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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maria Ozawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haywood Jablowme (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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maria Ozawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Haywood Jablowme!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jablowme shoots in looking for a takedown but Ozawa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jablowme's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jablowme looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Ozawa drives through and clinches with Jablowme against the cage.
Jablowme wants to get back to striking at distance but Ozawa won't allow it.
Ozawa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jablowme tries to keep at a distance but Ozawa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ozawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ozawa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ozawa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jablowme in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
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!
Ozawa gets control of Jablowme's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ozawa will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jablowme must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ozawa looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Jablowme is defending well. Ozawa quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Jablowme has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Ozawa celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Maria Ozawa!
After winning the bout, Maria Ozawa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adrien Dupont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamil Cwirko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamil Cwirko is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adrien Dupont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kamil Cwirko!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dupont lands with a hook. Cwirko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cwirko looks to clinch
and Dupont counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cwirko!
Dupont is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Cwirko is trying to escape and Dupont transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Cwirko is forced to tap! Nice work there by Dupont! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Adrien Dupont!
Adrien Dupont took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johny Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hendricks's entrance music is cult of personality. A fine choice. Hector Lombard acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johny Hendricks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Lombard!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendricks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hendricks gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Decent striking displayed by Lombard there.
Lombard misses the jab.
Hendricks shoots for a double leg takedown but Lombard sprawls well. He's pushed Hendricks's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Lombard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lombard swings for the body but Hendricks moves out of range.
Lombard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hendricks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lombard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hendricks lands a two punch combo.
Hendricks tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lombard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lombard moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johny Hendricks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lombard looks to throw the jab but Hendricks is out of range.
Hendricks moves out of range of the strikes.
Hendricks tries for a takedown but Lombard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lombard throws a right hand that misses
and Hendricks counters by moving into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Hendricks.
Hendricks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lombard.
Lombard is trying to break the clinch but Hendricks has him pressed against the cage.
Lombard breaks from the clinch.
Hendricks tries to clinch up but Lombard circles away and keeps his distance.
Hendricks fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johny Hendricks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hendricks wants to clinch
and Lombard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hendricks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lombard.
Hendricks misses with a series of wild punches.
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!
Lombard slaps away a takedown attempt from Hendricks, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hendricks fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lombard avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lombard slips a jab and a cross from Hendricks.
Hector Lombard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hendricks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lombard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lombard throws a head kick but Hendricks moves out of range.
Lombard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hendricks. That did some damage!
Hendricks throws a combination that misses
and Lombard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hendricks takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard leaves Hendricks with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lombard.
Lombard cracks Hendricks with an open hand slap.
Lombard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lombard lands a leg kick that knocks Hendricks off balance momentarily.
Hendricks tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lombard swivels and escapes.
Lombard lands an overhand right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendricks takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hendricks gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Lombard dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hendricks throws a hook but Lombard avoids it easily.
Hendricks fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hendricks shoots in for a takedown but Lombard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hendricks shoots for a double leg takedown but Lombard sprawls well. He's pushed Hendricks's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johny Hendricks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lombard connects with a body shot.
Hendricks closes the distance but Lombard moves to the side
and Lombard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hendricks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lombard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hendricks ducks under a wild hook from Lombard.
Hendricks shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lombard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hendricks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Lombard lands.
Hendricks shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lombard as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lombard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hendricks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lombard.
Lombard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hendricks goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lombard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lombard lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lombard scores with a decent looking hook.
Hendricks swinging wildly here.
Lombard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hendricks doesn't manage to clinch there - Lombard circles away.
Nice cross by Lombard.
Lombard sizes up Hendricks with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hendricks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lombard.
Some wild striking there from Lombard.
Lombard clobbers Hendricks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Lombard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lombard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard lands a nice hook to Hendricks's body. Hendricks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hendricks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hendricks on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hendricks is looking to clinch but Lombard is avoiding it.
Hendricks shoots in but no luck this time.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hendricks.
Lombard throws a good cross that connects.
Lombard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hendricks takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hendricks takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks shoots in for a takedown but Lombard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lombard tries to land a front kick but Hendricks steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hendricks misses with an uppercut. Lombard saw that one coming.
A big right from Lombard misses.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hendricks. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Lombard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lombard throws a shot to the body.
Hendricks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lombard.
Good standup being displayed there by Lombard as he connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lombard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hendricks doesn't seem bothered though.
Hendricks looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The fighters circling - Lombard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Lombard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lombard digs a good body shot into Hendricks's ribs.
Lombard scores with a jab. Hendricks acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lombard scores with a head kick. Hendricks tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lombard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hendricks's sensitive parts.
Hendricks looks for a takedown but Lombard sprawls well.
Hendricks tries to close the distance and clinch but Lombard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Donk. Lombard catches Hendricks right on the button with a cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lombard.
Lombard connects with a crisp jab.
Hendricks tries to close the distance and clinch but Lombard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lombard circles away.
Lombard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lombard stuffs the takedown attempt from Hendricks. Hendricks gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johny Hendricks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lombard jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lombard throws a one two combo.
Hendricks shoots for a double leg takedown but Lombard sprawls well. He's pushed Hendricks's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lombard tests Hendricks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hendricks takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks misses with the body kick
and Lombard counters with a stiff right hand.
Hendricks shoots for a double leg takedown but Lombard sprawls well. He's pushed Hendricks's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lombard throws a one two combo.
Lombard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hendricks has time to react.
Johny Hendricks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lombard connects with a body shot that sends Hendricks's belly button to the back.
Lombard leaves Hendricks with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lombard lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lombard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hendricks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lombard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lombard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hendricks in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lombard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hendricks tries to clinch up but Lombard circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice shot by Lombard.
Hendricks tries for a takedown but Lombard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Lombard there.
Hendricks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lombard to score with a decent uppercut.
Hendricks gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lombard.
Lombard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hendricks avoids the head kick by Lombard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks fails to land the takedown.
Jab, jab by Lombard - just one landing.
Hector Lombard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hendricks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hector Lombard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lombard closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hendricks takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hendricks shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lombard but Lombard pushes him off and we're back to square one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendricks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johny Hendricks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lombard avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Lombard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lombard 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Lombard!
Johny Hendricks spoke after the fight, saying 'ill be back stronger and faster'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luke Lashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hard Work Dedication (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lashley comes to the cage accompanied by Hustlin. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
19 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Lashley!
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, Hard Work Dedication!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dedication blocks a head kick by Lashley.
Luke Lashley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lashley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dedication but Dedication pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lashley takes one to the side of the head.
Lashley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dedication pinned against the cage. Dedication gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A combination from Dedication does no damage.
Dedication throws a head kick but Lashley moves out of range.
Lashley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Lashley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dedication tries to land knees in the clinch but Lashley avoids the damage to the body.
Dedication's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dedication goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lashley fails to land the takedown.
Dedication throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lashley swinging wildly here.
Lashley shoots in and drives through. Dedication sprawls well.
Dedication slaps away a takedown attempt from Lashley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lashley avoids the head kick by Dedication.
Lashley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dedication sprawls well. Dedication wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lashley gets slowly back to his feet.
Dedication rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lashley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lashley misses with a kick to the body
and Dedication counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lashley scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lashley landing a few strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Lashley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lashley lands a nice forearm strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lashley misses with the ground and pound.
Dedication is trying to control Lashley's posture but Lashley avoids it.
Lashley creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dedication sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dedication is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lashley has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Lashley decides to stand up, so the ref orders Dedication to his feet.
Lashley fails with a takedown attempt.
Lashley shoots in looking for a takedown. Dedication tries to sprawl out of it but Lashley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dedication manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Dedication.
Lashley shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lashley was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dedication bucks up and tries to throw Lashley off but instead Lashley has got his back!
We've been hearing good reports from Lashley'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.
Lashley looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Dedication is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Lashley off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Dedication is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Lashley looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Dedication taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Luke Lashley!
Luke Lashley really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Just Fight (Everything 7$) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amin Rubinstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Rosalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosalez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Return of the Tres. Amin Rubinstein has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Amin Rubinstein!
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, John Rosalez!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosalez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rubinstein lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rubinstein tries to clinch up but Rosalez circles away and keeps his distance.
Rosalez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rubinstein.
Rubinstein doesn't manage to clinch there - Rosalez circles away.
Rosalez keeps the fight on the outside.
Rosalez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rosalez dives in and grabs Rubinstein's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rubinstein pushes down on Rosalez's head and hops out.
Rubinstein blocks the body kick.
Rubinstein moves out of range of the body kick from Rosalez.
Rosalez walks into a left hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Rubinstein blocks the leg kick.
Rubinstein blocks a head kick by Rosalez.
Rosalez misses with a double jab
letting Rubinstein counter with a right hand.
Rosalez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rubinstein.
John Rosalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rosalez misses with a double jab.
Rubinstein throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosalez swats away the attempt to clinch by Rubinstein.
Rubinstein is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rosalez fails with a takedown attempt.
Rubinstein takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rosalez throws a combination that misses
and Rubinstein counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rosalez shoots in for a takedown but Rubinstein shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Amin Rubinstein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Rosalez.
Rosalez tries to land a front kick but Rubinstein steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rubinstein fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rubinstein throws a combination. Rosalez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rubinstein closes the distance and clinches.
Come on Rubinstein - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rubinstein using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rosalez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Rubinstein.
It looks like John Rosalez has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rosalez dodges an elbow strike from Rubinstein.
Rubinstein misses with an elbow strike.
Rubinstein is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rosalez is defending well for now.
Rosalez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rosalez goes for a takedown attempt but Rubinstein pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rosalez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rosalez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rubinstein tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rosalez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rosalez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rosalez misses with a series of wild punches.
Rubinstein tries to clinch but Rosalez moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubinstein is looking to clinch.
Rubinstein moves in looking to clinch but Rosalez pushes him off.
Rosalez throws a sloppy head kick
and Rubinstein holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rubinstein tries to land a knee to the head but Rosalez blocks with his arms.
Rubinstein creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rosalez's defenses.
Rubinstein pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rosalez avoiding damage as Rubinstein throws knees to the body.
Rosalez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rubinstein comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rosalez is trying to break free.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rubinstein.
Rosalez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubinstein lands an elbow just above Rosalez 's eye.
Rubinstein misses with a knee to the head.
Rubinstein missing with knees to the body.
Rubinstein throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rosalez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rubinstein lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rubinstein lands a damaging elbow.
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!
Rubinstein tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rosalez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rubinstein gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rosalez avoiding damage as Rubinstein throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Come on Rubinstein - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rosalez is trying to push Rubinstein away but Rubinstein has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amin Rubinstein dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Rosalez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rosalez throws a series of punches but Rubinstein moves out of range.
Amin Rubinstein is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rosalez shoots and misses
and Rubinstein counters by clinching up.
Rubinstein tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rubinstein displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rosalez up against the cage.
Rubinstein throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rubinstein with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rubinstein pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rubinstein lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rubinstein with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rubinstein misses with an elbow over the top.
Rubinstein trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubinstein prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rosalez is trying to break free.
Rubinstein's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Rubinstein pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rosalez blocks an elbow strike.
Rosalez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rubinstein creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rosalez's defenses.
Rubinstein throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rosalez blocks it with crossed arms.
Rosalez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rubinstein has him pressed against the cage.
Rosalez managing to block the knees to the body from Rubinstein.
Rubinstein stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rubinstein lands an elbow just above Rosalez 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubinstein pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rubinstein throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rubinstein avoiding damage.
Amin Rubinstein has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rubinstein is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rosalez is keeping busy.
Rosalez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rubinstein misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rubinstein.
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!
Rosalez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosalez breaks from the clinch.
Rosalez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rubinstein.
Rubinstein tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rosalez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rosalez tries to land a front kick but Rubinstein steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rosalez misses with a takedown attempt - Rubinstein sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Amin Rubinstein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Rosalez.
Rosalez is breathing heavily.
Rubinstein clinches up with Rosalez and pushes him back against the cage.
Rubinstein throws an elbow but it misses.
Rubinstein throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rubinstein is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rubinstein looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubinstein tries a knee to the head but Rosalez blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rubinstein throws an elbow but misses.
Rubinstein throws an elbow that misses.
Rubinstein tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rubinstein creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rosalez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rosalez is trying to push Rubinstein away but Rubinstein has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rosalez avoids a wild elbow strike from Rubinstein.
Rubinstein pushes off an throws an elbow but Rosalez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rosalez tries to stall but Rubinstein uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rubinstein leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rosalez avoids the elbow strike from Rubinstein, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amin Rubinstein dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Rosalez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rosalez tries for a takedown but Rubinstein sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rubinstein tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rosalez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice takedown defense from Rubinstein. No joy for Rosalez on that attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Rosalez. Those never looked like landing.
Rubinstein rushes Rosalez and presses him up against the cage.
Rosalez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Amin Rubinstein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Rosalez.
Rosalez is trying to break the clinch but Rubinstein is controlling him.
Rubinstein leaning against his opponent.
Rubinstein missing with knees to the body.
Rosalez wants to break free but Rubinstein has control.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rubinstein just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rosalez's brow.
Rubinstein misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rosalez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Rubinstein.
Rubinstein prevents the takedown attempt.
Rosalez dodges an elbow strike from Rubinstein.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rubinstein throws an elbow but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rubinstein tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rubinstein lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rubinstein trying to land knees to the body.
Rubinstein pushes off an throws an elbow but Rosalez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubinstein lands an elbow that stopped Rosalez in his tracks for a moment.
Rubinstein misses with a knee to the head.
Rubinstein dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rosalez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rubinstein throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rosalez blocks it with crossed arms.
Rubinstein throws an elbow but it misses.
Rubinstein looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rosalez is trying to break the clinch but Rubinstein is controlling him.
Rubinstein lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rosalez wants to take the fight to the mat but Rubinstein manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rubinstein - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubinstein throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rosalez is trying to break the clinch but Rubinstein has him pressed against the cage.
Rubinstein missing with knees to the body.
Rubinstein pushes off an throws an elbow but Rosalez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rubinstein creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rosalez's defenses.
Rosalez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rubinstein leaning against his opponent.
Rosalez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rubinstein is keeping busy.
Rubinstein lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rosalez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rubinstein is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
John Rosalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubinstein lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rubinstein lands an elbow inside.
Rubinstein is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rosalez can do to turn this around?
Rubinstein slows down the pace here.
Rubinstein creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rosalez's defenses.
Rosalez being controlled against the cage.
Rubinstein gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice elbow from Rubinstein.
Amin Rubinstein is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rubinstein lands a good knee to the midsection. Rosalez won't want to take too many of those.
And that's the end of the fight!
Amin Rubinstein showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rubinstein has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amin Rubinstein!
John Rosalez spoke after the fight, saying 'I will go back to the gym, look what i did wrong and i will come back stronger !'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Maniek King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conan Balboa (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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139 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Maniek King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conan Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as King blocks the leg kick.
Balboa throws a leg kick but King checks it.
King shoots in but no luck this time.
A punch combination from King misses.
Nice cross by Balboa.
King is rocked!
King shoots in but no luck this time.
King 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.
Balboa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
King blocks a leg kick.
Balboa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Balboa.
King swinging wildly here.
Balboa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King checks a low kick from Balboa.
Balboa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Balboa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
King really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
King is breathing heavily.
Balboa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
Balboa darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! King's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Balboa before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Conan Balboa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Sakuragi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Helm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helm is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hardcore- Mr. Saul Fuentes. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Sakuragi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Helm!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuragi tries to bum rush Helm with a series of wild strikes but Helm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sakuragi misses with a body shot.
Helm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sakuragi.
Sakuragi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Helm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sakuragi lands with a shot to the body.
Sakuragi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've been told by Sakuragi's head coaches at BLKOUT Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Helm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sakuragi counters with a one-two to the body.
Helm swings widly with a right hand
and Sakuragi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Helm.
Sakuragi connects with a jab.
Sakuragi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Helm stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Helm lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Tim Sakuragi has been cut.
Helm has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sakuragi jabs Helm right on the nose. Helm blinks but takes it well.
Helm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sakuragi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Helm fails with an attempt to clinch.
Helm has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helm pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Helm throws a right hand that Sakuragi ducks under and follows up with a left that Sakuragi also avoids with ease.
Helm tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sakuragi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Helm scores with a spinning back kick!
Sakuragi is breathing heavily.
Helm tries to clinch there but Sakuragi circles away.
Helm stuffs the takedown attempt from Sakuragi. Sakuragi gets slowly back to his feet.
Sakuragi swats away the attempt to clinch by Helm.
Helm throws a series of punches but Sakuragi moves out of range.
Helm moves in looking to clinch but Sakuragi pushes him off.
Helm throws a combination. Sakuragi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Helm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
James Helm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakuragi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuragi walks into a straight right hand from Helm.
Helm is looking to slow Sakuragi down with leg kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Helm. Those never looked like landing.
Helm closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Helm is looking to break free of the clinch but Sakuragi has double underhooks.
Sakuragi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sakuragi wants to get back to striking at distance but Helm won't allow it.
Helm lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sakuragi blocks an elbow strike.
Helm is trying to force a seperation but Sakuragi has the dominant position.
Helm tries to circle away but Sakuragi has him pinned against the cage.
Sakuragi breaks from the clinch.
Helm avoids the body shot from Sakuragi.
Helm tries to clinch but Sakuragi moves away
and Sakuragi counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuragi thuds his right hand into Helm's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Helm is looking to chop away at Sakuragi's legs.
Sakuragi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Helm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sakuragi.
Helm forces Sakuragi back against the cage and clinches.
Helm breaks from the clinch.
Helm gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sakuragi scores with a shot to the side of Helm's head.
Sakuragi breaks the clinch.
Sakuragi motions for Helm to come forward. Sakuragi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sakuragi tries to clinch up but Helm circles away and keeps his distance.
Sakuragi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sakuragi lands with a shot to the body.
Sakuragi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Helm fails with an attempt to clinch.
Helm dodges the punch combination from Sakuragi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helm tries to keep at a distance but Sakuragi has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sakuragi lands a two punch combo.
Helm looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Helm tries to clinch but Sakuragi is having none of it.
Helm throws a right hand that Sakuragi ducks under and follows up with a left that Sakuragi also avoids with ease.
Sakuragi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Helm closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Helm wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sakuragi wants to get back to striking at distance but Helm won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Helm breaks the clinch.
Helm cracks Sakuragi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Helm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sakuragi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Helm dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Sakuragi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sakuragi swats away the attempt to clinch by Helm.
A big right from Helm misses.
Helm tries to clinch up but Sakuragi circles away and keeps his distance.
Sakuragi tries a head kick but it misses.
Helm walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Helm tries to clinch but Sakuragi is having none of it.
Helm takes a shot right to the bread basket.
James Helm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from Sakuragi is predictable there
and Helm counters with a nice uppercut.
Tim Sakuragi's cut is getting worse.
Sakuragi tries to keep at a distance but Helm has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sakuragi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Helm has him pressed against the cage.
Sakuragi misses with a knee strike.
Sakuragi has Helm pressed against the cage, preventing Helm from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakuragi looking to throw knees to the head but Helm is blocking nicely.
Helm has Sakuragi pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helm is trying to break the clinch but Sakuragi is controlling him.
Sakuragi lands a nice shot to the body.
Helm is looking to break free of the clinch but Sakuragi has double underhooks.
Helm breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Helm thuds his right hand into Sakuragi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Helm throws a hook to the side of Sakuragi's head but Sakuragi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sakuragi doesn't manage to clinch there - Helm circles away.
Sakuragi has closed the distance and engaged Helm in a clinch.
Sakuragi trying to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Sakuragi as the two fighters clinch.
Helm wants to break free but Sakuragi has control.
Sakuragi tries to break the clinch but Helm is controlling the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakuragi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sakuragi throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuragi is trying to break the clinch but Helm has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Helm.
Sakuragi slowing the pace effectively.
Helm tries to break free but Sakuragi pushes him back against the cage.
Helm being controlled against the cage.
Sakuragi wants to get back to striking at distance but Helm won't allow it.
A short right from Sakuragi.
Sakuragi tries a knee to the head but Helm blocks it.
Sakuragi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice elbow from Helm.
Helm is trying to push Sakuragi away but Sakuragi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Helm breaks from the clinch.
Helm tries to clinch up but Sakuragi circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helm dives in and scores a takedown into Sakuragi's guard.
Helm wants to get up but he can't break Sakuragi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sakuragi looking for a sweep. Not yet Sakuragi, not yet.
Helm must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Helm wants to stand but Sakuragi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sakuragi is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Helm won't allow Sakuragi to sweep him here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tim Sakuragi wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Helm takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helm shoots in and drives through. Sakuragi sprawls well.
Helm tries to bum rush Sakuragi with a series of wild strikes but Sakuragi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice body punch from Sakuragi.
Sakuragi sizes up Helm with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Helm is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sakuragi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakuragi stuns Helm with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Helm throws a series of punches but Sakuragi moves out of range.
Helm is breathing heavily.
Sakuragi throws a series of strikes that have Helm backpedaling.
Sakuragi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sakuragi works the jab nicely.
A combination from Helm does no damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakuragi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Helm.
Sakuragi scores with a jab to the body.
Sakuragi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sakuragi scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Sakuragi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tim Sakuragi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sakuragi works Helm's body with a nice hook.
Sakuragi clobbers Helm with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Helm scores with a one two! Sakuragi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jab, jab by Sakuragi - just one landing.
Sakuragi slips a jab from Helm.
Sakuragi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sakuragi lands a head shot.
Helm is looking to clinch but Sakuragi is avoiding it.
Sakuragi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tim Sakuragi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helm swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Helm is defended easily by Sakuragi.
Helm tries a low kick but Sakuragi avoids it.
Helm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helm tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sakuragi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sakuragi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sakuragi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Helm fails with an attempt to clinch.
Helm closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Helm keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sakuragi's efforts to push away.
Sakuragi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Helm wants to stall.
Sakuragi wants to get back to striking at distance but Helm won't allow it.
Tim Sakuragi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Helm has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Helm wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sakuragi has him pressed against the cage.
Sakuragi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuragi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sakuragi swinging wildly here.
Sakuragi looks to land a combination but Helm avoids it well.
Sakuragi lands with a good body shot.
Helm wants to clinch.
Sakuragi connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakuragi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Helm.
Helm loads up on a big right hand but Sakuragi slips the punch.
Tim Sakuragi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Helm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sakuragi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Helm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Helm cracks Sakuragi with an open hand slap.
Tim Sakuragi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helm moves into range and clinches up with Sakuragi.
Sakuragi is trying to break free.
Sakuragi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sakuragi lands a nice uppercut.
Helm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Helm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sakuragi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Helm.
The fight stays on the outside here - Helm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Helm doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sakuragi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Helm.
Sakuragi lands a really nice looking cross but Helm seems unphased.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sakuragi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Helm - the referee stops the clock and Sakuragi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Helm. Sakuragi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Helm misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sakuragi throws a hook to the side of Helm's head but Helm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Helm wants to clinch.
Helm connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sakuragi. Sakuragi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sakuragi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Helm.
Jeez, Tim Sakuragi's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Sakuragi throws a big shot that misses.
Helm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sakuragi keeps the fight on the outside.
Sakuragi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakuragi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Helm drives through with a takedown into guard.
Helm stopping the sweep attempt from Sakuragi.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Helm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Helm has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Helm!
James Helm really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Last 4 Clothes logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Tim Sakuragi spoke after the fight, saying 'lets continue fighting in the parking lot!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barnes Savageton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Belov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Savageton might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Nas- The Cross. Belov has chosen Mother Russia as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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189 lbs
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196 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barnes Savageton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dmitry Belov!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savageton misses with a takedown
and Belov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Savageton's guard now.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Belov is stalling in the full guard.
Savageton keeping full guard, as Belov tries to pass.
Belov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Let's hope that Belov 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 ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dmitry Belov.
Savageton has his takedown stuffed
and Belov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Savageton won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savageton is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Belov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Savageton trying to remain calm as Belov controls from the top position.
Savageton on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Belov controls the position from side control.
Savageton wants to control but Belov postures up.
Belov lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Savageton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belov is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Savageton looks calm but he's in trouble here. Belov gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Savageton is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Belov lets go of the hold and Savageton can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dmitry Belov!
Barnes Savageton spoke after the fight, saying 'Sup, wait I won. Right?'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ken Takashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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152 lbs
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155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Takashi!
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, Juan Dela Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takashi looks to land a right hand but Dela Cruz moved out of range.
Takashi scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Juan Dela Cruz has been cut.
Dela Cruz wants to clinch
and Takashi counters by clinching up.
A bit of stalling here from Takashi.
Takashi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dela Cruz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Takashi lands a shoulder strike.
Takashi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Takashi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dela Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
Takashi lands a damaging elbow.
Good body shot from Takashi.
Takashi pushes Dela Cruz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Juan Dela Cruz's cut even more.
Takashi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dela Cruz's elbow.
Takashi is pressed up against the cage. Dela Cruz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Takashi down to the mat. Takashi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dela Cruz throws a head kick but Takashi moves out of range.
Dela Cruz tries to clinch up
and Takashi moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takashi lands a nice knee to the body.
Dela Cruz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Takashi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Takashi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Takashi lands an elbow inside that Dela Cruz shrugs off.
Dela Cruz misses with an elbow strike.
Takashi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The cut above Juan Dela Cruz's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice body punch from Takashi - that landed with a thud.
Takashi lands with a right to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Takashi.
A right hand to the body from Takashi.
Dela Cruz looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takashi lands an elbow inside that Dela Cruz shrugs off.
Takashi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Takashi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Takashi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dela Cruz is rocked!
Juan Dela Cruz's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Juan Dela Cruz's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ken Takashi!
Ken Takashi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pound Mcgee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hell Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcgee comes to the cage accompanied by Scorpions - Rock You Like A Hurricane. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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178 lbs
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180 lbs
16 - 9 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pound Mcgee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hell Rose!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Rose misses
and Mcgee counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rose's knee momentarily.
Rose moves into the clinch.
Mcgee wants to break free but Rose has control.
A short left from Rose.
A right handed body shot lands from Rose.
Rose lands a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Mcgee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rose lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mcgee backwards.
Mcgee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rose throws a jab but it's blocked by Mcgee.
Rose instigates a clinch.
Mcgee throws an elbow that misses.
Rose lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mcgee or not.
Rose misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mcgee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose landing knees to the body.
Mcgee is breathing heavily.
Rose lands an uppercut.
Rose is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rose digs a right hand into Mcgee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mcgee's gas tank.
Rose manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've been informed that Rose has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Rose scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hell Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rose lands a head kick!
Rose plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mcgee is rocked!
Mcgee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rose misses with a wild combination.
Rose fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Rose misses.
Rose closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcgee is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rose lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mcgee backwards.
Mcgee wants to get back to striking at distance but Rose won't allow it.
Mcgee takes an elbow to the temple.
Rose lands with a short shot to the head.
Rose works on Mcgee's body with a couple of short punches.
Rose works on Mcgee's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from Rose.
Mcgee stalling in the clinch but Rose improves position.
A short right from Rose.
Oh Mcgee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knees to the body from Rose.
Mcgee seems to have got his legs back now.
Rose drops Mcgee with a big knee straight up the middle! Mcgee is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Rose drops Mcgee with a naaaaasty hook - Mcgee is in real trouble here! Rose dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hell Rose!
Hell Rose is the new welterweight champion!
Hell Rose spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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