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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chance Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane takedown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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194 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chance Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane takedown!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
takedown scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
takedown misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
takedown scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
takedown throws a strike aimed at the side of Silver's head but Silver avoids it well.
takedown looking to control but instead Silver has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Silver has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. takedown is working away from the top position though.
takedown thows a huge punch but Silver dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver wants to control but takedown is keeping busy.
Silver is not content to let takedown control the position.
Silver is trying to get back to full guard.
takedown stalling away here and it's allowed Silver to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Silver looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
takedown engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
takedown got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silver has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, takedown has managed to get both his arms back between Silver's legs - danger averted.
Silver looking to control.
takedown's corner is telling him to maintain position.
takedown is looking to work some ground and pound but Silver has wrist control.
takedown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silver. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
takedown trying to control but Silver is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
takedown must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Silver is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but takedown frees his head nicely. Oh but Silver has switched to an armbar! takedown is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Chance Silver!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Orpik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leshar Moradon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Orpik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leshar Moradon!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moradon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Moradon tries to clinch up but Orpik circles away and keeps his distance.
Orpik looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Orpik not doing much here.
Orpik not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Moradon is in trouble now - Orpik has advanced to mount!
Orpik takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moradon has given up his back here. Will Orpik look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Orpik is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Moradon with him. Moradon is trying to defend but Orpik has an arm under the chin now! Moradon grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jason Orpik!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gio Van Der Hoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and roger roger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gio Van Der Hoef had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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240 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gio Van Der Hoef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, roger roger!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
roger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Der Hoef swinging wildly here.
Van Der Hoef stuffs the takedown attempt from roger. roger gets slowly back to his feet.
Van Der Hoef avoids a kick to the body.
Van Der Hoef tries to close the distance and clinch but roger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Der Hoef tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. roger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
roger clinches with his opponent.
roger tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Van Der Hoef smiles and moves away.
Van Der Hoef stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Van Der Hoef wants it to stay on the feet.
Gio Van Der Hoef has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of roger roger.
Van Der Hoef wants to clinch
and roger counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
roger drags the fight down to the ground.
roger trying to control the position.
Van Der Hoef engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
roger managing to control the position.
roger wants to control the position but Van Der Hoef says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
roger avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Van Der Hoef.
roger is trying to control but can't.
roger tries to get to full guard but Van Der Hoef has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Van Der Hoef is taking a breather. roger says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
OK we're going to have a standup here. roger roger hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Van Der Hoef tries to clinch up
and roger counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Van Der Hoef!
roger throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
roger is working for a guillotine from mount but Van Der Hoef frees his head quite easily.
Van Der Hoef is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
roger controlling his opponent.
Van Der Hoef taking shots to the head.
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.
Van Der Hoef is wriggling around trying to escape.
roger avoids the attempt from Van Der Hoef to control.
Van Der Hoef bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
roger looks gassed!
Van Der Hoef won't allow roger to sweep him here.
roger controls Van Der Hoef momentarily but Van Der Hoef frees himself.
roger wants to sweep here but Van Der Hoef controlling him for the moment.
Van Der Hoef cracks roger with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
roger roger dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Van Der Hoef clinches.
roger fails to pull guard.
roger lands with a light punch inside.
roger tries to pull guard but Van Der Hoef won't allow it.
roger has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Van Der Hoef avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gio Van Der Hoef has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of roger roger.
Van Der Hoef breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
roger circles away from the clinch attempt
and roger counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Van Der Hoef breaks the clinch.
Van Der Hoef closes the distance but roger moves to the side
and roger counters with a flying knee. Nice.
roger is breathing heavily.
Van Der Hoef darts in trying to clinch
and roger counters by moving into the clinch.
Van Der Hoef lands a left hand that snaps the head of roger backwards.
roger tries to pull guard but Van Der Hoef won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
roger is looking to break free of the clinch but Van Der Hoef has double underhooks.
roger tries to pull guard but Van Der Hoef won't allow it.
Van Der Hoef's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
roger closes this distance looking for a takedown but Van Der Hoef circles away.
Van Der Hoef fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
roger circles away from the clinch attempt
and roger counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Van Der Hoef manages to break the clinch.
Van Der Hoef forces roger back against the cage and clinches.
Van Der Hoef lands a good knee to the midsection. roger won't want to take too many of those.
Van Der Hoef lands an elbow just above roger 's eye.
It looks like roger roger has been cut.
Van Der Hoef breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
roger swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Der Hoef.
Van Der Hoef tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but roger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Hoef fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with roger, pushing him back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Van Der Hoef - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Van Der Hoef manages to break the clinch.
Gio Van Der Hoef seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Der Hoef closes the distance and pushes roger back into the cage.
roger jumps guard and drags Van Der Hoef to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Van Der Hoef slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Van Der Hoef won't allow roger to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Der Hoef's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Der Hoef landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Hoef pushes down on roger's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Van Der Hoef slows the pace down in half guard.
roger trying to get back to full guard but Van Der Hoef takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
roger is working to get back to half guard.
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.
roger tries to lock up and control but Van Der Hoef gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Van Der Hoef controlling from mount.
Van Der Hoef avoids the attempt from roger to control.
roger can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gio Van Der Hoef dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on roger roger's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Van Der Hoef clinches.
roger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
roger tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Van Der Hoef swivels and escapes.
Van Der Hoef stalks roger and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into roger's face. roger staggers backwards, shaken.
Van Der Hoef fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with roger, pushing him back against the cage.
Van Der Hoef breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Der Hoef clinches with his opponent.
Van Der Hoef manages to break the clinch.
A good leg kick by Van Der Hoef.
Van Der Hoef fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Der Hoef tries to clinch there but roger circles away.
roger takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Van Der Hoef wants to clinch up but roger keeps it at a distance.
Van Der Hoef is looking to clinch but roger is avoiding it.
Van Der Hoef has managed to clinch.
roger jumps guard but Van Der Hoef stands there with roger around his waist. roger gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from roger as the two fighters clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Van Der Hoef tries to break free but roger pushes him back against the cage.
Van Der Hoef breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Der Hoef tries to close the distance and clinch up but roger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
roger shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Van Der Hoef sprawls well. Van Der Hoef wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. roger gets slowly back to his feet.
Gio Van Der Hoef has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of roger roger.
Van Der Hoef tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and roger counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
roger is trying to control. Van Der Hoef wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Van Der Hoef makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Hoef closes the distance looking to clinch
and roger counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Van Der Hoef is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Van Der Hoef 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.
roger works over Van Der Hoef with some ground and pound from guard.
roger working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
roger roger has got the better of the ground game so far.
Van Der Hoef controls roger momentarily but roger frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Hoef 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.
roger won't allow Van Der Hoef to get back to his feet.
Van Der Hoef looking to control.
Van Der Hoef wants to control but roger passes easily into half guard.
roger slips a nice elbow through Van Der Hoef's hands, connecting with Van Der Hoef's forehead.
roger lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Van Der Hoef strikes from the bottom but roger passes into mount!
roger controlling the position easily from mount.
Van Der Hoef wants to hold on but roger pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
roger scoring with strikes but Van Der Hoef is staying in there.
Van Der Hoef is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gio Van Der Hoef.
I think Van Der Hoef has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Crisostomo Ibarra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ok ko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crisostomo Ibarra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, ok ko!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibarra on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ibarra is defended easily by ko.
Ibarra looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for ko!
Ibarra looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
ko tries to reverse the position but Ibarra maintains control.
ko wants to control but Ibarra is having none of it.
Ibarra looking to secure an arm triangle but ko defends it well.
Ibarra goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now ko is on top in guard.
ko tries to stand but Ibarra is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ko content to stall in guard here.
Ibarra is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and ko defends well.
ko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
ko controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ibarra might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ibarra working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. ko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. ko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ibarra had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. ko defends it easily.
Ibarra being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ko preventing the sweep.
ko seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ibarra had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. ko defends it easily.
ko wanted to stand there but Ibarra had control of the position.
ko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ibarra. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ibarra is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ibarra throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ibarra is breathing heavily.
Ibarra can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as ko controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ko tries to free his leg and advance position but Ibarra is retaining full guard.
Ibarra being controlled here, momentarily.
ko wants to stand but Ibarra has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
ko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ibarra is keeping the position for now.
Ibarra looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
ko slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. ok ko hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
ko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ibarra.
Ibarra shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says ko as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crisostomo Ibarra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ibarra shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as ko sprawls well. ko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ibarra gets slowly back to his feet.
ko lands a high kick!
ko scores with a nice body kick.
ko has managed to clinch.
ko crunches a lovely knee into Ibarra's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
ko landing knees to the body.
ko scores a nice knee to the body.
Ibarra takes a knee right on the jaw!
ko is stalling here.
ko working Ibarra over with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
ko will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ibarra up against the cage.
Ibarra has a couple of punches blocked by ko.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. ko obliges.
ko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ibarra in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
ko connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ok ko 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.
ko gets a clinch.
Ibarra is trying to push ko away but ko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
ko holding his opponent close, against the cage.
ko landing knees to the body.
ko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ibarra backwards.
ko has Ibarra pressed against the cage, preventing Ibarra from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees to the body from ko.
ko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
ko scores with a knee to the head.
Ibarra takes a knee right on the jaw!
ko stalls.
ko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ibarra's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for ko.
ko stalls.
ko scores a nice knee to the body.
Ibarra takes a knee right on the jaw!
ko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ibarra's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ibarra wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from ko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibarra is trying to push ko away but ko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
ko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Ibarra's face as he tries to break the clinch.
ko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ibarra's face.
ko misses with a knee to the head.
Ibarra has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ibarra is trying to break the clinch but ko is controlling him.
Ibarra wants to get back to striking at distance but ko won't allow it.
ko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. ko obliges.
Ibarra managing to block the knees to the body from ko.
Ibarra tries to break the clinch but ko is controlling the position.
ko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
ko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ibarra avoids it.
Ibarra working hard to break the clinch.
ko keeps control of Ibarra as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ibarra wants to get back to striking at distance but ko won't allow it.
Ibarra working hard to break the clinch.
ko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ibarra letting ko take a breather here.
Ibarra takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ibarra tries to break the clinch but ko is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ibarra swings wildly with an uppercut but ko uses good head movement to avoid it.
ko lands a nice knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from ko.
Ibarra tries to break free but ko pushes him back against the cage.
Ibarra looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
ko lands a knee to the head.
ko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
ko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ibarra avoids it.
Ibarra wants to break free but ko has control.
ko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ibarra is looking to break free of the clinch but ko has double underhooks.
ko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ibarra working aggressively here.
ko trying to control the position but instead, Ibarra has worked for underhooks and has pushed ko into the cage.
Ibarra letting ko take a breather here.
A frustrated look appears on Ibarra's face as he tries to break the clinch.
ko connects with a knee to the head.
ok ko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ibarra can't break the clinch.
Ibarra can't break the clinch.
Ibarra takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from ko.
Ibarra tries to circle away but ko has him pinned against the cage.
Ibarra tries to break free but ko pushes him back against the cage.
Ibarra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
ko trying to control the position but instead, Ibarra has worked for underhooks and has pushed ko into the cage.
Ibarra misses with a punch on the inside.
ko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ibarra wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ibarra fails to land.
ko scores with a knee to the head.
Ibarra is looking to break free of the clinch but ko has double underhooks.
ko scores with a knee to the head.
ko keeps control of Ibarra as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ibarra is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ibarra wants to get back to striking at distance but ko won't allow it.
A knee to the head by ko.
ko keeps control of Ibarra as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
ko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ibarra's efforts to push away.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ibarra wants to get back to striking at distance but ko won't allow it.
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.
ko lands a nice knee to the body.
ko scores with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Ibarra's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ibarra can't break the clinch.
Ibarra takes a knee right on the jaw!
ko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ibarra wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ibarra wants to get back to striking at distance but ko won't allow it.
ko has Ibarra pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Ibarra.
ko has Ibarra pressed against the cage, preventing Ibarra from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
ko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ibarra as ko tries to tie him up.
ko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ibarra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ibarra misses with a hook from the clinch.
ko lands a knee to the head.
ko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ibarra's efforts to push away.
ko avoiding damage.
Ibarra wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
ko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ibarra lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ok ko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ibarra shoots in and drives through. ko sprawls well.
ko takes the fight into the clinch.
ko landing knees to the body.
Ibarra working hard to break the clinch.
ko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
ko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
ko lands a knee to the head.
ko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ibarra lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
ko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ibarra in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
ko lands a knee to the body.
Ibarra looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
ko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ibarra's efforts to push away.
Stalling in the clinch from ko.
ko scores a nice knee to the body.
ko connects with a knee to the head.
Ibarra misses with some punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
ko landing knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ibarra is trying to push ko away but ko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
ko keeps control of Ibarra as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibarra is trying to break the clinch but ko is controlling him.
ko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ibarra takes a knee right on the jaw!
ko works on Ibarra's body with a couple of short punches.
Ibarra wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A knee to the head by ko.
Stalling in the clinch from ko.
ko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ibarra lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ibarra tries to break the clinch but ko is controlling the position.
ko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ibarra lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
ko is stalling here.
The crowd are getting on ko's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Ibarra tries to circle away but ko has him pinned against the cage.
Ibarra misses with some punches.
ko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ibarra tries to circle away but ko has him pinned against the cage.
Ibarra trying to stall but ko improves his position.
Ibarra letting ko take a breather here.
Ibarra wants to get back to striking at distance but ko won't allow it.
ko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ibarra in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
ko is struggling to control the position.
ko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ibarra in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two 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.
ko lands a knee to the body.
ko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ibarra avoiding damage as ko throws knees to the body.
Ibarra wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
ko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ibarra wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
ko landing knees to the head.
Ibarra is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ibarra wants to get back to striking at distance but ko won't allow it.
ko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ibarra's face.
Ibarra looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
ko stalling the fight.
Ibarra takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ibarra is trying to break the clinch but ko has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. ko obliges.
Ibarra tries to break free but ko pushes him back against the cage.
Ibarra has had enough of the clinch but ko keeps him there for the moment.
ko scores a nice knee to the body.
ko scores with a knee to the head.
Crisostomo Ibarra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
ko working Ibarra over with knees to the body.
Ibarra working aggressively here.
Come on ko - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A frustrated look appears on Ibarra's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for ko.
ko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
ko looking to throw knees to the head but Ibarra is blocking nicely.
ko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ibarra is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. ko obliges.
Ibarra working aggressively here.
Ibarra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
ko with a knee to the head.
Ibarra is trying to push ko away but ko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
ko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ibarra can't break the clinch.
ko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ibarra's face.
Ibarra tries to break the clinch but ko is controlling the position.
Ibarra looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ibarra has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
ko stalling.
Ibarra is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ibarra wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ibarra wants to get back to striking at distance but ko won't allow it.
Ibarra is trying to break free.
ko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ibarra's face.
ko lands a good knee to the midsection. Ibarra won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
ko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from ko.
ko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ibarra is defending well for now.
ko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ibarra's face.
Ibarra is trying to force a seperation but ko has the dominant position.
Ibarra wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ibarra has had enough of the clinch but ko keeps him there for the moment.
ko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
ko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ibarra's efforts to push away.
ko slows down the pace here.
Ibarra is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
ok ko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ibarra takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ibarra working hard to break the clinch.
Ibarra tries to throw a body punch but ko avoids it by throwing Ibarra back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
ko landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from ko.
ko lands a knee to the head.
ko landing knees to the body.
ko landing knees to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
ok ko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got ko winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ok ko!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Born (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good knees
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wesley Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Born!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks tries to clinch but Born moves out of range.
Nice cross by Born.
Banks wants to clinch.
Born misses with an uppercut. Banks saw that one coming.
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Born paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Banks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Born.
Born bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Banks's head.
Born scores with a jab to the head.
Banks is looking to clinch but Born is avoiding it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Born, as that shot connected.
Banks is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banks throws a right hand that Born ducks under and follows up with a left that Born also avoids with ease.
Born misses with a double jab
and Banks moves into the clinch.
Banks breaks the clinch.
Born keeps the fight on the outside.
Born misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Banks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Banks takes the fight into the clinch.
Banks manages to break the clinch.
Born throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Born throws a series of punches but Banks moves out of range.
Banks closes the distance and pushes Born back into the cage.
Banks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Alex Born has been cut.
Banks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Born lands an overhand right.
Born throws a right and a left that Banks avoids nicely.
Banks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Born tries to bum rush Banks with a series of wild strikes but Banks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Born stalks Banks and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Banks's face. Banks staggers backwards, shaken.
Born swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Born.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks closes the distance and pushes Born back into the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Banks breaks the clinch.
Born will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Banks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Banks breaks from the clinch.
Born has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Banks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Born manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Born tests Banks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Banks doesn't manage to clinch there - Born circles away.
Alex Born seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Born manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks scores with a shot to the side of Born's head.
Banks putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Born in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Banks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Banks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Born manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Born throws a right and a left that Banks avoids nicely.
Banks wants to clinch up but Born keeps it at a distance.
Born tries to bum rush Banks with a series of wild strikes but Banks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Banks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Banks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Banks scores with a spinning back kick!
Born lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Banks circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - Banks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Banks moves away from the strike by Born.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Born connects with a nice looking jab.
Banks forces Born back against the cage and clinches.
Banks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Banks fakes the leg kick and cracks Born in the body.
Born looks gassed!
Banks tries to clinch there but Born circles away.
Banks is looking to clinch but Born is avoiding it.
Banks tries to clinch but Born is having none of it.
Born misses with a jab, cross combination.
Banks is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Born.
Born is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Banks had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Born paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Born tries to bum rush Banks with a series of wild strikes but Banks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Banks drives through and clinches with Born against the cage.
Banks manages to break the clinch.
Banks wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Born.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Banks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Born'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.
Born throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Banks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Banks scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Born throws a series of punches but Banks moves out of range.
Born circles away from the clinch attempt.
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Born paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Banks wants to clinch up but Born keeps it at a distance.
Banks clinches.
Banks stalling against the cage.
Banks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Born takes a swing at Banks's ribcage but misses.
Born throws a series of punches but Banks avoids them all with ease.
Banks moves into the clinch.
Born is looking to break free of the clinch but Banks has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Born rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Banks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Born misses with a combination
and Banks counters with a solid body kick.
Banks wants to clinch.
Born pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Born throws a series of punches but Banks avoids them all with ease.
Born jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Born works over Banks's head and body with a nice combination.
Banks tries to clinch there but Born circles away.
Wesley Banks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Banks is looking to clinch.
Banks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Born manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Banks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Born manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Born, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Born misses with a wild combination.
Banks fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Banks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Banks has closed the distance and engaged Born in a clinch.
Banks lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Banks manages to break the clinch.
Born looks to land a combination but Banks avoids it well.
Banks scores with the left hand. Born knows he should have avoided that one.
Born circles away from the clinch attempt.
Born keeps the fight on the outside.
Banks scores with a head kick. Born tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Banks scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Born uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Banks has time to react.
Born misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Born moves out of range as Banks strikes.
Banks tries to clinch up but Born circles away and keeps his distance.
Banks ducks under a wild hook from Born.
Born throws a series of punches but Banks avoids them all with ease.
Born will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch but Born swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Born 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.
Born keeps the fight on the outside.
Born connects with a good right hand that stumbles Banks. Banks circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Born fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Born misses with a two punch combination.
Banks is looking to clinch.
Born slips a jab and a cross from Banks.
Born looks to land a combination but Banks avoids it well.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Banks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Born avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice shot lands for Born.
Banks misses with a head kick.
Born misses with a double jab
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Banks counters with a nice leg kick.
Born throws a right and a left that Banks avoids nicely.
Banks moves in looking to clinch but Born pushes him off.
Born tries to bum rush Banks with a series of wild strikes but Banks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Banks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Born.
Banks connects with a jab.
Born misses with a double jab
and Banks counters by moving into the clinch.
Born wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Banks has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Banks dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alex Born's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Born misses with a body shot.
Banks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Banks slips a jab and a cross from Born.
Banks clinches with his opponent.
Born working hard to break the clinch.
Banks breaks from the clinch.
Born keeps the fight on the outside.
Banks forces Born back against the cage and clinches.
Banks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Born misses with the combination.
Born throws a left and a right that both miss
and Banks holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Banks connects with a knee to the head.
Banks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Banks rushes Born and presses him up against the cage.
Banks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Born avoids the head kick by Banks.
Born throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Banks counters by clinching up.
Banks breaks the clinch.
Wesley Banks is winning the standup battle so far.
Banks is looking to clinch but Born is avoiding it.
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Born swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Born swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Banks takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Born misses with a double jab
and Banks counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Banks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Born misses with the combination.
Born keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Born.
Born throws a left and a right that both miss
and Banks counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Born is trying to break free.
Banks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Born connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Banks momentarily.
Born pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Born falls off balance throwing a combination
and Banks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Born throws a lazy right hand but Banks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Banks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Banks lands a head shot.
Born takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Born throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice combination there by Born.
Banks closes the distance and pushes Born back into the cage.
Banks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Banks scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Born throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Banks scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Banks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Banks rushes Born and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wesley Banks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Banks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Banks looks to land a combination but Born avoids it well.
Born throws a looping overhand right but Banks ducks down to avoid it.
Born fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Banks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Banks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Banks has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Banks takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Banks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Born scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Born throws a right hand that Banks ducks under and follows up with a left that Banks also avoids with ease.
Banks doesn't manage to clinch there - Born circles away.
Born throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Banks on the side of the head.
Wesley Banks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Born tries to bum rush Banks with a series of wild strikes but Banks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Banks scores with a jab to the body.
Born swats away the attempt to clinch by Banks.
Banks is looking to clinch.
Alex Born has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Born throws a series of punches but Banks avoids them all with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wesley Banks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Banks 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wesley Banks!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Britney Spears (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and alex mango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spears comes to the cage accompanied by Hit Me Baby One More Time. alex mango will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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183 lbs
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19
170 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Good chin |
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Brawler
Enjoys gardening |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Britney Spears!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, alex mango!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spears feints and as mango raises his hands in defense, Spears changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Spears passes mango's left leg - he's now in half guard.
mango on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
mango wants to get back to full guard.
Spears perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
mango is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Spears scores with a couple of nice shots.
mango makes his way to full guard. A much better position for mango.
Spears is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Spears looking to pass the guard.
mango wants to stand and escape but Spears is having none of it.
mango throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Spears pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. mango is keeping the position for now.
mango looking to hit a scissor sweep but Spears is one step ahead there.
mango is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spears is working mango over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Spears lands a couple of digs.
Spears trying to control the position from guard on top but mango is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spears lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
mango throws his legs up looking for a submission but Spears uses it to pass to side control.
mango is looking for a sweep.
Spears cracks mango with a big right hand but mango just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
mango is trying to get back to half guard.
mango looks gassed!
Spears in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Spears connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused mango some visible discomfort.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Spears lands an elbow.
Spears scores with a couple of short elbows.
mango is being controlled here.
mango manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
mango on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Spears lands a nice short elbow.
Spears controlling the action here.
Spears lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
mango has hold of Spears's hands but Spears slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Spears winds up and cracks mango with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Spears moves nicely into side control.
Spears controls the position.
Spears in side control lands a decent elbow.
mango is being controlled here.
Spears grinds an elbow into mango's temple.
mango is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Spears connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused mango some visible discomfort.
Spears works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spears controls the position.
Spears working the head with strikes.
Check out the look on Spears's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Spears lands a decent elbow from side control.
Spears lands an elbow.
mango takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
mango taking punishment in the form of punches.
mango is working to avoid the ground and pound but Spears connects with a decent elbow.
mango is trying to get back to half guard.
mango on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Spears cracks mango with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Spears working the body and head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spears is trying to get an arm triangle but mango is defending well.
Spears scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
mango is trying to escape the position but Spears is controlling the position.
Check out the look on Spears's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Spears working the head and body with strikes.
mango is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
mango seems a little lost for a moment, as Spears dominates the positioning.
Spears landing a few strikes.
Spears is working mango over with some ground and pound from side control.
mango is looking for a sweep.
Spears takes a little break here. mango wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
mango is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
mango takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Spears lands a nice forearm strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Britney Spears 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.
Spears is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in mango's half guard.
Spears stops mango from getting back to his feet.
Spears is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Spears 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.
Spears lands with a punch from half guard.
mango pushes Spears off but Spears dives into side control.
Spears cracks mango with a big right hand but mango just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Spears lands a few punches from side control.
Spears landing a few strikes.
Spears in side control lands a decent elbow.
Spears working the body and head with strikes.
mango is breathing heavily.
Spears staying calm.
Spears lands a few punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee asks Spears politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Spears prefers to stall for the moment though.
Spears in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
mango is trying to get back to half guard.
Spears working the ground and pound.
Spears working the ground and pound from side control.
Spears working the ground and pound.
Spears scoring with punches from side control.
mango takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Spears controls the position.
Spears wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by mango, who protects the arm well.
Spears taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spears grinds an elbow into mango's temple.
Spears is working mango over with some ground and pound from side control.
Spears landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Spears grinds an elbow into mango's temple.
Spears landing strikes.
Spears controls the position from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spears works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Spears working the body and head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spears lands a decent elbow from side control.
mango tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Spears wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
mango takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Spears lands some shots froms side control.
Spears scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at mango to see if he's OK.
Spears landing a few strikes.
Spears scores with a couple of short elbows.
Spears controlling from side mount.
Spears is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but mango is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Spears taking a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spears cracks mango with a big elbow.
mango takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Spears scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at mango to see if he's OK.
mango tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Spears wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Britney Spears overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Spears cracks mango with an elbow. That is naaassty.
mango is trying to get back to half guard.
Spears happy to just control the position for now.
Spears seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down mango for as long as he can get away with.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Britney Spears dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Spears scores with a takedown into mango's guard.
mango is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
mango thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Spears to regain full guard.
mango wants to pass the guard but Spears is keeping the position.
Spears has his hands on mango's head, controlling the position.
mango postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Spears is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of mango, into his guard.
mango takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Spears working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spears is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Spears lands a couple of digs.
Spears is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Spears working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Spears's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Spears landing with the ground and pound.
Spears landing with the ground and pound.
mango looking for a sweep. Not yet mango, not yet.
Spears drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Spears jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Spears working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spears lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Spears cracks mango with a solid left hand.
Spears advances to half guard.
mango has hold of Spears's hands but Spears slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Spears frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Spears working for a guillotine from mount but mango is in no mood to give up.
Spears connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Spears lands a heavy elbow.
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!
Spears dominating with strikes here.
Spears looking to control and managing it successfully.
Spears has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of mango's face.
mango is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mango is desperately trying to improve his position but Spears has a good base and remains in mount.
Spears working mango over with strikes here.
mango is still in real trouble! Can Spears finish him?
Spears raining down shots from the mount!
Spears unloads with some vicious shots from mount and mango wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Spears celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Britney Spears!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Hodges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Rebel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rebel has chosen Motörhead - I'm So Bad (Baby I don't Care) as his entrance music. Dick Rebel acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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215 lbs
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219 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Hodges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Rebel!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rebel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hodges sprawls well. Hodges wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rebel gets slowly back to his feet.
Rebel shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rebel showed some decent athleticism there.
Hodges is staying active underneath Rebel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rebel throwing shots but Hodges is blocking nicely.
Rebel working over Hodges with some ground and pound. Hodges looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hodges wants to get back to full guard.
Hodges trying to hold on to Rebel's head to control him but Rebel postures up.
Hodges keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Rebel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hodges's head.
Hodges won't allow Rebel to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hodges avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rebel.
Rebel is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hodges is not content to let Rebel control the position.
Rebel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hodges's head.
Rebel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hodges trying to control here.
Rebel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hodges is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hodges is not content to let Rebel control the position.
Hodges tries to kick Rebel off but Rebel keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rebel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rebel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hodges keeps working.
Hodges is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hodges is trying to maintain the position but Rebel is very close to passing his half guard.
Hodges on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hodges tries to get out of the position.
Rebel wants to take a breather but Hodges is having none of it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hodges jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rebel loads up on a big right hand but Hodges slips the punch.
Rebel scores with a hook to the body. Hodges takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rebel misses the jab.
Hodges changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rebel tries to avoid it but Hodges manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rebel to the ground. Rebel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hodges moves out of range of the strikes.
Hodges takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hodges is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rebel takes a swing at Hodges's ribcage but misses.
Rebel stuns Hodges with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rebel.
Rebel connects with a right hand. Hodges shakes it off.
Rebel misses with a takedown attempt - Hodges sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rebel thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab lands there for Rebel.
Rebel misses with a looping left.
Rebel misses with a straight right.
Rebel steps into range and cracks Hodges with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Hodges flops backwards and Rebel dives into his guard looking to finish!
Hodges is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rebel distracts Hodges with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Oh Hodges is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rebel working some strikes from top position.
Hodges seems to have got his legs back now.
Rebel trying to control but Hodges is working from the bottom.
Rebel makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rebel postures up in Hodges's guard and throws a big left but Hodges blocks it.
Rebel chips away with some ground and pound.
Hodges looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rebel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rebel lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rebel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rebel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rebel looking to pass the guard.
Rebel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rebel looking to pass the guard.
Hodges tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Rebel dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hodges throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rebel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hodges steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rebel.
Hodges avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hodges throws a right hand that Rebel ducks under and follows up with a left that Rebel also avoids with ease.
Hodges throws a leg kick that misses.
Hodges works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hodges ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hodges feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rebels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hodges uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rebel.
Rebel throws a hook to the side of Hodges's head but Hodges sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rebel throws a series of punches but Hodges avoids them all with ease.
Rebel misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hodges lunges at Rebel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rebel's hand.
Hodges tries to bum rush Rebel with a series of wild strikes but Rebel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rebel shoots in but Hodges avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rebel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rebel misses with a combination
and Hodges counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hodges moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A lazy left from Hodges finds it's target.
Hodges misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rebel.
Rebel thows a body shot but no joy.
Rebel misses with a looping left.
Hodges keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rebel.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hodges lands a body shot.
Hodges steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rebel.
Rebel moves forwards but Hodges connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hodges misses with a two punch combination.
Rebel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hodges.
Rebel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hodges.
Rebel fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hodges sprawls well initially but Rebel persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rebel is breathing heavily.
Rebel thows a huge punch but Hodges dodges it nicely.
Hodges is refusing to be controlled, as Rebel sits in half guard.
Rebel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hodges's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rebel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hodges's head.
Hodges trying to control from the bottom.
Hodges controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rebel lands a nice short elbow.
Rebel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rebel in particular looking to stall.
Hodges is looking for a sweep. Rebel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hodges avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rebel.
Rebel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hodges moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hodges looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rebel is one step ahead there.
Rebel thows a big elbow that misses.
Rebel throwing strikes but missing.
Rebel thows a big elbow that misses.
Hodges lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rebel!
Hodges tries to control but Rebel wriggling away.
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.
Rebel tries to reverse the position but Hodges maintains control.
Hodges looking to control but Rebel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rebel is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hodges looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rebel holds on to Hodges around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Hodges looking to control but Rebel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Hodges dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hodges connects with a body shot.
Hodges throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rebel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hodges shoots in and bounces Rebel off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rebel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rebel manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rebel postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hodges looks a forlorn figure.
Rebel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rebel lands a heavy elbow.
Hodges tries to hold on but Rebel pushes him away.
Rebel lands a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rebel working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rebel putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hodges is in a horrible position here. Rebel smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A big strike lands for Rebel! That's really hurt Hodges and he's turned his back - Rebel keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Rebel jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Rebel!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Baleviet Kavomivolodos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Sneeze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sneeze's choice of entrance music: Born on the Bayou. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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179 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baleviet Kavomivolodos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drew Sneeze!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kavomivolodos shoots in for a double leg but Sneeze sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kavomivolodos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kavomivolodos shoots for a takedown but Sneeze saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baleviet Kavomivolodos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sneeze fails to land with a series of punches.
Kavomivolodos shoots in and bounces Sneeze off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kavomivolodos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sneeze swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kavomivolodos trying to control but Sneeze is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kavomivolodos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sneeze really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kavomivolodos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kavomivolodos wanted to stand there but Sneeze had control of the position.
Kavomivolodos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sneeze is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kavomivolodos wants to control from the top but Sneeze keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Baleviet Kavomivolodos.
Nice shot by Sneeze.
Kavomivolodos closes the distance and clinches.
Sneeze lands a nice shot to the body.
Sneeze lands an uppercut.
Sneeze lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sneeze's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kavomivolodos is looking to clinch.
Sneeze with a nice cross.
Sneeze swings for the body but Kavomivolodos moves out of range.
Kavomivolodos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kavomivolodos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sneeze circles away.
Drew Sneeze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kavomivolodos is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sneeze connects with a body shot that sends Kavomivolodos's belly button to the back.
Sneeze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sneeze feints with a jab and clips Kavomivolodos right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Kavomivolodos is sent crashing into the canvas and Sneeze leaps in for the kill! Kavomivolodos tries to get to his feet but Sneeze is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Kavomivolodos is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drew Sneeze!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Walters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kopiu Pupi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Walters has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Walters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kopiu Pupi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Walters misses the target.
Pupi doesn't manage to clinch there - Walters circles away.
Pupi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walters throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Walters looks to throw the jab but Pupi is out of range.
Pupi instigates a clinch.
Pupi keeps control of Walters as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Walters wants to break free but Pupi has control.
Pupi tries a knee to the head but Walters blocks it.
Walters tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pupi trying to land knees to the body.
Walters lands a shoulder strike.
Pupi blocks an uppercut.
Pupi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walters wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Walters fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pupi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pupi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pupi tries to land a knee to the head but Walters blocks with his arms.
Pupi misses with a knee to the head.
Pupi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walters has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pupi taking a breather.
Walters pushes Pupi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knees to the body from Pupi.
Walters lands with a short shot to the head.
Walters will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pupi up against the cage.
Walters wants to break free but Pupi has control.
Pupi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pupi tries to land knees in the clinch but Walters avoids the damage to the body.
Walters working aggressively here.
Walters dodges an elbow strike from Pupi.
Pupi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pupi throws an elbow that misses.
Pupi is stalling here.
Pupi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Walters lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pupi throws a head punch that misses.
Pupi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Walters stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters lands with a left to the head.
Pupi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pupi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pupi misses with a knee strike.
Pupi working hard to break the clinch.
Pupi looks gassed!
Walters is looking to break free of the clinch but Pupi has double underhooks.
Walters breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pupi wants to clinch up but Walters keeps it at a distance.
Pupi moves forwards but Walters connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Kopiu Pupi has been cut.
Walters misses with a series of wild punches.
Walters feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Pupi sprawling to the canvas! Pupi rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Walters finish him?!
Pupi is rocked!
Walters batters Pupi with a massive right followed by a huge left! Pupi is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Walters lands a final crushing right hand to drop Pupi to the mat with a gruesome thud! Walters is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kevin Walters!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Varz Defoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorgen Jonsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Defoe kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bodies. Jonsson has chosen Good Old South as his entrance music. Jorgen Jonsson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Varz Defoe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorgen Jonsson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonsson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jonsson controls the position.
Jonsson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jonsson landing strikes.
Defoe struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Defoe is not content to let Jonsson control the position.
Jonsson working the ground and pound.
Jonsson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonsson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Defoe prevents Jonsson from improving position.
Jonsson looks up at the clock and then as Defoe takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jonsson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
An elbow from Jonsson crashes against the mat.
Jonsson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Jonsson working the ground and pound.
Jonsson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Defoe trying to remain calm as Jonsson controls from the top position.
Defoe avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jonsson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jonsson working the ground and pound from side control.
Jonsson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jonsson happy to just control the position for now.
Jonsson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jonsson lands some shots froms side control.
An elbow from Jonsson crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Jonsson crashes against the mat.
Jonsson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Defoe is not content to let Jonsson control the position.
Jonsson misses with the ground and pound.
Jonsson lands a few punches from side control.
Defoe on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Defoe takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Defoe parries the strikes from Jonsson easily there. Jonsson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Defoe to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson is trying to ground and pound but Defoe uses the momentary lack of control by Jonsson to regain half guard.
Jonsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jonsson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jonsson thows a huge punch but Defoe dodges it nicely.
Jonsson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jonsson prevents Defoe from standing back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Defoe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jonsson.
Jonsson throws a strike but Defoe avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Jonsson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorgen Jonsson 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.
Jonsson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Defoe's half guard.
Defoe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jonsson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jonsson looks to land a strike but Defoe avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Defoe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jonsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Defoe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jonsson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jonsson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jorgen Jonsson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jonsson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonsson throws a strike but Defoe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Defoe stopping the sweep attempt from Jonsson.
Jonsson wants to control the position but Defoe says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Defoe prevents Jonsson from improving his position.
Defoe tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Jonsson.
Jonsson is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Jonsson can't escape the position.
Defoe stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Defoe is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Defoe circles away.
Defoe connects with a body shot.
Defoe fails to land with a series of punches.
Jonsson scores a takedown into full mount!
Defoe wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jonsson.
Jonsson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Defoe squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Jonsson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jonsson dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jonsson is landing with some decent strikes but Defoe is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Defoe taking shots to the head.
Jonsson raining down shots from the mount!
Defoe is rocked!
Jonsson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jonsson drops a big elbow. That's hurt Defoe! More shots from Jonsson and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorgen Jonsson! Jorgen Jonsson retains his light heavyweight title!
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