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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kooistra De Ridder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaclav Vilem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vilem is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Coldplay. 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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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kooistra De Ridder!
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, Vaclav Vilem!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Ridder misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Ridder fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Ridder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Ridder tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vilem throws a hook to the side of De Ridder's head but De Ridder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vilem fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vilem is trying hard to land a takedown here. De Ridder sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vilem lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
De Ridder looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
De Ridder tries to pass to full mount but Vilem defends it.
Vilem is looking to improve his position.
De Ridder is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
De Ridder stands up from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Ridder gets the takedown into side control.
De Ridder goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Vilem has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for De Ridder but great work by Vilem.
Vilem trying to control the position but De Ridder is working away.
De Ridder on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if De Ridder tries to get out of the position.
Vilem thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Vilem decides to take the fight back to the feet.
De Ridder closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Ridder tries for a kimura but Vilem is defending well.
De Ridder working the head with strikes.
Vilem is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Ridder in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Vilem tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but De Ridder wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
De Ridder controls the position.
De Ridder tries for a kimura but Vilem is defending well.
Vilem seems a little lost for a moment, as De Ridder dominates the positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilem is trying to control De Ridder's posture but De Ridder avoids it.
De Ridder stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Vilem tries to clinch there but De Ridder circles away.
De Ridder shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Vilem manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Vilem isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. De Ridder stacks Vilem 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 De Ridder!
Vilem looks gassed!
De Ridder remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
De Ridder lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Ridder controls the position.
De Ridder is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vilem is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Vilem is trying to control De Ridder's posture but De Ridder avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kooistra De Ridder dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
De Ridder gets a takedown into half guard.
De Ridder is controlling the pace.
Vilem is trying to get back to full guard.
Vilem gets back to full guard.
De Ridder is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Vilem looking for a sweep. Not yet Vilem, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Ridder tries to free his leg and advance position but Vilem is retaining full guard.
De Ridder not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kooistra De Ridder.
Excellent takedown into side control there by De Ridder.
Vilem is trying to control De Ridder's posture but De Ridder avoids it.
De Ridder cracks Vilem with a big elbow.
De Ridder lands a nice forearm strike.
Vilem is looking for a sweep.
De Ridder wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vilem keeps working.
De Ridder stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Ridder shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. De Ridder showed some decent athleticism there.
De Ridder is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
De Ridder controlling from mount.
De Ridder working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Ridder lands a nice shot to the head.
Vilem keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Vilem takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
De Ridder wants to control the pace but Vilem is squirming around nicely.
De Ridder cracks Vilem with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
De Ridder controlling the position easily from mount.
De Ridder seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Vilem for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilem tries to reverse the position but De Ridder maintains control.
De Ridder controlling his opponent.
Vilem is trying to reverse the position but instead De Ridder has taken his back - oops!
De Ridder just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kooistra De Ridder dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
De Ridder lunges at Vilem with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vilem's hand.
Vaclav Vilem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Ridder gets a takedown into half guard.
De Ridder is taking a breather. Vilem says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Vilem is trying to maintain the position but De Ridder is very close to passing his half guard.
Vilem is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vilem is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilem trying to control from the bottom.
Vilem avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De Ridder.
De Ridder working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Vilem's thigh. Vilem counters though and makes it back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
De Ridder ducks under a wild hook from Vilem.
De Ridder closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
De Ridder tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vilem knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
De Ridder uses his free foot to push down on Vilem's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Vilem.
Vilem takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vilem is squirming around, avoiding De Ridder's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Ridder stands up from mount. Strange move.
Kooistra De Ridder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Ridder closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vilem counters with a takedown into side control.
De Ridder striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
De Ridder tries to buck Vilem off but Vilem is having none of it.
De Ridder is working hard here to advance position.
Vilem is looking to take a break and control but De Ridder is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kooistra De Ridder overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Ridder tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Vilem tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vilem has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vilem moves in looking to clinch but De Ridder pushes him off.
De Ridder shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Vilem's guard.
De Ridder controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Vilem is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Ridder controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
De Ridder has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Vilem is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and De Ridder defends well.
Vilem working a defensive guard here.
De Ridder sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kooistra De Ridder showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Ridder has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kooistra De Ridder!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urijah Penn had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Urijah Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn takes a swing at Lewis's ribcage but misses.
Penn shoots in and bounces Lewis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Penn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Lewis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Penn gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Penn shoots in for a double leg but Lewis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Penn shoots in for a takedown but Lewis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Penn scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn throws an elbow but Lewis slips to the side and avoids it well.
Penn is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lewis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Penn tries for a kimura but Lewis is defending well.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Lewis wants to control but Penn postures up.
Penn 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.
Lewis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Lewis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Penn is looking to take a break and control but Lewis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Penn creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Penn goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Lewis has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Penn but great work by Lewis.
Penn manages to get back to half guard.
Lewis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lewis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Penn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lewis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Penn has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lewis wants to advance to full mount but Penn doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to stand and escape but Lewis is having none of it.
Lewis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Penn lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lewis!
Penn with the ground and pound from mount.
Penn misses with a head shot.
Penn goes for an armbar but Lewis turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Lewis.
Penn 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Lewis doesn't defend quickly enough and Penn has managed to lock this one up! Can Lewis escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Penn on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Urijah Penn!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eino Kiiveri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiiveri's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Teflon Brothers - Matkal Kotiin . Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Great elbows
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eino Kiiveri!
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, Miguel Torres!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kiiveri.
Kiiveri pushes Torres up against the cage in a clinch.
Kiiveri is struggling to control the position.
Kiiveri gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Torres on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kiiveri just leaning against Torres, taking a breather.
Kiiveri lands with a right to the head.
Kiiveri lands an elbow that stopped Torres in his tracks for a moment.
A short left from Kiiveri.
A short left from Kiiveri.
A short right from Kiiveri on the inside.
Kiiveri effectively controlling the action here.
Torres tries to break the clinch but Kiiveri is controlling the position.
Torres has had enough of the clinch but Kiiveri keeps him there for the moment.
Kiiveri lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kiiveri.
Kiiveri lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiiveri lands an elbow inside.
Torres tries to break the clinch but Kiiveri is controlling the position.
Kiiveri unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Torres blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kiiveri stalling.
A shot in the inside from Kiiveri.
Torres blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kiiveri lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Kiiveri.
Kiiveri leaning against his opponent.
Kiiveri lands a right hand.
Kiiveri lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Torres.
Torres looks gassed!
Kiiveri comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Miguel Torres has been cut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kiiveri.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiiveri makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiiveri landing knees to the body.
Good body shot from Kiiveri.
A short uppercut from Kiiveri.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kiiveri scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kiiveri lands with a light punch inside.
Torres is rocked!
Kiiveri throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Torress head.
Torres is still on wobbly legs! Can Kiiveri finish him?
Kiiveri dips a shoulder and cracks Torres with a mighty uppercut! Torres falls back against the cage and Kiiveri unloads with a barrage of strikes! Torres is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Kiiveri screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eino Kiiveri!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tapdance Extravaganza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chukwuemeka Okoye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chukwuemeka Okoye will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tapdance Extravaganza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chukwuemeka Okoye!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Extravaganza scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Okoye tries to clinch but Extravaganza is having none of it.
A lazy left from Extravaganza finds it's target.
Extravaganza thows a body shot but no joy.
Okoye stuffs the takedown.
Okoye tries to clinch up but Extravaganza circles away and keeps his distance.
Okoye is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Okoye tries to clinch but Extravaganza is having none of it.
Extravaganza scores with a decent looking hook.
Extravaganza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Okoye tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Extravaganza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Extravaganza feints and as Okoye raises his hands in defense, Extravaganza changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Extravaganza postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Extravaganza postures up.
Okoye is looking for a triangle but Extravaganza pushes his legs off easily.
Extravaganza 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.
Extravaganza trying to control but Okoye is working from the bottom.
Extravaganza postures up in Okoye's guard and throws a big left but Okoye blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Extravaganza throwing strikes but missing.
Extravaganza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Extravaganza chips away with some ground and pound.
Okoye wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Okoye tries to clinch but Extravaganza moves out of range.
Okoye is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Extravaganza.
Extravaganza scores with a hook to the body. Okoye takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Okoye takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Extravaganza takes a swing at Okoye's ribcage but misses.
Extravaganza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chukwuemeka Okoye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okoye is looking to clinch.
Extravaganza closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Extravaganza lands in his opponent's guard.
Extravaganza is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Extravaganza trying to control the position from guard on top but Okoye is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoye is pulling down on Extravaganza's head to control his posture.
Extravaganza lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Extravaganza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Extravaganza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Okoye works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Okoye is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Extravaganza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Okoye is keeping the position for now.
Okoye has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Extravaganza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Extravaganza postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Okoye tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Extravaganza might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Okoye is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Okoye throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Extravaganza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Okoye swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Okoye is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Extravaganza slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
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.
Extravaganza wants to control but Okoye is keeping him busy.
Extravaganza lands some shots froms side control.
An elbow from Extravaganza crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Extravaganza lands a nice forearm strike.
Extravaganza looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Extravaganza scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Okoye to see if he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okoye is looking to regain half guard here but Extravaganza keeps moving and retains side control.
Extravaganza wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Okoye, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tapdance Extravaganza dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Extravaganza shoots for a double leg takedown but Okoye sprawls well. He's pushed Extravaganza's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Extravaganza swats away the attempt to clinch by Okoye.
Okoye walks into a stiff left hand from Extravaganza.
Okoye is looking to clinch but Extravaganza is avoiding it.
Okoye tries to clinch up but Extravaganza circles away and keeps his distance.
Extravaganza shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Okoye manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Extravaganza passes Okoye's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Extravaganza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Okoye trying to control from the bottom.
Extravaganza landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Extravaganza is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Okoye as he works his way to full guard.
Okoye lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Extravaganza!
Okoye cracks Extravaganza with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Okoye scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Okoye looking to finish Extravaganza with some ground and pound. This is bad for Extravaganza!
Okoye with a couple of short strikes.
Extravaganza is in a horrible position here. Okoye smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okoye in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Okoye scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Okoye with shots to the head and body - Extravaganza looks very uncomfortable down there.
Extravaganza is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Extravaganza keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Extravaganza regains half guard.
Extravaganza tries to roll over but Okoye keeps him under control.
Okoye lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Okoye not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Extravaganza tries to get to full guard but Okoye has control of the leg.
Extravaganza is defending against the submission attempts here by Okoye.
Okoye is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Extravaganza defends it well.
Okoye is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Extravaganza manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Extravaganza lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Okoye!
Okoye really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Extravaganza cracks Okoye with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Okoye tries to reverse the position but Extravaganza maintains control.
Okoye in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Okoye is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Extravaganza avoids the attempt from Okoye to control.
Extravaganza landing shots from mount.
Extravaganza working Okoye over with strikes here.
Extravaganza lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Okoye hang on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BOOM! Extravaganza connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Okoye wants to control but Extravaganza is having none of it.
Okoye is in a horrible position here. Extravaganza smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tapdance Extravaganza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okoye taking shots to the head.
Extravaganza raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tapdance Extravaganza will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Extravaganza catches Okoye with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Extravaganza looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Okoye wants to hit a switch here but Extravaganza passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Okoye there!
Okoye is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Extravaganza lands a big shot there that rocks Okoye but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Extravaganza lands a big shot there that rocks Okoye but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Extravaganza lands a big shot there that rocks Okoye but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Extravaganza is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Okoye has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Okoye!
Okoye must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Okoye throws a big right hand that misses.
Okoye takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoye avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Extravaganza is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Okoye cracks Extravaganza with a solid left hand.
Extravaganza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Okoye stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Extravaganza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Okoye throwing strikes but missing.
Extravaganza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Okoye is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Okoye trying to control the position from guard on top but Extravaganza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Okoye pushing down on Extravaganza's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Extravaganza avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Okoye.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A shot to the liver by Extravaganza. Beautiful body shot.
Extravaganza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Extravaganza checks a leg kick.
Extravaganza tries for a takedown but Okoye sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Extravaganza scores with a sloppy right hand. Okoye should have avoided that one.
Extravaganza keeps the fight on the outside.
Extravaganza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Okoye pinned against the cage. Okoye gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Okoye tries to clinch but Extravaganza moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoye moves into range and clinches up with Extravaganza.
Okoye stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Okoye continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Extravaganza is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tapdance Extravaganza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Okoye creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Okoye with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Extravaganza tries to pull guard but Okoye won't allow it.
Chukwuemeka Okoye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Extravaganza looking to slow down the pace here.
Extravaganza is working for takedown but Okoye is calmly controlling the position for now.
Okoye connects with a nasty looking knee right to Extravaganza's face.
Okoye looking to throw knees to the head but Extravaganza is blocking nicely.
Okoye using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Extravaganza has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Okoye lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Okoye looking to throw knees to the head but Extravaganza is blocking nicely.
Extravaganza is trying to break the clinch but Okoye is controlling him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Okoye as Extravaganza tries to tie him up.
Okoye tries a knee to the head but Extravaganza blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Extravaganza is looking to break free of the clinch but Okoye has double underhooks.
Okoye prevents a takedown attempt there.
Okoye lands a knee to the head.
Extravaganza manages to break the clinch.
Extravaganza scores with a hook to the body. Okoye takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Extravaganza scores with a takedown into Okoye's guard.
Extravaganza trying to control the position from guard on top but Okoye is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Extravaganza got a little sloppy there for a moment and Okoye has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Extravaganza has managed to get both his arms back between Okoye's legs - danger averted.
Extravaganza is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tapdance Extravaganza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Extravaganza, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tapdance Extravaganza!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taichi Heleno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heleno comes to the cage accompanied by weird Japanese music. Smith is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dropkick Murphys - Barroom Hero. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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23
167 lbs
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20
156 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taichi Heleno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Smith!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Heleno misses with a two punch combination.
Smith tries to land a front kick but Heleno steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Heleno lands with a slapping head kick.
Smith wants to clinch.
Taichi Heleno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heleno throws and low kick but Smith moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heleno smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Heleno.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith throws a head kick that misses
and Heleno counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and Heleno counters with a solid body kick.
Heleno looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Heleno swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heleno.
Heleno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Heleno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Heleno.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith throws a head kick that misses
and Heleno makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Smith really felt that one!
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Heleno counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heleno throws a head kick that misses
and Smith counters with a body kick.
Heleno lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith throws a head kick that misses
and Heleno counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Heleno misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heleno closes the distance and clinches.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Heleno's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Heleno tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
Heleno is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Heleno unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A shot in the inside from Heleno.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heleno landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith looks gassed!
Heleno tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Heleno lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Joe Smith has been cut.
Heleno crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Heleno missing with knees to the body.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Heleno with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Heleno connects with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Heleno.
Knees in the clinch landing for Heleno.
Heleno connects with a knee to the head.
Heleno pressing his opponent against the cage.
Heleno working Smith over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Heleno obliges.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Heleno is stalling here.
Heleno utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Heleno is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Heleno comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Heleno is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Heleno.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heleno blocks it with crossed arms.
Heleno throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Heleno lands a nice elbow.
Heleno misses with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heleno blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heleno blocks it with crossed arms.
Heleno lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Heleno looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Heleno putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heleno misses with a body punch.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heleno is defending well for now.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Heleno gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Heleno with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Heleno.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Heleno.
Heleno lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taichi Heleno dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Smith's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Heleno steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Smith. That one must have hurt.
Heleno misses with a body shot.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Heleno counters with a head kick.
Heleno is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Heleno throws a quick inside leg kick.
Heleno scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Heleno. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heleno goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Heleno keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Heleno.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heleno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heleno turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
letting Heleno counter with a right hand.
Heleno throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Heleno thumps Smith with a low kick.
Heleno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heleno throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Heleno counters with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Heleno.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Heleno finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Heleno tries to land a body kick
and Smith counters with a big head kick but Heleno shrugs it off.
A big left from Heleno misses.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heleno looks to land a combination. Smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
No joy there for Heleno, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick by Smith misses
and Heleno counters with a series of strikes. Smith will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Heleno. That's going to slow Smith down.
Heleno buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Heleno throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Heleno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Heleno misses the shot to the body.
Heleno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Heleno.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Heleno is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heleno crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Heleno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Heleno trying to land knees to the body.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Heleno blocks it.
Heleno breaks the clinch.
A head kick by Heleno misses
and Smith finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Taichi Heleno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith moves out of range as Heleno throws a body kick.
Heleno punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
Heleno fails to land with a series of punches.
Heleno pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith is looking to clinch but Heleno is avoiding it.
Heleno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taichi Heleno dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Smith's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Smith blocks a head kick by Heleno.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heleno. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heleno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Heleno counters with a head kick.
Heleno misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Heleno punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heleno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taichi Heleno is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Heleno pushes him off.
A bone on bone clash there as Smith blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Smith misses
and Heleno counters with a slapping leg kick.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heleno closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Heleno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Heleno unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Heleno lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Heleno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Heleno lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Heleno scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heleno lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Heleno obliges.
Heleno unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Heleno stalling against the cage.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Heleno blocks with his arms.
Heleno unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Heleno throws a knee to the head but misses.
Heleno is pushing Smith up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nice body punch from Heleno.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Heleno blocks with his arms.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Heleno blocks with his arms.
Heleno content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Heleno working Smith over with knees to the body.
Heleno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Heleno is pushing Smith up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Heleno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heleno misses with a kick to the body
and Smith counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Heleno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heleno throws a wild body kick that Smith sees coming a mile off.
Taichi Heleno is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Heleno throws a head kick that misses
and Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Heleno is blocking nicely.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Heleno with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heleno blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Heleno is blocking nicely.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Heleno connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heleno has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Heleno lands a damaging elbow.
Heleno lands a nice uppercut.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heleno has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Joe Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heleno misses with a knee to the head.
Heleno misses with a knee to the head.
Heleno tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Heleno lands a damaging elbow.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Heleno lands a knee to the body.
Taichi Heleno has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Heleno manages to break the clinch.
Heleno gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Heleno breaks the clinch.
Smith lands with a kick to the temple. Heleno shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A nice inside leg kick there by Heleno. That's going to slow Smith down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taichi Heleno showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Heleno has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taichi Heleno!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Manta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pelle Svansloes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svansloes has chosen The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger as his entrance music. Pelle Svansloes told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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20
217 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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21
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lorenzo Manta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pelle Svansloes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Svansloes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manta fails to land with a series of punches.
Svansloes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Manta is fending him off so far but Svansloes persists. Nope, Manta circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Manta as Svansloes shoots in.
Manta misses with a double jab.
Manta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manta throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Svansloes colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Manta as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Svansloes is left battered and dazed whilst Manta and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lorenzo Manta!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Venture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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156 lbs
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Venture!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venture takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jones leaves Venture with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Venture.
Venture has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jones gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Venture to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Venture postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Venture has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Venture from controlling successfully.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Venture wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is pulling down on Venture's head to control his posture.
Venture postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Venture trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Venture lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Venture trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Venture is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Venture accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Venture at a distance.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones throws a body punch but Venture moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Venture does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venture will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jeff Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Venture.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Jeff Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones takes a swing at Venture's ribcage but misses.
Jones is looking to wear down Venture with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Venture dives in and grabs Jones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes down on Venture's head and hops out.
Venture fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
Venture fails with a takedown attempt.
Venture looks gassed!
Jones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jones looks to land a combination. Venture sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Venture takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Venture takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dean Venture seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Venture fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Venture shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Venture takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones digs a good hook to Venture's body.
Venture on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Venture takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jones with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Venture on the side of the head.
Jones scores with a body shot.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Venture's ribs.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Jones digs a good hook to Venture's body.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Venture on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones digs a good hook to Venture's body.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Venture takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Venture takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Venture takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Venture takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Venture on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Venture takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones lands a nice hook to Venture's body. Venture takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Venture off the cage and back into rage.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Venture misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Venture shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones connects with a good right hand that stumbles Venture. Venture circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jones scores with a body shot.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Jones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jones.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Venture takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Venture takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Venture is breathing heavily.
Jones works Venture's body with a nice hook.
Jones punishes Venture's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jones thuds a left hand into Venture's body.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Venture takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones lands a two punch combo.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Venture on the side of the head.
Venture doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jeff Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Venture takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Venture can do to turn this around?
Jones moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jones lands a jab to Venture's midsection.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Jones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jones scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Venture takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Venture's hands.
Jones's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jones duly obliges.
Jones lands a nice hook to Venture's body. Venture takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Venture takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Jones.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Venture drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Venture has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Venture's ribs.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Jones scores with a jab.
Venture takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
Venture on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Venture doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jones connects with a crisp jab.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones lands with a nice combination. Venture backs away looking to recover.
Venture shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jeff Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Venture.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venture takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Venture walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Venture takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones digs a good body shot into Venture's ribs.
Jones works the jab nicely.
Jones lands with a hook. Venture tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Venture.
Venture moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jones scores with a three punch combo!
Venture doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Venture takes one to the chin there.
Jones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Venture's head backwards.
Jones lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Venture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
A cross from Jones lands.
Venture takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Venture takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jab by Jones.
Venture tries to move into range but Jones moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jones lands a nice hook to Venture's body. Venture takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jones scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Venture tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones works the jab nicely.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
Jones digs a good hook to Venture's body.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
Jones lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Jones dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Jones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jones's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jones duly obliges.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Jones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jones.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Venture doesn't seem bothered though.
Venture takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones lands with a good body shot.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Venture stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Venture on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Venture shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Venture is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Venture takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Venture takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones scores with a body shot.
Jones punishes Venture's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Jones thuds his right hand into Venture's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Venture's hands.
Jab, jab by Jones - just one landing.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
Venture shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jeff Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Venture.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Venture.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Venture fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Venture is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a jab to Venture's midsection.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Venture's ribs.
Jones lands a jab to the head.
Jones punishes Venture's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Venture.
Jones lands with a good body shot.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones lands a nice hook to Venture's body. Venture takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Venture walks into a left hand.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones lands a jab-cross combination.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Venture takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jones lands with a good body shot.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Venture doesn't seem phased though.
Jones digs a good hook to Venture's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Venture stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones lands a body shot.
Venture walks into a jab.
Jones lands with a good body shot.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Venture's ribs.
Jones lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Venture backs up against the cage.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Venture has a takedown stuffed.
Venture takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jones lands with a good body shot.
Jones jabs Venture right on the nose. Venture blinks but takes it well.
Venture walks into a straight right hand from Jones.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Venture's head backwards.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Venture drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jones lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Venture backs up against the cage.
Venture shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Jones's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Venture stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd cheers as Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Venture doesn't seem phased though.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Venture's ribs.
Jones lands a head shot.
Dean Venture has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeff Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones lands a body shot.
Venture takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Barca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barca comes into the arena with Across the Alps blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!
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210 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hannibal Barca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barca lands a jab-cross combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Barca.
Barca is looking to clinch but Barnes is avoiding it.
Barca misses with the combination.
Barca throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes tries to clinch up.
Barnes moves in looking to clinch but Barca pushes him off.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Barca scores a takedown into full mount!
Barca looking for a guillotine from mount but Barnes is having none of it.
Barca working for a submission but Barnes is keeping him at bay.
Barca working for a guillotine from mount but Barnes is in no mood to give up.
Barca is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Barnes can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Barnes is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barca throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Barnes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Barca lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Barca throws some wild stikes that Barnes manages to avoid easily.
Barca wants to finish this one by submission but Barnes is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Barca.
Barca is working for a guillotine from mount but Barnes frees his head quite easily.
Barca is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Barnes keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Barnes is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Barca looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Barnes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Barca drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Barnes dives on top into guard.
Barnes wants to stand but Barca is controlling his posture from full guard.
Barnes wants to pass the guard but Barca is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barca keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Barca working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barnes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barnes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Barnes tries to free his leg and advance position but Barca is retaining full guard.
Barca keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Barnes postures up.
Barnes wanted to stand there but Barca had control of the position.
Barnes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barnes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barca swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barnes decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barca tries to clinch
and Barnes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Barca pulls Barnes into guard.
Barca is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Barnes is aware though and is defending well.
Barca throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Barnes escapes and throws Barca's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Barca prevents Barnes from moving into mount.
Barnes stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Hannibal Barca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barca lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnes circles away quickly and effectively.
Barnes clinches up with Barca and pushes him back against the cage.
Barca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes presses Barca against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Barnes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short left from Barnes.
Barca manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
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!
Barnes wanted to stand there but Barca had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hannibal Barca will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barnes tries to move into range but Barca moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barca keeps the fight on the outside.
Barca misses with a takedown attempt
and Barnes counters with a thumping low kick.
Barnes tries to clinch but Barca moves away
and Barca counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barnes lands a glancing blow to the side of Barca's head.
Barca tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barnes looks to clinch
and Barca counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Barnes!
Barca in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Barnes manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Barnes wants to get back to full guard.
Barca is thwarting Barnes's attempts to control the position.
Barca is keen to just control but Barnes is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Barnes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Barca.
Barnes wants to get back to full guard.
Barnes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Barca is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Barnes sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Barnes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A left hand lands to the body for Barnes.
Barnes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barca jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barnes walks away with a smile on his face. Barca gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Barnes has closed the distance and engaged Barca in a clinch.
Barnes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barca is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hannibal Barca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Barnes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barnes.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barnes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barnes effectively controlling the action here.
A shot in the inside from Barnes.
A short right from Barnes on the inside.
Barnes taking a breather.
Barca takes a shot to the head.
Barnes digs a right hand into Barca's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barca's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barca as Barnes tries to tie him up.
Barca jumps guard but Barnes stands there with Barca around his waist. Barca gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnes tests Barca's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barnes works the jab nicely.
Barnes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barnes. Barnes obviously looking to wear him down.
Barca circles away from the clinch attempt
and Barca counters with a three punch combo that has Barnes backing up. Barnes nods at Barca to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses.
Barnes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barca misses with a double jab
and Barca takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barca swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barnes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barnes doesn't manage to clinch there - Barca circles away.
Barca swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnes.
Barca misses with a jab to the body
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hannibal Barca is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barca swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnes.
Barnes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barnes, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes moves in looking to clinch but Barca pushes him off.
Good leg kick by Barca there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barnes tries to clinch up.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Barca.
Barnes stuffs the takedown attempt from Barca. Barca gets slowly back to his feet.
Barca stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barca wants it to stay on the feet.
Barnes moves into the clinch successfully.
Barca tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
Barnes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barca takes a shot to the head.
Barca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnes cracks Barca with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Barnes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes stalling.
Barnes lands a body shot.
A body shot lands from Barnes.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barca's sensitive parts.
Barca circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Barnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Barnes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barca circles away.
Barnes moves in looking to clinch but Barca pushes him off.
Barca shoots for a double leg takedown but Barnes sprawls well. He's pushed Barca's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Barca misses with a takedown
and Barnes counters with a head kick.
Barnes tries to clinch there but Barca circles away.
Barnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barnes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Barca is defended easily by Barnes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hannibal Barca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes clinches up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barca backwards.
Barnes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barca backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes taking a breather.
A left hand lands to the body for Barnes.
Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barca shoots for a takedown but Barnes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barnes closes the distance and clinches.
Barnes cracks Barca with a nice body shot.
Barnes manages to break the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barnes.
Barca is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barnes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barnes lands with a nice body punch.
Barnes clinches.
Barnes works on Barca's body with a couple of short punches.
Barnes lands a right hand.
Barnes digs a right hand into Barca's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barca's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barca.
Barnes lands with a left to the head.
Barnes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barnes is working Barca over against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Barnes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barcas head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barnes.
Barnes pushes Barca back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barnes.
Barnes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barnes is leaning against Barca and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barnes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Barnes.
Barnes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barnes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Barnes.
Barnes slows down the pace here.
Barnes lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from Barnes.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nate Barnes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barnes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Barnes digs a right hand underneath Barca's ribcage. Barca let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barca shoots in for a double leg but Barnes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barnes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barnes closes the distance and clinches.
Barnes scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Barnes.
Barca letting Barnes take a breather here.
Barnes pushes Barca back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Barnes.
Barnes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barnes lands a shot to the body.
Barnes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barca is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Barnes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barnes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barnes instigates a clinch.
Barnes works on Barca's body with a couple of short punches.
Barnes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barca takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A good leg kick by Barnes.
Barnes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes wants to clinch up but Barca keeps it at a distance.
Barca circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barnes scores with a nice right hand.
Barnes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barnes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barnes stuffs the takedown.
Barnes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barnes tries to clinch but Barca moves out of range.
Barnes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barnes shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barnes tries to clinch but Barca moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barca tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Barnes smiles and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Barnes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barnes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Barnes!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mr Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Veloso II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guy's entrance music is Mother. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mr Guy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Douglas Veloso II!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Veloso II did well to prevent Guy getting side control.
Guy trying to control the action but Veloso II is working from the bottom.
Veloso II tries to get to full guard but Guy has control of the leg.
Guy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ground and pound from Guy.
Guy wants to take a breather but Veloso II is having none of it.
Veloso II makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Veloso II.
Veloso II keeping moving, preventing Guy from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guy tries to free his leg and advance position but Veloso II is retaining full guard.
Veloso II looking to hit a scissor sweep but Guy is one step ahead there.
Veloso II bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Guy's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veloso II sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Guy's guard.
Guy is trying to get back to full guard.
Guy is holding on to half guard well.
Veloso II wants to pass to mount but Guy is defending the position.
Guy is trying to control but can't.
Guy 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.
Veloso II looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Veloso II is looking to advance position but Guy won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Veloso II is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Veloso II misses with a takedown
and Guy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Veloso II has his takedown stuffed
and Guy counters with a one-two to the body.
Veloso II looks gassed!
Veloso II gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Guy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mr Guy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douglas Veloso II.
Guy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Veloso II keeping full guard, as Guy tries to pass.
Guy wants to control from the top but Veloso II keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy stopping the sweep attempt from Veloso II.
Guy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Veloso II is keeping the position for now.
Guy pushes down on Veloso II's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Veloso II is looking for a sweep. Guy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Guy passes to side control.
Guy has an Americana. Veloso II didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Guy is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Guy hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mr Guy!
Mr Guy retains his middleweight title!
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