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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimbo Slice is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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245 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Carwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimbo Slice!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Carwin.
Slice darts in looking for a takedown but Carwin gets double underhooks and turns Slice into the cage.
Carwin digs a right hand into Slice's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Slice's gas tank.
Slice tries for a takedown but Carwin manages to get underhooks.
Slice escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Slice does no damage.
Slice tries to clinch there but Carwin circles away.
Carwin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carwin clinches up with Slice and pushes him back against the cage.
Carwin has had enough of the clinch but Slice keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Carwin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Slice has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Carwin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Shane Carwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Slice.
Slice wants a takedown but no success here.
Slice trying to control the position but instead, Carwin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Slice into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice wants a takedown but no success here.
Carwin has clasped his hands together around Slice's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Carwin is trying to get an arm triangle but Slice is defending well.
Carwin working away.
Slice pushes Carwin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Carwin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Slice sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Carwin lands with a punch from half guard.
Slice wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Slice looking to hit a scissor sweep but Carwin is one step ahead there.
Slice is looking for a triangle but Carwin pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slice utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Slice is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Carwin frees his head nicely. Oh but Slice has switched to an armbar! Carwin is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Kimbo Slice!
Kimbo Slice tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Prokhorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prokhorov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ski Ski kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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220 lbs
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mikhail Prokhorov!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson 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.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Prokhorov.
Johnson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soul Supremacy Elite Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Prokhorov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Prokhorov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson clinches up with Prokhorov and pushes him back against the cage.
Prokhorov is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Prokhorov is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
Prokhorov is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
Johnson tries to circle away but Prokhorov has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Prokhorov has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Johnson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Prokhorov misses with a wild combination.
Johnson forces Prokhorov back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Prokhorov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Prokhorov throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Prokhorov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Prokhorov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Prokhorov tries to keep at a distance but Johnson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Prokhorov is keeping busy.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Prokhorov's efforts to push away.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Prokhorov controls the action.
Prokhorov has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Prokhorov lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson stalling the fight.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Prokhorov won't allow it.
Prokhorov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Prokhorov is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Prokhorov is blocking nicely.
Johnson is trying to push Prokhorov away but Prokhorov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Prokhorov dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Prokhorov won't allow it.
Johnson stalling.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Prokhorov is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
Prokhorov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Prokhorov can't break the clinch.
Prokhorov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Prokhorov working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Prokhorov tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Johnson prevents Prokhorov from breaking the clinch.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Prokhorov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anthony Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prokhorov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Prokhorov keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prokhorov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Prokhorov counters with a right hand to the body.
Prokhorov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A combination from Prokhorov does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Prokhorov moves out of range easily.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Prokhorov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a leg kick
and Prokhorov counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Prokhorov to acknowledge the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prokhorov lands a big right hand that sends Johnson crashing to the mat! Prokhorov stays standing though and waves Johnson back to his feet!
Johnson is rocked!
Prokhorov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Prokhorov drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Prokhorov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Prokhorov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Prokhorov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Johnson under the eye.
Prokhorov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johnson is rocked!
No joy there for Prokhorov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mikhail Prokhorov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Prokhorov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Prokhorov throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Prokhorov lands a big head kick that sends Johnson tumbling to the mat! Prokhorov takes a step backwards and waves Johnson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prokhorov blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Johnson feints and then cracks Prokhorov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Prokhorov down.
Prokhorov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prokhorov gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Prokhorov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Prokhorov. Johnson shrugs it off though.
Prokhorov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Johnson tries to circle away but Prokhorov has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Prokhorov avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson keeps control of Prokhorov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Prokhorov.
Prokhorov has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Prokhorov breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Prokhorov circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Prokhorov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson throws a one two combo.
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!
Prokhorov misses with a few strikes there.
Prokhorov tries to clinch but Johnson moves away
and Johnson counters with a crisp one two that drops Prokhorov! Johnson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Prokhorov to his feet! Prokhorov is in big trouble!
Prokhorov is rocked!
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Prokhorov is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Crack! A monster head kick from Johnson and Prokhorov falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Johnson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Anthony Johnson!
Anthony Johnson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glover Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank Abott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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260 lbs
8 - 16 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glover Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tank Abott!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowe moves in looking to clinch but Abott pushes him off.
Crowe gets a clinch.
Crowe tries to circle away but Abott has him pinned against the cage.
Abott can't get the takedown.
Stalling in the clinch from Crowe.
Crowe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Abott pulls guard.
Abott controlling Crowe's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abott is looking for a triangle but Crowe pushes his legs off easily.
Abott wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Crowe is now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abott is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Crowe's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Crowe's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Crowe is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Soul Supremacy Elite Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Abott doesn't have the hooks in and Crowe manages to turn into his guard.
Abott looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crowe is one step ahead there.
Crowe's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Abott has a closed guard, preventing Crowe from standing up.
Abott wants to stand and escape but Crowe is having none of it.
Crowe is looking to stand up but Abott won't let him.
Crowe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Crowe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Crowe stands up and waves to Abott to follow him.
Horrible takedown by Abott or perhaps it was just good defense by Crowe which made him look bad.
Abott looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crowe circles away from the clinch attempt
and Crowe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abott closes the distance but Crowe moves to the side
and Crowe counters with a crisp one two that drops Abott! Crowe thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Abott to his feet! Abott is in big trouble!
Abott is rocked!
Crowe lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Abott out cold! Abott is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Glover Crowe!
A very excited looking Glover Crowe made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chad Sugden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Bubin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sugden comes into the arena with I'm shipping up to Boston blaring out of the sound system. Vlad Bubin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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181 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Sugden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Bubin!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sugden looks to land a combination. Bubin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Vlad Bubin has been cut.
Sugden connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bubin's hands.
Sugden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chad Sugden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sugden uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sugden throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bubin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sugden.
Bubin walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sugden stuns Bubin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sugden has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 11th Planet Fitness ($300/wk) in the buildup to the fight.
Sugden jabs Bubin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sugden connects with a body shot that sends Bubin's belly button to the back.
Sugden lands with a good body shot.
Sugden lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sugden.
Sugden scores with a leg kick.
Sugden lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sugden lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bubin backs up against the cage.
Chad Sugden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sugden.
Bubin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bubin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sugden finds it's way round the side to connect with Bubin's head.
Nice jab there from Sugden.
Sugden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sugden stalks Bubin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bubin's face. Bubin staggers backwards, shaken.
Bubin is rocked!
Sugden dances in with a quick combination. Bubin is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Sugden snaps Bubin's head back. Bubin stumbles backwards against the cage. Sugden steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Bubin's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Bubin just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chad Sugden!
A less than humble Chad Sugden misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Trig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colton Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Trig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colton Smith!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trig looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Trig swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Trig digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Trig forces Smith back against the cage and clinches.
Trig wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Smith changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Trig fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Trig throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Danga de danga de dang - Trig scores with a four punch combination!
Smith shoots in and bounces Trig off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trig is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trig is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Smith defends well.
Trig looking for a guillotine here but Smith defends easily.
Smith wants to control from the top but Trig keeps moving.
Trig is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Trig. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trig keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Trig trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.
Trig looking for a sweep. Not yet Trig, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trig manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Trig pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trig avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Trig is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Trig lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trig circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frank Trig is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Trig closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Trig breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trig tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Trig throws a combination that misses
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Trig rushes Smith and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smith keeps control of Trig as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith is trying to push Trig away but Trig has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Trig breaks from the clinch.
Trig closes the distance and clinches.
Trig's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Trig tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trig displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smith.
Frank Trig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colton Smith.
Trig showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Trig clinches with his opponent.
Trig escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trig tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Trig rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Trig is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Trig manages to break the clinch.
Smith moves forwards but Trig connects with a nice, crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Trig, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes Trig against the cage but Trig circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Smith is looking to clinch but Trig is avoiding it.
Trig drops Smith with a beautiful combination! Smith stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Trig is looking for the KO!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Trig dominated that 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.
Trig Throws a clean left jab. Trig Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Smith's chin! Smith crumbles to the ground and Trig follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Trig!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Frank Trig!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kezz The Convict (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying The Convict's choice of entrance music: Locked up. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Sanchez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kezz The Convict!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Diego Sanchez has been cut.
Kezz The Convict seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Convict.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Convict swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Convict misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that The Convict has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sanchez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sanchez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The Convict fails to land the takedown.
The Convict looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Sanchez tries to clinch up
and The Convict counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from The Convict misses.
The Convict shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. The Convict showed some decent athleticism there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Convict is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sanchez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time The Convict.
The Convict not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Convict wants to take a breather but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Soul Supremacy Elite Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The Convict lands with a punch from half guard.
Sanchez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The Convict passes to side control.
Sanchez defending against the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Sanchez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The Convict lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sanchez tries to escape but The Convict is in control.
The Convict working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The Convict trying to control the action but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Convict working the ground and pound from side control.
Sanchez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sanchez is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Convict has hold of Sanchez's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Sanchez seems comfortable defending it but The Convict has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Sanchez is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Sanchez is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but The Convict couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kezz The Convict!
Kezz The Convict is the new welterweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Kezz The Convict made sure he mentioned Project Mayhem, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steffan Bonnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beaumont McHale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Steffan Bonnar has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steffan Bonnar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beaumont McHale!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonnar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bonnar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McHale circles away quickly and effectively.
Bonnar 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.
Bonnar with a jab.
Bonnar has his takedown stuffed
and McHale counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bonnar wants to improve his position but McHale is controlling well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McHale looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bonnar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bonnar wants to control but McHale passes into side.
Bonnar is not content to let McHale control the position.
McHale fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonnar strikes from the bottom but McHale takes advantage and advances to full mount!
McHale lands a couple of good shots and Bonnar has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
McHale lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bonnar rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
McHale throwing shots but Bonnar is blocking nicely.
McHale missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bonnar wants to control but McHale is keeping busy.
McHale not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonnar with the active half guard here but McHale passes nicely into side control.
McHale throwing strikes but Bonnar manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McHale can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McHale is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bonnar stands up and beckons McHale to his feet.
Steffan Bonnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McHale swinging wildly here.
Bonnar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McHale manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bonnar scores with a body shot.
Jab from Bonnar.
Bonnar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McHale counters with a shoot takedown. Bonnar fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McHale showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bonnar wants to get back to his feet but McHale is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
McHale throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bonnar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McHale scoring with some ground and pound.
McHale throws an elbow that misses. Bonnar uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McHale's guard. Nice move by Bonnar!
McHale is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McHale looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McHale wants to sweep here but Bonnar controlling him for the moment.
McHale keeping moving, preventing Bonnar from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McHale tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bonnar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McHale manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
McHale is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bonnar can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonnar is squirming around, avoiding McHale's attempts to control the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bonnar gets back to half guard.
McHale throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bonnar trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beaumont McHale dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bonnar looks to land a combination but McHale avoids it well.
McHale pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bonnar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bonnar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bonnar closes the distance looking to clinch
and McHale counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bonnar tries to clinch there but McHale circles away.
Steffan Bonnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bonnar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McHale lands with a good body shot.
Bonnar tries to clinch but McHale is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonnar slaps away a takedown attempt from McHale, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bonnar misses with a body shot.
Bonnar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McHale.
Bonnar is looking to clinch.
Bonnar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McHale was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonnar.
Bonnar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bonnar scores with a hook to the body. McHale takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good leg kick by Bonnar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bonnar has McHale up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar wants to break free but McHale has control.
Bonnar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A bit of stalling here from Bonnar.
Bonnar is trying to break the clinch but McHale is controlling him.
Bonnar wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McHale.
McHale keeps control of Bonnar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bonnar is trying to maintain a safe position but McHale gets an underhook and turns Bonnar into the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bonnar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McHale looking for a takedown.
Bonnar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bonnar misses with a combination
and McHale counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bonnar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McHale is controlling him.
McHale postures up.
McHale is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bonnar keeping moving, preventing McHale from controlling successfully.
McHale lands a couple of digs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McHale throws an elbow that misses. Bonnar uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McHale's guard. Nice move by Bonnar!
Bonnar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McHale lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bonnar!
McHale can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bonnar is looking to escape.
McHale scoring with strikes but Bonnar is staying in there.
McHale landing shots from mount.
McHale landing punches.
McHale looking to finish Bonnar with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bonnar!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McHale scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bonnar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McHale with shots to the head and body - Bonnar looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beaumont McHale showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bonnar moves into the clinch successfully.
Bonnar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bonnar has had enough of the clinch but McHale keeps him there for the moment.
Bonnar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McHale has him pressed against the cage.
Bonnar can't break the clinch.
Bonnar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonnar misses with a jab to the body
and McHale counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bonnar's guard now.
Bonnar pulls McHale in close to his closed guard and prevents McHale from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bonnar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
McHale must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McHale prevents Bonnar from getting back to his feet.
Bonnar seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonnar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bonnar has his feet on McHale's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bonnar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bonnar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bonnar misses with a series of wild punches.
Bonnar throws a head kick that misses.
McHale misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McHale shoots in looking for a takedown. Bonnar tries to sprawl out of it but McHale keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bonnar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bonnar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McHale is able to avoid easily.
Steffan Bonnar is winning the standup battle so far.
McHale throws a series of punches but Bonnar moves out of range.
McHale shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
McHale not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McHale seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
McHale thows a huge punch but Bonnar dodges it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonnar trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McHale not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McHale stops Bonnar from getting back to his feet.
McHale is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
McHale wants to pass the guard but Bonnar is defending well.
McHale throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bonnar is looking for a sweep. McHale is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bonnar trying to control but McHale postures up.
Bonnar slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
McHale works over Bonnar with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McHale makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
McHale lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McHale cracks Bonnar with a solid left hand.
Bonnar lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for McHale!
Bonnar landing strikes from the mount.
McHale is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
McHale controls the position.
McHale regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McHale is looking for a sweep. Bonnar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Beaumont McHale just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bonnar misses with a hook.
Bonnar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McHale as he avoids it easily.
Bonnar throws a sloppy head kick and McHale moves out of range easily.
McHale gets a double leg takedown into Bonnar's guard.
McHale throwing strikes from guard but Bonnar blocks nicely.
McHale throws a big elbow that misses.
McHale keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bonnar's head.
Bonnar has momentary wrist control but McHale slips an elbow through the middle.
Bonnar looking for a sweep. Not yet Bonnar, not yet.
Bonnar pushes McHale off and gets back to his feet.
Bonnar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McHale misses with the combination.
Bonnar tries to clinch up.
Bonnar stuffs the takedown.
Bonnar closes the distance looking to clinch
and McHale counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bonnar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bonnar will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McHale up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McHale has him pressed against the cage.
McHale has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bonnar after a bit of a struggle.
McHale is working for takedown but Bonnar is calmly controlling the position for now.
Steffan Bonnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Beaumont McHale.
Bonnar is trying to break the clinch but McHale is controlling him.
Bonnar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonnar tries to clinch
and McHale counters with a nice uppercut.
McHale avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bonnar looks to land a combination. McHale sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McHale throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bonnar connects with a single shot there.
Bonnar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bonnar shoots in looking for a takedown. McHale tries to sprawl out of it but Bonnar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McHale manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bonnar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bonnar scores with a one two! McHale had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A combination from McHale does no damage.
Bonnar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McHale.
Bonnar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McHale manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar connects with a looping right hand.
A punch combination from McHale misses.
McHale goes for a double leg but Bonnar avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bonnar continues to drive forward.
Bonnar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A good leg kick by Bonnar.
Bonnar tries to clinch but McHale moves out of range.
Bonnar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bonnar fails to land the takedown.
Bonnar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonnar throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steffan Bonnar had his way with Beaumont McHale in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bonnar misses with a straight right.
Bonnar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McHale.
McHale throws a series of punches but Bonnar moves out of range.
Bonnar looks to clinch
and McHale counters with a right hand to the body.
Bonnar wants to clinch up but McHale keeps it at a distance.
Bonnar throws a series of punches but McHale avoids them all with ease.
Bonnar slips a jab and a cross from McHale.
Bonnar tries to clinch there but McHale circles away.
Bonnar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bonnar throws a solid leg kick but McHale takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bonnar.
Donk. Bonnar catches McHale right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonnar is looking to clinch but McHale is avoiding it.
Bonnar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McHale.
Bonnar stuffs the takedown attempt from McHale. McHale gets slowly back to his feet.
McHale is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
McHale drives through with a takedown into guard.
McHale lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bonnar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McHale defends well.
McHale trying to control but Bonnar is working from the bottom.
McHale scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McHale throws a big elbow that misses.
Bonnar throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
McHale wants to control from the top but Bonnar keeps moving.
McHale with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McHale is working Bonnar over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
McHale postures up and lands a big shot to Bonnar's brow.
Bonnar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
McHale missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McHale controlling from the top position.
Bonnar is looking to stand up but McHale isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McHale is pushing down on Bonnar's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bonnar is fighting to maintain full guard but McHale has managed to sneak the leg through.
McHale throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bonnar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McHale is controlling the pace.
Bonnar blocking the ground and pound attempt from McHale.
Bonnar blocking the ground and pound attempt from McHale.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Bonnar moves into range and clinches up with McHale.
McHale has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bonnar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bonnar tries to circle away but McHale has him pinned against the cage.
McHale takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Beaumont McHale has been cut.
Bonnar tries to break the clinch but McHale is controlling the position.
Bonnar lands a right hand.
McHale is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bonnar is just too persistent for him and manages to trip McHale to the mat. McHale regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonnar trying to control but McHale is working from the bottom.
Bonnar wants to stand but McHale is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Beaumont McHale.
I think McHale 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 47:49
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 47:49
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beaumont McHale!
Beaumont McHale is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious Beaumont McHale thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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