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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rajid Amerjas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rikardo Santinos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rajid Amerjas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rikardo Santinos!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Amerjas misses
enabling Santinos to counter with a crisp jab.
Amerjas lands a head kick. Santinos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Santinos looks to land a body kick but Amerjas moved away.
Santinos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That kick from Amerjas tenderised Santinos's leg. Santinos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Santinos scores a takedown into full mount!
Santinos controlling the pace for now.
Amerjas is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santinos looking to control and managing it successfully.
Amerjas wants to try and get back to his feet.
Santinos looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two 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.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Amerjas is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santinos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Amerjas is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santinos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Amerjas is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Santinos controlling from the full mount.
Amerjas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Amerjas wants to get back to his feet.
Amerjas trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Santinos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Amerjas trying desperately to get to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santinos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
It looks like Santinos might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rikardo Santinos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Amerjas throws a leg kick
and Santinos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Amerjas's guard.
Santinos is standing up over Amerjas. Amerjas looks to escape but Santinos dives into side control.
Amerjas tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Amerjas is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santinos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Amerjas really wants to buck Santinos off and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santinos controlling the pace for now.
Amerjas trying desperately to get to his feet.
Santinos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Santinos's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
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.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Amerjas trying desperately to get to his feet.
Santinos controlling his opponent.
Amerjas is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Santinos controlling the pace for now.
Amerjas is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santinos looking to control and managing it successfully.
Amerjas is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Santinos controlling his opponent.
Amerjas is trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santinos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rikardo Santinos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Amerjas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Amerjas misses with a leg kick
and Santinos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Santinos.
Amerjas is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Santinos dives into side control.
Amerjas is looking to get back to his feet here but Santinos is keeping cool and he's managed to take Amerjas's back.
Amerjas is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Santinos slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Amerjas controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Santinos has good solid back control here.
Amerjas is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
What can Amerjas do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Amerjas trying to get back to his feet but Santinos is in full control for now.
Santinos controls the action.
Amerjas trying to get back to his feet but Santinos is in full control for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Santinos just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Amerjas holding both Santinos 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amerjas is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Rajid Amerjas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Amerjas holding both Santinos 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rikardo Santinos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Santinos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rikardo Santinos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blaze Kraiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Orpik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Orpik has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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188 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blaze Kraiden!
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, Jason Orpik!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kraiden misses with a wild body shot.
Kraiden scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Blaze Kraiden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kraiden throws a lazy right hand but Orpik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kraiden takes a swing at Orpik's ribcage but misses.
Kraiden scores with a shot to the body.
Kraiden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orpik.
Orpik gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Jason Orpik has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kraiden works Orpik's body with a nice hook.
Orpik looks gassed!
Kraiden tries to clinch there but Orpik circles away.
Orpik shoots for a takedown but Kraiden saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kraiden is looking to wear down Orpik with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kraiden shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kraiden looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Orpik can't escape the position.
Orpik defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kraiden.
Orpik is desperately trying to improve his position but Kraiden has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraiden looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Orpik is trying to escape the mount.
Kraiden scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Orpik tries to lock up and control but Kraiden gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Orpik can't escape the position.
Orpik is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kraiden jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Orpik manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kraiden thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kraiden thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kraiden working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kraiden tries to move into full mount but can't pass Orpik's legs.
Orpik is trying to improve his position.
Orpik wants to control but Kraiden postures up.
Orpik is trying to get back to half guard.
Kraiden is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Orpik has escaped the position, nice work there.
Orpik is trying to get back to half guard.
Orpik can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraiden cracks Orpik with a big elbow.
Kraiden wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Orpik, who protects the arm well.
Orpik is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kraiden off and has taken his back!
Orpik really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Kraiden.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orpik has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Kraiden.
Kraiden tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Orpik lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Orpik breaks from Kraiden's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The referee warns Kraiden that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kraiden is squirming around, avoiding Orpik's attempts to control the action.
Orpik controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraiden sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Orpik wants to pass the guard but Kraiden is defending well.
Kraiden is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Orpik pulls his head out easily.
Orpik is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Orpik stops Kraiden from getting back to his feet.
Orpik performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kraiden slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kraiden is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kraiden is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Orpik defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blaze Kraiden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Orpik's cut.
That's time! Kraiden's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Orpik scores with a takedown into Kraiden's guard.
Kraiden looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Orpik pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kraiden is keeping the position for now.
Kraiden looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Orpik controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kraiden is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Orpik is aware though and is defending well.
Kraiden will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Orpik drops back looking for a leg! Kraiden is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kraiden manages to kick Orpik off! Orpik jumps back into Kraiden's guard.
Orpik looking to pass the guard.
Blaze Kraiden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orpik is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kraiden keeping full guard, as Orpik tries to pass.
Orpik lands a couple of elbows.
Orpik wants to control from the top but Kraiden keeps moving.
Orpik really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kraiden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kraiden can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Orpik controls the pace.
Kraiden throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kraiden is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Orpik defends well.
Orpik looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Orpik's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jason Orpik was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Orpik will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Orpik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kraiden doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Orpik counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Orpik working over Kraiden with some ground and pound. Kraiden looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Orpik tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kraiden knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kraiden is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Orpik's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Orpik's back!
Orpik defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Kraiden avoiding Orpik 's attempts to control his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraiden looking for the choke but no joy.
Orpik breaks Kraiden's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Kraiden is looking for a triangle but Orpik pushes his legs off easily.
Kraiden is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Orpik stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kraiden swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kraiden had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Orpik defends it easily.
Kraiden keeping full guard, as Orpik tries to pass.
Orpik advances to half guard.
Orpik takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Orpik is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kraiden defends it well.
Orpik is controlling the pace.
Orpik 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.
Orpik is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kraiden defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Orpik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jason Orpik's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Orpik takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kraiden gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kraiden goes for a takedown in the clinch but Orpik prevents it.
Kraiden turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Orpik regains half guard.
Orpik looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Orpik manages to get to full guard.
Orpik 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.
Kraiden thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kraiden postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orpik has his foot on Kraiden's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kraiden works his way back into a safe position though.
Orpik takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kraiden is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Orpik is on top in guard.
Orpik got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kraiden has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Orpik has managed to get both his arms back between Kraiden's legs - danger averted.
Orpik is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Orpik drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Orpik jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kraiden throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Orpik drops back looking for a leg! Kraiden is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kraiden manages to kick Orpik off! Orpik jumps back into Kraiden's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraiden keeping moving, preventing Orpik from controlling successfully.
Orpik content to stall in guard here.
Kraiden has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Orpik can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Orpik trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Orpik landing with the ground and pound.
Kraiden is looking to sweep but instead, Orpik has passed into half guard.
Kraiden is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Orpik's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Orpik's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orpik rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Orpik makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Kraiden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orpik.
Kraiden throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Orpik on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kraiden. Orpik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kraiden tries to sprawl but Orpik drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Orpik seems content to control.
Kraiden is trying to get back to full guard.
Kraiden actively working from the bottom here.
Orpik controlling the action here.
Orpik is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kraiden defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraiden is trying to get back to full guard.
Orpik is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kraiden sees it coming and defends easily.
Kraiden on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kraiden is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Orpik pulls his head out easily.
Kraiden is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Orpik is controlling the pace.
Orpik working the head and body with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Orpik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Orpik has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Orpik!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Crayon Mars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Flats (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larry Flats acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Solid boxing
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crayon Mars!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Flats!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mars throws a sloppy body shot
letting Flats counter with a right hand.
Horrible takedown by Flats or perhaps it was just good defense by Mars which made him look bad.
Flats swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Flats!
The fighters circle momentarily. Mars darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Flats shoots in and bounces Mars off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Flats tries to stand but Mars is controlling from the bottom.
Mars on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mars tries to get out of the position.
Flats won't allow Mars to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mars looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Flats takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Flats scores with a jab. Mars acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mars fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Mars misses.
Mars throws a sloppy head kick and Flats moves out of range easily.
Flats has closed the distance and engaged Mars in a clinch.
Flats holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Flats lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mars backwards.
Flats throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flats lands with a short shot to the head.
Flats prevents Mars from breaking the clinch.
Mars is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mars has had enough of the clinch but Flats keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Flats creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Flats keeps control of Mars as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Flats lands an uppercut.
Flats lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Flats as the two fighters clinch.
Mars tries to circle away but Flats has him pinned against the cage.
A short right from Flats.
Flats is stalling here.
Mars goes for a takedown in the clinch but Flats prevents it.
Flats pushes Mars back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mars is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mars has had enough of the clinch but Flats keeps him there for the moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Flats.
Flats scores with a nice hook to the head.
Flats breaks the clinch.
Mars ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flats moves away.
Flats throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mars's waist but Mars gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Flats off to one side.
Flats cracks Mars with a right hand to the side of the head.
Flats stuns Mars with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mars throws a series of punches but Flats avoids them all with ease.
Mars fails with a takedown attempt.
Flats feints and as Mars raises his hands in defense, Flats changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Flats's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mars keeping moving, preventing Flats from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Larry Flats has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Flats lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mars scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mars throws a body punch but Flats moves out of range.
Flats comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mars on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Flats connects with a right hand. Mars shakes it off.
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!
Flats lands a glancing blow to the side of Mars's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Flats. That's going to slow Mars down.
Flats throws a nice outside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flats lands a glancing blow to the side of Mars's head.
Flats has Mars up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Flats.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Flats dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Flats throws a series of strikes that have Mars backpedaling.
Mars misses with a few strikes there.
Flats connects with a nice looking jab.
Flats lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mars at a distance.
Flats throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mars on the side of the head.
Mars is rocked!
Larry Flats seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Flats shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Oh Mars is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Flats drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mars dives on top into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flats wants to sweep here but Mars controlling him for the moment.
Mars seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mars wants to control from the top but Flats keeps moving.
Mars is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Crayon Mars wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Flats moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Flats keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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.
Flats scores with a jab.
Flats bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Flats trying to control the action but Mars is working from the bottom.
Mars is pushing Flats's head away, looking to escape. Flats manages to hold on to the position though.
Mars tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Flats wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mars is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Mars struggling a bit here.
Flats trying to control the position but Mars is working away.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Larry Flats.
Flats lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Flats steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mars.
Mars looks to land a left hand but Flats moved out of range nicely.
Flats closes the distance and clinches up with Mars, looking for a takedown. Flats pushes Mars against the cage but Mars circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Flats uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mars has time to react.
Mars misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flats moves into range and connects with a jab.
Flats scores with a spinning back kick!
Mars closes the distance but Flats moves to the side
letting Flats counter with a right hand.
Flats takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Flats connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flats throws a nice outside leg kick.
Flats uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mars throws a leg kick
and Flats counters with a left to the body.
Flats misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Flats showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Flats scores with a nice head shot.
Flats tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mars swivels and escapes.
Flats lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Flats shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mars manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Flats prevents Mars from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flats stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mars swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Flats wants to control from the top but Mars keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Larry Flats was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Flats dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Flats lands a jab to the head.
Mars is looking to clinch but Flats is avoiding it.
Flats lands a nice looking body shot.
Flats lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mars's sensitive parts.
Flats fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Flats shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mars trying to hold on to Flats's head to control him but Flats postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mars is looking for a sweep. Flats is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Flats sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mars swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flats lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Flats looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mars throws a body punch but Flats moves out of range.
Mars displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Flats.
Crayon Mars has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry Flats.
Mars misses with a double jab
and Flats counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Crayon Mars has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Larry Flats is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mars is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Flats scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mars fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Flats manages to avoid it.
Flats punishes Mars's body with a nice straight punch.
Flats comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Flats with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Flats lands a glancing blow to the side of Mars's head.
Flats lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flats slips a straight right by Mars.
Flats has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice takedown defense from Mars. No joy for Flats on that attempt.
Mars takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mars gets tackled into the cage by Flats. Flats maintains the clinch.
Flats lands a shot to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Flats as Mars tries to tie him up.
Mars goes for a takedown attempt but Flats pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mars takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mars throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Flats feints and then cracks Mars's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mars down.
Flats throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mars on the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Flats comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Flats has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Flats!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rauno Repomies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinji Kagawa (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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20
144 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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20
145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rauno Repomies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shinji Kagawa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Repomies connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kagawa's hands.
Kagawa fails with a takedown attempt.
Repomies feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kagawa's calf.
Repomies tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kagawa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Repomies looks to clinch
and Kagawa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Repomies tries a head kick but it misses.
Kagawa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Repomies tries to avoid it but Kagawa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Repomies to the ground. Repomies escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rauno Repomies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kagawa closes the distance and clinches up with Repomies, looking for a takedown. Kagawa pushes Repomies against the cage but Repomies circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rauno Repomies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinji Kagawa.
Repomies finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Repomies thows a body kick. Kagawa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Repomies throws a nice inside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Repomies.
Repomies scores with a leg kick.
Kagawa misses with a few strikes there.
Repomies does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Repomies fails with an attempt to clinch.
Repomies lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Repomies there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repomies is looking to slow Kagawa down with leg kicks.
Repomies is looking to slow Kagawa down with leg kicks.
Kagawa looks gassed!
Kagawa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Repomies.
Repomies lands a head kick. Kagawa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kagawa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Repomies connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Repomies throws a head kick but Kagawa moves out of range.
Kagawa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Repomies can pounce on him.
Kagawa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Repomies is fending him off so far but Kagawa persists. Nope, Repomies circles away and we're back to standing.
Kagawa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Repomies. Repomies obviously looking to wear him down.
Repomies with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Repomies scoring well with a low kick there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Repomies, right into the meat.
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!
Repomies scores with a head kick. Kagawa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Repomies lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A good leg kick by Repomies.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Repomies cracks the inside of Kagawa's front leg.
Repomies scoring well with a low kick there.
Repomies fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kagawa.
An inside leg kick lands from Repomies.
Repomies fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kagawa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Repomies. That's going to slow Kagawa down.
That kick from Repomies tenderised Kagawa's leg. Kagawa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Repomies turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Repomies throws a nice head kick!
Repomies scoring well with a low kick there.
Repomies rushes Kagawa and presses him up against the cage.
Repomies pushes off an throws an elbow but Kagawa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The referee calls for Repomies to work.
Repomies trying to land knees to the body.
Repomies throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repomies displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kagawa up against the cage.
Repomies tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kagawa's elbow.
Repomies throws an elbow but it misses.
Repomies working Kagawa over with knees to the body.
Kagawa is trying to break the clinch but Repomies is controlling him.
Repomies stalling.
Repomies manages to break the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Repomies.
Repomies pushes Kagawa up against the cage in a clinch.
Repomies breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Repomies connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kagawa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Repomies counters with a nice body kick.
Repomies tries to clinch there but Kagawa circles away.
Kagawa slips a straight right by Repomies.
Kagawa misses with a wild combination.
Kagawa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kagawa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kagawa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Repomies tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kagawa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kagawa is trying desperately to land a takedown but Repomies is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kagawa.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Repomies. Kagawa shrugs it off though.
Rauno Repomies is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Repomies dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kagawa. That did some damage!
Kagawa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Repomies. Repomies obviously looking to wear him down.
Repomies buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Repomies connects with an inside leg kick.
Repomies connects with a solid leg kick.
Repomies connects with a leg kick. Kagawa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Repomies - that will leave a mark!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rauno Repomies dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Repomies lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Repomies is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kagawa can do to turn this around?
Repomies is looking to clinch.
Kagawa shoots in looking for a takedown. Repomies tries to sprawl out of it but Kagawa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Repomies manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Repomies buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kagawa shoots in for a takedown but Repomies shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Repomies. That's going to slow Kagawa down.
Repomies throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Repomies throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Repomies thuds his shin into the meat of Kagawa's side.
Repomies lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Repomies gets a clinch.
Repomies stalling.
Kagawa is breathing heavily.
Repomies escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A good leg kick by Repomies.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repomies throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kagawa swats away the attempt to clinch by Repomies.
Repomies throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Repomies lands a high kick!
Repomies thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kagawa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Repomies throws a quick inside leg kick.
Repomies connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A good leg kick by Repomies.
Kagawa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Repomies.
Repomies connects with a leg kick. Kagawa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rauno Repomies is winning the standup battle so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Repomies.
Repomies fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kagawa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Repomies scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Repomies misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Repomies.
A slapping leg kick lands for Repomies.
Repomies connects with a high kick.
Kagawa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kagawa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Repomies. That one must have hurt.
Kagawa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Repomies can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Repomies. That's going to slow Kagawa down.
Kagawa swats away the attempt to clinch by Repomies.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Repomies.
Repomies lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Repomies lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kagawa's sensitive parts.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Repomies, right into the meat.
Kagawa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kagawa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Repomies as he jumps to the side.
Rauno Repomies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinji Kagawa.
An inside leg kick lands from Repomies.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Repomies.
Rauno Repomies is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good leg kick by Repomies there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A solid leg kick lands there for Repomies.
Repomies moves in looking to clinch but Kagawa pushes him off.
Kagawa swats away the attempt to clinch by Repomies.
Repomies throws a leg kick which misses Kagawa's front leg but catches the back leg as Kagawa tries to avoid it.
Repomies chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A good leg kick by Repomies.
Repomies lands a leg kick that knocks Kagawa off balance momentarily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Repomies - that will leave a mark!
Kagawa keeps the fight on the outside.
Repomies tries to clinch but Kagawa moves out of range.
Repomies with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repomies fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kagawa.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Repomies throws a leg kick which misses Kagawa's front leg but catches the back leg as Kagawa tries to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Repomies, right into the meat.
Kagawa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Repomies has managed to clinch.
Kagawa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kagawa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Repomies avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rauno Repomies dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kagawa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kagawa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Repomies moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice takedown defense from Repomies. No joy for Kagawa on that attempt.
Repomies displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Repomies connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick from Repomies lands but Kagawa takes it in his stride.
Repomies tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Repomies fails with an attempt to clinch.
Repomies chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Repomies fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kagawa manages to avoid it.
Kagawa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Repomies.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Repomies throws a quick inside leg kick.
Repomies throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kagawa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Repomies defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repomies dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kagawa. That did some damage!
Repomies lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Repomies thumps Kagawa with a low kick.
Repomies throws a nice inside leg kick.
Repomies tries to clinch up but Kagawa circles away and keeps his distance.
Repomies connects with an inside leg kick.
Repomies connects with a solid leg kick.
Repomies jabs at Kagawa's body.
Kagawa dodges the punch combination from Repomies.
Repomies wants to clinch up but Kagawa keeps it at a distance.
Repomies dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kagawa. That did some damage!
Repomies tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kagawa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Repomies scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Repomies.
Kagawa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A good leg kick by Repomies.
The fight stays on the outside here - Repomies looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Repomies connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Repomies closes the distance and pushes Kagawa back into the cage.
Repomies displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kagawa up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Repomies.
Kagawa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repomies escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Repomies tries to clinch there but Kagawa circles away.
Kagawa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Repomies.
Kagawa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A solid leg kick lands there for Repomies.
Repomies lands with a thumping leg kick.
Repomies tries to close the distance and clinch but Kagawa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Repomies fails with an attempt to clinch.
Repomies lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kagawa's sensitive parts.
Repomies moves in looking to clinch but Kagawa pushes him off.
Repomies throws a nice outside leg kick.
Repomies looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Repomies misses with an uppercut
and Kagawa counters with a single leg into guard. Repomies didn't expect that.
Repomies is looking to stand up but Kagawa isn't so interested in that idea.
Shinji Kagawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kagawa wants to control from the top but Repomies keeps moving.
Rauno Repomies is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Repomies has his feet on Kagawa's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Repomies scores with a nice body kick.
Repomies stuffs the takedown.
Rauno Repomies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinji Kagawa.
Both fighters circling a little - Repomies finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Repomies misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Repomies turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Repomies lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kagawa backs up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rauno Repomies showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Repomies, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rauno Repomies!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castle's entrance music is Demon Hunter - Storm The Gates Of Hell. A fine choice. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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197 lbs
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190 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher fails with the takedown
and Castle counters with a nice uppercut.
Fisher gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Castle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Fisher misses.
Fisher throws a nice looking combination but Castle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A low kick from Fisher is predictable there
letting Castle counter with a right hand.
Fisher looks to clinch
and Castle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fisher closes the distance but Castle moves to the side
and Castle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fisher wants to clinch but Castle slips to the side
and Castle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castle throws a big shot that misses.
Fisher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castle moves away.
Nick Fisher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fisher throws an overhand right that lands on Castle's shoulder, as Castle tries to avoid the shot.
Castle scores with a leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Fisher.
Fisher swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Castle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher misses with a body shot
and Castle counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fisher's guard now.
Fisher looks gassed!
Castle not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Castle passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Castle is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Fisher!
Fisher is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Castle looking to finish Fisher with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fisher!
Fisher wants to control but Castle is having none of it.
Fisher tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fisher throwing hammer fists to the chest of Castle. What's that going to do exactly?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher is bucking up trying to escape but Castle cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fisher wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Castle controlling the pace for now.
Castle 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fisher is in a horrible position here. Castle smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Castle controlling his opponent.
Fisher is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Fisher throwing hammer fists to the chest of Castle. What's that going to do exactly?
Castle controlling from mount.
Castle landing strikes from the mount and Fisher is in trouble!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fisher wants to hold on but Castle pushes him away.
You get the feeling that Fisher really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle unloading with bombs!
Fisher wants to hold on but Castle pushes him away.
Castle is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Castle landing strikes from the mount and Fisher is in trouble!
Castle pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Castle fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castle loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Fisher scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Castle land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Castle stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Castle!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mazaa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andres Bernardini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andres Bernardini has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mazaa Silva's chin.
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mazaa Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andres Bernardini!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bernardini throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Bernardini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bernardini connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bernardini fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bernardini looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bernardini scores with a jab to the body.
Bernardini fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Bernardini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mazaa Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bernardini scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Silva trying to control but Bernardini is working from the bottom.
Bernardini wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Bernardini is retaining full guard.
Silva is in close to Bernardini's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bernardini wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bernardini is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bernardini manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Bernardini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bernardini sprawls well. Bernardini wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Bernardini misses with the combination.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Bernardini counters with a two punch combo.
Bernardini lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Andres Bernardini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Bernardini does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernardini lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Bernardini throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva tries for a takedown but Bernardini circles away easily
and Bernardini counters with a two punch combo.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Bernardini counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Bernardini.
Bernardini throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bernardini looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Bernardini counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Bernardini to acknowledge the strikes.
Bernardini looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bernardini has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bernardini throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bernardini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bernardini displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bernardini throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Bernardini tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bernardini manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bernardini throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bernardini punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Bernardini connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bernardini lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silva misses with a takedown
enabling Bernardini to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Bernardini counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bernardini is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Silva had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernardini throws a one two combo.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bernardini as he jumps to the side.
Bernardini misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bernardini lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Bernardini connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bernardini misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bernardini.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bernardini counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bernardini lands a right hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bernardini.
Bernardini shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Silva eats them both and turns towards Bernardini to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andres Bernardini dominated that round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bernardini connects with a jab.
Bernardini throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Bernardini misses with a series of wild punches.
Bernardini scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Bernardini.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Bernardini counters with a straight right hand.
Bernardini lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bernardini has one foot on Silva's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Bernardini misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Bernardini saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bernardini throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bernardini throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bernardini connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernardini turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva moves forwards but Bernardini connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bernardini uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
Bernardini lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Andres Bernardini seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bernardini throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bernardini is working the combinations to good effect here.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Bernardini counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mazaa Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Bernardini.
Bernardini throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Bernardini thumps Silva with a low kick.
Bernardini lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Bernardini pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Silva back to the cage. Bernardini follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bernardini throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Bernardini throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Bernardini jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bernardini digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Bernardini. Those never looked like landing.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bernardini counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Bernardini. Those never looked like landing.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Bernardini counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bernardini scores with a decent looking hook.
Andres Bernardini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bernardini misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice shot by Bernardini.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Bernardini makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernardini getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mazaa Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bernardini lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Bernardini looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Bernardini counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
Bernardini manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bernardini counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bernardini misses with the combination.
Bernardini sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bernardini lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bernardini swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernardini swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bernardini throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Bernardini throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
A left and a right from Bernardini both land. Nice combination.
Bernardini throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bernardini wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Bernardini has his feet on Silva's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Bernardini counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva shoots and misses
and Bernardini counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bernardini avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Bernardini counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andres Bernardini showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silva scores a takedown into full mount!
Silva working for a submission but Bernardini is keeping him at bay.
Silva 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.
Bernardini is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Silva has hold of Bernardini's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bernardini manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bernardini wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Bernardini is trying to stand.
Bernardini takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva scoring with strikes but Bernardini is staying in there.
Bernardini'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.
Silva is working for a guillotine from mount but Bernardini frees his head quite easily.
Bernardini is trying to stand.
Silva is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Silva tries to clinch up
and Bernardini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernardini throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Silva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bernardini really wants to buck Silva off and get back to his feet.
Silva lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bernardini hang on?
Bernardini is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Silva unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva with good strikes from the mount here!
Silva looking to isolate an arm here. Bernardini doesn't see it coming and as Silva extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mazaa Silva!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Pan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ej Resparzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Pan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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170 lbs
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178 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Pan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ej Resparzo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Resparzo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pan fails with the takedown
and Resparzo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pan tries for a takedown but Resparzo circles away easily
and Resparzo counters with a two punch combo.
Resparzo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Resparzo counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Pan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Resparzo cracks the inside of Pan's front leg.
Pan is breathing heavily.
Resparzo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Resparzo counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Resparzo. Beautiful body shot.
Resparzo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Resparzo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pan's sensitive parts.
Resparzo lands with a nice body kick.
Resparzo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Resparzo lands a nice looking body shot.
Resparzo darts in and clinches Pan up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Resparzo scores with a shoulder strike.
Resparzo has picked Pan up - he's going for a ride! Resparzo dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Still in half guard, Resparzo seems content to control.
Resparzo is trying to work for a kimura but Pan is defending well.
Resparzo wants to control but Pan is keeping him busy.
Resparzo works his way into full mount!
Resparzo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pan wants to try and get back to his feet.
Pan is trying desperately to improve position.
Resparzo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Resparzo on the ground.
Resparzo swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Pan is now in Resparzo's guard. A big mistake from Resparzo there, giving up the dominant position!
Resparzo has control of Pan's left arm, preventing Pan from doing any damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pan throws a strike but Resparzo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pan wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Resparzo manages to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Resparzo moves nicely into side control.
Pan tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Resparzo moves to the back position.
Resparzo is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Pan won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Resparzo off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ej Resparzo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Everth Cabaret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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203 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Everth Cabaret!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Cabaret to counter with a crisp jab.
Cabaret thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Matthews if he has to take too many more of those.
Matthews misses with a takedown
and Cabaret counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Matthews thinking.
Matthews shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cabaret counters with a nice leg kick.
Everth Cabaret has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Matthews.
Cabaret scores with the left hand. Matthews knows he should have avoided that one.
Matthews with a poor takedown
and Cabaret counters with a slapping leg kick.
Matthews looks gassed!
Matthews shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cabaret counters with a body kick that stops Matthews in his tracks momentarily.
Cabaret lands with a good body shot.
Cabaret delivers a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matthews takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cabaret digs a good body shot into Matthews's ribs.
Matthews on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cabaret lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matthews's sensitive parts.
Cabaret lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cabaret lands a high kick!
Matthews is rocked!
Matthews is trying desperately to land a takedown but Cabaret is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Matthews.
Matthews takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Matthews is still on wobbly legs! Can Cabaret finish him?
Matthews takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cabaret.
Both fighters circling a little - Cabaret finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cabaret moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Matthews seems to have recovered his senses.
Cabaret lands a nice shot to the body.
Cabaret buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Cabaret scores with a four punch combination!
Cabaret lands with a good body shot.
Matthews takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Matthews 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Matthews stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cabaret.
Cabaret works the jab nicely.
Cabaret lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Matthews at a distance.
Cabaret jabs Matthews to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Matthews takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A cross from Cabaret lands.
Cabaret lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cabaret lands with a kick to the ribs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cabaret.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret cracks a nice hook into Matthews's ribs.
Cabaret with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cabaret lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Matthews at a distance.
Cabaret works over Matthews's head and body with a nice combination.
Matthews looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A good leg kick by Cabaret.
Cabaret bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Matthews on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cabaret moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cabaret, right into the meat.
Cabaret lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cabaret.
Cabaret lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matthews's sensitive parts.
Cabaret lands the left hand.
Cabaret throws a nice inside leg kick.
Matthews looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cabaret lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cabaret fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret scores with a decent looking hook.
Cabaret scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Everth Cabaret is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cabaret dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matthews shoots and misses
and Cabaret counters with an outside leg kick.
Cabaret connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Matthews takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Matthews gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cabaret counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cabaret is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cabaret fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Matthews has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cabaret.
Cabaret lands a slapping body shot.
Cabaret scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cabaret fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Matthews looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cabaret with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cabaret is looking to wear down Matthews with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Matthews has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cabaret finds it's way round the side to connect with Matthews's head.
Cabaret lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cabaret feints and then cracks Matthews's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matthews down.
Cabaret lands with a hook. Matthews tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Cabaret.
Cabaret wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabaret fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cabaret scores with a one two! Matthews had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Matthews has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cabaret connects with a single shot there.
Cabaret lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cabaret.
Matthews takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Matthews steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cabaret. That one must have hurt.
Jab from Cabaret.
Matthews tries for a takedown but Cabaret circles away easily
and Cabaret counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Cabaret.
Cabaret lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dave Matthews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matthews shoots and misses
and Cabaret counters with a nice leg kick.
Matthews's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cabaret.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Everth Cabaret 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.
Cabaret is looking to slow Matthews down with leg kicks.
Cabaret throws a shot to the body.
Cabaret lands a jab to the head.
Cabaret lands a jab to the head.
Cabaret connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Matthews on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cabaret. Cabaret obviously looking to wear him down.
Cabaret chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Matthews takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Good leg kick by Cabaret there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cabaret cracks a nice hook into Matthews's ribs.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Matthews might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cabaret has got the better of the exchanges.
Cabaret tests Matthews's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cabaret lands a leg kick that knocks Matthews off balance momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cabaret.
Cabaret scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cabaret lands with a nice body punch.
Matthews gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cabaret counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cabaret counters with a straight right hand.
Matthews doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cabaret thuds a left hand into Matthews's body.
Cabaret lands with a nice body punch.
Cabaret lands a nice hook to Matthews's body. Matthews takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Matthews gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cabaret counters with a left to the body.
Everth Cabaret has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Matthews.
Matthews misses with a takedown
and Cabaret counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cabaret feints and then cracks Matthews's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matthews down.
Cabaret jabs Matthews to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cabaret lets loose with a powerful body kick. Matthews will feel that in the morning.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cabaret.
Nice jab there from Cabaret.
Cabaret buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cabaret connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Matthews momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matthews takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cabaret throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cabaret throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cabaret with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cabaret.
Cabaret is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matthews can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabaret lands a jab-cross combination.
Cabaret scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Matthews shoots and misses
and Cabaret counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cabaret lands a slapping body shot.
Cabaret moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cabaret throws a one two combo.
Cabaret lands a jab-cross combination.
Matthews doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cabaret counters with a nice leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cabaret.
Cabaret is looking to slow Matthews down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Matthews's calf.
Cabaret turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Matthews on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cabaret.
A jab lands there for Cabaret.
Matthews fails with the takedown
and Cabaret counters with a series of strikes. Matthews will be more careful next time no doubt.
Matthews fails with the takedown
and Cabaret counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matthews walks into a jab.
Everth Cabaret is winning the standup battle so far.
Matthews takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cabaret lands an overhand right.
Cabaret lands with a good body shot.
Cabaret scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cabaret lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cabaret scores with a crisp jab that stopped Matthews in his tracks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cabaret.
Cabaret is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cabaret.
Cabaret lands a body shot.
Cabaret connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Matthews's hands.
Cabaret lands a jab.
Matthews has his takedown stuffed
and Cabaret counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice body punch from Cabaret.
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!
Cabaret throws a leg kick which misses Matthews's front leg but catches the back leg as Matthews tries to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Cabaret.
Cabaret lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cabaret lands a jab to Matthews's midsection.
Cabaret buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matthews takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cabaret lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Matthews on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Matthews misses with a takedown
and Cabaret counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Everth Cabaret dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cabaret scores with a three punch combo!
Matthews misses with a takedown attempt
and Cabaret counters with a good low kick that Matthews was not able to check.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cabaret, right into the meat.
Cabaret fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cabaret connects with an inside leg kick.
Cabaret lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cabaret.
Cabaret connects with an inside leg kick.
Cabaret stuns Matthews with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cabaret is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cabaret lands a jab.
Cabaret feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Matthews's calf.
Cabaret throws a leg kick which misses Matthews's front leg but catches the back leg as Matthews tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cabaret.
Matthews doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cabaret counters with a straight right hand.
Cabaret ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabaret punishes Matthews's body with a nice straight punch.
Cabaret lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jab by Cabaret.
Danga de danga de dang - Cabaret scores with a four punch combination!
Matthews gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cabaret counters with a straight right hand.
Everth Cabaret has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Matthews.
Cabaret lands a right hook to the body.
Matthews takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cabaret fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matthews has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cabaret dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Cabaret.
Cabaret punishes Matthews's body with a nice straight punch.
Cabaret connects with an inside leg kick.
Cabaret scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cabaret lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cabaret keeps Matthews at a distance using the push kick.
Cabaret dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matthews. That did some damage!
Everth Cabaret is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Cabaret.
Cabaret scores with a jab to the head.
Cabaret throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Matthews stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cabaret fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matthews.
Cabaret fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Matthews looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cabaret lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cabaret!
Cabaret is looking to slow Matthews down with leg kicks.
Nice shot lands for Cabaret.
Cabaret looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dave Matthews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matthews with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cabaret counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cabaret.
Cabaret lands with a hook. Matthews tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cabaret scores with a jab to the head.
Matthews doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cabaret cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cabaret works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews tries for a takedown but Cabaret circles away easily
and Cabaret makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cabaret thumps Matthews with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Cabaret.
Matthews takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cabaret wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Matthews has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cabaret.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cabaret.
Nice jab there from Cabaret.
Cabaret scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Matthews fails with the takedown
and Cabaret counters with a good low kick that Matthews was not able to check.
Cabaret throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Matthews.
A good leg kick by Cabaret.
Matthews fails with the takedown
and Cabaret counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cabaret lands a nice looking body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret lands a nice hook to Matthews's body. Matthews takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cabaret lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matthews's sensitive parts.
Cabaret throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Matthews stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cabaret lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Matthews on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Matthews gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cabaret connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cabaret jabs Matthews right on the nose. Matthews blinks but takes it well.
Matthews looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cabaret scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Matthews's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cabaret connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Matthews scrambles back to his feet.
Matthews fails with the takedown
and Cabaret cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cabaret with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cabaret thuds his shin into the meat of Matthews's side.
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!
Cabaret fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Matthews on the side of the head.
A jab from Cabaret finds it's way through Matthews's defenses.
Cabaret cracks Matthews with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Everth Cabaret showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cabaret has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:24
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Everth Cabaret!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Figueroa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Figueroa has chosen Ride the Lighting as his entrance music. Kim Figueroa is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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150 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kim Figueroa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo misses with a hook
and Figueroa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aldo throws a lazy body kick
and Figueroa counters with a straight right hand.
Aldo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Figueroa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aldo was well out of range. Poor timing from Figueroa.
Aldo misses with an uppercut
and Figueroa counters with a straight right hand.
Aldo misses with a hook
and Figueroa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Aldo misses with a few strikes there.
Aldo swings widly with a right hand
and Aldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aldo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Aldo slips a jab and a cross from Figueroa.
Aldo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Aldo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Figueroa avoids it really well and circles away.
Aldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Figueroa counters with a thumping low kick.
Figueroa throws a front kick aimed at Aldo's knee but Aldo avoids it well.
Aldo misses with a right hand
and Figueroa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aldo's knee momentarily.
Aldo misses with a body shot.
Figueroa gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figueroa lands a body shot.
Aldo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Figueroa just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Aldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Figueroa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Figueroa looking to throw knees to the head but Aldo is blocking nicely.
Aldo tries to pull guard but Figueroa holds him up against the cage and eventually Aldo drops back down to his feet.
Aldo tries to pull guard but Figueroa holds him up against the cage and eventually Aldo drops back down to his feet.
Figueroa breaks from the clinch.
Figueroa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Aldo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Figueroa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aldo's knee momentarily.
Aldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Figueroa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A bone on bone clash there as Aldo blocks the leg kick.
Aldo misses with a body punch
and Figueroa counters with a leg kick.
Aldo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Figueroa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aldo's knee momentarily.
Aldo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Figueroa.
Aldo thows a leg kick but Figueroa checks it
and Figueroa counters with a nice uppercut.
Figueroa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Figueroa wants it to stay on the feet.
Aldo misses with a lunging right hand
and Figueroa counters with an inside leg kick.
Aldo throws a poor cross that misses
and Figueroa counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa cracks Aldo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Aldo misses with an uppercut
and Figueroa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Figueroa scores with a sloppy right hand. Aldo should have avoided that one.
Aldo checks a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Aldo blocks the leg kick.
Aldo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Horrible takedown by Aldo or perhaps it was just good defense by Figueroa which made him look bad.
Aldo misses with a combination
and Figueroa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Figueroa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aldo.
Jose Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Figueroa throws a one two combo.
Aldo is breathing heavily.
Figueroa cracks the inside of Aldo's front leg.
Aldo throws a poor cross that misses
and Figueroa counters with a leg kick.
Figueroa scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Aldo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Figueroa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aldo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Figueroa tries to avoid it but Aldo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Figueroa to the ground. Figueroa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Aldo lands with a nice body punch.
Aldo has his takedown stuffed
and Figueroa counters with a nice leg kick.
Aldo misses with a right hand
and Figueroa counters with a thumping low kick.
Aldo misses with an uppercut
and Figueroa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Aldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Figueroa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Aldo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Figueroa can pounce on him.
Aldo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Figueroa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Figueroa scores with a nice right hand.
Figueroa throws a leg kick which misses Aldo's front leg but catches the back leg as Aldo tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Figueroa lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aldo.
A good leg kick by Figueroa.
Aldo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Figueroa, right into the meat.
Aldo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Figueroa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Figueroa feints and then cracks Aldo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aldo down.
Figueroa lands a nice looking body kick.
Figueroa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Aldo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Figueroa with a nice cross.
Aldo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Figueroa can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Figueroa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Aldo. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Figueroa jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Figueroa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aldo's sensitive parts.
Figueroa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aldo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Figueroa dominated that round.
That's time! Aldo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Figueroa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Figueroa motions for Aldo to come forward. Figueroa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Figueroa.
Aldo throws an off balance right hand
and Figueroa counters with a nice uppercut.
Aldo misses with a combination
and Figueroa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aldo's knee momentarily.
No joy there for Figueroa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aldo swings widly with a right hand
and Figueroa counters with a body kick.
Figueroa connects with a solid leg kick.
Aldo misses with a body shot
and Figueroa counters with an inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Figueroa. That's going to slow Aldo down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Figueroa - that will leave a mark!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Figueroa.
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!
A nice leg kick lands there from Figueroa.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Figueroa thuds his shin into the meat of Aldo's side.
Figueroa closes the distance and pushes Aldo back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figueroa prevents the takedown attempt.
Figueroa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Figueroa crunches a lovely knee into Aldo's ribcage.
Figueroa lands a nice knee to the body.
Figueroa leaning against his opponent.
Figueroa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aldo throws a poor cross that misses
and Figueroa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Figueroa.
A shot to the body from Aldo misses
and Figueroa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Figueroa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aldo's sensitive parts.
Aldo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Figueroa clinches up with Aldo and pushes him back against the cage.
Aldo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Figueroa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Figueroa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Aldo takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Figueroa obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Figueroa lands an elbow inside that Aldo shrugs off.
Figueroa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Figueroa avoiding damage.
Figueroa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Figueroa lands an elbow inside that Aldo shrugs off.
Stalling in the clinch from Figueroa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Figueroa prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Aldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Figueroa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Figueroa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Figueroa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Figueroa working Aldo over with knees to the body.
Figueroa leaning against his opponent.
Figueroa manages to break the clinch.
Aldo misses with an uppercut
and Figueroa counters with a thumping low kick.
Figueroa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aldo, pushing him back against the cage.
Figueroa lands an elbow inside that Aldo shrugs off.
Figueroa working Aldo over with knees to the body.
Figueroa scores a nice knee to the body.
Figueroa lands a nice knee to the body.
Figueroa lands a nice elbow.
Figueroa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Aldo up against the cage.
Figueroa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aldo jumps guard but Figueroa stands there with Aldo around his waist. Aldo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Figueroa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Figueroa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Figueroa scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Figueroa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Aldo.
Aldo misses with an uppercut
and Figueroa counters with a stiff right hand.
Figueroa scoring well with a low kick there.
Aldo throws a right hand that misses
and Figueroa counters with a leg kick.
Aldo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Aldo misses with a lunging right hand
and Figueroa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aldo's knee momentarily.
Aldo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Figueroa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kim Figueroa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aldo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Figueroa finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Figueroa thumps Aldo with a low kick.
Aldo lands with a cross.
Figueroa connects with a leg kick. Aldo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Figueroa connects with a solid leg kick.
Figueroa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Figueroa.
Aldo throws a right hand that misses
and Figueroa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Aldo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Figueroa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Aldo scrambles back to his feet.
Figueroa scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Figueroa drops his hands momentarily and Aldo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A solid body kick from Figueroa.
Figueroa cracks the inside of Aldo's front leg.
Aldo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Figueroa scoring well with a low kick there.
Aldo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Figueroa cracks the inside of Aldo's front leg.
Aldo misses with a left hand
and Figueroa counters with a nice body kick.
Aldo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Figueroa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
An inside leg kick lands from Figueroa.
Aldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Figueroa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aldo's knee momentarily.
Aldo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Figueroa swinging wildly here.
Aldo misses with a body shot
and Figueroa counters with a good low kick that Aldo was not able to check.
Aldo misses with a left hand
and Figueroa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aldo throws a right hand that misses
and Figueroa counters with a nice leg kick.
Figueroa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aldo's calf.
Aldo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Figueroa finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Figueroa scores with a push kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Figueroa.
Figueroa scores with a leg kick.
Kim Figueroa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Figueroa scores with a sloppy right hand. Aldo should have avoided that one.
Aldo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Figueroa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Figueroa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Figueroa connects with a leg kick. Aldo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Figueroa lands a two punch combo.
Figueroa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Aldo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Figueroa connects with an inside leg kick.
Figueroa connects with an inside leg kick.
That kick from Figueroa tenderised Aldo's leg. Aldo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Figueroa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Figueroa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aldo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Figueroa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Figueroa.
Figueroa throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Figueroa does no damage.
That kick from Figueroa tenderised Aldo's leg. Aldo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Figueroa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aldo misses with a lunging right hand
and Figueroa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Figueroa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aldo doesn't seem bothered though.
Figueroa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aldo's sensitive parts.
Figueroa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Figueroa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aldo's calf.
Aldo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Figueroa.
Figueroa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aldo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Figueroa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Figueroa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Figueroa.
Figueroa is looking to slow Aldo down with leg kicks.
Crunch! Figueroa slams his shin into Aldo's torso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa connects with a leg kick. Aldo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Figueroa throws a leg kick which misses Aldo's front leg but catches the back leg as Aldo tries to avoid it.
Figueroa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aldo.
Figueroa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Figueroa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Figueroa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Figueroa.
Figueroa clinches with his opponent.
Aldo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Aldo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A knee to the head by Figueroa.
Kim Figueroa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Figueroa.
Figueroa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Figueroa.
Figueroa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Figueroa.
Figueroa breaks the clinch.
Figueroa lands a nice shot that snaps Aldo's head back.
Aldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Figueroa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Aldo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Figueroa - the referee stops the clock and Aldo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Figueroa. Aldo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa lands with a shot to the body.
Figueroa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aldo misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Aldo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Figueroa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aldo.
Figueroa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Figueroa lands with a hook. Aldo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Aldo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aldo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
An inside leg kick lands from Figueroa.
Danga de danga de dang - Figueroa scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aldo throws a right hand that misses
and Figueroa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Figueroa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Figueroa thumps Aldo with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Figueroa really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Figueroa scores with a decent looking hook.
Aldo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Figueroa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aldo's sensitive parts.
A nice leg kick lands there from Figueroa.
Figueroa connects with a jab.
Aldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Figueroa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Aldo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Figueroa.
Aldo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Figueroa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aldo's knee momentarily.
Aldo misses with a right hand
letting Figueroa counter with a right hand.
Aldo throws a lazy uppercut
and Figueroa counters with a body kick that stops Aldo in his tracks momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Figueroa.
Figueroa throws a leg kick which misses Aldo's front leg but catches the back leg as Aldo tries to avoid it.
Aldo misses with a body shot
and Figueroa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Aldo throws a right hand that misses
and Figueroa counters with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Figueroa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figueroa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Figueroa is looking to slow Aldo down with leg kicks.
Figueroa clobbers Aldo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Figueroa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Aldo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Figueroa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Aldo throws a leg kick
and Figueroa counters with a nice uppercut.
Figueroa dips to his left and cracks Aldo with an uppercut!
Aldo is rocked!
Aldo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Figueroa scores with a counter punch that sends Aldo to the canvas! Figueroa smells blood - he's punishing Aldo with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Aldo has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kim Figueroa!
Kim Figueroa is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Rain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Rain will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Junior!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Rain!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rain connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Junior momentarily.
Rain throws a lazy uppercut
and Junior counters with a nice uppercut.
Rain misses with a hook
letting Junior counter with a right hand.
Rain misses with a right hand
and Junior counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rain misses with a right hand
and Junior counters with a nice uppercut.
Junior throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Junior throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rain checks a leg kick.
Rain throws a right hand that misses
and Junior counters with a big head kick but Rain shrugs it off.
Junior walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rain throws a leg kick
and Junior counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rain rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Junior makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd cheers as Junior lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rain doesn't seem phased though.
Rain wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rain scores with a hook to the body. Junior takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rain misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Junior counters with a nice leg kick.
Rain misses with a left hand
and Junior connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rain slips a straight right by Junior.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Junior attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Oooooh!!! Rain has knocked Junior down with a huge combo! Rain steps away and waves a wobbly Junior back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Junior is rocked!
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!
Rain drops Junior with a big left hand! Junior is injured, injured bad! Rain jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Rain! Johnny Rain retains his middleweight title!
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