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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Greg Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Li Chic Chong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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150 lbs
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Reid!
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, Li Chic Chong!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reid closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Reid lands in his opponent's guard.
Reid works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Reid thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chic Chong's head.
Reid is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Chic Chong has managed to free his arm - good work.
Reid is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Chic Chong avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Reid.
Reid is looking for a kimura but Chic Chong is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Reid to get the leverage.
Reid thows a huge punch but Chic Chong dodges it nicely.
Chic Chong tries to kick Reid off but Reid keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chic Chong looks gassed!
Chic Chong blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reid.
Reid wants to work for an arm triangle but Chic Chong is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Reid is working for a kimura but Chic Chong is defending it quite comfortably.
Reid has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Reid trying to control but Chic Chong is having none of it.
Chic Chong really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reid. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chic Chong is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid won't let Chic Chong get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Reid moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Chic Chong has worked his arm free - good work by Chic Chong!
Reid decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Reid shoots in looking for a takedown. Chic Chong tries to sprawl out of it but Reid keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chic Chong manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reid looks for a takedown but Chic Chong sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chic Chong tries to clinch
and Reid counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Reid drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Chic Chong dives on top into guard.
Reid is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chic Chong defends well.
Chic Chong avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reid wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chic Chong wants to stand but Reid has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Chic Chong is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Reid is trying to control the position but Chic Chong postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reid working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chic Chong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Reid is tightening it up a little... Chic Chong has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Chic Chong reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Chic Chong taps out! Nice BJJ there by Reid!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Greg Reid!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clint Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evander Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clint Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evander Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jackson throws out a powerful jab.
Jones takes one to the side of the head.
Jackson scores with a punch to the head.
Clint Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson connects with a jab.
It looks like Evander Jones has been cut.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Jones is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jackson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot lands for Jackson.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones dives in and scores a takedown into Jackson's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
Jones is in close to Jackson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Jones isn't so interested in that idea.
Jones drops back looking for a leg! Jackson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jackson manages to kick Jones off! Jones jumps back into Jackson's guard.
Jackson managing to control the position.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones won't allow Jackson to get back to his feet.
Jackson trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Jones isn't so interested in that idea.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Jones isn't so interested in that idea.
Jones is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jones prevents Jackson from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jackson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jones!
Jackson avoids the attempt from Jones to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jackson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jones for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Clint Jackson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evander Jones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Jackson connects with a nice looking jab.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Clint Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Jackson lands with a right hand.
Jackson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jackson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jones scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jackson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jones back to the cage. Jackson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That has opened up Evander Jones's cut even more.
Jackson connects with a body shot.
Jackson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jackson lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jones. Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Jackson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Jones takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The cut above Evander Jones's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jackson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Nice uppercut lands for Jackson. That snapped Jones's head back.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jackson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Jackson there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Clint Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evander Jones.
Jones has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jackson finds it's way round the side to connect with Jones's head.
Evander Jones's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Jackson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jackson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jones was covering up waiting for the punch and Jackson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing Jackson from standing up.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jackson is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to stand but Jones is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jackson trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Clint Jackson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jackson throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Evander Jones's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Clint Jackson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stepan Bandera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klas Jenny II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stepan Bandera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Klas Jenny II!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenny II tries to clinch but Bandera moves out of range.
Jenny II closes the distance and pushes Bandera back into the cage.
Bandera lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bandera lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jenny II pushes Bandera off and gets back to his feet.
Jenny II drives through and clinches with Bandera against the cage.
Bandera takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Stepan Bandera has been cut.
Jenny II lands a nice elbow.
Jenny II prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bandera takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jenny II lands a good knee to the midsection. Bandera won't want to take too many of those.
Bandera is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Jenny II.
Stepan Bandera's cut is getting worse.
Jenny II gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jenny II connects with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jenny II.
Stepan Bandera's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jenny II lands an elbow inside that Bandera shrugs off.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jenny II obliges.
Bandera takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Jenny II.
Jeez, Stepan Bandera's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenny II lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Stepan Bandera's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Klas Jenny II!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alex Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric McDowell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDowell is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: California Love. Alex Johnson looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Johnson!
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, Eric McDowell!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDowell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
McDowell is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnson controlling the action here.
McDowell is trying to stand up here but Johnson is controlling him well.
Johnson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but McDowell sees it coming and defends easily.
Johnson is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! McDowell is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alex Johnson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eleomar Cabbat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snow is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: country roads. Eleomar Cabbat has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eleomar Cabbat!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Snow!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabbat ducks under a wild hook from Snow.
Cabbat fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cabbat closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cabbat has closed the distance and engaged Snow in a clinch.
Snow has a couple of punches blocked by Cabbat.
Snow wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cabbat prevents a body shot from Snow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cabbat.
Snow gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cabbat.
Snow is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cabbat is keeping busy.
Cabbat breaks from the clinch.
Cabbat closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabbat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Snow falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cabbat counters with a single leg into guard. Snow didn't expect that.
Cabbat sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cabbat is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cabbat controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cabbat. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Eleomar Cabbat just wasn't active enough.
Snow misses with a double jab
enabling Cabbat to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snow lands a body shot.
Cabbat darts in and clinches Snow up against the cage.
Snow misses with a punch on the inside.
Cabbat has Snow pressed against the cage, preventing Snow from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cabbat tries for a takedown but Snow manages to get underhooks.
Snow breaks the clinch.
Cabbat stalks Snow and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Snow's face. Snow staggers backwards, shaken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabbat drives through and clinches with Snow against the cage.
Snow tries to stall but Cabbat uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cabbat slows down the pace here.
Cabbat lands with a right to the head.
Cabbat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab from Cabbat.
Cabbat moves into the clinch.
Cabbat leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cabbat manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow misses with an uppercut.
Snow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cabbat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cabbat lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cabbat gets a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snow is in trouble now - Cabbat has advanced to mount!
Cabbat sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cabbat is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Cabbat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Eleomar Cabbat!
Eleomar Cabbat retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Assante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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192 lbs
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203 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Salvatore Assante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Marx!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Marx.
Marx gets tackled into the cage by Assante. Assante maintains the clinch.
Marx utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Assante is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marx lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Salvatore Assante has been cut.
Assante takes a knee to the side of the body.
Marx unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Marx lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Assante takes a knee right on the jaw!
Assante takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marx.
Marx landing knees to the body.
Marx lands a knee to the head.
Salvatore Assante's cut is getting worse.
Marx lands an elbow inside that Assante shrugs off.
Marx drops Assante with a big knee straight up the middle! Assante is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Assante is rocked!
Marx dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Assante. That did some damage!
Oh Assante is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marx scoring well with a low kick there.
Marx wants to clinch up but Assante keeps it at a distance.
Marx looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Assante manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Assante on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Marx lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Assante seems to have got his legs back now.
Assante on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marx. Marx obviously looking to wear him down.
Marx cracks the inside of Assante's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marx connects with a leg kick. Assante looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Assante takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters circle, before Marx throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Assante's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Marx lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Carl Marx!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Rabago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paz Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rabago comes to the cage accompanied by "Stop Reading, Start Doing Pushups". Paz Silva will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Rabago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paz Silva!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabago moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Paz Silva has been cut.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Adam Rabago has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rabago lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva lands a big uppercut and Rabago crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Rabago looks OK. Silva waves Rabago back to his feet!
Rabago is rocked!
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rabago.
Oh Rabago is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Adam Rabago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rabago misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rabago is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva works Rabago's body with a nice hook.
Silva batters Rabago with a massive right followed by a huge left! Rabago is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Silva lands a final crushing right hand to drop Rabago to the mat with a gruesome thud! Silva is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Paz Silva!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jussi Donatello Maansiirtokone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axel Wheeler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wheeler has chosen If you want blood(You got it) by AC/DC as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Axel Wheeler is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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224 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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269 lbs
22 - 13 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jussi Donatello Maansiirtokone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Axel Wheeler!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wheeler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maansiirtokone cracks Wheeler with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Maansiirtokone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wheeler sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wheeler gets caught flat footed, as Maansiirtokone shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Maansiirtokone tries to free his leg and advance position but Wheeler is retaining full guard.
Wheeler wants to stand but Maansiirtokone is controlling the position.
Maansiirtokone makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Maansiirtokone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wheeler is looking to stand up but Maansiirtokone isn't so interested in that idea.
Maansiirtokone throws and elbow that misses. Wheeler uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Maansiirtokone's guard. Nice move by Wheeler!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheeler would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Maansiirtokone wants to stand up but Wheeler is controlling him.
Wheeler wants to get up but he can't break Maansiirtokone's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Maansiirtokone manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wheeler manages to get himself to full guard.
Wheeler wants to get back to his feet but Maansiirtokone is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Maansiirtokone pushes down on Wheeler's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wheeler is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wheeler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maansiirtokone. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Maansiirtokone working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wheeler is looking to escape.
Wheeler is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Maansiirtokone scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wheeler is trying to stand.
Maansiirtokone controlling the action here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ground and pound from Maansiirtokone.
Wheeler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wheeler blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maansiirtokone.
Wheeler looks like he's trying to stand up.
Maansiirtokone working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wheeler has hold of Maansiirtokone's hands but Maansiirtokone slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Maansiirtokone slips a nice elbow through Wheeler's hands, connecting with Wheeler's forehead.
Maansiirtokone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Maansiirtokone is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maansiirtokone drops an elbow to the side of Wheeler's head.
Wheeler is trying to stand.
Wheeler looks gassed!
Maansiirtokone is looking to take a break and control but Wheeler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wheeler on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Maansiirtokone seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
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!
Wheeler is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maansiirtokone performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Maansiirtokone thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wheeler's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maansiirtokone lands with a punch from half guard.
Maansiirtokone throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Maansiirtokone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wheeler wants to get back to his feet.
Wheeler has hold of Maansiirtokone's hands but Maansiirtokone slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Maansiirtokone looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wheeler with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wheeler is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Maansiirtokone working the head and body with strikes.
Maansiirtokone prevents Wheeler from standing back up.
Maansiirtokone thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wheeler's head.
Maansiirtokone drops an elbow to the side of Wheeler's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wheeler on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Maansiirtokone seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wheeler does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Maansiirtokone is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Maansiirtokone lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jussi Donatello Maansiirtokone 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.
Wheeler misses the jab.
Maansiirtokone gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maansiirtokone misses with a body punch.
Wheeler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good body shot from Wheeler.
Maansiirtokone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wheeler throws a head punch that misses.
Wheeler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maansiirtokone has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wheeler is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Maansiirtokone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maansiirtokone breaks the clinch.
Wheeler lunges at Maansiirtokone with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maansiirtokone's hand.
It looks like Jussi Donatello Maansiirtokone has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maansiirtokone moves into the clinch.
Wheeler has Maansiirtokone pressed against the cage, preventing Maansiirtokone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wheeler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maansiirtokone blocking some punches.
Maansiirtokone takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheeler is leaning against Maansiirtokone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maansiirtokone.
Wheeler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maansiirtokone backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wheeler.
Wheeler scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maansiirtokone is rocked!
Wheeler dips a shoulder and cracks Maansiirtokone with a mighty uppercut! Maansiirtokone falls back against the cage and Wheeler unloads with a barrage of strikes! Maansiirtokone is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Wheeler screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Axel Wheeler!
Axel Wheeler is the new heavyweight champion!
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