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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Craig Finger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finger comes to the cage accompanied by The downfall of us all. White has chosen Given Up as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Finger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul White!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finger keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
White looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Finger is fending him off so far but White persists. Nope, Finger circles away and we're back to standing.
Finger shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and White counters with a single leg into guard. Finger didn't expect that.
White must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Finger is on top in guard.
Finger sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed White's guard.
White wants to improve his position but Finger is controlling well.
Finger wants to free his trapped foot but White is holding on for dear life with his legs.
White 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finger works his way into full mount!
Finger raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by Finger.
A nice elbow there by Finger.
White is rocked!
Finger landing strikes, looking to finish!
White is still in real trouble! Can Finger finish him?
Finger looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
It looks like Paul White has been cut.
Finger landing punches.
Finger lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White is bucking up trying to escape but Finger cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
White looks gassed!
Finger prevents White from getting the reversal.
A nice elbow there by Finger.
Finger cracks White with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That has opened up Paul White's cut even more.
Finger with the ground and pound from mount.
Finger swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Craig Finger!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mala Ika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avalom Soraak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mala Ika!
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, Avalom Soraak!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ika swinging wilding here.
Ika jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ika misses with a body kick.
Ika throws a right and a left that Soraak avoids nicely.
Ika lands a head shot.
Ika misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ika tries to work over Soraak's front leg with a kick but Soraak checks it.
Ika lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Some wild striking there from Ika.
Soraak walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soraak shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ika misses with a two punch combination.
Ika rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Soraak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ika.
Ika scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soraak checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Soraak gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ika rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Soraak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ika cracks Soraak with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ika swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ika bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A leg kick checked by Soraak.
Soraak slips a jab and a cross from Ika.
Ika tries to bum rush Soraak with a series of wild strikes but Soraak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Soraak has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ika finds it's way round the side to connect with Soraak's head.
Soraak defending well as Ika loads up on a big left hand.
Ika throws a head kick that misses.
Ika throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ika is looking to chop away at Soraak's legs.
Ika throws a series of punches but Soraak moves out of range.
Ika will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ika.
Soraak avoids the body shot from Ika.
Ika fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Soraak is out of range.
Ika feints and then cracks Soraak's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Soraak down.
No joy there for Ika, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ika will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Soraak takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ika rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Soraak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Ika finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ika swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ika throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice cross by Ika.
Soraak staying out of range there.
Ika throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Ika does no damage.
Ika lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ika misses with a kick to the body.
Soraak tries to clinch up but Ika circles away and keeps his distance.
Ika misses with a straight right.
Ika throws a head kick but Soraak moves out of range.
Soraak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ika jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice combination there by Ika.
Soraak has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ika just misses with a punch to the body.
Soraak dodges the punch combination from Ika.
Ika rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Soraak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ika lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Soraak.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soraak avoids the head kick by Ika.
Ika throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mala Ika is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ika misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Soraak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ika.
Ika misses with a head kick.
Ika misses with a wild combination.
Soraak looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ika, right into the meat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ika cracks Soraak with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ika looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ika scores with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mala Ika dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ika tries a head kick but it misses.
Ika throws a series of punches but Soraak moves out of range.
Ika lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ika throws the kick towards the body but Soraak avoids it.
Ika misses with a double jab.
Ika throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ika lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Soraak at a distance.
Mala Ika is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ika tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ika will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ika wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ika lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ika throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ika lands a nice shot to the body.
Ika comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mala Ika seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ika misses with a series of wild punches.
Ika misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ika throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Soraak.
Ika stalks Soraak and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Soraak's face. Soraak staggers backwards, shaken.
Ika misses with a straight right.
Ika misses with a few strikes there.
Ika misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ika.
Ika rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Soraak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ika misses with a double jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ika.
Ika keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ika keeps Soraak at a distance using the push kick.
Ika tries to bum rush Soraak with a series of wild strikes but Soraak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ika misses with a series of wild punches.
Ika connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ika fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soraak manages to avoid it.
Ika attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Soraak blocks a head kick by Ika.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ika.
Ika lands with a slapping head kick.
Ika throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Soraak slips a jab and a cross from Ika.
Ika connects with a crisp jab.
Ika misses with a two punch combination.
Ika throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ika throws a sloppy head kick and Soraak moves out of range easily.
Soraak has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Soraak looks for a takedown but Ika sprawls well.
Ika looks to land a right hand but Soraak moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ika tries to bum rush Soraak with a series of wild strikes but Soraak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ika misses with a body kick.
Ika misses with a leg kick.
Ika throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ika throws a front kick aimed at Soraak's knee but Soraak avoids it well.
A nice combination there by Ika.
A head kick from Ika lands but Soraak takes it in his stride.
Ika checks a leg kick.
Ika throws a series of punches but Soraak moves out of range.
Soraak shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ika as he avoids it easily.
Mala Ika has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Avalom Soraak.
Soraak dodges the punch combination from Ika.
Soraak on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ika throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Soraak.
Ika throws a right and a left that Soraak avoids nicely.
Ika lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soraak avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ika connects with a body shot.
Soraak avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ika throws a wild body kick that Soraak sees coming a mile off.
Ika lands a jab to the nose.
Ika lands a jab to the nose.
Ika takes a swing at Soraak's ribcage but misses.
Soraak avoids a punch combination nicely.
Soraak shoots in but Ika avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice uppercut there from Ika.
Ika misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mala Ika 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ika will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ika throws a right hand that Soraak ducks under and follows up with a left that Soraak also avoids with ease.
Ika fails to land with a series of punches.
Ika misses with the combination.
Ika throws a nice looking combination but Soraak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A low kick from Ika misses
and Soraak counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Soraak is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ika doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Soraak.
Soraak throws a strike but Ika avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ika is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Soraak takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ika not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ika has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Soraak can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ika keeping moving, preventing Soraak from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ika wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No joy there for Ika, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Soraak looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Soraak tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ika goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ika rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Soraak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ika.
Soraak shoots in and drives through. Ika sprawls well.
Soraak avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ika throws a lazy uppercut
and Soraak counters with a shoot takedown. Ika fights it but they end up in guard.
Ika manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Soraak manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ika trying to control the position from guard on top but Soraak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soraak is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Soraak passes to side control.
Ika is not content to let Soraak control the position.
Ika is working to avoid the ground and pound but Soraak connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soraak tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Soraak has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Soraak prevents Ika from escaping the position.
Ika tries to buck Soraak off but Soraak is having none of it.
Ika is working hard here to advance position.
Soraak wants to control but Ika is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ika tries to buck Soraak off but Soraak is having none of it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ika throws a combination. Soraak tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Soraak blocks the body kick.
Ika cracks Soraak with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four 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.
Ika throws a low kick, looking for Soraak's leg but Soraak calmly moves out of range.
Ika falls off balance throwing a combination
and Soraak counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Soraak looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Soraak trying to control from half guard but Ika is working away.
Soraak tries to stand but can't do so whilst Ika controls his leg.
Ika is trying to maintain the position but Soraak is very close to passing his half guard.
Ika gets back to full guard.
Ika is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Soraak is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Avalom Soraak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ika has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Mala Ika!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Mala Ika!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Mala Ika!
Mala Ika wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Pardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scaredy McScared (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pardo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Don't Stop Believing. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Pardo!
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, Scaredy McScared!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pardo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pardo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
McScared wants to get back to his feet but Pardo drags him back down.
Pardo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McScared knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on McScared's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pardo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pardo working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McScared explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
No joy there for Pardo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McScared changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pardo is breathing heavily.
Pardo looks for a takedown but McScared sprawls well.
Pardo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McScared.
Pardo throws a solid leg kick but McScared takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pardo.
McScared avoids the head kick by Pardo.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McScared!
McScared fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pardo sprawls well initially but McScared persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
McScared is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with McScared in particular looking to stall.
Pardo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
McScared escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pardo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McScared is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Pardo breaks from McScared's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pardo fails to move to back control.
Pardo looking for a guillotine from mount but McScared is having none of it.
Pardo has control of McScared's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and McScared regains control of the situation pretty easily.
McScared avoids a series of strikes thrown by Pardo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pardo mounts McScared! Really nice guard pass there!
Pardo throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! McScared has his hands clasped together but Pardo breaks the hold and McScared is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Pardo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Pardo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Triston Baal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmeh Sblia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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264 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Triston Baal!
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, Timmeh Sblia!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baal scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sblia is rocked!
It looks like Timmeh Sblia has been cut.
Baal looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sblia is still in real trouble! Can Baal finish him?
Sblia has momentary wrist control but Baal slips an elbow through the middle.
Sblia keeping full guard, as Baal tries to pass.
Sblia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Baal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Baal postures up.
Sblia wants to sweep here but Baal controlling him for the moment.
Baal sitting in guard here, content to control.
Baal lands a couple of elbows.
Baal stands up over Sblia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Baal controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sblia seems to have recovered his senses.
Sblia has Baal pulled in close to control his posture.
Sblia keeping moving, preventing Baal from controlling successfully.
Baal looking to pass the guard.
Sblia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sblia working a defensive guard here.
Baal trying to control but Sblia is working from the bottom.
Baal looking to pass the guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Sblia connects with a solid leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sblia!
Sblia throws a head kick that half lands.
Sblia misses with a head kick.
Baal takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sblia thuds his shin into the meat of Baal's side.
Baal slips a jab and a cross from Sblia.
Baal takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sblia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sblia cracks the inside of Baal's front leg.
Baal is breathing heavily.
Baal shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sblia's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baal looking to sit in guard and control but Sblia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sblia would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sblia looking to pass the guard.
Baal keeping moving, preventing Sblia from controlling successfully.
Baal is trying to keep Sblia in close.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sblia trying to control the position from guard on top but Baal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sblia advances position into side control!
Sblia decides to stand up, so the ref orders Baal to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sblia punishes Baal's body with a nice straight punch.
Sblia lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sblia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baal's sensitive parts.
Baal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sblia.
Baal steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sblia. That one must have hurt.
Sblia lands a nice looking body shot.
Sblia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from Sblia. No joy for Baal on that attempt.
Baal clinches up with Sblia and pushes him back against the cage.
Baal works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Baal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baal content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sblia gets underhooks to prevent Baal's takedown attempt.
Sblia wants to break free but Baal has control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sblia has had enough of the clinch but Baal keeps him there for the moment.
Baal prevents Sblia from breaking the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Baal.
Baal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sblias head.
Baal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timmeh Sblia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timmeh Sblia's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sblia throws a looping overhand right but Baal ducks down to avoid it.
Timmeh Sblia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baal shoots in for a double leg but Sblia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sblia fails to land with a series of punches.
Baal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Baal wants a takedown but no success here.
Baal keeps control of Sblia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Baal prevents Sblia from breaking the clinch.
Baal lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Baal is stalling here.
Still in the clinch, Baal scores with a nice short uppercut.
Baal is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Triston Baal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sblia can't break the clinch.
Sblia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sblia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Baal.
Baal has picked Sblia up - he's going for a ride! Baal dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Baal missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Baal is trying to control the action in half guard but Sblia is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sblia is breathing heavily.
Sblia is trying to control but Baal manages to pass to mount!
Baal throwing strikes here but Sblia is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sblia can't escape the position.
Sblia is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Baal is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sblia is working to get back to half guard.
Baal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sblia is looking to escape.
Baal controlling from the full mount.
Sblia is wriggling around trying to escape.
Baal with good strikes from the mount here!
Baal with the ground and pound from mount.
Sblia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Baal. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sblia wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baal lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sblia hang on?
Baal postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sblia looks a forlorn figure.
Baal content just to control the position here.
Sblia tries to hold on but Baal postures up.
Sblia really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sblia tries to hold on but Baal postures up.
Sblia is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sblia blocking the ground and pound.
Baal is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Sblia has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Sblia!
Sblia advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sblia is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Baal is trying to control but can't.
Sblia trying to control the action but Baal is working from the bottom.
Sblia perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Baal wants to control but Sblia is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Baal trying to get back to full guard but Sblia takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Sblia takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Triston Baal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Baal is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sblia controlling the position easily from mount.
Sblia avoids the attempt from Baal to control.
Sblia tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Despite being in the dominant position, Timmeh Sblia just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sblia stuffs the takedown attempt from Baal. Baal gets slowly back to his feet.
Sblia cracks Baal with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Triston Baal dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Timmeh Sblia's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sblia fails to land with a series of punches.
Sblia scores with a body shot.
Sblia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baal.
Timmeh Sblia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sblia as he avoids it easily.
A head kick from Sblia lands but Baal takes it in his stride.
Sblia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Baal momentarily.
Sblia with a nice cross.
Sblia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice combination there by Sblia.
Sblia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Baal counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sblia is doing well to control the position and prevent Baal from advancing to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sblia is trying to get back to full guard.
Baal seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sblia does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baal is thwarting Sblia's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baal is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Baal seems to be looking for submissions.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Baal takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Timmeh Sblia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baal is looking to clinch but Sblia is avoiding it.
Baal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baal misses with a takedown attempt - Sblia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Baal wants to clinch up but Sblia keeps it at a distance.
Baal fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Triston Baal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Sblia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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.
Sblia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baal.
Danga de danga de dang - Baal scores with a four punch combination!
Sblia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Timmeh Sblia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sblia tries to keep at a distance but Baal has taken the fight into the clinch.
Baal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Baal stalls.
Baal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sblia backwards.
Baal lands a shoulder strike.
Baal lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Sblia to his knees! Baal keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Triston Baal!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan McManus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samko Kahric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McManus comes to the cage accompanied by Devil Went Down to Georgia. Kahric comes into a darkened arena with his song building. BHF kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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, Dan McManus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samko Kahric!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McManus pushes Kahric up against the cage in a clinch.
Kahric looking to stall.
Kahric can't find room to land a body shot as McManus controls the action.
McManus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kahric gets underhooks to prevent McManus's takedown attempt.
Kahric has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. McManus avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
McManus misses with a knee strike.
The referee calls for McManus to work.
McManus breaks from the clinch.
McManus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kahric bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from McManus misses.
McManus throws a chopping leg kick but Kahric manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kahric shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McManus as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McManus misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from McManus.
McManus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kahric.
McManus circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McManus changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kahric looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kahric tries to buck McManus off but McManus is having none of it.
McManus working the strikes but Kahric uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
McManus is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Kahric has managed to free his arm - good work.
McManus is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Kahric is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McManusis looking to pass into half guard but Kahric pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Kahric is in guard.
McManus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kahric can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McManus is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McManus working for a triangle but Kahric defends it easily.
McManus is breathing heavily.
Kahric stands up over McManus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
McManus looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kahric distracts McManus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kahric would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kahric passes easily into side control. Nice work.
McManus is trying to work for a sweep but Kahric has mounted him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McManus reaches up to try and control the position but Kahric seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! McManus rolls and tries to escape and now Kahric has his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McManus covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Kahric lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McManus takes a big shot to the side of the head.
McManus wants to escape the position.
Kahric looking for the choke from the back.
McManus manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kahric's guard. Nice work there by McManus.
McManus thows a big elbow that misses.
McManus trying to control the position from guard on top but Kahric is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McManus passes Kahric's left leg - he's now in half guard.
McManus passes to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McManus looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
McManus swings around for an armbar but Kahric sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into McManus's guard.
McManus looking for a guillotine here but Kahric defends easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McManus is on top in guard.
McManus sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kahric's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McManus lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McManus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan McManus dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McManus throws the left hand but Kahric avoids the punch easily.
Kahric closes the distance and clinches.
Come on McManus - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kahric looking to slow down the pace here.
McManus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kahric is keeping busy.
Kahric tries to pull guard but McManus holds him up against the cage and eventually Kahric drops back down to his feet.
Kahric jumps guard and drags McManus to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kahric working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McManus doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McManus manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kahric working for a triangle but McManus defends it easily.
Kahric keeping moving, preventing McManus from controlling successfully.
McManus with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McManus looking to pass the guard.
Kahric manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
McManus is wriggling around trying to escape.
McManus regains half guard.
Kahric is working for a kimura but McManus is defending it quite comfortably.
Kahric is breathing heavily.
McManus is pressing down on Kahric's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McManus is looking for a triangle but Kahric pushes his legs off easily.
McManus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McManus had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Kahric is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. McManus Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Kahric's back instead.
Kahric wants to escape the position.
McManus connects with a big shot to the side of Kahric's head.
Kahric rolls, trying to escape but McManus keeps control of the position.
McManus is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Kahric with him. Kahric is trying to defend but McManus has an arm under the chin now! Kahric grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dan McManus!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Hyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marvin Hinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hyde comes to the cage accompanied by Psycho Man. Hinton comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Public Enemy w/Anthrax - Bring The Noise kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Marvin Hinton has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Scott Hyde's chin.
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270 lbs
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225 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Hyde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marvin Hinton!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hinton doesn't manage to clinch there - Hyde circles away.
Hinton lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Hyde is looking to close the distance but Hinton sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Hyde crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Hyde is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Marvin Hinton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hippie Smasher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Mayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smasher comes to the cage accompanied by Who's Your Daddy - Lordi. Mayo has chosen Super Furry Animals - Golden Retriever as his entrance music. Chris Mayo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hippie Smasher!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Mayo!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Smasher is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smasher is staying active underneath Mayo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Smasher is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mayo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mayo is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Smasher working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mayo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mayo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Smasher looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mayo passes into side control.
Mayo lands some shots froms side control.
Smasher tries to improve position but can't.
Mayo cracks Smasher with a big elbow.
Mayo cracks Smasher with a big right hand but Smasher just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Smasher is rocked!
It looks like Hippie Smasher has been cut.
Smasher might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mayo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Oh Smasher is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smasher takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Smasher tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smasher gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Mayo dominating with strikes here.
Smasher is in a horrible position here. Mayo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Smasher is trying desperately to improve position.
Mayo raining down shots from the mount!
Mayo working the ground and pound effectively.
Mayo working Smasher over with strikes here.
Mayo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Smasher looks a forlorn figure.
Smasher is looking to improve his position but Mayo isn't that keen on the idea.
Mayo unloading with bombs!
Hippie Smasher's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayo lands a nice shot to the head.
The referee warns Smasher that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mayo cracks Smasher with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hippie Smasher's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mayo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Smasher is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Smasher tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smasher is breathing heavily.
Mayo with shots to the head and body - Smasher looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mayo lands a big elbow.
Smasher is working to get back to half guard.
Smasher wants to control but Mayo is having none of it.
Mayo blocks Smasher's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Smasher tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mayo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mayo prevents Smasher from getting the reversal.
Mayo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mayo landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayo lands a big elbow.
Smasher is bucking up trying to escape but Mayo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smasher is in a horrible position here. Mayo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mayo scoring with strikes but Smasher is staying in there.
Smasher tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mayo landing strikes from the mount and Smasher is in trouble!
Smasher keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Smasher is in a horrible position here. Mayo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mayo lands a big elbow.
Smasher is looking to get to half guard.
Mayo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Smasher tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smasher is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mayo lands a big elbow.
Smasher can't escape the position.
Smasher is bucking up trying to escape but Mayo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mayo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Smasher's face.
Smasher keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mayo landing punches.
Jeez, Hippie Smasher's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hippie Smasher's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chris Mayo!
Chris Mayo is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kren Litzke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Litzke comes to the cage accompanied by Feuer Frei by Rammstein. McGregor has chosen Lunatic Fringe as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Devin McGregor will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kren Litzke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devin McGregor!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Litzke gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGregor tries to roll over but Litzke keeps him under control.
McGregor regains full guard. Nicely done.
Litzke slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Litzke is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McGregor knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Litzke could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Litzke looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Litzke working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Litzke swings around for an armbar but McGregor sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Litzke's guard.
Litzke keeping moving, preventing McGregor from controlling successfully.
Litzke is looking for a triangle but McGregor pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Litzke swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Litzke manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Litzke is working to isolate an arm here. It's a choreographed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Litzke extends the arm and McGregor is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kren Litzke!
Kren Litzke is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brenden Tully (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Koine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tully 's entrance music is Open Your Eyes. A fine choice. Brenden Tully has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brenden Tully !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Koine!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Tully or perhaps it was just good defense by Koine which made him look bad.
Koine pushes Tully up against the cage in a clinch.
Koine gets underhooks to prevent Tully 's takedown attempt.
Koine wants the takedown. Tully is fighting it off but Koine persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Tully 's guard against the cage.
Koine must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tully is looking for a triangle but Koine pushes his legs off easily.
Koine looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Koine drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Koine jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Koine thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tully working for a triangle but Koine defends it easily.
Tully looking for a guillotine here but Koine defends easily.
Koine is looking to stand up but Tully won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tully wants to sweep here but Koine controlling him for the moment.
Tully is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Koine drops back looking for a leg! Tully is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tully manages to kick Koine off! Koine jumps back into Tully 's guard.
Tully is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tully wants to sweep here but Koine controlling him for the moment.
Tully is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Koine rolls with it to try and escape but Tully cranks on the arm and Koine is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brenden Tully !
Brenden Tully retains his lightweight title!
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