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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Riddick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tito Hall is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tito Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Riddick!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddick misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Riddick scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Riddick wants to stand up but Hall is controlling the position.
Hall controlling the position for now.
Hall tries to roll over but Riddick keeps him under control.
Hall moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall controlling Riddick's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tito Hall just wasn't active enough.
Hall dives in and scores a takedown into Riddick's guard.
Riddick wants to sweep but no luck.
Riddick trying to keep a closed guard but Hall is proving a slippery customer.
Hall lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Riddick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riddick wants to sweep here but Hall controlling him for the moment.
Riddick trying to strike off his back.
Hall wants to stand but Riddick is controlling his posture from full guard.
Riddick wants to get back to his feet but Hall is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Riddick utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddick wants to sweep here but Hall controlling him for the moment.
Hall trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hall is working Riddick over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Riddick trying to control the position.
Hall is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hall trying to control but Riddick is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hall 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall drops back looking for a leg! Riddick is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Riddick manages to kick Hall off! Hall jumps back into Riddick's guard.
Hall makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hall wants to control from the top but Riddick keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riddick controls Hall momentarily but Hall frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Hall dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hall shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Riddick manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hall preventing the sweep.
Riddick controlling the position.
Hall is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Riddick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tito Hall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hall would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hall might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tito Hall has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Riddick as Hall shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddick closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hall is pushing Riddick's head away, looking to escape. Riddick manages to hold on to the position though.
Hall can't do much from the bottom here.
Hall pushes Riddick away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Riddick gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Riddick working away.
Riddick is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hall here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Riddick is trying to ground and pound but Hall uses the momentary lack of control by Riddick to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall looks like he's trying to stand up.
Riddick wants to get back to his feet.
Riddick is thwarting Hall's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Riddick shoots in and gets a takedown into Hall's guard.
Hall is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Riddick trying to hold on to Hall's head to control him but Hall postures up.
Hall is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Riddick is looking to escape.
Hall is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hall prevents Riddick from improving his position.
Riddick is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddick wants to control but Hall is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hall seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Hall lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Riddick could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Hall has cracked it and Riddick is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Hall!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tito Hall!
A pretty intense looking Tito Hall took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clay Guida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Sharbutt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clay Guida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Sharbutt!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guida throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Guida tries to clinch but Sharbutt moves out of range.
Guida misses with a two punch combination.
Sharbutt looks to clinch
and Guida counters with a series of strikes. Sharbutt will be more careful next time no doubt.
Guida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sharbutt misses with a takedown
and Guida counters by clinching up.
Sharbutt is trying to stall.
Sharbutt is trying to break the clinch but Guida has him pressed against the cage.
Guida jumps into guard, dragging Sharbutt to the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Guida wants to get back to his feet but Sharbutt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Guida looking for a sweep. Not yet Guida, not yet.
Sharbutt wants to stand but Guida is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sharbutt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharbutt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Guida works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Guida has his foot on Sharbutt's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sharbutt works his way back into a safe position though.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Guida holds on and takes a little breather.
Guida looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Guida lands some strikes from the bottom.
Sharbutt is pushing down on Guida's leg trying to pass to half guard. Guida is fighting to maintain full guard but Sharbutt has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guida tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Sharbutt is looking for a kimura here.
Guida tries to get to full guard but Sharbutt has control of the leg.
Sharbutt wants to stand up but Guida is controlling the position.
Guida trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guida desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Guida has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sharbutt is working away from the top position though.
Sharbutt tries to stand and escape but Guida is controlling the position.
Clay Guida has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sharbutt wants to clinch.
No joy there for Guida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sharbutt shoots for a takedown but Guida saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guida throws a head kick but Sharbutt moves out of range.
Sharbutt has his takedown stuffed
and Guida counters by clinching up.
Clay Guida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Sharbutt.
Sharbutt jumps guard but Guida turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Guida just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sharbutt's brow.
Guida pulls guard.
Sharbutt wants to pass the guard but Guida is keeping the position.
Guida manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sharbutt throwing hammer fists to the chest of Guida. What's that going to do exactly?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sharbutt wants to control but Guida is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clay Guida dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Guida looks to land a combination but Sharbutt avoids it well.
Guida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guida moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sharbutt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Guida shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sharbutt's guard.
Sharbutt is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Guida is aware though and is defending well.
Guida trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sharbutt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sharbutt working for a triangle but Guida defends it easily.
Guida missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guida stands up over Sharbutt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Guida won't allow Sharbutt to get back to his feet.
Sharbutt is trying to control the position but Guida postures up.
Guida trying to control the position from guard on top but Sharbutt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guida prevents Sharbutt from getting back to his feet.
Guida wants to control from the top but Sharbutt keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sharbutt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Guida controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Clay Guida wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Guida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clay Guida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharbutt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sharbutt fails with a takedown attempt.
Sharbutt tries for a takedown but Guida circles away easily
and Guida counters with a single leg into guard. Sharbutt didn't expect that.
Clay Guida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Sharbutt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guida postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Guida cracks Sharbutt with a solid left hand.
Clay Guida overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Guida sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sharbutt looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Guida passes into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharbutt is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Guida asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Sharbutt tries to bench press Guida off him but Guida keeps the position.
Sharbutt manages to get back to half guard.
Guida controlling the pace.
Sharbutt trying to control from the bottom.
Guida is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Guida is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guida working Sharbutt over with strikes.
Sharbutt is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Guida is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Guida not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sharbutt wants to control but Guida is keeping busy.
Guida missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clay Guida dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sharbutt tries a head kick but it misses.
Sharbutt misses with a takedown attempt
and Guida counters with a body kick that stops Sharbutt in his tracks momentarily.
Sharbutt has his takedown stuffed
and Guida counters by moving into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Guida as Sharbutt tries to tie him up.
Guida has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Sharbutt clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Sharbutt just trying to survive but Guida is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
You can see the frustration on Sharbutt's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Guida throwing damaging strikes from the back! Sharbutt could be in trouble here!
Guida softening up his opponent with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guida working for the choke.
Guida is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Sharbutt is defending well though. Guida let's go of the attempt for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sharbutt wants to get back to his feet.
Guida scores with strikes from the back.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Guida's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Sharbutt preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Guida.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharbutt tries to escape but Guida has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Sharbutt is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharbutt rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Sharbutt pushes Guida off but Guida dives into side control.
Guida working the ground and pound from side control.
Guida working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharbutt is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Guida is controlling him well.
Sharbutt is looking for a sweep.
Sharbutt is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Guida has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Sharbutt wants to control but Guida postures up.
Guida in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sharbutt is working to avoid the ground and pound but Guida connects with a decent elbow.
Sharbutt is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Guida asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Guida lands a few punches from side control.
Guida wants to control but Sharbutt is keeping him busy.
Guida is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Sharbutt's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharbutt is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Guida off and has taken his back!
Sharbutt is looking to control Guida but Guida is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Sharbutt controlling well, preventing Guida from escaping the position.
Guida wants to control his opponent's hands but Sharbutt gets his hands free.
Guida wants to escape the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guida is working hard here to advance position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clay Guida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Guida has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clay Guida!
Clay Guida 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Cantwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flynn Inc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Cantwell has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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187 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Cantwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Flynn Inc!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cantwell fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Inc to the ground. Cantwell is now in Inc's guard.
Cantwell tries to free his leg and advance position but Inc is retaining full guard.
Inc manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Inc tries to control but Cantwell wriggling away.
Cantwell is wriggling around trying to escape.
Inc throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cantwell manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Cantwell, under a barage of strikes from Inc.
Cantwell is looking to control Inc's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cantwell avoid being mounted?
Cantwell is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inc seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cantwell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cantwell manages to get to full guard.
Cantwell is looking for a triangle but Inc pushes his legs off easily.
Inc must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Inc lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cantwell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Inc manages to get himself to full guard.
Inc will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Cantwell throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inc looking to control.
Inc looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cantwell slips nicely into half guard.
Cantwell slips a nice elbow through Inc's hands, connecting with Inc's forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Inc wants to control but Cantwell is keeping busy.
Cantwell is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cantwell is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Inc looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantwell takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Cantwell is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cantwell decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Cantwell has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cantwell lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Inc fails with a takedown attempt.
Steve Cantwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cantwell loads up on a big right hand but Inc slips the punch.
Inc has his takedown stuffed
and Cantwell counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Inc is out cold! A devastating KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Steve Cantwell!
A very excited looking Steve Cantwell made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steffan Bonnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bayden Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wood has chosen 1 hitta quitta 3 6 mafia as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steffan Bonnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bayden Wood!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonnar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wood tries to avoid it but Bonnar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wood to the ground. Wood escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bayden Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonnar tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wood swinging wildly here.
Bonnar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wood misses with a kick to the body.
Wood fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wood throws a low kick but Bonnar avoids it.
Wood shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bonnar sprawls well. Bonnar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wood gets slowly back to his feet.
Bonnar checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bonnar stuffs the takedown attempt from Wood. Wood gets slowly back to his feet.
Steffan Bonnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bayden Wood.
Wood moves in looking to clinch but Bonnar pushes him off.
Wood blocks a head kick by Bonnar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonnar blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonnar 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.
Bonnar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wood fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bonnar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bonnar catches Wood with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bonnar looks to throw the jab but Wood is out of range.
Bonnar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wood.
Bonnar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wood. Wood obviously looking to wear him down.
A combination from Wood does no damage.
Bonnar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wood throws a low kick but Bonnar moves out of range easily.
Nice sprawl there from Wood as Bonnar shoots in.
Bonnar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Steffan Bonnar has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonnar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wood.
Wood throws a right hand that Bonnar ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonnar also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar tries to clinch but Wood is having none of it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wood.
Wood lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Wood there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bonnar is breathing heavily.
Wood lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wood drops Bonnar with a beautiful combination! Bonnar stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Wood is looking for the KO!
Bonnar is rocked!
Wood connects with a leg kick. Bonnar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wood lands a left and a right that send Bonnar crashing to the mat, dazed. Wood thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Bonnar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wood wobbles Bonnar with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Wood dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Bonnar to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bayden Wood!
A relieved looking Bayden Wood 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jim Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim Miller has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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29
163 lbs
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160 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ted Smith!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Smith is trying to maintain the position but Miller is very close to passing his half guard.
Miller seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Miller lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Miller sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Smith won't allow Miller to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Smith has managed to free his arm - good work.
Miller not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Miller is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Miller looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Miller tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Miller wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Smith is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Miller pulls his head out easily.
Miller not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller is pressing down on Smith's thigh, looking to free his foot. Smith is holding on for now.
Miller is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Miller is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Smith sees it coming and defends easily.
Miller is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Smith manages to get to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Miller tries to stand but Smith is controlling from the bottom.
Miller 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.
Miller postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Miller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith wants to sweep here but Miller controlling him for the moment.
Miller slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith wants to hold on but Miller pushes him away.
Miller tries to control but Smith wriggling away.
Miller lands a nice shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith wants to hold on but Miller pushes him away.
Miller raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Miller dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Miller clinches up against the cage.
Miller has Smith pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Miller pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Smith tumbling to the mat - Miller dives into Smith's guard.
Jim Miller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Miller is aware though and is defending well.
Smith is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Miller is aware though and is defending well.
Miller works over Smith with some ground and pound from guard.
Miller slips nicely into half guard.
Miller trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Miller tries to pass to full mount but Smith defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Miller not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller content to control rather than advance.
Miller sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
Miller thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
Miller is looking for a kimura here.
Smith trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Smith is just riding it out for now. Miller eventually gives up the hold.
Smith trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is working for a submission of some sort.
Smith trying to hold on to Miller's head to control him but Miller postures up.
Smith is looking to escape.
Smith is trying to maintain the position but Miller is very close to passing his half guard.
Miller controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Smith has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Miller is working away from the top position though.
Miller trying to control from half guard but Smith is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller is looking to advance position but Smith won't allow it.
Miller is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Smith doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Miller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Miller dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Miller pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Miller has him pressed against the cage.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Miller is trying to trip Smith. He has hold of a leg but Smith is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Miller persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Miller trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Miller is aware though and is defending well.
Miller tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looking to control.
Miller looking to pass the guard.
Miller wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Miller wants to get up but he can't break Smith's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Smith is trying to keep Miller in close.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Ted Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Smith is trying to defend but Miller finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Smith tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Miller has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Miller tries to control but Smith wriggling away.
Smith is bucking up trying to escape but Miller cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller controlling the pace for now.
Miller lands a couple of good shots and Smith has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Smith looking very determined here, making life difficult for Miller.
Miller avoiding Smith 's attempts to control his hands.
Miller lands shots from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith avoids the strikes from Miller.
Miller throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Miller has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The referee is taking a good look at Smith as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Miller!
Miller is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller trying to control momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Miller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Miller 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Miller!
Jim Miller made sure to mention his sponsor, CEC Nutrition Q160 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alaskan Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assassin comes to the cage accompanied by Skrillex - Summit. Anthony is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Holidae Inn. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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265 lbs
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24
265 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Great low kicks
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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
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alaskan Assassin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Anthony!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Assassin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Assassin wants it to stay on the feet.
Assassin stuffs the takedown attempt from Anthony. Anthony gets slowly back to his feet.
Anthony fails with a takedown attempt.
Alaskan Assassin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Anthony.
Anthony swings away with a body shot that misses
and Assassin counters with a head kick that drops Anthony to the mat! Anthony scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anthony shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Assassin sprawls well. Assassin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anthony gets slowly back to his feet.
Anthony tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Assassin swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Anthony avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Anthony postures up and lands a big shot to Assassin's brow.
Anthony avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Anthony postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anthony stands up over Assassin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Anthony is looking to work some ground and pound but Assassin has wrist control.
Anthony throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Assassin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assassin is looking for a triangle but Anthony pushes his legs off easily.
Anthony connects with a couple of short punches.
Assassin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Anthony defends well.
Assassin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Anthony doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Assassin is tightening it up a little... Anthony has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Anthony reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Anthony taps out! Nice BJJ there by Assassin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Alaskan Assassin!
Alaskan Assassin retains his heavyweight title!
Alaskan Assassin managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, New World Order Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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