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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ribeiro Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kawasaki Dojo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ribeiro Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kawasaki Dojo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dojo.
Dojo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gracie's waist but Gracie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dojo off to one side.
Gracie scores with a takedown into Dojo's guard.
Dojo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dojo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dojo keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Dojo wants to stand and escape but Gracie is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gracie passes Dojo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gracie 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.
Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dojo sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dojo wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Dojo is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ribeiro Gracie!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Hilliard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alonzo Oznola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hilliard comes to the cage accompanied by 3oh!3 - Starstrukk. Alonzo Oznola has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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179 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Hilliard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alonzo Oznola!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Oznola.
Oznola tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oznola circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oznola keeps the fight on the outside.
Hilliard is looking to clinch.
Oznola swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hilliard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oznola paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hilliard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Oznola manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hilliard is looking to clinch but Oznola is avoiding it.
Oznola closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hilliard doesn't manage to clinch there - Oznola circles away.
A combination from Oznola does no damage.
Hilliard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hilliard wants to clinch up but Oznola keeps it at a distance.
Tyler Hilliard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hilliard stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hilliard wants it to stay on the feet.
Hilliard wants to clinch.
Hilliard darts in and clinches Oznola up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Hilliard.
It looks like Alonzo Oznola has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilliard misses with a knee to the head.
Oznola can't break the clinch.
Oznola takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hilliard looking to throw knees to the head but Oznola is blocking nicely.
Oznola has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hilliard uses from the top position.
Oznola wants to stand but Hilliard is controlling the position.
Oznola is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Hilliard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilliard tries a knee to the head but Oznola blocks it.
Oznola is trying to break the clinch but Hilliard has him pressed against the cage.
Hilliard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Hilliard.
Hilliard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hilliard is breathing heavily.
Hilliard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hilliard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oznola blocks it with crossed arms.
Hilliard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oznola blocks it with crossed arms.
Hilliard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hilliard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Oznola dodges an elbow strike from Hilliard.
Oznola has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hilliard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hilliard looking to throw knees to the head but Oznola is blocking nicely.
Oznola tries to break the clinch but Hilliard is controlling the position.
Oznola is trying to force a seperation but Hilliard has the dominant position.
Oznola looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Oznola is trying to push Hilliard away but Hilliard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Oznola is trying to force a seperation but Hilliard has the dominant position.
Hilliard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Oznola's efforts to push away.
Hilliard keeps control of Oznola as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilliard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oznola.
Oznola jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hilliard walks away with a smile on his face. Oznola gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Oznola keeps the fight on the outside.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hilliard.
Hilliard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hilliard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oznola lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Oznola.
Oznola shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hilliard as he jumps to the side.
Tyler Hilliard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alonzo Oznola.
Oznola avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hilliard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hilliard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hilliard is looking to clinch but Oznola is avoiding it.
Oznola misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hilliard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oznola swats away the attempt to clinch by Hilliard.
Oznola misses with a wild combination.
Hilliard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hilliard is looking to clinch but Oznola is avoiding it.
Tyler Hilliard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hilliard moves in looking to clinch but Oznola pushes him off.
Oznola keeps the fight on the outside.
Hilliard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hilliard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Oznola, pushing him back against the cage.
Hilliard tries to land a knee to the head but Oznola blocks with his arms.
Hilliard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hilliard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hilliard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oznola blocks it with crossed arms.
Hilliard misses with a knee strike.
Hilliard misses with a knee strike.
Oznola gets control of Hilliard's arms and successfully pulls guard. Oznola will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Oznola has his feet on Hilliard's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Hilliard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alonzo Oznola's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hilliard throws a leg kick but Oznola moved away.
Hilliard wants to clinch up but Oznola keeps it at a distance.
Hilliard avoids the head kick by Oznola.
Hilliard wants to clinch.
Oznola misses with a looping left.
Oznola avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hilliard doesn't manage to clinch there - Oznola circles away.
Hilliard wants to clinch up but Oznola keeps it at a distance.
Oznola works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hilliard doesn't manage to clinch there - Oznola circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oznola wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hilliard wants to clinch up but Oznola keeps it at a distance.
Hilliard tries to close the distance and clinch but Oznola swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oznola will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hilliard is looking to clinch but Oznola is avoiding it.
Alonzo Oznola is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oznola avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hilliard slips a jab and a cross from Oznola.
Hilliard is looking to clinch but Oznola is avoiding it.
Oznola swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hilliard closes the distance and clinches.
Oznola wants to break free but Hilliard has control.
Hilliard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Oznola's efforts to push away.
Hilliard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hilliard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hilliard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Oznola lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hilliard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hilliard landing knees to the head.
Hilliard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oznola manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Oznola pushes Hilliard off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilliard moves in looking to clinch but Oznola pushes him off.
Hilliard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oznola.
Hilliard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oznola closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hilliard circles away.
A good leg kick by Oznola.
Hilliard moves into range and clinches up with Oznola.
Hilliard landing knees to the head.
Hilliard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Oznola lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hilliard obliges.
Hilliard tries to land a knee to the head but Oznola blocks with his arms.
Hilliard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oznola has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oznola wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hilliard obliges.
Hilliard looking to throw knees to the head but Oznola is blocking nicely.
Hilliard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oznola is trying to break free.
Oznola escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hilliard tries to clinch there but Oznola circles away.
Oznola throws a right hand that Hilliard ducks under and follows up with a left that Hilliard also avoids with ease.
Oznola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hilliard doesn't manage to clinch there - Oznola circles away.
Hilliard tries to clinch but Oznola moves out of range.
Oznola throws out a leg kick but Hilliard moves out of range and Oznola only half commits.
Oznola shoots in looking for a takedown but Hilliard manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Oznola's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hilliard is looking to clinch.
Hilliard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oznola swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hilliard is looking to clinch.
Oznola circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hilliard tries to clinch there but Oznola circles away.
Hilliard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oznola.
Hilliard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hilliard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Oznola has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oznola misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hilliard is looking to clinch.
Hilliard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hilliard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oznola circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hilliard tries to clinch but Oznola is having none of it.
Hilliard takes the fight into the clinch.
Hilliard landing knees to the head.
Hilliard lands a knee to the head.
Hilliard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Oznola drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tyler Hilliard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alonzo Oznola.
Oznola takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Hilliard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alonzo Oznola's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hilliard slips a jab from Oznola.
Hilliard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oznola throws a series of strikes that have Hilliard backpedaling.
Hilliard tries to close the distance and clinch but Oznola swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oznola shoots in for a takedown but Hilliard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hilliard tries to clinch up.
Hilliard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oznola misses with a series of wild punches.
Oznola misses with a few strikes there.
Hilliard moves into the clinch.
Hilliard misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hilliard keeps control of Oznola as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hilliard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hilliard tries a knee to the head but Oznola blocks it.
Oznola wants to get back to striking at distance but Hilliard won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hilliard misses with a knee to the head.
Oznola is looking to break free of the clinch but Hilliard has double underhooks.
Hilliard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oznola escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oznola rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hilliard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oznola misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hilliard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oznola misses with a two punch combination.
Hilliard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oznola paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oznola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hilliard tries to clinch but Oznola moves out of range.
Oznola avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oznola on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hilliard tries to clinch but Oznola is having none of it.
Hilliard wants to clinch up but Oznola keeps it at a distance.
Hilliard tries to clinch but Oznola moves out of range.
Hilliard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oznola paws at him with a jab and circles away.
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.
Hilliard tries to clinch but Oznola moves out of range.
Hilliard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oznola swats away the attempt to clinch by Hilliard.
Oznola throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hilliard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hilliard slips a jab and a cross from Oznola.
Oznola circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hilliard tries to close the distance and clinch but Oznola swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hilliard tries to close the distance and clinch but Oznola swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oznola swinging wildly here.
Oznola swats away the attempt to clinch by Hilliard.
Oznola misses with a double jab.
Hilliard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilliard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hilliard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hilliard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oznola swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hilliard is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hilliard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hilliard tries to clinch but Oznola is having none of it.
Oznola throws a push kick but Hilliard slaps the foot to one side.
Oznola misses with the combination.
Hilliard checks the leg kick.
Oznola circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hilliard is looking to clinch but Oznola is avoiding it.
Oznola goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hilliard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Oznola fails with a takedown attempt.
Oznola misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hilliard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oznola paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hilliard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Oznola manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oznola circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hilliard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hilliard goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hilliard tries to clinch up.
Hilliard clinches up against the cage.
Hilliard tries a knee to the head but Oznola blocks it.
Oznola is trying to break the clinch but Hilliard is controlling him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oznola tries to break free but Hilliard pushes him back against the cage.
Alonzo Oznola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hilliard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oznola avoids it.
Oznola has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Oznola has a couple of punches blocked by Hilliard.
Hilliard blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Hilliard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hilliard, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Hilliard!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between JACK AUSTIN (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lander Plast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). JACK AUSTIN had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 187.8lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. The key to victory for JACK AUSTIN has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, JACK AUSTIN!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lander Plast!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plast slaps away a takedown attempt from AUSTIN, before circling back to the center of the mat.
AUSTIN looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Plast is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in AUSTIN's half guard.
Plast has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can AUSTIN defend it? Plast steps over the head and cranks it - AUSTIN is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Plast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lander Plast!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johhny Stan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean McNamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McNamara has chosen Massive Attack - Teardrop (House M.D.) as his entrance music. Sean McNamara struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Johhny Stan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johhny Stan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean McNamara!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNamara misses with a wild combination.
Stan misses with a two punch combination.
Stan misses the shot to the body.
A solid body kick from Stan.
McNamara misses with a double jab.
McNamara changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stan tries to avoid it but McNamara manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stan to the ground. Stan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stan tries to score with a low kick but McNamara moves his leg out of the way.
McNamara throws a series of punches but Stan avoids them all with ease.
Stan looks for the body kick but McNamara saw that one coming.
Stan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McNamara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stan.
Stan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stan lands with a slapping head kick.
Stan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McNamara shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McNamara showed some decent athleticism there.
McNamara looks gassed!
Stan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McNamara pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stan flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Stan is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McNamara performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Stan wants to get back to full guard but McNamara has mounted him!
McNamara controlling the position easily from mount.
Stan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Stan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Stan is working to get back to half guard.
McNamara controlling the pace for now.
Stan wants to hold on but McNamara pushes him away.
Stan can't escape the position.
Stan tries to lock up and control but McNamara gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
McNamara sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stan is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNamara tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
McNamara landing strikes from the mount and Stan is in trouble!
Stan tries to lock up and control but McNamara gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
McNamara controlling from the full mount.
McNamara is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
McNamara takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee warns Stan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNamara takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Let's hope that McNamara has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Stan wants to control but McNamara is having none of it.
McNamara with a couple of short strikes.
McNamara controlling his opponent.
A nice elbow there by McNamara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean McNamara dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McNamara.
Stan connects with a high kick.
McNamara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stan circles away quickly and effectively.
Stan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McNamara.
Stan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stan swings for the body but McNamara moves out of range.
McNamara misses with a head kick.
McNamara tries to clinch there but Stan circles away.
McNamara moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McNamara shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
McNamara sitting in guard here, content to control.
McNamara is breathing heavily.
Stan trying to keep a closed guard but McNamara is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stan looking for a sweep. Not yet Stan, not yet.
Stan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McNamara defends it easily.
McNamara slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Sean McNamara hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Stan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McNamara tries to clinch but Stan moves out of range.
Stan swinging wildly here.
Sean McNamara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McNamara drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Stan looking for a guillotine here but McNamara defends easily.
McNamara looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for McNamara!
Stan stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
McNamara closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stan is fighting off a takedown attempt but McNamara is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Stan to the mat. Stan regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Stan being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Sean McNamara hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Stan misses with a two punch combination.
Stan slips a jab and a cross from McNamara.
McNamara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stan, pushing him back against the cage.
McNamara lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Stan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Still in half guard, McNamara seems content to control.
Stan wants to control but McNamara is keeping busy and won't allow it.
McNamara prevents Stan from improving his position.
McNamara is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McNamara pulls his head out easily.
McNamara works his way into side control.
McNamara happy to just control the position for now.
Stan tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stan sneaks back into half guard.
Stan is trying to control but can't.
McNamara seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean McNamara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McNamara avoids a kick to the body.
Stan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stan throws a shot from downtown. McNamara moves away and avoids it.
Stan misses with a series of wild punches.
Stan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows McNamara to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Stan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as McNamara controls the pace.
McNamara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNamara avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McNamara is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Stan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McNamara gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McNamara is controlling him.
Stan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McNamara slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McNamara is working Stan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sean McNamara has got the better of the ground game so far.
McNamara stands and steps away. Stan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
McNamara avoids the body shot from Stan.
Johhny Stan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McNamara tries for a takedown but Stan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McNamara avoids a punch combination nicely.
McNamara misses with a wild combination.
Stan just misses with a punch to the body.
Stan lands a nice looking kick to the body. McNamara takes a step back to recover.
Stan is looking to wear down McNamara with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McNamara shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stan pinned against the cage. Stan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McNamara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johhny Stan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Stan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Stan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McNamara.
Stan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McNamara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice body kick there by Stan.
Stan cracks McNamara with an open hand slap.
Stan throws a head kick that half lands.
Stan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stan throws a head kick but McNamara moves out of range.
McNamara misses with a double jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stan.
Stan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McNamara dodges the punch combination from Stan.
Stan stuffs the takedown attempt from McNamara. McNamara gets slowly back to his feet.
Johhny Stan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean McNamara.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stan throws a wild body kick that McNamara sees coming a mile off.
A big left from McNamara misses.
McNamara slips a jab and a cross from Stan.
Stan throws a sloppy head kick and McNamara moves out of range easily.
McNamara misses with a looping left.
Stan throws a head kick that misses.
McNamara throws a right hand that Stan ducks under and follows up with a left that Stan also avoids with ease.
McNamara avoids the head kick by Stan.
McNamara looks for a takedown but Stan sprawls well.
Stan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McNamara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
McNamara closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Stan did well to prevent McNamara getting side control.
Johhny Stan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sean McNamara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stan actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Johhny Stan.
I think McNamara 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean McNamara!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Johnsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Sheznik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnsson's entrance music is Kashmir - Led Zeppelin. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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28
182 lbs
14 - 12 - 0 |
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28
180 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gunnar Johnsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Sheznik!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheznik tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Johnsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sheznik changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Johnsson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sheznik tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sheznik has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sheznik trying to control the position but Johnsson is working away.
Johnsson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnsson is defending against the submission attempts here by Sheznik.
Johnsson manages to get to full guard.
Sheznik loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sheznik can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Johnsson is trying to control the position but Sheznik postures up.
Sheznik loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sheznik wants to stand but Johnsson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sheznik showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Johnsson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sheznik.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sheznik accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sheznik is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnsson has wrist control.
Sheznik must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sheznik is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnsson has wrist control.
Johnsson managing to control the position.
Sheznik with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnsson keeping moving, preventing Sheznik from controlling successfully.
Johnsson 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.
Johnsson is working hard here to advance position.
Sheznik not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Nick Sheznik hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sheznik fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sheznik shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Johnsson wants to improve his position but Sheznik is controlling well.
Johnsson trying to control but Sheznik postures up.
Sheznik is looking to take a break and control but Johnsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sheznik tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson is trying to get back to full guard.
Sheznik takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Johnsson is trying to get back to full guard.
Sheznik is pressing down on Johnsson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Johnsson is holding on for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sheznik working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sheznik landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Sheznik dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sheznik shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnsson as he jumps to the side.
Nick Sheznik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sheznik misses with a looping right.
A cross from Johnsson lands.
Johnsson lands a right hook to the body.
Johnsson misses with a few strikes there.
Sheznik connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnsson. Johnsson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Johnsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sheznik wants to clinch.
The fighters circling - Johnsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sheznik has a takedown stuffed.
Sheznik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnsson pulls guard successfully.
Johnsson keeping moving, preventing Sheznik from controlling successfully.
Sheznik drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Johnsson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sheznik has Johnsson in his guard.
Johnsson wants to control from the top but Sheznik keeps moving.
Johnsson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sheznik working a defensive guard here.
Johnsson trying to control but Sheznik is working from the bottom.
Johnsson landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson stopping the sweep attempt from Sheznik.
Sheznik throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Johnsson landing some decent shots from guard.
Sheznik not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Johnsson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnsson drops back looking for a leg! Sheznik is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sheznik manages to kick Johnsson off! Johnsson jumps back into Sheznik's guard.
Johnsson postures up and lands a big shot to Sheznik's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Johnsson tries to advance position but instead Sheznik slips a leg back in to half guard.
Sheznik is trying to get back to full guard.
Sheznik is looking to control Johnsson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sheznik avoid being mounted?
Sheznik is defending against the submission attempts here by Johnsson.
Sheznik taking some punishment here, with Johnsson in his half guard.
That's four 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.
Johnsson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Johnsson is looking for a kimura here.
Johnsson wants to control but Sheznik is keeping him busy.
Sheznik moves into full guard.
Johnsson is standing up over Sheznik. Sheznik looks to escape but Johnsson dives into side control.
Sheznik tries to buck Johnsson off but Johnsson is having none of it.
Sheznik regains half guard.
Johnsson works his way into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Johnsson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Johnsson scores with a jab. Sheznik acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Sheznik.
Johnsson slaps away a takedown attempt from Sheznik, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sheznik ducks right into an uppercut from Johnsson.
Sheznik closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sheznik lands in his opponent's guard.
Sheznik throws a strike but Johnsson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sheznik looking to control but Johnsson passes into half guard.
Johnsson lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson drops an elbow to the side of Sheznik's head.
Johnsson seems to be working for a kimura but Sheznik defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sheznik manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sheznik keeping moving, preventing Johnsson from controlling successfully.
Sheznik is trying to control the position but Johnsson postures up.
Johnsson throwing strikes from guard but Sheznik blocks nicely.
Sheznik striking off his back but it's not causing Johnsson any problems.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnsson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Johnsson stops Sheznik from standing up.
Johnsson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sheznik's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheznik tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sheznik takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sheznik being controlled here, momentarily.
Sheznik tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sheznik trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Johnsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Sheznik is retaining full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnsson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sheznik 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.
Johnsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sheznik swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sheznik throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson trying to control but Sheznik is working from the bottom.
Sheznik wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnsson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnsson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sheznik trying to control the position here.
Johnsson working some strikes from top position.
Sheznik trying to keep a closed guard but Johnsson is proving a slippery customer.
Johnsson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Johnsson postures up in Sheznik's guard and throws a big left but Sheznik blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Johnsson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sheznik's head.
Sheznik avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnsson won't allow Sheznik to get back to his feet.
Sheznik utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johnsson postures up and lands a big shot to Sheznik's brow.
Sheznik manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Johnsson is in a horrible position here. Sheznik smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sheznik with good strikes from the mount here!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gunnar Johnsson.
I think Johnsson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gunnar Johnsson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Winters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Smith has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Winters's chin.
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26
201 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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197 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Winters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Smith!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winters fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Winters.
Winters misses with a two punch combination.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Winters crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Smith - the referee stops the clock and Winters gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Smith. Winters manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A big left from Winters misses.
Winters pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Winters, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Winters lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Winters misses with a body shot.
Winters tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Winters is breathing heavily.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Smith cracks the inside of Winters's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith.
Smith tries to land a front kick but Winters steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Smith feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Winters sprawling to the canvas! Winters rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Smith finish him?!
Winters is rocked!
It looks like John Winters has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Oh Winters is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith punishes Winters's body with a nice straight punch.
Winters seems to have got his legs back now.
Winters takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith lands a big head kick that sends Winters to the canvas! Smith follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Smith!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between George Huang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakuragi Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huang's entrance music is Special Agent Huang. A fine choice. Sakuragi Johnson struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The key to victory for George Huang has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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144 lbs
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24
147 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Huang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sakuragi Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Huang connects with a high kick.
Huang lands with a slapping head kick.
Huang lands with a shot to the body.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Huang shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Huang darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Johnson pulls guard successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Huang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Huang wants to stand but Johnson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Johnson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Huang defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huang trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Huang has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Huang from controlling successfully.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Huang got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johnson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Huang has managed to get both his arms back between Johnson's legs - danger averted.
Johnson looks gassed!
Johnson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Huang defends well.
Huang with a nice head shot there.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Huang from controlling successfully.
Huang is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Huang gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Huang trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Huang stands up from Johnson's guard - Huang perhaps looking for a knockout.
Huang throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Huang misses with the combination.
Huang closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Huang lands in his opponent's guard.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Huang is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Huang wants to stand but Johnson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Huang.
Huang trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Huang in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Huang controls from within his opponent's guard.
Huang thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Huang works over Johnson with some ground and pound from guard.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing Huang from standing up.
Johnson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Huang gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Huang trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Huang lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Huang dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Huang won't allow it.
Huang goes for a takedown in the clinch but Johnson prevents it.
Huang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huang feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Huang got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johnson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Huang has managed to get both his arms back between Johnson's legs - danger averted.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Huang from controlling successfully.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Huang drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Huang jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Johnson is looking for a triangle but Huang pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huang got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johnson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Huang has managed to get both his arms back between Johnson's legs - danger averted.
Huang makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Huang trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson is looking for a triangle but Huang pushes his legs off easily.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing Huang from standing up.
Huang is stalling in the full guard.
That's two 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.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Huang avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Huang tries to stand but Johnson is controlling from the bottom.
Johnson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Huang defends it easily.
Johnson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Huang chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huang throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Huang trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Huang decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Johnson, up you get!
Huang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Huang counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Johnson's guard now.
Huang is looking to stand up but Johnson won't let him.
Johnson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Huang is aware though and is defending well.
Huang scoring with some ground and pound.
Huang stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Huang throws a combination. Johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
so Huang counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
George Huang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sakuragi Johnson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huang lands a couple of elbows.
Huang is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking for a guillotine here but Huang defends easily.
Huang trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Huang is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Johnson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Huang defends well.
Huang would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Huang gets to his feet - Johnson follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Huang dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Huang counters with a takedown into side control.
Huang is trying to get an arm triangle but Johnson is defending well.
Huang scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Johnson to see if he's OK.
Huang has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Huang shoots in and bounces Johnson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Huang drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Johnson dives on top into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Huang looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Huang is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huang has his foot on Johnson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johnson works his way back into a safe position though.
Johnson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Johnson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Huang dives on top into guard.
Huang wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Huang defends it easily.
Huang got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johnson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Huang has managed to get both his arms back between Johnson's legs - danger averted.
Huang working some strikes from top position.
Huang got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johnson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Huang has managed to get both his arms back between Johnson's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Huang thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Huang trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Huang from controlling successfully.
Johnson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Huang is aware though and is defending well.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson is working an open guard so Huang takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Huang counters with a shoot takedown. Johnson fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huang wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huang avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Huang postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Huang is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Johnson has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Huang is looking to defend but Johnson has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Huang! Johnson pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Huang taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sakuragi Johnson! Sakuragi Johnson retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Putin's choice of entrance music: .... Jay West has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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9 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jay West!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Putin.
Putin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on West. That did some damage!
West is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Putin is looking to slow West down with leg kicks.
A solid body kick from Putin.
That kick from Putin tenderised West's leg. West is trying to keep his angry face on.
Putin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Putin slows the pace down in half guard.
I looks like Putin might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Putin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. West doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Putin.
Putin trying to pass the guard but West defending well.
West on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if West tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin prevents West from standing back up.
Putin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but West sees it coming and defends easily.
Putin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Putin wants to take a breather but West is having none of it.
Putin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Putin is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! West is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin! Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Coelho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jules Verne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coelho's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, In The End. Verne has chosen Christina Milian - When you look at me as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vinicius Coelho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jules Verne!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coelho slips a jab from Verne.
Verne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Coelho has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Verne scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Verne throws a right and a left that Coelho avoids nicely.
Coelho connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Coelho lands a nice looking body kick.
Verne thuds his right hand into Coelho's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Coelho on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That kick from Coelho tenderised Verne's leg. Verne is trying to keep his angry face on.
Verne moves out of range of the body kick from Coelho.
Coelho looks to land a body kick but Verne moved away.
Coelho throws the kick towards the body but Verne avoids it.
Coelho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Verne darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Verne trying to advance position but Coelho counters by regaining guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verne looking to pass the guard.
Coelho pulls Verne in to control the position.
Verne is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Coelho trying to keep a closed guard but Verne is proving a slippery customer.
Verne slips nicely into half guard.
Verne trying to pass the guard but Coelho defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Coelho wants to improve his position but Verne is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Verne working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Coelho's thigh. Coelho counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Verne trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Coelho utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verne throws a strike but Coelho rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Verne looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Coelho puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Coelho is pressing down on Verne's thigh, looking to free his foot. Verne is holding on for now.
Verne is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Coelho's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Coelho's back!
Verne lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Coelho trying to control the hands but Verne won't let him.
Verne misses with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verne is controlling the position but Coelho somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Verne thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Coelho's head.
Verne wants to free his trapped foot but Coelho is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Verne wants to lay and pray for a moment but Coelho keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jules Verne dominated that round.
That's time! Coelho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Verne ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Coelho jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Verne misses with a series of wild punches.
Verne is looking to clinch but Coelho is avoiding it.
Coelho is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Verne feints and as Coelho raises his hands in defense, Verne changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Verne stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Coelho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Verne is pushing down on Coelho's leg trying to pass to half guard. Coelho is fighting to maintain full guard but Verne has managed to sneak the leg through.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Verne in particular looking to stall.
Verne wants to pass to mount but Coelho is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verne thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Coelho's head.
Coelho is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Verne scores with a couple of nice shots.
Verne tries to pass to full mount but Coelho defends it.
Verne is looking for a kimura but Coelho is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Verne to get the leverage.
Verne is looking to stall here but Coelho recovers full guard.
Verne trying to control but Coelho is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Verne is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Verne throws a strike but Coelho rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Coelho stopping the sweep attempt from Verne.
Verne is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Verne keeping moving, preventing Coelho from controlling successfully.
Verne looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coelho stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Verne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Verne looking for a sweep. Not yet Verne, not yet.
Verne keeping moving, preventing Coelho from controlling successfully.
Coelho tries to free his leg and advance position but Verne is retaining full guard.
Verne bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Coelho's guard.
Verne throws and elbow that misses. Coelho uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Verne's guard. Nice move by Coelho!
Verne wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Verne is pulling down on Coelho's head to control his posture.
Verne wants to reverse the position here. Coelho has hold of a leg though and he's dropped back looking for a kneebar! The fighters roll across the mat but Verne is forced to tap! Verne looks devastated but at least his leg points in the right direction.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Vinicius Coelho!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Balkan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evander Hollyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balkan comes to the cage accompanied by Kosovo is Serbia. Boris Balkan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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266 lbs
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210 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boris Balkan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Evander Hollyfield!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollyfield looks for the body kick but Balkan saw that one coming.
Balkan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hollyfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Balkan.
Balkan throws a lazy body kick
and Hollyfield counters with a two punch combo.
Balkan throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters circling - Balkan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Balkan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Balkan moves out of range of the body kick from Hollyfield.
Balkan misses with a looping left.
Hollyfield lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Balkan tries to land a body kick
and Hollyfield counters with a thumping low kick.
A solid body kick from Hollyfield.
Balkan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Balkan throws a body kick the misses
and Hollyfield counters with a nice leg kick.
Balkan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hollyfield.
Balkan tries to clinch up
and Hollyfield counters with a body kick that stops Balkan in his tracks momentarily.
Hollyfield moves out of range as Balkan strikes.
Hollyfield throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Balkan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hollyfield throws a head kick but Balkan moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan is looking to land body kicks.
Balkan instigates a clinch.
Hollyfield tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Balkan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Balkan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hollyfield fails to pull guard.
Still in the clinch, Balkan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hollyfield is trying to break the clinch but Balkan has him pressed against the cage.
Balkan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Balkan gets through Hollyfield's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hollyfield tries to break free but Balkan pushes him back against the cage.
Hollyfield looking to stall.
Balkan scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Evander Hollyfield has been cut.
Hollyfield's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Balkan lands with a light punch inside.
Hollyfield wants a takedown.
Boris Balkan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evander Hollyfield.
Hollyfield trying to land knees to the body.
Balkan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hollyfields head.
A short uppercut from Balkan.
Hollyfield tries to land a knee to the head but Balkan blocks with his arms.
Hollyfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hollyfield wants a takedown but no success here.
Balkan lands a body shot.
Hollyfield looks gassed!
A knee to the head by Balkan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balkan lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Balkan.
Balkan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkan lands an elbow that stopped Hollyfield in his tracks for a moment.
Balkan lands a good knee to the midsection. Hollyfield won't want to take too many of those.
A body shot lands from Balkan.
Balkan is struggling to control the position.
Hollyfield trying to land knees to the body.
Balkan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hollyfield or not.
Balkan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Balkan lands a nice elbow.
A hook to the body from Balkan.
A shot in the inside from Balkan.
Balkan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hollyfield takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Balkan.
Balkan is leaning against Hollyfield and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Balkan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Balkan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Balkan lands a nice uppercut.
Balkan digs a right hand into Hollyfield's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hollyfield's gas tank.
Balkan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Balkan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hollyfields head.
Balkan scores with a knee to the head.
Balkan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Balkan lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan works on Hollyfield's body with a couple of short punches.
Balkan lands a hook that snaps the head of Hollyfield backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Balkan.
Hollyfield has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A body shot lands from Balkan.
Balkan lands with a left to the head.
Balkan lands an elbow just above Hollyfield 's eye.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Balkan.
Hollyfield is trying to break the clinch but Balkan is controlling him.
Balkan lands a shoulder strike.
Balkan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hollyfield's defenses.
Balkan working Hollyfield over with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Balkan.
Balkan scores a nice knee to the body.
Balkan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Balkan as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Balkan.
Balkan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Balkan.
Hollyfield takes an elbow to the temple.
Balkan scores with a hook to the body.
Balkan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Balkan lands an uppercut.
Balkan lands a nice knee to the body.
Balkan with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield wants to stall.
Balkan tries to land a knee to the head but Hollyfield blocks with his arms.
Balkan scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Balkan.
Hollyfield tries a knee to the head but Balkan blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Balkan.
Balkan lands a left hand.
Balkan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Balkan missing with knees to the body.
Hollyfield wants to get back to striking at distance but Balkan won't allow it.
Hollyfield avoids the elbow strike from Balkan, against the cage.
Hollyfield avoids a wild elbow strike from Balkan.
A short right from Balkan.
Hollyfield is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Balkan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Balkan as Hollyfield tries to tie him up.
Balkan avoids a wild elbow strike from Hollyfield.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hollyfield wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Balkan.
Hollyfield has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Balkan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Balkan digs a right hand underneath Hollyfield's ribcage. Hollyfield let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Balkan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evander Hollyfield's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A big left from Balkan misses.
Balkan throws a hook but Hollyfield blocks it.
Balkan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Balkan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hollyfield under the eye.
Balkan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hollyfield counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boris Balkan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Hollyfield blocks the leg kick.
Hollyfield looks for the body kick but Balkan saw that one coming.
Hollyfield throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hollyfield misses with a wild combination.
Balkan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hollyfield wants a takedown but no success here.
A short right from Balkan on the inside.
Balkan is leaning against Hollyfield and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hollyfield is breathing heavily.
Hollyfield misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Balkan.
Hollyfield avoiding damage as Balkan throws knees to the body.
Hollyfield looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Balkan.
Balkan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Balkan lands with a left to the head.
Balkan lands an elbow inside that Hollyfield shrugs off.
Balkan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Balkan.
A knee to the head by Balkan.
Balkan scores with a shot to the side of Hollyfield's head.
Balkan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Balkan.
Balkan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hollyfield backwards.
Balkan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hollyfield is defending well for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Balkan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hollyfield's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Balkan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hollyfields head.
Balkan scores with a shoulder strike.
Hollyfield misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Balkan.
Balkan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Balkan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hollyfield makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Balkan really felt that one!
Hollyfield closes this distance looking for a takedown but Balkan circles away.
Balkan misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkan throws a jab but it's blocked by Hollyfield.
Balkan moves to clinch but Hollyfield breaks away
and Hollyfield counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hollyfield scores with a spinning back kick!
Balkan tries to land a body kick
and Hollyfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Balkan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Evander Hollyfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Balkan avoids a kick to the body.
Balkan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hollyfield blocks the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Balkan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boris Balkan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Balkan throws a body kick the misses
and Hollyfield counters with a series of strikes. Balkan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hollyfield takes a kick to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balkan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick from Hollyfield lands but Balkan takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan misses with a body kick.
Balkan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hollyfield.
A jab from Balkan misses.
Balkan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Balkan throws a looping overhand right but Hollyfield ducks down to avoid it.
Hollyfield avoids the body shot from Balkan.
Hollyfield moves out of range of the body kick.
Balkan throws a hook but Hollyfield avoids it easily.
Hollyfield is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hollyfield lands a front kick.
Balkan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hollyfield can do to turn this around?
Balkan tries to land a body kick
and Hollyfield counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hollyfield throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hollyfield scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hollyfield digs a good hook to Balkan's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hollyfield slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Balkan throws a sloppy head kick and Hollyfield moves out of range easily.
Balkan looks to throw a body kick
and Hollyfield counters with a big head kick but Balkan shrugs it off.
A combination from Hollyfield does no damage.
Hollyfield looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hollyfield wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Balkan throws a sloppy head kick
and Hollyfield counters with a right hand to the body.
Hollyfield fails with the takedown.
Boris Balkan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evander Hollyfield.
Balkan is looking to clinch but Hollyfield is avoiding it.
A slow jab from Balkan misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balkan wants to clinch but Hollyfield slips to the side
and Hollyfield counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hollyfield.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hollyfield lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hollyfield accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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 Boris Balkan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Evander Hollyfield's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hollyfield lands a nice looking body kick.
Hollyfield scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Balkan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Balkan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hollyfield counters with a head kick. That will keep Balkan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Balkan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Balkan looks for the body kick but Hollyfield saw that one coming.
Hollyfield lands with a nice body kick.
Balkan slips a jab and a cross from Hollyfield.
Balkan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Balkan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hollyfield lands a high kick!
Hollyfield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Balkan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hollyfield is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Balkan rather than just go for the knockout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No joy there for Hollyfield, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Balkan throws a jab when Hollyfield was well out of range.
Balkan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A lazy body kick from Balkan
and Hollyfield counters with a body kick.
Hollyfield throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollyfield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Balkan.
A head kick misses from Hollyfield.
Balkan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hollyfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Balkan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hollyfield counters with a head kick.
Balkan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hollyfield counters with a head kick.
Balkan misses with a body punch
and Hollyfield counters with a low kick, right behind Balkan 's knee.
Balkan is looking to clinch but Hollyfield is avoiding it.
Balkan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hollyfield counters with a thumping low kick.
Balkan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hollyfield.
Hollyfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Balkan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hollyfield counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield keeps the fight on the outside.
Balkan blocks the body kick.
Balkan throws a lazy body kick
and Hollyfield counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Balkan tries to clinch up.
Balkan throws a looping overhand right but Hollyfield ducks down to avoid it.
Hollyfield avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Balkan throws out a loose jab but Hollyfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balkan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Balkan looking for a sweep. Not yet Balkan, not yet.
Hollyfield lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hollyfield throws and elbow that misses. Balkan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hollyfield's guard. Nice move by Balkan!
Balkan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hollyfield swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan wants to control from the top but Hollyfield keeps moving.
Hollyfield wants to stand up but Balkan is controlling him.
Hollyfield manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Balkan clobbers Hollyfield with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Balkan tries to land a body kick
and Hollyfield makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hollyfield moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Balkan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield slips under a jab from Balkan.
Hollyfield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Balkan.
Balkan misses with the body kick
and Hollyfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Balkan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hollyfield counters with a three punch combo that has Balkan backing up. Balkan nods at Hollyfield to acknowledge the strikes.
Balkan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hollyfield staying out of range there.
Balkan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hollyfield paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good leg kick by Hollyfield there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hollyfield swats away the attempt to clinch by Balkan.
Balkan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hollyfield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balkan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Balkan swinging wildly here.
Hollyfield misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evander Hollyfield really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evander Hollyfield's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Balkan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hollyfield sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Balkan doesn't manage to clinch there - Hollyfield circles away.
Balkan misses with an uppercut.
Balkan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Balkan tries a head kick but it misses.
Hollyfield tries to bum rush Balkan with a series of wild strikes but Balkan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Balkan misses with the body kick
and Hollyfield counters with a big head kick but Balkan shrugs it off.
Hollyfield changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Balkan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hollyfield is trying to get an arm triangle but Balkan is defending well.
Hollyfield trying to control the position but Balkan is working away.
Balkan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hollyfield's best efforts.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollyfield wants to control but Balkan is keeping him busy.
Hollyfield thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hollyfield lands strikes from half guard.
Balkan is concentrating on defense, preventing Hollyfield from advancing position.
Balkan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hollyfield not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hollyfield tries to pass to full mount but Balkan defends it.
Balkan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
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.
Hollyfield preventing the sweep.
Hollyfield trying to control the position from guard on top but Balkan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Balkan pushes Hollyfield off and scrambles back to his feet.
Balkan throws a hook to the side of Hollyfield's head but Hollyfield sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hollyfield misses with a series of wild punches.
Balkan tries to clinch up.
Hollyfield misses with a head kick.
Balkan misses with a kick to the body
and Hollyfield counters with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Balkan tries to clinch up but Hollyfield circles away and keeps his distance.
Hollyfield scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Balkan misses with the body kick
and Hollyfield counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Balkan thinking.
Hollyfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hollyfield pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hollyfield slips under a jab from Balkan.
Balkan lands with an uppercut that bounces Hollyfield off the cage and back into rage.
Balkan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hollyfield counters with a nice uppercut.
Balkan throws a body kick the misses
and Hollyfield counters with a nice low kick that buckles Balkan's knee momentarily.
Balkan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hollyfield dodges the punch combination from Balkan.
Balkan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hollyfield!
Balkan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield slips a straight right by Balkan.
Hollyfield avoids a kick to the body.
Hollyfield circles away from the clinch attempt.
Balkan tries to clinch up.
Balkan avoids a kick to the body.
Balkan looks to throw a body kick
and Hollyfield counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Balkan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Balkan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hollyfield throws a head kick that misses.
Balkan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hollyfield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Balkan looks to throw a body kick
and Hollyfield counters with a two punch combo.
Balkan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A head kick from Hollyfield lands but Balkan takes it in his stride.
Hollyfield lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hollyfield's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hollyfield duly obliges.
Balkan misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evander Hollyfield dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Evander Hollyfield's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Hollyfield uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Balkan.
Hollyfield tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balkan was well out of range. Poor timing from Hollyfield.
Balkan tries to close the distance and clinch but Hollyfield swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Balkan throws a body kick the misses
and Hollyfield counters with a head kick.
Hollyfield lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Balkan backs up against the cage.
Crunch! Hollyfield slams his shin into Balkan's torso.
Balkan throws a body kick the misses
and Hollyfield counters with a big head kick but Balkan shrugs it off.
A lazy body kick from Balkan
and Hollyfield counters with a nice body shot.
Hollyfield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Balkan tries to clinch up.
Hollyfield fails to land with a series of punches.
Hollyfield wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hollyfield throws a head kick that misses.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hollyfield throws a nice head kick!
Balkan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hollyfield misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Balkan
and Hollyfield counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Balkan thows a body shot but no joy.
Balkan throws the left hand but Hollyfield avoids the punch easily.
Hollyfield misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Hollyfield.
Balkan throws an overhand right that lands on Hollyfield's shoulder, as Hollyfield tries to avoid the shot.
Balkan throws a hook to the side of Hollyfield's head but Hollyfield sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Balkan keeps Hollyfield at a distance using the push kick.
Balkan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A lazy body kick from Balkan
and Hollyfield counters with a head kick.
Balkan tries to clinch
and Hollyfield counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hollyfield trying to control the action but Balkan is working from the bottom.
Balkan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Hollyfield is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hollyfield is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Balkan defends it well.
Balkan kicks Hollyfield off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balkan tries to clinch up but Hollyfield circles away and keeps his distance.
Hollyfield throws a series of punches but Balkan moves out of range.
Balkan throws a head kick but Hollyfield moves out of range.
Balkan throws a head kick that misses
and Hollyfield counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hollyfield counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Balkan throws a lazy body kick
and Hollyfield counters with a head kick.
Balkan clinches.
Hollyfield blocks an elbow strike.
Hollyfield throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Balkan blocks it with crossed arms.
Balkan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hollyfield blocks it with crossed arms.
Hollyfield takes a shot to the head.
Hollyfield wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hollyfield looking for a takedown.
Balkan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hollyfield tries a knee to the head but Balkan blocks it.
Balkan lands a body punch.
Balkan looking for a takedown.
Balkan misses with a punch to the body.
Hollyfield changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Balkan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Balkan wants to clinch but Hollyfield slips to the side
and Hollyfield counters with a left and a right that stings Balkan.
Hollyfield stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Balkan throws a lazy body kick
and Hollyfield makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Balkan tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Hollyfield scores with a four punch combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield throws a head kick but Balkan moves out of range.
Hollyfield slips under a jab.
Balkan looks to throw a body kick
and Hollyfield counters with a head kick.
Hollyfield misses with a body kick.
Hollyfield lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Balkan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hollyfield counters with a three punch combo that has Balkan backing up. Balkan nods at Hollyfield to acknowledge the strikes.
Balkan misses the jab.
Balkan doesn't manage to clinch there - Hollyfield circles away.
Balkan tries to clinch but Hollyfield is having none of it.
Balkan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Balkan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hollyfield counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Balkan!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hollyfield postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Balkan looks a forlorn figure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee warns Balkan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evander Hollyfield comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hollyfield has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 47:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evander Hollyfield!
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