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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Santa Clause (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Fielding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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, Santa Clause!
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, Thomas Fielding!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fielding tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fielding gets caught flat footed, as Clause shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Clause has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Clause's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fielding manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Clause is squirming around, avoiding Fielding's attempts to control the action.
Fielding thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Clause tries to lock up and control but Fielding gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fielding looking to control but Clause is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Clause is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clause wants to hold on but Fielding pushes him away.
Fielding with good strikes from the mount here!
Clause wants to try and get back to his feet.
Clause is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fielding thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Clause keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Clause is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Clause blocking the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fielding throwing strikes here but Clause is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Clause tries to hold on but Fielding postures up.
Clause is looking to improve his position but Fielding isn't that keen on the idea.
Fielding lands a nice shot to the head.
Clause is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fielding pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fielding is landing with some decent strikes but Clause is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Clause is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fielding trying to control but Clause is having none of it.
Fielding punching from mount but Clause doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Clause tries to lock up and control but Fielding gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Clause is working to get back to half guard.
Fielding misses with a head shot.
That's four 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.
Fielding avoids the attempt from Clause to control.
Clause sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Clause tries to roll over but Fielding keeps him under control.
Fielding tries to stand and escape but Clause actually recovers to full guard.
Fielding is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clause utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Santa Clause will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Clause closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Clause pulls Fielding into guard.
Fielding stands and throws Clause's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Clause is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fielding off and has taken his back!
I would not like to be Fielding right now.
Clause seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Fielding for as long as he can get away with.
Fielding tries to escape but Clause has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clause has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Fielding is defending well but eventually Clause manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Fielding has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Santa Clause!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gegard Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chong Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mousasi comes to the cage accompanied by ZERO ONNNNNEEEEEEEEE. Li has chosen Summer Song as his entrance music. Gegard Mousasi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chong Li's chin.
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Improved boxing
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gegard Mousasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chong Li!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mousasi misses with the combination.
Mousasi misses with a two punch combination.
Li swings for the body but Mousasi moves out of range.
Mousasi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mousasi throws and elbow that misses. Li uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mousasi's guard. Nice move by Li!
Mousasi wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Li manages to pass to side control.
Mousasi is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mousasi is not content to let Li control the position.
Mousasi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mousasi tries to get out of the position.
Li is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Mousasi is looking to escape.
Mousasi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Li on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li wants to control but Mousasi is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mousasi misses with a wild combination.
Li gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mousasi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Li just stands there and leans against the cage.
Li tries for a takedown but Mousasi manages to get underhooks.
Li is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mousasi is keeping busy.
Li landing knees to the body.
Mousasi gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Li regains guard.
Mousasi throwing strikes but missing.
Mousasi wants to get up but he can't break Li's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Li is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Li passes to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi is trying to improve his position.
Li has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Mousasi!
Li looks gassed!
Mousasi looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Mousasi tries to escape but Li has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Mousasi has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Li has the hooks in. Mousasi is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Li struggling to keep hold of the position.
Mousasi looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Mousasi rolls, trying to escape but Li keeps control of the position.
Mousasi is working hard here to advance position.
Mousasi wants to get back to his feet.
Mousasi turns into Li and is now in his guard.
Li is trying to control the position but Mousasi postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mousasi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li tries to buck Mousasi off but Mousasi is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mousasi has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Mousasi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
An inside leg kick lands from Li.
Li misses with a double jab
and Mousasi counters by clinching up.
Mousasi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Li pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Li breaks the clinch.
Li closes the distance and clinches.
Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch but Mousasi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Li fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mousasi tries to bum rush Li with a series of wild strikes but Li uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gegard Mousasi 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.
Li uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mousasi.
Gegard Mousasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mousasi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mousasi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mousasi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Li tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mousasi swivels and escapes.
Some wild striking there from Mousasi.
Mousasi misses with a double jab
and Li makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mousasi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Li counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mousasi is looking to get back to is feet but Li passes into side control.
Li slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Mousasi.
Mousasi reaches up to try and control the position but Li seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Mousasi rolls and tries to escape and now Li has his back!
Li has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousasi tries to escape the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Li throwing damaging strikes from the back! Mousasi could be in trouble here!
Mousasi trying to control the hands but Li breaks the grip.
Li trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Li gets his hands free as Mousasi looks to control.
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.
Mousasi rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Mousasi wants to improve his position but Li is controlling well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mousasi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Li counters with a slapping leg kick.
Li shoots in but Mousasi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mousasi works over Li's head and body with a nice combination.
Li throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mousasi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Li counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mousasi's guard now.
Li trying to control but Mousasi is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li slips nicely into half guard.
Li decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Mousasi throws a combination that misses
and Li counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Li is keen to just control but Mousasi is a slippery customer.
Mousasi wants to get back to full guard but Li has mounted him!
Li takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Li wants to control the pace but Mousasi is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi is trying desperately to improve position.
Mousasi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mousasi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Li manages to capitalize on a mistake by Mousasi to take his back!
Mousasi wants to escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li looking for the choke but no joy.
You can see the frustration on Mousasi's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chong Li showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mousasi misses with a wild combination.
Mousasi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mousasi showed some decent athleticism there.
Mousasi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mousasi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mousasi slips a nice elbow through Li's hands, connecting with Li's forehead.
Li manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Mousasi scores with a jab. Li acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Li takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mousasi has closed the distance and engaged Li in a clinch.
Mousasi wants the takedown. Li is fighting it off but Mousasi persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Li's guard against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li working a defensive guard here.
Mousasi with a nice head shot there.
Mousasi wants to stand but Li is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mousasi working some strikes from top position.
Li tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mousasi throws a big right hand that misses.
Li throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Li wants to clinch.
Mousasi misses with a few strikes there.
A shot to de liver by Li. Beautiful body shot.
Li throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gegard Mousasi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mousasi swinging wilding here.
Mousasi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mousasi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Li is trying to keep Mousasi in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Mousasi is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Li Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Mousasi's back instead.
Li working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Mousasi wants to control his opponent's hands but Li gets his hands free.
Mousasi controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Mousasi trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Li has the hooks in. Mousasi is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
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.
Mousasi is trying to stand back up.
Mousasi trying to control the action but Li just sinks the hooks in.
Li looking for the choke from the back.
Li lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Mousasi defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Mousasi tries to escape the position.
Li working for a choke but Mousasi is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gegard Mousasi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mousasi 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gegard Mousasi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sky Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawk comes to the cage accompanied by What a Rush. 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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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sky Hawk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Hawk with that takedown attempt.
Penn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hawk fails with a takedown attempt.
Hawk drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hawk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Penn trying to control the position.
Hawk tries to stand but Penn is controlling from the bottom.
Penn will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Penn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hawk decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hawk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Penn fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hawk lands in his opponent's guard.
Hawk postures up.
Penn is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Hawk frees his head nicely. Oh but Penn has switched to an armbar! Hawk is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). BJ Penn!
BJ Penn is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kristof Velez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Improved boxing
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kristof Velez!
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, Mike Slice!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Slice looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Velez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Velez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Slice slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Slice trying to keep a closed guard but Velez is proving a slippery customer.
Velez tries to free his leg and advance position but Slice is retaining full guard.
Velez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Velez trying to control the position from guard on top but Slice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slice tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Velez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Velez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Slice keeping moving, preventing Velez from controlling successfully.
Velez tries to free his leg and advance position but Slice is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Velez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Slice to the mat! Slice manages to get full guard.
Velez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Slice is controlling Velez's posture.
Velez preventing the sweep.
Velez wants to control from the top but Slice keeps moving.
Velez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Slice on the ground.
Velez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slice is keeping the position for now.
Slice wants to sweep here but Velez controlling him for the moment.
Slice pushes Velez off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice tries to close the distance and clinch but Velez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Velez gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Slice blocking the ground and pound attempt from Velez.
Velez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Velez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Velez stands up and beckons Slice to join him on the feet.
Velez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Velez postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Slice to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velez moves into the clinch successfully.
Slice controlling the action here for a moment.
Velez tries to score a body lock takedown but Slice shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Slice is trying to break the clinch but Velez has him pressed against the cage.
Slice is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Velez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Velez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Velez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Slice.
Kristof Velez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Slice.
Velez has had enough of the clinch but Slice keeps him there for the moment.
Velez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Velez jumps into guard, dragging Slice to the mat.
Slice trying to control the position from guard on top but Velez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slice looking to pass the guard.
Velez keeping moving, preventing Slice from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice wants to stand but Velez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Velez is looking to stand up but Slice isn't so interested in that idea.
Slice forces his way into half guard.
Velez trying to control here.
Slice passes the guard and advances to mount!
Velez wants to hold on but Slice pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kristof Velez dominated that round.
That's time! Velez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Slice scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Slice is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Velez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Velez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Velez tries to get out of the position.
Velez is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Slice decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Velez throws a series of punches but Slice moves out of range.
Slice tries to keep at a distance but Velez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Velez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Slice gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Velez jumps into guard, dragging Slice to the mat.
Velez controls Slice momentarily but Slice frees himself.
Slice pushing down on Velez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Slice wants to stand up but Velez is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velez wants to get back to his feet.
Velez wants to control but Slice is keeping busy.
Velez flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Velez is trying to get back to full guard.
Kristof Velez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Slice is working for a submission of some sort.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Slice clinches but Velez breaks the clinch
and Velez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Slice dodges the punch combination from Velez.
Slice fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
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.
Slice tries to close the distance and clinch but Velez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Velez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Slice wants to clinch
and Velez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Velez 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.
Velez is looking to advance position but Slice won't allow it.
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. Velez connects with a nice short shot to Slice's temple.
Velez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Velez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Slice is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velez passes to full mount!
Velez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Slice is trying desperately to improve position.
Velez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Slice can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Velez dominating with strikes here.
Velez avoids the attempt from Slice to control.
Velez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Slice can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Slice is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Velez avoids the attempt from Slice to control.
Slice really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Slice sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Slice is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Velez is pressing down on Slice's thigh, looking to free his foot. Slice is holding on for now.
Slice regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kristof Velez dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Velez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Velez wants a takedown.
Velez is working Slice over against the cage.
Velez tightens his grip and picks Slice up, before dumping him to the ground. Slice manages to land in guard.
Velez trying to control the position from guard on top but Slice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slice controls Velez momentarily but Velez frees himself.
Velez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slice is keeping the position for now.
Slice is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slice tries to score a body lock takedown but Velez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Velez pulls guard effortlessly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velez trying to control the position.
Velez is really struggling to control Slice but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Slice lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Slice is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Velez looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Slice puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Velez holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Slice is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Velez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Slice.
Velez missing with punches from the bottom.
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.
Velez wants to get back to full guard but Slice has mounted him!
Velez is trying to escape the mount.
Slice stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Slice tries to clinch there but Velez circles away.
Slice clinches up with Velez and pushes him back against the cage.
Slice lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Velez or not.
Velez tries to break the clinch but Slice is controlling the position.
Velez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Velez is pressed up against the cage. Slice has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Velez down to the mat. Velez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Velez scores with a takedown into Slice's guard.
Velez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slice is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Velez's guard.
Slice trying to control but Velez is working from the bottom.
Slice wants to get up but he can't break Velez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Velez wants to sweep here but Slice controlling him for the moment.
Velez keeping moving, preventing Slice from controlling successfully.
Velez managing to control the position.
Slice would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Slice drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Slice jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Velez cracks Slice with an open hand slap.
Slice misses with a takedown
and Velez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kristof Velez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Slice.
Velez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Slice manages to get back to half guard.
Slice is trying to stand.
Slice wants to control but Velez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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. Velez connects with a nice short shot to Slice's temple.
Mike Slice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slice is defending against the submission attempts here by Velez.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kristof Velez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Velez 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kristof Velez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between abra yeo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Stantz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raymond Stantz acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, abra yeo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raymond Stantz!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stantz drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stantz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with yeo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
yeo uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Stantz shoots for a double leg takedown but yeo sprawls well. He's pushed Stantz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
yeo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stantz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stantz avoids the head kick by yeo.
Stantz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? yeo is fending him off so far but Stantz persists. Nope, yeo circles away and we're back to standing.
abra yeo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raymond Stantz.
Stantz throws a shot to the body.
Stantz shoots in but yeo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from yeo.
yeo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stantz blocks a leg kick.
Stantz shoots for a takedown but yeo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stantz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with yeo, pushing him back against the cage.
yeo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stantz prevents it.
yeo is breathing heavily.
Stantz manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Stantz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stantz keeping full guard, as yeo tries to pass.
yeo trying to control but Stantz is working from the bottom.
yeo gets to his feet. Stantz looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
yeo misses with a few strikes there.
yeo has his takedown stuffed
and Stantz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stantz looking for a takedown.
yeo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stantz prevents it.
yeo has Stantz pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. yeo pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Stantz tumbling to the mat - yeo dives into Stantz's guard.
yeo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
yeo winds up and cracks Stantz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
yeo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
yeo stands up and beckons Stantz to join him on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
yeo throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Stantz stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. yeo follows into mount!
Stantz is rocked!
It looks like Raymond Stantz has been cut.
yeo working Stantz over with strikes here.
Stantz is still in real trouble! Can yeo finish him?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, yeo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
yeo with good strikes from the mount here!
Stantz seems to have recovered his senses.
yeo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
yeo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Stantz tries to hold on but yeo postures up.
yeo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
yeo jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Stantz is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Stantz and yeo has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
yeo decides to stand back up. yeo steps back and let's Stantz get back to his feet.
yeo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stantz counters with a stiff right hand.
Stantz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has yeo pinned against the cage. yeo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stantz takes a kick to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stantz drops yeo with a left right combo! Stantz follows him down to the ground into side control.
yeo is rocked!
It looks like abra yeo has been cut.
Stantz has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for yeo!
Oh yeo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big strike lands for Stantz! That's really hurt yeo and he's turned his back - Stantz keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Stantz Jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raymond Stantz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mr Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Desmond Lulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Mr Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Desmond Lulu!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lulu throws a head kick that misses.
Desmond Lulu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lulu stuffs the takedown.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lulu but Lulu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson throws a leg kick that misses.
A head kick lands from Lulu that sends Anderson to the canvas. Anderson tries to scramble back to his feet but Lulu brings him back down into side control.
Anderson is rocked!
Lulu controls the position from side control.
Oh Anderson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lulu scoring with punches and elbows.
Anderson seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to control Lulu's posture but Lulu avoids it.
Lulu is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Anderson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lulu working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lulu tries to stand but Anderson is controlling his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The strikes coming from Lulu are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Anderson gets back to half guard.
Anderson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Anderson is controlling Lulu's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Anderson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to control but Lulu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Anderson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Anderson is trying to get back to full guard.
Anderson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
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.
Lulu is looking to stall here but Anderson recovers full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lulu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Anderson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lulu lands a head kick!
Lulu tries to keep at a distance but Anderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lulu wants to break free but Anderson has control.
Lulu wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson won't allow it.
Lulu is trying to break the clinch but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson has Lulu pressed against the cage.
Lulu tries to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Lulu dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Anderson moves into range and clinches up with Lulu.
Anderson misses with a knee strike.
Lulu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lulu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Anderson keeps control of Lulu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lulu is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.
Lulu wants to break free but Anderson has control.
Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
Anderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lulu swivels and escapes.
Lulu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lulu as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick by Lulu misses
and Anderson moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lulu is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.
Anderson lands a body punch.
Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Anderson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Anderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lulu circles away.
Lulu connects with a body shot.
Lulu throws a head kick that misses
and Anderson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Anderson.
Lulu trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lulu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lulu keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.
Lulu wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lulu is looking to stand up but Anderson isn't so interested in that idea.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Lulu.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lulu but Lulu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lulu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lulu checks the leg kick.
Anderson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Anderson showed some decent athleticism there.
Anderson wants to advance to full mount but Lulu doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson controlling from the top position.
Anderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Anderson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Anderson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Anderson is pressing down on Lulu's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lulu is holding on for now.
Lulu tries to kick Anderson off but Anderson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Anderson decides to stand and escape the position.
Anderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lulu swivels and escapes.
Lulu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderson instigates a clinch.
Anderson has Lulu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lulu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Anderson jumps guard.
Lulu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anderson lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anderson is working hard here to advance position.
Lulu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lulu slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
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.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Anderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anderson rushes Lulu and presses him up against the cage.
Anderson stalling against the cage.
Anderson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Lulu keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.
Anderson stopping the sweep attempt from Lulu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lulu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.
Anderson stands up and waves to Lulu to follow him.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Lulu tries to sprawl out of it but Anderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lulu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
Anderson blocks a head kick by Lulu.
Anderson shoots for a double leg takedown but Lulu sprawls well. He's pushed Anderson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lulu throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Lulu.
Anderson lands a with a good body shot.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt - Lulu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mr Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lulu connects with a high kick.
Anderson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lulu takes a step back to recover.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Lulu.
Lulu looks to land a body kick but Anderson moved away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Anderson 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Anderson!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ross Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Noob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Noob is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ross Lawson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Noob!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noob fails with a takedown attempt.
Lawson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Noob counters with a single leg into guard. Lawson didn't expect that.
Noob must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Noob is looking to work some ground and pound but Lawson has wrist control.
Noob throws a strike but Lawson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lawson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lawson trying to control but Noob is working from the bottom.
Lawson is really struggling to control Noob but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Noob looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lawson is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lawson trying to control the position from guard on top but Noob is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noob looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lawson is one step ahead there.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Noob.
Lawson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Noob is looking to improve his position.
Lawson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lawson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson is looking to take a break and control but Noob is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lawson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lawson is looking for a kimura but Noob is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lawson to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lawson controlling the pace.
Noob really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lawson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lawson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Noob is in a horrible position here. Lawson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Lawson trying to control but Noob is having none of it.
Noob is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lawson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lawson trying to control but Noob is having none of it.
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.
Lawson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Noob is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Noob tries to reverse the position but Lawson maintains control.
Lawson looking to control but Noob is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Noob is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Noob dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Noob scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nice strikes from Noob there.
Lawson pushes Noob off looking to stand but Noob dives back in and keeps control.
Lawson trying to hold on to Noob's head to control him but Noob postures up.
Lawson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lawson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Noob makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Noob keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lawson's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noob has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Lawson to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Noob is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Lawson pulls down on the head and he's put Noob to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ross Lawson!
Ross Lawson is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kake Buck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos's entrance music is Apocalipse 16 - Apaga mais nao bate. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Santos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kake Buck!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kake Buck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buck goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Buck throws a quick inside leg kick.
Santos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Buck's waist but Buck gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Santos off to one side.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Santos does no damage.
Buck throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Buck throws a left and a right that both miss
and Santos counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Buck really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Santos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Santos won't allow Buck to get back to his feet.
Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Buck is keeping the position for now.
Buck is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Santos is controlling him.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Buck is keeping the position for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Buck throws a low kick but it's checked well by Santos.
Buck throws a left and a right that both miss
so Santos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Santos looking to pass the guard.
Buck wants to stand and escape but Santos is having none of it.
Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Buck is keeping the position for now.
Buck pushes Santos off and scrambles back to his feet.
Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Buck misses with a double jab
and Santos counters with a left and a right that stings Buck.
Buck throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Buck does no damage.
Buck throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Buck throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Santos looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Buck!
Buck is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Santos seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Buck is holding on tight.
Buck wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Buck wants to try and get back to his feet.
Buck looks gassed!
Santos works his way to his opponent's back.
Buck is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Santos working for a choke but Buck is defending well.
Buck is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Santos is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Buck trying to get back to his feet but Santos is in full control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Buck knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Buck for a finish.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buck is trying to get back to his feet but Santos has full control of the position and if anything, Buck has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buck defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Santos working for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Santos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Buck throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
Buck throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Santos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Santos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Santos fails with the takedown.
Buck lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Santos backs up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Buck falls off balance throwing a combination
and Santos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Buck won't be happy with that.
Santos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Santos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buck is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Santos has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bruno Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Buck prevents Santos from moving into mount.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Buck misses with a series of wild punches.
Kake Buck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
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.
Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Buck circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Buck.
Santos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Santos looks for a takedown but Buck sprawls well.
Buck throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Buck misses with a double jab
and Santos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Santos.
Santos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Buck pushes Santos off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Buck throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buck looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
A punch combination from Buck misses.
No joy there for Buck, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Buck misses with a combination
and Santos counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Santos prevents Buck from getting back to his feet.
Buck uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Buck keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos shoots in but Buck avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice sprawl there from Buck as Santos shoots in.
Buck lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Santos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Santos closes the distance and clinches up with Buck, looking for a takedown. Santos pushes Buck against the cage but Buck circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Buck throws a combination that misses
and Santos counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buck wants to get back to his feet but Santos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Santos dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Buck will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Buck fails to land with a series of punches.
Buck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Buck scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Buck misses with a two punch combination.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos has a takedown stuffed.
Buck swinging wilding here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Buck fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buck looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Buck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Buck throws a combination that misses
and Santos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Santos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Buck is just riding it out for now. Santos eventually gives up the hold.
Buck has one foot on Santos's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Buck throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Buck throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Santos looks for a takedown but Buck sprawls well.
Buck misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Buck, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Buck showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Santos fails to land the takedown.
Buck throws a series of strikes that have Santos backpedaling.
Buck closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Buck throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Buck misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buck fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Santos.
Buck throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Buck throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Buck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos looks for a takedown but Buck sprawls well.
Santos misses with the combination.
Buck lands a nice leg kick that just misses Santos's sensitive parts.
Santos blocks a leg kick.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Buck pushes him off.
Buck misses with a double jab.
Horrible takedown by Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Buck which made him look bad.
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.
Buck throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Buck throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Buck moves out of range easily.
Buck throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Buck throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Buck slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Buck.
Santos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Buck.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Buck throws a left and a right that both miss
and Santos counters with a takedown into side control.
Buck tries to escape but Santos is in control.
Buck sneaks out the side door and pushes Santos away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Bruno Santos did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Buck throws a leg kick but Santos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Santos throws a right hand that Buck ducks under and follows up with a left that Buck also avoids with ease.
Santos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Buck will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Buck but Buck pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bruno Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos shoots in but Buck avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Santos fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buck misses with a combination
and Santos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Santos.
Buck kicks Santos off and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Buck swinging wilding here.
Buck looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Buck throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Buck is fending him off so far but Santos persists. Nope, Buck circles away and we're back to standing.
Buck misses with a wild combination.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Buck moves out of range easily.
Buck with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Buck keeps the fight on the outside.
Buck throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Buck throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santos counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Santos prevents Buck from standing back up.
Buck is defending against the submission attempts here by Santos.
Buck kicks Santos off and gets back to his feet.
A combination from Buck does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Buck.
Santos throws a leg kick but Buck moved away.
Buck throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Buck tries a head kick but it misses.
Buck throws and low kick but Santos moves out of range easily.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Buck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Buck misses with a few strikes there.
Buck misses with a combination
so Santos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Buck keeping full guard, as Santos tries to pass.
Buck pushes Santos off and gets back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Buck. No joy for Santos on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buck dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Santos. That did some damage!
Buck fails to land with a series of punches.
Buck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos throws a right hand that Buck ducks under and follows up with a left that Buck also avoids with ease.
Buck throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Buck misses with a few strikes there.
Buck throws a leg kick but Santos moved away.
Nice sprawl there from Buck as Santos shoots in.
Buck throws a leg kick that misses.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Buck throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santos counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Buck's guard now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos prevents Buck from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Santos had his way with Kake Buck in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Buck.
Nice sprawl there from Buck as Santos shoots in.
Santos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Buck bucks Santos off and manages to get back to his feet!
Buck misses with a body punch
and Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Buck throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
A combination from Buck does no damage.
Santos looks to land a combination. Buck sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Buck misses with a double jab
and Santos counters with a three punch combo that has Buck backing up. Buck nods at Santos to acknowledge the strikes.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Buck pinned against the cage. Buck gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buck throws a leg kick
and Santos counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Buck is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Buck is keeping the position for now.
Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Buck can do to turn this around?
Buck has his feet on Santos's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Santos closes the distance and clinches up with Buck, looking for a takedown. Santos pushes Buck against the cage but Buck circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buck stuffs the takedown.
Santos on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Buck.
Buck throws a left and a right that both miss
and Santos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Santos.
Santos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Santos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Santos stops Buck from standing up.
Santos looking to pass the guard.
Santos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Santos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Buck, who protects the arm well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buck wants to get back to his feet.
Santos in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Buck is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bruno Santos!
Bruno Santos is the new middleweight champion!
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