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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Deadly (ranked 2752 p4p, 274 weight class) and Rodrigo Silva (ranked 2711 p4p, 269 weight class). Deadly's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bayou. Silva has chosen Roots Bloody Roots - Sepultura as his entrance music. Ron Deadly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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251 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ron Deadly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 47 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodrigo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva wants to clinch.
Deadly went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Silva fails with the takedown
letting Deadly counter with a right hand.
Rodrigo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deadly scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Rodrigo Silva has been cut.
Deadly comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Deadly counters with a huge left! Silva is in big trouble! He's backing up but Deadly isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Silva from any more damage. A dominating finish by Deadly!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ron Deadly!
Ron Deadly spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Glass Joe (ranked 2189 p4p, 263 weight class) and Max Onera (ranked 2792 p4p, 307 weight class). Max Onera is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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195 lbs
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191 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Glass Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Onera!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Onera shoots in looking for a takedown. Joe tries to sprawl out of it but Onera keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Joe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Joe throws a big counter combination but Onera scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Onera throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Joe tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Onera is in Joe's guard.
Joe pushes Onera off and gets back to his feet.
Onera has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Onera attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Onera connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Onera shoots in for a takedown but Joe shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Joe scores with a takedown into Onera's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Onera is trying to keep Joe in close.
Joe trying to control the position from guard on top but Onera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joe gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Joe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sloppy strikes from Joe. Those never looked like landing.
Onera tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Onera gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Onera tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Glass Joe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Onera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Joe is pressed up against the cage. Onera has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Joe down to the mat. Joe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Joe takes a swing at Onera's ribcage but misses.
Onera fails with the takedown.
An inside leg kick lands from Joe.
Joe misses with a wild body shot.
Onera connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Joe's hands.
Joe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Joe shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Onera's guard.
Joe postures up.
Onera looking for a guillotine here but Joe defends easily.
Joe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe controls from within his opponent's guard.
Onera is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Onera is working an open guard so Joe takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Joe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Onera.
Joe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joe throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Onera tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Joe is in Onera's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Onera tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Onera is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Onera is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Joe would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Onera is trying to control the position but Joe postures up.
Onera wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe 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.
Onera has a closed guard, preventing Joe from standing up.
Joe passes Onera's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Joe stands up and beckons Onera to join him on the feet.
Joe takes a swing at Onera's ribcage but misses.
Joe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Onera misses with a looping left.
Onera closes the distance and clinches up with Joe, looking for a takedown. Onera pushes Joe against the cage but Joe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Onera wants to clinch up but Joe keeps it at a distance.
Joe defending well as Onera loads up on a big left hand.
No luck for Onera with that takedown attempt.
Joe swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Joe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Joe.
Joe loads up on a big right hand but Onera slips the punch.
Onera darts in looking for a takedown but Joe gets double underhooks and turns Onera into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe looks to land a combination but Onera avoids it well.
Joe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Onera.
Onera tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Joe scores with a hook to the body. Onera takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joe scores with a takedown into Onera's guard.
Joe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Onera working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Joe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Joe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Onera tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Joe postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Onera isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Joe stacks Onera on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Joe!
Onera tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Joe has control of Onera's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Onera regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Joe gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glass Joe dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Joe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Joe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Glass Joe is winning the standup battle so far.
Onera looks for a takedown but Joe sprawls well.
Joe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Onera!
Joe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Onera can do to turn this around?
Onera tries to improve position but can't.
Joe is looking to take a break and control but Onera is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Onera is trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Joe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Onera moves in looking to clinch but Joe pushes him off.
Joe closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Onera to the mat! Onera manages to get full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onera has a closed guard, preventing Joe from standing up.
Joe won't allow Onera to sweep him here.
Onera working a defensive guard here.
Joe decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Onera, up you get!
Joe closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Joe lands in his opponent's guard.
Joe drops back looking for a leg! Onera is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Onera manages to kick Joe off! Joe jumps back into Onera's guard.
Onera trying to keep a closed guard but Joe is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onera is looking for a triangle but Joe pushes his legs off easily.
Joe stands up and waves to Onera to follow him.
Onera scores with a nice head shot.
Onera is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A slow jab from Onera misses its intended target.
Joe throws an overhand right that lands on Onera's shoulder, as Onera tries to avoid the shot.
Onera gets caught flat footed, as Joe shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Joe trying to control but Onera is working from the bottom.
Joe gets to his feet. Onera looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Onera gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice takedown defense from Joe. No joy for Onera on that attempt.
Joe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Joe fails to land with a series of punches.
Joe instigates a clinch.
Joe breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Onera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joe misses with a head kick.
Onera jabs Joe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Onera dives in and grabs Joe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Joe pushes down on Onera's head and hops out.
Glass Joe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Onera.
Joe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Onera circles away quickly and effectively.
Onera will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Joe connects with a leg kick. Onera looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Joe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onera avoids the body shot from Joe.
Onera with the counter takedown but Joe avoids it easily.
Onera avoids the body shot from Joe.
Onera takes a jab right on the kisser.
Onera looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Onera misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Joe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Onera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Joe gets a takedown into half guard.
Onera is positioning himself well to prevent Joe advancing to mount.
Joe in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Onera tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Joe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Glass Joe!
Glass Joe very nearly forgot to thank Sully's Bar & Grill amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Max Onera was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm getting back in the gym and getting ready for the next fight. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nomor Gai (ranked 2707 p4p, 295 weight class) and Wayde West (ranked 2623 p4p, 287 weight class). Gai kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Alice Cooper No More Mr. Nice Guy. West has chosen Sober as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
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168 lbs
37 - 38 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nomor Gai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 38 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wayde West!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as West checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gai throws a sloppy head kick and West moves out of range easily.
West tries to clinch but Gai moves out of range.
West on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches West on the side of the head.
Gai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
West is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
West tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little feinted left hand from Gai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice body punch from Gai.
West is looking to clinch.
Nomor Gai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gai tries to land a front kick but West steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gai looks for the body kick but West saw that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gai lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and West has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from West and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but West manages to avoid it.
West counters with a body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as West blocks the leg kick.
Gai scores with a jab to the jaw.
West takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
West tries to close the distance and clinch but Gai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West doesn't manage to clinch there - Gai circles away.
Gai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gai scoring well with a low kick there.
West drives through and clinches with Gai against the cage.
Gai tries to throw a body punch but West avoids it by throwing Gai back against the cage.
Gai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. West is defending well for now.
West misses with a shot to the kidneys.
West stalling the fight.
Gai lands an uppercut.
Gai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down West.
West blocks an elbow strike from Gai.
Gai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from West.
Gai breaks from the clinch.
Gai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gai with a nice cross.
West tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gai swivels and escapes.
West bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
West raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Gai keeps the fight on the outside.
An attempted straight right counter from Gai misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gai misses with a low kick.
Gai scores with a jab to the body.
Nomor Gai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
West tries to close the distance and clinch but Gai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
West misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gai.
Gai throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gai.
Gai scores with a spinning back kick!
West moves into the clinch.
Gai lands a right hand.
West fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gai lands a right hand that snaps the head of West backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Gai.
Gai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Gai fails to land.
Gai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gai tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and West is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West moves into the clinch successfully.
Gai scores with a shoulder strike.
Gai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with West's elbow.
West pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but West moves away.
West tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - West looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
West gets a clinch.
Gai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
West misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gai misses with some punches.
Gai breaks the clinch.
Gai throws a leg kick but West checks it.
Gai connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between West's hands.
Gai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West throws a head kick that misses.
Gai throws a leg kick which misses West's front leg but catches the back leg as West tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gai misses with a straight right.
Good shot there by Gai.
Gai connects with the punch.
Jab, jab by Gai - just one landing.
West is rocked!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gai, right into the meat.
Gai misses with a hook.
West moves into the clinch.
West's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gai tests West's chin there with a solid looking shot.
West is still on wobbly legs! Can Gai finish him?
West is looking to clinch.
Gai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on West. That did some damage!
The fight stays on the outside here - West looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
West seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gai throws a leg kick
and West counters with a head kick that drops Gai to the mat! Gai scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Gai is rocked!
Gai keeps the fight on the outside.
Gai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nomor Gai dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gai.
West tries to close the distance and clinch but Gai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
West moves into the clinch successfully.
Gai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from West.
Still in the clinch, West scores with a nice short uppercut.
West misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gai misses with a punch to the body.
West misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Gai.
West takes a shot to the head.
Gai lands a left hand.
West throws a head punch that misses.
Gai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nomor Gai has scored more points in the clinch so far.
West throws a punch but it's blocked by Gai.
Gai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gai misses with a body punch.
Gai can't find room to land a body shot as West controls the action.
West jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gai walks away with a smile on his face. West gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gai connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between West's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gai avoids the body shot from West.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gai cracks West with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
West's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gai swats away the attempt to clinch by West.
West dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gai misses with a wild body shot.
West on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gai circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gai counters with a nice low kick that buckles West's knee momentarily.
Gai keeps the fight on the outside.
Nomor Gai is winning the standup battle so far.
West takes one to the side of the head.
Gai bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of West's head.
West tries to clinch up.
West tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gai throws a shot from downtown. West moves away and avoids it.
West drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gai defends it well.
Gai works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
West looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gai is fending him off so far but West persists. Nope, Gai circles away and we're back to standing.
West moves into range and clinches up with Gai.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gai lands a nice uppercut.
Gai tries to work over West's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and West avoids it.
A short left from West.
Gai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gai creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends West's eyes rolling into the back of his head! West drops to his knees and Gai pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nomor Gai!
Nomor Gai retains his lightweight title!
Nomor Gai 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Beltran (ranked 1944 p4p, 220 weight class) and Immamali Osman Durnagoz (ranked 4634 p4p, 458 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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145 lbs
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Beltran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Immamali Osman Durnagoz!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beltran wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Beltran cracks a nice hook into Durnagoz's ribs.
Beltran clinches.
Durnagoz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Beltran escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beltran looks to land a combination. Durnagoz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Immamali Osman Durnagoz has been cut.
Beltran lands a head kick!
Durnagoz misses with a low kick.
Durnagoz misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've been hearing reports that Beltran has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Beltran feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durnagoz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Beltran is controlling him.
Beltran stands up over Durnagoz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Beltran working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Beltran stays in close to Durnagoz's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beltran decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Durnagoz, up you get!
Beltran keeps the fight on the outside.
Beltran wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Beltran lands a jab to the nose.
Durnagoz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice takedown defense from Beltran. No joy for Durnagoz on that attempt.
Durnagoz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Beltran moves into range and clinches up with Durnagoz.
Beltran pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beltran closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Durnagoz quickly recovers to half guard.
Durnagoz looks winded!
Beltran drops an elbow to the side of Durnagoz's head.
Beltran decides to stand and escape the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beltran lands a big head kick that sends Durnagoz tumbling to the mat! Beltran takes a step backwards and waves Durnagoz back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Durnagoz is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beltran is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Durnagoz hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Carlos Beltran!
An out of breath and clearly excited Carlos Beltran thanked Sully's Bar & Grill for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Holt Dennis (ranked 2309 p4p, 233 weight class) and Elijah Judah (ranked 1472 p4p, 159 weight class). Elijah Judah has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Holt Dennis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Judah!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Dennis misses.
A slow jab from Judah misses its intended target.
Dennis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Holt Dennis has been cut.
Judah connects with a body shot.
Judah has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dennis is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Dennis tries to clinch up
and Judah counters with a nice body shot.
Dennis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Judah scores with a jab. Dennis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Judah on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dennis wants to clinch up but Judah keeps it at a distance.
A nice side step and Judah releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Judah scores with a shot to the body.
Dennis moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
Dennis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Judah manages to break the clinch.
Dennis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Judah.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis misses with a takedown attempt - Judah sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dennis moves out of range as Judah strikes.
Dennis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Judah throws a leg kick that misses.
Judah jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Judah lands a right hook to the body.
Judah throws a nice inside leg kick.
Judah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dennis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Judah.
A punch combination from Dennis misses.
Dennis tries to clinch but Judah is having none of it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Judah.
Dennis tries to clinch up but Judah circles away and keeps his distance.
Judah checks a leg kick nicely.
Dennis checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah blocks a head kick by Dennis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Judah swats away the attempt to clinch by Dennis.
Elijah Judah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dennis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Judah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Judah swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dennis tries to clinch but Judah moves out of range.
Judah throws out a counter right but Dennis avoids it with no problem.
Dennis moves in looking to clinch but Judah pushes him off.
Judah fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dennis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A right-left combo lands from Dennis.
Judah lands a nice shot that snaps Dennis's head back.
Dennis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Judah looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dennis prevents Judah from escaping the position.
Dennis stands up and beckons Judah to his feet.
Dennis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dennis is rocked!
Dennis tries to clinch up but Judah circles away and keeps his distance.
Oh Dennis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dennis.
Dennis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Judah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dennis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dennis misses the shot to the body.
Judah throws an overhand right that lands on Dennis's shoulder, as Dennis tries to avoid the shot.
Dennis misses with a lunging right hand
and Judah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Judah drops Dennis with a straight right hand, right on the button! Judah follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elijah Judah!
Elijah Judah decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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