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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chay Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray comes to the cage accompanied by super cold. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chay Ray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sonny Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ray leaves Lopez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lopez shoots for a takedown but Ray saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ray paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ray shoots in but Lopez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lopez misses with the combination.
No luck for Lopez with that takedown attempt.
Chay Ray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sonny Lopez.
Lopez fails with the takedown
and Ray counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ray stalling.
Ray's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chay Ray wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lopez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ray will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lopez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Ray. No joy for Lopez on that attempt.
Lopez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lopez tries to clinch up but Ray circles away and keeps his distance.
Lopez leaves Ray with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sonny Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ray slaps away a takedown attempt from Lopez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ray fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lopez thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lopez is defended easily by Ray.
Lopez looks gassed!
Lopez moves to clinch but Ray breaks away
and Ray counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lopez's guard now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ray is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ray seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lopez for as long as he can get away with.
Ray has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chay Ray wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lopez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chay Ray dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ray fails to land the takedown.
Ray shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lopez defends it nicely.
Ray tries to keep at a distance but Lopez has taken the fight into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lopez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lopez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chay Ray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ray has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lopez is trying to keep an underhook but Ray manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Ray perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lopez is trying to maintain the position but Ray is very close to passing his half guard.
Ray content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lopez is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ray tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lopez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ray somewhat.
Lopez drives through and clinches with Ray against the cage.
Lopez has had enough of the clinch but Ray keeps him there for the moment.
Lopez wants to get back to striking at distance but Ray won't allow it.
Ray is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lopez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is trying to pull guard but Ray turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lopez pulls Ray into guard.
Ray wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ray controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ray trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chay Ray wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A low kick from Lopez is predictable there
and Ray counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lopez!
Chay Ray overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ray controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez regains half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez is pressing down on Ray's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ray wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
Lopez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ray manages to get himself to full guard.
Lopez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ray is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chay Ray dominated that second round.
That's time! Ray's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lopez gets a takedown into half guard.
Lopez is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Ray reverses the position - he's now on top in Lopez's guard.
Lopez trying to keep a closed guard but Ray is proving a slippery customer.
Ray engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez is trying to control the position but Ray postures up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sonny Lopez wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown but Ray shows good takedown defense.
Ray keeps the fight on the outside.
Lopez tries to clinch up
and Ray decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lopez's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ray controlling from the top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Chay Ray just wasn't active enough.
Lopez fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ray controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lopez controlling the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Chay Ray wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lopez fails to land the takedown.
Ray gets a double leg takedown into Lopez's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ray wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
Lopez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ray is stalling in the full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chay Ray.
Ray circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chay Ray showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ray, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chay Ray!
Chay Ray spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philip Bhreithiun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Bell (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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255 lbs
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228 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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, Philip Bhreithiun!
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, David Bell!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bhreithiun closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bell is looking to reverse the position.
Bell can't do much from the bottom here.
Bell wants to get back to his feet but Bhreithiun drags him back down.
Bhreithiun trying to control the action but Bell is working from the bottom.
Bell is trying to control Bhreithiun's posture but Bhreithiun avoids it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bell tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Bhreithiun easily slips into full mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bell can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bhreithiun moves to take his opponent's back.
Bhreithiun is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bell is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Bhreithiun gets his way!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhreithiun has got one arm under Bell's chin. This could be trouble... Bell trying to control the other hand but Bhreithiun gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Bell has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Philip Bhreithiun!
After winning the bout, Philip Bhreithiun thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kerry Mcgee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcgee has chosen Superman's Worst Nightmare as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Sonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kerry Mcgee!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgee swats away the attempt to clinch by Sonnen.
Mcgee fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sonnen sprawls well initially but Mcgee persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sonnen is trying to stand up here but Mcgee is controlling him well.
Mcgee controlling the action here.
Mcgee stands up from half guard.
Mcgee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mcgee fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sonnen to the ground. Mcgee is now in Sonnen's guard.
Sonnen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mcgee defends it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcgee trying to control the position from guard on top but Sonnen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mcgee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sonnen is keeping the position for now.
Sonnen is looking for a triangle but Mcgee pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen is looking to sinch up a triangle. Mcgee throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Sonnen's body to avoid the submission. Sonnen has instead reached around Mcgee's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Sonnen arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Brian Sonnen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between JR Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cornwall Masterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Summers might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Before I Forgot. JR Summers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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167 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JR Summers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cornwall Masterson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summers with a poor takedown
and Masterson counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Summers is defended easily by Masterson.
Summers's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Masterson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Summers scrambles back to his feet.
Summers shoots in and drives through. Masterson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JR Summers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Summers walks into a jab.
Summers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Summers shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Masterson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Summers slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Masterson is trying to buck Summers off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Summers scores with punches from side control.
Masterson is looking for a sweep.
Summers is chipping away with strikes.
Masterson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Summers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Masterson is looking to reverse the position.
Masterson can't do much from the bottom here.
Summers 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.
Masterson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterson wants to get back to his feet.
Masterson kicks off Summers and gets to his feet.
Donk. Masterson catches Summers right on the button with a cross.
Masterson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Summers dodges the punch combination from Masterson.
Masterson looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masterson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Summers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Summers misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers has a takedown stuffed.
Summers has a takedown stuffed.
Masterson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Summers takes a step back to recover.
Summers looking to score a takedown here. Masterson is defending well but Summers drives through and ends up in Masterson's guard.
Masterson trying to control the position.
Masterson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Summers advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masterson wants to get back to his feet.
Summers is trying to control. Masterson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Summers is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Summers stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Summers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Masterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Summers.
Summers forces Masterson back against the cage and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Summers pulls Masterson into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Masterson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JR Summers dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Summers shoots in for a double leg but Masterson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Masterson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Summers prevents Masterson from breaking the clinch.
Masterson drags the fight down to the ground.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Masterson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Summers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Masterson pushes Summers off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Summers shoots in looking for a takedown. Masterson tries to sprawl out of it but Summers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Masterson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Masterson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Masterson throws a series of punches but Summers avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Masterson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Masterson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Summers's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Masterson is breathing heavily.
Masterson tries to kick Summers off but Summers keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Summers looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Masterson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Summers escapes and gets back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Summers is defended easily by Masterson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JR Summers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masterson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterson tries to clinch but Summers moves out of range.
Masterson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Masterson leaves Summers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Summers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Masterson counters with a thumping low kick.
Masterson instigates a clinch.
Summers breaks from the clinch.
Summers just misses with a punch to the body.
Summers misses with a takedown
and Masterson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Summers is looking to clinch but Masterson is avoiding it.
Summers fails with the takedown.
Summers shoots and misses
and Masterson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A nice combination there by Masterson.
Danga de danga de dang - Masterson scores with a four punch combination!
Summers is looking to clinch.
Summers misses with a takedown
and Masterson counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Summers misses its intended target.
Masterson fails to land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Summers.
Masterson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Summers tries to score a power double leg takedown but Masterson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Summers somewhat.
Masterson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Summers eats them both and turns towards Masterson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cornwall Masterson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Summers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Summers dives in and grabs Masterson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Masterson pushes down on Summers's head and hops out.
Nice takedown defense from Masterson. No joy for Summers on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JR Summers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masterson feints a jab promting Summers to slip. Masterson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Summers slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Summers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Masterson.
Summers fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Masterson darts in and clinches Summers up against the cage.
Masterson successfully pulls guard.
JR Summers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Masterson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masterson wants to control but Summers passes easily into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Masterson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Masterson is doing well to control the position and prevent Summers from advancing to side control.
Summers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Masterson's head.
Summers thows a huge punch but Masterson dodges it nicely.
Summers takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Summers.
Summers trying to mount his opponent but Masterson defends it.
Masterson is staying active underneath Summers, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterson tries to kick Summers off but Summers keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Summers seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Summers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Masterson keeps working.
Summers uses his free foot to push down on Masterson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Masterson.
Summers in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Summers lands with some strikes.
Summers working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Summers is landing with some decent strikes but Masterson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Summers is landing with some decent strikes but Masterson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Masterson tries to reverse the position but Summers maintains control.
Summers looking to isolate an arm here. Masterson doesn't see it coming and as Summers extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Summers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). JR Summers!
JR Summers took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Malicious Intent Fight Gear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy Dwyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stud Mcgee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dwyer comes into the arena with Dave Matthews Band - You Might Die Trying blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy Dwyer!
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, Stud Mcgee!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgee moves into the clinch successfully.
Mcgee working Dwyer over with knees to the body.
Mcgee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dwyer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mcgee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mcgee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dwyer trying to control the position but instead, Mcgee has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dwyer into the cage.
Mcgee tries to land knees in the clinch but Dwyer avoids the damage to the body.
Mcgee lands a damaging elbow.
Mcgee tries a knee to the head but Dwyer blocks it.
Mcgee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mcgee lands an elbow inside.
Mcgee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcgee landing knees to the head.
Dwyer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Andy Dwyer has been cut.
Mcgee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mcgee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dwyer avoids it.
Mcgee has Dwyer pressed against the cage, preventing Dwyer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dwyer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mcgee pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dwyer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mcgee just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mcgee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mcgee jerks Dwyer's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Dwyer drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Mcgee goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Mcgee because Dwyer was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Stud Mcgee!
Stud Mcgee took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Malicious Intent Fight Gear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tim Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Dodson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Duncan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Dodson's chin.
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130 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Duncan!
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, John Dodson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duncan wants to clinch up but Dodson keeps it at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dodson.
Duncan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Duncan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dodson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Duncan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dodson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Duncan.
Dodson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Duncan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Duncan's back!
Duncan rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Duncan preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Duncan gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan has his hands on Dodson's head, controlling the position.
Dodson wants to pass the guard but Duncan is keeping the position.
Duncan keeping moving, preventing Dodson from controlling successfully.
Dodson throwing strikes but missing.
Duncan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dodson defends it easily.
Duncan looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duncan has a closed guard, preventing Dodson from standing up.
Dodson stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Duncan has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Dodson manages to get his head free but now Duncan has transitioned to an armbar! Dodson grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Duncan! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tim Duncan!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steve Bosse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Brown 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Bosse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, BJ Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Bosse misses the target.
Ferguson defending well as Bosse loads up on a big left hand.
Ferguson moves into the clinch.
Ferguson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ferguson moves away from the strike by Bosse.
Ferguson shoots for a double leg takedown but Bosse sprawls well. He's pushed Ferguson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bosse connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ferguson drives through and clinches with Bosse against the cage.
Bosse has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ferguson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bosse postures up.
Bosse is sitting in close to Ferguson's body. Ferguson has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Bosse is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Bosse is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Ferguson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). BJ Ferguson!
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