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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Davisdon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phillip Finnegan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Davisdon has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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211 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Davisdon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phillip Finnegan!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finnegan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Finnegan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Davisdon's calf.
Finnegan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Davisdon.
Davisdon pushes Finnegan up against the cage in a clinch.
Finnegan is fighting off a takedown attempt but Davisdon is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Finnegan to the mat. Finnegan regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Davisdon prevents Finnegan from getting back to his feet.
Davisdon controlling from the top position.
Davisdon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Davisdon 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.
Davisdon passes into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davisdon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Finnegan is trying to stand back up but Davisdon is controlling him
Davisdon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Davisdon decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnegan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Phillip Finnegan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finnegan tries a head kick but it misses.
Finnegan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Davisdon moves into the clinch.
Davisdon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Finnegan wants to break free but Davisdon has control.
Finnegan wants a takedown but no success here.
Davisdon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Finnegan's efforts to push away.
Davisdon tightens his grip and picks Finnegan up, before dumping him to the ground. Finnegan manages to land in guard.
Finnegan wants to stand but Davisdon is controlling the position.
Finnegan is looking to sweep but instead, Davisdon has passed into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan is trying to escape back to his feet but Davisdon uses the scramble to pass into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davisdon is chipping away with strikes.
Davisdon is working to tighten his grip on Finnegan's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Finnegan has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Davisdon is really squeezing tight and eventually Finnegan passes out! Davisdon breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dave Davisdon!
Dave Davisdon opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Tupy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cullen Bohannan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Tupy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cullen Bohannan!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tupy throws an off balance right hand
and Bohannan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tupy swings for the body but Bohannan moves out of range.
Tupy misses with a hook. Bohannan ducked under it nicely.
Tupy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tupy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tupy takes one to the side of the head.
Tupy lands a nice hook to Bohannan's body. Bohannan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tupy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tupy takes a swing at Bohannan's ribcage but misses.
Bohannan ducks under a wild hook from Tupy.
Bohannan tries a head kick but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tupy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bohannan under the eye.
It looks like Cullen Bohannan has been cut.
Tupy keeps the fight on the outside.
Tupy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bohannan.
Bohannan moves out of range of the strikes.
Bohannan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tupy with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohannan scores with a head kick. Tupy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tupy misses with a left hand
and Bohannan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tupy lands an overhand right.
Tupy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tupy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bohannan tries to clinch but Tupy is having none of it.
Tupy misses with an uppercut.
Tupy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tupy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bohannan was well out of range. Poor timing from Tupy.
Tupy misses with a hook
and Bohannan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bohannan wants to clinch up but Tupy keeps it at a distance.
Tupy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice straight punches there by Bohannan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bohannan.
Tupy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tim Tupy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tupy throws out a loose jab but Bohannan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tupy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bohannan counters with a big head kick but Tupy shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupy lands with a good body shot.
Tupy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Tupy misses.
Bohannan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tupy throws a sloppy body shot
and Bohannan counters with a head kick that drops Tupy to the mat! Tupy scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Tupy is rocked!
Crack! A monster head kick from Bohannan and Tupy falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Bohannan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cullen Bohannan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Irwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keyser Soze (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Irwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keyser Soze!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Irwin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Irwin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Soze closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Soze throws an elbow but misses.
Soze tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Irwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Soze moves into range and clinches up with Irwin.
Irwin blocks an elbow strike.
Soze pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Good body shot from Irwin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irwin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Soze.
I was talking to Irwin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Soze looks winded!
Irwin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Irwin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Irwin breaks the clinch.
A cross from Irwin lands.
Soze moves into the clinch.
Irwin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Irwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Irwin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Soze is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Are you kidding me?! Irwin ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Soze clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alex Irwin!
Alex Irwin made sure to mention his sponsor, Steel Penn - Battle Ready Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bolius Kalabokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flores has chosen 2Pac - California Love as his entrance music. Junior Flores has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bolius Kalabokas's chin.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bolius Kalabokas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junior Flores!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flores throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kalabokas moves out of range as Flores strikes.
Kalabokas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kalabokas swinging wildly here.
Kalabokas misses with a looping left.
Flores fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kalabokas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Flores uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kalabokas has time to react.
Bolius Kalabokas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Kalabokas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kalabokas misses with a low kick.
Kalabokas tries to clinch up.
Kalabokas looks to land a body kick but Flores moved away.
Kalabokas tries to clinch but Flores is having none of it.
Nice defenses there by Flores.
Kalabokas lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Kalabokas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Flores doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flores shoots in looking for a takedown but Kalabokas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Flores's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kalabokas is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kalabokas.
Flores will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kalabokas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kalabokas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kalabokas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flores is defending well for now.
A nice left hand lands by Kalabokas.
Flores has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kalabokas is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Flores has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kalabokas avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bolius Kalabokas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Flores.
Flores is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kalabokas gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kalabokas effectively controlling the action here.
Kalabokas stops a takedown attempt from Flores.
Flores is trying to drag Kalabokas to the mat but Kalabokas just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kalabokas prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores wants a takedown.
Kalabokas avoiding damage.
Flores looking for a takedown.
Flores is looking to take this one to the mat.
Flores is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kalabokas pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Flores looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Kalabokas on the inside.
Kalabokas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kalabokas connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Junior Flores has been cut.
Flores takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kalabokas connects with a right that clearly hurt Flores. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Kalabokas proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Flores collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bolius Kalabokas!
Junior Flores spoke after the fight, saying 'MY PREFORMANCE WAS A DISAPOINTMENT FOR ME TODAY BUT I JUST WANNA LET MY FANS KNOW OUT THERE ILL BE BACK IN THIS CAGE SOON AND I'LL GIVE IT A 100% AGAIN NEXT TIME! AND CONGRATS TO KALABOKAS ON THE WIN. HE WAS THE BETTER FIGHTER TODAY!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dario Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donovan Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Iron. Robertson has chosen When the lights go out as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dario Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donovan Robertson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva leaves Robertson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Robertson's face.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Robertson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Robertson tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Robertson jumps guard but Silva stands there with Robertson around his waist. Robertson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dario Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donovan Robertson.
Silva stalling against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Robertson's face.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Robertson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva has Robertson pressed against the cage.
Robertson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
A knee to the head by Silva.
A bit of stalling here from Silva.
Robertson tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Robertson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Robertson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dario Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva clinches up with Robertson and pushes him back against the cage.
Robertson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Robertson is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Robertson is trying to pull guard but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Robertson looks winded!
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Robertson up against the cage.
Robertson jumps guard but Silva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robertson goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Robertson gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva working Robertson over with knees to the body.
Silva looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Robertson tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Robertson won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva stalls.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Robertson tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Robertson jumps guard but Silva stands there with Robertson around his waist. Robertson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Robertson tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Robertson drops back down to his feet.
The referee calls for Silva to work.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Robertson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Robertson's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Robertson is rocked!
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!
Silva landing knees to the head.
Robertson is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Robertson tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Robertson drops back down to his feet.
Robertson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Robertson seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robertson goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dario Silva dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Robertson shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Donovan Robertson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Robertson tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Robertson drops back down to his feet.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Robertson takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Robertson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva working Robertson over with knees to the body.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Robertson is breathing heavily.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Robertson's face.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dario Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donovan Robertson.
Silva is pushing Robertson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Robertson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Robertson tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Robertson is trying to pull guard but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Robertson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva working Robertson over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva avoiding damage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Silva for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Robertson's defenses.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Robertson's face.
Silva stalling.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robertson can do to turn this around?
Robertson wants a takedown but no success here.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Robertson looking for a takedown.
Silva is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Robertson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Robertson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dario Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Robertson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Robertson.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Robertson's face.
Robertson fails to pull guard.
Robertson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Robertson down.
Robertson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Robertson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Robertson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robertson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Robertson looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robertson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dario Silva dominated that second 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.
Robertson throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Robertson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva clinches with his opponent.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Robertson's ribcage.
Stalling in the clinch from Silva.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Robertson's ribcage.
Robertson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva slowing the pace effectively.
Robertson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Robertson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Robertson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson is trying to pull guard but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Dario Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donovan Robertson.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Robertson's face.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Robertson's ribcage.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Silva working Robertson over with knees to the body.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Robertson is trying to pull guard but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Robertson blocks with his arms.
Robertson successfully pulls guard.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Robertson controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Robertson has his feet on Silva's thighs here. He's pushed Silva off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Silva screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Donovan Robertson!
Donovan Robertson is the new middleweight champion!
Donovan Robertson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stew Sauced (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nissan Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sauced comes to the cage accompanied by Irish Jig. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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20
215 lbs
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215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stew Sauced!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nissan Fairtex!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sauced misses with a series of wild punches.
Fairtex closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sauced counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fairtex thinking.
Sauced instigates a clinch.
Sauced lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like Nissan Fairtex has been cut.
Fairtex lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sauced cracks Fairtex with a nice body shot.
Fairtex's coach down at Monstar Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Fairtex's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
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!
Sauced taking a breather.
Sauced lands a shoulder strike.
Fairtex tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sauced's elbow.
Fairtex misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Sauced.
Sauced misses with a punch on the inside.
Sauced blocks an uppercut.
Sauced lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sauced lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Sauced.
Fairtex working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sauced scores with a shot to the side of Fairtex's head.
Fairtex blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sauced.
Sauced lands with a right to the head.
Sauced blocks an uppercut.
Fairtex fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sauced gets through Fairtex's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fairtex tries to work over Sauced's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sauced tries to stall but Fairtex uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sauced taking a breather.
Fairtex lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sauced backwards.
Sauced lands a nice shot to the body.
Fairtex goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sauced lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fairtex backwards.
Sauced lands an uppercut.
Sauced stalling against the cage.
A body shot lands from Sauced.
Sauced fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sauced.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fairtex.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fairtex.
Sauced lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Fairtex to his knees! Sauced keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stew Sauced!
A less than humble Stew Sauced misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Adam McGrath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dewayne Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dewayne Bryant is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam McGrath!
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, Dewayne Bryant!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant stuffs the takedown attempt from McGrath. McGrath gets slowly back to his feet.
Bryant feints and as McGrath raises his hands in defense, Bryant changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
McGrath looking for a sweep. Not yet McGrath, not yet.
Bryant distracts McGrath with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
McGrath has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Bryant is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for McGrath.
McGrath tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bryant wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bryant is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bryant is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but McGrath is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
McGrath being controlled for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGrath is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Bryant stalls from top position.
Bryant trying to control the position but McGrath is working away.
Bryant in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
McGrath tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bryant wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bryant controls the position.
McGrath tries to improve position but can't.
Bryant scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bryant trying to control the position but McGrath is working away.
McGrath is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on McGrath's face as Bryant controls the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McGrath tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bryant thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
McGrath is trying to get back to half guard.
McGrath looking for a sweep but Bryant has passed into full mount! Oh no!
McGrath is desperately trying to improve his position but Bryant has a good base and remains in mount.
McGrath is working hard here to advance position.
Bryant controlling from the full mount.
McGrath slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McGrath has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bryant wants to lay and pray for a moment but McGrath keeps working.
Bryant content to control rather than advance.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
McGrath is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bryant not doing much here.
McGrath makes his way to full guard. A much better position for McGrath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant content to stall in guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dewayne Bryant was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bryant closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McGrath is trying to work for a sweep but Bryant has mounted him!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bryant controlling the pace for now.
McGrath is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bryant controlling his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bryant prevents McGrath from getting the reversal.
McGrath in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bryant controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dewayne Bryant dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bryant shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McGrath's guard.
Bryant stands and throws McGrath's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bryant is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McGrath knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
McGrath is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bryant moves into full mount!
Bryant lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bryant pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bryant has control of McGrath's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and McGrath regains control of the situation pretty easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGrath is looking to improve his position but Bryant isn't that keen on the idea.
Dewayne Bryant has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant wants to control the pace but McGrath is squirming around nicely.
Bryant prevents McGrath from getting the reversal.
Bryant working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. McGrath looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Bryant! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dewayne Bryant!
A less than humble Dewayne Bryant misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Coonaments (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ljuti Hrcak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coonaments's entrance music is Voodo. A fine choice. Ljuti Hrcak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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179 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Coonaments!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ljuti Hrcak!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hrcak drives through with a takedown into guard.
Coonaments looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Coonaments doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Coonaments looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Coonaments has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hrcak can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hrcak working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Coonaments's head.
Hrcak passes Coonaments's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hrcak connects with a nice short shot to Coonaments's temple.
Hrcak stalling.
Hrcak is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice strikes from Hrcak there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hrcak seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Coonaments is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hrcak in particular looking to stall.
Hrcak is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hrcak lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Coonaments hang on?
Hrcak is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hrcak breaks from Coonaments's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Coonaments is rocked!
The referee warns Coonaments that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oh Coonaments is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooh a big shot lands for Hrcak! Coonaments is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ljuti Hrcak!
After the fight, Ljuti Hrcak 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.
The defeated Kevin Coonaments had this to say: 'I want to thank everyone for believing in me. They were just better then me nothing more to it.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Vinicius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 lbs
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170 lbs
11 - 12 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markus Vinicius!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shamrock wants it to stay on the feet.
Vinicius shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shamrock but Shamrock pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vinicius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shamrock.
Vinicius looks for a takedown but Shamrock sprawls well.
Bobby Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Markus Vinicius.
Vinicius shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shamrock as he jumps to the side.
Shamrock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vinicius.
Shamrock throws a lazy right hand but Vinicius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vinicius darts in looking for a takedown but Shamrock gets double underhooks and turns Vinicius into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vinicius.
Vinicius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shamrock is looking to break free of the clinch but Vinicius has double underhooks.
Vinicius misses with a body punch.
Vinicius lands with a right to the head.
Vinicius lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
Vinicius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vinicius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shamrock definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shamrock breaks from the clinch.
Vinicius fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinicius has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shamrock finds it's way round the side to connect with Vinicius's head.
Vinicius moves out of range as Shamrock strikes.
Shamrock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shamrock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shamrock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vinicius.
Shamrock misses the jab.
Vinicius looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shamrock is fending him off so far but Vinicius persists. Nope, Shamrock circles away and we're back to standing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vinicius connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shamrock's hands.
Vinicius lands a nice looking body shot.
Vinicius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shamrock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vinicius shoots in but Shamrock avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vinicius moves out of range as Shamrock strikes.
Shamrock stuffs the takedown attempt from Vinicius. Vinicius gets slowly back to his feet.
Bobby Shamrock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shamrock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vinicius.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horrible takedown by Vinicius or perhaps it was just good defense by Shamrock which made him look bad.
Vinicius throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Shamrock was covering up waiting for the punch and Vinicius finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Shamrock wants to stand but Vinicius is controlling the position.
Vinicius throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shamrock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shamrock wants to stand and escape but Vinicius is having none of it.
Vinicius trying to control the position from guard on top but Shamrock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shamrock is looking to stand up but Vinicius isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinicius slips nicely into half guard.
Vinicius controlling the pace.
Vinicius seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shamrock does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vinicius with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Vinicius trying to control the action but Shamrock is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Markus Vinicius wasn't active enough on the ground.
Shamrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vinicius.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinicius is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shamrock sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vinicius tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shamrock swivels and escapes.
Vinicius dives in and grabs Shamrock's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shamrock pushes down on Vinicius's head and hops out.
Vinicius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vinicius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shamrock defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vinicius.
Shamrock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vinicius.
Vinicius lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinicius tries for a takedown but Shamrock sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shamrock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vinicius manages to avoid it.
Vinicius closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Shamrock to the mat! Shamrock manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vinicius looks winded!
Shamrock is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markus Vinicius dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shamrock misses with a hook
and Vinicius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vinicius looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vinicius shoots in and drives through. Shamrock sprawls well.
Shamrock displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vinicius.
Bobby Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Markus Vinicius.
Shamrock misses with a straight left.
Vinicius moves away from the strike by Shamrock.
Vinicius looks for a takedown but Shamrock sprawls well.
Vinicius slips under a jab from Shamrock.
A lazy left from Shamrock finds it's target.
Vinicius gets the takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinicius working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Shamrock regains half guard there - taking advantage of Vinicius's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Shamrock avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vinicius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock tries to kick Vinicius off but Vinicius keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Vinicius tries to pass to full mount but Shamrock defends it.
Vinicius stops Shamrock from getting back to his feet.
Vinicius winds up and cracks Shamrock with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock is trying to stand up here but Vinicius is controlling him well.
Shamrock 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.
Vinicius wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shamrock keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinicius missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vinicius trying to pass the guard but Shamrock defending well.
Shamrock is trying to stand up here but Vinicius is controlling him well.
Vinicius is pressing down on Shamrock's thigh, looking to free his foot. Shamrock is holding on for now.
Shamrock is not content to let Vinicius control the position.
Shamrock is looking to escape.
Vinicius trying to control from half guard but Shamrock is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Markus Vinicius wasn't active enough on the ground.
Vinicius tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shamrock sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vinicius somewhat.
Shamrock scores with a punch to the head.
Vinicius tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shamrock swivels and escapes.
Vinicius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Shamrock misses.
Vinicius misses with a takedown attempt - Shamrock sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vinicius darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Shamrock is trying to stand up here but Vinicius is controlling him well.
Vinicius controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinicius trying to control the action but Shamrock is working from the bottom.
Vinicius prevents Shamrock from standing back up.
Shamrock is refusing to be controlled, as Vinicius sits in half guard.
Vinicius is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Markus Vinicius.
Vinicius has a takedown stuffed.
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.
Shamrock displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vinicius.
Shamrock swings for the body but Vinicius moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Markus Vinicius will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Vinicius takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A big right from Shamrock misses.
Shamrock throws the left hand but Vinicius avoids the punch easily.
Shamrock keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shamrock slips a jab and a cross from Vinicius.
Vinicius tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Shamrock defends well and Vinicius ends up having to push Shamrock into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Vinicius prevents Shamrock from breaking the clinch.
Shamrock breaks the clinch.
Vinicius shoots in and drives through. Shamrock sprawls well.
Bobby Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Markus Vinicius.
No joy there for Vinicius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vinicius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut. Vinicius saw that one coming.
Vinicius darts in looking for a takedown but Shamrock gets double underhooks and turns Vinicius into the cage.
Vinicius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shamrock manages to break the clinch.
Vinicius throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shamrock's waist but Shamrock gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vinicius off to one side.
Vinicius moves out of range as Shamrock strikes.
Vinicius fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinicius shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shamrock as he avoids it easily.
Vinicius slips a straight right by Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a looping left.
Shamrock throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vinicius on the side of the head.
Shamrock moves out of range of the body kick.
Shamrock throws an overhand right that lands on Vinicius's shoulder, as Vinicius tries to avoid the shot.
Vinicius shoots for a takedown but Shamrock saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Markus Vinicius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shamrock walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Vinicius drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Shamrock swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Vinicius's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Shamrock!
During a confident post fight interview, Bobby Shamrock thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khru Maokhamphiou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Russell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khru Maokhamphiou!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Maokhamphiou sprawls well. Maokhamphiou wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Russell gets slowly back to his feet.
Russell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Russell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Maokhamphiou but Maokhamphiou pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Russell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Russell dives in and grabs Maokhamphiou's left leg, looking for a takedown. Maokhamphiou pushes down on Russell's head and hops out.
Maokhamphiou throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Maokhamphiou has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Russell is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Russell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Maokhamphiou avoids it really well and circles away.
Russell shoots in but Maokhamphiou avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Russell shoots in but no luck this time.
Russell fails with the takedown.
Maokhamphiou keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell misses with a takedown attempt - Maokhamphiou sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Russell.
Maokhamphiou stuffs the takedown attempt from Russell. Russell gets slowly back to his feet.
Russell is breathing heavily.
Russell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Maokhamphiou sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Russell somewhat.
No luck for Russell with that takedown attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maokhamphiou.
Russell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Maokhamphiou sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Russell somewhat.
Maokhamphiou explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maokhamphiou scoring well with a low kick there.
Maokhamphiou is looking to clinch.
Russell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Maokhamphiou throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maokhamphiou throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maokhamphiou throws a leg kick which misses Russell's front leg but catches the back leg as Russell tries to avoid it.
Maokhamphiou lands a front kick.
Maokhamphiou connects with a solid leg kick.
Maokhamphiou connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Russell 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.
Maokhamphiou fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maokhamphiou lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Russell. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Maokhamphiou buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maokhamphiou moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maokhamphiou lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maokhamphiou fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maokhamphiou connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Maokhamphiou.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maokhamphiou lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maokhamphiou throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maokhamphiou delivers a nice body kick.
Maokhamphiou connects with a solid leg kick.
Maokhamphiou fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maokhamphiou scoring well with a low kick there.
Diego Russell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maokhamphiou scoring well with a low kick there.
Maokhamphiou with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maokhamphiou.
Russell takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maokhamphiou looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maokhamphiou tries to close the distance and clinch but Russell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Russell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Maokhamphiou as he avoids it easily.
Maokhamphiou connects with a solid leg kick.
Russell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Maokhamphiou instigates a clinch.
Maokhamphiou breaks from the clinch.
Maokhamphiou connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maokhamphiou moves into the clinch successfully.
Maokhamphiou manages to break the clinch.
Maokhamphiou bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maokhamphiou defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Russell.
Maokhamphiou moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maokhamphiou scores with a kick to the midsection.
Russell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maokhamphiou as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khru Maokhamphiou dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Maokhamphiou can't find room to land a body shot as Russell controls the action.
Maokhamphiou lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maokhamphiou goes for a takedown in the clinch but Russell prevents it.
Maokhamphiou lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Russell or not.
Russell will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Maokhamphiou lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Russell.
Maokhamphiou misses with a body punch.
Maokhamphiou breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Russell tries for a takedown but Maokhamphiou sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Russell 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.
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!
A chopping leg kick lands by Maokhamphiou.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maokhamphiou moves into range and clinches up with Russell.
Maokhamphiou tries to score a body lock takedown but Russell shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Maokhamphiou breaks the clinch.
Maokhamphiou throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Russell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maokhamphiou. Maokhamphiou obviously looking to wear him down.
Maokhamphiou scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maokhamphiou scores with a kick to the body.
Maokhamphiou lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maokhamphiou tries to clinch up but Russell circles away and keeps his distance.
Maokhamphiou scores with a kick to the midsection.
Maokhamphiou clinches with his opponent.
Maokhamphiou can't find room to land a body shot as Russell controls the action.
Maokhamphiou goes for a takedown attempt but Russell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Diego Russell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khru Maokhamphiou.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maokhamphiou scoring well with a low kick there.
Khru Maokhamphiou seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maokhamphiou scoring well with a low kick there.
Maokhamphiou lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Maokhamphiou has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maokhamphiou connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maokhamphiou dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Russell. That did some damage!
Russell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Maokhamphiou.
Maokhamphiou clinches with his opponent.
Maokhamphiou drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Russell prevents a body shot from Maokhamphiou.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maokhamphiou has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Russell avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Maokhamphiou.
Maokhamphiou lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Russell or not.
Maokhamphiou tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Russell's elbow.
Maokhamphiou lands a shot to the body.
Maokhamphiou lands a left hand.
Maokhamphiou is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Russell gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maokhamphiou is looking for a takedown.
Maokhamphiou scores with a shoulder strike.
I was talking to Russell's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Maokhamphiou breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maokhamphiou displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Russell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Khru Maokhamphiou is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maokhamphiou connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Russell tries for a takedown but Maokhamphiou sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Maokhamphiou closes the distance and clinches.
Maokhamphiou tries to throw a body punch but Russell avoids it by throwing Maokhamphiou back against the cage.
Maokhamphiou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Russell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Maokhamphiou displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Russell.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maokhamphiou throws a leg kick which misses Russell's front leg but catches the back leg as Russell tries to avoid it.
Maokhamphiou fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khru Maokhamphiou showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Maokhamphiou with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Russell closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Russell lands in his opponent's guard.
Maokhamphiou is trying to keep Russell in close.
Russell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Maokhamphiou can do anything to dispel that myth.
Russell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Russell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Russell throws a big right hand that misses.
Russell stands and throws Maokhamphiou's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Maokhamphiou is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Sloppy strikes there by Russell.
Russell lands a few punches from side control.
Russell looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Maokhamphiou is not content to let Russell control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell advances to mount.
Russell thowing shots but they're missing.
Russell in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Maokhamphiou really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Russell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Russell is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Maokhamphiou can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Russell controlling the pace for now.
Russell is working for a guillotine from mount but Maokhamphiou frees his head quite easily.
Maokhamphiou avoids a series of strikes thrown by Russell.
Russell looking to ground and pound but Maokhamphiou is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maokhamphiou blocking the ground and pound.
Russell landing punches.
Russell controlling the position easily from mount.
Russell wants to control the pace but Maokhamphiou is squirming around nicely.
Russell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russell wants to control the pace but Maokhamphiou is squirming around nicely.
Russell lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Maokhamphiou hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Russell clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Russell shoots in for a takedown but Maokhamphiou shows good takedown defense.
Russell dives in and grabs Maokhamphiou's left leg, looking for a takedown. Maokhamphiou pushes down on Russell's head and hops out.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Russell is defended easily by Maokhamphiou.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Russell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Russell dives in for a single leg takedown but Maokhamphiou sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A short uppercut from Maokhamphiou.
Russell takes a shot to the head.
Russell blocks a body shot from Maokhamphiou.
Maokhamphiou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maokhamphiou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Russell fails with a takedown attempt.
Russell looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Maokhamphiou!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maokhamphiou wants to get back to his feet.
Russell thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Russell in side control, throwing shots but Maokhamphiou defends.
Russell wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Maokhamphiou, who protects the arm well.
Maokhamphiou wants to control but Russell postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell trying to control the position but Maokhamphiou is working away.
Maokhamphiou avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Russell.
Russell tries for a kimura but Maokhamphiou is defending well.
Maokhamphiou dodges the ground and pound from Russell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell is looking to take a break and control but Maokhamphiou is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Russell wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Maokhamphiou, who protects the arm well.
Russell tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Russell is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Maokhamphiou knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Russell tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Russell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maokhamphiou keeps working.
Russell is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Maokhamphiou is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Russell had his way with Khru Maokhamphiou in 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. This is the final round!
Russell closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Maokhamphiou to the mat! Maokhamphiou manages to get full guard.
Russell stands up over Maokhamphiou, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Russell trying to control but Maokhamphiou is working from the bottom.
Russell passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Russell trying to control the position but Maokhamphiou is working away.
Diego Russell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maokhamphiou takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Russell is trying to get an arm triangle but Maokhamphiou is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Russell working the ground and pound but Maokhamphiou is defending the strikes.
Russell controls the position from side control.
Russell tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Maokhamphiou is avoiding damage well.
Sloppy strikes there by Russell.
Maokhamphiou stops Russell from passing to mount.
Russell is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Maokhamphiou has escaped the position, nice work there.
Russell is looking to take a break and control but Maokhamphiou is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Russell throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maokhamphiou keeps working.
Russell throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Russell passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Maokhamphiou!
Russell in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Russell 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.
Russell controlling from mount.
Russell trying to control but Maokhamphiou is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Russell there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maokhamphiou defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Russell.
Russell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Maokhamphiou is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Russell throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Russell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Russell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 46:46
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 46:46
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 46:46
The fight is ruled a draw!
Oh dear, what a disastrous situation! The belt remains unclaimed and both fighters go home unhappy!
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