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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Lecter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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179 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hannibal Lecter!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear shoots in and drives through. Lecter sprawls well.
Lecter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bear stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bear struggles to land a body shot inside as Lecter controls his hands.
Lecter tries to land a knee to the head but Bear blocks with his arms.
Bear misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lecter looking to stall.
Lecter landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lecter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lecter landing knees to the head.
Bear throws a punch but it's blocked by Lecter.
Lecter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lecter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bear is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lecter is defending well for now.
Lecter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bear's face.
Bear tries to circle away but Lecter has him pinned against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lecter.
Bear is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lecter scores with a knee to the head.
Lecter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lecter crunches a lovely knee into Bear's ribcage.
Lecter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bear blocks it with crossed arms.
Lecter displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bear up against the cage.
Lecter is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bear takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lecter is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lecter landing knees to the head.
Lecter blocks an uppercut.
Bear takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lecter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bear lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lecter landing knees to the body.
Bear wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bear throws an elbow but misses.
Lecter lands an elbow that stopped Bear in his tracks for a moment.
Lecter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lecter scores with a knee to the head.
Lecter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bear throws an elbow but it misses.
Lecter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bear manages to break the clinch.
Lecter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bear manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bear shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lecter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bear manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bear.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Bear. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bear.
Bear uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lecter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bear keeps the fight on the outside.
Lecter rushes Bear and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bear takes a knee right on the jaw!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lecter.
Bear looking to throw knees to the head but Lecter is blocking nicely.
Lecter tries a knee to the head but Bear blocks it.
Lecter misses with a knee strike.
Lecter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lecter misses with a knee strike.
Bear wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lecter has him pressed against the cage.
Bear has had enough of the clinch but Lecter keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Lecter.
Bear with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lecter blocks an elbow strike.
Bear working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lecter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bear lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bear wants to get back to striking at distance but Lecter won't allow it.
Bear is trying to push Lecter away but Lecter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lecter misses with a knee to the head.
Lecter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bear scores with a shot to the side of Lecter's head.
Bear has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bear pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecter dodges an elbow strike from Bear.
Bear managing to block the knees to the body from Lecter.
Bear wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lecter has him pressed against the cage.
Bear softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lecter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bear blocks it with crossed arms.
Lecter is trying to maintain a safe position but Bear gets an underhook and turns Lecter into the cage.
Bear lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lecter backwards.
Lecter tries a knee to the head but Bear blocks it.
Bear lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bear makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lecter avoids a wild elbow strike from Bear.
Lecter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bear breaks the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Lecter as Bear shoots in.
Bear shoots in for a takedown but Lecter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bear fails with a takedown attempt.
Lecter wants to clinch.
Bear tried to score with a low kick but Lecter checks it.
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.
Lecter tries to clinch but Bear moves out of range.
Lecter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lecter trying to control the position but instead, Bear has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lecter into the cage.
Lecter misses with a knee to the head.
Lecter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bear blocks it with crossed arms.
Lecter is looking to control Bear's arms but Bear gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lecter has his back to the cage.
Bear avoids the elbow strike from Lecter, against the cage.
Bear creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lecter's defenses.
Bear is trying to drag Lecter to the mat but Lecter just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bear tries a body shot but Lecter blocks it.
Bear is trying to break the clinch but Lecter is controlling him.
Lecter misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lecter keeps control of Bear as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lecter tries to land a knee to the head but Bear blocks with his arms.
Lecter takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bear can't break the clinch.
Lecter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bear has Lecter pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lecter manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bear lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Lecter dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bear closes the distance and pushes Lecter back into the cage.
Lecter lands an elbow inside that Bear shrugs off.
A frustrated look appears on Bear's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bear throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bear breaks the clinch.
Lecter darts in trying to clinch
and Bear counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lecter's guard now.
Lecter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lecter uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Lecter closes the distance but Bear moves to the side
and Bear counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bear on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bear takes a knee right on the jaw!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lecter in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bear pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bear looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lecter looks to clinch
and Bear counters with a two punch combo.
Lecter pushes Bear up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lecter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lecter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bear has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lecter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bear softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lecter blocks an elbow strike.
Bear looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bear misses with a knee to the head.
Lecter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bear is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lecter is defending well for now.
Bear lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bear is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lecter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bear has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bear's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lecter tries to clinch but Bear moves away
and Bear counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lecter!
Bear looking to ground and pound but Lecter is blocking nicely.
Bear landing punches.
Bear throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lecter avoids a strike by Bear and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Bear's guard! Fantastic escape!
Lecter gets to his feet. Bear looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear fails with the takedown.
Lecter darts in trying to clinch
and Bear moves into the clinch.
Bear lands a left hand.
Lecter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bear wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lecter landing knees to the head.
Lecter missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bear.
Bear pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bear avoids the elbow strike from Lecter, against the cage.
Bear avoiding damage as Lecter throws knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lecter.
Lecter throws an elbow but it misses.
Lecter keeps control of Bear as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lecter blocking some punches.
Lecter blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecter misses with an elbow over the top.
Lecter keeps control of Bear as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bear is trying to force a seperation but Lecter has the dominant position.
Bear lands a nice uppercut.
Bear on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bear comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lecter takes an elbow to the temple.
Bear pushes off an throws an elbow but Lecter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lecter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Bear.
Bear with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bear drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Bear. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lecter is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lecter with a knee to the head.
Bear breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lecter misses with a head kick.
Bear is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lecter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lecter tries to clinch but Bear moves away
and Bear counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bear will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lecter tries to close the distance and clinch but Bear swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
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.
Lecter darts in and clinches Bear up against the cage.
Bear softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bear is trying to break the clinch but Lecter is controlling him.
Nice elbow from Lecter.
Bear creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lecter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lecter misses with a knee strike.
Bear is trying to break free.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lecter tries to land a knee to the head but Bear blocks with his arms.
Bear throws a head punch that misses.
Bear wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lecter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lecter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bear's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bear doesn't manage to clinch there - Lecter circles away.
Lecter moves to clinch but Bear breaks away
and Bear counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bear knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lecter on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lecter has one foot on Bear's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Bear fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lecter sprawls well initially but Bear persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lecter wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bear dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lecter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bear counters by moving into the clinch.
Lecter tries to land knees in the clinch but Bear avoids the damage to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lecter lands a good knee to the midsection. Bear won't want to take too many of those.
Bear is trying to push Lecter away but Lecter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lecter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lecter is trying to maintain a safe position but Bear gets an underhook and turns Lecter into the cage.
Bear lands a shoulder strike.
Bear pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lecter avoiding damage as Bear throws knees to the body.
Bear works on Lecter's body with a couple of short punches.
Bear breaks the clinch.
Bear fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bear shoots in for a takedown but Lecter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lecter darts in trying to clinch
and Bear counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lecter kicks off Bear and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Bear as he connects with a hook.
Lecter tries to clinch up
and Bear counters with a shoot takedown. Lecter fights it but they end up in guard.
Lecter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lecter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bear throwing strikes but missing.
Bear throws and elbow that misses. Lecter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bear's guard. Nice move by Lecter!
Lecter wants to stand but Bear is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecter stands up and waves to Bear to follow him.
Lecter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bear holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lecter unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lecter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bear blocks it with crossed arms.
Bear letting Lecter take a breather here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bear as Lecter tries to tie him up.
Bear misses with an elbow over the top.
Bear on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lecter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bear has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bear wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bear gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bear has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bear throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lecters head.
Bear lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lecter backwards.
Lecter blocks the elbow strike.
Bear's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear keeps the fight on the outside.
Lecter defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bear.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Bear. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lecter tries to clinch but Bear moves away
and Bear counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Horrible takedown by Bear or perhaps it was just good defense by Lecter which made him look bad.
Lecter closes the distance and clinches.
Lecter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bear throws an elbow that misses.
Lecter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lecter lands a good knee to the midsection. Bear won't want to take too many of those.
Lecter lands an elbow inside.
Lecter blocks the elbow strike.
Lecter lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lecter obliges.
Lecter misses with an elbow strike.
Lecter is pressed up against the cage. Bear has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lecter down to the mat. Lecter avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lecter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Lecter. No joy for Bear on that attempt.
Bear ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lecter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bear throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lecter displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bear up against the cage.
Bear looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bear throws an elbow that misses.
Lecter landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lecter slowing the pace effectively.
Bear misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lecter landing knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bear.
Bear pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lecter with a knee to the head.
Bear managing to block the knees to the body from Lecter.
Bear lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lecter connects with a knee to the head.
Bear avoiding damage as Lecter throws knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bear drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lecter gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lecter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bear's defenses.
Bear throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lecter lands a nice elbow.
Bear lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Bear.
I think Bear 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Bear!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Rice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug DeSouza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DeSouza has chosen freedom as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Rice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doug DeSouza!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeSouza tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rice swivels and escapes.
A punch lands to the side of Rice 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rice ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rice is looking to clinch but DeSouza is avoiding it.
DeSouza avoids the head kick by Rice.
DeSouza keeps the fight on the outside.
Rice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rice uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from DeSouza.
Rice rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but DeSouza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
DeSouza's corner calls for a 1-2. DeSouza obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rice throws a head kick but DeSouza moves out of range.
Rice misses with a series of wild punches.
DeSouza swats away the attempt to clinch by Rice.
DeSouza scores with a punch to the head.
Rice throws a head kick that misses.
DeSouza fails with the takedown.
Rice connects with a high kick.
Rice misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Rice.
Rice on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
DeSouza avoids the head kick by Rice.
Rice closes the distance and pushes DeSouza back into the cage.
DeSouza tries for a takedown but Rice manages to get underhooks.
John Rice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doug DeSouza.
Rice using the Thai plumb to throw knees but DeSouza has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rice wants to get back to striking at distance but DeSouza won't allow it.
DeSouza misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rice throws an elbow but misses.
Rice lands a shot to the body.
Rice pushes DeSouza back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rice escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rice walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rice tries a head kick but it misses.
John Rice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rice lands a high kick!
Rice swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from DeSouza finds it's target.
DeSouza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rice throws a nice head kick!
DeSouza connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rice tries to bum rush DeSouza with a series of wild strikes but DeSouza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
DeSouza looks to land a right hand but Rice moved out of range.
DeSouza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
DeSouza connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
DeSouza missing with a left hand there. Rice was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Rice.
DeSouza tests Rice's chin there with a solid looking shot.
DeSouza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
DeSouza 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.
Rice throws a left and a right that both miss
and DeSouza counters with a stiff right hand.
Rice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
DeSouza connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rice takes the fight into the clinch.
Rice throws a punch but it's blocked by DeSouza.
DeSouza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rice misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from DeSouza.
DeSouza tries to score a body lock takedown but Rice shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rice pushes DeSouza back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Rice.
Rice misses with an elbow strike.
DeSouza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rice throws a combination that misses
and Rice takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rice tries to clinch up
so DeSouza counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
DeSouza looks gassed!
DeSouza wants to control from the top but Rice keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rice wants to get back to his feet but DeSouza is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells DeSouza's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
DeSouza trying to control but Rice is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
DeSouza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
DeSouza won't allow Rice to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug DeSouza dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
DeSouza tests Rice's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rice moves out of range as DeSouza strikes.
Rice connects with a high kick.
Rice throws a right hand that DeSouza ducks under and follows up with a left that DeSouza also avoids with ease.
DeSouza throws a combination. Rice tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like John Rice has been cut.
DeSouza shoots in but no luck this time.
A big right from DeSouza misses.
DeSouza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rice closes the distance looking to clinch
and DeSouza counters with a nice body shot.
Rice tries to clinch but DeSouza moves out of range.
DeSouza stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rice moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rice's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from DeSouza is defended easily by Rice.
Rice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but DeSouza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rice moves in looking to clinch but DeSouza pushes him off.
Rice walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
DeSouza blocks a head kick by Rice.
Rice tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
DeSouza fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rice tries to clinch there but DeSouza circles away.
Rice tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. DeSouza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rice tries to clinch but DeSouza moves away
and DeSouza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rice moves into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Rice.
Rice looking to stall.
DeSouza tries for a takedown. No joy.
John Rice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doug DeSouza.
Rice pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
DeSouza tests Rice's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeSouza blocks a head kick by Rice.
DeSouza lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice sprawl there from Rice as DeSouza shoots in.
A telegraphed right hand from DeSouza misses the target.
Rice tries to bum rush DeSouza with a series of wild strikes but DeSouza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rice wants to clinch
enabling DeSouza to counter with a crisp jab.
DeSouza 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeSouza trying to control the position from guard on top but Rice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rice wants to stand up but DeSouza is controlling him.
DeSouza sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSouza trying to control but Rice is working from the bottom.
Rice on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rice tries to get out of the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
DeSouza postures up in Rice's guard and throws a big left but Rice blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DeSouza wants to control from the top but Rice keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Doug DeSouza was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rice closes the distance but DeSouza moves to the side
and DeSouza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
DeSouza scores with a jab. Rice acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rice avoids the body shot from DeSouza.
Rice misses with a wild combination.
Rice tries to clinch there but DeSouza circles away.
DeSouza lands a body shot.
DeSouza throws out a loose jab but Rice uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rice misses with a head kick.
DeSouza looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rice misses with a head kick.
Rice tries to clinch but DeSouza is having none of it.
Rice throws a head kick but DeSouza moves out of range.
DeSouza avoids the head kick by Rice.
No luck with that takedown attempt from DeSouza.
Rice gets caught flat footed, as DeSouza shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rice wants to stand up but DeSouza is controlling him.
DeSouza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rice can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as DeSouza controls the pace.
DeSouza trying to control but Rice is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug DeSouza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Rice's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rice lands a jab-cross combination.
DeSouza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
DeSouza fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
DeSouza throws a jab when Rice was well out of range.
DeSouza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rice.
Rice fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with DeSouza, pushing him back against the cage.
Rice breaks the clinch.
Rice closes the distance and pushes DeSouza back into the cage.
Rice lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rice creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rice landing knees to the head.
DeSouza is rocked!
It looks like Doug DeSouza has been cut.
DeSouza has Rice pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rice manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
DeSouza is still on wobbly legs! Can Rice finish him?
Rice landing knees to the head.
DeSouza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rice effectively controlling the action here.
Rice landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinched against the cage, Rice lands a big elbow that drops DeSouza! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - DeSouza is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Rice!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damon Rekker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henri TW (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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181 lbs
8 - 7 - 1 |
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damon Rekker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henri TW!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rekker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rekker tries to land a front kick but TW steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
TW keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rekker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Henri TW has been cut.
TW takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rekker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
TW shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rekker sprawls well. Rekker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. TW gets slowly back to his feet.
Rekker fails to land with a series of punches.
Rekker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from TW.
Rekker tries a head kick but it misses.
TW steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rekker.
Rekker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by TW.
A shot to the liver by Rekker. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
TW 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.
Rekker keeping moving, preventing TW from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TW wants to pass the guard but Rekker is keeping the position.
Rekker is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Rekker can't break the clinch.
Rekker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rekker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rekker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rekker swinging wildly here.
Damon Rekker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rekker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract TW.
Rekker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rekker. TW does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
TW shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
TW looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
TW throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rekker because TW loaded up on that one.
Rekker is breathing heavily.
TW sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
TW working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Rekker looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by TW! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Henri TW!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dom Danky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maro Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dom Danky has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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182 lbs
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173 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Danky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maro Santos!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos throws a series of strikes that have Danky backpedaling.
Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Danky manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dom Danky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Danky catches Santos right on the button with a cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santos tries to clinch but Danky moves out of range.
Santos misses with an uppercut. Danky saw that one coming.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Santos throws an elbow but misses.
Santos avoids the elbow strike from Danky, against the cage.
Danky has Santos pressed against the cage.
Santos fails to pull guard.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danky lands with an overhand left.
Danky lands a two punch combo.
Danky lands a slapping body shot.
A big right from Danky misses.
Danky displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Danky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Danky.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Danky misses its intended target.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Danky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Danky moves out of range as Santos throws a body kick.
Santos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Santos throwing strikes here but Danky is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Santos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Danky is looking to escape.
Danky is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to control the pace but Danky is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Danky kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Santos looking to finish with strikes here!
Santos looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos working for a submission but Danky is keeping him at bay.
Santos unloads with some shots from mount but Danky bucks and avoids them well.
Danky keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Danky blocking the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four 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.
Santos is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Danky has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Danky!
Danky controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Santos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Danky slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Santos tries to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Maro Santos will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Santos scores with a leg kick.
Danky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Danky checks a leg kick.
Santos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Danky, pushing him back against the cage.
Santos digs a right hand underneath Danky's ribcage. Danky let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Danky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Danky takes an elbow to the temple.
Santos blocks an elbow strike from Danky.
Santos gets control of Danky's arms and successfully pulls guard. Santos will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Danky trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Danky postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos punching from the bottom.
Danky will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Santos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Santos can't keep his opponent in guard - Danky advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Santos gets back to full guard.
Danky stops Santos from standing up.
Santos working a defensive guard here.
Santos is looking for a triangle but Danky pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos looking to control.
Santos throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Santos keeping full guard, as Danky tries to pass.
Danky slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Santos.
Danky is taking a breather. Santos says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Santos wants to control but Danky is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danky not doing much here.
Santos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Santos working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Danky has passed into half guard!
Santos makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Santos.
Santos is looking for a triangle but Danky pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danky wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Santos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Danky defends well.
Danky sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Santos trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maro Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Santos tries to clinch but Danky is having none of it.
Dom Danky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santos shoots in for a double leg but Danky sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Santos looks to land a combination but Danky avoids it well.
Santos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Danky really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Santos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown but Danky manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Santos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Danky with a hook.
A left and a right from Danky both land. Nice combination.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Danky shows good takedown defense.
Dom Danky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maro Santos.
Danky fakes the leg kick and cracks Santos in 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!
Danky jabs at Santos's body.
A jab lands there for Danky.
Danky displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Danky jabs Santos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Danky throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily.
Danky scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dom Danky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Danky finds it's way round the side to connect with Santos's head.
Santos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Danky throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
Danky fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Danky fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Danky lands a nice shot that snaps Santos's head back.
Santos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Danky fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Danky connects with a right hand. Santos shakes it off.
Santos wants to clinch up but Danky keeps it at a distance.
Santos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Danky tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Danky knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Santos on the ground.
Santos looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Santos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Santos controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos cracks Danky with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Poor strikes thrown by Santos there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Santos throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Santos misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Santos thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Santos wants to finish this one by submission but Danky is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Santos.
Maro Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos controlling the position easily from mount.
Dom Danky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dom Danky showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Santos 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Maro Santos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erico Plaza (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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26
183 lbs
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24
183 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erico Plaza!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plaza misses with a double jab.
Smith cracks Plaza with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Smith misses with a hook.
Plaza misses with a looping right.
Plaza takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice body punch from Plaza.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Plaza misses the body punch
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith looks to land a right hand but Plaza moved out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Plaza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Plaza throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a takedown into side control.
Plaza can't do much from the bottom here.
Plaza is looking to regain half guard here but Smith keeps moving and retains side control.
Plaza is not content to let Smith control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plaza is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Plaza sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Plaza wants to get back to full guard.
Plaza blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
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.
Plaza is trying to get back to full guard.
Plaza keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith prevents Plaza from improving his position.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Plaza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Plaza has managed to free his arm - good work.
Smith is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Plaza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Plaza tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Plaza trying to control from the bottom.
That's four 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.
Plaza tries to roll over but Smith keeps him under control.
Plaza gets full guard.
Plaza is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Plaza is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Plaza is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Smith tries to stand but Plaza is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Smith dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Plaza counters with a leg kick.
Plaza fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good standup being displayed there by Smith as he connects with a hook.
Plaza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Plaza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Plaza throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab lands there for Smith.
Plaza misses with a hook.
Plaza throws out a powerful jab.
Plaza clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.
Plaza lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Plaza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Plaza avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plaza lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Plaza tries for a takedown but Smith manages to get underhooks.
Smith is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Plaza breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Plaza.
Plaza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Plaza but Plaza pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith walks into a left hand.
Plaza jabs at Smith's body.
Erico Plaza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Plaza closes the distance and clinches.
Plaza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith throws a jab when Plaza was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith defending well as Plaza loads up on a big left hand.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Plaza.
A looping hook to the body misses from Plaza. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Plaza has taken the fight to the clinch.
Plaza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Plaza digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Plaza creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Plaza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith lands a nice shot that snaps Plaza's head back.
Plaza throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Smith throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Smith was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Plaza is breathing heavily.
Smith punching from mount but Plaza doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Smith looking to control and managing it successfully.
Smith lands a big elbow.
Smith prevents Plaza from getting the reversal.
Smith lands a big elbow.
Smith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Smith thowing shots but they're missing.
Smith trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Smith dominating with strikes here.
Smith landing strikes from the mount and Plaza is in trouble!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plaza is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marcus Smith will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Plaza throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Plaza misses with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Plaza lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Smith has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smith and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Smith misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A big right from Plaza misses.
Plaza moves out of range of the leg kick from Smith.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Plaza feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plaza lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Smith is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Plaza.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Plaza is just out of range.
Plaza is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A big right from Plaza misses.
Plaza with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plaza ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Smith throws a hook but Plaza avoids it easily.
Smith scores with a takedown into Plaza's guard.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Plaza.
Plaza is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Plaza avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control but Plaza is working from the bottom.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Plaza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith won't allow Plaza to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Plaza is trying to control the position but Smith postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Smith won't allow Plaza to sweep him here.
Smith postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Erico Plaza was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Plaza moves away and avoids it.
Smith scores with a jab to the body.
Plaza fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smith checks it well.
Plaza tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Plaza swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Erico Plaza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith throws a hook but Plaza blocks it.
Smith lands with an uppercut that bounces Plaza off the cage and back into rage.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Plaza is just out of range.
Smith fails with the takedown
and Plaza counters with a slapping leg kick.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Plaza.
Smith with a lazy takedown attempt
and Plaza counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Plaza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Plaza.
Smith looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Plaza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith has gone for a leg lock! Plaza slips out almost immediately though and dives into Smith's guard.
Smith controls Plaza momentarily but Plaza frees himself.
Marcus Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Plaza looking to pass the guard.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Plaza.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Erico Plaza.
I think Smith 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Neil Rollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oswald Medland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rollins comes to the cage accompanied by Everyday Normal Guy. Medland has chosen Cannibal Horror as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Neil Rollins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neil Rollins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oswald Medland!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rollins throws a right hand that Medland ducks under and follows up with a left that Medland also avoids with ease.
Medland tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Medland rushes Rollins and presses him up against the cage.
Rollins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Medland pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rollins is struggling to control the position.
Rollins wants to get back to striking at distance but Medland won't allow it.
Medland lands a damaging elbow.
Rollins breaks the clinch.
Medland buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rollins avoids the head kick by Medland.
Rollins sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
No luck for Rollins with that takedown attempt.
Rollins misses with a hook. Medland ducked under it nicely.
Rollins throws a looping overhand right but Medland ducks down to avoid it.
Rollins has managed to clinch.
Rollins missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medland managing to block the knees to the body from Rollins.
Rollins being controlled against the cage.
Rollins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Medland has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Medland content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rollins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Medland is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rollins misses with a punch to the body.
Medland stalling in the clinch.
Medland blocking some punches.
Medland trying to land knees to the body.
Medland on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Medland being controlled against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rollins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Medland's brow.
Medland will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rollins up against the cage.
Rollins misses with an elbow strike.
Medland blocking some punches.
Rollins manages to break the clinch.
Medland plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rollins misses the shot to the body.
Oswald Medland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rollins misses with a low kick as Medland jumps back.
Medland tries a head kick but it misses.
Rollins blocks the body kick.
Rollins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rollins blocks a head kick by Medland.
Rollins tries to clinch but Medland is having none of it.
Medland looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rollins throws a hook but Medland blocks it.
Oswald Medland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Rollins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rollins fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Medland is out of range.
Medland tries to keep at a distance but Rollins has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rollins is trying to maintain a safe position but Medland gets an underhook and turns Rollins into the cage.
Medland slows down the pace here.
Rollins avoiding damage as Medland throws knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Medland has Rollins pressed against the cage.
Rollins leaning against his opponent.
Medland lands an elbow inside that Rollins shrugs off.
Medland has Rollins pressed against the cage.
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.
Medland avoiding damage as Rollins throws knees to the body.
The referee calls for Rollins to work.
Medland keeps control of Rollins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rollins letting Medland take a breather here.
Rollins trying to control the position but instead, Medland has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rollins into the cage.
Rollins tries to break free but Medland pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rollins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Rollins's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Medland is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rollins looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oswald Medland dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Medland pushes Rollins away with a front kick.
Medland has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rollins can't break the clinch.
A short left from Rollins.
Medland taking a breather.
Rollins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rollins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rollins has a couple of punches blocked by Medland.
Rollins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rollins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Medland or not.
Medland stalls.
Rollins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rollins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rollins scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins misses with a knee strike.
Rollins is trying to break the clinch but Medland is controlling him.
Medland prevents Rollins from breaking the clinch.
Rollins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Medland's face.
It looks like Oswald Medland has been cut.
Rollins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Medland on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Medland on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rollins looking to throw knees to the head but Medland is blocking nicely.
Medland is looking to control Rollins's arms but Rollins gets an underhook and turns him. Now Medland has his back to the cage.
Rollins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Medland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rollins avoids the head kick by Medland.
Medland throws a head kick that misses.
Medland is looking to land body kicks.
Rollins avoids the head kick by Medland.
Medland throws a head kick but Rollins moves out of range.
Medland throws a head kick that misses.
Rollins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Medland manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
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.
Rollins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Medland has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rollins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Medland as he avoids it easily.
Medland throws a head kick but Rollins moves out of range.
Rollins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Medland circles away quickly and effectively.
Medland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rollins.
Rollins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Medland throws a head kick but Rollins moves out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Medland misses with a head kick.
Rollins finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Medland checks a leg kick.
Rollins on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Medland thows a leg kick but Rollins checks it
and Rollins counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rollins prevents Medland from improving his position.
Medland wants to control but Rollins is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medland wants to get back to full guard but Rollins has passed into side control.
Rollins manages to capitalize on a mistake by Medland to take his back!
Medland trying to control the position but Rollins manages to sink in the hooks.
Medland rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Medland is looking to control Rollins's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Medland avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Medland pushes Rollins off looking to stand but Rollins dives back in and keeps control.
Medland wants to get back to full guard.
Rollins content to control rather than advance.
Medland is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neil Rollins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Oswald Medland's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Medland tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Medland throws a head kick that misses.
Rollins misses with a double jab.
Medland tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rollins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rollins connects with a good right hand that stumbles Medland. Medland circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Medland lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rollins will feel that in the morning.
Medland misses with a low kick as Rollins jumps back.
Rollins throws a nice looking combination but Medland bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Medland takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Medland.
Medland throws a head kick but Rollins moves out of range.
Rollins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Medland manages to avoid it.
Rollins misses with a two punch combination.
Medland tries to clinch up but Rollins circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Medland.
Medland misses with a head kick.
Rollins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rollins misses with a few strikes there.
Medland tries a head kick but it misses.
Medland connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rollins lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Medland swats away the attempt to clinch by Rollins.
Jab, jab by Rollins - just one landing.
Neil Rollins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medland avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rollins takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rollins checks the leg kick nicely there.
Good leg kick by Rollins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Medland throws a head kick that misses.
Medland slips a jab from Rollins.
Rollins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Medland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rollins.
Rollins looks to land a left hand but Medland moved out of range nicely.
Medland throws a sloppy head kick and Rollins moves out of range easily.
Rollins keeps the fight on the outside.
Medland throws a nice head kick!
Medland misses with a head kick.
Medland throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick by Medland misses
and Rollins counters with a left and a right that stings Medland.
Nice straight punches there by Rollins. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rollins.
Medland throws a front kick that sends Rollins stumbling back into the cage.
Rollins is looking to score with low kicks.
Medland pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rollins throws a leg kick which misses Medland's front leg but catches the back leg as Medland tries to avoid it.
Medland lands a front kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Medland throws a leg kick but Rollins sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins connects with a single shot there.
Medland throws a head kick but Rollins moves out of range.
Rollins tries to clinch there but Medland circles away.
Medland throws a head kick but Rollins moves out of range.
Rollins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Medland dodges the punch combination from Rollins.
Rollins blocks the body kick.
Rollins misses with a straight right.
A low kick from Medland misses
and Rollins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Medland circles away from the clinch attempt.
Medland misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rollins is looking to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Medland.
Medland looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oswald Medland seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rollins takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Medland misses with a head kick.
Medland misses with a head kick.
Rollins throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Medland.
Rollins misses with a takedown attempt - Medland sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Medland scores with a push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Medland lands with a slapping head kick.
Rollins throws a series of punches but Medland moves out of range.
A left and a right from Rollins both land. Nice combination.
Medland throws a head kick but Rollins moves out of range.
Medland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rollins jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rollins throws a series of strikes that have Medland backpedaling.
Medland clinches up with Rollins and pushes him back against the cage.
Rollins trying to land knees to the body.
Rollins scores with a knee to the head.
Rollins tries to land knees in the clinch but Medland avoids the damage to the body.
Rollins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rollins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Medland has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Medland stalling in the clinch but Rollins improves position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rollins obliges.
Rollins lands a hook that snaps the head of Medland backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Medland tries to close the distance and clinch but Rollins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Medland drives through and clinches with Rollins against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rollins fails to land.
Rollins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rollins misses with a body punch.
Rollins landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rollins will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Medland tries to stall but Rollins uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rollins has Medland pressed against the cage.
Rollins tries a body shot but Medland blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rollins misses with a knee to the head.
Rollins swings wildly with an uppercut but Medland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rollins tries to circle away but Medland has him pinned against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oswald Medland comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Medland 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oswald Medland!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georg the Caliph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Georg the Caliph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan David!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
the Caliph uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from David.
David lands a glancing blow to the side of the Caliph's head.
David lands a body shot.
David lunges at the Caliph with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by the Caliph's hand.
David misses with an uppercut. the Caliph saw that one coming.
David misses with a hook. the Caliph ducked under it nicely.
David lands a straight punch to the body, keeping the Caliph at a distance.
David jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from David misses.
David lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
the Caliph has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David ducks down and throws a hook to the body but the Caliph moves away.
David misses with a hook. the Caliph ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - David throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
David just misses with a punch to the body.
David punishes the Caliph's body with a nice straight punch.
David throws an uppercut from half a mile away. the Caliph sees it coming and avoids it easily.
David throws a hook but the Caliph avoids it easily.
David lands a nice shot that snaps the Caliph's head back.
David looks to throw the jab but the Caliph is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
the Caliph will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
the Caliph bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
David lands a jab to the nose.
David jabbing away but nothing is landing.
David catches the Caliph with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Georg the Caliph has been cut.
David moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
David keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
David connects with a body shot.
David ducks down and throws a hook to the body but the Caliph moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David misses the shot to the body.
the Caliph uses good head movement to avoid the hook from David.
David defends well against a solid takedown attempt from the Caliph.
David misses with an uppercut. the Caliph saw that one coming.
David leaves the Caliph with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georg the Caliph. That's going to take a lot out of him.
David throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
David lands with a shot to the body.
the Caliph on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
the Caliph is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David scores with a shot to the body.
the Caliph avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
David feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits the Caliphs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
the Caliph gets cracked there but stands up to it.
David misses the jab.
the Caliph fails with a takedown attempt.
David scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan David dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Georg the Caliph's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
the Caliph slips a jab from David.
David throws an uppercut from half a mile away. the Caliph sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jan David seems to be getting the better of the standup.
David misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from the Caliph.
The fighters circling - the Caliph throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
David works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
David thows a body shot but no joy.
the Caliph looks to throw the jab but David is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
the Caliph takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
the Caliph takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
David connects with a body shot that sends the Caliph's belly button to the back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David digs a good body shot into the Caliph's ribs.
David connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jan David is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
David scores with a one two! the Caliph had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
David cracks the Caliph with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
David connects with a body shot that sends the Caliph's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
David swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
David lands a really nice looking cross but the Caliph seems unphased.
David lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
David wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
the Caliph uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from David.
David lands a jab to the head.
David misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
the Caliph shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has David pinned against the cage. David gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
David lands a body shot.
David moves into range and connects with a jab.
the Caliph takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David dips to his left and cracks the Caliph with an uppercut!
Georg the Caliph's cut is getting worse.
the Caliph has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from David finds it's way round the side to connect with the Caliph's head.
the Caliph walks into a stiff left hand from David.
the Caliph fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
David throws out a loose jab but the Caliph uses good head movement to avoid it.
the Caliph throws a hook but David avoids it easily.
the Caliph walks into a left hand.
David has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
David fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David jabs the Caliph right on the nose. the Caliph blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
the Caliph drops his hands momentarily and David takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
the Caliph dodges the punch combination from David.
the Caliph misses with a double jab
and David makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
David cracks the Caliph with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
David swings for the body but the Caliph moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
David looks to score with a jab to the body but the Caliph is just out of range.
the Caliph steps to the side to avoid the strikes from David.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan David showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Georg the Caliph's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
David cracks a nice hook into the Caliph's ribs.
David lands a jab-cross combination.
David throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
David fakes high and swings low for a body shot but the Caliph manages to avoid it.
the Caliph with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling David to score with a decent uppercut.
David lands with a nice combination. the Caliph backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
David swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
David jabbing away but nothing is landing.
David looks to land a combination but the Caliph avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David connects with a crisp jab.
David swings for the body but the Caliph moves out of range.
David looks to land a left hand but the Caliph moved out of range nicely.
David cracks the Caliph with a right hand to the side of the head.
the Caliph misses with a takedown attempt
and David counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
the Caliph takes a jab right on the kisser.
the Caliph looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
David connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
the Caliph steps to the side to avoid the strikes from David.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
David throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent the Caliph stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
the Caliph gets cracked there but stands up to it.
David lands a nice shot that snaps the Caliph's head back.
David scores with a jab to the jaw.
David scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big left from David misses.
David cracks the Caliph with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Georg the Caliph's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
David cracks the Caliph with an open hand slap.
the Caliph is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
the Caliph ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
the Caliph misses with a straight right.
David lands an overhand right.
David fakes high and swings low for a body shot but the Caliph manages to avoid it.
Jan David seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for David.
David ducks down and throws a hook to the body but the Caliph moves away.
David scores with a hook to the body. the Caliph takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
David throws a jab when the Caliph was well out of range.
the Caliph takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by the Caliph.
David connects with a good right hand that stumbles the Caliph. the Caliph circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jan David is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
David lands a jab to the Caliph's midsection.
David bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether the Caliph might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
the Caliph takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
the Caliph moves forwards but David connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Georg the Caliph has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeez, Georg the Caliph's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
David with a body punch. A glancing blow.
David throws an uppercut from half a mile away. the Caliph sees it coming and avoids it easily.
David lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan David comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well David has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 George Francis scores the fight 24:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 24:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan David!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Bede (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Burton told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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160 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Bede!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Burton!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bede is looking to score with low kicks.
Bede moves into the clinch.
A short right from Bede on the inside.
Bede lands a nice knee to the body.
Burton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bede lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Jack Burton has been cut.
Burton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bede is stalling here.
Bede tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bede with a knee to the head.
Bede stalling in the clinch but Burton improves position.
Burton is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A hook to the body from Bede.
Burton wants to stall.
Good body shot from Burton.
Burton goes for a takedown attempt but Bede pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Burton throws a nice looking combination but Bede bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burton lunges at Bede with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bede's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burton just misses with a punch to the body.
Burton throws a lazy right hand but Bede sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burton throws a chopping leg kick but Bede manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A left lands for Burton.
Bede throws a leg kick but Burton checks it.
Bede circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bede counters with a low kick, right behind Burton 's knee.
Bede pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Burton.
A low kick from Bede is predictable there
and Burton counters with a leg kick.
Burton throws a shot from downtown. Bede moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Burton. Those never looked like landing.
Bede throws a sloppy head kick and Burton moves out of range easily.
Bede throws a leg kick that is checked
and Burton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bede shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Burton lands a jab to the head.
Bede avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bede is looking to chop away at Burton's legs.
Bede throws a head kick that misses.
Burton looks to throw a body kick
and Bede counters with an outside leg kick.
Burton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bede counters with a nice leg kick.
Bede misses with a takedown attempt - Burton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bede counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burton is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Let's hope that Burton 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.
Burton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bede manages to get himself to full guard.
Burton wants to pass the guard but Bede is keeping the position.
Burton passes Bede's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Burton wants to pass to mount but Bede is defending the position.
Burton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bede is not content to let Burton control the position.
Bede is looking to improve his position.
Burton is looking for a kimura here.
Bede is not content to let Burton control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Burton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Burton's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Burton pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bede back to the cage. Burton follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Burton throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bede dodges the punch combination from Burton.
Burton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Burton clobbers Bede with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Burton wants to clinch but Bede slips to the side
and Bede counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Burton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bede attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Burton throws a jab when Bede was well out of range.
Burton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bede tries to land a leg kick but Burton saw it coming and moves away.
Burton just misses with a punch to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Burton. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton looks to land a right hand but Bede moved out of range.
Bede misses with a head kick.
Burton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Burton misses with an uppercut. Bede saw that one coming.
Bede throws a leg kick which misses Burton's front leg but catches the back leg as Burton tries to avoid it.
Bede staying out of range there.
Bede gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jack Burton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bede to score with a decent uppercut.
Burton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bede moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burton jabs Bede right on the nose. Bede blinks but takes it well.
Lucas Bede is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bede. Bede obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice shot by Burton.
Burton misses with a hook. Bede ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bede is looking to slow Burton down with leg kicks.
Bede blocks a head kick by Burton.
Bede throws a body kick that misses.
Burton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bede's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Burton misses
and Bede counters with a low kick, right behind Burton 's knee.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burton checks a leg kick.
Burton misses with a body punch
and Bede counters with a nice leg kick.
A nice combination there by Burton.
Bede lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bede swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burton counters with a slapping leg kick.
Burton misses with a head kick.
Bede shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bede showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bede is looking to pass Burton's guard but actually Burton recovers to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton is trying to keep Bede in close.
Burton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bede tries to get to full guard but Burton has control of the leg.
Burton with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bede tries to get to full guard but Burton has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bede is defending against the submission attempts here by Burton.
Burton trying to control the action but Bede is working from the bottom.
Bede works his way to full guard. Good work.
Burton trying to control the position from guard on top but Bede is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Burton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Burton's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Burton misses the body punch
and Bede counters with a leg kick.
Burton throws a series of strikes that have Bede backpedaling.
Bede lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bede cracks the inside of Burton's front leg.
Burton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burton loads up on a big right hand but Bede slips the punch.
Bede misses with a double jab
and Burton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
An inside leg kick lands from Bede.
Bede blocks a head kick by Burton.
Burton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bede counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bede tries to work over Burton's front leg with a kick but Burton checks it.
Burton digs a good hook to Bede's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Lucas Bede has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burton thows a leg kick but Bede checks it
and Bede counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bede misses with a takedown attempt
and Bede takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Burton misses.
Burton just misses with a punch to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burton checks a leg kick.
Burton throws a body punch but Bede moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burton. Bede does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burton takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Burton looks to land a right hand but Bede moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Burton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A clash of legs there as Bede blocks the low kick.
Lucas Bede has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton blocks a head kick by Bede.
Burton throws a one two combo.
Bede fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jack Burton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burton moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bede tries to clinch but Burton moves out of range.
Burton misses with a leg kick
and Bede counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Burton throws a chopping leg kick but Bede manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Burton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bede.
A low kick from Bede misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Burton scores with a jab to the body.
Burton connects with a leg kick. Bede looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Burton misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton's corner calls for a 1-2. Burton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Burton connects with a jab.
Bede moves out of range of the strikes.
Burton throws a nice looking combination but Bede bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bede closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Burton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheers as Burton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bede doesn't seem phased though.
Bede tries to clinch but Burton moves out of range.
Bede blocks a head kick by Burton.
Burton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bede is able to avoid easily.
Bede checks a leg kick.
Bede looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Burton throws an overhand right that lands on Bede's shoulder, as Bede tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Burton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bede on the side of the head.
A nice combination there by Bede.
Burton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Burton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bede. Bede circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burton misses with a low kick.
Burton misses with a leg kick.
Burton lands a high kick!
Burton throws a body punch but Bede moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bede moves away.
Bede lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Burton misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Burton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Burton 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Burton!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Einar Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter Rose will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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181 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Einar Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hunter Rose!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Rose.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rose scores with a sloppy right hand. Lee should have avoided that one.
Lee closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rose to the mat! Rose manages to get full guard.
Lee won't allow Rose to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rose preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rose manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rose really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lee regains half guard.
Lee makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee pulls Rose in close to his closed guard and prevents Rose from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lee has a closed guard, preventing Rose from standing up.
Lee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lee escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rose gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lee had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rose defends it easily.
Rose stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rose controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lee pulls Rose in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lee manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rose has Lee in his guard.
Rose is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rose manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lee tries to hold on but Rose pushes him away.
Lee is trying to stand up.
Rose controlling from mount.
Rose trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Einar Lee will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rose.
Lee moves away from the strike by Rose.
Rose scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rose lands with a straight right. Lee didn't see that one coming.
Lee scores with a head kick. Rose tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rose moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Lee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rose circles away.
Lee throws a wild body kick that Rose sees coming a mile off.
Rose throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Rose.
Rose lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
Rose scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lee has managed to clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Rose.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
Rose gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rose.
Rose is working Lee over against the cage.
Rose presses Lee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rose wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Rose wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Rose - that landed with a thud.
Rose pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Rose.
Rose lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rose escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rose.
Rose scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rose lands with a good body shot.
Rose lands with a straight right. Lee didn't see that one coming.
Hunter Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Rose lands a body shot.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose jabs at Lee's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Rose ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rose lands an overhand right.
Rose is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lee rather than just go for the knockout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rose darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rose lands with a right hand.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Rose works the jab nicely.
Rose comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rose jabs at Lee's body.
Rose lands a nice shot to the body.
Rose bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lee's head.
Lee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rose listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rose throws out a powerful jab.
Rose scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rose scores with a body shot.
Lee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Rose moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose scores with the left hand. Lee knows he should have avoided that one.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rose digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Lee shoots for a double leg takedown but Rose sprawls well. He's pushed Lee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rose lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lee moves forwards but Rose connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rose!
Lee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rose finds it's way round the side to connect with Lee's head.
Rose lands a body shot.
Hunter Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose lands with a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Rose. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rose.
Rose lands a nice looking body shot.
Rose with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rose works Lee's body with a nice hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rose darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rose throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lee on the side of the head.
Rose lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lee at a distance.
Rose lands with a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rose lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rose lands with an uppercut that bounces Lee off the cage and back into rage.
Rose lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
Rose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Rose showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rose throws a shot to the body.
Lee takes one on the button.
Lee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rose digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Rose throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Rose misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rose fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rose throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rose cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
Rose jabs at Lee's body.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rose lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose connects with a body shot that sends Lee's belly button to the back.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Rose there.
Rose comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Einar Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rose ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A left lands for Rose.
Lee tries to clinch but Rose moves out of range.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Rose scores with a jab to the body.
Rose throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lee tries to move into range but Rose moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rose misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rose slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rose thuds a left hand into Lee's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose lands with a hook. Lee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rose's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lee under the eye.
Hunter Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rose swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Rose scores with a hook.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rose is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rose throws a shot to the body.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Rose lands the left hand.
Rose thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Rose shows good takedown defense.
Lee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rose fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lee is rocked!
Lee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rose.
Rose jabs at Lee's body.
Rose connects with a single shot there.
Rose bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lee's head.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rose lands a right hook to the body.
Lee seems to have got his legs back now.
Lee moves forwards but Rose connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rose drops Lee with a beautiful combination! Lee stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rose is looking for the KO!
Lee takes one on the button.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rose connects with a body shot that sends Lee's belly button to the back.
Rose scores with a body shot.
Rose digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rose darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jab from Rose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rose lands a jab to the nose.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Rose jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rose scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rose jabs at Lee's body.
Rose thows a body shot but no joy.
Rose works Lee's body with a nice hook.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rose comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rose has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rose punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
A left lands for Rose.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rose fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hunter Rose comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rose 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hunter Rose!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alan Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chase Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bundy comes to the cage accompanied by God Hates a Coward. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alan Bundy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chase Carter!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter dips to his left and cracks Bundy with an uppercut!
Carter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Carter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Carter throws a push kick but Bundy slaps the foot to one side.
Carter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alan Bundy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bundy tries to clinch but Carter is having none of it.
Bundy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Good standup being displayed there by Bundy as he connects with a hook.
Carter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bundy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bundy slips under a jab.
Bundy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Carter lands with a good body shot.
Bundy clobbers Carter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bundy dives in and grabs Carter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Carter pushes down on Bundy's head and hops out.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bundy.
Bundy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bundy works his way into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter can't escape the position.
Bundy punching from mount but Carter doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bundy thowing shots but they're missing.
Bundy lands with some strikes.
Bundy working for a submission but Carter is keeping him at bay.
Carter holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bundy tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy looking to finish with strikes here!
Bundy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bundy unloading with bombs!
Bundy is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Carter to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Carter shrugs it off.
Carter is looking to improve his position but Bundy isn't that keen on the idea.
Bundy misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bundy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bundy thowing shots but they're missing.
Bundy loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Carter scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Bundy land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Bundy stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alan Bundy!
Alan Bundy retains his welterweight title!
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