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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scipio Africanus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Vinyard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vinyard has chosen Here comes the pain as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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194 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scipio Africanus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Vinyard!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Africanus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Africanus looks to land a body kick but Vinyard moved away.
Africanus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vinyard moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Vinyard looks for the body kick but Africanus saw that one coming.
Vinyard takes the fight into the clinch.
Vinyard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Africanus prevents Vinyard from breaking the clinch.
Vinyard is trying to break the clinch but Africanus is controlling him.
A short right from Vinyard on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vinyard stalling against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vinyard.
A short body shot lands from Vinyard as the two fighters clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vinyard breaks from the clinch.
Vinyard instigates a clinch.
Vinyard scores with a knee to the head.
Vinyard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Africanus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vinyard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vinyard pushes Africanus up against the cage in a clinch.
Africanus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vinyard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinyard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Africanus - that will leave a mark!
Africanus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vinyard's calf.
Vinyard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vinyard.
Vinyard missing with knees to the body.
Africanus stalling the fight.
Vinyard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Africanus backwards.
Vinyard wants to break free but Africanus has control.
Vinyard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vinyard just leaning against Africanus, taking a breather.
A short right from Vinyard on the inside.
Vinyard is trying to break the clinch but Africanus has him pressed against the cage.
Africanus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Africanus looking to throw knees to the head but Vinyard is blocking nicely.
Africanus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vinyard avoids it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vinyard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vinyard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Africanus misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vinyard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vinyard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Africanus is looking to control Vinyard's arms but Vinyard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Africanus has his back to the cage.
Africanus has a couple of punches blocked by Vinyard.
Africanus blocks a body shot from Vinyard.
Nice body punch from Vinyard.
Vinyard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Africanus.
Vinyard lands a body shot.
Vinyard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Africanus.
Vinyard holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Vinyard dodges an elbow strike from Africanus.
A head punch on the inside from Vinyard fails to land.
Africanus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vinyard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Africanus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Africanus misses with a body shot.
Vinyard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vinyard checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Africanus
and Vinyard counters with a head kick.
Africanus is looking to slow Vinyard down with leg kicks.
Vinyard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Africanus.
Vinyard tries to clinch up.
Vinyard rushes Africanus and presses him up against the cage.
Vinyard lands a body punch.
Africanus has Vinyard pressed against the cage, preventing Vinyard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vinyard lands a nice shot to the body.
Africanus is breathing heavily.
Africanus tries to land knees in the clinch but Vinyard avoids the damage to the body.
Vinyard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Africanus tries to land a knee to the head but Vinyard blocks with his arms.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vinyard - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vinyard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Africanus scores with a kick to the body.
Africanus swats away the attempt to clinch by Vinyard.
Africanus tries to keep at a distance but Vinyard has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Africanus blocks it with crossed arms.
Vinyard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vinyard throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Africanus counters with an inside leg kick.
Vinyard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vinyard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Africanus.
Africanus throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Africanus wants to slow Vinyard down by chopping away at his legs.
Africanus misses the jab.
Africanus tries a head kick but it misses.
A low kick from Vinyard misses
and Africanus counters with an outside leg kick.
Africanus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Africanus misses with a kick to the body
and Vinyard counters with a thumping low kick.
Vinyard throws a leg kick
and Africanus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vinyard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Africanus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Vinyard dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Africanus.
Derek Vinyard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vinyard misses with the body kick
and Africanus counters with a good low kick that Vinyard was not able to check.
Africanus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vinyard lands a jab-cross combination.
Africanus is rocked!
Vinyard connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Africanus out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Derek Vinyard! Derek Vinyard retains his middleweight title!
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energy
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hype
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