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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Garza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocky Balboa!
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, Rico Garza!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garza wants to slow Balboa down by chopping away at his legs.
Garza misses with a series of wild punches.
Balboa clinches up against the ropes.
Garza wants to break free but Balboa has control.
Garza is trying to break the clinch but Balboa is controlling him.
Garza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Garza misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garza.
Garza throws a leg kick that is checked
and Balboa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Garza's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Garza manages to escape and get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garza tries to bum rush Balboa with a series of wild strikes but Balboa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garza looks gassed!
Garza misses with a leg kick.
Garza misses with a two punch combination.
Balboa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Balboa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Garza keeping moving, preventing Balboa from controlling successfully.
Balboa connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garza has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Balboa off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Balboa manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Garza on his heels. He'll look to pass Garza's guard now, I'm sure.
Balboa trying to control but Garza is working from the bottom.
Balboa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Garza is looking to stand up but Balboa isn't so interested in that idea.
Balboa stands up over Garza, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Balboa trying to control but Garza is working from the bottom.
Balboa prevents Garza from getting back to his feet.
Balboa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Garza on the ground.
Garza keeping moving, preventing Balboa from controlling successfully.
Garza wants to get back to his feet but Balboa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garza keeping moving, preventing Balboa from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Balboa prevents Garza from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rocky Balboa.
Balboa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Garza backs up against the ropes.
It looks like Rico Garza has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balboa is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Garza's half guard.
Balboa is looking to take a break and control but Garza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Balboa stalling.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Balboa drops an elbow to the side of Garza's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa is controlling the pace.
Garza is trying to stand up here but Balboa is controlling him well.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Balboa landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Balboa there.
Garza pushes Balboa off looking to stand but Balboa dives back in and keeps control.
Balboa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garza keeps working.
Balboa working Garza over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garza is refusing to be controlled, as Balboa sits in half guard.
Garza makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Balboa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Garza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Balboa. Garza shrugs it off though.
Garza tries a low kick but Balboa avoids it.
Garza attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balboa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Garza is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Balboa asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Balboa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rico Garza's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Balboa shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Balboa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garza keeps working.
Rocky Balboa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garza has one foot on Balboa's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Garza throws a series of punches but Balboa avoids them all with ease.
Balboa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Garza manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Balboa feints a jab promting Garza to slip. Balboa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Garza slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garza walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Balboa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Balboa thuds his shin into the meat of Garza's side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Balboa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Balboa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Balboa counters with a takedown into side control.
Garza is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Balboa has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Garza is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balboa decides to stand back up.
Garza throws a combination. Balboa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Garza throws a leg kick but Balboa checks it.
Garza pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Balboa back to the ropes. Garza follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Garza wants to slow Balboa down by chopping away at his legs.
Balboa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rico Garza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garza walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Balboa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Balboa blocks a low kick nicely.
No joy there for Garza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Balboa dodges the punch combination from Garza.
Garza throws a combination that misses
and Balboa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Garza's knee momentarily.
Rocky Balboa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Balboa closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garza tries to kick Balboa off but Balboa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Balboa trying to control the action but Garza is working from the bottom.
Balboa prevents Garza from standing back up.
Garza makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That kick from Garza tenderised Balboa's leg. Balboa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Balboa tries to clinch there but Garza circles away.
Balboa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rocky Balboa is winning the standup battle so far.
Garza throws a leg kick
and Balboa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Garza breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Garza!
Garza somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left and a right from Garza both land. Nice combination.
Balboa 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.
Balboa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Garza is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Balboa is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garza wants to get back to his feet but Balboa passes into half guard.
Garza tries to kick Balboa off but Balboa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Balboa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rico Garza's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Garza throws a low kick, looking for Balboa's leg but Balboa calmly moves out of range.
Balboa gets a takedown into half guard.
Garza wants to get back to his feet.
Garza is staying active underneath Balboa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Garza is trying to stand up here but Balboa is controlling him well.
Balboa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Garza with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Garza is trying to stand.
Balboa trying to control the action but Garza is working from the bottom.
Garza looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa is looking to take a break and control but Garza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garza tries to kick Balboa off but Balboa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Garza makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Balboa throws a series of punches but Garza avoids them all with ease.
Garza falls off balance throwing a combination
and Balboa counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Garza will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Balboa clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Garza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garza throws a nice outside leg kick.
Balboa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Balboa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Balboa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garza is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Garza can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garza is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Balboa is working for a guillotine from mount but Garza frees his head quite easily.
Garza somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Garza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Garza misses.
Rico Garza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garza throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garza keeps the fight on the outside.
A solid body kick from Balboa.
Rico Garza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rico Garza.
Well Balboa 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Balboa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Albright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snow has chosen Atreyu - Gallows as his entrance music. The key to victory for Vladimir Albright has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Albright!
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, John Snow!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow shoots in looking for a takedown. Albright tries to sprawl out of it but Snow keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Albright manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Snow shoots in but no luck this time.
Snow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Albright tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Snow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Snow shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Albright manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Snow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Albright is keeping the position for now.
Snow is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Snow trying to control the position from guard on top but Albright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Albright pushes Snow off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Albright gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albright lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Albright is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Snow can't fight it off and eventually Albright manages to take the fight to the floor. Snow looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Snow escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Albright gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Snow throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Albright trying to control but Snow is working from the bottom.
Snow looking for a guillotine here but Albright defends easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snow is looking to sinch up a triangle. Albright throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Snow's body to avoid the submission. Snow has instead reached around Albright's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Snow arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). John Snow!
In his post fight interview, John Snow started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Utheg Bloodrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cavin Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cavin Nash is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Utheg Bloodrock!
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, Cavin Nash!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nash dodges the punch combination from Bloodrock.
Nash fails with a takedown attempt.
Nash fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bloodrock sprawls well initially but Nash persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bloodrock is looking for a sweep. Nash is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nash content to control rather than advance.
Bloodrock manages to get to full guard.
Bloodrock working for a triangle but Nash defends it easily.
Bloodrock escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nash gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodrock looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nash is one step ahead there.
Nash must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nash wants to control from the top but Bloodrock keeps moving.
Nash lands a couple of elbows.
Nash trying to control but Bloodrock is working from the bottom.
Bloodrock lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nash!
Nash really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bloodrock. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bloodrock trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bloodrock looking to finish with strikes here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nash is desperately trying to improve his position but Bloodrock has a good base and remains in mount.
Bloodrock throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Nash because Bloodrock loaded up on that one.
Bloodrock throws some wild stikes that Nash manages to avoid easily.
The referee warns Nash that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bloodrock scoring with strikes but Nash is staying in there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bloodrock throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Nash is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bloodrock cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bloodrock working the ground and pound effectively.
Bloodrock lands a big shot there that rocks Nash but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bloodrock landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodrock thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bloodrock content just to control the position here.
Bloodrock tries to control but Nash wriggling away.
Nash takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bloodrock thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bloodrock prevents Nash from getting the reversal.
Bloodrock throwing strikes here but Nash is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bloodrock putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bloodrock lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bloodrock lands a nice shot to the head.
Bloodrock thowing shots but they're missing.
Nash is trying desperately to improve position.
Bloodrock connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bloodrock looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Poor strikes thrown by Bloodrock there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bloodrock is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Nash to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Nash shrugs it off.
Bloodrock landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bloodrock throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bloodrock lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nash hang on?
Nash avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bloodrock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Utheg Bloodrock dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bloodrock just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Bloodrock.
Bloodrock shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nash sprawls well. Nash wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bloodrock gets slowly back to his feet.
Utheg Bloodrock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Bloodrock as Nash shoots in.
A punch combination from Bloodrock misses.
Nash scores with a head kick. Bloodrock tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Utheg Bloodrock has been cut.
Bloodrock scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nash shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bloodrock lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nash!
Bloodrock misses with a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodrock lands with some strikes.
Bloodrock looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bloodrock lands a big shot there that rocks Nash but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bloodrock landing strikes from the mount.
Bloodrock is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nash takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Nash is rocked!
Bloodrock is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Nash is still in real trouble! Can Bloodrock finish him?
Bloodrock looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nash is trying to stand up.
Nash is breathing heavily.
Bloodrock takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nash is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nash seems to have recovered his senses.
Bloodrock lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by Bloodrock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nash tries to hold on but Bloodrock postures up.
Bloodrock wants to finish this one by submission but Nash is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bloodrock.
Bloodrock lands a big elbow.
Utheg Bloodrock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nash is squirming around, avoiding Bloodrock's attempts to control the action.
Nash in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nash can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nash is looking to get to half guard.
Bloodrock goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Nash turns into him and now he's in Bloodrock's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nash wants to get up but he can't break Bloodrock's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Nash landing some decent shots from guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bloodrock is on top in guard.
Nash working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bloodrock.
Nash wants to sweep here but Bloodrock controlling him for the moment.
Nash preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bloodrock throws a big right hand that misses.
Nash is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodrock wants to control from the top but Nash keeps moving.
Bloodrock content to stall in guard here.
Bloodrock thows a big elbow that misses.
Bloodrock chips away with some ground and pound.
Nash manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bloodrock shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nash pinned against the ropes. Nash gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bloodrock misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Utheg Bloodrock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Utheg Bloodrock'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. This is the final round!
Nash showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bloodrock.
Nash is looking to clinch.
Bloodrock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nash circles away quickly and effectively.
Nash gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bloodrock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nash swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bloodrock is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nash looking to control.
Nash wants to stand and escape but Bloodrock is having none of it.
Bloodrock is looking to work some ground and pound but Nash has wrist control.
Nash avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nash preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bloodrock is controlling him.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nash tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nash takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nash preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bloodrock trying to control the position from guard on top but Nash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bloodrock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nash can do to turn this around?
Nash working a defensive guard here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bloodrock wants to control from the top but Nash keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bloodrock lands with a nice combination. Nash backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodrock changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nash tries to avoid it but Bloodrock manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nash to the ground. Nash escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bloodrock defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nash.
Bloodrock scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bloodrock uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nash has time to react.
Bloodrock misses with a few strikes there.
Nash dives in and grabs Bloodrock's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bloodrock pushes down on Nash's head and hops out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nash gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bloodrock decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nash's guard.
Utheg Bloodrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cavin Nash.
Bloodrock drops back looking for a leg! Nash is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nash manages to kick Bloodrock off! Bloodrock jumps back into Nash's guard.
Bloodrock preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodrock working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nash's head.
Nash avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nash controls Bloodrock momentarily but Bloodrock frees himself.
Bloodrock throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nash works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bloodrock with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bloodrock throws a strike but Nash rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bloodrock lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nash!
Bloodrock looking to isolate an arm here. Nash doesn't see it coming and as Bloodrock extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Bloodrock!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Utheg Bloodrock!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklyn Vass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vass is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Highway to Hell (AC/DC). Jon Stone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
203 lbs
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220 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franklyn Vass!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vass swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stone darts in and clinches Vass up against the ropes.
Stone lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Stone.
Vass looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Stone crunches a lovely knee into Vass's ribcage.
Stone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stone lands a good knee to the midsection. Vass won't want to take too many of those.
Stone breaks the clinch.
Stone moves into range and clinches up with Vass.
Stone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stone breaks the clinch.
Stone swats away the attempt to clinch by Vass.
Nice jab there from Stone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone closes the distance and clinches.
Knees to the body from Stone.
Vass takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stone has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stone is struggling to control the position.
Vass is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stone pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Stone landing knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stone scores with a knee to the head.
Stone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stone swats away the attempt to clinch by Vass.
Stone moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone crunches a lovely knee into Vass's ribcage.
Stone stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Stone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vass swats away the attempt to clinch by Stone.
Stone tries to clinch up.
Jon Stone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stone clinches with his opponent.
Stone manages to break the clinch.
Stone pushes Vass up against the ropes in a clinch.
Vass wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stone obliges.
Vass takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stone drives through and clinches with Vass against the ropes.
Stone leaning against his opponent.
Vass takes an elbow to the temple.
Stone putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vass in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stone lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Stone.
Stone utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vass is trying to break the clinch but Stone is controlling him.
Stone holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stone tries to clinch but Vass is having none of it.
Stone moves into the clinch.
Stone manages to break the clinch.
Stone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vass shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stone as he jumps to the side.
Stone has managed to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stone is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vass is keeping busy.
Stone breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Stone dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stone closes the distance and clinches.
Vass avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Stone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vass can do to turn this around?
Stone manages to break the clinch.
Stone moves out of range of the body kick.
Stone fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vass has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vass fails with a takedown attempt.
Vass fails with a takedown attempt.
Stone forces Vass back against the ropes and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stone obliges.
Vass is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vass takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stone tries to clinch but Vass moves out of range.
Stone getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stone connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stone lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Vass paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vass changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stone tries to avoid it but Vass manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stone to the ground. Stone escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jon Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franklyn Vass.
Stone scores with a push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone darts in and clinches Vass up against the ropes.
Stone is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stone breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Franklyn Vass is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Franklyn Vass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vass shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stone but Stone pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vass swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vass swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stone lands with a good body shot.
Stone pushes Vass up against the ropes in a clinch.
Stone utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stone is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vass in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stone just leaning against Vass, taking a breather.
Stone is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vass takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stone manages to break the clinch.
Stone scores with a sloppy right hand. Vass should have avoided that one.
Horrible takedown by Vass or perhaps it was just good defense by Stone which made him look bad.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vass with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stone to score with a decent uppercut.
Stone darts in and clinches Vass up against the ropes.
Stone breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vass is looking to clinch but Stone is avoiding it.
Vass throws a sloppy head kick and Stone moves out of range easily.
Vass shoots and misses
and Stone counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stone takes the fight into the clinch.
Stone controlling the action here for a moment.
Stone crunches a lovely knee into Vass's ribcage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stone working Vass over with knees to the body.
Stone landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stone leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Stone dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Stone connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vass gets a takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Stone pushes Vass off looking to stand but Vass dives back in and keeps control.
Stone knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vass on the ground.
Vass takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vass missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stone tries to kick Vass off but Vass keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Vass shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stone sprawls well. Stone wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vass gets slowly back to his feet.
Stone tries to clinch there but Vass circles away.
Stone defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vass.
Stone tries to clinch but Vass is having none of it.
Stone lands a jab-cross combination.
Vass doesn't manage to clinch there - Stone circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Stone.
Vass on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vass tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Stone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vass fails to land the takedown.
Jon Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franklyn Vass.
Vass is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stone moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone moves into the clinch successfully.
Vass takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vass jumps guard but Stone stands there with Vass around his waist. Vass gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stone is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Stone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vass walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jon Stone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vass throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stone's waist but Stone gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vass off to one side.
Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stone gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vass takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stone lands a nice knee to the body.
Stone taking a breather.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Jon Stone has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Franklyn Vass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vass drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Stone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stone, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:25
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Stone!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Store (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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18
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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22
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Martin!
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, Adam Store!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Store throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Martin tries to keep at a distance but Store has taken the fight into the clinch.
Martin tries for a takedown but Store manages to get underhooks.
Martin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Store ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Store no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Store keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
Martin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Store is keeping the position for now.
Store looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Store is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Martin is controlling him.
Martin preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Store is keeping the position for now.
Martin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Martin preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Andrew Martin.
Store dives in and scores a takedown into Martin's guard.
Store pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martin is keeping the position for now.
Martin looking to control.
Store wants to control from the top but Martin keeps moving.
Store stands up and waves to Martin to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Store throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Martin tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Store is in Martin's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Store is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Martin has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Store is looking to defend but Martin has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Store! Martin pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Store taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Andrew Martin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tashiro Mangara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Bicki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bicki is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Entrance. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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180 lbs
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168 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tashiro Mangara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michal Bicki!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bicki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mangara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bicki tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Mangara.
Mangara swinging wildly here.
Bicki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bicki shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mangara's guard.
Mangara not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangara working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bicki.
Mangara had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bicki defends it easily.
Mangara pushes Bicki off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Bicki tries for a takedown but Mangara sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mangara scores with a takedown into Bicki's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bicki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mangara doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mangara manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangara stops Bicki from standing up.
Bicki is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mangara defends well.
Bicki being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bicki is looking for a triangle but Mangara pushes his legs off easily.
Bicki looks gassed!
Mangara's corner is telling him to maintain position.
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.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tashiro Mangara has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mangara lands with an overhand left.
Mangara misses with a few strikes there.
Bicki gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mangara decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mangara scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tashiro Mangara dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mangara gets a double leg takedown into Bicki's guard.
Mangara throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bicki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mangara gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bicki throws a head kick but Mangara moves out of range.
Bicki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mangara counters by moving into the clinch.
Mangara has Bicki pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Mangara pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Bicki tumbling to the mat - Mangara dives into Bicki's guard.
Bicki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mangara can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bicki is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangara gets to his feet. Bicki looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Mangara pushes Bicki up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangara breaks from the clinch.
Mangara has closed the distance and engaged Bicki in a clinch.
Bicki is trying to break the clinch but Mangara is controlling him.
Bicki wants a takedown but no success here.
Mangara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mangara shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bicki's guard.
Bicki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mangara can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bicki trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangara decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Tashiro Mangara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mangara scores with a hook to the body. Bicki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bicki fails to land the takedown.
Tashiro Mangara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michal Bicki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangara lands a nice looking body shot.
Tashiro Mangara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mangara scores with a hook to the body. Bicki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mangara shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bicki napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bicki wants to control but Mangara postures up.
Mangara lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mangara decides to stand back up. Mangara steps back and let's Bicki get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tashiro Mangara dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mangara closes the distance and clinches.
Bicki tries to break free but Mangara pushes him back against the ropes.
Mangara has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Bicki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mangara has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bicki clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Can Bicki hold on?! Mangara is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Bicki defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangara working for a choke but Bicki reverses nicely into Mangara 's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mangara is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mangara is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangara is looking to sweep but instead, Bicki has passed into half guard.
Mangara on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mangara tries to get out of the position.
Mangara looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mangara is trying to control but can't.
Mangara gets back to full guard.
Mangara throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bicki escapes and throws Mangara's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bicki trying to control the position but Mangara is working away.
Bicki tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Mangara is trying to improve his position.
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.
Bicki working away.
Tashiro Mangara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bicki is looking to take a break and control but Mangara is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mangara is trying to control Bicki's posture but Bicki avoids it.
Bicki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mangara keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tashiro Mangara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mangara 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tashiro Mangara!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Devin Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch Knuckles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butch Knuckles has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Devin Couture'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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devin Couture!
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, Butch Knuckles!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Couture.
Knuckles fails with the takedown
and Couture counters by clinching up.
Knuckles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Couture breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knuckles fails with the takedown
and Couture counters with a takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Couture working the strikes but Knuckles uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Couture misses with a head shot. Knuckles uses the momentum to regain guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Knuckles wants to stand and escape but Couture is having none of it.
Couture loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Couture throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Couture is in close to Knuckles's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Couture is looking to work some ground and pound but Knuckles has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Couture throwing shots but Knuckles is blocking nicely.
Couture not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Couture landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Couture lands with a punch from half guard.
Couture is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Couture lands strikes from half guard.
Knuckles is trying to stand.
Knuckles looks gassed!
Knuckles has hold of Couture's hands but Couture slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knuckles is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Couture scores with a couple of nice shots.
Couture has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Couture winds up and cracks Knuckles with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Couture throwing shots but Knuckles is blocking nicely.
Couture scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture working Knuckles over with strikes.
Couture not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Couture seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Knuckles is rocked!
Couture scores with a big shot! Knuckles's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Knuckles! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Devin Couture!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rick Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamil Zygan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ward comes into the arena with Tap Out blaring out of the sound system. Kamil Zygan told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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200 lbs
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198 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Ward!
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, Kamil Zygan!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zygan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ward napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ward is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Zygan off and has taken his back!
Ward trying to control momentarily.
Zygan has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Ward.
Ward is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Ward somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Ward is looking for the choke from the back position but Zygan is controlling his hands well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zygan fending off the submission attempt from Ward.
Zygan looking very determined here, making life difficult for Ward.
Ward is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Zygan defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Zygan defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Zygan staying busy and making it hard for Ward to control.
Ward has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Zygan has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ward throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Ward is looking for the choke from the back position but Zygan is controlling his hands well.
Zygan looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Zygan manages to reverse the position and now he's in Ward's guard. Nice work there by Zygan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zygan is posturing up here but Ward has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Zygan tries to roll out but it's too tight and Zygan has to tap! Slick submission there by Ward!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rick Ward!
Rick Ward tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Njokuani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Paxio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Anthony Njokuani has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Njokuani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thiago Paxio!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Njokuani clinches up against the ropes.
Njokuani is trying to push Paxio away but Paxio has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Njokuani is looking to break free of the clinch but Paxio has double underhooks.
Njokuani is trying to break free.
Njokuani tries to circle away but Paxio has him pinned against the ropes.
Njokuani really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Paxio has hold of one of Njokuani's legs. Njokuani is fighting the takedown attempt but Paxio gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Njokuani wants to get back to his feet but Paxio is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Paxio thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Paxio wants to pass the guard but Njokuani is keeping the position.
Paxio slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Paxio wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Njokuani, who protects the arm well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paxio advances nicely into full mount.
Njokuani is controlling an arm, preventing Paxio from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Njokuani trying desperately to get to his feet.
Paxio working for a submission but Njokuani is keeping him at bay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paxio jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Njokuani manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Paxio is trying to get an arm triangle but Njokuani is defending well.
Paxio is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Njokuani is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Paxio is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Njokuani is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paxio tries for a kimura but Njokuani is defending well.
Paxio is trying to get an arm triangle but Njokuani is defending well.
Paxio is trying to get an arm triangle but Njokuani is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Njokuani pushes Paxio away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Paxio gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Paxio has hold of Njokuani's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Njokuani tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Paxio cranks the arm and Njokuani screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Njokuani, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Thiago Paxio!
Thiago Paxio took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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