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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julian Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes to the cage accompanied by Oh Lets Do it. Alvarez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by There's No Solution. Richard Alvarez will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julian Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by Alvarez.
Carter tries to clinch up but Alvarez circles away and keeps his distance.
Alvarez drops Carter with a beautiful combination! Carter stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Alvarez is looking for the KO!
Carter is rocked!
It looks like Julian Carter has been cut.
Carter throws a right and a left that Alvarez avoids nicely.
Carter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Alvarez swinging wilding here.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Richard Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by Alvarez.
Alvarez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Carter on the side of the head.
Alvarez cracks Carter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Carter is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a looping overhand right but Carter ducks down to avoid it.
Alvarez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alvarez scores with a sloppy right hand. Carter should have avoided that one.
Alvarez looks to clinch
so Carter counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alvarez wants to stand and escape but Carter is having none of it.
Carter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter is looking to work some ground and pound but Alvarez has wrist control.
Carter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Carter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Carter throws and elbow that misses. Alvarez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Carter's guard. Nice move by Alvarez!
Carter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alvarez is controlling him.
Alvarez stands up from Carter's guard - Alvarez perhaps looking for a knockout.
Carter blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvarez.
Alvarez thows a body shot but no joy.
Alvarez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Alvarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Alvarez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julian Carter's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Carter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carter clobbers Alvarez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alvarez instigates a clinch.
Carter blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez misses with a knee to the head.
Alvarez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Carter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Alvarez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carter dodges an elbow strike from Alvarez.
Alvarez looking to slow down the pace here.
Carter tries to pull guard but Alvarez won't allow it.
Alvarez prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carter wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez connects with a knee to the head.
Carter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Carter tries to pull guard but Alvarez won't allow it.
Carter pulls guard successfully.
Carter is working an open guard so Alvarez takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Carter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alvarez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Alvarez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Carter slips a straight right by Alvarez.
Alvarez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Alvarez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alvarez.
Alvarez cracks Carter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alvarez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvarez lands with an uppercut that bounces Carter off the cage and back into rage.
Carter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alvarez looks to clinch
and Carter counters with a head kick. That will keep Alvarez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Alvarez throws a good cross that connects.
Carter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alvarez.
Richard Alvarez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez misses with the combination.
Alvarez lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvarez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Carter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Alvarez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Julian Carter's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Carter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carter walks into a jab.
Alvarez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Carter counters with a nice body kick.
Alvarez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Julian Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carter throws a sloppy head kick and Alvarez moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alvarez with a nice cross.
Carter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Alvarez.
Alvarez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alvarez doesn't manage to clinch there - Carter circles away.
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.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carter tries to clinch up.
Alvarez connects with a nice looking jab.
A combination from Alvarez does no damage.
Alvarez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carter tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Alvarez.
Carter moves out of range of the strikes.
Alvarez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alvarez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Carter is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Alvarez.
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.
Carter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alvarez.
Alvarez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Carter.
Alvarez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alvarez misses with a low kick.
Alvarez wants to clinch but Carter slips to the side
and Carter counters with a body kick that stops Alvarez in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvarez slips under a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Alvarez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Alvarez 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Alvarez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cody Lambert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Dahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lambert comes to the cage accompanied by Prodigy - Smack my bitch Up . The crowd seem to be enjoying Dahl's choice of entrance music: Love Me Sexy. Zach Dahl is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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265 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cody Lambert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zach Dahl!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lambert throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lambert throws a nice looking combination but Dahl bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lambert throws a series of punches but Dahl moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lambert darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Zach Dahl has been cut.
Dahl slips a jab and a cross from Lambert.
Dahl showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lambert.
Lambert slips a jab from Dahl.
Dahl tries to clinch up but Lambert circles away and keeps his distance.
Lambert tries to bum rush Dahl with a series of wild strikes but Dahl uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lambert wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dahl has him pressed against the cage.
Dahl has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lambert is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dahl fails to pull guard.
Lambert is trying to force a seperation but Dahl has the dominant position.
Dahl tries for a takedown but Lambert manages to get underhooks.
Cody Lambert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zach Dahl.
Lambert managing to block the knees to the body from Dahl.
Dahl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lambert gets underhooks to prevent Dahl's takedown attempt.
Dahl has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lambert is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lambert wants to get back to striking at distance but Dahl won't allow it.
Lambert working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahl tries to score a body lock takedown but Lambert shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lambert wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dahl jumps guard but Lambert stands there with Dahl around his waist. Dahl gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lambert tries to circle away but Dahl has him pinned against the cage.
Lambert wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lambert wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dahl is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dahl looking for a takedown.
Lambert wants to get back to striking at distance but Dahl won't allow it.
Dahl tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lambert just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dahl throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lambert blocks it with crossed arms.
Lambert prevents the takedown attempt.
Dahl jumps guard but Lambert stands there with Dahl around his waist. Dahl gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lambert wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lambert on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dahl tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
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.
Dahl prevents Lambert from breaking the clinch.
Dahl has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lambert avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dahl has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lambert is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dahl looks gassed!
Lambert wants to break free but Dahl has control.
Dahl tries to pull guard but Lambert holds him up against the cage and eventually Dahl drops back down to his feet.
Dahl pulls guard effortlessly.
Lambert has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dahl is proving hard to escape from.
Lambert stands up from Dahl's guard - Lambert perhaps looking for a knockout.
A right-left combo lands from Lambert.
Dahl wants to clinch.
Cody Lambert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dahl tries to clinch up but Lambert circles away and keeps his distance.
Dahl throws a wild body kick that Lambert sees coming a mile off.
Lambert fails to land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A combination from Lambert does no damage.
Cody Lambert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lambert misses with the combination.
Dahl fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lambert throws a looping overhand right but Dahl ducks down to avoid it.
Dahl wants to clinch.
Lambert chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dahl can pounce on him.
Dahl throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lambert's waist but Lambert gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dahl off to one side.
Lambert swinging wilding here.
Dahl clinches up against the cage.
Dahl breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dahl showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lambert.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dahl is looking to clinch but Lambert is avoiding it.
Dahl buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dahl scores with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dahl is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lambert sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dahl tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lambert swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dahl tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lambert paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lambert throws a series of punches but Dahl avoids them all with ease.
Dahl shoots for a takedown but Lambert saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dahl fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dahl pushes Lambert up against the cage in a clinch.
Lambert wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dahl has him pressed against the cage.
Dahl tries to land knees in the clinch but Lambert avoids the damage to the body.
Dahl jumps guard and drags Lambert to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lambert throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dahl works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lambert decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dahl, up you get!
Lambert keeps the fight on the outside.
Dahl bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dahl slips a jab and a cross from Lambert.
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 Cody Lambert will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zach Dahl's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dahl fails with a takedown attempt.
Dahl has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lambert finds it's way round the side to connect with Dahl's head.
Dahl gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lambert is trying to break free.
Dahl goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lambert prevents it.
Dahl tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cody Lambert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zach Dahl.
Dahl wants a takedown.
Dahl drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dahl drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lambert pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lambert throws a right and a left that Dahl avoids nicely.
Lambert lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lambert Rushes Dahl and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Dahl is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Lambert Piles on the pressure and Dahl crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cody Lambert!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ulf Eriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ulf Eriksson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Damian Gracie's chin.
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ulf Eriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damian Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie slaps away a takedown attempt from Eriksson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Eriksson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gracie content to stall in guard here.
Eriksson is breathing heavily.
Eriksson keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Eriksson's head.
Gracie advances to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gracie in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksson wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie is trying for a kimura here. Eriksson looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Gracie wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Damian Gracie!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kergan Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Schauberger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Creed might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Princes of the Universe by QUEEN. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kergan Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viktor Schauberger!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schauberger lands a high kick!
Creed shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Schauberger defends it nicely.
Creed gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Creed keeping moving, preventing Schauberger from controlling successfully.
Schauberger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Schauberger postures up in Creed's guard and throws a big left but Creed blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schauberger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Schauberger postures up in Creed's guard and throws a big left but Creed blocks it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Creed wants to sweep here but Schauberger controlling him for the moment.
Schauberger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Creed works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Schauberger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Creed chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Schauberger can pounce on him.
Schauberger swings for the body but Creed moves out of range.
Creed fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Schauberger sprawls well initially but Creed persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Schauberger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schauberger is not content to let Creed control the position.
Schauberger wants to control but Creed is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Creed prevents Schauberger from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Creed scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Creed is working for a submission of some sort.
Creed trying to control from half guard but Schauberger is working away.
Schauberger is trying to maintain the position but Creed is very close to passing his half guard.
Schauberger works his way to full guard. Good 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.
Schauberger is trying to keep Creed in close.
Creed showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Schauberger is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Schauberger manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Creed really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Schauberger pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Creed in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Creed is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Creed in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Creed is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schauberger is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Creed can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Oh Creed is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Creed tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Schauberger lands a big elbow - Creed is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Creed is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Viktor Schauberger!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Ortizz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tito Ortizz!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blood.
Blood looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Ortizz moves into the clinch.
Ortizz has hold of one of Blood's legs. Blood is fighting the takedown attempt but Ortizz gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortizz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ortizz stands up over Blood, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortizz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ortizz arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Blood's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tito Ortizz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Filipe Martins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejandro Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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203 lbs
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200 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Filipe Martins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alejandro Suarez!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suarez takes a swing at Martins's ribcage but misses.
Nice straight punches there by Suarez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Suarez.
The fighters circling - Suarez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martins tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Suarez swivels and escapes.
Jab by Suarez.
Good shot there by Suarez.
Suarez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Suarez looks to land a left hand but Martins moved out of range nicely.
Suarez misses the shot to the body.
Suarez tries to clinch up.
Suarez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Suarez swings for the body but Martins moves out of range.
Martins shoots in for a takedown but Suarez shows good takedown defense.
Suarez wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez tries to bum rush Martins with a series of wild strikes but Martins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Suarez.
Martins on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Suarez misses with a two punch combination.
Suarez lands with an uppercut that bounces Martins off the cage and back into rage.
Suarez misses with a double jab.
Suarez connects with a crisp jab.
Suarez throws a right hand that Martins ducks under and follows up with a left that Martins also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Suarez misses with a hook.
Suarez throws a hook but Martins avoids it easily.
Martins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Suarez.
Martins ducks right into an uppercut from Suarez.
Martins shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Suarez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Martins drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Suarez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Martins has Suarez in his guard.
Martins is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez wants to stand but Martins has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Suarez content to stall in guard here.
Martins bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Suarez's guard.
Suarez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Martins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Martins being controlled here momentarily.
Martins wants to pass the guard but Suarez is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Martins gets to his feet. Suarez looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Martins blocks a jab.
Suarez tries to bum rush Martins with a series of wild strikes but Martins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alejandro Suarez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Martins is breathing heavily.
Suarez misses with a double jab.
Suarez sizes up Martins with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martins has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Suarez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Suarez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Suarez tries to clinch but Martins is having none of it.
Suarez throws a right hand that Martins ducks under and follows up with a left that Martins also avoids with ease.
Suarez throws a series of punches but Martins avoids them all with ease.
Suarez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Suarez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Suarez throws a big shot that misses.
Suarez thuds a left hand into Martins's body.
Suarez misses with a series of wild punches.
Alejandro Suarez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Suarez.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Suarez throws a lazy right hand but Martins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martins dodges the punch combination from Suarez.
Martins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alejandro Suarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suarez throws a right and a left that Martins avoids nicely.
Suarez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Suarez throws a right and a left that Martins avoids nicely.
Suarez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Suarez misses with a series of wild punches.
Suarez throws a series of punches but Martins avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martins dodges the punch combination from Suarez.
Suarez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Suarez looks to land a combination. Martins sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Filipe Martins has been cut.
Suarez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fighters circling - Suarez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Suarez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Martins tries to keep at a distance but Suarez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Suarez pushes Martins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Martins is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A right hook to the body lands for Suarez.
Suarez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Suarez - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Suarez.
Suarez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Suarez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A right-left combo lands from Suarez.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Suarez.
Suarez misses with a body shot.
Suarez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suarez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Suarez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez scores with a shot to the body.
Suarez scores with a one two! Martins had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Suarez misses.
Suarez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Martins's head.
Suarez throws a series of punches but Martins avoids them all with ease.
Suarez looks to land a right hand but Martins moved out of range.
Martins walks into a straight right hand from Suarez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suarez scores with a decent looking hook.
Suarez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Martins on the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Suarez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Suarez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Filipe Martins's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Suarez wants to clinch.
Martins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Suarez scores with the left hand. Martins knows he should have avoided that one.
Suarez misses with the combination.
Martins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suarez.
Martins staying out of range there.
Suarez throws a looping overhand right but Martins ducks down to avoid it.
Suarez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez misses with a two punch combination.
Filipe Martins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suarez lands with a straight right. Martins didn't see that one coming.
Suarez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Suarez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Suarez misses the jab.
Martins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Suarez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Suarez misses.
Suarez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Suarez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A swing and a miss from Suarez.
Alejandro Suarez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Suarez thows a body shot but no joy.
Suarez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Suarez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Suarez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Suarez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martins dodges the punch combination from Suarez.
Suarez lands a nice shot to the body.
Suarez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab by Suarez.
Suarez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Martins moves forwards but Suarez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez throws a one two combo.
Suarez tests Martins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch combination from Suarez misses.
Suarez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Martins walks into a jab.
Martins is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Suarez.
Suarez lands with a right hand.
Martins takes one to the side of the head.
Suarez throws a combination. Martins tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Martins is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suarez connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Martins to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Suarez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alejandro Suarez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelly McGrady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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233 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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250 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Basic striking
Very confident |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kelly McGrady!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGrady throws an overhand right that lands on Emelianenko's shoulder, as Emelianenko tries to avoid the shot.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
McGrady tries to reverse the position but Emelianenko maintains control.
Emelianenko wants to control the pace but McGrady is squirming around nicely.
McGrady tries to reverse the position but Emelianenko maintains control.
McGrady tries to hold on but Emelianenko postures up.
McGrady regains half guard.
Emelianenko is looking to advance position but McGrady won't allow it.
Emelianenko wants to work for an arm triangle but McGrady is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
McGrady tries to get to full guard but Emelianenko has control of the leg.
McGrady striking from half guard on the bottom.
Emelianenko seems to be working for a kimura but McGrady defends the submission attempt.
McGrady pushes Emelianenko off looking to stand but Emelianenko dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrady trying to control but Emelianenko postures up.
Emelianenko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McGrady's head.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
McGrady throws a combination. Emelianenko tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Fedor Emelianenko has been cut.
Kelly McGrady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from McGrady.
McGrady displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A left lands for McGrady.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGrady misses with a low kick.
McGrady scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McGrady moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McGrady connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGrady scores with a jab.
Emelianenko is rocked!
McGrady lands with a big right hook that stumbles Emelianenko - he's out on his feet here! McGrady follows up with another monster hook that separates Emelianenko from consciousness! Emelianenko falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! McGrady stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kelly McGrady!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gianfranco Sforza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt has chosen The Realest Sport as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. On his way into the cage it seems that Gianfranco Sforza has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Gianfranco Sforza seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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192 lbs
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194 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gianfranco Sforza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt shoots for a takedown but Sforza saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sforza.
Hunt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sforza's waist but Sforza gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hunt off to one side.
Hunt shoots in for a double leg but Sforza sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gianfranco Sforza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Hunt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hunt is defended easily by Sforza.
Sforza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sforza throws a looping overhand right but Hunt ducks down to avoid it.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sforza as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hunt tries to free his leg and advance position but Sforza is retaining full guard.
Hunt passes Sforza's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hunt is working for a kimura but Sforza is defending it quite comfortably.
Hunt is trying to control. Sforza wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sforza keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hunt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sforza does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hunt might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sforza kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sforza knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hunt on the ground.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hunt is working for a kimura but Sforza is defending it quite comfortably.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sforza but Sforza pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hunt lands in his opponent's guard.
Sforza keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully.
Hunt thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sforza keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully.
Sforza is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Hunt dives into side control.
Hunt is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sforza is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hunt is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sforza has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt looks gassed!
Hunt prevents Sforza from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Hunt will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sforza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hunt shoots in for a double leg but Sforza sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sforza but Sforza pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hunt misses with a takedown attempt - Sforza sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gianfranco Sforza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Hunt.
Hunt shoots for a takedown but Sforza saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sforza looks to land a combination but Hunt avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sforza misses with a wild combination.
Sforza slaps away a takedown attempt from Hunt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sforza.
It looks like Mike Hunt has been cut.
Hunt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sforza circles away.
Sforza connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sforza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sforza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hunt staying out of range there.
Hunt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hunt.
Sforza throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hunt dodges the punch combination from Sforza.
Sforza throws a right and a left that Hunt avoids nicely.
Sforza throws a right and a left that Hunt avoids nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sforza throws a right and a left that Hunt avoids nicely.
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.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sforza sprawls well. Sforza wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hunt gets slowly back to his feet.
Hunt is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sforza's half guard.
Sforza keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sforza is trying to maintain the position but Hunt is very close to passing his half guard.
Hunt seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gianfranco Sforza dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Hunt's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sforza defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hunt.
Sforza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hunt clobbers Sforza with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hunt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sforza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hunt.
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Sforza pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gianfranco Sforza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Hunt.
Hunt shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sforza defends it nicely.
Hunt slips a jab and a cross from Sforza.
Sforza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hunt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sforza misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hunt looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hunt thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hunt trying to control the position from guard on top but Sforza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunt is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sforza keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully.
Hunt pushing down on Sforza's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hunt is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sforza sees it coming and defends easily.
Hunt tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sforza knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hunt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sforza defending well though.
Hunt is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sforza wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Hunt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hunt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Hunt!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Able Nightroad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Shannigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nightroad's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Vicarious. Shannigan has chosen Slaughtered as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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213 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Able Nightroad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Shannigan!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nightroad has managed to clinch.
Shannigan is pressed up against the cage. Nightroad has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Shannigan down to the mat. Shannigan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nightroad throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nightroad shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shannigan pinned against the cage. Shannigan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shannigan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shannigan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shannigan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nightroad was well out of range. Poor timing from Shannigan.
Shannigan connects with a looping right hand.
Shannigan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shannigan lands a big uppercut and Nightroad crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Nightroad looks OK. Shannigan waves Nightroad back to his feet!
Nightroad is rocked!
It looks like Able Nightroad has been cut.
Shannigan closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Nightroad out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tommy Shannigan!
Tommy Shannigan is the new light heavyweight champion!
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FIGHT
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