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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damian Lewis (ranked 5266 p4p, 5250 weight class) and Pekka Salo (ranked 554 p4p, 553 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Excellent MT
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damian Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pekka Salo!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lewis under the eye.
Salo scores with a nice strike.
Lewis misses with a lunging right hand
and Salo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lewis drops his hands momentarily and Salo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
 Lewis is rocked!
Lewis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oh Lewis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Salo cracks Lewis with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Lewis falls to his knees and Salo doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pekka Salo!
Pekka Salo 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Burke (ranked 5261 p4p, 5244 weight class) and Kalle Rosberg (ranked 439 p4p, 437 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ethan Burke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kalle Rosberg!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosberg lands with a nice body punch.
A punch combination from Burke misses.
Rosberg scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rosberg scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rosberg lands with a cross.
Burke is rocked!
Rosberg jabs at Burke's body.
Oh Burke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Burke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rosberg counters with a left to the body.
Burke seems to have got his legs back now.
Rosberg scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rosberg with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rosberg thuds a left hand into Burke's body.
Rosberg throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Burke stumbling backwards into the cage! Burke bounces back off the cage towards Rosberg, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Rosberg lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Rosberg celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kalle Rosberg!
In his post fight interview, Kalle Rosberg started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matias Rob (ranked 5216 p4p, 5258 weight class) and Mikeal Johansson (ranked 597 p4p, 601 weight class). Mikeal Johansson struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matias Rob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikeal Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johansson shoots in and gets a takedown into Rob's guard.
Rob bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johansson's guard.
Johansson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rob defends it easily.
Rob trying to control the position from guard on top but Johansson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rob is pushing down on Johansson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Johansson is fighting to maintain full guard but Rob has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johansson is still trying to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson controlling the position well.
Johansson is trying to get back to full guard.
Rob is looking for a kimura but Johansson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rob to get the leverage.
Rob is thwarting Johansson's attempts to control the position.
Rob seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Johansson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Johansson wants to get back to full guard.
Johansson actively working from the bottom here.
Rob is trying to control the action in half guard but Johansson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Johansson wants to get back to full guard but Rob has mounted him!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johansson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rob can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johansson is looking to escape.
Rob manages to capitalize on a mistake by Johansson to take his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson is trying to break free.
Will Rob go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Johansson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Johansson controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
Rob controlling well, preventing Johansson from escaping the position.
Johansson is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Rob patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Johansson's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Rob looking for the choke but no joy.
I really don't envy Johansson right now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johansson just trying to survive but Rob is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Johansson holding on to Rob's left wrist, preventing the choke.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matias Rob dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rob shoots for a double leg takedown but Johansson sprawls well. He's pushed Rob's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rob looks for a takedown but Johansson sprawls well.
Johansson gets a double leg takedown into Rob's guard.
Rob lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rob preventing the sweep.
Johansson has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Rob is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Johansson.
Johansson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rob wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson holding on.
Rob wants to stand but Johansson is controlling his arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Rob presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Rob trying to control but Johansson is having none of it.
Johansson tries to control Rob's body but Rob pushes him off. Johansson squirms to his side and now Rob has his back!
Johansson is really stuck here.
Rob lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rob softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Johansson is keeping busy.
Johansson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rob. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rob misses with a punch to the head.
Johansson trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Rob misses with punches from the back.
Rob throwing sloppy strikes.
Johansson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Johansson prevents Rob from getting a body triangle.
Matias Rob overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rob missing with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rob has the hooks in. Johansson is starting to panic. He's trying to push off one of the legs but he's left his neck open to attack. Rob passes his arm under Johansson's neck and tightens up a rear naked choke! This one is surely all over! Yes, Johansson taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Matias Rob!
Matias Rob 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sonic Boom (ranked 5221 p4p, 5262 weight class) and Gerry Brooks (ranked 498 p4p, 501 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Brawler
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sonic Boom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerry Brooks!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom closes the distance and clinches.
Brooks avoiding damage as Boom throws knees to the body.
Brooks manages to pull guard.
Boom throwing strikes but missing.
Brooks is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boom wants to stand and escape but instead Brooks has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Brooks stands and steps away. Boom gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boom doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Brooks counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom is working Brooks over against the cage.
Boom trying to control the position but instead, Brooks has worked for underhooks and has pushed Boom into the cage.
Boom jumps guard but Brooks turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Boom with a knee to the head.
Boom is working for takedown but Brooks is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonic Boom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brooks tries to break the clinch but Boom is controlling the position.
Brooks successfully pulls guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brooks can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brooks is pulling down on Boom's head. It's preventing any offense from Boom, at least for the moment.
Boom wants to stand but Brooks is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brooks has control of Boom's left arm, preventing Boom from doing any damage.
Brooks looking for a sweep. Not yet Brooks, not yet.
Boom wants to stand but Brooks has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Boom stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brooks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boom scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brooks seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Brooks is looking for a triangle but Boom pushes his legs off easily.
Boom trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brooks has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Boom off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Boom shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brooks as he jumps to the side.
Boom fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks clinches up against the cage.
Boom is trying to maintain a safe position but Brooks gets an underhook and turns Boom into the cage.
Brooks gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Boom scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Brooks manages to mount him!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks controlling the pace for now.
Brooks lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boom is in all sorts of trouble here.
Brooks sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gerry Brooks dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Boom will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Boom blocks a head kick by Brooks.
Boom shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brooks as he jumps to the side.
And Brooks tries to counter it with a takedown but Boom pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Brooks feints and as Boom raises his hands in defense, Brooks changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brooks slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks throwing strikes from guard but Boom blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom wants to sweep here but Brooks controlling him for the moment.
Brooks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brooks controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Boom is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Brooks is stalling in the full guard.
Brooks looking to pass the guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boom blocks a leg kick.
Boom throws a big counter combination but Brooks scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boom dodges the punch combination from Brooks.
Boom tries to clinch up but Brooks circles away and keeps his distance.
Boom shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brooks as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonic Boom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boom moves to clinch but Brooks breaks away
and Brooks counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Brooks is nestled in close to Boom, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Brooks content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Brooks is looking for a kimura but Boom is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brooks to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks tries to pass to full mount but Boom defends it.
Boom is looking to improve his position.
Brooks sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Boom keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brooks sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Let's hope that Brooks has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Boom trying to control here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Brooks seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Brooks controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brooks looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gerry Brooks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Brooks closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Boom quickly recovers to half guard.
Brooks is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Boom is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brooks pulls his head out easily.
Brooks is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks wants to stand up but Boom has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Boom defends it well.
Brooks controlling the action here.
Boom is trying to get back to full guard.
Brooks is nestled in close to Boom, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Brooks is thwarting Boom's attempts to control the position.
Brooks sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Brooks moves nicely into side control.
Brooks working away.
Boom is looking to regain half guard here but Brooks keeps moving and retains side control.
Brooks passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Boom!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boom tries to lock up and control but Brooks gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The referee warns Boom that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
BOOM! Brooks connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Brooks looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Brooks working the ground and pound effectively.
Brooks scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks controlling his opponent.
Boom tries to reverse the position but Brooks maintains control.
Brooks working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Brooks raining down shots from the mount!
Boom is working to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brooks has hold of Boom's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Boom manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerry Brooks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brooks winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerry Brooks!
After the fight, Gerry Brooks was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tristan Salazar (ranked 5146 p4p, 5252 weight class) and Jari Virta (ranked 430 p4p, 438 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tristan Salazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jari Virta!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Virta closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Salazar can't do much from the bottom here.
Virta wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Salazar, who protects the arm well.
Virta working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Virta is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Salazar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Virta tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Virta has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Virta is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Salazar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Salazar is trying to control Virta's posture but Virta avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virta has hold of Salazar's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Salazar seems comfortable defending it but Virta has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Salazar is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Salazar is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Virta couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jari Virta!
A very excited looking Jari Virta rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Preston Garza (ranked 5147 p4p, 5265 weight class) and Rickity McStickity (ranked 486 p4p, 500 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Preston Garza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rickity McStickity!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garza leaves McStickity with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McStickity fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garza closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Garza trying to control the action but McStickity is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on McStickity's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
McStickity wants to control the position but that's not easy when your opponent is in side control! Garza seems to be going for some sort of submission here. Hard to say what - oh, it's a Brabo choke! He's got it! McStickity is tapping! Wow, great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Brabo Choke). Preston Garza!
A less than humble Preston Garza 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Mills (ranked 5219 p4p, 5209 weight class) and Miles North (ranked 495 p4p, 496 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Mills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miles North!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mills fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with North, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from North.
North wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
North wants a takedown.
Mills has picked North up - he's going for a ride! Mills dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Mills has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mills raining down shots from the mount!
Mills wants to finish this one by submission but North is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Mills.
North is looking to get to half guard.
Mills takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
North is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
North wants to control but Mills is having none of it.
Mills tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mills wants to finish this one by submission but North is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Mills.
Mills lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills controlling from mount.
Mills has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mills scoring with strikes but North is staying in there.
North is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mills scores with a couple of good head shots there.
North is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mills scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish North?
North regains half guard.
North is trying to get back to full guard.
Mills lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills stands up and beckons North to join him on the feet.
North ducks under a wild hook from Mills.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
North buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
North tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
North tries to clinch but Mills moves out of range.
North with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mills counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for North!
Mills working away.
Mills tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mills tries to advance to mount but North denies him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
North pushes Mills away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mills gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mills has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
North tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mills sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten North somewhat.
Jesse Mills has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miles North.
North closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mills circles away.
Mills looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for North!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mills in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Mills 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.
North looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mills is fending him off so far but North persists. Nope, Mills circles away and we're back to standing.
North tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mills swivels and escapes.
Mills looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for North!
North seems a little lost for a moment, as Mills dominates the positioning.
North gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Mills landing strikes from the mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mills tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
North is trying to escape the mount.
Mills controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Mills.
Mills fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mills avoids the attempt from North to control.
A nice elbow there by Mills.
Mills has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! North is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jesse Mills!
Jesse Mills 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Son Min Ho (ranked 5171 p4p, 5177 weight class) and Ricardo Daniels (ranked 492 p4p, 491 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Son Min Ho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels shoots in for a takedown but Min Ho shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Daniels pushes Min Ho up against the cage in a clinch.
Daniels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Min Ho gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Min Ho is trying to pull guard but Daniels turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Daniels changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Min Ho fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Daniels moves in looking to clinch but Min Ho pushes him off.
Daniels shoots for a takedown but Min Ho saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Son Min Ho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Daniels.
Min Ho rushes Daniels and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Min Ho goes for a takedown attempt but Daniels pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Min Ho is defended easily by Daniels.
Min Ho gets a double leg takedown into Daniels's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Min Ho controls from within his opponent's guard.
Daniels avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Min Ho preventing the sweep.
Min Ho wanted to stand there but Daniels had control of the position.
Min Ho trying to control but Daniels is working from the bottom.
Daniels keeping full guard, as Min Ho tries to pass.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Daniels keeping moving, preventing Min Ho from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice sprawl there from Daniels as Min Ho shoots in.
A head kick by Min Ho misses
and Daniels counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Min Ho!
Daniels wants to control but Min Ho is keeping him busy.
Daniels is trying to get an arm triangle but Min Ho is defending well.
Min Ho can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Min Ho is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Daniels wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Min Ho, who protects the arm well.
Min Ho is trying to control Daniels's posture but Daniels avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Daniels decides to stand back up. Daniels steps back and let's Min Ho get back to his feet.
Daniels keeps the fight on the outside.
Daniels with the counter takedown but Min Ho avoids it easily.
Min Ho throws a head kick that misses
and Daniels counters with a shoot takedown. Min Ho fights it but they end up in guard.
Min Ho is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Daniels presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Daniels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daniels takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
 It looks like Ricardo Daniels has been cut.
Min Ho throws a hook but Daniels avoids it easily.
Daniels feints and as Min Ho raises his hands in defense, Daniels changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Daniels pushes down on Min Ho's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Min Ho is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Son Min Ho will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Daniels's cut.
That's time! Min Ho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Min Ho 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.
Min Ho slips nicely into half guard.
Min Ho is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Daniels sees it coming and defends easily.
Min Ho looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Min Ho is working for a submission of some sort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels is controlling Min Ho's trapped leg to prevent Min Ho from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Min Ho prevents Daniels from improving his position.
Min Ho with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Daniels wants to improve his position but Min Ho is controlling well.
Daniels gets full guard.
Daniels is pulling down on Min Ho's head. It's preventing any offense from Min Ho, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Daniels trying to control the position.
Min Ho drops back, looking for a kneebar! Daniels looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Daniels looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Daniels!
Min Ho wants to control but Daniels postures up.
Daniels is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Min Ho is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Min Ho is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels misses with a head shot. Min Ho uses the momentum to regain guard.
Min Ho is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Daniels is aware though and is defending well.
Min Ho has his hands on Daniels's head, controlling the position.
Daniels slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Min Ho is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Daniels is controlling him.
Min Ho looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ricardo Daniels has got the better of the ground game so far.
Min Ho wants to sweep here but Daniels controlling him for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Min Ho shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Daniels but Daniels pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Min Ho tries for a takedown but Daniels sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Min Ho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Son Min Ho will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Daniels's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Min Ho wants to clinch
and Daniels counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Daniels moves into the clinch successfully.
Daniels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Daniels closes the distance and clinches.
Daniels pressing his opponent against the cage.
Min Ho decides to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Min Ho has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Daniels should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Min Ho has tightened it up now! Daniels should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Son Min Ho!
After the fight, Son Min Ho was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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