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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Average Joe (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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170 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Average Joe!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
King shoots in for a takedown but Joe shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from King.
King is looking to land body kicks.
King dives in and grabs Joe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Joe pushes down on King's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joe closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
King can't do much from the bottom here.
Joe landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Joe is chipping away with strikes.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Joe scores with punches from side control.
King tries to bench press Joe off him but Joe keeps the position.
A lull in the action here as Joe stalls from top position.
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.
Joe lands some shots froms side control.
Joe lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Joe controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe scores with punches from side control.
A lull in the action here as Joe stalls from top position.
King is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joe landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
King knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Joe on the ground.
Joe lands some shots froms side control.
Joe lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe controlling from side mount.
King looks to move to half guard but instead Joe has passed into mount! Damn!
Joe with shots to the head and body - King looks very uncomfortable down there.
Joe tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Joe lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Joe controlling his opponent.
Joe is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. King can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
King in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joe controlling the pace for now.
King is bucking up trying to escape but Joe cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King wants to hold on but Joe pushes him away.
Joe pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Average Joe dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Joe connects with a solid leg kick.
Joe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
King with a poor takedown
and Joe counters with a shoot takedown. King fights it but they end up in guard.
Joe looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Joe passes into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe 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.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Joe connects with a nice short shot to King's temple.
Joe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Joe controlling the pace.
Nice strikes from Joe there.
Joe content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe works his foot free and advances to mount.
Joe controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Joe cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Joe lands a nice shot to the head.
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!
Joe with shots to the head and body - King looks very uncomfortable down there.
Joe sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Joe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe unloading with bombs!
King is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Joe controlling the position easily from mount.
Joe lands a big elbow.
Joe lands with some vicious ground and pound - can King hang on?
King is trying to escape the mount.
Joe working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe landing strikes from the mount and King is in trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joe controlling the position easily from mount.
Joe lands a big elbow.
Joe has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of King's face.
Joe lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joe scoring with strikes but King is staying in there.
BOOM! Joe connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Joe controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Average Joe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Joe throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Joe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
King fails with the takedown
and Joe counters with a left to the body.
Joe closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Joe working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Joe scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at King to see if he's OK.
Joe working the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joe advances to mount.
Joe with good strikes from the mount here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe content just to control the position here.
Joe is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. King can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
King takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Joe cracks King with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Joe content just to control the position here.
Joe scoring with strikes but King is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Joe working away from the top, dropping strikes.
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!
Joe landing punches.
Joe with a couple of short strikes.
Joe working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Joe with shots to the head and body - King looks very uncomfortable down there.
Joe lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Joe is landing with some decent strikes but King is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe cracks King with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Joe lands a heavy elbow.
Joe connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Joe controlling from mount.
Joe fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King is in a horrible position here. Joe smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Joe cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joe scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Joe looking to control and managing it successfully.
Joe dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joe tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Joe lands with some vicious ground and pound - can King hang on?
And that's the end of the fight!
Average Joe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Joe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 25:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Average Joe!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Marchegiano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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192 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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocco Marchegiano!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Alvarez or perhaps it was just good defense by Marchegiano which made him look bad.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Alvarez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marchegiano works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Marchegiano manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Alvarez tries for a takedown but Marchegiano sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarez slips a jab from Marchegiano.
Marchegiano lands a head shot.
Marchegiano stuffs the takedown attempt from Alvarez. Alvarez gets slowly back to his feet.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marchegiano lands a nice hook to Alvarez's body. Alvarez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marchegiano misses with the combination.
Alvarez shoots in but no luck this time.
Alvarez moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez fails to land the takedown.
Alvarez shoots in for a double leg but Marchegiano sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alvarez with a poor takedown
and Marchegiano counters with a straight right hand.
Marchegiano misses with a two punch combination.
Rocco Marchegiano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alvarez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alvarez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Marchegiano counters with a straight right hand.
Marchegiano looks to land a left hand but Alvarez moved out of range nicely.
Marchegiano lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alvarez shoots in looking for a takedown. Marchegiano tries to sprawl out of it but Alvarez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Marchegiano manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
Marchegiano displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alvarez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marchegiano cracks Alvarez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marchegiano lands a jab to Alvarez's midsection.
Marchegiano connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Pedro Alvarez has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from Marchegiano. No joy for Alvarez on that attempt.
Alvarez has his takedown stuffed
and Marchegiano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A shot to the liver by Marchegiano. Beautiful body shot.
Alvarez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marchegiano lands with a right hand.
Alvarez is rocked!
Marchegiano is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Alvarez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Alvarez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Marchegiano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh Alvarez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marchegiano moves in close and cracks Alvarez with a massive right hand! Alvarez, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Marchegiano!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rocco Marchegiano!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Bowens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxwell Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Bowens has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Bowens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maxwell Green!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Green connects with a right hand. Bowens shakes it off.
Green fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bowens gets tackled into the ropes by Green. Green maintains the clinch.
Green wants to get back to striking at distance but Bowens won't allow it.
Green tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Green lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Green wants to get back to striking at distance but Bowens won't allow it.
Bowens has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Green uses from the top position.
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.
Bowens uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Green will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Green looks to clinch
and Bowens counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Green with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bowens breaks the clinch.
Green doesn't manage to clinch there - Bowens circles away.
Green tries to clinch
and Bowens counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowens sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Green is wriggling around but Bowens manages to pass to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowens has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We're going to have a standup here because James Bowens wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Green tries to clinch up.
Green wants to clinch up but Bowens keeps it at a distance.
Bowens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Green is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Green fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bowens swats away the attempt to clinch by Green.
Green throws a body punch but Bowens moves out of range.
Bowens throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Green tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bowens is in Green's guard.
Bowens throwing strikes but missing.
Bowens controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowens throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Green pushes Bowens off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Bowens misses with a takedown attempt - Green sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Green misses with a few strikes there.
Green throws a series of punches but Bowens avoids them all with ease.
Bowens avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Green tries to keep at a distance but Bowens has taken the fight into the clinch.
Green throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bowens blocks it with crossed arms.
Bowens lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowens working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bowens is struggling to control the position.
Green is looking to break free of the clinch but Bowens has double underhooks.
Bowens keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Green's efforts to push away.
Bowens really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bowens misses with an elbow over the top.
Bowens has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Green after a bit of a struggle.
Green breaks from the clinch.
Green gets caught napping as Bowens dives in and scores a takedown. Green manages to retain guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bowens scoring with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bowens controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Bowens dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Green avoids the body shot from Bowens.
Bowens shoots in looking for a takedown but Green manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bowens's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Green swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Green.
Green tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Bowens manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bowens throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Green's waist but Green gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bowens off to one side.
Bowens uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Green.
Bowens uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Green.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Bowens is just out of range.
Green tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Green avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bowens looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Bowens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowens tries to clinch but Green moves out of range.
Bowens fails with a takedown attempt.
Maxwell Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Green, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bowens shoots in for a takedown but Green shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Green connects with a crisp jab.
Green throws a right hand that Bowens ducks under and follows up with a left that Bowens also avoids with ease.
Green closes the distance and clinches.
Green gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bowens.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bowens looking to stall.
Green wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bowens pushes Green up against the ropes in a clinch.
Green manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Green looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Green throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bowens circles away from the clinch attempt.
Green pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Green with a hook.
Green throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bowens circles away from the clinch attempt.
Green throws a right and a left that Bowens avoids nicely.
Maxwell Green seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Green throws a hook but Bowens blocks it.
Green tries to close the distance and clinch but Bowens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Green misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowens dives in and grabs Green's left leg, looking for a takedown. Green pushes down on Bowens's head and hops out.
Bowens looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Green!
Bowens landing punches.
Bowens landing strikes from the mount and Green is in trouble!
The referee warns Green that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bowens controlling the pace for now.
Green squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowens looking to control but Green is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bowens with good strikes from the mount here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green trying desperately to get to his feet.
Bowens looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bowens 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that James Bowens will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bowens looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Green!
Bowens trying to control but Green is having none of it.
Bowens has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Green's face.
Green is squirming around, avoiding Bowens's attempts to control the action.
Bowens lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowens pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bowens controlling his opponent.
Green wants to get back to his feet.
Bowens takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Green is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowens scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Green?
Bowens working the ground and pound effectively.
Bowens working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bowens wants to control but instead Green manages to regain half guard.
Bowens looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowens wants to take a breather but Green is having none of it.
Bowens trying to control from Green's half guard. Green has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Bowens won't allow Green to get back to his feet.
Green takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bowens slips nicely into half guard.
Bowens working over Green with some ground and pound. Green looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowens sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bowens wants to control but Green is keeping him busy.
Bowens lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bowens is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowens sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Green defending well though.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Bowens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bowens, 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Bowens!
After the fight, James Bowens was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jc Bowen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Sanderrs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke Sanderrs 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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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jc Bowen!
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, Luke Sanderrs!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sanderrs as he jumps to the side.
Bowen keeps the fight on the outside.
Bowen tries to keep at a distance but Sanderrs has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bowen manages to pull guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bowen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bowen wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bowen is on top in guard.
Sanderrs wants to get back to his feet but Bowen passes into half guard.
Sanderrs controlling the position for now.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sanderrs manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanderrs is keeping the position for now.
Bowen wants to control from the top but Sanderrs keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bowen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanderrs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanderrs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bowen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderrs is controlling Bowen's posture.
Bowen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bowen wants to clinch up but Sanderrs keeps it at a distance.
Bowen scores with a takedown into Sanderrs's guard.
Bowen stands up and waves to Sanderrs to follow him.
Sanderrs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanderrs tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bowen swivels and escapes.
Sanderrs misses with a hook
and Bowen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bowen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bowen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bowen wants to control from the top but Sanderrs keeps moving.
Sanderrs looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sanderrs looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bowen with a flurry of punches that miss.
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.
Bowen throws a big right hand that misses.
Bowen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanderrs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowen tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanderrs is retaining full guard.
Bowen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bowen wants to control from the top but Sanderrs keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Jc Bowen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sanderrs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bowen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice takedown defense from Sanderrs. No joy for Bowen on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jc Bowen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanderrs tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Bowen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bowen closes the distance and clinches.
Bowen drags the fight down to the ground.
Sanderrs postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jc Bowen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bowen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Bowen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bowen shoots in for a takedown but Sanderrs shows good takedown defense.
Bowen shoots in for a takedown but Sanderrs shows good takedown defense.
Bowen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanderrs.
Sanderrs tries for a takedown but Bowen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bowen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bowen takes the fight into the clinch.
Bowen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sanderrs walks away with a smile on his face. Bowen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jc Bowen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanderrs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanderrs dives in and grabs Bowen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bowen pushes down on Sanderrs's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanderrs, pushing him back against the ropes.
Bowen is trying to pull guard but Sanderrs turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Sanderrs has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bowen after a bit of a struggle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sanderrs.
Bowen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bowen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanderrs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanderrs lands the left hand.
Sanderrs fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice sprawl there from Sanderrs as Bowen shoots in.
Jc Bowen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanderrs avoids the head kick by Bowen.
Bowen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanderrs is breathing heavily.
Sanderrs takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Sanderrs misses.
Luke Sanderrs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowen lands a nice looking body shot.
Bowen closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bowen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sanderrs pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sanderrs tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bowen counters with a single leg into guard. Sanderrs didn't expect that.
Bowen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sanderrs is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bowen is aware though and is defending well.
Bowen trying to control but Sanderrs is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderrs working for submissions but it's allowed Bowen to get to half guard.
Sanderrs is staying active underneath Bowen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bowen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sanderrs blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bowen.
Bowen is looking to take a break and control but Sanderrs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jc Bowen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jc Bowen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sanderrs closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bowen circles away.
Bowen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
It looks like Bowen is going to stand back up.
Bowen is keen to just control but Sanderrs is a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanderrs on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bowen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jc Bowen dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bowen scores with a takedown into Sanderrs's guard.
Sanderrs throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sanderrs has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Bowen is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Sanderrs.
Sanderrs has one of Bowen's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Sanderrs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bowen is working Sanderrs over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderrs prevents Bowen from improving position.
Bowen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sanderrs knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sanderrs wants to get back to his feet but Bowen drags him back down.
Bowen is looking to take a break and control but Sanderrs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowen tries for a kimura but Sanderrs is defending well.
Sanderrs is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bowen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanderrs keeps working.
Bowen laying and praying for a moment but Sanderrs takes advantage and regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowen working the head and body with strikes.
Bowen is working for a submission of some sort.
Bowen stalling away here and it's allowed Sanderrs to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Luke Sanderrs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowen throws a big elbow that misses.
Sanderrs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bowen wants to control from the top but Sanderrs keeps moving.
Bowen throws a strike but Sanderrs rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sanderrs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jc Bowen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bowen, 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jc Bowen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mar Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Cheez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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23
202 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
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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, Mar Adams!
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, King Cheez!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Adams is looking to break free of the clinch but Cheez has double underhooks.
Adams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cheez works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Adams really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cheez chips away with some ground and pound.
Cheez wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving.
Adams will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Adams tries to strike from the bottom.
Cheez pushes down on Adams's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cheez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adams keeps working.
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.
Cheez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adams has hold of Cheez's hands but Cheez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Adams is in trouble now - Cheez has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Adams is rocked!
Cheez working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Adams turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Cheez off and cradles Adams's limp body as Cheez celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). King Cheez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanslov Knabokav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ibrahim Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kongo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Slim Thug - Click Clack kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Stanslov Knabokav has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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214 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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 Los Angeles, Stanslov Knabokav!
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, Ibrahim Kongo!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kongo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Knabokav. Knabokav obviously looking to wear him down.
Knabokav lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Knabokav.
Knabokav lands a head shot.
Knabokav lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knabokav feints and then cracks Kongo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kongo down.
Knabokav connects with a body shot.
Knabokav thumps Kongo with a low kick.
Kongo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Knabokav avoids it really well and circles away.
Kongo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knabokav can't break the clinch.
Knabokav works on Kongo's body with a couple of short punches.
Knabokav keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kongo's efforts to push away.
Knabokav lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Knabokav's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knabokav scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Knabokav to keep the fight standing.
Kongo wants to break free but Knabokav has control.
Kongo tries a body shot but Knabokav blocks it.
Knabokav lands a hook that snaps the head of Kongo backwards.
Kongo is rocked!
Kongo looks gassed!
Kongo prevents Knabokav from breaking the clinch.
Kongo is still on wobbly legs! Can Knabokav finish him?
Kongo wants to get back to striking at distance but Knabokav won't allow it.
Knabokav breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knabokav cracks Kongo's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Kongo slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Knabokav can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stanslov Knabokav!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Drysdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Mix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Drysdale has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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166 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Drysdale!
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, Dave Mix!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drysdale slaps away a takedown attempt from Mix, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Drysdale closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mix's guard.
Mix will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Mix throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Drysdale wants to control from the top but Mix keeps moving.
Mix really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Drysdale. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mix holds on and takes a little breather.
Mix looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Drysdale has picked Mix up and slammed him! Mix can't keep hold of the triangle and Drysdale manages to pass to side control!
Mix is looking to reverse the position.
Mix tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Mix is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Drysdale scores with punches from side control.
Mix is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mix can't do much from the bottom here.
Mix looks gassed!
Drysdale working the head with strikes.
Mix is not content to let Drysdale control the position.
Drysdale 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.
Mix is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Drysdale working the strikes but Mix uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Mix looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Mix has eaten all the pies!
Drysdale missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Drysdale thows a huge punch but Mix dodges it nicely.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mix regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mix trying to strike off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drysdale controlling from the top position.
Drysdale loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Drysdale trying to control but Mix is working from the bottom.
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!
Drysdale preventing the sweep.
Drysdale will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mix keeping moving, preventing Drysdale from controlling successfully.
Drysdale is looking to work some ground and pound but Mix has wrist control.
Mix keeping moving, preventing Drysdale from controlling successfully.
Mark Drysdale has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Drysdale shoots in and gets a takedown into Mix's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mix wants to sweep here but Drysdale controlling him for the moment.
Drysdale is looking to work some ground and pound but Mix has wrist control.
Mix thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Drysdale wants to control from the top but Mix keeps moving.
Mix being controlled here, momentarily.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Drysdale postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mix striking off his back but it's not causing Drysdale any problems.
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.
Drysdale seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mix looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mix is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mix looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Drysdale drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mix dives on top into guard.
Drysdale trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mix throws an elbow that misses. Drysdale uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mix's guard. Nice move by Drysdale!
Mix is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Drysdale dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Drysdale dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Drysdale 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.
Mix trying to keep a closed guard but Drysdale is proving a slippery customer.
Mix is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Drysdale is controlling him.
Mix throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Mix preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Drysdale cracks Mix with a solid left hand.
Drysdale passes Mix's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mix is trying to get back to full guard.
Mix trying to control but Drysdale postures up.
Drysdale seems to be working for a kimura but Mix defends the submission attempt.
Drysdale is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mix defends it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drysdale wants to control but Mix is keeping him busy.
Mix wants to control but Drysdale is keeping busy.
Drysdale is keen to just control but Mix is a slippery customer.
Mix looking for submissions off his back.
Mix tries to roll over but Drysdale keeps him under control.
Drysdale wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mix keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Drysdale there.
Mix is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Drysdale pulls his head out easily.
Drysdale not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mix is refusing to be controlled, as Drysdale sits in half guard.
Drysdale is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Drysdale not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Drysdale wants to take a breather but Mix is having none of it.
Drysdale lands strikes from half guard.
Mix wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drysdale is taking a breather. Mix says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mix throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Mix is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Drysdale scores with a couple of nice shots.
Drysdale missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Drysdale is trying to control. Mix wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mix is looking for a sweep. Drysdale is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Drysdale is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Drysdale thows a huge punch but Mix dodges it nicely.
Mix misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mix is staying active underneath Drysdale, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mix looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Drysdale trying to control from half guard but Mix is working away.
Drysdale working over Mix with some ground and pound. Mix looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Drysdale is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mix trying to control from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drysdale working Mix over with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drysdale wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mix keeps working.
Drysdale is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Drysdale seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mix does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Drysdale dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Drysdale swats away the attempt to clinch by Mix.
Drysdale shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Drysdale working Mix over with strikes here.
Mix tries to reverse the position but Drysdale maintains control.
Mix tries to control Drysdale's body but Drysdale pushes him off. Mix squirms to his side and now Drysdale has his back!
Drysdale looking for the choke from the back.
Drysdale tries to get the hooks in deep but Mix pushed the leg off.
Mix looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
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!
Drysdale is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Drysdale connects with a big shot to the side of Mix's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drysdale doesn't have the hooks in and Mix manages to turn into his guard.
Mix looking to sit in guard and control but Drysdale gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drysdale trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mix controls Drysdale momentarily but Drysdale frees himself.
Drysdale slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Drysdale postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Drysdale drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Drysdale jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Drysdale looking to sit in guard and control but Mix gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drysdale throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Mix postures up in Drysdale's guard and throws a big left but Drysdale blocks it.
Drysdale escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mix gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mix tries to stand but Drysdale is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drysdale avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mark Drysdale is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mix working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mix wants to stand and escape but instead Drysdale has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Drysdale 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.
Dave Mix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mix is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Drysdale is aware though and is defending well.
Drysdale won't allow Mix to get back to his feet.
Drysdale avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Drysdale working some strikes from top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mix is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Drysdale is aware though and is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Drysdale showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drysdale 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Drysdale!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan Velazquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Weidman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velazquez comes to the ring accompanied by Since the Flood- "Valor and Vengeance. Weidman has chosen I Won't Back Down as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Velazquez!
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, Chris Weidman!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velazquez lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Chris Weidman has been cut.
Velazquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Velazquez lands with a nice combination. Weidman backs away looking to recover.
Weidman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Weidman is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velazquez weaves into range and cracks Weidman right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Weidman goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Velazquez is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Juan Velazquez!
A very excited looking Juan Velazquez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ninja Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Fitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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220 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
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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
19 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ninja Assassin!
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, Dominick Fitch!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fitch.
Fitch lands a nice forearm strike.
Fitch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Assassin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sloppy strikes there by Fitch.
Fitch working away.
Assassin gets back to half guard.
Assassin moves into full guard.
Assassin trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fitch accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Assassin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assassin has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Fitch should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Assassin has tightened it up now! Fitch should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ninja Assassin!
In his post fight interview, Ninja Assassin started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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