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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Super Macho Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tad Unhinged (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Macho Man's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Macho Man. Tad Unhinged has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Super Macho Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tad Unhinged!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unhinged slips a straight right by Macho Man.
Unhinged uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Macho Man.
Macho Man really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Unhinged shoots in and drives through. Macho Man sprawls well.
Macho Man lands a glancing blow to the side of Unhinged's head.
Macho Man cracks Unhinged with a good jab.
It looks like Tad Unhinged has been cut.
Unhinged bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Macho Man throws a shot from downtown. Unhinged moves away and avoids it.
Unhinged shoots in for a double leg but Macho Man sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Macho Man lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Macho Man drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Unhinged right on the button. Unhinged goes down! Macho Man follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Macho Man gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Super Macho Man!
Super Macho Man managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, New World Order Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cardio Machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machine comes to the cage accompanied by Skrillex - Bangarang . Ted Smith has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cardio Machine's chin.
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Counter striker
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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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cardio Machine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ted Smith!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith's jab looks to have found its range, popping Machine under the eye.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Machine scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Smith tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Smith actively working from the bottom here.
Machine lands strikes from half guard.
Machine is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice strikes from Machine there.
Smith is rocked!
Machine landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Smith is still in real trouble! Can Machine finish him?
Machine looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Smith with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Machine missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smith is trying to maintain the position but Machine is very close to passing his half guard.
Smith is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Machine is staying active.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
Machine is nestled in close to Smith, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Machine is working away from the top position though.
Machine is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machine throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Machine.
Machine lands a couple of digs.
Machine throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith looking to control.
Machine scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Machine's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Machine works over Smith with some ground and pound from guard.
Machine arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Smith's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cardio Machine!
In his post fight interview, Cardio Machine started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keep It Real (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hogan 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hulkamania . Keep It Real 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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270 lbs
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266 lbs
2 - 8 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hulk Hogan !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keep It Real!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hogan with a poor takedown
and Real counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hogan won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hogan pushes Real away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Real gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Real really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hogan . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Real throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ground and pound from Real seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hogan is trying to buck Real off.
Real sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hogan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Real tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Real has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hogan is pushing Real's head away, looking to escape. Real manages to hold on to the position though.
Real tries to stand but Hogan is controlling his head.
Hogan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Real wants to stand but Hogan is controlling his arm.
Real working the strikes but Hogan uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Real is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hogan defends it well.
Hogan wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Hogan trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Real is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Real is stalling here. Hogan is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Real seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hogan has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Hogan in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Real is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hulk Hogan !
Hulk Hogan really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that ANABOLIC LAUNDRY 90% logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Burnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheldon Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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270 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Burnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sheldon Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burnett tries for a takedown but Cooper sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cooper closes the distance and pushes Burnett back into the cage.
Burnett wants a takedown.
Cooper is looking for a takedown.
Cooper gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Cooper prevents Burnett from getting back to his feet.
Burnett pushes Cooper off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Burnett shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cooper is trying to defend but Burnett finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooper tries to kick Burnett off but Burnett keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Burnett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cooper's head.
Cooper blocking the ground and pound attempt from Burnett.
Burnett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Burnett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Burnett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cooper taking some punishment here, with Burnett in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Burnett.
Cooper avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Burnett.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burnett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cooper blocking the ground and pound attempt from Burnett.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Burnett lands a nice short elbow.
Cooper on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burnett seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Burnett has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Burnett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Burnett working Cooper over with strikes.
Burnett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cooper looks winded!
Cooper avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Burnett.
Burnett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burnett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cooper keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Burnett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cooper keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cooper is in trouble now - Burnett has advanced to mount!
Burnett cracks Cooper with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Burnett pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Burnett landing strikes, looking to finish!
Burnett landing strikes, looking to finish!
Burnett with the ground and pound from mount.
Cooper is rocked!
Burnett lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Cooper! Burnett sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Cooper and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Steven Burnett!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butter Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Burgundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bean comes into the arena with Real American blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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300 lbs
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266 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Butter Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Burgundy!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burgundy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Burgundy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bean counters with a single leg into guard. Burgundy didn't expect that.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bean drops back looking for a leg! Burgundy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Burgundy manages to kick Bean off! Bean jumps back into Burgundy's guard.
Bean drops back looking for a leg! Burgundy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Burgundy manages to kick Bean off! Bean jumps back into Burgundy's guard.
Bean drops back looking for a leg! Burgundy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Burgundy manages to kick Bean off! Bean jumps back into Burgundy's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bean is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bean thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Bean as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Burgundy screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Bean! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Butter Bean!
In his post fight interview, Butter Bean started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Built Win (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Kaizer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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303 lbs
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290 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Built Win!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rex Kaizer!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Win avoids the head kick by Kaizer.
Kaizer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Win counters with a stiff right hand.
Kaizer misses with a double jab
and Win counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rex Kaizer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaizer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Win counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Win is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kaizer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kaizer tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Kaizer.
Kaizer misses with a body kick.
Win shoots in for a double leg but Kaizer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kaizer throws a push kick but Win slaps the foot to one side.
Win moves out of range as Kaizer throws a body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kaizer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Win gets a takedown into half guard.
Win 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaizer is trying to stand back up but Win is controlling him
Win has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Kaizer defend it? Win steps over the head and cranks it - Kaizer is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Built Win!
After winning the bout, Built Win thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Givens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Zhukov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Zhukov's choice of entrance music: Russian Army Choir - National Anthem of the Russian Federation. Zhukov has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Givens !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Zhukov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhukov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Zhukov lands with a kick to the temple. Givens shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Givens on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zhukov. Zhukov obviously looking to wear him down.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Givens .
Zhukov works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zhukov connects with a jab.
Givens takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zhukov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zhukov, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Givens with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zhukov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ivan Zhukov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Givens tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zhukov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Givens somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Givens . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body kick from Zhukov.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zhukov.
Givens is breathing heavily.
Zhukov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhukov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Givens . That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Givens has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zhukov.
Zhukov lands a head kick. Givens smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Zhukov lands a slapping body shot.
Zhukov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Zhukov lands with an overhand left.
Zhukov scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhukov lands with a kick to the temple. Givens shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Zhukov moves into the clinch successfully.
A short body shot lands from Zhukov as the two fighters clinch.
Zhukov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zhukov lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Zhukov.
Zhukov lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhukov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zhukov lands a right hand.
Zhukov lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Zhukov.
Zhukov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zhukov just leaning against Givens , taking a breather.
A short right from Zhukov.
Zhukov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Givens 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zhukov stops a takedown attempt from Givens .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zhukov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Zhukov - that landed with a thud.
Zhukov digs a right hand into Givens 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Givens 's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Zhukov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zhukov scores with a nice head shot.
Zhukov scores with a spinning back kick!
Zhukov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zhukov connects with an inside leg kick.
Zhukov connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhukov lands a nice looking body kick.
Givens could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Givens takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Roger Givens has been cut.
Zhukov lands a front kick.
Ivan Zhukov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zhukov, right into the meat.
Zhukov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zhukov lands a really nice looking cross but Givens seems unphased.
Zhukov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zhukov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Zhukov moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Zhukov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhukov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zhukov taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Zhukov.
Zhukov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Givens drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zhukov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Zhukov tests Givens 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zhukov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Givens 's calf.
Ivan Zhukov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Givens takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zhukov tests Givens 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Givens doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Zhukov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zhukov cracks Givens with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhukov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhukov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zhukov connects with a solid leg kick.
Givens gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zhukov.
Zhukov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Givens tries to keep at a distance but Zhukov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zhukov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zhukov scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Zhukov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roger Givens 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zhukov.
Zhukov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zhukov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Zhukov.
Zhukov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Givens doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Givens takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Zhukov lands a high kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zhukov.
Zhukov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zhukov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Givens s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Givens is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zhukov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zhukov scores with a head kick. Givens tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A good leg kick by Zhukov.
Nice straight punches there by Zhukov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zhukov.
Zhukov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Givens 's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhukov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Givens on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhukov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Givens 's calf.
Zhukov lands a big head kick that sends Givens tumbling to the mat! Zhukov takes a step backwards and waves Givens back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Givens is rocked!
A nice leg kick lands there from Zhukov.
Zhukov jabs Givens right on the nose. Givens blinks but takes it well.
Givens stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zhukov.
Zhukov connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhukov clinches up with Givens and pushes him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Zhukov.
Zhukov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Zhukov lands a hook that snaps the head of Givens backwards.
Zhukov is stalling here.
A short right from Zhukov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhukov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zhukov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zhukov scores with a hook to the body.
Zhukov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zhukov pushes Givens back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhukov lands with a left to the head.
Givens takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zhukov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Givens looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Zhukov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Givens backwards.
Roger Givens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still in the clinch, Zhukov scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Zhukov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zhukov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 24:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 24:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Zhukov!
After the big win, Ivan Zhukov made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors New World Order Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reikki Pierre Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michaels comes to the cage accompanied by Sexy Boy. Shawn Michaels has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Michaels!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reikki Pierre Saint!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pierre Saint's half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Michaels is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pierre Saint is just riding it out for now. Michaels eventually gives up the hold.
Michaels wants to work for an arm triangle but Pierre Saint is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Michaels is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pierre Saint has managed to free his arm - good work.
Michaels is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pierre Saint tries to kick Michaels off but Michaels keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Michaels is working for a kimura but Pierre Saint is defending it quite comfortably.
Pierre Saint is defending against the submission attempts here by Michaels.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre Saint gets full guard.
Michaels is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pierre Saint is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pierre Saint has escaped and now he's on top!
Pierre Saint must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Michaels has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pierre Saint can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre Saint looking to sit in guard and control but Michaels gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Michaels postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pierre Saint is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Michaels, into his guard.
Pierre Saint wants to control from the top but Michaels keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pierre Saint doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pierre Saint manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Michaels avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre Saint throws a big right hand that misses.
Pierre Saint trying to control the position from guard on top but Michaels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierre Saint content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Michaels has locked up a guillotine! Michaels's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Pierre Saint is holding on here and Michaels must be using up a lot of energy. Pierre Saint has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Michaels gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Shawn Michaels!
Shawn Michaels retains his bantamweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Shawn Michaels made sure he mentioned New World Order Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Caleb Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foster kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lynyrd Skynrd - Sweet Home Alabama. Diggler has chosen kick my ass......rehab as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caleb Foster!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirk Diggler!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Foster checks a leg kick nicely.
Foster on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Foster uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diggler.
Diggler misses with a double jab
and Foster counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Foster postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Diggler is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Foster, into his guard.
Foster manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Diggler manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foster passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Diggler is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Caleb Foster!
Caleb Foster retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Caleb Foster thanked New World Order Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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