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Carnage 6: Entitlement PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjaadi Peebles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peebles is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Apocalyptica & Sandra Nasic - Path. Bjaadi Peebles is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjaadi Peebles!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker tries a head kick but it misses.
Peebles swats away the attempt to clinch by Walker.
Walker dodges the punch combination from Peebles.
Walker wants to clinch up but Peebles keeps it at a distance.
Walker is looking to clinch but Peebles is avoiding it.
Walker moves in looking to clinch but Peebles pushes him off.
Walker moves into the clinch successfully.
Walker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Walker has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Peebles is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Walker scores with a knee to the head.
Walker has Peebles pressed against the cage.
Walker misses with a knee strike.
Walker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walker misses with a knee to the head.
Walker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walker jumps guard but Peebles stands there with Walker around his waist. Walker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Walker fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker pushes Peebles back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Peebles takes a knee right on the jaw!
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but Peebles blocks with his arms.
Walker misses with a knee strike.
Walker will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Peebles up against the cage.
Peebles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Walker tries a knee to the head but Peebles blocks it.
Walker looking to throw knees to the head but Peebles is blocking nicely.
Walker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Walker is breathing heavily.
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peebles misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Walker has his takedown stuffed
and Peebles counters with a series of strikes. Walker will be more careful next time no doubt.
Walker closes the distance but Peebles moves to the side
and Peebles moves into the clinch.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Peebles has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to pull guard but Peebles won't allow it.
Walker prevents Peebles from breaking the clinch.
Walker tries for a takedown. No joy.
Walker has had enough of the clinch but Peebles keeps him there for the moment.
Walker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Walker tries a knee to the head but Peebles blocks it.
Walker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Peebles blocks it with crossed arms.
Walker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Peebles blocks it with crossed arms.
Walker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walker can't break the clinch.
Peebles presses Walker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Peebles stalling in the clinch but Walker improves position.
Peebles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walker tries a knee to the head but Peebles blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Walker takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A shot in the inside from Peebles.
Walker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Peebles throws an elbow but misses.
The is referee keeping an eye on Peebles - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Walker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Peebles has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Walker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Walker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Walker tries to pull guard but Peebles won't allow it.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but Peebles blocks with his arms.
Walker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Peebles has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walker letting Peebles take a breather here.
Peebles throws an elbow but it misses.
Peebles is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Walker misses with a knee strike.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but Peebles blocks with his arms.
Peebles prevents the takedown attempt.
The referee calls for Peebles to work.
Peebles tries to circle away but Walker has him pinned against the cage.
Walker connects with a knee to the head.
Walker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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.
Walker blocking some punches.
Peebles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walker is defending well for now.
Walker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Walker tries to pull guard but Peebles won't allow it.
Peebles is trying to break the clinch but Walker has him pressed against the cage.
Walker misses with a knee strike.
Peebles stalling in the clinch but Walker improves position.
Peebles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Walker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Peebles wants to stall.
Walker misses with the head strike.
Peebles is trying to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Peebles smiles and moves away.
Walker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Johnny Walker will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Walker tries to clinch
and Peebles counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Walker is trying to get back to full guard.
Walker scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Peebles manages to mount him!
Walker's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Walker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Peebles is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Walker has managed to clinch.
Walker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Peebles has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walker tries a knee to the head but Peebles blocks it.
Walker scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker misses with a knee to the head.
Walker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peebles is defending well for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walker misses with a knee strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Walker as Peebles tries to tie him up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Peebles as Walker tries to tie him up.
Walker connects with a knee to the head.
Walker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Peebles's face.
Walker looking to throw knees to the head but Peebles is blocking nicely.
Peebles misses with an elbow over the top.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but Peebles blocks with his arms.
Walker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Peebles blocks it with crossed arms.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Peebles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walker tries to clinch but Peebles moves away
and Peebles counters with a thumping low kick.
Walker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Walker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Peebles counters with a leg kick.
Johnny Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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.
Walker wants to clinch
and Peebles decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Walker's guard.
Walker wants to stand up but Peebles is controlling him.
Peebles decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Walker, up you get!
Peebles looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Walker is fending him off so far but Peebles persists. Nope, Walker circles away and we're back to standing.
Walker tries to clinch
and Peebles counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Peebles wanted to stand there but Walker had control of the position.
Walker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Peebles on the ground.
Peebles is pushing down on Walker's leg trying to pass to half guard. Walker is fighting to maintain full guard but Peebles has managed to sneak the leg through.
Walker wants to control but Peebles is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker punching from the bottom.
Walker flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Peebles is looking for a kimura but Walker is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Peebles to get the leverage.
Walker punching from the bottom.
Peebles blocks the strikes from Walker.
Walker tries to get to full guard but Peebles has control of the leg.
Walker lands with a few short shots to the body.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Walker clinches but Peebles breaks the clinch
so Peebles counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Walker thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Peebles from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Peebles stopping the sweep attempt from Walker.
Walker is working hard here to advance position.
Walker is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Walker looking to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker pushes Peebles off and scrambles back to his feet.
Walker feints and then cracks Peebles's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Peebles down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjaadi Peebles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Peebles throws a series of punches but Walker moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Walker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Walker looking to throw knees to the head but Peebles is blocking nicely.
Walker misses with a knee to the head.
Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Peebles swats away the attempt to clinch by Walker.
Johnny Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peebles takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Walker tries to clinch
and Peebles counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Peebles takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Walker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Walker tries to get out of the position.
Peebles wants to control but Walker is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Peebles is working away from the top position though.
Peebles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Walker wants to improve his position but Peebles is controlling well.
Peebles uses his free foot to push down on Walker's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Walker.
Walker flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Peebles tries to control but Walker wriggling away.
Walker working to try and regain half guard.
Walker trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Walker flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Walker can't escape the position.
Walker wants to hold on but Peebles pushes him away.
Walker flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Walker can't escape the position.
Peebles tries to control but Walker wriggling away.
Peebles dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peebles get's back to his feet.
Walker looks to clinch
and Peebles counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Walker trying to control the position.
Walker is really struggling to control Peebles but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Walker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Peebles is one step ahead there.
Walker controls Peebles momentarily but Peebles frees himself.
Peebles preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker trying to control the position.
Walker trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Walker tries to clinch
and Peebles decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Walker's guard.
Walker striking off his back but it's not causing Peebles any problems.
Walker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Walker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Walker throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bjaadi Peebles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Peebles 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjaadi Peebles!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Navero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by click click boom!!!. Navero has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. 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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Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Navero!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Navero moves away and avoids it.
Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Navero.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Navero.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Navero's sensitive parts.
Navero looks gassed!
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Navero on that attempt.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jones gets a powerful takedown and that's hurt Navero.
Navero is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Navero is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Jones can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Jones!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between El BiJay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge Cruz will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, El BiJay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz shoots in but no luck this time.
Cruz wants to clinch.
BiJay stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and BiJay wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as BiJay sprawls well. BiJay wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cruz gets slowly back to his feet.
El BiJay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Cruz.
Cruz tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BiJay keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No luck for Cruz with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
BiJay with a poor takedown
and Cruz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
BiJay is looking for a triangle here but Cruz uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
BiJay tries to improve position but can't.
Cruz 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 BiJay's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BiJay is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but BiJay keeps working.
Cruz working the strikes but BiJay uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
BiJay with a poor takedown
and Cruz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for BiJay!
BiJay swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Cruz is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, BiJay has managed to escape the submission attempt.
BiJay is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BiJay swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
BiJay keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
BiJay swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
BiJay throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
BiJay is trying to escape the mount.
Cruz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cruz looking to control but BiJay is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
BiJay can't escape the position.
BiJay throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
BiJay is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Cruz 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.
Cruz has his takedown stuffed
and BiJay counters with a takedown into side control.
Cruz wants to control but BiJay postures up.
BiJay scores with a couple of short elbows.
Cruz is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, BiJay asserts his dominance and retains side control.
An elbow from BiJay crashes against the mat.
BiJay fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BiJay is trying to get an arm triangle but Cruz is defending well.
BiJay is trying to get an arm triangle but Cruz is defending well.
Cruz wants to get back to his feet.
BiJay working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
BiJay tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
BiJay throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Cruz works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BiJay missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
BiJay 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.
Cruz is trying to stand up here but BiJay is controlling him well.
BiJay throwing shots but Cruz is blocking nicely.
Cruz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cruz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cruz taking some punishment here, with BiJay in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BiJay looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
BiJay throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cruz taking some punishment here, with BiJay in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BiJay is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cruz is just riding it out for now. BiJay eventually gives up the hold.
Cruz is trying to maintain the position but BiJay is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz has hold of BiJay's hands but BiJay slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
BiJay misses with a head shot. Cruz uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BiJay cracks Cruz with a solid left hand.
El BiJay overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
BiJay with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cruz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
BiJay missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
BiJay is looking to work some ground and pound but Cruz has wrist control.
BiJay throwing strikes but missing.
BiJay lands a couple of decent looking shots.
BiJay missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El BiJay dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cruz feints and as BiJay raises his hands in defense, Cruz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cruz slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from BiJay.
BiJay looking for submissions off his back.
BiJay is not content to let Cruz control the position.
BiJay throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
BiJay looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
BiJay actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BiJay throws a strike from the bottom but Cruz passes into side control!
BiJay throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
BiJay throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
BiJay throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cruz with a lazy takedown attempt
and BiJay counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
BiJay missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz tries to kick BiJay off but BiJay keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
BiJay throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
BiJay working Cruz over with strikes.
Cruz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from BiJay.
BiJay seems to be working for a kimura but Cruz defends the submission attempt.
Cruz regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from BiJay.
BiJay is looking to work some ground and pound but Cruz has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as BiJay accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cruz wants to stand but BiJay is controlling the position.
BiJay postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt
and BiJay decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cruz's guard.
BiJay works over Cruz with some ground and pound from guard.
BiJay drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cruz manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now BiJay has Cruz in his guard.
BiJay striking off his back but it's not causing Cruz any problems.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BiJay looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
BiJay working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Cruz has passed into half guard!
BiJay misses with some strikes from the bottom.
BiJay is trying to stand.
Cruz is keen to just control but BiJay is a slippery customer.
BiJay misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Cruz blocks the strikes from BiJay.
BiJay looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
El BiJay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well BiJay 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... El BiJay!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between harris stephenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, harris stephenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
stephenson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gracie defends it nicely.
stephenson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gracie's waist but Gracie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing stephenson off to one side.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and stephenson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
stephenson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gracie controls stephenson momentarily but stephenson frees himself.
stephenson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracie wants to stand but stephenson is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie working for a triangle but stephenson defends it easily.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. stephenson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. stephenson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gracie looks gassed!
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but stephenson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
stephenson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
stephenson has an Americana. Gracie didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! stephenson is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if stephenson hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). harris stephenson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quintonn Jacksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quintonn Jacksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacksson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jacksson prevents Silva from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacksson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Silva tries to kick Jacksson off but Jacksson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jacksson.
Jacksson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Silva controls his leg.
Silva is looking to control Jacksson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Silva manages to get to full guard.
Jacksson wants to stand but Silva is controlling his posture from full guard.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jacksson's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacksson wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silva is looking to stand up but Jacksson won't let him.
Jacksson is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
Jacksson is breathing heavily.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jacksson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jacksson wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Silva wants to control from the top but Jacksson keeps moving.
Silva stops Jacksson from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jacksson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
Silva is pushing Jacksson's head away, looking to escape. Jacksson manages to hold on to the position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacksson working the ground and pound.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jacksson trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Jacksson looks up at the clock and then as Silva takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jacksson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jacksson working the strikes but Silva uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jacksson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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!
Jacksson stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Silva to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jacksson.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jacksson stands up.
Jacksson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva trying to control but Jacksson postures up.
Jacksson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Jacksson's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacksson is stalling here but it's allowed Silva to get half guard.
Jacksson wants to stand up but Silva manages to regain full guard.
Jacksson tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jacksson is aware though and is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jacksson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jacksson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jacksson has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quintonn Jacksson dominated that round.
That's time! Jacksson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jacksson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silva is trying to defend but Jacksson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Still in half guard, Jacksson seems content to control.
Jacksson has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Silva works to full guard.
Silva has his foot on Jacksson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jacksson works his way back into a safe position though.
Jacksson is sitting in close to Silva's body. Silva has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Jacksson is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Jacksson is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Silva.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Anderson Silva!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Oleander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marius Zaromskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwight Oleander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marius Zaromskis!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaromskis tries to clinch but Oleander moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice takedown defense from Zaromskis. No joy for Oleander on that attempt.
Oleander avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zaromskis tries to close the distance and clinch but Oleander swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zaromskis moves into range and clinches up with Oleander.
Oleander avoids the elbow strike from Zaromskis, against the cage.
Oleander keeps control of Zaromskis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zaromskis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Zaromskis missing with knees to the body.
Oleander pulls guard.
Oleander is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Zaromskis rolls with it to try and escape but Oleander cranks on the arm and Zaromskis is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dwight Oleander!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vekkuli Toveri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Composure-August Burns Red. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vekkuli Toveri!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toveri leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Toveri circles away.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Vekkuli Toveri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Johnson.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
Johnson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Toveri.
A head kick misses from Toveri.
Toveri scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toveri jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Toveri takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Toveri misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vekkuli Toveri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Toveri throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Toveri tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Johnson moves forwards but Toveri connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johnson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Toveri scores with a kick to the body.
Toveri slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Toveri.
Toveri with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Toveri sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toveri misses with a head kick.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Toveri shows good takedown defense.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Toveri sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Johnson looks gassed!
Toveri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Toveri lands with a nice body kick.
Horrible takedown by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Toveri which made him look bad.
Johnson shoots in and drives through. Toveri sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toveri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Toveri swinging wilding here.
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Vekkuli Toveri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Toveri misses with a few strikes there.
Toveri swinging wilding here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vekkuli Toveri dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice sprawl there from Toveri as Johnson shoots in.
Johnson dives in and grabs Toveri's left leg, looking for a takedown. Toveri pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.
Johnson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Toveri is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Johnson.
Toveri lands a head kick. Johnson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Toveri.
Toveri misses with a head kick.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Toveri.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Toveri circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toveri defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnson.
Vekkuli Toveri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Johnson.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Toveri pinned against the cage. Toveri gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice sprawl there from Toveri as Johnson shoots in.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Toveri misses the shot to the body.
Toveri throws a half hearted mid kick.
Toveri sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Toveri sprawls well.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Toveri tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Toveri to the ground. Toveri escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Toveri.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Toveri circles away.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Toveri as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Toveri thows a body kick. Johnson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Toveri as he avoids it easily.
Toveri lands with a thumping leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Toveri.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toveri lands with a kick to the temple. Johnson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Toveri lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toveri throws a combination. Johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Toveri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Toveri scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toveri goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vekkuli Toveri dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Toveri throws a one two combo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Toveri.
Johnson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Toveri.
Nice sprawl there from Toveri as Johnson shoots in.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Toveri's waist but Toveri gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Toveri lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vekkuli Toveri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Toveri plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Vekkuli Toveri is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Toveri.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson scores with a takedown into Toveri's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toveri wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.
Toveri throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Toveri here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Toveri striking off his back but it's not causing Johnson any problems.
Toveri wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
Toveri looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
Toveri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Johnson trying to control but Toveri is working from the bottom.
Toveri knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
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.
Toveri had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Johnson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Toveri Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Johnson's back instead.
Toveri doesn't have the hooks in and Johnson manages to turn into his guard.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Toveri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice takedown defense from Toveri. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
Vekkuli Toveri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Johnson.
Toveri throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Toveri defends it nicely.
Toveri feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Toveri stuffs the takedown.
Johnson pushes Toveri away with a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Toveri.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Toveri throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Toveri pinned against the cage. Toveri gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Toveri takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vekkuli Toveri clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johnson looks for a takedown but Toveri sprawls well.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Toveri tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Toveri to the ground. Toveri escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Toveri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Toveri sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vekkuli Toveri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Johnson.
Johnson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Toveri is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Toveri circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toveri displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johnson.
Toveri lands a head kick!
Left hook, right uppercut from Toveri.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Toveri throws a right and a left that both miss.
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.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Toveri circles away.
Toveri turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Toveri bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Toveri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Toveri throws a head kick that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Toveri won't be happy with that.
Toveri struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson in the domination position with Toveri hanging on.
Toveri can't do much from the bottom here.
Toveri is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Johnson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Toveri tries to control but Johnson manages to take his back.
Johnson is persistently looking for the submission but Toveri is defending it well.
Toveri wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson is not going to allow Toveri to sit and survive in this position.
The referee is taking a good look at Toveri as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Johnson!
Toveri trying to control the position but Johnson manages to sink in the hooks.
Toveri turns into Johnson and is now in his guard.
Johnson has his foot on Toveri's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Toveri works his way back into a safe position though.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Johnson holds on and takes a little breather.
Toveri wants to stand and escape but instead Johnson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Johnny Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Johnson shoots in and drives through. Toveri sprawls well.
Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Toveri sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnson somewhat.
Toveri swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick there by Toveri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Toveri.
Toveri keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vekkuli Toveri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Johnson.
Johnson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Toveri shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Toveri circles away.
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.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Toveri shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Toveri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Toveri counters with a two punch combo.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Toveri.
Toveri throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Toveri lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Toveri counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
No joy there for Toveri, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Toveri scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Toveri tries a head kick but it misses.
Toveri lands a nice looking body kick.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Toveri stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toveri scores with a shot to the body.
Johnson takes one to the chin there.
Vekkuli Toveri is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Toveri counters with an inside leg kick.
Toveri throws a head kick that Johnson semi-blocks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Toveri.
Johnny Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toveri thuds his shin into the meat of Johnson's side.
Toveri turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vekkuli Toveri showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Toveri has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 49:44
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 49:44
Judge George Francis scores the fight 49:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vekkuli Toveri!
Vekkuli Toveri is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scipio Africanus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Willis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scipio Africanus!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Africanus doesn't seem bothered though.
Africanus feints and then cracks Willis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Willis down.
Willis throws a body punch but Africanus moves out of range.
Africanus lands with a kick to the ribs.
A low kick from Willis misses
and Africanus counters with an inside leg kick.
Willis is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Willis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Africanus fails to land with a series of punches.
Africanus scores with a kick to the midsection.
Africanus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Africanus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Willis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Willis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Steve Willis has been cut.
Africanus scores with a kick to the midsection.
Good leg kick by Africanus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Africanus scores with a kick to the midsection.
Africanus moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Africanus keeps Willis at a distance using the push kick.
Africanus throws a leg kick which misses Willis's front leg but catches the back leg as Willis tries to avoid it.
Willis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Africanus. Africanus obviously looking to wear him down.
Africanus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Africanus scores with a head kick.
Africanus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Crunch! Africanus slams his shin into Willis's torso.
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!
Africanus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Africanus lands a big head kick that sends Willis tumbling to the mat! Africanus takes a step backwards and waves Willis back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Africanus throws a leg kick which misses Willis's front leg but catches the back leg as Willis tries to avoid it.
Africanus scores with a kick to the midsection.
Africanus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Willis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Africanus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Willis crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Africanus - the referee stops the clock and Willis gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Africanus. Willis manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters circling a little - Africanus finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Africanus lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Willis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slapping body kick lands there for Africanus.
Africanus throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Africanus.
Africanus scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Africanus finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Africanus scores with a kick to the midsection.
Willis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Africanus. Africanus obviously looking to wear him down.
Willis will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Africanus throws a leg kick which misses Willis's front leg but catches the back leg as Willis tries to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Africanus.
Africanus lands an overhand right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Africanus, right into the meat.
Africanus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Africanus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Africanus connects with a solid leg kick.
Africanus lands a front kick.
Africanus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Willis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Africanus scores with a kick to the body.
Africanus is looking to slow Willis down with leg kicks.
Willis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Africanus throws a head kick that Willis semi-blocks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Africanus throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Willis.
Willis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters circling a little - Africanus finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Africanus.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Africanus throws a nice head kick!
Africanus lands with a hook. Willis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Steve Willis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Willis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Africanus lets loose with a powerful body kick. Willis will feel that in the morning.
Africanus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Willis.
Africanus scores with a head kick.
Africanus misses with the combination.
Africanus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Willis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Africanus feints and then cracks Willis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Willis down.
Africanus throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Willis on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Africanus throws a head kick that Willis semi-blocks.
Africanus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Willis.
Nice uppercut there from Africanus.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Africanus. Willis shrugs it off though.
Africanus throws a nice head kick!
Willis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nice uppercut there from Africanus.
Willis wants to clinch but Africanus slips to the side
and Africanus counters with a nice body kick.
Africanus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Africanus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Willis. That did some damage!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Africanus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Willis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Africanus can pounce on him.
Willis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Africanus.
Willis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scipio Africanus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Willis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Africanus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Willis.
Willis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Africanus counters with a body kick that stops Willis in his tracks momentarily.
Africanus lands with a slapping head kick.
Willis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Africanus. That one must have hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Africanus, right into the meat.
Steve Willis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice cross by Africanus.
Africanus scores with a nice body kick.
Africanus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Willis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Africanus throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Africanus jabs at Willis's body.
Africanus throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Crunch! Africanus slams his shin into Willis's torso.
Willis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Willis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Scipio Africanus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Africanus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Africanus connects with a solid leg kick.
Africanus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Africanus throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Africanus dips to his left and cracks Willis with an uppercut!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Africanus, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Willis clinches but Africanus breaks the clinch
and Africanus counters with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Africanus.
Africanus lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Africanus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Africanus lands a nice looking body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Africanus.
A nice inside leg kick there by Africanus. That's going to slow Willis down.
Good leg kick by Africanus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Africanus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Africanus throws a nice looking combination but Willis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Africanus. That's going to slow Willis down.
Africanus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Africanus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Willis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Africanus scores with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Africanus.
A solid body kick from Africanus.
Willis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Africanus. That one must have hurt.
Willis tries to clinch
and Africanus counters with a body kick that stops Willis in his tracks momentarily.
Willis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Africanus.
A good leg kick by Africanus.
A chopping leg kick lands by Africanus.
Africanus throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Willis takes one to the chin there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Africanus - that will leave a mark!
Africanus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Willis's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Africanus.
Africanus feints and then cracks Willis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Willis down.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Africanus. Willis shrugs it off though.
Africanus keeps Willis at a distance using the push kick.
Africanus scoring well with a low kick there.
Willis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Willis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Africanus can pounce on him.
Africanus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Willis closes the distance but Africanus moves to the side
and Africanus counters with a left to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Willis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Willis crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Africanus - the referee stops the clock and Willis gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Africanus. Willis manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Willis misses with an uppercut. Africanus saw that one coming.
Africanus lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Africanus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Africanus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Africanus throws a quick inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Africanus.
A slapping body kick lands there for Africanus.
Africanus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Africanus is looking to slow Willis down with leg kicks.
Good leg kick by Africanus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A cross from Africanus lands.
Africanus connects with a solid leg kick.
Africanus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Africanus.
Willis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Africanus feints and then cracks Willis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Willis down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Africanus is looking to slow Willis down with leg kicks.
A good leg kick by Africanus.
Willis clinches but Africanus breaks the clinch
and Africanus counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scipio Africanus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steve Willis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Africanus looks to score with a jab to the body but Willis is just out of range.
Africanus throws a leg kick which misses Willis's front leg but catches the back leg as Willis tries to avoid it.
Africanus blocks a jab.
Willis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Willis misses with a double jab.
Willis swings for the body but Africanus moves out of range.
Willis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Africanus counters with a nice kick to the body.
Africanus's corner calls for a 1-2. Africanus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Willis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Crunch! Africanus slams his shin into Willis's torso.
Willis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Africanus throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Willis.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Africanus.
Africanus throws a front kick that sends Willis stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Africanus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Willis. That did some damage!
Crunch! Africanus slams his shin into Willis's torso.
Willis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Africanus counters with a nice leg kick.
Africanus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Africanus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Africanus works Willis's body with a nice hook.
Africanus lets loose with a powerful body kick. Willis will feel that in the morning.
Willis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Africanus throws a nice head kick!
Africanus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Willis manages to avoid it.
Africanus feints and then cracks Willis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Willis down.
Nice shot by Africanus.
Willis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Africanus counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Africanus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Africanus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Willis. That did some damage!
Africanus scores with a one two! Willis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Willis wants to clinch
and Africanus counters with a nice body kick.
Africanus with a hook.
Africanus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Africanus.
Africanus thumps Willis with a low kick.
Africanus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Willis circles away quickly and effectively.
Africanus scores with a spinning back kick!
Africanus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Africanus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Willis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Africanus finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Willis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Africanus moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Willis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Africanus. Willis shrugs it off though.
Willis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Willis clinches but Africanus breaks the clinch
and Africanus counters with an outside leg kick.
Africanus throws a leg kick which misses Willis's front leg but catches the back leg as Willis tries to avoid it.
Willis on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Willis tries to clinch up
and Africanus counters with a leg kick.
Africanus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Africanus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Africanus.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Willis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Willis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Africanus can pounce on him.
Africanus throws a leg kick which misses Willis's front leg but catches the back leg as Willis tries to avoid it.
Willis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Africanus scores with a leg kick.
A head kick from Africanus lands but Willis takes it in his stride.
Africanus connects with a solid leg kick.
Africanus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Africanus thows a body kick. Willis tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Africanus fakes the leg kick and cracks Willis in the body.
Africanus connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Africanus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Willis. That did some damage!
Willis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Africanus throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scipio Africanus really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Willis'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.
Willis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Africanus counters with a head kick.
Africanus throws a leg kick which misses Willis's front leg but catches the back leg as Willis tries to avoid it.
Willis misses with a shot to the body
and Africanus counters with a body kick that stops Willis in his tracks momentarily.
Africanus delivers a nice body kick.
Africanus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Willis is looking to wear down Africanus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Willis clinches but Africanus breaks the clinch
and Africanus counters with a low kick, right behind Willis 's knee.
Africanus pushes Willis away with a front kick.
Willis tries to clinch up
and Africanus counters with a body kick.
Willis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Africanus finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Willis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Africanus.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters circling a little - Africanus finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Africanus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Africanus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Willis.
Africanus scores with a spinning back kick!
Africanus throws a front kick that sends Willis stumbling back into the cage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Africanus.
Africanus thows a body kick. Willis tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Africanus lets loose with a powerful body kick. Willis will feel that in the morning.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Willis crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Africanus - the referee stops the clock and Willis gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Africanus. Willis manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Willis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Willis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Willis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Africanus. That one must have hurt.
Willis darts in trying to clinch
and Africanus counters with a nice kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Africanus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Willis clinches but Africanus breaks the clinch
and Africanus counters with a body kick that stops Willis in his tracks momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Africanus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Willis's sensitive parts.
Africanus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Africanus throws a leg kick which misses Willis's front leg but catches the back leg as Willis tries to avoid it.
Willis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Africanus throws a front kick that sends Willis stumbling back into the cage.
Africanus takes a swing at Willis's ribcage but misses.
Africanus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Africanus throws a front kick that sends Willis stumbling back into the cage.
Willis tries to clinch up
and Africanus finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Willis tries to clinch
and Africanus counters with a solid body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Africanus, right into the meat.
Africanus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Africanus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Africanus finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Africanus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Africanus scoring well with a low kick there.
Willis looks to clinch
and Africanus counters with a solid body kick.
Africanus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Africanus scores with a leg kick.
Willis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Africanus throws a one two combo.
Willis clinches but Africanus breaks the clinch
and Africanus counters with a nice leg kick.
Willis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Africanus counters with a body kick that stops Willis in his tracks momentarily.
Willis darts in trying to clinch
and Africanus counters with a solid body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Africanus slams his shin into Willis's torso.
Africanus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Africanus is looking to slow Willis down with leg kicks.
Africanus throws a front kick that sends Willis stumbling back into the cage.
Africanus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Africanus lands with an uppercut that bounces Willis off the cage and back into rage.
Africanus thumps Willis with a low kick.
Willis throws a combination that misses
and Africanus counters with a good low kick that Willis was not able to check.
Africanus fakes the leg kick and cracks Willis in the body.
Africanus lands with a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Africanus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Africanus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Willis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Willis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scipio Africanus dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Steve Willis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Crunch! Africanus slams his shin into Willis's torso.
Willis wants to clinch
and Africanus counters with a leg kick.
Africanus throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Africanus slips a jab and a cross from Willis.
Africanus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Willis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters circling a little - Africanus finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Africanus thumps Willis with a low kick.
Africanus scoring well with a low kick there.
Africanus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Africanus thuds his shin into the meat of Willis's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Africanus scores with a nice body kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Africanus throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Willis's head.
Africanus bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Africanus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Africanus lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Africanus lands with a nice body kick.
Willis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Africanus throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Africanus circles away from the clinch attempt
and Africanus counters with a nice kick to the body.
Africanus circles away from the clinch attempt
and Africanus counters with a nice body kick.
Willis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Africanus counters with a nice body kick.
Africanus fakes the leg kick and cracks Willis in the body.
Africanus clobbers Willis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Africanus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Africanus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Willis's calf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Africanus moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Willis tries to clinch
and Africanus counters with a leg kick.
Willis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Africanus was well out of range. Poor timing from Willis.
Africanus thumps Willis with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Africanus, right into the meat.
Africanus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Africanus fakes the leg kick and cracks Willis in the body.
Willis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Africanus counters with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Africanus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Africanus lets loose with a powerful body kick. Willis will feel that in the morning.
A slapping body kick lands there for Africanus.
Africanus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Willis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Africanus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Willis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Africanus can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Africanus keeps Willis at a distance using the push kick.
Africanus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Africanus thuds a left hand into Willis's body.
Africanus throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Willis's head.
Willis darts in trying to clinch
and Africanus counters with an inside leg kick.
Africanus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Africanus.
Africanus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Willis is able to avoid easily.
Willis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Africanus counters with a good, hard body kick but Willis shrugs it off.
Willis tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Africanus makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Willis really felt that one!
Africanus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Steve Willis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Willis darts in trying to clinch
and Africanus counters with a thumping low kick.
Willis on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Africanus lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A thudding body kick lands there by Africanus!
Africanus fakes the leg kick and cracks Willis in the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Africanus throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Africanus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Willis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Africanus scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Africanus is looking to slow Willis down with leg kicks.
Africanus slips under a jab from Willis.
Africanus feints and then cracks Willis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Willis down.
Scipio Africanus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Willis throws a leg kick
and Africanus counters with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scipio Africanus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Africanus has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 40:50
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 40:50
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 40:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scipio Africanus!
Scipio Africanus is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buff Bagwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamey Jasta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jasta has chosen Prepare For War as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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175 lbs
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178 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buff Bagwell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamey Jasta!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jasta feints and then cracks Bagwell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bagwell down.
Jasta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bagwell.
Jasta looks to land a combination but Bagwell avoids it well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bagwell.
Some wild striking there from Jasta.
Jasta misses with a series of wild punches.
Jasta throws the kick towards the body but Bagwell avoids it.
Bagwell shoots in and drives through. Jasta sprawls well.
Bagwell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bagwell shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jasta is trying to defend but Bagwell finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jasta looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jasta wants to control but Bagwell is keeping busy.
Jasta looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagwell is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bagwell seems to be working for a kimura but Jasta defends the submission attempt.
Bagwell is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Jasta still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Jasta has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Jasta gets to mount! Bagwell was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bagwell is squirming around, avoiding Jasta's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jasta with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Bagwell is desperately trying to improve his position but Jasta has a good base and remains in mount.
Jasta takes Bagwell's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Bagwell is in trouble.
Bagwell is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Jasta is not going to allow Bagwell to sit and survive in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jasta tightening his grip on Bagwell, looking for the choke.
Jasta is looking to control Bagwell but Bagwell is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Bagwell defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Bagwell turns into Jasta and is now in his guard.
Bagwell has gone for a leg lock! Jasta slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bagwell's guard.
Jasta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bagwell is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bagwell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jasta trying to control the position from guard on top but Bagwell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bagwell had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Jasta is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Bagwell Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Jasta's back instead.
Jasta looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Jasta breaks Bagwell's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Bagwell is trying to control the position but Jasta postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamey Jasta dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jasta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jasta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Jasta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jasta will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bagwell throws a looping overhand right but Jasta ducks down to avoid it.
Jasta bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Buff Bagwell has been cut.
No joy there for Jasta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Jasta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bagwell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bagwell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jasta.
Bagwell slips a jab and a cross from Jasta.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bagwell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jasta sprawls well. Jasta wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bagwell gets slowly back to his feet.
Bagwell misses with a takedown attempt - Jasta sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buff Bagwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jasta swinging wilding here.
Jasta looks to land a combination but Bagwell avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Jasta scores with a four punch combination!
Bagwell is rocked!
Bagwell fails to land the takedown.
A punch combination from Jasta misses.
Bagwell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bagwell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jasta.
Jasta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jasta's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jasta duly obliges.
Bagwell shoots in and drives through. Jasta sprawls well.
Bagwell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Oh Bagwell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bagwell needs to keep his hands up - Jasta had a free shot at his head there.
Jasta misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Jasta does no damage.
Jasta misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jamey Jasta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Jasta does no damage.
Bagwell dodges the punch combination from Jasta.
Bagwell seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jasta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bagwell.
Bagwell fails with a takedown attempt.
Jasta sizes up Bagwell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jasta misses with a double jab.
Jasta's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jasta duly obliges.
Bagwell drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bagwell is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jasta is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jasta has escaped and now he's on top!
Bagwell working for a triangle but Jasta defends it easily.
Bagwell keeping moving, preventing Jasta from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jasta is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Jasta stands up and waves to Bagwell to follow him.
Bagwell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jasta as he avoids it easily.
Jasta clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Jasta.
Jasta scores with a shot to the side of Bagwell's head.
Jasta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jasta scores with a shoulder strike.
Jasta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bagwell backwards.
Jasta misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jasta lands a right hand.
Bagwell blocks an uppercut.
Jasta pushes Bagwell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jasta throws a punch but it's blocked by Bagwell.
Jasta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bagwells head.
A short right from Jasta on the inside.
Jasta throws a punch but it's blocked by Bagwell.
Jasta lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bagwell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jasta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jasta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bagwell can't get the takedown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jasta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jasta is pressed up against the cage. Bagwell has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jasta down to the mat. Jasta avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jasta circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Bagwell drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Jasta follows Bagwell to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamey Jasta!
Jamey Jasta is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Diesel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kari Salmelainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salmelainen has chosen At This Velocity as his entrance music. Kari Salmelainen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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184 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cameron Diesel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kari Salmelainen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diesel misses with a double jab.
Diesel slaps away a takedown attempt from Salmelainen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Salmelainen shoots for a double leg takedown but Diesel sprawls well. He's pushed Salmelainen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Diesel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Salmelainen has a takedown stuffed.
Cameron Diesel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kari Salmelainen.
Diesel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Salmelainen shoots in looking for a takedown. Diesel tries to sprawl out of it but Salmelainen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Diesel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Salmelainen shoots for a double leg takedown but Diesel sprawls well. He's pushed Salmelainen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice takedown defense from Diesel. No joy for Salmelainen on that attempt.
Diesel looks to land a left hand but Salmelainen moved out of range nicely.
Salmelainen blocks a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Salmelainen is defended easily by Diesel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salmelainen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Diesel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Salmelainen drops back, looking for a kneebar! Diesel looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Diesel looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Diesel!
Salmelainen looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Salmelainen to see if he's OK.
Diesel cracks Salmelainen with a big elbow.
Diesel works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Salmelainen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Diesel wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Check out the look on Diesel's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Diesel landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Diesel creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Diesel lands some shots froms side control.
Diesel working the head and body with strikes.
Salmelainen is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diesel lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salmelainen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Diesel connects with a decent elbow.
Diesel lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Salmelainen down.
Salmelainen is looking for a sweep.
Salmelainen manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salmelainen actively working from the bottom here.
Diesel slips a nice elbow through Salmelainen's hands, connecting with Salmelainen's forehead.
Diesel lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Diesel working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Salmelainen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Salmelainen looking for submissions off his back.
Diesel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Salmelainen looking for submissions off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Diesel connects with a nice short shot to Salmelainen's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diesel winds up and cracks Salmelainen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Salmelainen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Diesel lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Salmelainen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Salmelainen has hold of Diesel's hands but Diesel slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Diesel is nestled in close to Salmelainen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Diesel working over Salmelainen with some ground and pound. Salmelainen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Salmelainen actively working from the bottom here.
Salmelainen looking for submissions off his back.
Diesel lands with a punch from half guard.
Salmelainen has hold of Diesel's hands but Diesel slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Salmelainen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diesel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Salmelainen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Diesel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Salmelainen looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Diesel working over Salmelainen with some ground and pound. Salmelainen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Salmelainen actively working from the bottom here.
Salmelainen actively working from the bottom here.
Salmelainen actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Salmelainen moves out of range of the strikes.
Salmelainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diesel.
Diesel digs a good hook to Salmelainen's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cameron Diesel 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.
Diesel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Diesel wants it to stay on the feet.
Diesel throws a shot from downtown. Salmelainen moves away and avoids it.
Salmelainen slips under a jab from Diesel.
Salmelainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diesel.
Salmelainen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Diesel looking for a sweep. Not yet Diesel, not yet.
Diesel striking off his back but it's not causing Salmelainen any problems.
Diesel throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Salmelainen 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.
Salmelainen 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.
Salmelainen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Diesel dives on top into guard.
Diesel content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel distracts Salmelainen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diesel got a little sloppy there for a moment and Salmelainen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Diesel has managed to get both his arms back between Salmelainen's legs - danger averted.
Diesel lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Diesel stands and throws Salmelainen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Diesel decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Salmelainen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Salmelainen drops back looking for a leg! Diesel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Diesel manages to kick Salmelainen off! Salmelainen jumps back into Diesel's guard.
Salmelainen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Salmelainen drops back looking for a leg! Diesel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Diesel manages to kick Salmelainen off! Salmelainen jumps back into Diesel's guard.
Diesel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Salmelainen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Salmelainen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salmelainen 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.
Salmelainen drops back looking for a leg! Diesel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Diesel manages to kick Salmelainen off! Salmelainen jumps back into Diesel's guard.
Salmelainen looking to pass the guard.
Diesel throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Salmelainen drops back looking for a leg! Diesel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Diesel manages to kick Salmelainen off! Salmelainen jumps back into Diesel's guard.
Salmelainen 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Salmelainen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Salmelainen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Decent striking displayed by Diesel there.
Diesel connects with the punch.
Salmelainen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Salmelainen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Salmelainen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diesel finds it's way round the side to connect with Salmelainen's head.
Diesel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice takedown defense from Diesel. No joy for Salmelainen on that attempt.
A swing and a miss from Diesel.
Nice uppercut there from Diesel.
Diesel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Salmelainen.
Cameron Diesel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kari Salmelainen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diesel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Salmelainen circles away quickly and effectively.
Salmelainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diesel.
Salmelainen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Diesel!
Salmelainen moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Diesel has worked his arm free - good work by Diesel!
Diesel throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Salmelainen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Diesel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salmelainen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salmelainen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Diesel has escaped the position, nice work there.
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 Cameron Diesel will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Diesel throws a hook but Salmelainen blocks it.
Diesel with a poor takedown
and Salmelainen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Diesel!
Salmelainen looking for a guillotine from mount but Diesel is having none of it.
Diesel throwing hammer fists to the chest of Salmelainen. What's that going to do exactly?
Salmelainen with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Salmelainen goes for an armbar but Diesel turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Diesel.
Diesel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Diesel content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Salmelainen working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Diesel has passed into half guard!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salmelainen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Salmelainen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Diesel lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Diesel there.
Salmelainen looking for submissions off his back.
Salmelainen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Diesel connects with a nice short shot to Salmelainen's temple.
Diesel lands strikes from half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Diesel throws the left hand but Salmelainen avoids the punch easily.
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.
Diesel throws a big shot that misses.
Salmelainen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Diesel thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Salmelainen drops back looking for a leg! Diesel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Diesel manages to kick Salmelainen off! Salmelainen jumps back into Diesel's guard.
Salmelainen tries to free his leg and advance position but Diesel is retaining full guard.
Salmelainen drops back looking for a leg! Diesel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Diesel manages to kick Salmelainen off! Salmelainen jumps back into Diesel's guard.
Salmelainen drops back looking for a leg! Diesel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Diesel manages to kick Salmelainen off! Salmelainen jumps back into Diesel's guard.
Diesel pushes a forearm under Salmelainen's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Salmelainen is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cameron Diesel!
Cameron Diesel is the new light heavyweight champion!
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