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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Naoya Shiraishi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Jordan (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Naoya Shiraishi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jordan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Some wild striking there from Jordan.
Shiraishi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jordan throws a shot to the body.
Shiraishi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shiraishi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jordan counters with a series of strikes. Shiraishi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Shiraishi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Michael Jordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jordan takes the fight into the clinch.
Jordan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shiraishi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shiraishi looking for a takedown.
Shiraishi tries to land a knee to the head but Jordan blocks with his arms.
Jordan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jordan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jordan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jordan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shiraishi.
Jordan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jordan lands in his opponent's guard.
Shiraishi wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiraishi uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Jordan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shiraishi. That did some damage!
Shiraishi closes the distance but Jordan moves to the side
and Jordan counters with a two punch combo.
Shiraishi misses with a double jab
and Jordan counters with a thumping low kick.
Shiraishi fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Naoya Shiraishi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shiraishi is breathing heavily.
Shiraishi fails to land the takedown.
Jordan throws a series of strikes that have Shiraishi backpedaling.
Jordan lands a body shot.
Shiraishi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jordan.
Jordan cracks the inside of Shiraishi's front leg.
Shiraishi swinging wilding here.
Jordan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jordan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jordan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Shiraishi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jordan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jordan closes the distance and clinches.
Jordan can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiraishi tries to land knees in the clinch but Jordan avoids the damage to the body.
Jordan manages to break the clinch.
Jordan throws a series of strikes that have Shiraishi backpedaling.
Jordan stalks Shiraishi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shiraishi's face. Shiraishi staggers backwards, shaken.
Shiraishi throws a sloppy head kick
and Jordan counters with a series of strikes. Shiraishi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Shiraishi misses with a series of wild punches.
Jordan misses with a takedown attempt - Shiraishi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shiraishi tries to bum rush Jordan with a series of wild strikes but Jordan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shiraishi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jordan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
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!
Jordan has had enough of the clinch but Shiraishi keeps him there for the moment.
Jordan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jordan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shiraishi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shiraishi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shiraishi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jordan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shiraishi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jordan.
Jordan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shiraishi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jordan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jordan stuffs the takedown.
Jordan scores with a decent looking hook.
Jordan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan moves out of range of the body kick from Shiraishi.
Shiraishi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jordan.
Jordan has Shiraishi up against the cage in a clinch.
Jordan wants a takedown but no success here.
Jordan breaks the clinch.
Jordan blocks a head kick by Shiraishi.
Shiraishi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shiraishi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jordan darts in and clinches Shiraishi up against the cage.
Jordan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jordan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jordan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shiraishi misses with a series of wild punches.
Jordan is looking to slow Shiraishi down with leg kicks.
Jordan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Shiraishi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shiraishi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jordan.
Jordan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jordan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shiraishi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jordan clinches.
Shiraishi misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiraishi wants to get back to striking at distance but Jordan won't allow it.
Shiraishi misses with a knee to the head.
Shiraishi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jordan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Shiraishi doesn't manage to clinch there - Jordan circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shiraishi 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 Jordan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jordan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shiraishi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jordan as he avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown by Shiraishi or perhaps it was just good defense by Jordan which made him look bad.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shiraishi.
Shiraishi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jordan wants to stand and escape but instead Shiraishi has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Shiraishi with a nice head shot there.
Shiraishi scoring with punches to the head and body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jordan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shiraishi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Shiraishi 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.
Shiraishi scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Jordan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jordan!
Shiraishi misses with a looping left.
Jordan connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Jordan.
Shiraishi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice combination there by Jordan.
Jordan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jordan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shiraishi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shiraishi is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jordan is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Shiraishi to the mat. Shiraishi regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Jordan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jordan wants to pass the guard but Shiraishi is keeping the position.
Jordan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jordan prevents Shiraishi from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jordan trying to control the position from guard on top but Shiraishi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shiraishi throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jordan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jordan preventing the sweep.
Jordan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan forces Shiraishi back against the cage and clinches.
Jordan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Jordan scores with a four punch combination!
Shiraishi tries a head kick but it misses.
Jordan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jordan.
Shiraishi tries to clinch up but Jordan circles away and keeps his distance.
Jordan drives through and clinches with Shiraishi against the cage.
Jordan blocking some punches.
Jordan breaks from the clinch.
Jordan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shiraishi's waist but Shiraishi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jordan off to one side.
A head kick by Shiraishi misses
and Jordan counters with a three punch combo that has Shiraishi backing up. Shiraishi nods at Jordan to acknowledge the strikes.
Jordan scores a takedown into full mount!
Jordan looking for a guillotine from mount but Shiraishi is having none of it.
Jordan blocks Shiraishi's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Jordan is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Shiraishi has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Shiraishi sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan wants to get back to his feet.
Shiraishi manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Danga de danga de dang - Shiraishi scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Michael Jordan has been cut.
Jordan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jordan clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jordan keeps control of Shiraishi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shiraishi is trying to stall.
Jordan breaks from the clinch.
Shiraishi throws a head kick that misses.
Shiraishi swings for the body but Jordan moves out of range.
Jordan moves into the clinch successfully.
Jordan tries for a takedown but Shiraishi manages to get underhooks.
Shiraishi throws a head punch that misses.
Jordan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shiraishi has him pressed against the cage.
Shiraishi avoids the elbow strike from Jordan, against the cage.
Jordan tries to land a knee to the head but Shiraishi blocks with his arms.
Shiraishi misses with an elbow over the top.
Shiraishi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jordan is keeping busy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shiraishi.
Shiraishi struggles to land a body shot inside as Jordan controls his hands.
Shiraishi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jordan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiraishi tries to break the clinch but Jordan is controlling the position.
Shiraishi tries to land knees in the clinch but Jordan avoids the damage to the body.
Shiraishi working aggressively here.
Shiraishi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shiraishi prevents Jordan from breaking the clinch.
Jordan breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Shiraishi.
Shiraishi fails to land the takedown.
Shiraishi throws a lazy head kick
and Jordan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Shiraishi!
Shiraishi is working to get back to half guard.
Shiraishi is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Shiraishi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Shiraishi's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Shiraishi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Shiraishi wants to control but Jordan is having none of it.
Shiraishi bucks Jordan off and manages to get back to his feet!
Jordan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan doesn't manage to clinch there - Shiraishi circles away.
Naoya Shiraishi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jordan, right into the meat.
Jordan throws a nice outside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Shiraishi blocks the leg kick.
Shiraishi tries to clinch
and Jordan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jordan darts in and clinches Shiraishi up against the cage.
Shiraishi can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Naoya Shiraishi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shiraishi wants to get back to striking at distance but Jordan won't allow it.
Shiraishi wants to break free but Jordan has control.
Shiraishi misses with the head strike.
Shiraishi is working for takedown but Jordan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Shiraishi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jordan looking to stall.
Shiraishi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jordan.
Jordan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shiraishi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jordan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jordan avoids the head kick by Shiraishi.
Jordan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shiraishi shoots in but Jordan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jordan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jordan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shiraishi misses with the combination.
Jordan gets caught flat footed, as Shiraishi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Jordan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Jordan'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!
Shiraishi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Shiraishi showed some decent athleticism there.
Shiraishi is tying to control. Jordan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Shiraishi is nestled in close to Jordan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Shiraishi stands up from half guard.
Shiraishi tries to clinch there but Jordan circles away.
Jordan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Shiraishi is looking to clinch but Jordan is avoiding it.
Shiraishi throws a poor cross that misses
and Jordan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Shiraishi misses with a double jab.
Shiraishi misses with a takedown attempt - Jordan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jordan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shiraishi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shiraishi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jordan but Jordan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jordan.
Shiraishi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jordan's best efforts.
Jordan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shiraishi landing strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan wants to stand up but Shiraishi is controlling the position.
Shiraishi wants to improve his position but Jordan is controlling well.
Shiraishi manages to get to full guard.
Jordan stands up from Shiraishi's guard - Jordan perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jordan stalks Shiraishi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shiraishi's face. Shiraishi staggers backwards, shaken.
Jordan is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jordan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jordan gets caught flat footed, as Shiraishi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jordan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shiraishi is one step ahead there.
Shiraishi stands up from Jordan's guard - Shiraishi perhaps looking for a knockout.
Shiraishi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jordan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shiraishi misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiraishi looks for a takedown but Jordan sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Naoya Shiraishi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jordan clinches with his opponent.
Jordan manages to break the clinch.
Jordan clinches up with Shiraishi and pushes him back against the cage.
Jordan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shiraishi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jordan throws a one two combo.
A good leg kick by Jordan.
Shiraishi tries a head kick but it misses.
Shiraishi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jordan circles away.
Shiraishi throws a sloppy head kick and Jordan moves out of range easily.
Shiraishi throws a combination that misses
and Jordan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Shiraishi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jordan circles away.
Shiraishi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jordan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jordan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jordan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shiraishi tries for a takedown but Jordan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Michael Jordan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jordan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shiraishi.
Shiraishi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jordan can pounce on him.
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!
Jordan lands with a cross.
Jordan scoring well with a low kick there.
Jordan blocks a head kick by Shiraishi.
Jordan forces Shiraishi back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan manages to break the clinch.
Shiraishi wants to clinch but Jordan slips to the side
and Jordan counters with a leg kick.
Naoya Shiraishi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shiraishi throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Jordan stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Shiraishi follows into mount!
Jordan is rocked!
Shiraishi lands a heavy elbow.
Jordan is still in real trouble! Can Shiraishi finish him?
A nice elbow there by Shiraishi.
That has opened up Michael Jordan's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shiraishi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jordan looks a forlorn figure.
Michael Jordan'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 Michael Jordan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Naoya Shiraishi!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Clavelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sadie Cobain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clavelle comes to the cage accompanied by Hexogram By Deftones. Sadie Cobain 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Clavelle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sadie Cobain!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clavelle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cobain is fending him off so far but Clavelle persists. Nope, Cobain circles away and we're back to standing.
Clavelle tries to clinch but Cobain moves out of range.
Clavelle throws a series of punches but Cobain moves out of range.
Clavelle wants to clinch up but Cobain keeps it at a distance.
Clavelle lands with a nice combination. Cobain backs away looking to recover.
Cobain bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cobain is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Clavelle has escaped the position, nice work there.
Clavelle could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cobain tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Clavelle is looking for a sweep.
Cobain tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cobain tries for a kimura but Clavelle is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clavelle prevents Cobain from improving position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cobain tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cobain looks gassed!
Cobain tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Clavelle is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cobain tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cobain has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
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.
Cobain looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Clavelle throws Cobain to one side and escapes!
Good exchange - Clavelle coming out on top.
A combination from Clavelle does no damage.
Clavelle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clavelle shoots in but no luck this time.
Cobain takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Clavelle swinging wilding here.
Clavelle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clavelle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cobain counters with a single leg into guard. Clavelle didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Clavelle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clavelle wants to stand and escape but Cobain is having none of it.
Cobain won't allow Clavelle to sweep him here.
Cobain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cobain forces his way into half guard.
Cobain frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cobain 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. Clavelle looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Cobain! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sadie Cobain!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Asaki Minimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Van (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andy Van 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy Van!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minimoto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Van swivels and escapes.
Van keeps the fight on the outside.
Minimoto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Minimoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van clinches with his opponent.
Minimoto misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van.
Van lands a knee to the head.
Minimoto can't find room to land a body shot as Van controls the action.
Van manages to break the clinch.
Van tries for a takedown but Minimoto sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Minimoto drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Van keeping moving, preventing Minimoto from controlling successfully.
Van is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Minimoto is controlling him.
Minimoto wants to pass the guard but Van is keeping the position.
Minimoto is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minimoto slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Minimoto is looking to take a break and control but Van is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Minimoto tries to score with some ground and pound. Van controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Minimoto wants to control for a moment but Van uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Van really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Minimoto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Minimoto regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Van preventing the sweep.
Minimoto is trying to control the position but Van postures up.
Minimoto had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Van is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Minimoto Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Van's back instead.
Van is trying to get back to his feet but Minimoto has full control of the position and if anything, Van has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Minimoto is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Van is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Minimoto is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van 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 Minimoto gets his way!
Minimoto is looking to control Van but Van is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van wants to escape the position.
That's four 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.
Minimoto missing with punches from the back.
Will Minimoto go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Minimoto has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Van's body.
Van prevents Minimoto from getting a body triangle.
Minimoto scores with punches from the back.
Minimoto is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Van is defending well though. Minimoto let's go of the attempt for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asaki Minimoto dominated that round.
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.
Minimoto closes the distance and clinches up with Van, looking for a takedown. Minimoto pushes Van against the cage but Van circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Minimoto throws a push kick but Van slaps the foot to one side.
Van tries to clinch but Minimoto moves away
and Minimoto counters with a head kick. That will keep Van thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Minimoto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Minimoto throws a head kick that Van semi-blocks.
Van is rocked!
Horrible takedown by Minimoto or perhaps it was just good defense by Van which made him look bad.
Van is still on wobbly legs! Can Minimoto finish him?
It's a brutal combination of punches from Minimoto! Van is backing up but he can't get away as Minimoto lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Van and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Asaki Minimoto!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between tee baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Seeland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). baker comes into the arena with dethklok blaring out of the sound system. tee baker had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Jeremy Seeland 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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209 lbs
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207 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, tee baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Seeland!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
baker misses with a straight right.
baker looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Seeland scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Seeland trying to control the action but baker is working from the bottom.
Seeland is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. baker is trying to escape and Seeland transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and baker is forced to tap! Nice work there by Seeland! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jeremy Seeland!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Blasko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rick Robinson 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Blasko!
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, Rick Robinson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blasko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
John Blasko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Blasko misses.
An inside leg kick from Blasko misses.
Robinson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Robinson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blasko is one step ahead there.
Robinson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Robinson looking for a guillotine here but Blasko defends easily.
Robinson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blasko's guard.
Robinson trying to control but Blasko is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robinson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Blasko is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Blasko has escaped and now he's on top!
Robinson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blasko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Robinson looks gassed!
Robinson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blasko passes Robinson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Blasko is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Blasko is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Robinson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Robinson tries to reverse the position but Blasko maintains control.
Robinson wants to hold on but Blasko pushes him away.
Blasko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Robinson on the ground.
Robinson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blasko wants to finish this one by submission but Robinson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Blasko.
Robinson tries to hold on but Blasko pushes him away.
Robinson regains half guard.
Robinson is pressing down on Blasko's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Robinson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Blasko postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is looking for a triangle but Blasko pushes his legs off easily.
Robinson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Blasko would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Robinson working a defensive guard here.
Blasko sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Robinson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A big left from Blasko misses.
Blasko drives through with a takedown into guard.
Robinson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blasko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robinson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Blasko puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Robinson is trying to control but can't.
Blasko escapes and gets back to his feet.
Blasko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Robinson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Blasko counter with a right hand.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
Blasko throws a head kick that misses.
John Blasko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blasko throws a sloppy head kick and Robinson moves out of range easily.
Robinson misses with a takedown attempt
and Blasko counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Robinson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Blasko.
Robinson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Blasko's best efforts.
Robinson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Blasko's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Blasko's back!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Blasko manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Blasko throws a jab but it's blocked by Robinson.
Blasko misses with a low kick.
Robinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blasko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blasko throws a jab when Robinson was well out of range.
Blasko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Robinson slips a jab and a cross from Blasko.
Robinson fails with the takedown
and Blasko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
John Blasko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Robinson.
Robinson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blasko. Blasko obviously looking to wear him down.
Blasko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Robinson.
Blasko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Robinson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blasko counters with a series of strikes. Robinson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Robinson fails with the takedown
and Blasko counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson fails with the takedown.
Blasko scores with a shot to the body.
Blasko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blasko fails with the takedown.
Blasko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Robinson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Blasko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Robinson misses with a takedown
and Blasko moves into the clinch.
Blasko breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Blasko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blasko throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Blasko shoots in for a takedown but Robinson shows good takedown defense.
Robinson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blasko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Robinson tries for a takedown but Blasko circles away easily
and Blasko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Robinson tries for a takedown but Blasko sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Blasko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Robinson tries to clinch up but Blasko circles away and keeps his distance.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Blasko.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blasko works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Robinson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blasko stands up and we're back to a striking position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Blasko dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Blasko lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Robinson is looking to close the distance but Blasko sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Robinson crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Robinson is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). John Blasko!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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180 lbs
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18
183 lbs
3 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Big right hand |
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Brawler
Fast |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Jones!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano misses with the combination.
Marciano is looking to clinch.
Marciano's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Marciano duly obliges.
Marciano swinging wilding here.
Some wild striking there from Marciano.
A punch combination from Marciano misses.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marciano pinned against the cage. Marciano gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Marciano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Marciano.
Marciano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Marciano misses.
Jones scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marciano tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones with a couple of short strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marciano is looking to escape.
Marciano is trying to stand up.
Marciano is breathing heavily.
Jones lands a big shot there that rocks Marciano but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jones cracks Marciano with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Marciano wants to try and get back to his feet.
Jones with the ground and pound from mount.
Jones pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jones fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jones controlling the position easily from mount.
Marciano keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Marciano that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Marciano is rocked!
Jones landing punches.
Oh Marciano is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones controlling his opponent.
Jones with good strikes from the mount here!
Jones lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Marciano hang on?
Jones controlling the pace for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marciano is trying to escape the mount.
Jones fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to finish Marciano with some ground and pound. This is bad for Marciano!
Jones controlling the pace for now.
Jones putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jones controlling from the full mount.
Jones landing strikes from the mount and Marciano is in trouble!
Jones with shots to the head and body - Marciano looks very uncomfortable down there.
Marciano is working to get back to half guard.
Jones lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Marciano tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones cracks Marciano with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jones looking to finish Marciano with some ground and pound. This is bad for Marciano!
Jones is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marciano. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Marciano tries to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Marciano keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones lands a big elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jones cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jones looking to finish Marciano with some ground and pound. This is bad for Marciano!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Marciano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jones defending well as Marciano loads up on a big left hand.
Marciano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Marciano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marciano fails to land with a series of punches.
Marciano misses with a two punch combination.
Marciano throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Marciano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marciano fails with the takedown
and Jones counters with a HUGE slam that knocks Marciano out cold!!! When he eventually wakes up, that one's gunna hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Mike Jones!
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