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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kris Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Dorkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dorkin's choice of entrance music: Duelling Banjos. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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181 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kris Piper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alan Dorkin!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piper lands a brutal head kick. Dorkin looks out on his feet and Piper throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Kris Piper!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Israel Kamakawiwo’ole. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cage. That's going to slow Penn down.
Cage bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Penn's head backwards.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cage. That's going to slow Penn down.
Cage looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Penn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cage throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like DJ Penn has been cut.
Cage tries a head kick but it misses.
Cage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Penn.
Penn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Penn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cage makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Cage misses.
Penn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Penn is rocked!
Cage shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Penn takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Cage sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Penn bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Cage!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Glen McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorden Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald comes to the cage accompanied by Superstar. Ellis has chosen M.E.T.H.O.D. Man as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glen McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorden Ellis!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellis shoots in and drives through. McDonald sprawls well.
Ellis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ellis circles away from the clinch attempt.
McDonald scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
McDonald is working for a kimura but Ellis is defending it quite comfortably.
Ellis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McDonald trying to pass the guard but Ellis defending well.
Ellis tries to get to full guard but McDonald has control of the leg.
Ellis trying to control but McDonald postures up.
Ellis wants to get back to full guard.
McDonald blocks the strikes from Ellis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
McDonald closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ellis to the mat! Ellis manages to get full guard.
McDonald won't allow Ellis to sweep him here.
McDonald with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ellis looking to hit a scissor sweep but McDonald is one step ahead there.
McDonald might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ellis is working an open guard so McDonald takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
McDonald pushes Ellis up against the cage in a clinch.
Ellis jumps into guard, dragging McDonald to the mat.
Ellis pulls McDonald in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ellis throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
McDonald advances position into side control!
Ellis is looking for a sweep.
Ellis looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis looking for a sweep but McDonald has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Ellis is trying desperately to improve position.
Ellis wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by McDonald.
McDonald looking to secure an arm triangle but Ellis defends it well.
McDonald controlling from mount.
McDonald tries to control but Ellis wriggling away.
McDonald looking to ground and pound but Ellis is blocking nicely.
Ellis wants to hold on but McDonald pushes him away.
McDonald looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ellis because McDonald loaded up on that one.
Ellis throwing hammer fists to the chest of McDonald. What's that going to do exactly?
McDonald stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Ellis misses with a takedown
and McDonald counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ellis won't be happy with that.
McDonald wants to control but Ellis is keeping him busy.
Ellis is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked McDonald off and has taken his back!
Ellis connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for McDonald to escape the position.
Ellis looking for the RNC.
Ellis lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns McDonald.
McDonald is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ellis throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting McDonald!
Oh McDonald is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ellis landing with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis lands a shot to the body.
Ellis has the hooks in. McDonald is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Ellis keeps control of the position easily here as McDonald tries to buck him off.
McDonald is really stuck here.
McDonald breaks Ellis's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ellis looking for a sweep. Not yet Ellis, not yet.
McDonald slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ellis manages to work his way to half guard, despite McDonald's best efforts.
Ellis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McDonald seems to have got his legs back now.
McDonald is looking to take a break and control but Ellis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ellis is trying to control but McDonald manages to pass to mount!
Ellis takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glen McDonald dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
McDonald fails with an attempt to clinch.
McDonald fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ellis sprawls well initially but McDonald persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
McDonald seems to be working for a kimura but Ellis defends the submission attempt.
McDonald working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ellis is looking to improve his position.
McDonald has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
McDonald is tying to control. Ellis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ellis tries to get to full guard but McDonald has control of the leg.
Ellis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ellis is breathing heavily.
Ellis strikes from the bottom but McDonald uses the opportunity to move to side control.
McDonald scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis looks to move to half guard but instead McDonald has passed into mount! Damn!
McDonald controlling the pace for now.
Ellis is trying to escape the mount.
McDonald controlling the position easily from mount.
McDonald raining down shots from the mount!
Glen McDonald overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McDonald looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
McDonald looking for a guillotine from mount but Ellis is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McDonald controlling the position easily from mount.
McDonald working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ellis gets back to half guard.
Ellis trying to hold on to McDonald's head to control him but McDonald postures up.
McDonald passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ellis bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ellis stands and throws McDonald's legs to the side, diving into side control.
McDonald is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis throws an elbow but McDonald slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ellis wants to control but McDonald is keeping him busy.
McDonald manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ellis's best efforts.
McDonald is trying to get back to full guard.
Ellis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McDonald does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ellis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Ellis.
Ellis is looking to advance position but McDonald won't allow it.
McDonald blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ellis.
Ellis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ellis wants to lay and pray for a moment but McDonald keeps working.
McDonald is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald looking for submissions off his back.
Ellis wants to pass the guard but McDonald is defending well.
Ellis decides to stand and escape the position.
Jorden Ellis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald scores with a three punch combo!
Ellis with a poor takedown
and McDonald counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ellis's guard now.
Ellis wants to hit a switch here but McDonald passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ellis there!
McDonald trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ellis tries to reverse the position but McDonald maintains control.
You get the feeling that Ellis really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Ellis sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glen McDonald dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
McDonald tries to clinch there but Ellis circles away.
Glen McDonald is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McDonald doesn't manage to clinch there - Ellis circles away.
Ellis shoots and misses
and McDonald counters with a nice uppercut.
Ellis swats away the attempt to clinch by McDonald.
Ellis tries a head kick but it misses.
McDonald closes the distance and clinches up with Ellis, looking for a takedown. McDonald pushes Ellis against the cage but Ellis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ellis fails with the takedown
and McDonald counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ellis punching from the bottom.
McDonald wants to control but Ellis is keeping him busy.
Ellis is looking to improve his position.
Ellis keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ellis works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis has a closed guard, preventing McDonald from standing up.
Ellis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ellis looking to control.
McDonald stands up from guard. Let's bang!
McDonald misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ellis tries to land a front kick but McDonald steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ellis shoots and misses
and Ellis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Glen McDonald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorden Ellis.
McDonald tries to clinch but Ellis is having none of it.
Ellis has his takedown stuffed
and McDonald counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ellis won't be happy with that.
McDonald wants to control but Ellis is keeping him busy.
Ellis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald advances nicely into full mount.
Ellis bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ellis trying to control the position from guard on top but McDonald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ellis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McDonald is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Ellis frees his head nicely. Oh but McDonald has switched to an armbar! Ellis is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Glen McDonald!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seth Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garrett Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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199 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seth Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Garrett Greene!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene misses with an uppercut.
Greene tries to clinch up but Wallace circles away and keeps his distance.
Wallace fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A combination from Greene does no damage.
Wallace closes this distance looking for a takedown but Greene circles away.
Greene keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seth Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Greene rushes Wallace and presses him up against the cage.
Wallace looking for a takedown.
Greene breaks from the clinch.
Wallace takes a swing at Greene's ribcage but misses.
Wallace closes the distance and clinches up with Greene, looking for a takedown. Wallace pushes Greene against the cage but Greene circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Greene misses with the combination.
Wallace looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Greene is fending him off so far but Wallace persists. Nope, Greene circles away and we're back to standing.
Greene gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wallace fails to pull guard.
Greene breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wallace shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Greene pinned against the cage. Greene gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Greene throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wallace.
Greene throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wallace slips a jab from Greene.
Wallace misses with a jab, cross combination.
Greene keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wallace is breathing heavily.
Greene drives through with a takedown into guard.
Greene is pushing down on Wallace's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wallace is fighting to maintain full guard but Greene has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wallace really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Greene is working for a submission of some sort.
Wallace wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wallace gets full guard.
Wallace manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Greene manages to get himself to full guard.
Wallace trying to control but Greene is working from the bottom.
Wallace looking to sit in guard and control but Greene gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Greene landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene throws a big right hand that misses.
Greene trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wallace looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Greene passes into half guard.
Wallace wants to improve his position but Greene is controlling well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Greene works his way into side control.
Greene working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Greene tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is looking to regain half guard here but Greene keeps moving and retains side control.
Wallace holding on.
Wallace tries to bench press Greene off him but Greene keeps the position.
Wallace is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garrett Greene 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.
Greene throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wallace.
Wallace stuns Greene with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A combination from Greene does no damage.
Wallace closes the distance looking to clinch
and Greene counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wallace working for a triangle but Greene defends it easily.
Wallace looking for a sweep. Not yet Wallace, not yet.
Greene sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wallace's guard.
Wallace is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Greene sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wallace defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace gets back to full guard.
Greene looking to pass the guard.
Wallace has an active guard here but Greene has managed to pass into half guard.
Greene prevents Wallace from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greene throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wallace actively working from the bottom here.
Greene escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace fails to land with a series of punches.
Greene misses with a combination
and Wallace counters with a three punch combo that has Greene backing up. Greene nods at Wallace to acknowledge the strikes.
Wallace gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Greene counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Wallace!
Wallace wants to hold on but Greene pushes him away.
Wallace can't escape the position.
Wallace slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Wallace trying to hold on to Greene's head to control him but Greene postures up.
Wallace wants to get back to full guard.
Wallace looking for submissions off his back.
Wallace tries to get to full guard but Greene has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace looking for submissions off his back.
Wallace trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wallace slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Wallace looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wallace flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Wallace wants to get back to full guard.
Greene scoring with strikes to the body and head.
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.
Wallace actively working from the bottom here.
Wallace is trying to control but Greene manages to pass to mount!
Wallace tries to lock up and control but Greene gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wallace really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Greene blocks Wallace's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Wallace is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garrett Greene showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Wallace shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Greene counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Greene.
Greene postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wallace has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Greene is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Wallace.
Wallace is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wallace wants to control but Greene postures up.
Greene is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wallace has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wallace is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace manages to work his way to half guard, despite Greene's best efforts.
Wallace is trying to control but can't.
Greene looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wallace with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wallace is trying to get back to full guard.
Wallace is pressing down on Greene's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Greene looking to pass the guard.
Greene postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wallace's guard.
Wallace is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Greene jumps into side control!
Greene working away.
Wallace looks to move to half guard but instead Greene has passed into mount! Damn!
BOOM! Greene connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wallace is in all sorts of trouble here.
Greene avoids the attempt from Wallace to control.
Greene putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wallace is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Greene swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Wallace is now in Greene's guard. A big mistake from Greene there, giving up the dominant position!
Greene keeping full guard, as Wallace tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wallace advances to half guard.
Greene is trying to get back to full guard.
Greene taking some punishment here, with Wallace in his half guard.
Wallace is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Greene throwing hammer fists to the chest of Wallace. What's that going to do exactly?
Wallace swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Greene is now in Wallace's guard. A big mistake from Wallace there, giving up the dominant position!
Greene slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene uses his free foot to push down on Wallace's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Wallace.
Wallace throwing hammer fists to the chest of Greene. What's that going to do exactly?
Greene in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Greene looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Greene looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wallace tries to hold on but Greene postures up.
Seth Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wallace throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Garrett Greene comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Greene 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 Chris Downing scores the fight for Garrett Greene!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Garrett Greene!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Garrett Greene!
Garrett Greene wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Bassey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideo Nomo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nomo has chosen Down Rodeo as his entrance music. Hideo Nomo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spencer Bassey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hideo Nomo!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bassey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bassey misses with a series of wild punches.
Nomo misses with a takedown attempt - Bassey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bassey stuffs the takedown attempt from Nomo. Nomo gets slowly back to his feet.
Bassey tries a head kick but it misses.
Bassey looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nomo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bassey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nomo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bassey lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Hideo Nomo has been cut.
Nomo avoids a kick to the body.
Bassey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nomo fails to land the takedown.
Spencer Bassey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hideo Nomo.
Nomo shoots in but no luck this time.
Nomo shoots in and drives through. Bassey sprawls well.
Bassey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bassey throws a jab but it's blocked by Nomo.
Nomo keeps the fight on the outside.
Nomo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bassey as he avoids it easily.
Nomo looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bassey throws a lazy right hand but Nomo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bassey throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Oooh a lovely combination from Bassey sends Nomo down but not out. Bassey dives into side control looking to finish.
Nomo is rocked!
Bassey creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Nomo is still in real trouble! Can Bassey finish him?
Bassey lands a few punches from side control.
That has opened up Hideo Nomo's cut even more.
Nomo taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bassey is working Nomo over with some ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bassey lands an elbow.
Bassey works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Check out the look on Bassey's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bassey looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nomo is trying to control Bassey's posture but Bassey avoids it.
Bassey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nomo on the ground.
Nomo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Nomo seems to have recovered his senses.
Nomo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Nice strikes from Bassey there.
Nomo looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bassey is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bassey lands a nice shot to the head.
The cut above Hideo Nomo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hideo Nomo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Spencer Bassey!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fionn mac Cumhail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Carlton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlton has chosen Inside the Fire as his entrance music. Jason Carlton is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fionn mac Cumhail!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Carlton!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlton stuffs the takedown attempt from mac Cumhail. mac Cumhail gets slowly back to his feet.
mac Cumhail moves into range and clinches up with Carlton.
mac Cumhail goes for a takedown attempt but Carlton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
mac Cumhail gets a takedown into half guard.
mac Cumhail not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Carlton tries to roll over but mac Cumhail keeps him under control.
Carlton is looking to control mac Cumhail's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Carlton avoid being mounted?
mac Cumhail has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Carlton actively working from the bottom here.
mac Cumhail working over Carlton with some ground and pound. Carlton looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlton works his way to full guard. Good work.
Carlton manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
mac Cumhail tries to reverse the position but Carlton maintains control.
mac Cumhail blocking the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
mac Cumhail regains half guard.
Carlton trying to control from half guard but mac Cumhail is working away.
mac Cumhail missing with punches from the bottom.
mac Cumhail on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if mac Cumhail tries to get out of the position.
mac Cumhail is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
mac Cumhail is working hard here to advance position.
mac Cumhail moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Carlton trying to control but mac Cumhail is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlton slips nicely into half guard.
Carlton wants to pass to mount but mac Cumhail is defending the position.
Carlton trying to control from mac Cumhail's half guard. mac Cumhail has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
mac Cumhail tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carlton throwing strikes from guard but mac Cumhail blocks nicely.
mac Cumhail tries to land a sweep but no joy.
mac Cumhail is breathing heavily.
Carlton is pushing down on mac Cumhail's leg trying to pass to half guard. mac Cumhail is fighting to maintain full guard but Carlton has managed to sneak the leg through.
Carlton sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Carlton trying to mount his opponent but mac Cumhail defends it.
mac Cumhail is looking to improve his position.
Carlton trying to control the action but mac Cumhail is working from the bottom.
mac Cumhail wants to get back to his feet.
Carlton wants to lay and pray for a moment but mac Cumhail keeps working.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Carlton lands a nice short elbow.
mac Cumhail wants to improve his position but Carlton is controlling well.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Horrible takedown by mac Cumhail or perhaps it was just good defense by Carlton which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fionn mac Cumhail. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carlton looks to clinch
and mac Cumhail counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Carlton's guard now.
mac Cumhail makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
It looks like Jason Carlton has been cut.
mac Cumhail landing some decent shots from guard.
Carlton is rocked!
mac Cumhail connects with a couple of short punches.
Carlton is still in real trouble! Can mac Cumhail finish him?
mac Cumhail working some strikes from top position.
mac Cumhail postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
mac Cumhail is in close to Carlton's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells mac Cumhail's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The cut above Jason Carlton's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
mac Cumhail advances to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
mac Cumhail scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jason Carlton's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jason Carlton's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fionn mac Cumhail!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Asaki Minimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chilo Menga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Asaki Minimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chilo Menga!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minimoto scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Menga is rocked!
It looks like Chilo Menga has been cut.
Menga shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Minimoto but Minimoto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Menga is still on wobbly legs! Can Minimoto finish him?
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Minimoto! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Asaki Minimoto!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Hayz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg The Phenom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hayz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hollywood Undead - Dead in Ditches. Greg The Phenom 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dustin Hayz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg The Phenom!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayz misses with a few strikes there.
The Phenom buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The Phenom gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The Phenom keeping moving, preventing Hayz from controlling successfully.
Hayz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hayz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The Phenom keeping full guard, as Hayz tries to pass.
Hayz drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and The Phenom dives on top into guard.
The Phenom tries to stand but Hayz is controlling from the bottom.
The Phenom drops back looking for a leg! Hayz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hayz manages to kick The Phenom off! The Phenom jumps back into Hayz's guard.
The Phenom missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Phenom is looking to work some ground and pound but Hayz has wrist control.
The Phenom looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hayz working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because The Phenom has passed into half guard!
The Phenom winds up and cracks Hayz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The Phenom wants to free his trapped foot but Hayz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two 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.
The Phenom seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Hayz is trying to get back to full guard.
The Phenom is trying to control the action in half guard but Hayz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
It looks like The Phenom is going to stand back up.
The Phenom prevents Hayz from improving his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Phenom will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Phenom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hayz clinches.
The Phenom digs a right hand underneath Hayz's ribcage. Hayz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayz tries to score a body lock takedown but The Phenom shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hayz avoiding damage.
Hayz is breathing heavily.
The Phenom is trying to maintain a safe position but Hayz gets an underhook and turns The Phenom into the cage.
Hayz pulls guard.
Hayz throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hayz keeping busy on the bottom but The Phenom has passed one foot through into half guard.
The Phenom content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hayz gets back to full guard.
The Phenom would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Phenom content to stall in guard here.
The Phenom stopping the sweep attempt from Hayz.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hayz striking from his own guard.
The Phenom stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hayz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Phenom is looking to stand up but Hayz won't let him.
Hayz working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Greg The Phenom will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hayz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Phenom pinned against the cage. The Phenom gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hayz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Phenom as he jumps to the side.
Hayz shoots in for a takedown but The Phenom shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dustin Hayz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Phenom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Phenom fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hayz.
Greg The Phenom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hayz is looking to clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by The Phenom!
Jab from The Phenom.
Good standup being displayed there by The Phenom as he connects with a hook.
Hayz darts in and clinches The Phenom up against the cage.
The Phenom breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from The Phenom.
The Phenom throws a body kick that misses.
The Phenom throws a good cross that connects.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hayz blocks the body kick.
The Phenom tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Phenom swinging wilding here.
Hayz closes the distance and clinches.
Hayz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. The Phenom just stands there and leans against the cage.
The Phenom lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The Phenom.
The Phenom is looking to break free of the clinch but Hayz has double underhooks.
The Phenom breaks from the clinch.
Hayz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The Phenom throws out a leg kick but Hayz moves out of range and The Phenom only half commits.
Hayz avoids the head kick by The Phenom.
Hayz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hayz shoots in looking for a takedown. The Phenom tries to sprawl out of it but Hayz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Phenom manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The Phenom stuffs the takedown.
No joy there for The Phenom, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice body kick there by The Phenom.
The Phenom lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hayz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Phenom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hayz.
The Phenom swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hayz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hayz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The Phenom wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hayz breaks the clinch.
Hayz closes the distance and clinches.
Hayz tries to pull guard but The Phenom won't allow it.
The Phenom is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hayz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hayz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. The Phenom avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hayz has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed The Phenom clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The Phenom is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Hayz.
Hayz scores with strikes from the back.
Hayz tries to keep control of the position but The Phenom is staying busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayz cracks The Phenom with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing The Phenom from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
The Phenom trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Hayz scores with strikes from the back.
The Phenom is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Hayz gets his way!
The Phenom trying to control the position but Hayz manages to sink in the hooks.
Hayz is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but The Phenom won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Hayz off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dustin Hayz!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paolo Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black has chosen Life in a Marvelous Time-Mos Def as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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215 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paolo Mendez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Black!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Black really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mendez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mendez tries to pass to full mount but Black defends it.
Mendez is looking for a kimura but Black is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mendez to get the leverage.
Black should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Mendez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mendez is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Black has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mendez tries to pass to full mount but Black defends it.
Black missing with punches from the bottom.
Black is defending against the submission attempts here by Mendez.
Black wants to control but Mendez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez wants to take a breather but Black is having none of it.
Mendez is looking for a kimura but Black is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mendez to get the leverage.
Black moves into full guard.
Black working a defensive guard here.
Mendez stopping the sweep attempt from Black.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mendez wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Black is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Black wants to sweep here but Mendez controlling him for the moment.
Black is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mendez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Black is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Black looks to land a combination but Mendez avoids it well.
Mendez avoids the head kick by Black.
Black looks to land a combination but Mendez avoids it well.
Black looks gassed!
Black throws a right and a left that Mendez avoids nicely.
Mendez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mendez works over Black with some ground and pound from guard.
Black preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mendez advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Mendez easily slips into full mount!
Mendez goes for an armbar but Black turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Black.
Black must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mendez wants to sweep here but Black controlling him for the moment.
Mendez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Black's guard.
Mendez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Black wants to sweep here but Mendez controlling him for the moment.
Mendez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mendez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Black's guard.
Mendez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black trying to hold on to Mendez's head to control him but Mendez postures up.
Mendez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Black wants to control but Mendez is keeping busy.
Mendez has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mendez controlling the pace for now.
A nice elbow there by Mendez.
Mendez is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Black is surviving well by controlling Mendez's body position as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paolo Mendez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mendez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mendez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mendez is trying to control the action in half guard but Black is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mendez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Black trying to control from the bottom.
Mendez works his foot free and advances to mount.
Black tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mendez throws some wild stikes that Black manages to avoid easily.
Black is breathing heavily.
Mendez get's back to his feet.
Black is looking to score with low kicks.
Mendez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Black looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black defending against the ground and pound.
Black is trying to improve his position.
Paolo Mendez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mendez is working to tighten is grip on Black's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Black has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Mendez is really squeezing tight and eventually Black passes out! Mendez breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Paolo Mendez!
Paolo Mendez retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Che Satomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Satomi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bad Boys. Darren Williams acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Che Satomi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Darren Williams!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a head kick but Satomi moves out of range.
Satomi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Williams tries to buck Satomi off but Satomi is having none of it.
Satomi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Williams knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Satomi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Williams is trying to improve his position.
Satomi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Williams knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Satomi has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Williams!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Satomi.
Satomi swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Williams is now in Satomi's guard. A big mistake from Satomi there, giving up the dominant position!
Williams with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Satomi wants to sweep here but Williams controlling him for the moment.
Satomi throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Satomi is looking for a triangle but Williams pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams stands and throws Satomi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Satomi is breathing heavily.
Williams is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Satomi has escaped the position, nice work there.
Williams advances nicely into full mount.
Satomi wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Williams.
Williams tries to control but Satomi wriggling away.
Williams working for a guillotine from mount but Satomi is in no mood to give up.
Satomi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satomi tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Williams has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Satomi is trying to reverse the position but instead Williams has taken his back - oops!
Williams is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Satomi knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Satomi for a finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Satomi covering up well under a series of strikes from Williams.
Satomi turns into Williams and is now in his guard.
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.
Williams throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Satomi slips nicely into half guard.
Williams gets back to full guard.
Satomi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Satomi postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.
Satomi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Che Satomi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Satomi.
Satomi throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Satomi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satomi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Satomi throws a head kick that misses.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satomi gets a takedown into half guard.
Satomi is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Williams has managed to free his arm - good work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams gets full guard.
Satomi content to stall in guard here.
Satomi drops back, looking for a kneebar! Williams looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Williams looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Williams!
Satomi tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satomi is trying to work for a sweep but Williams has mounted him!
Williams working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Satomi is looking to get to half guard.
Williams working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Williams fails to take his opponent's back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satomi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Satomi bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Williams is on top in guard.
Williams trying to stand up but can't free himself from Satomi's guard.
Williams won't allow Satomi to sweep him here.
Satomi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Satomi working for a triangle but Williams defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satomi is trying to keep Williams in close.
Williams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Satomi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Williams preventing the sweep.
Williams avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Satomi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Satomi had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Williams is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Satomi Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Williams's back instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Che Satomi dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A swing and a miss from Satomi.
Satomi fails with the takedown.
Williams tries to clinch but Satomi is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satomi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Williams as he avoids it easily.
Williams decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Satomi trying to control but Williams postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Satomi is controlling Williams's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Satomi tries to get to full guard but Williams has control of the leg.
Williams trying to control from half guard but Satomi is working away.
Satomi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Satomi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Satomi looking for a sweep. Not yet Satomi, not yet.
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.
Satomi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Williams scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Satomi has his foot on Williams's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Williams works his way back into a safe position though.
Satomi controlling Williams's posture.
Satomi working a defensive guard here.
Satomi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Satomi has his feet on Williams's thighs here. He's pushed Williams off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Williams screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Che Satomi!
Che Satomi retains his welterweight title!
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