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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Branton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Branton has chosen Face the Pain by Stemm as his entrance music. Billy Branton 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 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Bisping!
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, Billy Branton!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Branton drives through with a takedown into Bisping's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Branton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Branton passes Bisping's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Branton maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Bisping could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Branton has cracked it and Bisping is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Branton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Billy Branton!
Our winner, Billy Branton, 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Caudill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamil Korczewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caudill's entrance music is Breaking Benjamin- Breath. A fine choice. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Caudill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kamil Korczewski!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korczewski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Caudill moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Caudill gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Caudill landing knees to the body.
Korczewski looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caudill connects with a nasty looking knee right to Korczewski's face.
It looks like Kamil Korczewski has been cut.
Caudill unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Caudill lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Caudill throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Korczewski blocks it with crossed arms.
Korczewski wants to break free but Caudill has control.
Caudill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Korczewski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Korczewski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Caudill connects with a knee to the head.
Korczewski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Korczewski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Caudill scores with a knee to the head.
Caudill utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Korczewski takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Caudill.
Caudill has Korczewski pressed against the cage.
Caudill landing knees to the head.
Caudill scores with a knee to the head.
Caudill connects with a nasty looking knee right to Korczewski's face.
Caudill connects with a nasty looking knee right to Korczewski's face.
Caudill lands a damaging elbow.
Caudill lands a nice shot to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Caudill.
Caudill connects with a nasty looking knee right to Korczewski's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Korczewski takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caudill looking to throw knees to the head but Korczewski is blocking nicely.
Caudill misses with a knee to the head.
Korczewski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Caudill obliges.
Caudill crunches a lovely knee into Korczewski's ribcage.
Caudill lands a shoulder strike.
Caudill lands a knee to the head.
Caudill lands a damaging elbow.
Caudill connects with a knee to the head.
Korczewski is rocked!
That has opened up Kamil Korczewski's cut even more.
Knees in the clinch landing for Caudill.
Korczewski is still on wobbly legs! Can Caudill finish him?
Caudill lands a nice knee to the body.
Korczewski seems to have recovered his senses.
Caudill landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caudill putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Korczewski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Caudill lands a good knee to the midsection. Korczewski won't want to take too many of those.
Caudill connects with a knee to the head.
Caudill unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Caudill lands an elbow just above Korczewski 's eye.
Caudill tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Caudill.
Caudill lands a knee to the body.
Caudill with a knee to the head.
Caudill landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Caudill with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Caudill misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Caudill obliges.
Caudill tries a knee to the head but Korczewski blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caudill lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Caudill.
Caudill connects with a knee to the head.
Caudill misses with a knee strike.
Caudill working Korczewski over with knees to the body.
Caudill tries a knee to the head but Korczewski blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caudill tries a knee to the head but Korczewski blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Caudill.
Caudill landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Caudill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kamil Korczewski's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Caudill connects with a high kick.
Korczewski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Caudill has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Korczewski misses with a two punch combination.
Korczewski throws a right hand that Caudill ducks under and follows up with a left that Caudill also avoids with ease.
Caudill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Caudill fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Korczewski, pushing him back against the cage.
Korczewski tries to break the clinch but Caudill is controlling the position.
Caudill misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Caudill.
Caudill connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caudill has Korczewski pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Caudill.
Korczewski is breathing heavily.
Caudill with a knee to the head.
Caudill with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caudill throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Korczewski blocks it with crossed arms.
Caudill connects with a nasty looking knee right to Korczewski's face.
Korczewski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caudill trying to land knees to the body.
Korczewski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Korczewski is trying to break the clinch but Caudill is controlling him.
Caudill is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Korczewski can do to turn this around?
Korczewski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caudill throws a knee to the head but misses.
Caudill tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Korczewski avoids it.
Caudill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Korczewski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Caudill with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caudill utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Caudill lands a knee to the head.
Caudill lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Caudill tries to land knees in the clinch but Korczewski avoids the damage to the body.
Caudill scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Caudill.
Caudill lands an elbow inside that Korczewski shrugs off.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Caudill obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caudill unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Caudill lands a body punch in the clinch.
Caudill is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Caudill.
Caudill looking to throw knees to the head but Korczewski is blocking nicely.
Caudill unloads a knee to the mid-section. Korczewski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Caudill with a knee to the head.
Caudill tries a knee to the head but Korczewski blocks it.
Caudill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Korczewski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Korczewski tries to break free but Caudill pushes him back against the cage.
Korczewski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Caudill looking to throw knees to the head but Korczewski is blocking nicely.
Caudill tries to land knees in the clinch but Korczewski avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caudill lands with a right to the head.
Caudill throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Korczewski blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Korczewski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Caudill tries a knee to the head but Korczewski blocks it.
Caudill tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Korczewski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Caudill has him pressed against the cage.
Korczewski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Caudill misses with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Korczewski managing to block the knees to the body from Caudill.
Caudill tries a knee to the head but Korczewski blocks it.
Caudill misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Korczewski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Caudill dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kamil Korczewski's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Korczewski works over Caudill's head and body with a nice combination.
Korczewski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Caudill throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Caudill pushes Korczewski up against the cage in a clinch.
Korczewski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Caudill prevents Korczewski from breaking the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Caudill.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caudill unloads a knee to the mid-section. Korczewski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Caudill with a knee to the head.
Caudill putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Korczewski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Caudill obliges.
Caudill landing knees to the head.
Korczewski takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Caudill.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Caudill throws a knee to the head but misses.
Korczewski takes an elbow to the temple.
Caudill connects with a nasty looking knee right to Korczewski's face.
Caudill misses with a knee strike.
Korczewski tries to break the clinch but Caudill is controlling the position.
Caudill pushes off an throws an elbow but Korczewski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Caudill landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Caudill gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Caudill lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Caudill landing knees to the head.
Caudill connects with a nasty looking knee right to Korczewski's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caudill misses with an elbow strike.
Caudill tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Caudill landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Caudill connects with a knee to the head.
Korczewski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Korczewski fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Korczewski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Caudill moves out of range of the body kick.
Caudill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Korczewski avoids the head kick by Caudill.
Sloppy strikes from Korczewski. Those never looked like landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caudill scores with a head kick. Korczewski tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Caudill pushes Korczewski up against the cage in a clinch.
Caudill lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caudill with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Caudill connects with a knee to the head.
Korczewski wants to break free but Caudill has control.
Korczewski avoiding damage as Caudill throws knees to the body.
Korczewski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Caudill is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Caudill landing knees to the body.
Caudill is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Caudill connects with a knee to the head.
Caudill throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Korczewski blocks it with crossed arms.
Kenny Caudill has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Korczewski tries to circle away but Caudill has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caudill connects with a knee to the head.
Caudill is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Korczewski is defending well for now.
Korczewski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caudill misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Korczewski.
Korczewski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Caudill obliges.
Caudill tries to land knees in the clinch but Korczewski avoids the damage to the body.
Caudill tries a knee to the head but Korczewski blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caudill tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Caudill keeps control of Korczewski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Caudill unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Caudill clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Kamil Korczewski's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Caudill lands a head kick!
Caudill lands a head kick!
Caudill throws a head kick but Korczewski moves out of range.
Caudill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Korczewski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Korczewski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Caudill throws a head kick that misses.
Kamil Korczewski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Korczewski lands with an uppercut that bounces Caudill off the cage and back into range.
Korczewski is looking to clinch but Caudill is avoiding it.
Caudill throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danga de danga de dang - Korczewski scores with a four punch combination!
Caudill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Korczewski misses with a double jab.
Caudill moves into range and clinches up with Korczewski.
Caudill makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caudill using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Caudill is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Caudill with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Caudill utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Caudill unloads a knee to the mid-section. Korczewski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Caudill lands a good knee to the midsection. Korczewski won't want to take too many of those.
Caudill scores a nice knee to the body.
Caudill with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Caudill unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Caudill utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caudill landing knees to the body.
Caudill unloads a knee to the mid-section. Korczewski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Korczewski wants to break free but Caudill has control.
Caudill scores with a knee to the head.
Caudill with a knee to the head.
Caudill misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Korczewski.
Caudill lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Korczewski avoiding damage as Caudill throws knees to the body.
Korczewski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Caudill has him pressed against the cage.
Caudill landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caudill with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Caudill tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Korczewski avoids it.
Caudill misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Korczewski.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Caudill.
Caudill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caudill misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Korczewski.
Nice elbow from Caudill.
Korczewski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Caudill connects with a nasty looking knee right to Korczewski's face.
Caudill lands a body punch.
Caudill tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Korczewski avoids it.
Korczewski avoiding damage as Caudill throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caudill tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Korczewski avoids it.
Caudill throws a knee to the head but misses.
Korczewski managing to block the knees to the body from Caudill.
Caudill throws a knee to the head but misses.
Korczewski is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Korczewski.
Caudill tries to land a knee to the head but Korczewski blocks with his arms.
Caudill tries a knee to the head but Korczewski blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Korczewski is trying to force a seperation but Caudill has the dominant position.
Caudill misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Korczewski.
Caudill scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Caudill had his way with Kamil Korczewski in that round.
The cut man is working on Kamil Korczewski's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Korczewski tries a head kick but it misses.
Caudill throws a head kick but Korczewski moves out of range.
Caudill throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Korczewski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Caudill.
Caudill throws a quick inside leg kick.
Caudill has Korczewski up against the cage in a clinch.
Caudill landing knees to the body.
Caudill scores with a shot to the side of Korczewski's head.
Caudill with a knee to the head.
Caudill with a knee to the head.
Caudill lands a knee to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
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!
Caudill misses with a knee to the head.
Caudill connects with a nasty looking knee right to Korczewski's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korczewski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caudill with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Caudill throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Caudill misses with a body punch.
Caudill looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Caudill scores with a knee to the head.
Caudill tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Korczewski avoids it.
Caudill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Korczewski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Korczewski avoiding damage as Caudill throws knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Korczewski has had enough of the clinch but Caudill keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caudill misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Korczewski.
Caudill misses with a body punch.
Korczewski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Korczewski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caudill lands a knee to the body.
Caudill is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Caudill throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Korczewski blocks it with crossed arms.
Caudill scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korczewski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Caudill landing knees to the body.
Caudill scores a nice knee to the body.
Caudill lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Caudill connects with a knee to the head.
Caudill tries to land knees in the clinch but Korczewski avoids the damage to the body.
Caudill with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Korczewski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caudill misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Korczewski.
Korczewski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Caudill landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caudill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Korczewski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Korczewski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Caudill landing knees to the body.
Caudill tries to land a knee to the head but Korczewski blocks with his arms.
Caudill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Korczewski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Korczewski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Caudill looking to throw knees to the head but Korczewski is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Korczewski.
Korczewski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caudill tries to land a knee to the head but Korczewski blocks with his arms.
Caudill tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Korczewski avoids it.
Kamil Korczewski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kenny Caudill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caudill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Korczewski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Caudill showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Caudill 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 50:44
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 50:44
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Caudill!
A relieved looking Kenny Caudill 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Markakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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275 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Markakis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez cracks a nice hook into Markakis's ribs.
Mendez rushes Markakis with punches - Markakis moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Markakis goes down! Mendez follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Mendez! Tony Mendez retains his heavyweight title!
Tony Mendez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Sieve (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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152 lbs
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148 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankie Edgar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cody Sieve!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sieve misses with a takedown
and Edgar counters with a left to the body.
Edgar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sieve.
Edgar has closed the distance and engaged Sieve in a clinch.
Sieve is trying to stall.
Sieve has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Edgar clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Edgar trying to control but not successfully.
Edgar covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Edgar trying to control the position but Sieve manages to sink in the hooks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edgar turns into Sieve and is now in his guard.
Sieve is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sieve swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Edgar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sieve is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Edgar is controlling him.
Sieve looking for a sweep. Not yet Sieve, not yet.
Edgar is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Sieve has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Edgar is looking to defend but Sieve has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Edgar! Sieve pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Edgar taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Cody Sieve! Cody Sieve retains his featherweight title!
After the fight, Cody Sieve was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Claymore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Limon Portokalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Claymore comes into the arena with Future World Music - Fight blaring out of the sound system. Portokalov has chosen Breaking Benjamin-I Will Not Bow as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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280 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy Claymore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Limon Portokalov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Portokalov misses with an uppercut. Claymore saw that one coming.
Portokalov misses the shot to the body.
Portokalov misses with a lunging right hand
and Claymore counters with an inside leg kick.
Portokalov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Claymore.
A swing and a miss from Portokalov.
Portokalov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Limon Portokalov has been cut.
Claymore slips a straight right by Portokalov.
A slapping leg kick lands for Claymore.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Claymore connects with a leg kick. Portokalov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slow jab from Portokalov misses its intended target.
Portokalov lands a left and a right that sends Claymore crashing to the canvas! Portokalov dives into mount looking to finish!
It looks like Andy Claymore has been cut.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Portokalov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Claymore wants to control but Portokalov is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Claymore avoids a series of strikes thrown by Portokalov.
Portokalov lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claymore tries to hold on but Portokalov postures up.
Portokalov throwing strikes here but Claymore is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Portokalov sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Claymore is trying to escape the mount.
Portokalov avoids the attempt from Claymore to control.
Portokalov looking to ground and pound but Claymore is blocking nicely.
Portokalov controlling from mount.
Portokalov throwing strikes here but Claymore is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Portokalov wants to control the pace but Claymore is squirming around nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Portokalov there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Portokalov controlling from mount.
Portokalov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Portokalov controlling his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Claymore is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Portokalov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Claymore is looking to escape.
Portokalov 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Portokalov misses with a head shot.
Portokalov sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Claymore blocking the ground and pound.
Portokalov sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Portokalov throws some wild stikes that Claymore manages to avoid easily.
Claymore on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Claymore tries to get out of the position.
Claymore is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Portokalov with the ground and pound from mount.
Claymore blocking the ground and pound.
Portokalov thowing shots but they're missing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Portokalov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Andy Claymore's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claymore holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Portokalov tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Claymore wants to hold on but Portokalov pushes him away.
Claymore really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Portokalov looking to ground and pound but Claymore is blocking nicely.
Portokalov raining down hammerfists from mount.
Portokalov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Claymore wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Portokalov.
A big strike lands for Portokalov! That's really hurt Claymore and he's turned his back - Portokalov keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Portokalov jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Limon Portokalov!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Limon Portokalov made sure he mentioned Fresh To Death Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Da Coach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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205 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Da Coach!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Putin!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putin has his takedown stuffed
and Coach counters with a takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Coach wants to stand but Putin has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Coach wants to stand but Putin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Coach has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Putin looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coach trying to control but Putin is working from the bottom.
Coach won't allow Putin to get back to his feet.
Coach stands up and waves to Putin to follow him.
Putin shoots in for a takedown but Coach shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin keeps the fight on the outside.
Vladimir Putin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coach scores with a punch to the head.
Putin tries to clinch but Coach is having none of it.
Putin darts in trying to clinch
and Coach counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Coach looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Putin is trying to maintain the position but Coach is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coach wants to get back to his feet.
Putin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Coach is working away from the top position though.
Coach prevents Putin from improving his position.
Putin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Coach is working away from the top position though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Vladimir Putin wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nice defenses there by Putin.
Putin tries to clinch up.
Coach tests Putin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Coach misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Coach tries to avoid it but Putin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Coach to the ground. Coach escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Da Coach has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Putin.
Coach listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Coach throws a low kick, looking for Putin's leg but Putin calmly moves out of range.
Putin darts in trying to clinch
enabling Coach to counter with a crisp jab.
Putin fails with the takedown.
Coach moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Coach misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Putin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Putin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Coach cracks Putin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coach closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Putin holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coach tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Putin.
Putin is staying active underneath Coach, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Coach is pressing down on Putin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Putin is holding on for now.
Putin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Putin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Coach gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Coach gets to his feet - Putin follows without any prompting.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coach throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Da Coach dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Putin shoots in looking for a takedown but Coach manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Putin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Coach's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Putin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Coach scrambles back to his feet.
Da Coach is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Putin tries to land a leg kick but Coach saw it coming and moves away.
Putin shoots in looking for a takedown. Coach tries to sprawl out of it but Putin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Coach manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Putin wants to clinch.
Coach misses with a lunging right hand
and Putin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Putin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Da Coach has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Putin.
Putin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Putin tries to clinch but Coach is having none of it.
Putin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Coach paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Putin tries to clinch up but Coach circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab from Coach.
Putin tries to clinch but Coach moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Putin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coach cracks Putin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Putin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Coach.
Coach pushes Putin up against the cage in a clinch.
Putin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Putin gets a clinch.
Putin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Coach smiles and moves away.
Coach closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Putin quickly recovers to half guard.
Putin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Coach pulls his head out easily.
Putin is staying active underneath Coach, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin trying to hold on to Coach's head to control him but Coach postures up.
Putin is looking for a sweep. Coach is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Da Coach overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Coach tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Putin.
Coach frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coach stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Putin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Coach is out of range.
Putin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Coach looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Coach tries to stand and escape but Putin is controlling the position.
Putin moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coach has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Putin is proving hard to escape from.
Putin is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Coach rolls with it to try and escape but Putin cranks on the arm and Coach is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vladimir Putin!
Vladimir Putin is the new light heavyweight champion!
Vladimir Putin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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