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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Fontaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastian Fontaine!
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, James Riley!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley has a takedown stuffed.
Fontaine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Riley shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fontaine's guard.
Riley postures up in Fontaine's guard and throws a big left but Fontaine blocks it.
Fontaine escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Riley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Riley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riley scoring with some ground and pound.
Riley with a nice head shot there.
Riley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Riley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fontaine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fontaine will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Riley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fontaine might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Riley lands a couple of elbows.
Riley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Riley landing with the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riley distracts Fontaine with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fontaine is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Oh Fontaine is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Riley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Riley postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Fontaine covers up, he's hurt! Riley keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Riley and the ref steps in to end the fight! Riley can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Riley!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Arlowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jing Ya Xu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ron Arlowski has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Arlowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jing Ya Xu!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlowski throws a hook to the side of Ya Xu's head but Ya Xu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arlowski loads up on a big right hand but Ya Xu slips the punch.
Arlowski throws a head kick that misses.
Arlowski shoots in but Ya Xu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Arlowski moves forwards but Ya Xu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Arlowski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
No luck for Arlowski with that takedown attempt.
Arlowski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ya Xu sprawls well. Ya Xu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Arlowski gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Arlowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ya Xu darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arlowski is looking to control Ya Xu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Arlowski avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ya Xu trying to control the pace.
Arlowski is trying to stand up here but Ya Xu is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlowski is trying to maintain the position but Ya Xu is very close to passing his half guard.
Arlowski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ya Xu.
Ya Xu is thwarting Arlowski's attempts to control the position.
Ya Xu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ya Xu takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ya Xu lands strikes from half guard.
Arlowski trying to control from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Ya Xu.
Ya Xu is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ya Xu is keen to just control but Arlowski is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ya Xu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ya Xu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Arlowski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ya Xu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ya Xu scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Arlowski is looking to control Ya Xu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Arlowski avoid being mounted?
Ya Xu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ya Xu working the head and body with strikes.
Arlowski is looking to control Ya Xu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Arlowski avoid being mounted?
Ya Xu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arlowski keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ya Xu tries to pass the half guard into mount. Arlowski knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ya Xu working Arlowski over with strikes.
Ya Xu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Arlowski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Arlowski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ya Xu is working away from the top position though.
Ya Xu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ya Xu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ya Xu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ya Xu controlling the action here.
Arlowski wants to get back to full guard.
Ya Xu content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlowski looks like he's trying to stand up.
Arlowski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ya Xu on the ground.
Arlowski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ya Xu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Arlowski defending well though.
Ya Xu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Ya Xu.
Ya Xu is thwarting Arlowski's attempts to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arlowski flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ya Xu wants to control but Arlowski is keeping him busy.
Ya Xu is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jing Ya Xu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Arlowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arlowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arlowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Arlowski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ya Xu counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Arlowski looking to control.
Ya Xu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Arlowski has momentary wrist control but Ya Xu slips an elbow through the middle.
Arlowski is rocked!
Ya Xu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Arlowski controls Ya Xu momentarily but Ya Xu frees himself.
Ya Xu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Arlowski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ya Xu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ya Xu lands a couple of elbows.
Ya Xu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Arlowski wants to stand but Ya Xu is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ya Xu works over Arlowski with some ground and pound from guard.
Ya Xu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Oh Arlowski is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Arlowski has momentary wrist control but Ya Xu slips an elbow through the middle.
Ya Xu postures up and lands a big shot to Arlowski's brow.
Ya Xu is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ya Xu trying to control the position from guard on top but Arlowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ya Xu is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Arlowski seems to have got his legs back now.
Ya Xu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Arlowski keeping moving, preventing Ya Xu from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ya Xu stands up over Arlowski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ya Xu tries to free his leg and advance position but Arlowski is retaining full guard.
Ya Xu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ya Xu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Arlowski is adopting a defensive guard.
Ya Xu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ya Xu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ya Xu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Arlowski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Arlowski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ya Xu controls the pace.
Arlowski trying to keep a closed guard but Ya Xu is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ya Xu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ya Xu looking to pass the guard.
Ya Xu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Arlowski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ya Xu postures up.
Ya Xu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ya Xu slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Arlowski struggling a bit here.
Arlowski is looking to regain half guard here but Ya Xu keeps moving and retains side control.
Arlowski taking a bit of punishment here - Ya Xu scoring with strikes.
Ya Xu grinds an elbow into Arlowski's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ya Xu landing strikes.
Arlowski wants to control but Ya Xu postures up.
Ya Xu advances to full mount.
Ya Xu has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Arlowski's face.
Ya Xu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ya Xu looking to control and managing it successfully.
Arlowski tries to lock up and control but Ya Xu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ya Xu lands a heavy elbow.
Arlowski takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Ya Xu's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jing Ya Xu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Auditore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Harper is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Auditore!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Auditore tries to close the distance and clinch but Harper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harper throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Auditore is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Harper's half guard.
Harper is trying to stand.
Harper tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Auditore has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Harper is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Harper is wriggling around trying to escape.
Harper tries to hold on but Auditore pushes him away.
Harper is trying to stand but he's just given Auditore his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Auditore's arms.
Harper is in bad spot here.
Harper is keeping busy.
Harper looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Auditore's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Harper covering up well and avoiding damage.
Auditore misses with a punch to the head.
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.
Harper trying to control but not successfully.
Auditore keeps control of the position easily here as Harper tries to buck him off.
Auditore has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Auditore.
Harper looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Auditore's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Harper can't escape the position.
Auditore missing with strikes from the back.
Auditore is not going to allow Harper to sit and survive in this position.
Auditore keeps control of the position as Harper tries to break free.
Harper rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harper is controlling Auditore's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Harper wants to control but Auditore is keeping busy.
Harper is holding on to half guard well.
Harper trying to hold on to Auditore's head to control him but Auditore postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chris Harper wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Auditore shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Auditore showed some decent athleticism there.
Auditore wants to control but Harper is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Auditore dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Auditore throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harper's waist but Harper gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Auditore off to one side.
Harper gets caught flat footed, as Auditore shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Harper bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Auditore's guard.
Harper really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Auditore is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Auditore bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Harper's guard.
Harper knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Auditore on the ground.
Harper is looking for a triangle here but Auditore uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Harper throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Harper is looking for a sweep.
Harper tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Auditore trying to control the position but Harper is working away.
Harper tries to bench press Auditore off him but Auditore keeps the position.
Auditore tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harper is trying to control Auditore's posture but Auditore avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Harper regains half guard.
Harper punching from the bottom.
Auditore trying to control the action but Harper is working from the bottom.
Auditore slows the pace down in half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Harper trying to hold on to Auditore's head to control him but Auditore postures up.
Auditore thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Auditore wants to pass to mount but Harper is defending the position.
Harper is trying to get back to full guard.
Harper wants to control but Auditore is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harper throws a sloppy head kick and Auditore moves out of range easily.
Auditore shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harper sprawls well. Harper wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Auditore gets slowly back to his feet.
Harper shoots and misses
and Auditore counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Harper tries to strike from the bottom.
Auditore trying to control the position from guard on top but Harper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Auditore is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper pulls Auditore in to control the position.
Auditore decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Harper, up you get!
Harper shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Auditore won't allow Harper to pass to mount.
Harper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harper is thwarting Auditore's attempts to control the position.
Harper trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Auditore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Harper lands a head shot.
Auditore is looking to clinch.
Harper clinches.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harper changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Auditore fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Auditore is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harper sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper misses with a takedown attempt
and Auditore counters with a single leg into guard. Harper didn't expect that.
Auditore trying to control the position from guard on top but Harper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Auditore throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harper works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper wants to sweep here but Auditore controlling him for the moment.
Harper is working hard here to advance position.
Harper trying to control the position.
Auditore prevents Harper from getting back to his feet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Harper wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Auditore manages to pass to side control.
Harper trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Auditore manages to pass to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Harper is trying to escape the mount.
Auditore controlling the pace for now.
Harper is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Auditore unloading with bombs!
Harper holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Auditore tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Auditore is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Harper to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Harper shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper is looking to improve his position but Auditore isn't that keen on the idea.
Auditore trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Harper is working to get back to half guard.
Auditore working the ground and pound effectively.
Harper tries to improve his position but instead Auditore has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Harper tries to lock up and control but Auditore gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Harper has given up his back here.
Auditore gets his hands free as Harper looks to control.
Harper staying busy and making it hard for Auditore to control.
Harper wants to control his opponent's hands but Auditore gets his hands free.
Auditore is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Harper knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Harper for a finish.
Harper is taking damage to the body and head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Auditore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Auditore 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Auditore!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kato Hanzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steffan Lessard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kato Hanzo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kato Hanzo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steffan Lessard!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lessard dives in and grabs Hanzo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hanzo pushes down on Lessard's head and hops out.
Lessard shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lessard showed some decent athleticism there.
Hanzo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lessard.
Lessard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lessard blocks the strikes from Hanzo.
Lessard winds up and cracks Hanzo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hanzo makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hanzo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lessard sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Steffan Lessard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lessard drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hanzo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lessard cracks Hanzo with a solid left hand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hanzo looking for a sweep. Not yet Hanzo, not yet.
Lessard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hanzo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hanzo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lessard is one step ahead there.
Hanzo has momentary wrist control but Lessard slips an elbow through the middle.
Lessard throwing strikes from guard but Hanzo blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lessard got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hanzo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lessard has managed to get both his arms back between Hanzo's legs - danger averted.
Hanzo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lessard is pushing down on Hanzo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hanzo is fighting to maintain full guard but Lessard has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hanzo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hanzo is breathing heavily.
Lessard lands with a punch from half guard.
Hanzo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hanzo tries to kick Lessard off but Lessard keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hanzo manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Lessard takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hanzo tries to clinch there but Lessard circles away.
Lessard has his takedown stuffed
and Hanzo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lessard shoots in and drives through. Hanzo sprawls well.
Kato Hanzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steffan Lessard.
Lessard closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nice strikes from Lessard there.
Lessard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hanzo defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanzo wants to get back to his feet.
Lessard seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanzo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lessard pulls his head out easily.
Hanzo is trying to stand.
Lessard landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lessard slips a nice elbow through Hanzo's hands, connecting with Hanzo's forehead.
Lessard takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lessard looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hanzo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lessard connects with a nice short shot to Hanzo's temple.
Lessard is nestled in close to Hanzo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lessard working over Hanzo with some ground and pound. Hanzo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lessard lands with a punch from half guard.
Lessard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hanzo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lessard lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lessard slips a nice elbow through Hanzo's hands, connecting with Hanzo's forehead.
Lessard working the head and body with strikes.
Lessard working the head and body with strikes.
Lessard landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hanzo is looking to escape.
Lessard working Hanzo over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Lessard there.
Lessard is nestled in close to Hanzo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lessard prevents Hanzo from standing back up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lessard lands a nice short elbow.
Hanzo is trying to get back to full guard.
Lessard drops an elbow to the side of Hanzo's head.
Hanzo tries to roll over but Lessard keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lessard pulls his head out easily.
Lessard working over Hanzo with some ground and pound. Hanzo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lessard scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lessard working Hanzo over with strikes.
Lessard prevents Hanzo from improving his position.
Hanzo wants to get back to his feet.
Lessard 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.
Lessard looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hanzo has hold of Lessard's hands but Lessard slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hanzo is trying to stand back up but Lessard is controlling him
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lessard lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lessard lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steffan Lessard dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lessard drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lessard working some strikes from top position.
Hanzo has momentary wrist control but Lessard slips an elbow through the middle.
Hanzo pushes Lessard off and scrambles back to his feet.
Hanzo shoots in for a takedown but Lessard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lessard fails with the takedown
and Hanzo counters with a thumping low kick.
Lessard doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hanzo counters with a two punch combo.
Lessard changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hanzo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Steffan Lessard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hanzo manages to get back to half guard.
Lessard 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.
Hanzo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hanzo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lessard's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanzo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzo preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lessard is adopting a defensive guard.
Hanzo tries to free his leg and advance position but Lessard is retaining full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lessard can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lessard controlling the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Hanzo. No joy for Lessard on that attempt.
Kato Hanzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steffan Lessard.
Hanzo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lessard as he avoids it easily.
Hanzo digs a good body shot into Lessard's ribs.
Hanzo misses with a few strikes there.
Lessard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lessard cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
A nice elbow there by Lessard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo can't escape the position.
Lessard scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hanzo?
Hanzo is in a horrible position here. Lessard smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lessard scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hanzo?
Hanzo is trying to escape the mount.
Lessard is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hanzo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lessard raining down hammerfists from mount.
Lessard connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hanzo can't escape the position.
Lessard dominating with strikes here.
The referee warns Hanzo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lessard putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hanzo is looking to get to half guard.
Lessard is landing with some decent strikes but Hanzo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lessard scoring with strikes but Hanzo is staying in there.
Lessard lands a big shot there that rocks Hanzo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hanzo working to try and regain half guard.
Lessard lands a big elbow.
Lessard looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lessard postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hanzo looks a forlorn figure.
Hanzo wants to try and get back to his feet.
Hanzo is in a horrible position here. Lessard smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hanzo is rocked!
Lessard looking to finish Hanzo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hanzo!
Oh Hanzo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lessard postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Hanzo bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Lessard and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steffan Lessard!
Steffan Lessard is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucio Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor A million ankle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palhares's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Three 6 Mafia - It's A Fight . A million ankle has chosen punchout as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucio Palhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor A million ankle!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palhares takes a swing at A million ankle's ribcage but misses.
Palhares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No luck for Palhares with that takedown attempt.
Palhares slips a jab from A million ankle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palhares throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around A million ankle's waist but A million ankle gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Palhares off to one side.
A million ankle is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares throws a low kick, looking for A million ankle's leg but A million ankle calmly moves out of range.
A million ankle displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Palhares.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucio Palhares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palhares misses with a body shot.
Palhares shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Palhares.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Palhares misses with a wild body shot.
A million ankle avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - A million ankle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A million ankle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Palhares manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A million ankle is looking to clinch but Palhares is avoiding it.
Palhares looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A million ankle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Palhares.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Palhares fails with a takedown attempt.
Fedor A million ankle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Palhares just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - A million ankle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Palhares is looking to wear down A million ankle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A slow jab from A million ankle misses its intended target.
A million ankle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Palhares.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor A million ankle dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A million ankle is looking to clinch but Palhares is avoiding it.
Lucio Palhares is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Palhares displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as A million ankle throws out the jab.
Palhares shoots for a takedown but A million ankle saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A million ankle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Palhares manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by A million ankle.
A million ankle instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nice elbow from A million ankle.
Palhares is trying to drag A million ankle to the mat but A million ankle just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucio Palhares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palhares tries to break the clinch but A million ankle is controlling the position.
A million ankle lands a good knee to the midsection. Palhares won't want to take too many of those.
A million ankle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Palhares takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Lucio Palhares has been cut.
A million ankle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A million ankle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A million ankle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Palhares takes an elbow to the temple.
A million ankle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A million ankle working Palhares over with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from A million ankle.
A million ankle with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A million ankle scores with a nice hook to the head.
A million ankle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A million ankle lands an elbow that stopped Palhares in his tracks for a moment.
Palhares is rocked!
Lucio Palhares's cut is getting worse.
A million ankle lands an elbow just above Palhares 's eye.
Oh Palhares is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A million ankle connects with a knee to the head.
A million ankle lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Palhares to his knees! A million ankle keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fedor A million ankle!
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