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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Asiong Salonga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Mandella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salonga's entrance music is Hari ng Tondo. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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18
130 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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168 cm
25
142 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Decent boxing
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Asiong Salonga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Mandella!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salonga throws a head kick that misses.
Salonga throws a head kick that misses.
Salonga throws a head kick but Mandella moves out of range.
Mandella keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Salonga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Salonga throws a head kick but Mandella moves out of range.
Salonga throws a sloppy head kick and Mandella moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Salonga.
Salonga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salonga really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Salonga throws a sloppy head kick and Mandella moves out of range easily.
Salonga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mandella ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Salonga throws a sloppy head kick and Mandella moves out of range easily.
Salonga is breathing heavily.
A nice combination there by Mandella.
Salonga is rocked!
It looks like Asiong Salonga has been cut.
Mandella dances in with a quick combination. Salonga is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Mandella snaps Salonga's head back. Salonga stumbles backwards against the cage. Mandella steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Salonga'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. Salonga just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chuck Mandella!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Belov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belov comes to the cage accompanied by Mother Russia. Cruz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tech N9ne - Livin' Like I'm Dyin. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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196 lbs
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197 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dmitry Belov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Belov blocks the leg kick.
Cruz has his takedown stuffed
and Belov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cruz's guard.
Belov stopping the sweep attempt from Cruz.
Belov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Belov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cruz keeping full guard, as Belov tries to pass.
Cruz trying to keep a closed guard but Belov is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belov distracts Cruz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Belov 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.
Belov cracks Cruz with a solid left hand.
Cruz is rocked!
Belov cracks Cruz with a solid left hand.
Cruz is still in real trouble! Can Belov finish him?
Belov loads up on a big left hand. Cruz felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Belov looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Cruz can't hide his disappointment, as Belov celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dmitry Belov!
Felix Cruz spoke after the fight, saying 'I would like to thank my manager, my fans, my sponsors and my gym. I will be back hungry and ready for a battle.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Qo Nosof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carmelo Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Carmelo Lawrence was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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218 lbs
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204 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Qo Nosof!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carmelo Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nosof looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nosof misses with a few strikes there.
Nosof buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nosof misses with a combination
and Lawrence decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nosof's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lawrence is looking to work some ground and pound but Nosof has wrist control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lawrence working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Lawrence throws an elbow that misses. Nosof uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lawrence's guard. Nice move by Nosof!
Lawrence is looking for a triangle but Nosof pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawrence is trying to keep Nosof in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nosof slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lawrence has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lawrence wants to sweep but no luck.
Lawrence had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nosof defends it easily.
Nosof trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawrence is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lawrence is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nosof is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nosof trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawrence is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lawrence is on top in guard.
Nosof definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lawrence content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawrence working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lawrence postures up in Nosof's guard and throws a big left but Nosof blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence throws a strike but Nosof rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lawrence not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lawrence being controlled here, momentarily.
Nosof slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lawrence trying his best to control but Nosof has mounted him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nosof lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lawrence can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lawrence is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nosof trying to control but Lawrence is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lawrence gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carmelo Lawrence dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nosof misses with a low kick.
Nosof scoring well with a low kick there.
A left and a right from Nosof both land. Nice combination.
Lawrence checks the leg kick.
Lawrence dodges the punch combination from Nosof.
Qo Nosof is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nosof buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nosof jabs Lawrence to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nosof dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lawrence. That did some damage!
Nosof motions for Lawrence to come forward. Nosof throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Nosof misses.
Lawrence checks the leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Lawrence checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nosof. That's going to slow Lawrence down.
Nosof connects with an inside leg kick.
Nosof buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nosof throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nosof throws a chopping leg kick but Lawrence manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lawrence checks a low kick from Nosof.
Nosof fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nosof rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lawrence moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nosof throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lawrence checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nosof throws a leg kick
and Lawrence counters by clinching up.
Lawrence's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nosof is pressed up against the cage. Lawrence has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nosof down to the mat. Nosof avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Qo Nosof is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nosof thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nosof is looking to score with low kicks.
Lawrence dodges the punch combination from Nosof.
Nosof thows a leg kick but Lawrence checks it
and Lawrence counters with a takedown into side control.
Lawrence creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Nosof sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lawrence scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lawrence lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nosof defending against the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Nosof taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lawrence landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lawrence lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lawrence working the ground and pound but Nosof is defending the strikes.
Lawrence cracks Nosof with a big elbow.
Lawrence cracks Nosof with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Lawrence immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Nosof is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Lawrence!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carmelo Lawrence!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luke Lashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lexi Belle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lashley comes to the cage accompanied by Hustlin. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
20 - 22 - 0 |
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145 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Lashley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lexi Belle!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lashley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lashley gets a clinch.
Belle is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lashley pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Belle is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lashley is defending well.
Belle drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Luke Lashley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lexi Belle.
Lashley has Belle pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Lashley pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Belle tumbling to the mat - Lashley dives into Belle's guard.
Belle working for a triangle but Lashley defends it easily.
Lashley lands a couple of digs.
Belle looking for a guillotine here but Lashley defends easily.
Lashley might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lashley throws a big right hand that misses.
Lashley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belle is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lashley is aware though and is defending well.
Belle looking for a guillotine here but Lashley defends easily.
Lashley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lashley scoring with punches to the head and body.
Belle escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lashley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lashley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lashley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lashley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Belle is rocked!
Lashley scoring with some ground and pound.
Belle is still in real trouble! Can Lashley finish him?
Lashley scoring with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lashley 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.
Lashley arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Belle's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Luke Lashley!
Luke Lashley made sure to mention his sponsor, Just Fight (Everything 7$) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Cavalcante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cavalcante might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to You & Me. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angelo Cavalcante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luis Guerrero!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cavalcante with a poor takedown
and Guerrero counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cavalcante's guard now.
Guerrero controlling from the top position.
Cavalcante throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Cavalcante bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Guerrero's guard.
Cavalcante looking to sit in guard and control but Guerrero gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cavalcante had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Guerrero defends it easily.
Guerrero with a flurry of punches that miss.
Guerrero stands up over Cavalcante, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guerrero working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guerrero postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Guerrero is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Guerrero scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cavalcante wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cavalcante seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Cavalcante wants to sweep here but Guerrero controlling him for the moment.
Guerrero must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Guerrero postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Guerrero scoring with punches to the head and body.
Guerrero postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Guerrero content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Guerrero content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guerrero is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cavalcante is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Guerrero is controlling him.
Cavalcante is looking for a triangle but Guerrero pushes his legs off easily.
Cavalcante looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cavalcante is breathing heavily.
Guerrero lands a couple of digs.
Guerrero is in close to Cavalcante's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Guerrero lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
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.
Guerrero connects with a couple of short punches.
Guerrero lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Guerrero landing some decent shots from guard.
Guerrero postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cavalcante is rocked!
Guerrero postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Oh Cavalcante is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Guerrero scoring with some ground and pound.
Guerrero loads up on a big left hand. Cavalcante felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Guerrero looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Cavalcante can't hide his disappointment, as Guerrero celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luis Guerrero!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Death (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yusuke Yurameshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Death is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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145 lbs
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135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Death!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yusuke Yurameshi!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Death scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Yurameshi is trying to control Death's posture but Death avoids it.
Yurameshi might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Death haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Yurameshi is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Death controlling the position from side mount.
Death in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Death scoring with punches from side control.
Yurameshi seems a little lost for a moment, as Death dominates the positioning.
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!
Yurameshi is trying to work for a sweep but Death has mounted him!
Yurameshi is trying desperately to improve position.
Death tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Death is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Yurameshi can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Death with the ground and pound from mount.
Yurameshi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Yurameshi is still trying to improve position.
Death throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Yurameshi because Death loaded up on that one.
Death landing punches.
Death looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yurameshi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Yurameshi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Death controlling from mount.
Death raining down shots from the mount!
Yurameshi is rocked!
Death thowing shots but they're missing.
Death controlling the position easily from mount.
Death 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.
Death's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Yurameshi tries to reverse the position but Death maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Death controlling from the full mount.
Death is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Yurameshi can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Yurameshi is looking to get to half guard.
Death looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
We've been informed that Yurameshi has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Yurameshi tries to lock up and control but Death gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Yurameshi is looking to get to half guard.
Death fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Death looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Death lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee warns Yurameshi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Yurameshi is still in real trouble! Can Death finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Death sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Yurameshi seems to have recovered his senses.
Yurameshi taking shots to the head.
Death is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Yurameshi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Yurameshi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Death controlling the position easily from mount.
Yurameshi is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yurameshi holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Death tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Death controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Death dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Death tries to clinch up.
Death misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yurameshi throws a one two combo.
Death takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Death looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Death on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yurameshi with a hook.
Death throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Yurameshi was covering up waiting for the punch and Death finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Death is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Death looking to pass the guard.
Death postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Death drops back looking for a leg! Yurameshi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Yurameshi manages to kick Death off! Death jumps back into Yurameshi's guard.
Death is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Death throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Death throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yurameshi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Death pushes down on Yurameshi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Yurameshi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Death. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yurameshi is looking to improve his position.
Yurameshi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Death won't allow Yurameshi to sweep him here.
Michael Death overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Death sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Death trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Death's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Death passes easily into side control. Nice work.
A lull in the action here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yurameshi can't do much from the bottom here.
Death is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yurameshi has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Death controlling the position.
Death passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Yurameshi!
Death controlling the position easily from mount.
Yurameshi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Death controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Death is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Yurameshi to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Yurameshi shrugs it off.
Yurameshi wants to hold on but Death pushes him away.
Death looking for a guillotine from mount but Yurameshi is having none of it.
Yurameshi is looking to improve his position but Death isn't that keen on the idea.
Death controlling from mount.
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!
Yurameshi is looking to get to half guard.
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.
Michael Death dominated that second round.
That's time! Death's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Death shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Yurameshi's guard.
Yurameshi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Death not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Yurameshi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Death preventing the sweep.
Death avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Death drops back looking for a leg! Yurameshi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Yurameshi manages to kick Death off! Death jumps back into Yurameshi's guard.
Death lands a couple of digs.
Yurameshi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Death.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Death advances to half guard.
Death seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Death is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yurameshi can do to turn this around?
Death is looking for a kimura here.
Death not doing much here.
Death maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Yurameshi could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Death has cracked it and Yurameshi is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Death!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Michael Death!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kendrick Reese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Sakuragi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kendrick Reese!
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, Tim Sakuragi!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reese shoots in looking for a takedown but Sakuragi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Reese's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sakuragi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Reese shoots in for a takedown but Sakuragi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Reese on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sakuragi lands a slapping body shot.
Sakuragi looks to land a combination. Reese sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Reese tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sakuragi defends well and Reese ends up having to push Sakuragi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kendrick Reese. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sakuragi wants to break free but Reese has control.
Reese drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sakuragi pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sakuragi, as that shot connected.
Sakuragi keeps the fight on the outside.
Reese fails with the takedown.
Reese fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Reese doesn't manage to clinch there - Sakuragi circles away.
Reese shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sakuragi as he jumps to the side.
Reese shoots in but Sakuragi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuragi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sakuragi misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice body punch from Sakuragi.
Reese looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sakuragi digs a good body shot into Reese's ribs.
Sakuragi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sakuragi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Reese.
Reese is breathing heavily.
Sakuragi throws a one two combo.
Reese 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.
Sakuragi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reese stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sakuragi misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reese shoots in for a takedown but Sakuragi shows good takedown defense.
Sakuragi cracks Reese's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Reese slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Sakuragi can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tim Sakuragi!
Tim Sakuragi decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Helm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Ripgut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helm's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hardcore- Mr. Saul Fuentes. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Helm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Ripgut!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Ripgut slams his shin into Helm's torso.
Ripgut throws a front kick that sends Helm stumbling back into the cage.
Helm is breathing heavily.
Helm lands with a straight right. Ripgut didn't see that one coming.
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!
Ripgut scores with a kick to the body.
Ripgut lands a big uppercut and Helm crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Helm looks OK. Ripgut waves Helm back to his feet!
It looks like James Helm has been cut.
Ripgut lets loose with a powerful body kick. Helm will feel that in the morning.
An inside leg kick lands from Ripgut.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Ripgut throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Helm is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Shane Ripgut!
Our winner, Shane Ripgut, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
James Helm was interviewed post fight and said 'Gotta get back in the gym.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Unkown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conan Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Unkown's entrance music is I.C.P. BITCHES! MIRrorCulZ. A fine choice. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Unkown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conan Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Balboa throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Unkown counter with a right hand.
Unkown fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Balboa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Balboa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Unkown.
Nice body kick from Unkown.
Nice defenses there by Unkown.
Conan Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balboa tried to score with a low kick but Unkown checks it.
Balboa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Balboa throws a poor cross that misses
and Unkown counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Unkown moves into full mount! Balboa won't be happy about that!
Balboa tries to buck Unkown off but Unkown takes his back!
Unkown is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Balboa has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Unkown has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Balboa taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Unkown doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Johnny Unkown!
A very excited looking Johnny Unkown 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Ken Takashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ken Takashi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Luke Sanders's chin.
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155 lbs
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Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Takashi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takashi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanders.
Takashi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Takashi fails to land with a series of punches.
Takashi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Takashi misses with a lunging right hand
and Sanders counters with a head kick. That will keep Takashi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sanders throws a head kick that misses
and Takashi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sanders's guard now.
Takashi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Takashi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sanders is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takashi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sanders preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Takashi forces his way into half guard.
Sanders looks like he's trying to stand up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Takashi connects with a nice short shot to Sanders's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takashi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sanders with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sanders is rocked!
Takashi lands strikes from half guard.
Sanders is still in real trouble! Can Takashi finish him?
Takashi lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Sanders quite badly. Sanders pulls Takashi in close trying to recover. Takashi postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Sanders on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Sanders doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ken Takashi!
Ken Takashi is the new featherweight champion!
Ken Takashi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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