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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Random Task (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaspars Timma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Random Task has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Random Task!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kaspars Timma!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Task connects with a solid leg kick.
Task thows a left - swing and a miss!
Task defending well as Timma loads up on a big left hand.
Timma misses with a wild body shot.
Timma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheers as Task lands an impressive looking overhand right. Timma doesn't seem phased though.
A cross from Timma lands.
Timma moves out of range of the strikes.
Timma ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Timma.
Timma tries a low kick but Task avoids it.
Timma lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Task at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Timma lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheers as Timma lands an impressive looking overhand right. Task doesn't seem phased though.
Task takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Task scores with the left hand. Timma knows he should have avoided that one.
A big right from Timma misses.
Nice jab there from Timma.
Timma ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timma moves out of range of the leg kick from Task.
Nice straight punches there by Task. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Task.
Task throws a jab but it's blocked by Timma.
Task takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Timma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Task.
Task keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Task misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Timma jabs Task to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Timma there.
Timma slips a straight right by Task.
The fighters circling - Timma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Timma drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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!
Task scores with a push kick.
Timma lands a nice hook to Task's body. Task takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Timma. Task does a little dance to reset his feet.
Task throws a solid leg kick but Timma takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Task.
Timma thows a leg kick but Task checks it
and Task cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Task scores with a hook to the body. Timma takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Task lands with an uppercut that bounces Timma off the cage and back into range.
Some wild striking there from Task.
Task jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Timma avoids a punch combination nicely.
Timma tries a low kick but Task avoids it.
Timma throws a nice looking combination but Task bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Task checks the leg kick.
Random Task seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Timma is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick misses from Timma.
Task scores with a shot to the body.
Timma staying out of range there.
Task fails to land with a series of punches.
Timma throws a leg kick but Task sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Task tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Task manages to avoid it.
Timma lands a head kick!
Timma throws a sloppy head kick and Task moves out of range easily.
Task cracks Timma with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Task sizes up Timma with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Timma throws a leg kick but Task moved away.
Timma connects with a single shot there.
Task with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Task throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Timma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Task avoids a kick to the body.
Timma connects with a right hand. Task shakes it off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Task. That's going to slow Timma down.
Task lands with a thumping leg kick.
Task misses with a two punch combination.
A big right from Timma misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Task stalks Timma and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Timma's face. Timma staggers backwards, shaken.
Timma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Task moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Task lands with a kick to the temple. Timma shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Timma is rocked!
Timma drops his hands momentarily and Task takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Timma is still on wobbly legs! Can Task finish him?
Timma gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Task gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Random Task!
A victorious Random Task thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Maguila Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willie Bader (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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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maguila Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willie Bader!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Bader does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bader pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Bader.
Bader fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Bader throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bader lands a shoulder strike.
Bader throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Bader lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bader can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bader lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Bader pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Bader.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bader is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bader lands with a right to the head.
Bader will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silva up against the cage.
Bader lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bader.
Bader prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Bader.
Nice body punch from Bader - that landed with a thud.
Bader cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bader lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader lands with a short shot to the head.
Bader stalling against the cage.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Bader is controlling the position.
Bader will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silva up against the cage.
Bader pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Bader on the inside.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Bader has double underhooks.
Bader lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva tries to break free but Bader pushes him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Bader.
Silva is trying to break free.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bader obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bader - that landed with a thud.
Bader working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bader keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bader lands a shoulder strike.
Bader scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short uppercut from Bader.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bader breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bader lands a hook that stumbles Silva back into the cage. Bader follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Silva to the canvas! Bader pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Silva has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Willie Bader!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between David Luiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Shafer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, David Luiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Shafer!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luiz thows a body shot but no joy.
Luiz wants to clinch up but Shafer keeps it at a distance.
Shafer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Luiz shoots in but Shafer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shafer closes the distance and clinches up with Luiz, looking for a takedown. Shafer pushes Luiz against the cage but Luiz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Luiz swats away the attempt to clinch by Shafer.
Luiz bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Luiz scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Shafer to see if he's OK.
Luiz tries to move into full mount but can't pass Shafer's legs.
Shafer sneaks back into half guard.
Luiz throwing shots but Shafer is blocking nicely.
Shafer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Luiz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Luiz trying to control the action but Shafer is working from the bottom.
Luiz drops an elbow to the side of Shafer's head.
Shafer is staying active underneath Luiz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Shafer actively working from the bottom here.
Luiz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shafer's head.
Luiz is trying to control the action in half guard but Shafer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Luiz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shafer defending well though.
Shafer manages to get to full guard.
Luiz trying to control but Shafer is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shafer working for a triangle but Luiz defends it easily.
Luiz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Luiz controlling from the top position.
Luiz 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.
Luiz with a flurry of punches that miss.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shafer is on top in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luiz kicks Shafer off and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shafer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Luiz.
Luiz looks to land a combination but Shafer avoids it well.
Luiz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Luiz wants it to stay on the feet.
Shafer instigates a clinch.
Luiz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shafer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Shafer stops a takedown attempt from Luiz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Luiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shafer prevents the takedown attempt.
Shafer pulls guard successfully.
Shafer keeping moving, preventing Luiz from controlling successfully.
Luiz is really struggling to control Shafer but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shafer controls Luiz momentarily but Luiz frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Luiz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Shafer counter with a right hand.
Shafer doesn't manage to clinch there - Luiz circles away.
Luiz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shafer throws a series of punches but Luiz moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shafer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Luiz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shafer somewhat.
Shafer fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Luiz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Luiz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
William Shafer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shafer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shafer wants it to stay on the feet.
Luiz throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Shafer tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Luiz is in Shafer's guard.
Luiz trying to control but Shafer is working from the bottom.
Luiz is in close to Shafer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Luiz scoring with some ground and pound.
Luiz won't allow Shafer to sweep him here.
Shafer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Luiz.
Luiz is in close to Shafer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shafer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shafer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shafer keeping full guard, as Luiz tries to pass.
Shafer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Luiz.
Luiz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Luiz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Shafer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Luiz wants to control from the top but Shafer keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shafer working a defensive guard here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Luiz wants to control from the top but Shafer keeps moving.
Luiz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Luiz chips away with some ground and pound.
Shafer keeping moving, preventing Luiz from controlling successfully.
Luiz tries to free his leg and advance position but Shafer is retaining full guard.
Luiz is in close to Shafer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luiz trying to control but Shafer is working from the bottom.
Shafer looking to control.
Luiz stopping the sweep attempt from Shafer.
Luiz throws a big right hand that misses.
Shafer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Luiz.
Luiz throwing strikes from guard but Shafer blocks nicely.
Luiz throws an elbow that misses. Shafer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Luiz's guard. Nice move by Shafer!
Shafer trying to control the position from guard on top but Luiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shafer is looking to advance position but Luiz has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Luiz avoids the attempt from Shafer to control.
Luiz cracks Shafer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Luiz looking to finish with strikes here!
Luiz blocks Shafer's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shafer is in all sorts of trouble here.
Luiz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Luiz dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Shafer shoots in for a takedown but Luiz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shafer avoids the body shot from Luiz.
Shafer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shafer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Shafer shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Luiz is trying to defend but Shafer finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Shafer is trying to control. Luiz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shafer wants to work for an arm triangle but Luiz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Luiz is trying to control but can't.
Luiz wants to get back to his feet.
Luiz gets full guard.
Luiz pushes Shafer off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luiz throws a series of punches but Shafer avoids them all with ease.
Shafer shoots in looking for a takedown but Luiz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shafer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
David Luiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Shafer.
Shafer throws a jab but it's blocked by Luiz.
Shafer doesn't manage to clinch there - Luiz circles away.
Luiz shoots in for a double leg but Shafer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Luiz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Luiz wants it to stay on the feet.
Shafer looks to land a body kick but Luiz moved away.
Shafer has closed the distance and engaged Luiz in a clinch.
Luiz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shafer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Shafer stops a takedown attempt from Luiz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shafer prevents Luiz from breaking the clinch.
Luiz is looking to control Shafer's arms but Shafer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Luiz has his back to the cage.
Shafer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A right-left combo lands from Shafer.
Shafer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luiz tries to bum rush Shafer with a series of wild strikes but Shafer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shafer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Luiz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Luiz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Shafer looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
David Luiz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Luiz lands a few punches from side control.
Luiz working the ground and pound.
Luiz is trying to ground and pound but Shafer uses the momentary lack of control by Luiz to regain half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shafer is refusing to be controlled, as Luiz sits in half guard.
David Luiz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shafer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Shafer.
Luiz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shafer's head.
Luiz wants to pass the guard but Shafer is keeping the position.
Shafer is trying to hold Luiz in close to prevent damage but Luiz has managed to pass into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luiz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Shafer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
William Shafer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shafer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Luiz is trying to control the action in half guard but Shafer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to David Luiz.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Luiz, 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Luiz!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aj Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Out has chosen Kickstart as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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141 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aj Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Out!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith staying out of range there.
Out swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Out misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Out throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smith.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Out sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Out misses with a few strikes there.
Out connects with a body shot that sends Smith's belly button to the back.
Out showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith fails with the takedown
and Out counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Out showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Out.
Out lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Out moves into range and connects with a jab.
Smith slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smith is defended easily by Out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aj Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Out lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Out throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Out moves away and avoids it.
Out misses with a straight right.
Smith is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Out lands a jab to the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smith is defended easily by Out.
Out slips a straight right by Smith.
Out connects with a crisp jab.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Out. Out obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Out tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Out jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Out swings widly with a right hand
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
Out scores with a nice right hand.
Smith throws a jab when Out was well out of range.
Out tries a head kick but it misses.
Out defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Pablo Out is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Out.
Smith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Out goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Smith finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A big right from Out misses.
Out misses with a head kick.
Out misses with a straight left.
Out connects with a crisp jab.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith slips a jab from Out.
Out cracks Smith with an open hand slap.
Smith changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Out tries to avoid it but Smith manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Out to the ground. Out escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Out cracks Smith with a right hand to the side of the head.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Out scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Smith closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Out to the mat! Out manages to get full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Out can't keep his opponent in guard - Smith advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Out really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Smith looking to control and managing it successfully.
Smith landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pablo Out will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Smith gets tackled into the cage by Out. Out maintains the clinch.
Out breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Out as he avoids it easily.
Out throws a good cross that connects.
Out jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Out with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Out.
Out scores with a punch to the head.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Out cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Out moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Out looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Jab from Smith.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Out misses with a straight right.
Out throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Out staying out of range there.
Out misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Smith.
Pablo Out seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith blocks a jab.
Out closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the cage.
A knee to the head by Out.
Out looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Out is controlling the position.
Out breaks the clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Smith.
Out being controlled for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Smith looking to secure an arm triangle but Out defends it well.
Smith thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Out is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Out turns into him and now he's in Smith's guard.
Smith has control of Out's left arm, preventing Out from doing any damage.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smith throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Out escapes and throws Smith's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Smith is trying to control Out's posture but Out avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith is trying to control Out's posture but Out avoids it.
Out stands up and beckons Smith to his feet.
Out fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Out's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smith connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Out scrambles back to his feet.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Out.
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 Aj Smith will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Out avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Out steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith blocks a head kick by Out.
Smith catches Out with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Smith lands a nice shot that snaps Out's head back.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Out looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smith shoots in and drives through. Out sprawls well.
Out lands a jab to the nose.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Out as he avoids it easily.
Smith closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A big left from Smith misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a combination
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pablo Out seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Out misses the target.
Smith blocks a head kick by Out.
Out looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Smith blocks a jab.
Out lands a nice shot that snaps Smith's head back.
Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Smith trying to control but Out is working from the bottom.
Smith controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Out keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith forces his way into half guard.
Out is looking for a sweep. Smith is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Out is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith is taking a breather. Out 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Out for as long as he can get away with.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Aj Smith wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aj Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed right hand from Out misses the target.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Smith looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Out lands a really nice looking cross but Smith seems unphased.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Out.
Smith is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Danga de danga de dang - Smith scores with a four punch combination!
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out lands with a right hand.
Smith throws a right and a left that Out avoids nicely.
Smith cracks Out with a right hand to the side of the head.
Out smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Out misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Out throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Out thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
Out staying out of range there.
Out takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Out staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Out lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Out slaps away a takedown attempt from Smith, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Out wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aj Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pablo Out!
A pretty intense looking Pablo Out took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between JJ Kamahawe Ole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamahawe Ole comes to the cage accompanied by E ala E by Israel . Peterson has chosen Monday Night Football Theme as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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200 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JJ Kamahawe Ole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adrian Peterson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamahawe Ole pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kamahawe Ole shoots in looking for a takedown. Peterson tries to sprawl out of it but Kamahawe Ole keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Peterson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kamahawe Ole has his takedown stuffed
and Peterson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kamahawe Ole takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kamahawe Ole misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JJ Kamahawe Ole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peterson thows a body shot but no joy.
Peterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kamahawe Ole manages to avoid it.
Kamahawe Ole motions for Peterson to come forward. Kamahawe Ole throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kamahawe Ole wants to clinch.
Kamahawe Ole shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Peterson sprawls well. Peterson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kamahawe Ole gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamahawe Ole tries to clinch but Peterson is having none of it.
Kamahawe Ole tries to clinch up.
Kamahawe Ole closes the distance and clinches.
Kamahawe Ole tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Peterson smiles and moves away.
Peterson scores with a shot to the body.
Kamahawe Ole wants to clinch.
Kamahawe Ole throws a series of punches but Peterson moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamahawe Ole bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
JJ Kamahawe Ole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson dodges the punch combination from Kamahawe Ole.
Kamahawe Ole shoots and misses
and Peterson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab from Kamahawe Ole.
Kamahawe Ole fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Peterson avoids it really well and circles away.
Donk. Peterson catches Kamahawe Ole right on the button with a cross.
It looks like JJ Kamahawe Ole has been cut.
Peterson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kamahawe Ole will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Peterson avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamahawe Ole fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kamahawe Ole tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Peterson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kamahawe Ole closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kamahawe Ole creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Peterson can't break the clinch.
Kamahawe Ole has Peterson pressed against the cage, preventing Peterson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Peterson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kamahawe Ole prevents Peterson from breaking the clinch.
Kamahawe Ole lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson is trying to force a seperation but Kamahawe Ole has the dominant position.
Peterson is trying to push Kamahawe Ole away but Kamahawe Ole has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kamahawe Ole jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson tries to stand but Kamahawe Ole is controlling from the bottom.
Kamahawe Ole working a defensive guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kamahawe Ole is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Peterson frees his head nicely. Oh but Kamahawe Ole has switched to an armbar! Peterson is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). JJ Kamahawe Ole!
JJ Kamahawe Ole made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'An emotional Kamahawe Ole takes the mic to dedicate this fight to his mother, who passed away not too long ago to a 3 year battle of breast cancer.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gray Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Hopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson Hopper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gray Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Hopper!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopper has a takedown stuffed.
Hopper moves in looking to clinch but Maynard pushes him off.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hopper is defended easily by Maynard.
Hopper blocks a jab.
Hopper with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maynard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Nelson Hopper has been cut.
Gray Maynard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nelson Hopper.
Maynard swats away the attempt to clinch by Hopper.
Hopper moves away from the strike by Maynard.
Hopper tries to clinch up.
Hopper fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Maynard avoids it really well and circles away.
Hopper tries to clinch there but Maynard circles away.
Hopper shoots for a double leg takedown but Maynard sprawls well. He's pushed Hopper's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hopper throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopper missing with a left hand there. Maynard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hopper tries for a takedown but Maynard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Maynard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hopper gets a clinch.
Maynard misses with a punch on the inside.
Hopper has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Maynard after a bit of a struggle.
Maynard breaks the clinch.
Maynard slaps away a takedown attempt from Hopper, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hopper tries to clinch but Maynard is having none of it.
Maynard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maynard is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hopper.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gray Maynard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hopper throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hopper tries to clinch there but Maynard circles away.
Maynard throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopper is looking to land body kicks.
Hopper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maynard counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hopper with a poor takedown
enabling Maynard to counter with a crisp jab.
Hopper throws a nice looking combination but Maynard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hopper closes the distance looking to clinch
and Maynard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maynard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hopper.
Hopper is looking to clinch but Maynard is avoiding it.
Hopper is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Maynard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hopper tries for a takedown but Maynard circles away easily
and Maynard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Nelson Hopper's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard misses the shot to the body.
Hopper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maynard jabs Hopper right on the nose. Hopper blinks but takes it well.
Nelson Hopper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopper shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Maynard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hopper is rocked!
Hopper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maynard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hopper wants to clinch.
Hopper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maynard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hopper looks gassed!
Hopper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maynard.
Hopper bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hopper trying to control the action but Maynard is working from the bottom.
Hopper thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopper trying to control the action but Maynard is working from the bottom.
Hopper is trying to ground and pound but Maynard uses the momentary lack of control by Hopper to regain half guard.
Hopper is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hopper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gray Maynard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nelson Hopper's cut.
That's time! Maynard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hopper slips a straight right by Maynard.
Hopper misses with a takedown
and Maynard counters with a straight right hand.
Maynard throws a right hand that Hopper ducks under and follows up with a left that Hopper also avoids with ease.
Hopper shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maynard as he jumps to the side.
Hopper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nelson Hopper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hopper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maynard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gray Maynard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nelson Hopper.
Hopper doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Maynard counter with a right hand.
The cut above Nelson Hopper's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gray Maynard is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Maynard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A lazy left from Maynard finds it's target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Maynard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maynard throws a hook to the side of Hopper's head but Hopper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maynard scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Maynard misses.
Maynard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maynard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Maynard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hopper.
Hopper tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Maynard counters with a stiff right hand.
Maynard keeps the fight on the outside.
Maynard stuffs the takedown.
Maynard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maynard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hopper in his tracks.
Maynard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maynard missing with a left hand there. Hopper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hopper shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maynard.
Hopper misses with a lunging right hand
and Maynard counters with a right hand to the body.
Hopper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Maynard counter with a right hand.
Nelson Hopper's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Hopper is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maynard throws out a powerful jab.
Maynard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hopper in his tracks.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nelson Hopper's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gray Maynard!
A relieved looking Gray Maynard thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ansgar Axelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axelsson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, one bourbon one scotch one beer. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ansgar Axelsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mario Ferrari!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axelsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Axelsson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Mario Ferrari has been cut.
Axelsson walks into a left hand.
Ferrari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ferrari.
Ferrari lands a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferrari takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ferrari lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Ansgar Axelsson has been cut.
Axelsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Axelsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ferrari on the side of the head.
Axelsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ferrari misses with a body shot.
Ferrari feints and then cracks Axelsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Axelsson down.
Axelsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Axelsson throws a front kick aimed at Ferrari's knee but Ferrari avoids it well.
Axelsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ferrari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ferrari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Axelsson.
Ferrari shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ferrari thumps Axelsson with a low kick.
Nice shot by Axelsson.
Ferrari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Axelsson manages to avoid it.
Axelsson connects with a nice looking jab.
Ferrari moves forwards but Axelsson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ferrari throws a quick inside leg kick.
Axelsson throws an overhand right that lands on Ferrari's shoulder, as Ferrari tries to avoid the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferrari misses with a wild combination.
Ferrari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ferrari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferrari blocks the body kick.
Ferrari connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ferrari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ferrari tries to close the distance and clinch but Axelsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Axelsson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari misses with a leg kick.
Ferrari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Axelsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Axelsson misses with a low kick as Ferrari jumps back.
Axelsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferrari is just out of range.
Ferrari throws a sloppy head kick and Axelsson moves out of range easily.
Ferrari tries to land a leg kick but Axelsson saw it coming and moves away.
Axelsson throws a jab when Ferrari was well out of range.
Axelsson wants to clinch up but Ferrari keeps it at a distance.
Ferrari motions for Axelsson to come forward. Ferrari throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ferrari connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Axelsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferrari is just out of range.
Axelsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ferrari goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ferrari throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Axelsson.
Axelsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ferrari attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Axelsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good shot there by Axelsson.
A bone on bone clash there as Ferrari blocks the leg kick.
Axelsson throws a lazy right hand but Ferrari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ferrari blocks the body kick.
Ferrari misses the shot to the body.
Ferrari gets tackled into the cage by Axelsson. Axelsson maintains the clinch.
Ferrari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Axelsson.
Axelsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ferrari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ferrari tries a knee to the head but Axelsson blocks it.
Axelsson pushes Ferrari back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ferrari blocks a body shot from Axelsson.
Axelsson lands an uppercut.
Ferrari misses with an elbow over the top.
Ferrari with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari misses with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferrari looking to throw knees to the head but Axelsson is blocking nicely.
Ferrari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Axelsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Ferrari won't want to take too many of those.
Ferrari looks gassed!
Ferrari prevents a body shot from Axelsson.
Ferrari throws an elbow but it misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Axelsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Axelsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ferrari creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Axelsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ferrari misses with a hook to the ribs.
Axelsson can't find room to land a body shot as Ferrari controls the action.
Ferrari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mario Ferrari will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Axelsson connects with a single shot there.
Axelsson tries to clinch but Ferrari moves out of range.
Ferrari takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Axelsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ferrari slips under a jab.
Axelsson misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Axelsson. Ferrari does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ferrari.
Ferrari takes one to the side of the head.
Ferrari drops his hands momentarily and Axelsson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Axelsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good work by Ferrari as he checks the leg kick.
Nice body punch from Ferrari.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ferrari. That's going to slow Axelsson down.
Axelsson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ferrari darts in and clinches Axelsson up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsson takes a shot to the head.
Ferrari pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Axelsson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Axelsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ferrari throws an elbow but misses.
Ferrari trying to control the position but instead, Axelsson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ferrari into the cage.
Axelsson lands a shot to the body.
Ferrari misses with an elbow strike.
Axelsson blocks an elbow strike from Ferrari.
Axelsson misses with a punch to the body.
Axelsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ferrari avoids a kick to the body.
Ferrari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson slips a jab from Ferrari.
Ferrari cracks Axelsson with a good jab.
Axelsson throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferrari throws a nice looking combination but Axelsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ferrari throws out a loose jab but Axelsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Axelsson scores with the left hand. Ferrari knows he should have avoided that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Axelsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Axelsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferrari moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Ferrari blocks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Ferrari.
Ferrari is looking to slow Axelsson down with leg kicks.
Axelsson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ferrari lands a nice leg kick that just misses Axelsson's sensitive parts.
Ferrari loads up on a big right hand but Axelsson slips the punch.
Axelsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferrari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice cross by Ferrari.
Axelsson lands the left hand.
Ferrari lands with a nice body kick.
Mario Ferrari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ferrari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ferrari tries to score with a low kick but Axelsson moves his leg out of the way.
Axelsson avoids the head kick by Ferrari.
A head kick misses from Axelsson.
Ferrari gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Axelsson throws a leg kick but Ferrari sees it coming and moves out of range.
Axelsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ferrari's calf.
Ferrari tries to land a leg kick but Axelsson saw it coming and moves away.
Axelsson tried to score with a low kick but Ferrari checks it.
Ferrari tries to clinch up but Axelsson circles away and keeps his distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferrari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Axelsson.
Ferrari gets tackled into the cage by Axelsson. Axelsson maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Axelsson.
Axelsson tries a body shot but Ferrari blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Axelsson.
Ferrari is breathing heavily.
Axelsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Ferrari misses.
Ferrari ducks under a wild hook from Axelsson.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ferrari, as that shot connected.
Ferrari throws a leg kick but Axelsson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Axelsson throws a shot from downtown. Ferrari moves away and avoids it.
Axelsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ferrari manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ferrari misses with a head kick.
Ferrari fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Axelsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ferrari.
A low kick from Ferrari misses
and Axelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Axelsson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ferrari, right into the meat.
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 Ansgar Axelsson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Axelsson wants to clinch.
Ferrari motions for Axelsson to come forward. Ferrari throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ferrari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Axelsson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ferrari fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Axelsson checks it well.
Axelsson lands a jab.
Ferrari fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Axelsson, pushing him back against the cage.
Ferrari misses with a body punch.
Axelsson avoids the elbow strike from Ferrari, against the cage.
Axelsson managing to block the knees to the body from Ferrari.
Ferrari tries to land knees in the clinch but Axelsson avoids the damage to the body.
Ferrari has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ferrari is looking to control Axelsson's arms but Axelsson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ferrari has his back to the cage.
Axelsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ferrari tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Axelsson avoids it.
Axelsson is working Ferrari over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Axelsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ferrari takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Axelsson lands a left hand.
Axelsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ferraris head.
Ferrari tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Axelsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ferrari's elbow.
Axelsson misses with some punches.
Axelsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Axelsson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Axelsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Axelsson drives through and clinches with Ferrari against the cage.
Ferrari is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Axelsson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ferrari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Axelsson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ferrari throws a combination. Axelsson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Axelsson drives through and clinches with Ferrari against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Axelsson.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ferrari blocking some punches.
Axelsson is looking to control Ferrari's arms but Ferrari gets an underhook and turns him. Now Axelsson has his back to the cage.
Ferrari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ferrari missing with knees to the body.
Axelsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ferrari misses with a knee strike.
Axelsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Axelsson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ferrari throws a one two combo.
Ferrari throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ferrari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Axelsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ferrari. That did some damage!
Axelsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari moves out of range of the body kick from Axelsson.
Axelsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Axelsson fakes the leg kick and cracks Ferrari in the body.
Axelsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ferrari's hands.
Axelsson lands with a right hand.
Ferrari looks to land a body kick but Axelsson moved away.
Axelsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A head kick misses from Ferrari.
A head kick misses from Axelsson.
Ferrari blocks the body kick.
Ferrari walks into a straight right hand from Axelsson.
Ferrari doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ferrari loads up on a big right hand but Axelsson slips the punch.
Ferrari takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferrari throws a leg kick that is checked
and Axelsson counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Axelsson.
A left lands for Axelsson.
Axelsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ferrari. That did some damage!
Axelsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ferrari cracks Axelsson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Axelsson lands a head kick!
Ferrari moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Axelsson with a jab.
Axelsson clobbers Ferrari with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Axelsson pushes Ferrari away with a front kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferrari tries to clinch up but Axelsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Axelsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Axelsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ferrari can pounce on him.
Axelsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ansgar Axelsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Axelsson 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jasiek Pioncha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beautiful Disaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pioncha comes to the cage accompanied by Redemption Song (Bob Marley). Beautiful Disaster has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jasiek Pioncha's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jasiek Pioncha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Beautiful Disaster!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pioncha forces Disaster back against the cage and clinches.
Disaster misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Disaster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Disaster misses with a punch on the inside.
Pioncha misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pioncha.
Pioncha looking to stall.
Pioncha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Disaster misses with a punch on the inside.
Pioncha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Disaster.
Disaster takes a knee to the side of the body.
Disaster working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pioncha lands a good knee to the midsection. Disaster won't want to take too many of those.
A short uppercut from Pioncha.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pioncha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Disaster is defending well for now.
Pioncha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pioncha struggles to land a body shot inside as Disaster controls his hands.
Disaster misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Disaster misses with some punches.
Pioncha blocking some punches.
Pioncha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Disaster lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pioncha.
Pioncha blocks a body shot from Disaster.
Disaster misses with the head strike.
Disaster prevents a body shot from Pioncha.
Pioncha looking to slow down the pace here.
Pioncha blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pioncha.
Nice body punch from Disaster.
Pioncha misses with the head strike.
Disaster working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Disaster misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Disaster.
Disaster lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Disaster tries a body shot but Pioncha blocks it.
Disaster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Disaster managing to block the knees to the body from Pioncha.
Pioncha landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Disaster lands a shot to the body.
Disaster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Disaster.
Disaster lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pioncha prevents a body shot from Disaster.
Disaster blocks an uppercut.
Disaster lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Disaster lands with a right to the head.
Pioncha taking a breather.
Disaster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pioncha tries to work over Disaster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Disaster struggles to land a body shot inside as Pioncha controls his hands.
Disaster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Disaster lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pioncha backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pioncha tries to work over Disaster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pioncha tries to stall but Disaster uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Disaster misses with a punch on the inside.
Disaster lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pioncha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Disaster blocks it with crossed arms.
Pioncha digs a right hand into Disaster's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Disaster's gas tank.
Pioncha taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pioncha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Disaster lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pioncha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pioncha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pioncha tries to work over Disaster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Disaster throws a head punch that misses.
Disaster tries a body shot but Pioncha blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Pioncha as the two fighters clinch.
Pioncha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Disaster has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pioncha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A hook to the body from Disaster.
Disaster tries to throw a body punch but Pioncha avoids it by throwing Disaster back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Disaster.
Disaster blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Disaster lands a shot to the body.
Pioncha is breathing heavily.
Disaster lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pioncha backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Disaster.
Disaster softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Disaster lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pioncha blocks a body shot from Disaster.
Disaster makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Disaster.
A short left from Disaster.
Pioncha is rocked!
Disaster misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oh Pioncha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Disaster can't find room to land a body shot as Pioncha controls the action.
Pioncha seems to have got his legs back now.
Pioncha looking to throw knees to the head but Disaster is blocking nicely.
Disaster pushes Pioncha back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pioncha takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beautiful Disaster dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Disaster lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pioncha circles away quickly and effectively.
Disaster misses with a series of wild punches.
Pioncha throws a low kick, looking for Disaster's leg but Disaster calmly moves out of range.
Disaster turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Disaster throws a low kick but Pioncha avoids it.
Disaster gets a clinch.
Pioncha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pioncha stalling in the clinch but Disaster improves position.
Disaster struggles to land a body shot inside as Pioncha controls his hands.
Disaster lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pioncha backwards.
Disaster makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pioncha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice left hand lands by Disaster.
Beautiful Disaster seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Disaster pushes Pioncha back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pioncha prevents a body shot from Disaster.
Pioncha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Disaster has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pioncha looking to throw knees to the head but Disaster is blocking nicely.
Disaster lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Disaster.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Disaster takes a knee to the side of the body.
Disaster scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Disaster lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Disaster as Pioncha tries to tie him up.
Disaster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Disaster misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pioncha works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Disaster works on Pioncha's body with a couple of short punches.
Disaster is working Pioncha over against the cage.
Disaster scores with a shoulder strike.
Pioncha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Disaster is defending well for now.
Pioncha struggles to land a body shot inside as Disaster controls his hands.
Disaster lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Disaster as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Disaster working aggressively here.
Disaster working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Disaster lands a left hand.
Disaster works on Pioncha's body with a couple of short punches.
Disaster has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Disaster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Disaster lands a hook to the side of the head.
Disaster scores with a hook to the body.
Disaster lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pioncha backwards.
Disaster lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Disaster fails to land.
Disaster cracks Pioncha with a nice body shot.
Pioncha struggles to land a body shot inside as Disaster controls his hands.
Pioncha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Disaster blocks it with crossed arms.
Disaster pushes Pioncha against the cage. Disaster is working some dirty boxing. Disaster pushes off with a quick right hook! Pioncha goes down! Pioncha tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Disaster moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beautiful Disaster!
Beautiful Disaster thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between CId Pollendina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Kiedis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiedis has chosen Tupac as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Johnny Kiedis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, CId Pollendina!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Kiedis!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Pollendina. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pollendina.
Pollendina lands with a shot to the body.
Pollendina is looking to score with low kicks.
Pollendina fails to land the takedown.
Kiedis misses with a hook. Pollendina ducked under it nicely.
Kiedis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pollendina takes a swing at Kiedis's ribcage but misses.
A leg kick checked by Pollendina.
Pollendina swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kiedis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pollendina throws out the jab.
Pollendina throws an overhand right that lands on Kiedis's shoulder, as Kiedis tries to avoid the shot.
Pollendina misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pollendina checks a leg kick nicely.
Pollendina throws a body punch but Kiedis moves out of range.
Johnny Kiedis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiedis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pollendina can pounce on him.
CId Pollendina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pollendina throws a head kick that misses
and Kiedis counters with a leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pollendina is defended easily by Kiedis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for CId Pollendina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pollendina misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pollendina with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kiedis lands with a slapping head kick.
Good work by Pollendina as he checks the leg kick.
Pollendina lands a nice looking body shot.
Kiedis missing with a left hand there. Pollendina was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pollendina misses with a hook. Kiedis ducked under it nicely.
Pollendina shoots in looking for a takedown. Kiedis tries to sprawl out of it but Pollendina keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kiedis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kiedis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiedis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kiedis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pollendina misses with a looping left.
Kiedis slips under a jab.
Pollendina fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kiedis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pollendina misses with a hook. Kiedis ducked under it nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kiedis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kiedis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pollendina backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pollendina throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kiedis can't find room to land a body shot as Pollendina controls the action.
Kiedis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pollendina has him pressed against the cage.
Kiedis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kiedis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kiedis misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Pollendina fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiedis.
Kiedis misses with some punches.
Pollendina swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiedis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kiedis throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pollendina misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pollendina lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kiedis blocks an uppercut.
Pollendina digs a right hand underneath Kiedis's ribcage. Kiedis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kiedis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kiedis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pollendina backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pollendina is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kiedis is keeping busy.
Kiedis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pollendina misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pollendina doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pollendina blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
CId Pollendina dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good exchange - Pollendina coming out on top.
Pollendina fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pollendina drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kiedis keeping moving, preventing Pollendina from controlling successfully.
Pollendina trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kiedis manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Kiedis trying to control but Pollendina is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollendina tries to strike from the bottom.
Pollendina escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kiedis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pollendina trying to keep a closed guard but Kiedis is proving a slippery customer.
Pollendina has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Kiedis should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Pollendina has tightened it up now! Kiedis 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 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). CId Pollendina!
CId Pollendina retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatti Tasapaksu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and San Franpsycho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tasapaksu comes into the arena with Motorhead - Smiling Like A Killer blaring out of the sound system. Tatti Tasapaksu is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tatti Tasapaksu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, San Franpsycho!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tasapaksu with a nice cross.
Franpsycho takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Franpsycho checks a leg kick.
Franpsycho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tasapaksu looks for the body kick but Franpsycho saw that one coming.
Nice straight punches there by Tasapaksu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu throws a hook but Franpsycho blocks it.
Tasapaksu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franpsycho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Franpsycho cracks Tasapaksu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Tatti Tasapaksu has been cut.
Franpsycho throws a looping overhand right but Tasapaksu ducks down to avoid it.
Tasapaksu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Franpsycho takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like San Franpsycho has been cut.
Franpsycho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tasapaksu's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franpsycho scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tasapaksu tries to work over Franpsycho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Franpsycho is struggling to control the position.
Tasapaksu misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee calls for Franpsycho to work.
Tasapaksu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Franpsycho.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Franpsycho.
Franpsycho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tasapaksu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Come on Tasapaksu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tasapaksu misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franpsycho dodges an elbow strike from Tasapaksu.
Franpsycho takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tasapaksu taking a breather.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tasapaksu.
Franpsycho trying to stall but Tasapaksu improves his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tasapaksu scores a nice knee to the body.
Franpsycho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tasapaksu prevents a body shot from Franpsycho.
Tasapaksu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tasapaksu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Franpsycho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Franpsycho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tasapaksu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tasapaksu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Franpsycho looks gassed!
Tasapaksu can't find room to land a body shot as Franpsycho controls the action.
Tasapaksu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Franpsycho is defending well for now.
Franpsycho avoids a wild elbow strike from Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Franpsycho avoids it.
Tasapaksu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tasapaksu.
Franpsycho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tasapaksu gets through Franpsycho's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tasapaksu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Franpsychos head.
Franpsycho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Franpsycho dodges an elbow strike from Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu lands with a right to the head.
Tasapaksu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Franpsycho's defenses.
Franpsycho is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tasapaksu lands a nice elbow.
Franpsycho is still on wobbly legs! Can Tasapaksu finish him?
Tasapaksu creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Franpsycho with a big uppercut! Franpsycho tries to clinch up but Tasapaksu pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Franpsycho to the mat! Franpsycho covers up and Tasapaksu unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tatti Tasapaksu!
Our winner, Tatti Tasapaksu, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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