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Syn' 83: Till Kingdom Come PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franjy Izgrate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Calavar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Izgrate comes to the cage accompanied by Sail. Franjy Izgrate could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johnny Calavar's chin.
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franjy Izgrate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Calavar!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izgrate slips a jab and a cross from Calavar.
Calavar throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Franjy Izgrate has been cut.
Calavar lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Izgrate sprawling to the canvas. Calavar follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Izgrate hang on?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Izgrate wants to get back to full guard.
Calavar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Izgrate. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Calavar wants to stand up but Izgrate has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Izgrate makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Izgrate.
Izgrate trying to keep a closed guard but Calavar is proving a slippery customer.
Calavar wanted to stand there but Izgrate had control of the position.
Izgrate manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Izgrate can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Calavar is looking to escape.
Calavar is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calavar tries to buck Izgrate off so he can stand up but Izgrate has got his back now - this could be big trouble! He's slapped on a rear naked choke that looks really tight! Calavar falls backwards, slamming Izgrate to the mat but Izgrate holds on tight! Calavar is forced to tap and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Franjy Izgrate!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black has chosen clubbed to death - Matrix soundtrack 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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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Lee!
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, Frank Black!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black stalks Lee and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lee's face. Lee staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Fred Lee has been cut.
Lee tries to clinch but Black moves out of range.
Lee thuds his shin into the meat of Black's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee avoids the body shot from Black.
Black digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Black jabs at Lee's body.
Lee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jab from Black.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Black avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Black throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A solid body kick from Lee.
Black looks gassed!
Lee closes the distance and pushes Black back into the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Lee.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
Lee lands an elbow just above Black 's eye.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short body shot lands from Black as the two fighters clinch.
Black looking for a takedown.
Lee has Black pressed against the cage.
Lee lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Lee.
Lee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blacks head.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Black blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Black avoids the damage to the body.
Lee working aggressively here.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
Black trying to stall but Lee improves his position.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Black.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Lee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee with a knee to the head.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Black.
Lee changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Black fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lee throws a push kick but Black slaps the foot to one side.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Black.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Black misses with an uppercut.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Black pushes him off.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Black. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee is looking to slow Black down with leg kicks.
Black takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lee connects with a right hand. Black shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a head kick.
Lee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Black's calf.
Lee throws a front kick that sends Black stumbling back into the cage.
Jab, jab by Lee - just one landing.
Black on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
Lee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Black tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Lee throws an elbow but it misses.
Lee is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lee scores with a knee to the head.
Black's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Black wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands an uppercut.
Black wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Black's head.
Black wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Black doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Black has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Black up against the cage.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Black.
Black taking a breather.
Lee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Black blocks the elbow strike.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Black.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fred Lee'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.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee is looking to clinch but Black is avoiding it.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Black tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lee moves away from the strike by Black.
Lee throws a head kick but Black moves out of range.
Lee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Black's head.
It looks like Frank Black has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Black.
Lee tries to clinch there but Black circles away.
Black misses with a two punch combination.
Black tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Black blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee tries to score with a low kick but Black moves his leg out of the way.
Black is breathing heavily.
Lee thumps Black with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Black throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black misses the shot to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lee.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Lee pressing his opponent against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
Lee dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
Black is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Black blocks the elbow strike.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
Black blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Black avoids the damage to the body.
Black stalls.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Black blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee gets through Black's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Black is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
Black blocking some punches.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lee lands an elbow just above Black 's eye.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
Black blocks the elbow strike.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Black blocks it.
Lee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Black wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Black blocks an uppercut.
Black takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lee lands a knee to the head.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee stops a takedown attempt from Black.
A short right from Lee.
Lee misses with the head strike.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Lee here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Black's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Black in his tracks for a moment.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Black.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Lee manages to end up in side control.
Black is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lee scores with a couple of short elbows.
Black sneaks back into half guard.
Black gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black wants to sweep but no luck.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Black can do anything to dispel that myth.
Black keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Black can't keep his opponent in guard - Lee advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Black looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lee is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lee trying to pass the guard but Black defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lee landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Lee dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lee lands a head kick!
Lee avoids the body shot from Black.
Lee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
Lee cracks the inside of Black's front leg.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Black down.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lee scores with a kick to the body.
A jab lands there for Lee.
Lee lands a head kick!
Lee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Black thows a body shot but no joy.
Black throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a head kick but Black moves out of range.
Black takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fred Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Black misses with a hook.
Jab from Lee.
Lee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Black swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee scores with a decent looking hook.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Black has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lee.
Black stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lee - that will leave a mark!
Lee scores with a hook.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Black swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Black throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Black defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Black scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Black can do to turn this around?
Lee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Black tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Black has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lee.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Black throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Lee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Black takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lee throws a front kick aimed at Black's knee but Black avoids it well.
A jab from Black misses.
Lee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lee defending well as Black loads up on a big left hand.
Black throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A swing and a miss from Black.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee scores with a hook.
Lee defending well as Black loads up on a big left hand.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Black fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Black doesn't seem bothered though.
Lee throws a series of strikes that have Black backpedaling.
Black takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice jab there from Black.
Black takes a kick to the side of the head.
Black throws a sloppy body shot
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
Lee shoots for a double leg takedown but Black sprawls well. He's pushed Lee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Black steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lee. That one must have hurt.
Black digs a good hook to Lee's body.
Black misses with a body shot.
Lee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Lee takes the fight into the clinch.
Black throws a head punch that misses.
Frank Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Black can't break the clinch.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Lee.
Black gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fred Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lee 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight for Fred Lee!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Fred Lee!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Fred Lee!
Fred Lee wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Latham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Bustamante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Latham comes to the cage accompanied by Frontier Psychiatrist - The Avalanches. Mark Latham has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Latham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demian Bustamante!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bustamante takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bustamante misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Latham.
A slow jab from Latham misses its intended target.
Latham scores with a hook to the body. Bustamante takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bustamante uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Latham.
Latham fails with a takedown attempt.
Latham looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bustamante is refusing to be controlled, as Latham sits in half guard.
Latham lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Latham 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.
Latham tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bustamante knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Latham passes to side control.
Latham fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Latham tries to score with some ground and pound. Bustamante controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Latham misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Latham is looking to take a break and control but Bustamante is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bustamante is looking to regain half guard here but Latham keeps moving and retains side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Latham.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Latham thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice takedown defense from Bustamante. No joy for Latham on that attempt.
Latham fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Latham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Latham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bustamante.
Latham throws a series of punches but Bustamante avoids them all with ease.
Bustamante is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Latham thows a left - swing and a miss!
Latham shoots in looking for a takedown. Bustamante tries to sprawl out of it but Latham keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bustamante manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Latham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Latham misses with a low kick.
Latham bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bustamante's head backwards.
Latham looks to land a right hand but Bustamante moved out of range.
Bustamante misses with a hook. Latham ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante works over Latham's head and body with a nice combination.
Bustamante looks to score with a jab to the body but Latham is just out of range.
Bustamante throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bustamante.
Latham throws a big shot that misses.
Latham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bustamante was well out of range. Poor timing from Latham.
Latham misses with a kick to the body.
Bustamante misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Latham scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Latham throws the left hand but Bustamante avoids the punch easily.
Bustamante lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bustamante misses with a looping right.
Bustamante uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Latham.
Latham comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bustamante looks gassed!
Latham lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Latham attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Demian Bustamante is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Latham misses the shot to the body.
Latham fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bustamante sprawls well initially but Latham persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Latham passes the guard and advances to mount!
Latham lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bustamante hang on?
Bustamante is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Latham throws some wild stikes that Bustamante manages to avoid easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Latham lands a big shot there that rocks Bustamante but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bustamante has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Latham's lack of action.
Bustamante is in trouble now - Latham has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Latham dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Latham connects with a single shot there.
Mark Latham is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Latham misses.
Latham misses with a double jab
enabling Bustamante to counter with a crisp jab.
Latham looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Latham shoots in looking for a takedown. Bustamante tries to sprawl out of it but Latham keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bustamante manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bustamante with a nice cross.
Latham misses with a shot to the body
and Bustamante connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bustamante moves away from the strike by Latham.
Bustamante misses with a wild body shot.
Latham lands a head shot.
Latham fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Latham.
Bustamante misses with a hook. Latham ducked under it nicely.
Latham fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Latham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bustamante misses with a double jab.
Bustamante throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bustamante gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Latham lands with a straight right. Bustamante didn't see that one coming.
Bustamante slips under a jab from Latham.
Latham misses with an uppercut.
Bustamante staying out of range there.
Latham slips a jab from Bustamante.
Bustamante throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Latham missing with a left hand there. Bustamante was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Latham throws a lazy head kick
and Bustamante counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bustamante darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bustamante avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bustamante misses with an uppercut. Latham saw that one coming.
A good leg kick by Bustamante.
Bustamante ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bustamante lands with an uppercut that bounces Latham off the cage and back into rage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bustamante swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Latham has his takedown stuffed
and Bustamante counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Latham.
Horrible takedown by Latham or perhaps it was just good defense by Bustamante which made him look bad.
Bustamante bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Latham's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante lands a slapping body shot.
Latham blocks a jab.
Bustamante misses with a body shot.
Bustamante connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Latham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bustamante staying out of range there.
Latham pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bustamante. That's going to slow Latham down.
Latham misses with a looping right.
Latham takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Latham tries for a takedown but Bustamante circles away easily
and Bustamante counters with a nice uppercut.
Bustamante lands with a cross.
Bustamante blocks a jab.
Bustamante dodges the punch combination from Latham.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante lands a lovely overhand right.
A big left from Bustamante misses.
A big left from Bustamante misses.
Bustamante is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bustamante misses with a low kick as Latham jumps back.
Bustamante gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Latham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bustamante lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice defenses there by Bustamante.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Latham looks to land a left hand but Bustamante moved out of range nicely.
Latham shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bustamante connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bustamante misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demian Bustamante showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bustamante with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Bustamante.
Latham ducks under a wild hook from Bustamante.
Latham throws a shot from downtown. Bustamante moves away and avoids it.
Latham lands a jab to the nose.
A swing and a miss from Bustamante.
Latham fails with the takedown.
Bustamante scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Latham looks to land a right hand but Bustamante moved out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Latham.
Latham thows a left - swing and a miss!
Latham misses with a hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Latham takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bustamante connects with a good right hand that stumbles Latham. Latham circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Latham loads up on a big right hand but Bustamante slips the punch.
A combination from Bustamante does no damage.
Bustamante throws a leg kick but Latham sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bustamante connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bustamante lands with a hook. Latham tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bustamante looks to land a combination but Latham avoids it well.
Bustamante tests Latham's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Latham throws a series of punches but Bustamante avoids them all with ease.
Latham looks to land a combination but Bustamante avoids it well.
Bustamante slips under a jab.
Latham throws a hook but Bustamante avoids it easily.
Latham looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bustamante with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Latham to score with a decent uppercut.
A big right from Latham misses.
Latham lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante connects with a nice looking jab.
Latham throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bustamante throws a hook but Latham blocks it.
Bustamante throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Latham throws a hook but Bustamante avoids it easily.
Latham moves out of range of the strikes.
Latham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Latham loads up on a big right hand but Bustamante slips the punch.
Bustamante tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Latham was well out of range. Poor timing from Bustamante.
Latham takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Latham showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bustamante.
Bustamante staying out of range there.
Latham gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bustamante counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Latham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Latham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Bustamante misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bustamante.
Bustamante waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Latham.
Bustamante takes a swing at Latham's ribcage but misses.
Bustamante looks to throw the jab but Latham is out of range.
Bustamante fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Latham closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Latham misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Latham looking to control but instead Bustamante has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Latham blocks the strikes from Bustamante.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Latham is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Latham throwing shots but Bustamante is blocking nicely.
Latham is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Latham is pressing down on Bustamante's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bustamante is holding on for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Demian Bustamante comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bustamante has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Demian Bustamante!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Demian Bustamante!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Demian Bustamante!
Demian Bustamante wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shinya Imanari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Salcedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Imanari comes into the arena with Era - Ameno blaring out of the sound system. Shinya Imanari has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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245 lbs
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275 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shinya Imanari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Salcedo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salcedo is looking to slow Imanari down with leg kicks.
A good leg kick by Salcedo.
Salcedo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Imanari's head.
A head kick misses from Salcedo.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Salcedo 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 Imanari has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Imanari and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Salcedo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Salcedo's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Salcedo duly obliges.
Some bone on bone action there as Imanari checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A punch combination from Salcedo misses.
Imanari blocks a head kick by Salcedo.
Salcedo throws a head kick but Imanari moves out of range.
Salcedo misses with a series of wild punches.
Imanari shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Imanari was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Imanari looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imanari wants to control the pace but Salcedo is squirming around nicely.
Imanari throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Imanari looking to control but Salcedo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Imanari throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Imanari tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Imanari's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Salcedo is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Imanari trying to control but Salcedo is having none of it.
Imanari can't control as he wanted to and Salcedo manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imanari is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Salcedo sees it coming and defends easily.
Salcedo has one foot on Imanari's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Salcedo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Imanari closes the distance and clinches up with Salcedo, looking for a takedown. Imanari pushes Salcedo against the cage but Salcedo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Salcedo throws a right hand that Imanari ducks under and follows up with a left that Imanari also avoids with ease.
Jose Salcedo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Salcedo lands a nice looking body kick.
Imanari closes the distance and clinches.
Imanari prevents Salcedo from breaking the clinch.
Salcedo is looking to break free of the clinch but Imanari has double underhooks.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Salcedo has eaten all the pies!
Salcedo is looking to break free of the clinch but Imanari has double underhooks.
Salcedo breaks the clinch.
Imanari blocks a leg kick.
Imanari showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salcedo.
Salcedo throws a leg kick that misses.
Salcedo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Imanari is able to avoid easily.
Salcedo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Imanari moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Salcedo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Salcedo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Salcedo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Salcedo misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Salcedo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A leg kick checked by Imanari.
Imanari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Imanari misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Imanari fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Salcedo swats away the attempt to clinch by Imanari.
Salcedo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Imanari gets a takedown into half guard.
Salcedo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcedo keeping full guard, as Imanari tries to pass.
Salcedo is looking to stand up but Imanari isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Imanari tries to free his leg and advance position but Salcedo is retaining full guard.
That's two 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.
Imanari trying to control but Salcedo is working from the bottom.
Salcedo looking to control.
Imanari looking to sit in guard and control but Salcedo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salcedo looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Salcedo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Salcedo throws a front kick aimed at Imanari's knee but Imanari avoids it well.
Salcedo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Imanari.
Imanari shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Salcedo but Salcedo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinya Imanari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Salcedo.
Imanari moves into range and clinches up with Salcedo.
Salcedo can't break the clinch.
Imanari changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Salcedo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Salcedo looks to land a combination but Imanari avoids it well.
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.
Imanari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Salcedo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Imanari closes the distance and clinches.
Salcedo is trying to break the clinch but Imanari has him pressed against the cage.
Salcedo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Imanari has him pressed against the cage.
Salcedo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Salcedo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Imanari.
Salcedo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Salcedo throws and low kick but Imanari moves out of range easily.
Salcedo misses with a low kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salcedo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Imanari shoots in and drives through. Salcedo sprawls well.
Imanari tries to close the distance and clinch but Salcedo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Salcedo misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Shinya Imanari will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Imanari wants to clinch.
A combination from Salcedo does no damage.
Jose Salcedo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick there by Salcedo.
Imanari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Salcedo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Salcedo.
Salcedo tries to land a leg kick but Imanari saw it coming and moves away.
Salcedo connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salcedo misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Salcedo.
Salcedo misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Salcedo scores with a four punch combination!
Salcedo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Imanari.
Salcedo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Imanari shoots in and drives through. Salcedo sprawls well.
Salcedo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Salcedo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Imanari.
Salcedo lands a jab to Imanari's midsection.
Salcedo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salcedo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Salcedo misses with a series of wild punches.
Imanari blocks a low kick nicely.
Salcedo misses with a double jab.
Salcedo misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Imanari looks for a takedown but Salcedo sprawls well.
Salcedo feints and then cracks Imanari's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Imanari down.
Imanari shoots in but Salcedo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinya Imanari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Imanari chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Salcedo can pounce on him.
Salcedo misses with a few strikes there.
Salcedo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Salcedo fails to land with a series of punches.
Salcedo throws a chopping leg kick but Imanari manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Salcedo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Imanari shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Salcedo as he avoids it easily.
Salcedo cracks Imanari with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imanari drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Imanari wants to control from the top but Salcedo keeps moving.
Imanari is stalling in the full guard.
Imanari won't allow Salcedo to get back to his feet.
Imanari looking to sit in guard and control but Salcedo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imanari throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Imanari is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Imanari looking for a guillotine here but Salcedo defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Salcedo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Salcedo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Jose Salcedo!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Jose Salcedo!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Jose Salcedo!
Jose Salcedo wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Parantainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Adamek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaakko Parantainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tomasz Adamek!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adamek fails to land with a series of punches.
Adamek works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Adamek scores with a jab.
Adamek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adamek scores with a sloppy right hand. Parantainen should have avoided that one.
Parantainen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Parantainen is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parantainen tries to clinch but Adamek is having none of it.
Parantainen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Parantainen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Adamek is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Adamek really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Parantainen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Parantainen controlling his opponent.
Adamek bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parantainen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Parantainen is on top in guard.
Adamek wants to get back to his feet but Parantainen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parantainen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Adamek keeping moving, preventing Parantainen from controlling successfully.
Adamek is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Parantainen is controlling him.
Parantainen working some strikes from top position.
Parantainen wants to control from the top but Adamek keeps moving.
Parantainen stops Adamek from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Parantainen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Adamek as he jumps to the side.
Adamek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tomasz Adamek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adamek looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice defenses there by Adamek.
Parantainen closes the distance and clinches.
Adamek wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Parantainen has him pressed against the cage.
Parantainen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Adamek avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Adamek wants to break free but Parantainen has control.
Adamek tries to break the clinch but Parantainen is controlling the position.
Parantainen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaakko Parantainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parantainen pulls guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Parantainen is pulling down on Adamek's head. It's preventing any offense from Adamek, at least for the moment.
Parantainen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Parantainen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Adamek manages to get himself to full guard.
Parantainen works over Adamek with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parantainen won't allow Adamek to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Parantainen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Parantainen lands a couple of elbows.
Parantainen is stalling in the full guard.
Parantainen stops Adamek from standing up.
Adamek keeping moving, preventing Parantainen from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Adamek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Parantainen misses its intended target.
Parantainen has closed the distance and engaged Adamek in a clinch.
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.
Parantainen jumps guard but Adamek stands there with Parantainen around his waist. Parantainen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Parantainen ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Parantainen no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Parantainen working for a triangle but Adamek defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parantainen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Adamek gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Parantainen controls Adamek momentarily but Adamek frees himself.
Parantainen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Adamek manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adamek is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Parantainen is controlling him.
Adamek preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tomasz Adamek will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Adamek scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Adamek throws a big shot that misses.
Adamek cracks Parantainen with an open hand slap.
Parantainen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Parantainen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Parantainen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Adamek keeping full guard, as Parantainen tries to pass.
Adamek wants to sweep here but Parantainen controlling him for the moment.
Parantainen drops back looking for a leg! Adamek is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Adamek manages to kick Parantainen off! Parantainen jumps back into Adamek's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Parantainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Adamek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamek is looking to stand up but Parantainen isn't so interested in that idea.
Adamek looking for a sweep. Not yet Adamek, not yet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Parantainen clinches.
Parantainen keeps control of Adamek as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Parantainen pulls guard effortlessly.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Parantainen is on top in guard.
Parantainen wants to control from the top but Adamek keeps moving.
Parantainen is stalling in the full guard.
Parantainen scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parantainen is standing up over Adamek. Adamek looks to escape but Parantainen dives into side control.
Adamek is not content to let Parantainen control the position.
Parantainen scoring with punches and elbows.
Parantainen working the body and head with strikes.
Parantainen stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Parantainen has Adamek up against the cage in a clinch.
Adamek wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Parantainen has him pressed against the cage.
Adamek tries to break the clinch but Parantainen is controlling the position.
Parantainen pulls guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parantainen lands a decent shot there.
Parantainen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Adamek is looking to stand up but Parantainen won't let him.
Parantainen 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.
Parantainen is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Adamek frees his head nicely. Oh but Parantainen has switched to an armbar! Adamek is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jaakko Parantainen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaari Kuukonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kron Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuukonen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Armin Van Buuren - Rapture. Gracie has chosen The Bravery - time won't let me go as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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211 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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaari Kuukonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kron Gracie!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuukonen thows a body shot but no joy.
Kuukonen misses with the combination.
Kuukonen shoots in looking for a takedown. Gracie tries to sprawl out of it but Kuukonen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gracie manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Kuukonen moves away and avoids it.
No luck for Kuukonen with that takedown attempt.
Gracie scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kuukonen taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gracie lands a few punches from side control.
Kuukonen is trying to control Gracie's posture but Gracie avoids it.
Kuukonen is looking for a sweep.
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kuukonen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kuukonen, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kuukonen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gracie has hold of Kuukonen's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Kuukonen tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Gracie cranks the arm and Kuukonen screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Kuukonen, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Kron Gracie!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bulk Bogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bogan has chosen Renunciation - Secret Chiefs 3 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Bulk Bogan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Daniel Johansson's chin.
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269 lbs
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275 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bulk Bogan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogan tries to bum rush Johansson with a series of wild strikes but Johansson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Bogan does no damage.
Bogan throws a nice looking combination but Johansson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bogan lands a big shot that drops Johansson! Can he finish him?
It looks like Daniel Johansson has been cut.
Bogan is fighting to break Johansson's control of his arms but Johansson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Johansson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bogan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Johansson working a defensive guard but Bogan manages to pass into side control anyway.
Johansson misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Bogan lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johansson manages to get back to half guard.
Bogan is looking to take a break and control but Johansson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johansson wants to control but Bogan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Bogan is tapping! Great win for Johansson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Daniel Johansson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Slewton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Marciano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Slewton!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano stuffs the takedown attempt from Slewton. Slewton gets slowly back to his feet.
Marciano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marciano cracks Slewton with a big right hand and Slewton goes down!
It looks like Carlos Slewton has been cut.
Marciano won't allow Slewton to sweep him here.
Marciano wants to stand but Slewton is controlling his posture from full guard.
Slewton trying to control the position.
Marciano is looking to stand up but Slewton won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slewton keeping moving, preventing Marciano from controlling successfully.
Slewton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Slewton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Marciano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Slewton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marciano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Slewton. That did some damage!
Marciano lands a jab-cross combination.
Slewton throws a front kick that sends Marciano stumbling back into the cage.
Marciano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Slewton shoots in for a double leg but Marciano sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Marciano scores with a three punch combo!
Frank Marciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slewton scores with a takedown into Marciano's guard.
Slewton looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slewton trying to control but Marciano is working from the bottom.
Slewton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marciano is wriggling around but Slewton manages to pass to half guard.
Slewton 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.
Marciano wants to improve his position but Slewton is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano is working hard here to advance position.
Slewton is looking to take a break and control but Marciano is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marciano is defending against the submission attempts here by Slewton.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Slewton clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Slewton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Frank Marciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Slewton.
Slewton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Marciano is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Marciano looking for a takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marciano.
Slewton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Marciano pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short uppercut from Marciano.
Slewton tries to pull guard but Marciano won't allow it.
Marciano is trying to break free.
Slewton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Marciano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marciano wants to break free but Slewton has control.
Slewton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marciano is trying to break the clinch but Slewton has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Marciano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Slewton's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Slewton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Marciano digs a good body shot into Slewton's ribs.
Slewton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marciano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Slewton.
No joy there for Marciano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marciano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Slewton circles away quickly and effectively.
Marciano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marciano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Slewton avoids the head kick by Marciano.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Slewton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Slewton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Slewton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Marciano. That snapped Slewton's head back.
A head kick misses from Marciano.
Slewton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Marciano scores with a hook.
Frank Marciano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marciano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slewton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Slewton misses with a takedown attempt - Marciano sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Marciano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marciano ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Slewton wants to clinch up but Marciano keeps it at a distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Marciano scores with a four punch combination!
Marciano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slewton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Slewton showed some decent athleticism there.
Slewton stops Marciano from getting back to his feet.
Slewton is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Marciano is just riding it out for now. Slewton eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slewton tries to pass to full mount but Marciano defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano is staying active underneath Slewton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Marciano is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Slewton jumps into side control!
Slewton throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slewton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Marciano sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Slewton is trying to control the action in half guard but Marciano is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Slewton is just content to waste time from the top position. Marciano takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Slewton tries to free his leg and advance position but Marciano is retaining full guard.
Slewton stopping the sweep attempt from Marciano.
Slewton passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Slewton taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Marciano dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Slewton's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Marciano misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice sprawl there from Marciano as Slewton shoots in.
Slewton shoots in for a takedown but Marciano shows good takedown defense.
Slewton closes the distance and clinches up with Marciano, looking for a takedown. Slewton pushes Marciano against the cage but Marciano circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Frank Marciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Slewton.
Marciano listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Slewton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That has opened up Carlos Slewton's cut even more.
Marciano cracks a nice hook into Slewton's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marciano cracks a nice hook into Slewton's ribs.
Marciano scores with a jab.
Slewton dodges the punch combination from Marciano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slewton slips under a jab.
Slewton ducks under a wild hook from Marciano.
Marciano takes a swing at Slewton's ribcage but misses.
Slewton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Marciano lands a body shot.
A punch combination from Marciano misses.
Frank Marciano is winning the standup battle so far.
Slewton fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Marciano sprawls well initially but Slewton persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Slewton wants to free his trapped foot but Marciano is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Marciano is doing well to control the position and prevent Slewton from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Slewton.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Slewton is stalling here. Marciano is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Slewton seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Marciano has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Slewton can't do much from the bottom here.
Slewton tries to bench press Marciano off him but Marciano keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Slewton's shoulder. That is not cool.
You can see the frustration on Slewton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Slewton regains half guard.
Slewton is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Marciano pulls his head out easily.
Marciano is thwarting Slewton's attempts to control the position.
That's four 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.
Slewton is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Marciano pulls his head out easily.
Marciano wants to stand but Slewton has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Slewton throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Carlos Slewton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marciano is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Slewton working a defensive guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Marciano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marciano, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Frank Marciano!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Frank Marciano!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Frank Marciano!
Frank Marciano wins by unanimous decision!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rob Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Che Satomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Satomi's choice of entrance music: Bad Boys. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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180 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Che Satomi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Satomi tries to clinch up but Wood circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Wood misses.
Satomi misses the body punch
and Wood counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Satomi tries to move into range but Wood moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wood fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rob Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Satomi is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Wood doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Satomi crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Satomi's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rob Wood!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fidel Puno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johann Schwartz (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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274 lbs
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255 lbs
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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
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fidel Puno!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johann Schwartz!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Schwartz or perhaps it was just good defense by Puno which made him look bad.
Schwartz closes the distance and clinches up with Puno, looking for a takedown. Schwartz pushes Puno against the cage but Puno circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Puno looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Schwartz shoots in looking for a takedown. Puno tries to sprawl out of it but Schwartz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Puno manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fidel Puno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johann Schwartz.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Puno.
Schwartz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Puno's waist but Puno gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Schwartz off to one side.
Schwartz shoots for a takedown but Puno saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Schwartz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno connects with a right hand. Schwartz shakes it off.
Schwartz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Puno. Schwartz shrugs it off though.
Schwartz looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puno scores with a shot to the body.
Puno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puno misses with a head kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Puno. Schwartz shrugs it off though.
Puno lands with a shot to the body.
Puno scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Puno lands with a kick to the temple. Schwartz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Johann Schwartz has been cut.
Schwartz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puno.
Puno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schwartz shoots in but no luck this time.
Puno tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schwartz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schwartz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Puno with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Schwartz is trying desperately to land a takedown but Puno is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Schwartz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno wants to clinch.
Schwartz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Puno is fending him off so far but Schwartz persists. Nope, Puno circles away and we're back to standing.
Puno lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Puno lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Puno with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schwartz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Schwartz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Puno throws out the jab.
Schwartz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puno misses with an uppercut.
Schwartz takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Puno cracks Schwartz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Puno buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fidel Puno dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johann Schwartz's cut.
That's time! Puno's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Schwartz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Puno pinned against the cage. Puno gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Schwartz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Puno is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Schwartz shoots in and drives through. Puno sprawls well.
Schwartz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Schwartz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Puno tries to hold on but Schwartz pushes him away.
Schwartz is breathing heavily.
Schwartz swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Puno is now in Schwartz's guard. A big mistake from Schwartz there, giving up the dominant position!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Puno would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Puno throwing strikes from guard but Schwartz blocks nicely.
Puno loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Puno passes into half guard.
Puno seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Schwartz is staying active underneath Puno, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Puno is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Schwartz wants to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Schwartz gets the takedown into side control.
Puno is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schwartz can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwartz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Puno tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Puno can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Puno is trying to get back to half guard.
Schwartz is looking to take a break and control but Puno is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Puno prevents Schwartz from moving into mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schwartz trying to control the position but Puno is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Fidel Puno will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johann Schwartz's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Puno misses the target.
Schwartz scores a takedown into full mount!
Schwartz goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Puno is on top in guard.
Schwartz throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Puno escapes and throws Schwartz's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Schwartz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Puno stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Puno does no damage.
Schwartz moves out of range as Puno strikes.
Schwartz looks for a takedown but Puno sprawls well.
Schwartz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwartz wants to control the pace but Puno is squirming around nicely.
Schwartz prevents Puno from getting the reversal.
Schwartz tries to control but Puno wriggling away.
Schwartz wants to control but Puno has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno kicks off Schwartz and gets to his feet.
Puno connects with a crisp jab.
Schwartz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Puno throws a jab when Schwartz was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Schwartz with that takedown attempt.
Fidel Puno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johann Schwartz.
Good work by Schwartz as he checks the leg kick.
Puno throws a low kick, looking for Schwartz's leg but Schwartz calmly moves out of range.
Schwartz shoots for a takedown but Puno saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Puno lands a high kick!
Jab from Puno.
Schwartz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fidel Puno clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Johann Schwartz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Puno throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice combination there by Puno.
Puno throws an overhand right that has Schwartz reeling! Puno follows up with more punches and Schwartz is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fidel Puno!
Fidel Puno retains his heavyweight title!
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