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Volume 128 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cody Boyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz has chosen Tupac-All Out as his entrance music. Max Diaz has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cody Boyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyd avoids the head kick by Diaz.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boyd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz shoots and misses
and Boyd counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Diaz!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Boyd throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Diaz avoids a series of strikes thrown by Boyd.
Boyd punching from mount but Diaz doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Boyd throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Diaz because Boyd loaded up on that one.
Diaz avoids a series of strikes thrown by Boyd.
Boyd sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Boyd misses with a head shot.
Diaz blocking the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyd sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Boyd throws some wild stikes that Diaz manages to avoid easily.
Boyd thowing shots but they're missing.
Boyd looking to ground and pound but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Boyd unloads with some shots from mount but Diaz bucks and avoids them well.
Boyd working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Diaz slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Diaz is staying active underneath Boyd, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boyd missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boyd throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyd not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Boyd throwing shots but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Boyd is keen to just control but Diaz is a slippery customer.
Boyd is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Boyd is breathing heavily.
Boyd missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boyd with the ground and pound but Diaz uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Diaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boyd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diaz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyd throws a strike but Diaz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Diaz is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Boyd is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Boyd has escaped and now he's on top!
Diaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boyd.
Boyd loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diaz is looking to stand up but Boyd isn't so interested in that idea.
Boyd wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyd in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boyd throws an elbow that misses. Diaz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Boyd's guard. Nice move by Diaz!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boyd had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Diaz defends it easily.
Diaz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Diaz lands a couple of elbows.
Diaz throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz gets to his feet. Boyd looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyd swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Boyd dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Boyd!
Diaz darts in trying to clinch
and Boyd counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Boyd gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyd lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Boyd throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Boyd throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Diaz looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boyd throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Boyd thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boyd not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Diaz pushes Boyd off looking to stand but Boyd dives back in and keeps control.
Diaz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boyd thows a huge punch but Diaz dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyd missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boyd throwing shots but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Boyd thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diaz's head.
Diaz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boyd thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diaz's head.
Boyd stalling away here and it's allowed Diaz to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boyd throws a strike but Diaz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Diaz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Diaz wants to stand and escape but instead Boyd has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyd throws a strike but Diaz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Boyd wants to stand but Diaz is controlling the position.
Diaz distracts Boyd with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Boyd is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Diaz is aware though and is defending well.
Diaz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Diaz lands an elbow.
Diaz looks up at the clock and then as Boyd takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Diaz smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Check out the look on Diaz's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Diaz lands a few punches from side control.
Boyd is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Boyd knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz lands a few punches from side control.
Diaz working the head with strikes.
Diaz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Boyd, who protects the arm well.
Diaz cracks Boyd with a big right hand but Boyd just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Diaz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Boyd has escaped the position, nice work there.
Boyd regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz is working for a kimura but Boyd is defending it quite comfortably.
Diaz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Max Diaz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Boyd closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Diaz's guard.
Boyd wants to stand and escape but instead Diaz has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Diaz throws a big elbow that misses.
Diaz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Boyd is proving hard to escape from.
Diaz gets to his feet. Boyd looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
No luck for Diaz with that takedown attempt.
Boyd lands a jab-cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz has a takedown stuffed.
Diaz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boyd pinned against the cage. Boyd gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cody Boyd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Diaz.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Boyd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Boyd falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diaz counters with a low kick, right behind Boyd 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyd throws a leg kick
and Diaz counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Boyd misses with a two punch combination.
Cody Boyd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boyd rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
Boyd is pressed up against the cage. Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Boyd down to the mat. Boyd avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Diaz wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyd rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Boyd after a bit of a struggle.
Diaz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Diaz is trying to stall.
Boyd tries to break the clinch but Diaz is controlling the position.
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 Cody Boyd.
Well Boyd 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Cody Boyd!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randy Cote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Cam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Cote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Cam!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cote shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cote showed some decent athleticism there.
Cote sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cam is staying active underneath Cote, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We're going to have a standup here because Randy Cote wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cote closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Cam.
Cote is looking for a takedown.
Cam is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cote takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cote tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cam smiles and moves away.
Cam slips a jab and a cross from Cote.
Cote is breathing heavily.
Cam tries to clinch but Cote moves away
and Cote counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cam's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cote trying to control the position from guard on top but Cam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cam is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cote pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cam is keeping the position for now.
Cam really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cote. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Randy Cote just wasn't active enough.
Cam looks to clinch
and Cote counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cote.
Cam wants to stand and escape but Cote is having none of it.
Cote looking to sit in guard and control but Cam gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cote trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cam wants to get up but he can't break Cote's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We're going to have a standup here because Randy Cote wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cam is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cote clinches with his opponent.
Cam trying to stall but Cote improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cote fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Cote. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cote managing to block the knees to the body from Cam.
Cam lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cam lands an elbow just above Cote 's eye.
Cam lands an elbow just above Cote 's eye.
Cote is trying to pull guard but Cam turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cam landing knees to the body.
Cam comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Randy Cote has been cut.
Cam lands an elbow inside that Cote shrugs off.
Cam creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cote's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cam unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cam gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cote jumps guard but Cam turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cote is trying to pull guard but Cam turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Cam will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Randy Cote's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cam tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cote paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cam wants to clinch
and Cote counters with a shoot takedown. Cam fights it but they end up in guard.
Cote wants to control from the top but Cam keeps moving.
Cote pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cam is keeping the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Randy Cote just wasn't active enough.
Cam wants to clinch.
James Cam is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cote dives in and grabs Cam's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cam pushes down on Cote's head and hops out.
Cam wants to clinch but Cote slips to the side
and Cote counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cam won't be happy with that.
Cote decides to stand back up.
Cote looks to land a left hand but Cam moved out of range nicely.
Cote circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cam tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cote manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cam darts in trying to clinch
so Cote counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cote decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cam, up you get!
Cam moves to clinch but Cote breaks away
and Cote counters with a single leg into guard. Cam didn't expect that.
Cote wants to control from the top but Cam keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Randy Cote.
Cam tries to clinch but Cote moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cote swats away the attempt to clinch by Cam.
Cam doesn't manage to clinch there - Cote circles away.
Cam is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cam moves in looking to clinch but Cote pushes him off.
Cam is looking to clinch.
Cam wants to clinch
and Cote counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cam!
Cam tries to buck Cote off but Cote takes his back!
Cote is looking for the choke from the back position but Cam is controlling his hands well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cam is trying to stand back up.
I would not like to be Cam right now.
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!
Cam staying busy and making it hard for Cote to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Cote dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Randy Cote's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Cam doesn't manage to clinch there - Cote circles away.
Cam wants to clinch
so Cote counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cote with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cote throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cote trying to control but Cam is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Randy Cote wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cote shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cam defends it nicely.
Cote misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cote moves into the clinch.
Cam connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cote's face.
Cam stalling in the clinch but Cote improves position.
Cam lands an elbow that stopped Cote in his tracks for a moment.
Cam lands an elbow just above Cote 's eye.
Cam lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cam is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cam lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cam is pressed up against the cage. Cote has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cam down to the mat. Cam avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cam tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cote paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cote gets a clinch.
Cam lands an elbow inside that Cote shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cam gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cam unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cote taking a breather.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cam gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cam lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cam has Cote pressed against the cage, preventing Cote from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cam lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Randy Cote's cut is getting worse.
Cam gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Cam.
Cam gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cam landing knees to the head.
Cam lands a nice knee to the body.
Cam unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cote lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cam using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cam lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cam using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cote takes an elbow to the temple.
Randy Cote's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cam landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cam.
Cote takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cam connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cote's face.
Cote is rocked!
Cam creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Cote! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Cam.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Cam!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matteus Saarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ossss Steve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ossss Steve has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matteus Saarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ossss Steve!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Saarinen looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Steve creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Saarinen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Steve throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Saarinen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Steve.
Steve wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Saarinen, who protects the arm well.
Saarinen gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saarinen tries to reverse the position but Steve maintains control.
Poor strikes thrown by Steve there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Saarinen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Steve on the ground.
Steve thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Steve looking to ground and pound but Saarinen is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saarinen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Steve.
Saarinen is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Steve throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steve sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Steve looking to ground and pound but Saarinen is blocking nicely.
Steve throws some wild stikes that Saarinen manages to avoid easily.
Steve is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Steve scores with a takedown into Saarinen's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steve in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Saarinen is working an open guard so Steve takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Steve looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Saarinen!
Steve has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Steve thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Steve looking to ground and pound but Saarinen is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Steve is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Steve feints and as Saarinen raises his hands in defense, Steve changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Steve throwing strikes but missing.
Steve in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Steve sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Saarinen's guard.
Steve seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Saarinen is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ossss Steve!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between BJ Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dhal Sim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dhal Sim will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, BJ Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dhal Sim!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sim. That one must have hurt.
Ferguson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
A solid leg kick lands there for Sim.
Ferguson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sim.
Sim has closed the distance and engaged Ferguson in a clinch.
Sim landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sim landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sim effectively controlling the action here.
Knees to the body from Sim.
Ferguson takes a knee right on the jaw!
The referee calls for Sim to work.
Sim with a knee to the head.
Sim connects with a knee to the head.
Sim lands a knee to the body.
Sim scores with a knee to the head.
Sim gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sim lands an elbow just above Ferguson 's eye.
Sim lands an elbow inside that Ferguson shrugs off.
Sim gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ferguson successfully pulls guard.
Sim wants to get up but he can't break Ferguson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sim wants to control from the top but Ferguson keeps moving.
Ferguson controls Sim momentarily but Sim frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dhal Sim wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sim clinches up with Ferguson and pushes him back against the cage.
Sim landing knees to the head.
Sim effectively controlling the action here.
Sim lands a knee to the head.
Sim scores with a knee to the head.
Sim gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sim connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ferguson's face.
Sim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sim working Ferguson over with knees to the body.
Sim using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ferguson is working for takedown but Sim is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sim connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ferguson's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sim lands a nice elbow.
Sim with a knee to the head.
Sim looking to throw knees to the head but Ferguson is blocking nicely.
Sim throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ferguson blocks it with crossed arms.
Sim managing to block the knees to the body from Ferguson.
Ferguson pulls guard.
Sim tries to stand but Ferguson is controlling from the bottom.
Ferguson wants to sweep here but Sim controlling him for the moment.
Ferguson is trying to keep Sim in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sim has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ferguson is proving hard to escape from.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ferguson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sim doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sim manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ferguson is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dhal Sim dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sim tries to clinch but Ferguson is having none of it.
Ferguson misses the body punch
and Sim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sim clinches up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sim - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sim lands a nice knee to the body.
Ferguson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ferguson stalling in the clinch but Sim improves position.
Ferguson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ferguson is trying to pull guard but Sim turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sim landing knees to the head.
Ferguson is rocked!
Sim lands a nice elbow.
Oh Ferguson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sim landing knees to the body.
Sim using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sim landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sim lands a knee to the head.
Ferguson takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sim.
Sim lands an elbow that stopped Ferguson in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Sim.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sim.
Sim comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sim crunches a lovely knee into Ferguson's ribcage.
Sim lands an elbow just above Ferguson 's eye.
Sim lands a nice knee to the body.
Sim lands a good knee to the midsection. Ferguson won't want to take too many of those.
Sim is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sim landing knees to the head.
Sim landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ferguson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dhal Sim seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A knee to the head by Sim.
Sim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Sim.
Sim scores a nice knee to the body.
Sim with a knee to the head.
Sim unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ferguson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sim lands a damaging elbow.
Sim lands a knee to the head.
Sim scores with a knee to the head.
Sim lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sim is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sim lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sim scores with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sim.
Sim lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sim lands a knee to the head.
Sim lands a knee to the head.
Sim lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sim with a knee to the head.
Ferguson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sim lands a knee to the head.
Sim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sim unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sim.
Ferguson takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sim.
Sim lands a damaging elbow.
Sim landing knees to the head.
Sim landing knees to the head.
Sim scores with a knee to the head.
Sim unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sim lands a nice elbow.
Sim lands an elbow inside that Ferguson shrugs off.
Sim scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sim lands an elbow inside that Ferguson shrugs off.
Sim lands an elbow just above Ferguson 's eye.
Ferguson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sim crunches a lovely knee into Ferguson's ribcage.
Sim is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sim scores with a knee to the head.
Ferguson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sim connects with a knee to the head.
Sim lands an elbow inside.
Sim scores with a knee to the head.
Sim comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sim lands a knee to the head.
Sim landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Sim.
Ferguson takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sim.
Sim connects with a knee to the head.
Sim slows down the pace here.
Ferguson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice elbow from Sim.
Sim landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sim lands a nice elbow.
Sim lands an elbow inside that Ferguson shrugs off.
Sim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sim lands a knee to the body.
Ferguson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sim lands a damaging elbow.
Sim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sim lands a knee to the head.
Sim lands an elbow inside that Ferguson shrugs off.
Sim connects with a knee to the head.
Sim with a knee to the head.
Sim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sim comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sim landing knees to the body.
Sim connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ferguson's face.
Sim landing knees to the body.
Sim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sim connects with a knee to the head.
Sim jerks Ferguson's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Ferguson drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Sim goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Sim because Ferguson was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Dhal Sim!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edward Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelvin Letchford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Letchford is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Steel Panther - 17 Girls in a Row. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kelvin Letchford!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Letchford tenderised Campbell's leg. Campbell is trying to keep his angry face on.
Letchford lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Letchford looks to land a body kick but Campbell moved away.
Letchford will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Campbell has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Letchford.
Letchford attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Campbell checks a low kick from Letchford.
Campbell jabs Letchford right on the nose. Letchford blinks but takes it well.
Letchford lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Campbell blocks a leg kick.
Campbell does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Campbell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Campbell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Campbell misses with a looping left.
Letchford moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Letchford is looking to chop away at Campbell's legs.
Letchford stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Letchford wants it to stay on the feet.
Campbell throws a body punch but Letchford moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell cracks Letchford with an open hand slap.
Letchford misses with a body kick.
Kelvin Letchford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Campbell takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Letchford will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Campbell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Letchford lands with a thumping leg kick.
Letchford throws a low kick, looking for Campbell's leg but Campbell calmly moves out of range.
Campbell motions for Letchford to come forward. Campbell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Letchford lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Campbell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Good leg kick by Letchford there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Letchford throws a low kick but it's checked well by Campbell.
Letchford shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell throws a predictable looking body shot
and Letchford counters with a nice leg kick.
Letchford throws a quick inside leg kick.
Campbell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Campbell misses with a series of wild punches.
Letchford ducks under a wild hook from Campbell.
Letchford throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Letchford leaves Campbell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edward Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Letchford throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Campbell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Letchford stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Campbell throws a body punch but Letchford moves out of range.
Letchford scores with a leg kick.
Letchford throws a head kick that misses.
Campbell checks a leg kick.
Letchford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Letchford, right into the meat.
Letchford blocks a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Letchford lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Campbell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Campbell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Campbell has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Letchford.
Letchford throws a quick inside leg kick.
Campbell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Campbell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Letchford lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Campbell looks to score with a jab to the body but Letchford is just out of range.
Campbell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Letchford doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Campbell!
Campbell misses the shot to the body.
Campbell just misses with a punch to the body.
Letchford looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letchford buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Campbell moves out of range as Letchford throws a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campbell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Letchford. Letchford obviously looking to wear him down.
Letchford fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Campbell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Letchford lands with a thumping leg kick.
Letchford lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Campbell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Campbell blocks the body kick.
Campbell throws a hook but Letchford blocks it.
Letchford moves out of range of the strikes.
Campbell scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Letchford isn't going anywhere.
Letchford sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Letchford is staying active underneath Campbell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelvin Letchford dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Campbell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Letchford throws a push kick but Campbell slaps the foot to one side.
Campbell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Letchford sprawls well. Letchford wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Campbell gets slowly back to his feet.
Campbell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Campbell cracks the inside of Letchford's front leg.
Letchford lands a nice leg kick that just misses Campbell's sensitive parts.
Campbell throws a right and a left that Letchford avoids nicely.
Letchford does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Letchford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Campbell.
A good leg kick by Letchford.
Letchford cracks the inside of Campbell's front leg.
Campbell avoids a kick to the body.
Letchford throws a low kick, looking for Campbell's leg but Campbell calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letchford throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A punch combination from Campbell misses.
Letchford ducks under a wild hook from Campbell.
Campbell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Letchford throws a front kick that sends Campbell stumbling back into the cage.
Campbell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Letchford defending well as Campbell loads up on a big left hand.
Letchford plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Campbell shoots in for a takedown but Letchford shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Campbell checks a leg kick.
Letchford lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Campbell throws a one two combo.
Letchford looks for the body kick but Campbell saw that one coming.
Campbell checks a leg kick.
Letchford pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letchford throws a head kick but Campbell moves out of range.
Letchford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campbell checks a leg kick.
Letchford motions for Campbell to come forward. Letchford throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Letchford lands a nice looking body kick.
Campbell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Letchford as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edward Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bone on bone clash there as Campbell blocks the leg kick.
Letchford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Letchford throws out a leg kick but Campbell moves out of range and Letchford only half commits.
Letchford looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Campbell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Campbell shoots in for a takedown but Letchford shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Letchford throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letchford throws a low kick but it's checked well by Campbell.
Campbell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Campbell on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Campbell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Campbell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Letchford defends it nicely.
Letchford lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Letchford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Letchford connects with an inside leg kick.
Letchford tries a low kick but Campbell avoids it.
Letchford throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Letchford misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell moves out of range of the leg kick from Letchford.
Letchford swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Edward Campbell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Letchford fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Campbell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Letchford tries to land a front kick but Campbell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Letchford throws a wild body kick that Campbell sees coming a mile off.
Campbell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kelvin Letchford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Letchford lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campbell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Letchford looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Campbell is looking to wear down Letchford with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Letchford throws a leg kick but Campbell sees it coming and moves out of range.
Campbell shoots for a double leg takedown but Letchford sprawls well. He's pushed Campbell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Letchford avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice body kick from Letchford.
Letchford walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Campbell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelvin Letchford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Campbell tries for a takedown but Letchford sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Letchford misses with a low kick.
Letchford buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Campbell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Campbell checks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Letchford there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Campbell moves out of range of the body kick.
Letchford does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A telegraphed right hand from Campbell misses the target.
Campbell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Letchford throws a front kick that sends Campbell stumbling back into the cage.
An inside leg kick lands from Letchford.
A slapping leg kick lands for Letchford.
Letchford throws a quick inside leg kick.
Campbell lands a glancing blow to the side of Letchford's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Letchford!
Letchford on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Campbell.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Campbell throws a leg kick that misses.
Letchford shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Letchford. That's going to slow Campbell down.
Campbell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Letchford sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Campbell somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edward Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Letchford fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Campbell.
Letchford scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Letchford fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Campbell is out of range.
Letchford lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letchford throws a low kick but it's checked well by Campbell.
Campbell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Letchford scores with a push kick.
Letchford fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Campbell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Campbell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Letchford tries a head kick but it misses.
Letchford swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Campbell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Letchford. Letchford obviously looking to wear him down.
A combination from Campbell does no damage.
Letchford scores with a push kick.
Letchford throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Letchford throws a half hearted mid kick.
Campbell fails to land the takedown.
Campbell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letchford connects with an inside leg kick.
Letchford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Letchford.
Campbell will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Letchford is looking to slow Campbell down with leg kicks.
Campbell checks the leg kick.
Kelvin Letchford is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Letchford tries to land a front kick but Campbell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Letchford throws a nice inside leg kick.
Letchford throws a nice head kick!
Letchford tries to work over Campbell's front leg with a kick but Campbell checks it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Campbell.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Campbell crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Letchford - the referee stops the clock and Campbell gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Letchford. Campbell manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letchford motions for Campbell to come forward. Letchford throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Campbell moves out of range of the body kick.
Letchford lands a leg kick that knocks Campbell off balance momentarily.
Campbell throws a jab when Letchford was well out of range.
Letchford tries to land a leg kick but Campbell saw it coming and moves away.
Letchford cracks the inside of Campbell's front leg.
Campbell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Letchford sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Letchford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Campbell.
Letchford takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Campbell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Edward Campbell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Letchford thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Campbell if he has to take too many more of those.
Letchford misses with a low kick as Campbell jumps back.
Campbell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kelvin Letchford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Letchford winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelvin Letchford!
A very excited looking Kelvin Letchford rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Jose Silva Lock And Submit. Sonny Lopez told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sonny Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Silva looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Lopez connects with a high kick.
It looks like Jose Silva has been cut.
Silva shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lopez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Silva controls the position from side control.
Lopez tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
Lopez sneaks back into half guard.
Silva is figuring out what he wants to do next.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez is looking to improve his position.
Silva is keen to just control but Lopez is a slippery customer.
Lopez tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Silva is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Lopez to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Lopez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silva trying to control but Lopez is working from the bottom.
Lopez wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Silva controls the pace.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jose Silva.
Lopez closes the distance and clinches.
Lopez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Lopez manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lopez trying to control the position.
Lopez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lopez trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sonny Lopez.
Lopez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Silva is trying to control Lopez's posture but Lopez avoids it.
Lopez tries to stand but Silva is controlling his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Silva stops Lopez from passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Lopez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silva tries to sprawl but Lopez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Silva trying to hold on to Lopez's head to control him but Lopez postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lopez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva taking some punishment here, with Lopez in his half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lopez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lopez is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lopez to get the leverage.
Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Lopez.
Lopez working Silva over with strikes.
Lopez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.
Lopez is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lopez tries to stand but can't do so whilst Silva controls his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
Lopez is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Lopez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Lopez sits in half guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sonny Lopez wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lopez closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Lopez taking a breather.
Lopez decides to pull guard.
Sonny Lopez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lopez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Lopez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jose Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lopez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silva moves away from the strike by Lopez.
Lopez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Silva tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lopez is in Silva's guard.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Lopez is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Lopez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Lopez sits in half guard.
Lopez wants to stand but Silva has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sonny Lopez wasn't active enough on the ground.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lopez.
Lopez lands a few punches from side control.
Lopez wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez decides to stand up, so the ref orders Silva to his feet.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Lopez has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lopez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lopez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva trying to control but Lopez is working from the bottom.
Silva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lopez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Lopez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jose Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sonny Lopez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lopez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Lopez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lopez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Lopez!
Sonny Lopez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yakiv Plushenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johannes Skaft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johannes Skaft has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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25
222 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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275 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yakiv Plushenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johannes Skaft!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skaft throws a leg kick but Plushenko sees it coming and moves out of range.
Plushenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Skaft moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Skaft buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Skaft wants to land a leg kick but Plushenko is out of range.
Plushenko throws a right hand that misses
and Skaft makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Plushenko lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Plushenko misses with a wild body shot.
Johannes Skaft seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plushenko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Skaft is out of range and Plushenko settles back down.
Plushenko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice body kick from Skaft.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skaft dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Plushenko. That did some damage!
Plushenko is breathing heavily.
Skaft pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Skaft just misses with a punch to the body.
Plushenko throws a hook but Skaft blocks it.
Plushenko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A good leg kick by Skaft.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Skaft.
Skaft connects with a solid leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Skaft.
Skaft ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Plushenko moves away.
Skaft with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skaft ducks under a wild hook from Plushenko.
Skaft lands a right hook to the body.
Plushenko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Skaft. Skaft obviously looking to wear him down.
Skaft connects with a leg kick. Plushenko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Plushenko takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Skaft connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Skaft thumps Plushenko with a low kick.
Skaft thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Plushenko if he has to take too many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skaft jabs at Plushenko's body.
Skaft works the jab nicely.
Plushenko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Skaft.
Skaft moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Skaft lands a big head kick that sends Plushenko to the canvas! Skaft follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johannes Skaft! Johannes Skaft retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Johannes Skaft thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tim Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ku Pol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pol has chosen All of the lights as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Duncan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ku Pol!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pol moves into the clinch successfully.
Pol digs a right hand into Duncan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Duncan's gas tank.
Pol lands a hook that snaps the head of Duncan backwards.
Pol blocking some punches.
Duncan tries to pull guard but Pol won't allow it.
Pol lands a nice shot to the body.
Duncan tries to circle away but Pol has him pinned against the cage.
Pol prevents Duncan from breaking the clinch.
Duncan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pol avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pol lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pol lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duncan is breathing heavily.
Pol lands with a light punch inside.
Pol cracks Duncan with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pol creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pol working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pol lands a right hand.
Duncan is rocked!
It looks like Tim Duncan has been cut.
Pol lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Duncan.
Oh Duncan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right hand to the body from Pol.
Pol drops Duncan onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Duncan is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Pol lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Duncan to his knees! Pol keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ku Pol! Ku Pol retains his featherweight title!
Ku Pol decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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