advance position but Fontana is retaining full guard.
Never Faulter trying to control but Fontana is working from the bottom.
Never Faulter looking to pass the guard.
Never Faulter wants to control from the top but Fontana keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fontana trying to control the position here.
Never Faulter wants to pass the guard but Fontana is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Never Faulter is working hard here to advance position.
Never Faulter throwing strikes from guard but Fontana blocks nicely.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fontana is trying hard to land a takedown here. Never Faulter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Never Faulter. Fontana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fontana moves out of range of the body kick from Never Faulter.
Fontana shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Walter Never Faulter will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Never Faulter blocks a head kick by Fontana.
Fontana tries to clinch there but Never Faulter circles away.
Fontana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fontana shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Never Faulter is trying to defend but Fontana finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Never Faulter looking for submissions off his back.
Fontana thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Never Faulter's head.
Fontana is working for a submission of some sort.
Never Faulter is positioning himself well to prevent Fontana advancing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontana is trying to control. Never Faulter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Never Faulter slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Never Faulter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fontana trying to control the position from guard on top but Never Faulter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Never Faulter wants to sweep here but Fontana controlling him for the moment.
That's two 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.
Fontana trying to control the position from guard on top but Never Faulter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fontana gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Never Faulter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fontana's head.
Never Faulter tries to free his leg and advance position but Fontana is retaining full guard.
Never Faulter throwing strikes from guard but Fontana blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fontana is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Never Faulter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fontana works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Never Faulter content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Never Faulter postures up in Fontana's guard and throws a big left but Fontana blocks it.
Never Faulter got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fontana has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Never Faulter has managed to get both his arms back between Fontana's legs - danger averted.
Never Faulter tries to free his leg and advance position but Fontana is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Never Faulter scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Never Faulter is looking to take a break and control but Fontana is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Never Faulter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Never Faulter misses with a head shot. Fontana uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Never Faulter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fontana is keeping the position for now.
Fontana is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Never Faulter is controlling him.
Fontana controls Never Faulter momentarily but Never Faulter frees himself.
Fontana pulls Never Faulter in close to prevent any damage.
Never Faulter connects with a couple of short punches.
Fontana looking to control.
Never Faulter throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Never Faulter dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A shot to the liver by Never Faulter. Beautiful body shot.
Fontana shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Never Faulter counters with a single leg into guard. Fontana didn't expect that.
Never Faulter tries to free his leg and advance position but Fontana is retaining full guard.
Fontana looking for a guillotine here but Never Faulter defends easily.
Walter Never Faulter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Never Faulter chips away with some ground and pound.
Never Faulter throws a big right hand that misses.
Fontana avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fontana looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fontana takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Never Faulter stays in close to Fontana's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Never Faulter trying to control but Fontana is working from the bottom.
Fontana utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Never Faulter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fontana is trying to control the position but Never Faulter postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice body punch from Never Faulter.
Never Faulter misses with the combination.
Never Faulter lands a slapping body shot.
Fontana misses the body punch
and Never Faulter counters with a left and a right that stings Fontana.
Fontana thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Never Faulter lands a jab to the nose.
Never Faulter darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fontana is trying to control but can't.
Fontana is not content to let Never Faulter control the position.
Fontana is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Never Faulter scores with a couple of nice shots.
Walter Never Faulter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Never Faulter controlling the pace.
Never Faulter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fontana blocking the ground and pound attempt from Never Faulter.
Fontana makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fontana.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fontana wants to stand and escape but Never Faulter is having none of it.
Fontana has his foot on Never Faulter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Never Faulter works his way back into a safe position though.
Never Faulter stands up over Fontana, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Never Faulter slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fontana trying to keep a closed guard but Never Faulter is proving a slippery customer.
Paulo Fontana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Never Faulter sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fontana is trying to keep Never Faulter in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Never Faulter trying to control but Fontana is working from the bottom.
Never Faulter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Never Faulter postures up and lands a big shot to Fontana's brow.
Never Faulter throwing strikes but missing.
Fontana working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Never Faulter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Never Faulter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fontana can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Never Faulter controls the pace.
Never Faulter connects with a couple of short punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walter Never Faulter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Never Faulter 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter Never Faulter!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rich Aces High (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chester Wing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aces High's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Knock em Dead Kid. Wing has chosen Not Afraid as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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26
189 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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22
193 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rich Aces High!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chester Wing!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aces High slips a jab from Wing.
Good standup being displayed there by Aces High as he connects with a hook.
Wing misses with a hook. Aces High ducked under it nicely.
Aces High throws a hook but Wing blocks it.
Wing misses with an uppercut. Aces High saw that one coming.
Wing throws a looping overhand right but Aces High ducks down to avoid it.
Aces High uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wing has time to react.
Wing thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Aces High if he has to take too many more of those.
Wing throws a looping overhand right but Aces High ducks down to avoid it.
Aces High scores with a hook to the body. Wing takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Wing goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wing connects with a single shot there.
Wing getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Aces High stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aces High throws a big shot that misses.
Wing throws a hook to the side of Aces High's head but Aces High sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Aces High throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aces High blocks the body kick.
Aces High dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aces High stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aces High scores with a jab to the head.
Aces High throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wing.
Aces High catches Wing with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Aces High blocks a jab.
Wing waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aces High.
Wing moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wing looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aces High lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wing at a distance.
Wing looks gassed!
The fighters circling - Aces High throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aces High works the jab nicely.
Wing misses with a two punch combination.
Wing tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aces High was well out of range. Poor timing from Wing.
Aces High uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wing throws a jab but it's blocked by Aces High.
Aces High lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aces High walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wing.
Aces High lands with a straight right. Wing didn't see that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from Aces High.
Wing is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Wing walks into a straight right hand from Aces High.
Aces High is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Aces High throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wing throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aces High counters with a crisp one two that drops Wing! Aces High thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Wing to his feet! Wing is in big trouble!
Wing is rocked!
Wing walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Aces High swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rich Aces High!
Rich Aces High is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nines Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emile Hainesburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rodriguez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Angel - Massive Attack. Nines Rodriguez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Emile Hainesburg's chin.
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21
165 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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24
167 lbs
16 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nines Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emile Hainesburg!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez misses with a body kick.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hainesburg.
Hainesburg lands a lovely overhand right.
Rodriguez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hainesburg was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodriguez.
Hainesburg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rodriguez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hainesburg does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hainesburg takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rodriguez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hainesburg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez swinging wildly here.
Rodriguez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hainesburg with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Hainesburg.
Rodriguez lands a head shot.
A shot to the liver by Rodriguez. Beautiful body shot.
Rodriguez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hainesburg doesn't seem bothered though.
Hainesburg throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hainesburg misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hainesburg throws a leg kick but Rodriguez checks it.
Rodriguez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hainesburg was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodriguez.
A left and a right from Rodriguez both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez misses with a few strikes there.
Nice cross by Hainesburg.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. Hainesburg does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Rodriguez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hainesburg.
Rodriguez scores with a jab to the body.
Nines Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hainesburg shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rodriguez pinned against the cage. Rodriguez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hainesburg lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hainesburg manages to avoid it.
Hainesburg misses with a head kick.
Rodriguez lands with a nice combination. Hainesburg backs away looking to recover.
Rodriguez misses with a jab to the body
and Hainesburg counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rodriguez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hainesburg has time to react.
Rodriguez misses with a shot to the body
and Hainesburg counters with a right hand to the body.
Rodriguez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rodriguez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hainesburg.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hainesburg.
Hainesburg attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hainesburg throws a nice head kick!
Hainesburg throws a head kick that misses
and Rodriguez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hainesburg misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rodriguez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hainesburg has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hainesburg and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rodriguez thows a body shot but no joy.
Rodriguez is looking to wear down Hainesburg with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hainesburg throws a leg kick which misses Rodriguez's front leg but catches the back leg as Rodriguez tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hainesburg throws a head kick that misses
and Rodriguez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
It looks like Emile Hainesburg has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hainesburg drops his hands momentarily and Rodriguez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nines Rodriguez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emile Hainesburg's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hainesburg ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez connects with a jab.
Rodriguez lands with an overhand left.
Rodriguez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hainesburg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodriguez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hainesburg.
Hainesburg misses with a straight right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hainesburg.
Hainesburg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodriguez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hainesburg manages to avoid it.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut.
Rodriguez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hainesburg counters with a low kick, right behind Rodriguez 's knee.
Hainesburg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rodriguez lands a slapping body shot.
Rodriguez stuns Hainesburg with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hainesburg counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rodriguez lands a nice hook to Hainesburg's body. Hainesburg takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hainesburg misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hainesburg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hainesburg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rodriguez misses with a jab to the body
and Hainesburg makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rodriguez really felt that one!
Rodriguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodriguez misses with a wild combination.
Hainesburg lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rodriguez blocks a jab.
Rodriguez misses with a double jab
and Hainesburg counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rodriguez throws a body punch but Hainesburg moves out of range.
Rodriguez throws a jab but it's blocked by Hainesburg.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hainesburg counters with a low kick, right behind Rodriguez 's knee.
Rodriguez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hainesburg.
A shot to the body from Rodriguez misses
and Hainesburg counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hainesburg throws a body punch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Rodriguez checks a leg kick.
Rodriguez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodriguez slips a jab and a cross from Hainesburg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rodriguez throws a hook but Hainesburg avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Rodriguez misses
and Hainesburg counters with a leg kick.
Rodriguez just misses with a punch to the body.
Hainesburg throws the kick towards the body but Rodriguez avoids it.
Rodriguez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rodriguez sizes up Hainesburg with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rodriguez loads up on a big right hand but Hainesburg slips the punch.
Hainesburg pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodriguez misses with a series of wild punches.
Rodriguez misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Emile Hainesburg will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Emile Hainesburg's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hainesburg throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hainesburg throws a head kick that half lands.
Hainesburg throws a head kick that misses.
Hainesburg lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rodriguez misses the body punch
and Hainesburg counters with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Hainesburg.
Rodriguez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rodriguez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hainesburg.
Rodriguez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hainesburg counters with a big head kick but Rodriguez shrugs it off.
Hainesburg lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice body punch from Rodriguez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rodriguez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rodriguez throws out a leg kick but Hainesburg moves out of range and Rodriguez only half commits.
Rodriguez throws the left hand but Hainesburg avoids the punch easily.
Hainesburg looks to land a body kick but Rodriguez moved away.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodriguez throws a combination that misses
and Hainesburg counters with a big head kick but Rodriguez shrugs it off.
Hainesburg slips under a jab.
Rodriguez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rodriguez works Hainesburg's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Rodriguez does no damage.
Rodriguez misses the shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Rodriguez - just one landing.
Rodriguez blocks a low kick nicely.
Rodriguez misses the shot to the body.
Rodriguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hainesburg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hainesburg scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rodriguez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hainesburg.
Rodriguez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hainesburg counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rodriguez's knee momentarily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rodriguez.
Hainesburg with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hainesburg throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rodriguez misses with a combination
and Hainesburg counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice defenses there by Rodriguez.
Hainesburg tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rodriguez is able to avoid easily.
Rodriguez throws a leg kick
and Hainesburg counters by moving into the clinch.
Rodriguez blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hainesburg putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rodriguez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hainesburg lands a right hand.
Hainesburg lands an elbow that stopped Rodriguez in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Nines Rodriguez has been cut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rodriguez misses with a punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Hainesburg.
Hainesburg letting Rodriguez take a breather here.
Hainesburg pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hainesburg tries for a takedown but Rodriguez manages to get underhooks.
Rodriguez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rodriguez misses with a body punch.
Hainesburg stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rodriguez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hainesburg backwards.
Hainesburg crunches a lovely knee into Rodriguez's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodriguez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hainesburg obliges.
Hainesburg blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rodriguez.
Hainesburg lands a knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emile Hainesburg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hainesburg has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emile Hainesburg!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cory Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Holyfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cory Smith!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holyfield moves away from the strike by Smith.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.
Holyfield ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Holyfield showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Holyfield is just out of range.
Smith lands a nice hook to Holyfield's body. Holyfield takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A cross from Smith lands.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Holyfield.
Smith lands a two punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Holyfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Holyfield throws out the jab.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holyfield moves away.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Holyfield tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Smith throws a good cross that connects.
Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Holyfield. Holyfield circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Smith slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Smith is looking to clinch but Holyfield is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Holyfield misses.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Holyfield 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Holyfield cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
Smith slips under a jab.
Holyfield scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Holyfield 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield in the domination position with Smith hanging on.
Smith is trying to buck Holyfield off.
Smith sneaks back into half guard.
Smith has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Holyfield is working away from the top position though.
Smith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Holyfield is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Smith defends it well.
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.
Holyfield is looking for a kimura here.
Smith kicks Holyfield off and gets back to his feet.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holyfield.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smith.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cory Smith dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Holyfield slips under a jab from Smith.
Smith thuds a left hand into Holyfield's body.
Smith is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Holyfield closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Smith misses with a combination
enabling Holyfield to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Holyfield is just out of range.
Holyfield throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Smith has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Smith stuffs the takedown.
Cory Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A shot to the body from Smith misses
and Holyfield counters with a nice double leg into side control. Smith won't be happy with that.
Holyfield is working to tighten is grip on Smith's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Smith has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Holyfield is really squeezing tight and eventually Smith passes out! Holyfield breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Nate Holyfield!
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