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DFC 48: Whissell vs. Hurter PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adam Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Pardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pardo has chosen Don't Stop Believing as his entrance music. James Pardo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Pardo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pardo throws a front kick aimed at Nelson's knee but Nelson avoids it well.
Pardo darts in and clinches Nelson up against the cage.
Nelson tries to pull guard but Pardo holds him up against the cage and eventually Nelson drops back down to his feet.
Pardo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nelson up against the cage.
A short right from Pardo.
Pardo goes for a takedown attempt but Nelson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pardo avoids the body shot from Nelson.
Pardo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pardo effectively controlling the action here.
Pardo wants the takedown. Nelson is fighting it off but Pardo persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Nelson's guard against the cage.
Pardo trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Pardo has gone for a leg lock! Nelson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Pardo's guard.
Nelson stands up over Pardo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson trying to control but Pardo is working from the bottom.
Pardo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pardo keeping full guard, as Nelson tries to pass.
Nelson trying to control but Pardo is working from the bottom.
Nelson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pardo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pardo can't keep his opponent in guard - Nelson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nelson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pardo keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Pardo tries to roll over but Nelson keeps him under control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pardo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pardo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nelson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nelson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nelson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pardo is looking to control Nelson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pardo avoid being mounted?
Pardo is controlling Nelson's trapped leg to prevent Nelson from advancing to side control.
Pardo looks gassed!
Pardo actively working from the bottom here.
Nelson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pardo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson 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.
Pardo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nelson is working away from the top position though.
Pardo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nelson.
Pardo wants to get back to full guard but Nelson has mounted him!
Nelson jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Pardo is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Pardo and Nelson has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Nelson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Pardo!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pardo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nelson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Pardo working to try and regain half guard.
Nelson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nelson working for a guillotine from mount but Pardo is in no mood to give up.
Pardo is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Nelson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pardo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pardo misses with the combination.
Pardo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nelson misses with a body shot.
Pardo lands with a nice combination. Nelson backs away looking to recover.
Some wild striking there from Pardo.
Pardo lands a two punch combo.
Pardo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nelson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nelson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nelson showed some decent athleticism there.
Pardo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nelson.
Pardo tries to roll over but Nelson keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson is working for a submission of some sort.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nelson is tying to control. Pardo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nelson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pardo tries to roll over but Nelson keeps him under control.
Nelson controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pardo trying to hold on to Nelson's head to control him but Nelson postures up.
Nelson controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pardo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nelson is working away from the top position though.
Pardo wants to improve his position but Nelson is controlling well.
Nelson wants to pass the guard but Pardo is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pardo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nelson has closed the distance and engaged Pardo in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pardo fails to land.
Nelson gets underhooks to prevent Pardo's takedown attempt.
Nelson prevents the takedown attempt.
Nelson tries to pull guard but Pardo won't allow it.
Nelson pulls guard.
Nelson is looking for a triangle but Pardo pushes his legs off easily.
Nelson is looking to sinch up a triangle. Pardo throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Nelson's body to avoid the submission. Nelson has instead reached around Pardo's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Nelson arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Adam Nelson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Crack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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205 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Crack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crack throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson tries to clinch up but Crack circles away and keeps his distance.
Crack throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A head kick misses from Crack.
Thompson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Crack looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Crack rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Thompson's guard! Nice work there by Crack!
Crack tries to stand but Thompson is controlling from the bottom.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing Crack from controlling successfully.
Crack looking to pass the guard.
Thompson striking off his back but it's not causing Crack any problems.
Crack trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Crack's guard.
Crack looking to control but Thompson passes into half guard.
Crack looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Thompson uses his free foot to push down on Crack's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Crack.
Thompson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Crack has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Crack is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The referee warns Crack that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Thompson moves to the back position.
Crack is having to fend off submission attempts from Thompson, who is looking to sink in the choke. Thompson doesn't have the hooks in though and Crack manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson controls Crack momentarily but Crack frees himself.
Crack trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crack wants to pass the guard but Thompson is keeping the position.
Thompson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Crack gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Crack wants to get up but he can't break Thompson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Crack might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crack seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Thompson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Thompson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Crack doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Crack manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Thompson looks gassed!
Crack trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thompson wants to sweep here but Crack controlling him for the moment.
Thompson has a closed guard, preventing Crack from standing up.
Crack tries to free his leg and advance position but Thompson is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crack lands a nice looking body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crack feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thompson's calf.
Thompson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Crack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crack throws a push kick but Thompson slaps the foot to one side.
Thompson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Crack.
Thompson blocks a head kick by Crack.
Crunch! Crack slams his shin into Thompson's torso.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crack throws a head kick that misses.
Thompson avoids the head kick by Crack.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Crack dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Crack throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Crack there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A head kick misses from Crack.
Crack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thompson doesn't manage to clinch there - Crack circles away.
Thompson shoots for a takedown but Crack saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Crack.
Crack scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crack explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Crack goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crack connects with a solid leg kick.
Crack tries a head kick but it misses.
Harry Crack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crack lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thompson takes a step back to recover.
Crack lands a nice looking body kick.
Thompson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Crack.
Crack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crack, right into the meat.
Harry Crack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Crack.
Thompson blocks a head kick by Crack.
Crack lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like John Thompson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crack throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
Crack goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Crack scores with a head kick.
Thompson avoids the head kick by Crack.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson shoots in but no luck this time.
Crack lands a head kick!
Thompson avoids the head kick by Crack.
Thompson avoids the head kick by Crack.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Crack but Crack pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Harry Crack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Thompson.
A head kick from Crack lands but Thompson takes it in his stride.
Crack lands a head kick. Thompson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Crack lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thompson's sensitive parts.
Crack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crack tries a head kick but it misses.
Thompson avoids the head kick by Crack.
Thompson blocks a head kick by Crack.
Crack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thompson avoids the head kick by Crack.
Thompson wants to clinch.
Crack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Crack.
Crack thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thompson if he has to take too many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crack throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crack lands a front kick.
Thompson avoids the head kick by Crack.
Crack throws a head kick that misses.
Crack buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thompson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Crack.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crack throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Thompson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crack throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Crack dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Thompson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Thompson moves out of range as Crack throws a body kick.
Thompson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crack throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crack, right into the meat.
Crunch! Crack slams his shin into Thompson's torso.
Crack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crack throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Crack plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Crack throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Thompson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crack feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thompson's calf.
Crack throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Crack.
Crack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thompson shoots for a double leg takedown but Crack sprawls well. He's pushed Thompson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Crack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crack throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thompson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thompson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crack's waist but Crack gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thompson off to one side.
Crack throws the kick towards the body but Thompson avoids it.
Crack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thompson can do to turn this around?
Crack connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crack throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Thompson.
Thompson blocks a head kick by Crack.
Crack dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thompson. That did some damage!
Crack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crack throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thompson.
Harry Crack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Thompson.
Crack cracks the inside of Thompson's front leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crack tries a head kick but it misses.
Crack cracks the inside of Thompson's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson blocks a head kick by Crack.
Crack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thompson blocks a head kick by Crack.
Thompson tries to clinch but Crack is having none of it.
Crack tries a head kick but it misses.
Thompson blocks a head kick by Crack.
Thompson blocks a head kick by Crack.
Crack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crack throws a head kick that misses.
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.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crack as he jumps to the side.
Crack throws a head kick that misses.
Crack misses with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Crack.
Crack feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thompson's calf.
Harry Crack is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crack throws a head kick that misses.
Crack throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That has opened up John Thompson's cut even more.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crack throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
Crack lands a head kick!
John Thompson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crack ducks under a wild hook from Thompson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Crack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crack, 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 Dennis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Crack!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bartle Doo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murphy Aindreas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bartle Doo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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174 lbs
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bartle Doo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Murphy Aindreas!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aindreas circles away.
Doo shoots for a double leg takedown but Aindreas sprawls well. He's pushed Doo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Doo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aindreas pinned against the cage. Aindreas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bartle Doo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Doo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Aindreas as he avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Aindreas.
Aindreas lands a nice looking body shot.
Doo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aindreas circles away.
Doo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A left lands for Aindreas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aindreas stuffs the takedown.
No joy there for Aindreas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aindreas lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Doo backs up against the cage.
Aindreas works over Doo's head and body with a nice combination.
Doo fails with the takedown.
Aindreas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aindreas circles away.
Aindreas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Murphy Aindreas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aindreas stalks Doo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Doo's face. Doo staggers backwards, shaken.
Doo is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doo shoots in for a double leg but Aindreas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Aindreas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Aindreas.
Aindreas is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aindreas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Doo has time to react.
Aindreas lands a slapping body shot.
Aindreas lands a really nice looking cross but Doo seems unphased.
Doo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Aindreas swivels and escapes.
Aindreas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Doo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Aindreas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Aindreas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aindreas lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aindreas scores with a jab. Doo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Aindreas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab, jab by Aindreas - just one landing.
Doo walks into a stiff left hand from Aindreas.
Aindreas tests Doo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Doo fails with a takedown attempt.
Aindreas lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Aindreas lands a glancing blow to the side of Doo's head.
Doo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Aindreas throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aindreas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Doo is rocked!
Aindreas is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Doo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Aindreas is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Doo hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Murphy Aindreas!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chilo Menga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Da Cougar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cougar has chosen Those Damn Blue Collar Tweekers as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chilo Menga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Da Cougar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menga blocks a jab.
Cougar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Menga moves away from the strike by Cougar.
Menga is looking to clinch but Cougar is avoiding it.
Cougar throws a series of punches but Menga avoids them all with ease.
Menga defending well as Cougar loads up on a big left hand.
Menga takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Chilo Menga has been cut.
Menga slips under a jab.
Menga is looking to clinch.
Cougar takes a swing at Menga's ribcage but misses.
Cougar throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Menga tumbling to the canvas!
Menga is rocked!
Menga looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Cougar has picked Menga up and slammed him! Menga can't keep hold of the triangle and Cougar manages to pass to side control!
Oh Menga is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cougar thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cougar is chipping away with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cougar cracks Menga with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Cougar immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Menga is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Cougar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Da Cougar!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shinya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aoki comes to the cage accompanied by Nina simone - Feeling good. Torres has chosen It's My Time-Fabulous as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shinya Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felipe Torres!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Aoki.
Aoki closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Torres is trying to get back to half guard.
Aoki lands some shots froms side control.
Torres gets back to half guard.
Aoki is looking for a kimura here.
Aoki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Torres is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Aoki is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Torres defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aoki trying to control the action but Torres is working from the bottom.
Torres tries to roll over but Aoki keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Aoki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Torres fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Torres shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Aoki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Torres looking to pass the guard.
Torres is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Aoki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Aoki holds on and takes a little breather.
Torres postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Aoki is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Torres, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki tries to free his leg and advance position but Torres is retaining full guard.
Torres has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Aoki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Aoki from controlling successfully.
Torres throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Aoki's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Torres wants to sweep but no luck.
Aoki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Torres throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Torres throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Torres with a jab.
Aoki closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Aoki prevents Torres from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres gets full guard.
Torres manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Torres goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Aoki turns into him and now he's in Torres's guard.
Torres looks gassed!
Aoki controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Aoki forces his way into half guard.
Aoki is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Torres is just riding it out for now. Aoki eventually gives up the hold.
Torres missing with punches from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is trying to work for a kimura but Torres is defending well.
Torres tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Torres is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Torres looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Aoki frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Torres looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Aoki looking for the choke but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinya Aoki dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Torres keeps the fight on the outside.
Torres tries for a takedown but Aoki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Aoki fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Torres sprawls well initially but Aoki persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Torres is trying to get back to full guard.
Torres looking for submissions off his back.
Aoki looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Aoki seems to be working for a kimura but Torres defends the submission attempt.
Torres tries to roll over but Aoki keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Torres gets full guard.
Torres manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Aoki is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Torres working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Torres is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Aoki has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Aoki!
Aoki distracts Torres with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Aoki 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.
Torres tries to strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aoki is looking to work some ground and pound but Torres has wrist control.
Torres trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Torres has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Aoki should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Torres has tightened it up now! Aoki should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Felipe Torres!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cleveland Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Block Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell has chosen Slayer - Raining Blood as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cleveland Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Block Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell wants to land a leg kick but Brown is out of range.
Brown wants to slow Liddell down by chopping away at his legs.
Brown takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Cleveland Brown has been cut.
Brown tries to clinch there but Liddell circles away.
Liddell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown connects with a looping right hand.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Liddell misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Liddell misses with a leg kick.
Brown tries to score with a low kick but Liddell moves his leg out of the way.
Liddell looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brown counters with a good low kick that Liddell was not able to check.
Liddell has a takedown stuffed.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Liddell seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Brown shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Liddell is backing up but Brown catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Liddell covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Brown Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cleveland Brown!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dario Conca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Starks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dario Conca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy Starks!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Starks.
Horrible takedown by Conca or perhaps it was just good defense by Starks which made him look bad.
Conca tries for a takedown but Starks sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Conca fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dario Conca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conca shoots in but no luck this time.
Starks scores with a nice body kick.
Starks looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Starks moves into full mount! Conca won't be happy about that!
Starks with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Starks looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conca is looking to get to half guard.
Starks landing strikes from the mount.
Conca is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Starks wants to finish this one by submission but Conca is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Starks.
A nice elbow there by Starks.
Conca is trying desperately to improve position.
Starks seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Conca is holding on tight.
Starks with good strikes from the mount here!
Conca takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Conca is in all sorts of trouble here.
Starks putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Starks with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starks lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Conca is rocked!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Starks postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Conca badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Starks around the waist but Starks pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Starks is the winner by TKO! Starks jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Starks!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Hartin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Jacko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Hartin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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198 lbs
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Hartin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Jacko!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hartin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hartin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hartin has closed the distance and engaged Jacko in a clinch.
Jacko successfully pulls guard.
Hartin has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Jacko to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Hartin is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Jacko pulls down on the head and he's put Hartin to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). James Jacko!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Great Tonying (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cherry comes to the cage accompanied by Municipal Waste - Headbanger Face Rip. The Great Tonying will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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275 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Cherry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Great Tonying!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cherry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cherry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tonying scores with the left hand. Cherry knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice uppercut there from Tonying.
Tonying fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cherry on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tonying lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cherry ducks under a wild hook from Tonying.
Cherry fails with a takedown attempt.
Cherry changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tonying looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cherry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tonying keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Tonying rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Cherry's guard! Nice work there by Tonying!
Tonying thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cherry wants to sweep here but Tonying controlling him for the moment.
Tonying stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cherry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cherry throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tonying gets to his feet - Cherry follows without any prompting.
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.
Cherry slips under a jab.
Tonying is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tonying moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Brock Cherry has been cut.
Cherry takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tonying lands a nice hook to Cherry's body. Cherry takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Horrible takedown by Cherry or perhaps it was just good defense by Tonying which made him look bad.
Cherry throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tonying's waist but Tonying gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cherry off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Cherry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cherry is breathing heavily.
Tonying fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tonying ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tonying ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Tonying.
Tonying's corner calls for a 1-2. Tonying obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tonying lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tonying lands a two punch combo.
Tonying thuds his right hand into Cherry's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tonying clobbers Cherry with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tonying paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tonying with a hook.
Tonying drops Cherry with a nice combination! Tonying dives into Cherry's guard, looking to finish!
Tonying controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tonying slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonying stands up.
Cherry takes one to the side of the head.
Tonying thuds a left hand into Cherry's body.
Tonying connects with a single shot there.
Brock Cherry's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tonying ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cherry on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tonying scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cherry in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Great Tonying dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brock Cherry's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tonying scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The Great Tonying is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tonying stuffs the takedown.
Tonying uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cherry slips a jab and a cross from Tonying.
Tonying keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tonying scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tonying cracks Cherry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cherry fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tonying digs a good body shot into Cherry's ribs.
Cherry looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tonying keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A punch lands to the side of Cherry 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tonying lands a body shot.
Tonying scores with a punch to the head.
Cherry takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cherry tries to move into range but Tonying moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tonying throws a one two combo.
Tonying punishes Cherry's body with a nice straight punch.
Tonying scores with a decent looking hook.
Tonying tests Cherry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tonying throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Cherry colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Tonying as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Cherry is left battered and dazed whilst Tonying and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Great Tonying! The Great Tonying retains his heavyweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Whissell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hater Hurter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whissell comes to the cage accompanied by Rose Of Sharon. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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160 lbs
13 - 4 - 1 |
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160 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, George Whissell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hater Hurter!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whissell moves out of range as Hurter strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Hurter as he connects with a hook.
A big right from Hurter misses.
Hurter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whissell.
Hurter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whissell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hurter wants to break free but Whissell has control.
Hurter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hurter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hurter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whissell rushes Hurter and presses him up against the cage.
Hurter has had enough of the clinch but Whissell keeps him there for the moment.
Hurter breaks from the clinch.
Hurter swings for the body but Whissell moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Hurter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hurter throws a jab but it's blocked by Whissell.
Hater Hurter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whissell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hurter throws out the jab.
Whissell takes the fight into the clinch.
Whissell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hurter is trying to break the clinch but Whissell has him pressed against the cage.
Hurter misses with a knee strike.
Whissell can't find room to land a body shot as Hurter controls the action.
Hurter breaks from the clinch.
Whissell fails to land the takedown.
Hurter throws a head kick but Whissell moves out of range.
Hurter throws a nice looking combination but Whissell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hurter lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Whissell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Whissell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hurter looks to land a left hand but Whissell moved out of range nicely.
Hurter is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
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.
Hurter throws out a loose jab but Whissell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hurter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Whissell is out of range and Hurter settles back down.
Whissell doesn't manage to clinch there - Hurter circles away.
Whissell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hurter misses with an uppercut.
Hurter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hurter misses the shot to the body.
Whissell walks into a jab.
Hurter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hurter lands a lovely overhand right.
Hurter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurter misses with a wild combination.
Hurter throws the left hand but Whissell avoids the punch easily.
Hurter takes a swing at Whissell's ribcage but misses.
Whissell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hurter.
Hurter throws a hook but Whissell avoids it easily.
Hurter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hurter throws a low kick, looking for Whissell's leg but Whissell calmly moves out of range.
Hurter throws a head kick but Whissell moves out of range.
Hurter connects with a right hand. Whissell shakes it off.
Hurter looks to land a left hand but Whissell moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Hurter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whissell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hurter takes a swing at Whissell's ribcage but misses.
Hurter throws a solid leg kick but Whissell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hurter.
Whissell shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hurter tries to kick Whissell off but Whissell keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nice strikes from Whissell there.
Hurter tries to kick Whissell off but Whissell keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Whissell is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hater Hurter dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Whissell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hurter.
A good leg kick by Hurter.
Hurter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whissell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hurter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurter throws a series of punches but Whissell avoids them all with ease.
Hurter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whissell.
Hurter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whissell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurter scores with the left hand. Whissell knows he should have avoided that one.
Whissell avoids the body shot from Hurter.
A slow jab from Hurter misses its intended target.
Hurter loads up on a big right hand but Whissell slips the punch.
Hurter gets caught flat footed, as Whissell shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Whissell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Whissell trying to control the position from guard on top but Hurter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Whissell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Whissell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Whissell is stalling in the full guard.
Whissell 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurter wants to stand up but Whissell is controlling him.
Whissell landing with the ground and pound.
Whissell throwing strikes but missing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hurter throws a shot from downtown. Whissell moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hurter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hurter just misses with a punch to the body.
Whissell scores a takedown into full mount!
Whissell sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Whissell tries to control but Hurter wriggling away.
Hurter wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Whissell looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whissell is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hurter can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Whissell scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hurter?
Hurter bucks up and throws Whissell to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Hurter swings for the body but Whissell moves out of range.
Whissell lands the left hand.
Hurter throws the left hand but Whissell avoids the punch easily.
Whissell slips under a jab from Hurter.
Whissell moves into the clinch.
Hurter swings wildly with an uppercut but Whissell uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Whissell dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hurter misses with a two punch combination.
Hurter throws a shot from downtown. Whissell moves away and avoids it.
Hurter sizes up Whissell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Whissell defending well as Hurter loads up on a big left hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hurter lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Whissell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Whissell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Whissell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hurter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurter with a nice cross.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hurter darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hurter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whissell was well out of range. Poor timing from Hurter.
Hurter just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Hurter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Whissell moves away from the strike by Hurter.
Hurter throws a series of punches but Whissell avoids them all with ease.
Hurter throws a sloppy head kick and Whissell moves out of range easily.
Hurter throws a sloppy head kick and Whissell moves out of range easily.
Hurter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whissell manages to avoid it.
Whissell ducks under a wild hook from Hurter.
Hurter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hurter throws a hook but Whissell blocks it.
Nice shot lands for Whissell.
That's two 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.
Hurter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Whissell checks it well.
Hurter misses with a hook. Whissell ducked under it nicely.
Whissell throws out a powerful jab.
Hater Hurter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Hurter misses the target.
Whissell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Whissell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hurter as he jumps to the side.
Hurter throws the left hand but Whissell avoids the punch easily.
Hurter misses with a wild body shot.
Hurter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hurter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice straight punches there by Hurter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hurter.
Hurter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whissell manages to avoid it.
Hurter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Whissell shoots in but no luck this time.
Hurter jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hurter throws a hook but Whissell avoids it easily.
Whissell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hurter circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Whissell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hurter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whissell defending well as Hurter loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hurter does it's job there.
Hater Hurter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hurter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hurter misses with a few strikes there.
Whissell blocks a jab.
Whissell blocks a leg kick.
Hurter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whissell moves away.
Hurter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Whissell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hurter lands the left hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Hurter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hater Hurter really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Whissell slips a jab from Hurter.
Whissell slips a jab from Hurter.
Whissell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hurter.
Whissell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hurter.
Whissell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A swing and a miss from Hurter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whissell tries to clinch but Hurter is having none of it.
Whissell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hurter misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hurter throws out a loose jab but Whissell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hurter connects with the punch.
Hurter throws a shot to the body.
Hurter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Whissell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whissell misses with a takedown attempt - Hurter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Whissell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hurter, pushing him back against the cage.
Hurter is trying to break free.
Hurter can't break the clinch.
Hurter working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurter is trying to break the clinch but Whissell has him pressed against the cage.
Whissell has hold of one of Hurter's legs. Hurter is fighting the takedown attempt but Whissell gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hurter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Whissell.
Whissell looking to sit in guard and control but Hurter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Whissell has a closed guard, preventing Hurter from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whissell pulls Hurter in to control the position.
Whissell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hurter is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whissell controlling the position.
Hurter stands and steps away. Whissell gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hurter lands a nice shot to the body.
Whissell slips a straight right by Hurter.
Whissell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hurter.
Hurter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hurter lands with an overhand left.
Whissell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whissell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hurter misses with a hook. Whissell ducked under it nicely.
Hurter connects with a solid leg kick.
Hurter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whissell was well out of range. Poor timing from Hurter.
Hurter misses with a wild body shot.
Hurter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hurter misses with a straight left.
Hurter throws a right hand that Whissell ducks under and follows up with a left that Whissell also avoids with ease.
Whissell moves out of range as Hurter strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hater Hurter dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hurter missing with a left hand there. Whissell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hurter misses with a head kick.
Whissell checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hurter lands a head shot.
Whissell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hurter.
Hurter thows a leg kick but Whissell checks it
and Whissell counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Whissell is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hurter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hurter is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Whissell throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whissell thows a big elbow that misses.
Whissell trying to control the position from guard on top but Hurter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hurter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Whissell.
Whissell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hurter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Whissell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hurter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hurter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hurter throws an overhand right that lands on Whissell's shoulder, as Whissell tries to avoid the shot.
Hurter throws the kick towards the body but Whissell avoids it.
Hurter misses with a hook.
Hurter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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.
Whissell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hurter throws a lazy right hand but Whissell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hurter lands an overhand right.
Hurter misses the jab.
Hurter throws an overhand right that lands on Whissell's shoulder, as Whissell tries to avoid the shot.
Whissell staying out of range there.
Whissell ducks under a wild hook from Hurter.
Whissell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Whissell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurter catches Whissell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Whissell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hurter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hurter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hurter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hurter is looking to chop away at Whissell's legs.
Hurter misses with a combination
and Whissell counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Whissell trying to control but Hurter is working from the bottom.
Hurter is looking to stand up but Whissell isn't so interested in that idea.
George Whissell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurter keeping moving, preventing Whissell from controlling successfully.
Whissell prevents Hurter from getting back to his feet.
Whissell trying to control but Hurter is working from the bottom.
Whissell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Whissell controlling from the top position.
Whissell trying to control the position from guard on top but Hurter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Whissell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hurter 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 47:48
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 47:48
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hater Hurter! Hater Hurter retains his lightweight title!
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