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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Sliva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaruis Jerome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerome is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by ILL BILL ft. IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE & MAX CAVALERA - "War Is My Destiny". Jaruis Jerome is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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207 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gustavo Sliva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaruis Jerome!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jerome lands with a big left! Sliva is wobbled badly! Jerome comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Sliva to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jaruis Jerome!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bing Bong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samiroheat Kahric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bong comes to the cage accompanied by Right Here Right now. Kahric has chosen Bosnische Gene as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Bing Bong has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bing Bong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samiroheat Kahric!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahric shoots in but Bong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kahric shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kahric was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kahric avoids the attempt from Bong to control.
Bong is looking to get to half guard.
Kahric manages to capitalize on a mistake by Bong to take his back!
Bong tries to escape but Kahric has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Kahric looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Bong is controlling Kahric 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bong trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kahric manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Kahric drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kahric jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bong wants to hit a switch here but Kahric passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bong there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bong tries to lock up and control but Kahric gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bong tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bong wants to control but Kahric is having none of it.
Kahric wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bong wants to hold on but Kahric pushes him away.
Bong regains half guard.
Bong is looking to control Kahric's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bong avoid being mounted?
Kahric wants to advance to full mount but Bong doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Kahric looks gassed!
Bong is looking for a triangle but Kahric pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bong controls Kahric momentarily but Kahric frees himself.
Bong has his foot on Kahric's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kahric works his way back into a safe position though.
Bong looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kahric passes into side control.
Bong struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Samiroheat Kahric will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bong looks to land a combination but Kahric avoids it well.
Bong misses with a series of wild punches.
Bong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bong lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Samiroheat Kahric has been cut.
Bong keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kahric throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bong throws a series of punches but Kahric moves out of range.
Bong lands with a nice combination. Kahric backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahric fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kahric is breathing heavily.
Bong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bong looks to land a combination but Kahric avoids it well.
Bong looks to land a combination but Kahric avoids it well.
Kahric shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bing Bong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samiroheat Kahric.
Bong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bong scores with a nice strike.
Kahric shoots in looking for a takedown. Bong tries to sprawl out of it but Kahric keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bong manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bong scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kahric dodges the punch combination from Bong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bong throws a nice looking combination but Kahric bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kahric closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bong circles away.
Bong throws out a powerful jab.
Kahric showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bong.
Bong throws a body kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Bong misses the target.
Kahric showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bong.
Bing Bong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kahric moves out of range of the strikes.
Bong looks to land a combination but Kahric avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahric uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bong.
Bong misses with the combination.
Kahric fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bong throws a nice looking combination but Kahric bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kahric slips under a jab from Bong.
Bong throws a right hand that Kahric ducks under and follows up with a left that Kahric also avoids with ease.
Bong throws a right and a left that Kahric avoids nicely.
Bong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Bong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Horrible takedown by Kahric or perhaps it was just good defense by Bong which made him look bad.
Kahric closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bong looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kahric is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kahric is looking to pass Bong's guard but actually Bong recovers to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bing Bong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Samiroheat Kahric'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!
Bong looks to throw the jab but Kahric is out of range.
Kahric ducks under a wild hook from Bong.
Bong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kahric displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bong throws out the jab.
Bong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bong misses the jab.
Kahric drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bong looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kahric works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bong is controlling Kahric's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Bong is staying active underneath Kahric, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bong is trying to control but Kahric manages to pass to mount!
Kahric wants to take Bong's back but he can't do it this time.
Kahric looking to control but Bong is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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.
Bong wants to control but Kahric is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bong is working to get back to half guard.
Bong regains half guard.
Bong slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bong looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kahric avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bong working for a triangle but Kahric defends it easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bong is on top in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bing Bong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bong has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bing Bong!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lex Luthor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luthor has chosen Money as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Lex Luthor has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with George Parker's chin.
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191 lbs
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lex Luthor!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luthor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Luthor is looking to clinch but Parker is avoiding it.
Parker shoots in and bounces Luthor off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Parker trying to control but Luthor is working from the bottom.
Parker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Luthor's head.
Luthor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Parker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Luthor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Parker is pushing down on Luthor's leg trying to pass to half guard. Luthor is fighting to maintain full guard but Parker has managed to sneak the leg through.
Luthor slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Parker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Luthor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Parker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Parker thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Luthor lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Parker!
Parker is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker is squirming around, avoiding Luthor's attempts to control the action.
Luthor with good strikes from the mount here!
Luthor looking to control but Parker is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Luthor lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Parker is looking to get to half guard.
Parker is working hard here to advance position.
Luthor postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Parker in real trouble here! The ref calls for Parker to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lex Luthor!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Mtagwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Domynyk Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee Mtagwa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Domynyk Dawson's chin.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lee Mtagwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Domynyk Dawson!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mtagwa throws a right hand that Dawson ducks under and follows up with a left that Dawson also avoids with ease.
Dawson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mtagwa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Mtagwa.
Mtagwa throws a nice looking combination but Dawson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mtagwa misses with a series of wild punches.
Mtagwa throws a hook but Dawson blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Mtagwa.
Nice uppercut lands for Mtagwa. That snapped Dawson's head back.
Mtagwa throws a shot from downtown. Dawson moves away and avoids it.
Mtagwa lands with a nice body punch.
Mtagwa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dawson doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawson misses with a takedown attempt - Mtagwa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dawson looks gassed!
Dawson ducks right into an uppercut from Mtagwa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mtagwa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mtagwa waves his right hand out infront of him, looking to distract Dawson. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Dawson to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Dawson is rocked!
It looks like Domynyk Dawson has been cut.
Mtagwa stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mtagwa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dawson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee Mtagwa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mtagwa drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Dawson right on the button. Dawson goes down! Mtagwa follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Mtagwa gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Mtagwa!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Demetriou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by Trick Daddy - Let's Go ft Twista & Lil Jon. Demetriou is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ocean Avenue. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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143 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oscar Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Demetriou!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demetriou avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Demetriou connects with a jab.
Diaz lands with a hook. Demetriou tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Nick Demetriou has been cut.
Diaz tries to clinch but Demetriou is having none of it.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Demetriou swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diaz.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Demetriou stuns Diaz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Demetriou sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Demetriou avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Diaz there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz tries to clinch but Demetriou is having none of it.
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Demetriou scores with a nice strike.
Demetriou throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
Nick Demetriou is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Demetriou's corner calls for a 1-2. Demetriou obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Demetriou avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz wants to clinch up but Demetriou keeps it at a distance.
Diaz has a takedown stuffed.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Demetriou.
Nice uppercut lands for Demetriou. That snapped Diaz's head back.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Demetriou counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
Demetriou throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oscar Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Demetriou counters with a left right combination that sends Diaz crashing to the mat - Demetriou wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Diaz out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Demetriou!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Burkhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skoal Citrus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skoal Citrus is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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140 lbs
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Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Burkhart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Skoal Citrus!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Citrus slips under a jab from Burkhart.
Burkhart punishes Citrus's body with a nice straight punch.
Citrus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Citrus staying out of range there.
A combination from Burkhart does no damage.
A big left from Citrus misses.
Citrus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Citrus tries to clinch there but Burkhart circles away.
Burkhart scores with a one two! Citrus had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Citrus ducks under a wild hook from Burkhart.
Burkhart throws a shot from downtown. Citrus moves away and avoids it.
Burkhart throws a shot to the body.
Citrus slips under a jab.
Citrus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burkhart as he avoids it easily.
Citrus misses with a two punch combination.
Burkhart waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Citrus.
Citrus looks to score with a jab to the body but Burkhart is just out of range.
Citrus shoots in looking for a takedown. Burkhart tries to sprawl out of it but Citrus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Burkhart manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Burkhart misses its intended target.
Burkhart throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Citrus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Burkhart throws a hook but Citrus blocks it.
A shot to the body from Burkhart misses
and Citrus counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Citrus looks gassed!
Burkhart is trying to stand.
Burkhart controlling the position for now.
Burkhart kicks Citrus off and gets back to his feet.
Citrus tries to clinch but Burkhart moves out of range.
Citrus scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burkhart smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Burkhart throws the left hand but Citrus avoids the punch easily.
Burkhart throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alex Burkhart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Citrus moves out of range of the strikes.
Citrus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Citrus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Citrus is looking to clinch but Burkhart is avoiding it.
Citrus tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Citrus.
Citrus misses with an uppercut.
Citrus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Burkhart pinned against the cage. Burkhart gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Alex Burkhart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skoal Citrus.
Citrus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burkhart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Citrus moves in looking to clinch but Burkhart pushes him off.
Citrus has a takedown stuffed.
Good exchange - Burkhart coming out on top.
Burkhart blocks a jab.
Citrus lands an overhand right.
A slow jab from Burkhart misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Burkhart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Citrus blocks a jab.
Citrus misses with a wild body shot.
Citrus slips under a jab.
Citrus throws out a loose jab but Burkhart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Citrus fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Citrus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burkhart.
Burkhart scores with a jab.
Skoal Citrus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burkhart lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A punch combination from Burkhart misses.
A big right from Citrus misses.
Burkhart ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Citrus shoots in looking for a takedown. Burkhart tries to sprawl out of it but Citrus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Burkhart manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Citrus misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circle momentarily. Burkhart darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Burkhart misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Burkhart dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Citrus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burkhart.
Citrus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Citrus moves out of range as Burkhart strikes.
A swing and a miss from Burkhart.
Citrus moves away from the strike by Burkhart.
Burkhart is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Some wild striking there from Burkhart.
Citrus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Burkhart. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Burkhart.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Citrus tries a head kick but it misses.
Citrus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Citrus ducks under a wild hook from Burkhart.
Citrus avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Citrus or perhaps it was just good defense by Burkhart which made him look bad.
Citrus is breathing heavily.
Burkhart scores with the left hand. Citrus knows he should have avoided that one.
Burkhart misses with a hook.
Citrus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Citrus ducks under a wild hook from Burkhart.
Burkhart throws a shot from downtown. Citrus moves away and avoids it.
Citrus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Citrus on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Citrus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Citrus tries to clinch but Burkhart moves out of range.
Citrus swings for the body but Burkhart moves out of range.
Alex Burkhart is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Good standup being displayed there by Burkhart as he connects with a hook.
Citrus tries to clinch up.
Citrus misses with a hook. Burkhart ducked under it nicely.
Citrus tries to bum rush Burkhart with a series of wild strikes but Burkhart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circling - Burkhart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Citrus wants to clinch up but Burkhart keeps it at a distance.
A nice combination there by Citrus.
Citrus tries to clinch up.
Burkhart throws a hook to the side of Citrus's head but Citrus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burkhart lands a lovely overhand right.
Burkhart scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Citrus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alex Burkhart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skoal Citrus.
Citrus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Burkhart looks to land a left hand but Citrus moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burkhart misses with a looping left.
Citrus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burkhart.
Citrus throws a big shot that misses.
Citrus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burkhart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burkhart throws a hook but Citrus avoids it easily.
Citrus fails with a takedown attempt.
Citrus moves forwards but Burkhart connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Burkhart connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Citrus wants to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Burkhart.
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.
Citrus wants to clinch up but Burkhart keeps it at a distance.
Burkhart misses with an uppercut. Citrus saw that one coming.
Citrus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burkhart.
Citrus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Citrus wants to clinch up but Burkhart keeps it at a distance.
Burkhart sizes up Citrus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Citrus tries to clinch up.
Citrus misses with a straight left.
Citrus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Good shot there by Burkhart.
Burkhart thuds a left hand into Citrus's body.
Burkhart throws a lazy right hand but Citrus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Burkhart dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Citrus throws a head kick that misses.
Burkhart takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Citrus shoots for a takedown but Burkhart saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Burkhart lands with a hook. Citrus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Citrus walks into a stiff left hand from Burkhart.
Burkhart cracks Citrus with an open hand slap.
Burkhart paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Citrus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donk. Burkhart catches Citrus right on the button with a cross.
Burkhart ducks under a wild hook from Citrus.
Burkhart misses with a hook. Citrus ducked under it nicely.
Burkhart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Citrus.
Burkhart tries to move into range but Citrus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Citrus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Citrus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burkhart connects with a body shot.
Citrus swings for the body but Burkhart moves out of range.
Citrus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burkhart.
Citrus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burkhart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Citrus walks into a jab.
Citrus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Burkhart throws a lazy right hand but Citrus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Citrus moves out of range of the strikes.
Burkhart misses with a looping left.
Burkhart with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Burkhart throws a looping overhand right but Citrus ducks down to avoid it.
Burkhart connects with a jab.
A jab from Citrus does it's job there.
Burkhart lands a nice shot to the body.
Citrus staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burkhart misses with a wild body shot.
Alex Burkhart is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Burkhart lands with a cross.
Burkhart wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Citrus tries to clinch up.
Burkhart scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Burkhart misses.
Citrus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burkhart as he avoids it easily.
Burkhart connects with a good right hand that stumbles Citrus. Citrus circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Burkhart lands with a straight right. Citrus didn't see that one coming.
Citrus moves forwards but Burkhart connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Citrus throws a jab but it's blocked by Burkhart.
Citrus misses with a body punch
and Burkhart makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good shot there by Burkhart.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burkhart lands the left hand.
Citrus is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Burkhart.
Burkhart jabs at Citrus's body.
Citrus tries to clinch
and Burkhart counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Citrus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Citrus throws a combination that misses
and Burkhart counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burkhart scores with a hook.
Burkhart connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Burkhart scores with the left hand. Citrus knows he should have avoided that one.
Citrus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice cross by Burkhart.
Citrus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Burkhart as he jumps to the side.
Skoal Citrus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alex Burkhart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skoal Citrus.
Burkhart lands with a nice combination. Citrus backs away looking to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burkhart stuffs the takedown.
Burkhart stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Burkhart connects with a body shot.
Burkhart connects with the punch.
Citrus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burkhart lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Citrus takes one on the button.
Burkhart scores with a three punch combo!
Burkhart connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Citrus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A lazy left from Burkhart finds it's target.
Burkhart lands a two punch combo.
Burkhart throws a one two combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Burkhart showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Burkhart, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Burkhart!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladamir Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Everybody Knows as his entrance music. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladamir Drago!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Jones!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drago closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Drago frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Drago gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Drago decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Drago seems to be working for a kimura but Jones defends the submission attempt.
Drago is working for a kimura but Jones is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Jones manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Drago is working hard here to advance position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jones is on top in guard.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Drago working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago trying to control the position.
Drago had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Jones is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Drago Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Jones's back instead.
Jones breaks Drago's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Jones working some strikes from top position.
Jones is looking to stand up but Drago won't let him.
Jones is sitting in close to Drago's body. Drago has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Jones is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Jones is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Drago.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Vladamir Drago!
Vladamir Drago retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Edel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Padraig Keane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paulo Edel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Padraig Keane!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Edel.
Keane lands with a nice combination. Edel backs away looking to recover.
Keane throws a nice inside leg kick.
Edel gets the takedown into side control.
Edel working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Edel working away.
Keane throws Edel to one side and escapes!
Keane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Keane looks to land a combination but Edel avoids it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Keane.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No luck for Edel with that takedown attempt.
Keane looks to land a combination but Edel avoids it well.
Keane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Keane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Edel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Keane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Keane checks a low kick from Edel.
Edel slips a jab and a cross from Keane.
Edel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Keane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Padraig Keane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Keane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Edel throws a hook but Keane avoids it easily.
Keane lands with a slapping head kick.
Edel misses with a series of wild punches.
Edel shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Keane's guard.
Edel trying to control but Keane is working from the bottom.
Edel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Keane swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edel trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Keane manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Edel is trying to control the position but Keane postures up.
Edel looking for a sweep. Not yet Edel, not yet.
Edel manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Keane is looking to get to half guard.
Keane wants to get back to his feet.
Keane is desperately trying to improve his position but Edel has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edel trying to control but Keane is having none of it.
Edel has control of Keane's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Keane regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Edel is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keane squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Keane has given up his back here. Will Edel look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Edel is trying to stick to Keane's back but Keane is turning into Edel. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Edel's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Keane.
Keane is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Edel is looking for a triangle but Keane pushes his legs off easily.
Edel might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Keane gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Keane misses with a combination
and Edel counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Keane keeping moving, preventing Edel from controlling successfully.
Keane escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Edel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Keane wants to stand and escape but Edel is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keane pushes Edel off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Keane lands a head shot.
Edel misses with a double jab.
Keane throws a head kick but Edel moves out of range.
Edel defending well as Keane loads up on a big left hand.
Padraig Keane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edel throws a leg kick but Keane moved away.
Keane misses with a combination
and Edel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Keane won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keane prevents Edel from moving into mount.
Keane sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Edel is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Keane has managed to free his arm - good work.
Keane makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Keane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Paulo Edel will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Keane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Edel shoots in looking for a takedown. Keane tries to sprawl out of it but Edel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Keane manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Keane falls off balance throwing a combination
and Edel counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Edel is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Keane defends it well.
Keane is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keane is pressing down on Edel's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Edel preventing the sweep.
Keane keeping full guard, as Edel tries to pass.
Keane looking for a sweep. Not yet Keane, not yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Keane is looking to stand up but Edel isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Edel cracks Keane with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Edel misses with a two punch combination.
Keane stuffs the takedown attempt from Edel. Edel gets slowly back to his feet.
Edel has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Edel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keane defending well as Edel loads up on a big left hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Keane.
Keane throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Keane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Keane is looking to slow Edel down with leg kicks.
Keane's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Keane duly obliges.
Keane misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keane scores with a nice strike.
Edel dodges the punch combination from Keane.
A jab from Keane misses.
Edel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Edel slips a jab from Keane.
No joy there for Keane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Keane misses with a double jab.
Edel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Edel scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edel wants to pass to mount but Keane is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edel trying to control from half guard but Keane is working away.
Edel prevents Keane from standing back up.
Edel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Edel stops Keane from getting back to his feet.
Keane is looking to get back to is feet but Edel passes into side control.
Edel is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Keane is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Keane tries to buck Edel off but Edel is having none of it.
Edel wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Keane, who protects the arm well.
Keane prevents Edel from moving into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edel is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Keane knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Edel thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Keane sneaks back into half guard.
Keane is staying active underneath Edel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Keane pushes Edel off looking to stand but Edel dives back in and keeps control.
Keane is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Keane misses with a hook. Edel ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Padraig Keane will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Keane throws a sloppy head kick and Edel moves out of range easily.
Keane blocks a jab.
Edel looks for a takedown but Keane sprawls well.
Keane falls off balance throwing a combination
and Edel counters with a shoot takedown. Keane fights it but they end up in guard.
Edel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Edel wants to control from the top but Keane keeps moving.
Edel slips nicely into half guard.
Edel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Keane won't allow Edel to pass to mount.
Keane regains full guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Keane has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Edel off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A head kick misses from Keane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edel throws an overhand right that lands on Keane's shoulder, as Keane tries to avoid the shot.
Edel takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Keane swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Edel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Keane looks to throw the jab but Edel is out of range.
Keane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Edel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Keane throws a nice head kick!
Padraig Keane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A good leg kick by Keane.
Edel throws a nice looking combination but Keane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Keane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keane misses with a combination
and Edel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edel is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Keane.
Edel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck for Edel with that takedown attempt.
Keane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Edel shoots for a takedown but Keane saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Edel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Edel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Keane throws a nice inside leg kick.
Keane throws a one two combo.
Keane keeps Edel at a distance using the push kick.
Keane scores with a one two! Edel had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Keane lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keane fails to land with a series of punches.
Edel misses with a two punch combination.
Edel feints and as Keane raises his hands in defense, Edel changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Edel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Keane is keeping the position for now.
Edel preventing the sweep.
Edel trying to control but Keane is working from the bottom.
Edel gets to his feet. Keane looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Keane throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Edel counter with a right hand.
Keane lands with a kick to the temple. Edel shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Edel lands a jab-cross combination.
Paulo Edel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edel throws a right and a left that Keane avoids nicely.
Keane throws a combination that misses
and Edel counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Edel.
Edel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Keane is keeping the position for now.
Edel thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Keane keeping full guard, as Edel tries to pass.
Keane scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Edel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Edel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Keane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Edel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Keane.
Edel misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Paulo Edel did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Keane misses with a double jab
letting Edel counter with a right hand.
Keane misses with a double jab
and Edel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Keane throws a combination that misses
and Edel counters with a straight right hand.
Keane throws a combination that misses
and Edel counters with a takedown into side control.
Keane is being controlled here.
Keane is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Edel has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Edel advances nicely into full mount.
Edel swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paulo Edel!
Paulo Edel retains his welterweight title!
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