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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Trig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christoph Benoit (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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Trig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Christoph Benoit!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trig defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Benoit.
Trig goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Christoph Benoit has been cut.
Trig moves into the clinch.
Benoit is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Trig pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Benoit is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Trig is defending well.
Frank Trig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christoph Benoit.
Trig is trying to break the clinch but Benoit is controlling him.
Benoit tries for a takedown. No joy.
Trig is trying to force a seperation but Benoit has the dominant position.
Benoit is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Trig pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Trig's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Trig throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've been told by Trig's head coaches at NEXUS GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benoit doesn't manage to clinch there - Trig circles away.
Trig jabs Benoit right on the nose. Benoit blinks but takes it well.
Trig lands a big head kick that sends Benoit tumbling to the mat! Trig takes a step backwards and waves Benoit back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Benoit is rocked!
Trig lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Benoit falls backwards - clearly groggy! Trig dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Trig!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Cote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Bubin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Cote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Bubin!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cote gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bubin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bubin controlling the pace.
Bubin's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Cote actively working from the bottom here.
Bubin trying to pass the guard but Cote defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cote is looking for a sweep. Bubin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cote is working hard here to advance position.
Bubin trying to control the pace.
Bubin frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bubin controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cote keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bubin controlling the pace for now.
Cote wants to hold on but Bubin pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubin controlling the pace for now.
Cote working to try and regain half guard.
Bubin controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cote wants to hold on but Bubin pushes him away.
Cote is desperately trying to improve his position but Bubin has a good base and remains in mount.
Bubin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Bubin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cote wants to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cote.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cote shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bubin as he avoids it easily.
Bubin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cote is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cote.
Cote shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bubin as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Cote. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cote fails with a takedown attempt.
Cote shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bubin but Bubin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cote tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bubin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cote wants to clinch up but Bubin keeps it at a distance.
Patrick Cote seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cote tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bubin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cote somewhat.
Cote shoots in but no luck this time.
Bubin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bubin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cote shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bubin eats them both and turns towards Cote to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cote throws a head kick but Bubin moves out of range.
Bubin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bubin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bubin wants it to stay on the feet.
Cote is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bubin swats away the attempt to clinch by Cote.
Cote is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cote fails with the takedown
and Bubin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bubin.
Bubin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Vlad Bubin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
OK we're going to have a standup here. Vlad Bubin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Cote shoots in for a double leg but Bubin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vlad Bubin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bubin leaves Cote with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bubin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cote shoots in and drives through. Bubin sprawls well.
Cote moves into the clinch successfully.
Cote jumps guard but Bubin stands there with Cote around his waist. Cote gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Cote. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cote escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cote throws a nice looking combination but Bubin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cote is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cote.
Cote tries to clinch but Bubin moves out of range.
Cote throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bubin's waist but Bubin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cote off to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cote is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bubin's half guard.
Bubin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cote's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cote's back!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Vlad Bubin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Bubin has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Vlad Bubin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Cote tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cote shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bubin defends it nicely.
Cote fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cote is looking to clinch but Bubin is avoiding it.
Bubin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cote shoots in for a double leg but Bubin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cote shoots and misses
and Bubin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bubin is stalling in the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vlad Bubin.
I've got Bubin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlad Bubin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Todd Duffee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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281 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Todd Duffee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Sapp!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sapp feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Duffee sprawling to the canvas! Duffee rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Sapp finish him?!
It looks like Todd Duffee has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sapp tries to clinch but Duffee moves out of range.
Duffee has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sapp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duffee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sapp shoots in for a double leg but Duffee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Duffee scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sapp is trying to get back to half guard.
Duffee controls the position.
Duffee wants to control for a moment but Sapp uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Sapp trying to control but Duffee postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sapp actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffee prevents Sapp from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sapp manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sapp throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sapp looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Duffee puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sapp manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sapp is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Duffee trying to control the position from guard on top but Sapp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sapp not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Duffee working some strikes from top position.
Sapp has his foot on Duffee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Duffee works his way back into a safe position though.
Duffee stopping the sweep attempt from Sapp.
Duffee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sapp works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Duffee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sapp tries to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sapp trying to control the position.
Duffee engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sapp utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Duffee won't allow Sapp to get back to his feet.
Duffee postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bob Sapp was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Duffee closes the distance and pushes Sapp back into the cage.
Sapp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Duffee.
Duffee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sapp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sapp shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sapp closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Duffee can't do much from the bottom here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duffee has one of Sapp's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sapp wants to stand but Duffee is controlling his arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Sapp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Todd Duffee's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Duffee tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sapp sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Duffee somewhat.
Duffee tries to close the distance and clinch but Sapp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sapp tries to close the distance and clinch but Duffee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sapp wants to clinch up but Duffee keeps it at a distance.
Sapp has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Duffee is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Todd Duffee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sapp tries a head kick but it misses.
Sapp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duffee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duffee tries to clinch but Sapp is having none of it.
Duffee just misses with a punch to the body.
Sapp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duffee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Duffee throws a series of punches but Sapp avoids them all with ease.
Duffee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bob Sapp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sapp dips to his left and cracks Duffee with an uppercut!
Sapp tries to clinch but Duffee moves out of range.
Sapp darts in trying to clinch
and Duffee counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapp is trying to break free.
Sapp has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sapp manages to break the clinch.
Sapp misses with a head kick.
Duffee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duffee fails with the takedown.
Duffee throws a head kick that misses.
A nice combination there by Sapp.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sapp dodges the punch combination from Duffee.
Duffee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sapp.
Sapp lands a big uppercut and Duffee crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Duffee looks OK. Sapp waves Duffee back to his feet!
Duffee is rocked!
Todd Duffee's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sapp closes the distance and clinches.
Oh Duffee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sapp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sapp drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Duffee right on the button. Duffee goes down! Sapp follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Sapp gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Sapp!
A less than humble Bob Sapp 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Totally Stink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Totally Stink!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Stink.
Sanchez digs a good body shot into Stink's ribs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sanchez!
Stink shoots for a takedown but Sanchez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stink looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Stink is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sanchez is trying to stand back up but Stink is controlling him
Stink looks to land a strike but Sanchez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stink gets to his feet. Sanchez looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sanchez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soul Supremacy Elite Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Sanchez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stink counters with a head kick.
Diego Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stink fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanchez gets the takedown into side control.
Sanchez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Stink some visible discomfort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez controls the position from side control.
Stink is pushing Sanchez's head away, looking to escape. Sanchez manages to hold on to the position though.
Sanchez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Stink some visible discomfort.
Stink tries to bench press Sanchez off him but Sanchez keeps the position.
Sanchez 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.
Sanchez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sanchez stands up and beckons Stink to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stink gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sanchez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sanchez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stink had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sanchez defends it easily.
Sanchez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Stink's guard.
Sanchez in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Stink tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Sanchez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Diego Sanchez!
Diego Sanchez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank Abott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Batista has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Batista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tank Abott!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batista takes a swing at Abott's ribcage but misses.
Abott looks for a takedown but Batista sprawls well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Batista.
Batista fails with a takedown attempt.
Abott swinging wildly here.
No luck for Batista with that takedown attempt.
Abott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Batista fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Abott to the ground. Batista is now in Abott's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Abott throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Batista wants to control from the top but Abott keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Batista scoring with some ground and pound.
Batista 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.
Batista trying to control the position from guard on top but Abott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Batista trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Abott avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Abott keeping moving, preventing Batista from controlling successfully.
Batista looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Abott wants to sweep here but Batista controlling him for the moment.
Abott keeping moving, preventing Batista from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batista trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dave Batista.
Batista scores with a takedown into Abott's guard.
Batista throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Abott works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Batista is looking to work some ground and pound but Abott has wrist control.
Batista postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Abott not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Abott wants to control but Batista passes easily into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abott tries to get to full guard but Batista has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Batista is looking for a kimura but Abott is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Batista to get the leverage.
Abott tries to roll over but Batista keeps him under control.
Abott keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Abott taking some punishment here, with Batista in his half guard.
Batista working over Abott with some ground and pound. Abott looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Batista passes the guard and advances to mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abott is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Abott really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Batista. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Abott tries to hold on but Batista postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batista putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Batista looking to finish Abott with some ground and pound. This is bad for Abott!
Abott is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Batista landing shots from mount.
Abott is rocked!
Batista unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Abott wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Batista celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Batista!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jim Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheer Bum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sheer Bum was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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31
164 lbs
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25
161 lbs
5 - 17 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
15 - 3 - 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
5 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sheer Bum!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bum shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Miller defends it nicely.
Miller lands with a kick to the temple. Bum shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Sheer Bum has been cut.
Miller looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Nice sprawl there from Miller as Bum shoots in.
Bum closes the distance and clinches up with Miller, looking for a takedown. Bum pushes Miller against the cage but Miller circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jim Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sheer Bum.
Miller throws a quick inside leg kick.
Miller drives through with a takedown into Bum's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bum really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Miller. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Miller stands up from Bum's guard - Miller perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bum gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bum shoots and misses
and Miller makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bum looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller connects with a nice cross there... Bum is looking wobbly and Miller recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Bum to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Miller jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jim Miller!
Post fight, an emotional Jim Miller said 'I just want to keep having the chance to prove myself in this cage and keep entertaining these fans.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Lister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Really Suck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
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192 lbs
1 - 14 - 0 |
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Lister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Really Suck!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lister shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Suck napping and manages to drive through into side control!
You can see the frustration on Suck's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Suck is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lister 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.
Lister is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Suck is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Suck avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lister.
Lister has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Suck moves in looking to clinch but Lister pushes him off.
Lister closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Suck to the mat! Suck manages to get full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suck will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Suck trying to keep a closed guard but Lister is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suck 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.
Lister stands up over Suck, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lister working some strikes from top position.
Lister controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lister stands and throws Suck's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Suck is trying to improve his position.
Suck on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Suck looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lister working the head and body with strikes.
Lister scores with punches from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lister decides to stand back up. Lister steps back and let's Suck get back to his feet.
Lister takes the fight into the clinch.
Lister breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lister pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lister closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lister breaks the clinch.
Suck throws a series of punches but Lister avoids them all with ease.
Suck checks a low kick from Lister.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Suck enables Lister to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Suck manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Suck not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lister seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lister trying to control but Suck is working from the bottom.
Lister stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Suck tries to clinch but Lister moves out of range.
Suck pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lister shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Suck manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lister stands and throws Suck's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Suck manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lister looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lister thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Suck's head.
Suck trying to control but Lister postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lister looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ground and pound from Lister.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Lister dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lister forces Suck back against the cage and clinches.
Lister is trying to trip Suck. He has hold of a leg but Suck is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lister persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Suck wants to sweep but no luck.
Lister decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Suck misses with the combination.
Suck gets caught flat footed, as Lister shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lister pushes down on Suck's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Suck is refusing to be controlled, as Lister sits in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suck wants to improve his position but Lister is controlling well.
Lister prevents Suck from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lister lands with a punch from 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. Lister connects with a nice short shot to Suck's temple.
Suck is trying to escape back to his feet but Lister uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Suck tries to improve position but can't.
Suck is breathing heavily.
Lister decides to stand back up. Lister steps back and let's Suck get back to his feet.
Dean Lister is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suck rushes Lister and presses him up against the cage.
Suck tries to pull guard but Lister won't allow it.
Lister gets control of Suck's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lister will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Suck would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lister is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Suck frees his head nicely. Oh but Lister has switched to an armbar! Suck is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Dean Lister!
A determined Dean Lister didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steffan Bonnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Utter Bum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steffan Bonnar had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.8lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Steffan Bonnar could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Utter Bum's chin.
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32
225 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
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212 lbs
5 - 15 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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
16 - 5 - 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
5 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Utter Bum!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonnar tries a head kick but it misses.
Bum misses with a takedown
and Bonnar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bum shoots in and drives through. Bonnar sprawls well.
Bonnar pushes Bum up against the cage in a clinch.
Bonnar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonnar connects with a looping right hand.
Some wild striking there from Bum.
Bum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bonnar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bum fails with a takedown attempt.
Steffan Bonnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Utter Bum.
Bum shoots and misses
and Bonnar moves into the clinch.
Bum looks winded!
Bonnar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bum tries to sprawl but Bonnar drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bonnar seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bum tries to get to full guard but Bonnar has control of the leg.
Bum really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bonnar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonnar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bum is rocked!
Bonnar scores with a big shot! Bum's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Bum! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steffan Bonnar!
Steffan Bonnar 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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32
280 lbs
10 - 12 - 0 |
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32
245 lbs
8 - 11 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimbo Slice!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice clinches with his opponent.
Slice is trying to break free.
Slice misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Lesnar.
Lesnar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lesnar looks to land a combination but Slice avoids it well.
Lesnar fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Slice to the ground. Lesnar is now in Slice's guard.
Slice doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Slice trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Lesnar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lesnar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slice is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lesnar lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slice working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lesnar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar stopping the sweep attempt from Slice.
Lesnar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Slice really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lesnar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Slice keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
Lesnar stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Slice wants to clinch.
Slice lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lesnar circles away quickly and effectively.
Lesnar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Slice did well to prevent Lesnar getting side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slice trying to hold on to Lesnar's head to control him but Lesnar postures up.
Slice is trying to stand back up but Lesnar is controlling him
Lesnar looks to land a strike but Slice avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice trying to control the position.
Lesnar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lesnar throwing strikes but missing.
Slice trying to control the position.
Lesnar wants to control from the top but Slice keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lesnar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lesnar throws a strike but Slice rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lesnar pushes Slice off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar tries to bum rush Slice with a series of wild strikes but Slice uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lesnar circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lesnar counters with a head kick that drops Slice to the mat! Slice scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slice wants to clinch up but Lesnar keeps it at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Lesnar. Those never looked like landing.
Slice lands a jab to the nose.
Slice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lesnar fails to land the takedown.
Slice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lesnar.
Slice moves in looking to clinch but Lesnar pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Slice looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Slice closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lesnar circles away.
Slice moves in looking to clinch but Lesnar pushes him off.
Slice gets caught napping as Lesnar dives in and scores a takedown. Slice manages to retain guard.
Lesnar throwing strikes but missing.
Lesnar stays in close to Slice's body and controls the position.
Slice is trying to control the position but Lesnar postures up.
Lesnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Slice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lesnar passes Slice's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lesnar is thwarting Slice's attempts to control the position.
Lesnar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Lesnar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lesnar gets the takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Lesnar are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Slice can't do much from the bottom here.
Lesnar wants to control but Slice is keeping him busy.
Lesnar working the body and head with strikes.
Lesnar working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lesnar cracks Slice with an elbow. That is naaassty.
We've been hearing good reports from Lesnar's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Slice is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lesnar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slice can do to turn this around?
Slice wants to control but Lesnar postures up.
Lesnar stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Slice crashing down! Slice tries to stagger back to his feet but Lesnar just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Slice asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brock Lesnar!
Our winner, Brock Lesnar, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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