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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and clark thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Johnson!
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, clark thorn!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson moves into range and clinches up with thorn.
Johnson lands a knee to the head.
It looks like clark thorn has been cut.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
thorn is working for takedown but Johnson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Johnson pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
thorn trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
thorn trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but thorn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johnson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
thorn looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for thorn on the ground.
thorn throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Johnson rushes thorn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
thorn shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnson clinches up with thorn and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson leaves thorn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
John Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of clark thorn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnson scores with a four punch combination!
A right-left combo lands from Johnson.
thorn shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
thorn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
thorn looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Johnson drops thorn with a beautiful combination! thorn stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Johnson is looking for the KO!
thorn is rocked!
Johnson has managed to clinch.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
thorn is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson moves into the clinch.
thorn seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson pulls guard successfully.
Johnson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes thorn off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Johnson rushes thorn and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson jumps guard and drags thorn to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson is looking to stand up but thorn isn't so interested in that idea.
Johnson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Johnson seems keen to control thorn's posture.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but thorn is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Johnson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
thorn won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but thorn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johnson has control of thorn's left arm, preventing thorn from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on clark thorn's cut.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johnson drives through and clinches with thorn against the cage.
thorn swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
thorn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson clinches up with thorn and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson gets through thorn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt thorn or not.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson pushes thorn up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
thorn is breathing heavily.
Johnson forces thorn back against the cage and clinches.
Johnson drags the fight down to the ground.
thorn is fighting to break Johnson's control of his arms but Johnson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
thorn stops Johnson from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing thorn from controlling successfully.
Johnson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Johnson wants to stand up but thorn is controlling him.
thorn tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Johnson is pulling down on thorn's head to control his posture.
Johnson wriggles free and stands up.
Johnson lands with a nice combination. thorn backs away looking to recover.
Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
Johnson lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson pulls guard effortlessly.
Johnson pulls thorn in close to his closed guard and prevents thorn from doing any damage or advancing position.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but thorn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johnson pulls thorn in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
thorn prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Johnson pulls thorn in close to prevent any damage.
thorn stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
Johnson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on clark thorn's cut.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Johnson works over thorn's head and body with a nice combination.
John Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
thorn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnson jumps into guard, dragging thorn to the mat.
Johnson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing thorn from controlling successfully.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that thorn can do to turn this around?
thorn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
thorn trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson controlling the position.
John Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
thorn wanted to stand there but Johnson had control of the position.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst thorn is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
thorn throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow thorn down.
A nice combination there by Johnson.
Johnson gets a clinch.
Johnson has clasped his hands together around thorn's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
A lull in the action here as Johnson stalls from top position.
Johnson cracks thorn with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
thorn seems a little lost for a moment, as Johnson dominates the positioning.
Johnson working the body and head with strikes.
Johnson lands an elbow.
Johnson happy to just control the position for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at thorn to see if he's OK.
Johnson is putting a hurting on thorn here, landing some big shots from side control.
clark thorn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:24
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Johnson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chirs Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Carl Williams enters the cage!
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204 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chirs Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Williams!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams lands with a shot to the body.
Williams has taken the fight to the clinch.
Williams working hard to break the clinch.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams with a nice cross.
It looks like Chirs Walker has been cut.
Williams lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Walker sprawling to the canvas! Walker rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Williams finish him?!
Walker is rocked!
Williams punishes Walker's body with a nice straight punch.
Oh Walker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Walker is breathing heavily.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Williams engages and cracks Walker with a massive lead left hook - Walker tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Williams is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carl Williams!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Ivan Escalante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and HH Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pedro Ivan Escalante has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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193 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Ivan Escalante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, HH Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes misses with a straight left.
Escalante shoots in looking for a takedown. Holmes tries to sprawl out of it but Escalante keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Holmes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Holmes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Escalante sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Escalante throws a series of punches but Holmes moves out of range.
Escalante misses with a two punch combination.
Escalante feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Holmes's calf.
Escalante tries for a takedown but Holmes circles away easily
and Holmes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Escalante won't be happy with that.
Holmes cracks Escalante with a big elbow.
Holmes throws an elbow but Escalante slips to the side and avoids it well.
Holmes working the head and body with strikes.
Escalante knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Holmes on the ground.
Escalante tries to escape but Holmes is in control.
Holmes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Holmes working the head and body with strikes.
Holmes throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escalante is trying to get back to half guard.
Escalante takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Escalante pushes Holmes away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Holmes gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Escalante can't do much from the bottom here.
Escalante on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Escalante tries to get out of the position.
Escalante is trying to buck Holmes off.
Escalante takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Holmes working the ground and pound from side control.
Holmes scores with punches from side control.
Holmes misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Holmes prevents Escalante from escaping the position.
Escalante is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes looks up at the clock and then as Escalante takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Holmes smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Escalante tries to buck Holmes off but Holmes is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Escalante is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Holmes is controlling him well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Escalante misses with a takedown
and Holmes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Escalante won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Ivan Escalante. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escalante is breathing heavily.
Escalante is looking for a sweep.
Escalante is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Holmes working the ground and pound.
Escalante tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Holmes creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Escalante takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escalante is pushing Holmes's head away, looking to escape. Holmes manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escalante is trying to improve his position.
Holmes trying to control the position but Escalante is working away.
Escalante is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Holmes is controlling him well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Holmes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Escalante fails to land the takedown.
Escalante scores with a head kick.
Escalante looks for a takedown but Holmes sprawls well.
Escalante moves in looking to clinch but Holmes pushes him off.
Escalante tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holmes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Escalante lands a high kick!
Escalante with a poor takedown
and Holmes counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escalante stalks Holmes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Holmes's face. Holmes staggers backwards, shaken.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Escalante.
Escalante looks for a takedown but Holmes sprawls well.
Escalante shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Escalante showed some decent athleticism there.
Escalante throwing shots but Holmes is blocking nicely.
Escalante prevents Holmes from standing back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Escalante wants to stand up but Holmes manages to regain full guard.
Escalante throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
HH Holmes dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Holmes takes a kick to the side of the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Escalante.
Escalante scores with a head kick.
Pedro Ivan Escalante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escalante doesn't manage to clinch there - Holmes circles away.
Escalante fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Escalante fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Ivan Escalante. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holmes keeps the fight on the outside.
Holmes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Escalante.
Escalante slips under a jab from Holmes.
Escalante lands with a slapping head kick.
Escalante changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Holmes tries to avoid it but Escalante manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Holmes to the ground. Holmes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Holmes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Holmes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Escalante lands with a kick to the temple. Holmes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Escalante wants to clinch up but Holmes keeps it at a distance.
Holmes shoots in for a double leg but Escalante sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Escalante lands a head kick!
Escalante shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Holmes sprawls well. Holmes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Escalante gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escalante misses with a takedown attempt
and Holmes counters with a three punch combo that has Escalante backing up. Escalante nods at Holmes to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Escalante lunges at Holmes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Holmes's hand.
Holmes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Escalante connects with a high kick.
Escalante throws a head kick that Holmes semi-blocks.
Holmes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Escalante shoots in and drives through. Holmes sprawls well.
Escalante lands with a slapping head kick.
Escalante shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Escalante tries for a takedown but Holmes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Holmes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Escalante.
Escalante throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Holmes's head.
Holmes keeps the fight on the outside.
Escalante closes the distance but Holmes moves to the side
and Holmes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Escalante throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escalante feints and as Holmes raises his hands in defense, Escalante changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Holmes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Escalante throws a big right hand that misses.
Holmes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Escalante wants to control from the top but Holmes keeps moving.
Escalante is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Escalante trying to control but Holmes is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escalante loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Escalante with a flurry of punches that miss.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Escalante throws a head kick that Holmes semi-blocks.
Pedro Ivan Escalante is winning the standup battle so far.
Escalante tries to score a power double leg takedown but Holmes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Escalante somewhat.
Escalante changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Holmes tries to avoid it but Escalante manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Holmes to the ground. Holmes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Holmes swats away the attempt to clinch by Escalante.
Escalante scores with a three punch combo!
Holmes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like HH Holmes has been cut.
Horrible takedown by Escalante or perhaps it was just good defense by Holmes which made him look bad.
Holmes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Escalante changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Holmes looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escalante misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Escalante trying to control the action but Holmes is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Escalante decides to stand back up. Escalante steps back and let's Holmes get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Ivan Escalante dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on HH Holmes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Escalante.
Escalante throws a series of strikes that have Holmes backpedaling.
Escalante is trying hard to land a takedown here. Holmes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Escalante buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Holmes keeps the fight on the outside.
Escalante throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Escalante darts in trying to clinch
and Holmes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Escalante.
Escalante misses with a takedown attempt - Holmes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Ivan Escalante. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escalante shoots in for a double leg but Holmes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Holmes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Escalante lets loose with a powerful body kick. Holmes will feel that in the morning.
Escalante scoring well with a low kick there.
Holmes steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Escalante. That one must have hurt.
Escalante lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escalante tries to clinch but Holmes is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escalante fails with an attempt to clinch.
Escalante lands with a nice body kick.
Escalante gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Holmes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Escalante breaks from the clinch.
Holmes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Escalante.
Escalante throws a head kick that Holmes semi-blocks.
Escalante scores with a three punch combo!
Holmes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Holmes wants it to stay on the feet.
Horrible takedown by Escalante or perhaps it was just good defense by Holmes which made him look bad.
Escalante shoots in but Holmes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Escalante moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Holmes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Escalante keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes takes a kick to the side of the head.
Escalante lands with a slapping head kick.
Holmes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Escalante tries to clinch but Holmes moves out of range.
Escalante is looking to clinch.
Escalante lands a high kick!
Escalante changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Holmes tries to avoid it but Escalante manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Holmes to the ground. Holmes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Escalante, right into the meat.
Escalante fails with an attempt to clinch.
Escalante shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Holmes but Holmes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escalante looks to land a combination. Holmes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Escalante tries to close the distance and clinch but Holmes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Escalante scores with a one two! Holmes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Escalante.
Escalante lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escalante has a takedown stuffed.
Holmes stuffs the takedown.
Escalante shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Holmes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Escalante sprawls well. Escalante wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Holmes gets slowly back to his feet.
Escalante looks for a takedown but Holmes sprawls well.
Escalante shoots for a takedown but Holmes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pedro Ivan Escalante is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Escalante lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Escalante chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Escalante scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Holmes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Holmes steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Escalante. That one must have hurt.
Holmes stuffs the takedown.
Escalante lands with a slapping head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escalante closes the distance and clinches up with Holmes, looking for a takedown. Escalante pushes Holmes against the cage but Holmes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Escalante lands a slapping body shot.
Escalante lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Escalante tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holmes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Escalante works Holmes's body with a nice hook.
Nice takedown defense from Holmes. No joy for Escalante on that attempt.
Holmes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Escalante lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Escalante throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Holmes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Escalante.
Holmes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Escalante.
Holmes slaps away a takedown attempt from Escalante, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Holmes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Escalante.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Escalante shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Escalante avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Ivan Escalante showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Escalante has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Ivan Escalante!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steve Fontana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Mandela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fontana comes to the cage accompanied by Queensryche - Silent Lucidity. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Fontana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Mandela!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fontana looks for a takedown but Mandela sprawls well.
Mandela swings for the body but Fontana moves out of range.
Mandela throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fontana connects with a nice looking jab.
Fontana fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fontana has managed to clinch.
Fontana manages to break the clinch.
Fontana tries to clinch there but Mandela circles away.
Fontana has managed to clinch.
Mandela wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fontana has Mandela pressed against the cage, preventing Mandela from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fontana breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fontana moves in looking to clinch but Mandela pushes him off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fontana.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Fontana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mandela swats away the attempt to clinch by Fontana.
Fontana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fontana closes the distance and clinches.
Fontana keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mandela's efforts to push away.
Mandela escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fontana takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mandela misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mandela takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mandela connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fontana momentarily.
Steve Fontana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontana feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mandela is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fontana is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fontana cracks Mandela with a solid left hand.
Fontana stands and steps away. Mandela gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Fontana has managed to clinch.
Mandela tries to break the clinch but Fontana is controlling the position.
Fontana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mandela cracks Fontana with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fontana uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mandela.
Fontana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mandela throws a shot from downtown. Fontana moves away and avoids it.
Nice takedown defense from Mandela. No joy for Fontana on that attempt.
Fontana is breathing heavily.
Fontana misses with a double jab.
Mandela smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fontana fails to land with a series of punches.
Fontana takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mandela misses with a hook. Fontana ducked under it nicely.
Fontana takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mandela throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mandela misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandela misses with a head kick.
Mandela plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fontana avoids the body shot from Mandela.
Mandela misses with a two punch combination.
Mandela looks to land a right hand but Fontana moved out of range.
A head kick misses from Mandela.
Mandela circles away from the clinch attempt.
Horrible takedown by Fontana or perhaps it was just good defense by Mandela which made him look bad.
Mandela takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Donk. Fontana catches Mandela right on the button with a cross.
Mandela throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Fontana does it's job there.
Fontana fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fontana lands with a right hand.
Mandela tries to keep at a distance but Fontana has taken the fight into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Fontana.
Fontana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandela moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fontana closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fontana lands in his opponent's guard.
Fontana gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mandela throws a lazy right hand but Fontana sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fontana doesn't manage to clinch there - Mandela circles away.
Fontana is looking to clinch.
Fontana fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mandela sprawls well initially but Fontana persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fontana stops Mandela from getting back to his feet.
Mandela taking some punishment here, with Fontana in his half guard.
Mandela wants to get back to his feet.
Fontana working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mandela on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fontana lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Fontana.
Fontana stops Mandela from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fontana landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fontana stands up and beckons Mandela to join him on the feet.
Fontana wants to clinch up but Mandela keeps it at a distance.
Fontana takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fontana tries to pull guard but Mandela won't allow it.
Fontana decides to pull guard.
Fontana throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Mandela trying to control but Fontana is working from the bottom.
Fontana has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mandela off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Fontana wants to clinch up but Mandela keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fontana gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mandela.
Fontana connects with a looping right hand.
Mandela scores with a jab.
Mandela throws a looping overhand right but Fontana ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Fontana dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fontana throws a leg kick which misses Mandela's front leg but catches the back leg as Mandela tries to avoid it.
Fontana has managed to clinch.
Fontana jumps guard.
Mandela stands and steps away. Fontana gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Fontana closes the distance and clinches.
Mandela is trying to break free.
Mandela wants to get back to striking at distance but Fontana won't allow it.
Fontana lands an elbow that stopped Mandela in his tracks for a moment.
Fontana has Mandela pressed against the cage, preventing Mandela from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fontana lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fontana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mandela has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fontana finds it's way round the side to connect with Mandela's head.
A lazy left from Mandela finds it's target.
Fontana doesn't manage to clinch there - Mandela circles away.
Mandela might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fontana wants to clinch.
Mandela misses with an uppercut.
Fontana scores with a takedown into Mandela's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fontana with a nice head shot there.
Fontana stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Fontana.
Mandela swats away the attempt to clinch by Fontana.
Fontana gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fontana pulls guard effortlessly.
Fontana throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Fontana manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Fontana shoots in for a takedown but Mandela shows good takedown defense.
A jab from Mandela finds it's way through Fontana's defenses.
Fontana closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fontana lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mandela backwards.
Mandela is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mandela breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fontana lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fontana.
Fontana is looking to clinch.
Mandela misses with a body kick.
Fontana takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fontana lands a two punch combo.
Fontana takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fontana jumps into guard, dragging Mandela to the mat.
Mandela must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
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!
Mandela trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Fontana manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Fontana keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mandela's head.
Fontana postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fontana won't allow Mandela to get back to his feet.
Steve Fontana overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fontana is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fontana postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fontana lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fontana postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fontana content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fontana stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mandela throws a big shot that misses.
Mandela circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fontana tries for a takedown but Mandela sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandela jabs at Fontana's body.
Fontana is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fontana shoots in for a double leg but Mandela sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Fontana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mandela misses with a head kick.
Nelson Mandela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mandela swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mandela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fontana closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mandela to the mat! Mandela manages to get full guard.
Mandela manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mandela blocks Fontana's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Fontana throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Fontana slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Mandela controlling the action here.
Fontana is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mandela scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandela blocks the strikes from Fontana.
Mandela thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Fontana to regain full guard.
Fontana striking off his back.
Fontana pushes Mandela off and gets back to his feet.
Mandela misses with a wild combination.
Fontana looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fontana looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mandela with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mandela is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fontana lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Fontana dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Fontana is looking to clinch.
Mandela gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mandela utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fontana stands and throws Mandela's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fontana working the head and body with strikes.
Fontana lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Mandela is trying to get back to his feet.
Mandela gets back to half guard.
Fontana lands strikes from half guard.
Fontana takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mandela avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fontana.
Mandela is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fontana scores with a couple of nice shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mandela wants to get back to his feet.
Fontana is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandela flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Fontana there.
Fontana looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fontana stops Mandela from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fontana lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fontana closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mandela did well to prevent Fontana getting side control.
Mandela regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Fontana.
Fontana won't allow Mandela to get back to his feet.
Fontana landing some decent shots from guard.
Mandela utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mandela wants to stand up but Fontana is controlling him.
Mandela looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fontana makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fontana working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mandela's head.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A punch combination from Mandela misses.
A combination from Fontana does no damage.
Fontana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steve Fontana is winning the standup battle so far.
Fontana is looking to clinch.
Mandela closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fontana misses with a series of wild punches.
Fontana looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mandela cracks Fontana with an open hand slap.
Fontana looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fontana lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mandela is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fontana lands a nice short elbow.
Fontana blocks the strikes from Mandela.
Fontana lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mandela is trying to stand.
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. Fontana connects with a nice short shot to Mandela's temple.
Mandela trying to hold on to Fontana's head to control him but Fontana postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fontana lands with a kick to the temple. Mandela shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fontana throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fontana misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mandela misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fontana shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mandela sprawls well. Mandela wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fontana gets slowly back to his feet.
Mandela throws a right and a left that Fontana avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fontana fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mandela, pushing him back against the cage.
Nelson Mandela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fontana with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mandela pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fontana lands a glancing blow to the side of Mandela's head.
Mandela scores with a nice right hand.
Mandela avoids a kick to the body.
Fontana fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mandela swinging wildly here.
Fontana throws a combination. Mandela tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fontana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fontana avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steve Fontana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fontana clinches.
Mandela misses with the head strike.
Mandela tries to throw a body punch but Fontana avoids it by throwing Mandela back against the cage.
Fontana has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mandela uses from the top position.
Fontana wriggles free and stands up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Fontana showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fontana 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Fontana!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darrell TheMarksmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). TheMarksmen has chosen imma do it - fabolous as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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289 lbs
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270 lbs
7 - 1 - 2 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cain Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darrell TheMarksmen!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson scores with a crisp jab that stopped TheMarksmen in his tracks.
TheMarksmen looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Nice straight punches there by Jackson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jackson.
TheMarksmen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jackson's waist but Jackson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing TheMarksmen off to one side.
TheMarksmen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jackson sprawls well. Jackson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. TheMarksmen gets slowly back to his feet.
Jackson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. TheMarksmen doesn't seem bothered though.
Jackson tests TheMarksmen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking cross lands there for Jackson.
Jackson drops TheMarksmen with a beautiful combination! TheMarksmen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jackson is looking for the KO!
It looks like Darrell TheMarksmen has been cut.
TheMarksmen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jackson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jackson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jackson connects with a nice cross there... TheMarksmen is looking wobbly and Jackson recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send TheMarksmen to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Jackson jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cain Jackson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Legend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Legend will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Legend !
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Legend was covering up waiting for the punch and Hall finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hall is in close to Legend 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hall stays in close to Legend 's body and controls the position.
Legend keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
Hall scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hall's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hall is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hall is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Legend is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hall won't allow Legend to get back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hall's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Legend wants to get back to his feet but Hall is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hall is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Legend wants to stand but Hall is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Legend is keeping the position for now.
Hall connects with a couple of short punches.
Legend keeping full guard, as Hall tries to pass.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hall's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hall might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hall drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hall jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hall won't allow Legend to get back to his feet.
Hall looking to pass the guard.
Hall distracts Legend with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hall is breathing heavily.
Hall with a nice head shot there.
Hall is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hall drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hall jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legend wants to stand up but Hall is controlling him.
Legend is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Hall wants to pass the guard but Legend is keeping the position.
Legend is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hall is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Legend misses with a double jab.
Hall moves into range and clinches up with Legend .
Legend has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hall is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Legend gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Legend is trying to break the clinch but Hall is controlling him.
Hall drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Legend gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Legend gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hall.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taylor Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legend tries to circle away but Hall has him pinned against the cage.
Legend prevents a takedown attempt there.
Legend has had enough of the clinch but Hall keeps him there for the moment.
Legend gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hall.
Legend wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hall gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hall throws a big right hand that misses.
Hall 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.
Legend keeping full guard, as Hall tries to pass.
Legend manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Jab, jab by Hall - just one landing.
Hall moves out of range of the body kick.
Hall closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Legend did well to prevent Hall getting side control.
Legend is trying to stand back up but Hall is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Legend really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hall. 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Hall is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hall is working for a submission of some sort.
Legend is trying to stand.
Hall lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hall is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Legend wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Legend could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Hall has cracked it and Legend is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Hall!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Taylor Hall!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tapdance Extravaganza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and alberto borges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as alberto borges enters the cage!
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tapdance Extravaganza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, alberto borges!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Extravaganza digs a good body shot into borges's ribs.
Extravaganza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
borges wants to clinch up but Extravaganza keeps it at a distance.
Extravaganza scores with a jab to the body.
Extravaganza scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
borges will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
borges looks gassed!
Extravaganza thuds his right hand into borges's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
borges throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Extravaganza's waist but Extravaganza gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing borges off to one side.
borges walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tapdance Extravaganza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Extravaganza lands a glancing blow to the side of borges's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Extravaganza stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Extravaganza wants it to stay on the feet.
Tapdance Extravaganza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of alberto borges.
Extravaganza lands a nice shot to the body.
Extravaganza jabs at borges's body.
Extravaganza cracks borges with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
borges doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Extravaganza ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Extravaganza gets the takedown into side control.
borges is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Extravaganza is working to tighten is grip on borges's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. borges has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Extravaganza is really squeezing tight and eventually borges passes out! Extravaganza breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tapdance Extravaganza!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Pin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeke Houk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Houk has chosen Hell's Bell's as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Zeke Houk enters the cage!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Pin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zeke Houk!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pin stuffs the takedown attempt from Houk. Houk gets slowly back to his feet.
Houk throws a right hand that Pin ducks under and follows up with a left that Pin also avoids with ease.
Houk dives in and grabs Pin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pin pushes down on Houk's head and hops out.
Randy Pin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zeke Houk.
Houk doesn't manage to clinch there - Pin circles away.
Pin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Houk.
Houk shoots in and drives through. Pin sprawls well.
Houk shoots in for a takedown but Pin shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Houk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Houk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pin but Pin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Houk.
Zeke Houk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Houk does no damage.
Houk shoots in looking for a takedown. Pin tries to sprawl out of it but Houk keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Houk looks gassed!
Houk wants to clinch.
Pin stuffs the takedown attempt from Houk. Houk gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Pin. No joy for Houk on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Houk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Houk takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Houk in his tracks.
It looks like Zeke Houk has been cut.
Pin works Houk's body with a nice hook.
Houk gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Randy Pin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pin steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Houk is out on his feet! Pin sets himself and nearly takes Houk's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Randy Pin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fidel Puno Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raw Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raw Power has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fidel Puno Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raw Power!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puno Jr wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Puno Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Puno Jr forces Power back against the cage and clinches.
Power tightens his grip and picks Puno Jr up, before dumping him to the ground. Puno Jr manages to land in guard.
Power trying to control the position from guard on top but Puno Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Power in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Puno Jr has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Power off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Puno Jr tries to clinch but Power moves out of range.
Fidel Puno Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Power changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Puno Jr looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Puno Jr manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Puno Jr prevents Power from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puno Jr is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Puno Jr prevents Power from improving his position.
Power is trying to control but can't.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Power can do anything to dispel that myth.
Puno Jr tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Power.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Puno Jr moves into the clinch.
Puno Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Puno Jr dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Puno Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
It looks like Raw Power has been cut.
A short left from Puno Jr.
Puno Jr effectively controlling the action here.
Puno Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Power backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power tries to score a body lock takedown but Puno Jr shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Puno Jr has Power pushed against the cage.
Power wants a takedown but no success here.
Power looks gassed!
A body shot lands from Puno Jr.
Power's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Puno Jr on the inside.
Good body shot from Puno Jr.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puno Jr leaning against his opponent.
Puno Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Puno Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Power backwards.
Still in the clinch, Puno Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Puno Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Powers head.
Puno Jr effectively controlling the action here.
Puno Jr has Power pressed against the cage, preventing Power from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice right hand lands inside from Puno Jr.
Puno Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Power backwards.
Puno Jr lands a body shot.
Puno Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
Puno Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That has opened up Raw Power's cut even more.
Puno Jr lands an uppercut.
A short right from Puno Jr.
Puno Jr slowing the pace effectively.
Puno Jr cracks Power with a nice body shot.
The referee calls for Puno Jr to work.
Puno Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power drops down looking for an ankle pick but Puno Jr pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fidel Puno Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raw Power.
Puno Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Puno Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Power swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Puno Jr tries to clinch but Power is having none of it.
Puno Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Power, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Puno Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Power swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Power takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
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!
Puno Jr throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno Jr instigates a clinch.
Puno Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Puno Jr.
Puno Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Power or not.
A short right from Puno Jr on the inside.
Puno Jr lands with a right to the head.
Puno Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Power.
A shot in the inside from Puno Jr.
A body shot lands from Puno Jr.
A short left from Puno Jr.
Puno Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Puno Jr on the inside.
Power letting Puno Jr take a breather here.
Puno Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Puno Jr stalling.
Puno Jr lands with a left to the head.
The cut above Raw Power's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Puno Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Power's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Puno Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Puno Jr lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fidel Puno Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raw Power's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Puno Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Puno Jr gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Power.
Puno Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Power backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Puno Jr - that landed with a thud.
Puno Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Puno Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Power can do to turn this around?
Power's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Raw Power's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Puno Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Power's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Puno Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Puno Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Raw Power's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fidel Puno Jr!
Fidel Puno Jr is the new heavyweight champion!
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