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KONFLIKT 57 - Gold Rush PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Palito Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tanner Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fairtex comes to the cage accompanied by Spiderman- The Ramones. Young has chosen Be Warned- Tech N9ne as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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148 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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183 cm
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140 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Palito Fairtex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tanner Young!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairtex lands a front kick.
Fairtex throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
Young misses with a double jab.
Young will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fairtex really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fairtex looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fairtex throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fairtex with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Young lands a nice looking body shot.
Young tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Young tries to bum rush Fairtex with a series of wild strikes but Fairtex uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fairtex misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fairtex lands a big head kick that sends Young tumbling to the mat! Fairtex takes a step backwards and waves Young back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Young is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fairtex throws a head kick that misses.
Young is still on wobbly legs! Can Fairtex finish him?
Fairtex lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Young crumples to the floor! Fairtex milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Palito Fairtex!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Ziskie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harrison Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Harrison Hardy was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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147 lbs
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140 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Phillip Ziskie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harrison Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hardy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ziskie knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hardy tries to advance to mount but can't.
Ziskie dodges the ground and pound from Hardy.
Hardy looking to control but instead Ziskie has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Hardy is trying to work for a kimura but Ziskie is defending well.
Hardy trying to advance position but Ziskie counters by regaining guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ziskie is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hardy, into his guard.
Ziskie preventing the sweep.
Hardy is looking for a triangle but Ziskie pushes his legs off easily.
Hardy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ziskie wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Hardy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hardy looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ziskie passes into side control.
Hardy is looking to regain half guard here but Ziskie keeps moving and retains side control.
Ziskie gets to mount! Hardy was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hardy tries to lock up and control but Ziskie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hardy is working to get back to half guard.
Hardy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ziskie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hardy is looking to improve his position but Ziskie isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Harrison Hardy will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ziskie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hardy circles away quickly and effectively.
Ziskie tests Hardy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ziskie throws the left hand but Hardy avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziskie throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ziskie.
Ziskie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hardy blocks a low kick nicely.
Ziskie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phillip Ziskie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ziskie ducks under a wild hook from Hardy.
Ziskie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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.
Ziskie misses with a body shot.
Ziskie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ziskie misses with a hook.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ziskie.
Ziskie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Ziskie.
Ziskie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hardy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Ziskie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hardy throws the left hand but Ziskie avoids the punch easily.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ziskie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ziskie misses the jab.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ziskie but Ziskie pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ziskie missing with a left hand there. Hardy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hardy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hardy just misses with a punch to the body.
Phillip Ziskie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ziskie.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ziskie looks to land a right hand but Hardy moved out of range.
Ziskie circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phillip Ziskie dominated that second round.
That's time! Ziskie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ziskie misses with a body punch
so Hardy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ziskie pulls Hardy in close to his closed guard and prevents Hardy from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hardy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ziskie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hardy drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ziskie manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hardy has Ziskie in his guard.
Hardy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ziskie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hardy is looking for a triangle but Ziskie pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hardy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ziskie trying to control but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Hardy is pulling down on Ziskie's head. It's preventing any offense from Ziskie, at least for the moment.
Ziskie won't allow Hardy to sweep him here.
Hardy working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Ziskie has passed into half guard!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is pressing down on Ziskie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hardy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ziskie preventing the sweep.
Hardy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hardy is trying to keep Ziskie in close.
Ziskie stands and steps away. Hardy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hardy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ziskie moves out of range of the body kick.
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ziskie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardy moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ziskie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harrison Hardy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hardy 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Say goodbye. Dexter Morgan had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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159 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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174 cm
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162 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dexter Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charles Hoffman!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan fails to land with a series of punches.
Morgan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hoffman tries a low kick but Morgan avoids it.
Morgan misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Morgan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hoffman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morgan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hoffman.
Morgan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morgan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Morgan misses with a series of wild punches.
Hoffman throws a series of punches but Morgan avoids them all with ease.
Morgan ducks right into an uppercut from Hoffman.
Morgan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morgan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hoffman just misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan walks into a left hand.
Morgan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hoffman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morgan is rocked!
It looks like Dexter Morgan has been cut.
Morgan misses with a few strikes there.
Oh Morgan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morgan walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Hoffman swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Charles Hoffman!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brock Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dynamite Roll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock Michaels has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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170 lbs
9 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Determined |
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brock Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dynamite Roll!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roll will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dynamite Roll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roll dives in and grabs Michaels's left leg, looking for a takedown. Michaels pushes down on Roll's head and hops out.
Nice body punch from Roll.
Michaels tests Roll's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Michaels punishes Roll's body with a nice straight punch.
Roll shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Michaels but Michaels pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brock Michaels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dynamite Roll.
Roll tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Michaels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Michaels stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Michaels wants it to stay on the feet.
Roll tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Michaels misses with a straight right.
Roll throws a right hand that Michaels ducks under and follows up with a left that Michaels also avoids with ease.
Roll avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Michaels slaps away a takedown attempt from Roll, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Roll changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Michaels tries to avoid it but Roll manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Michaels to the ground. Michaels escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Michaels moves into the clinch successfully.
Michaels lands with a light punch inside.
Michaels gets underhooks to prevent Roll's takedown attempt.
Michaels missing with knees to the body.
Roll on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roll tries to clinch there but Michaels circles away.
Roll will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Michaels fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Roll 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Michaels lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Roll looks gassed!
Roll misses with a takedown attempt - Michaels sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Michaels. No joy for Roll on that attempt.
Michaels lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Michaels.
Michaels tries to land a front kick but Roll steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Michaels swings for the body but Roll moves out of range.
Michaels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Michaels displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Roll.
Brock Michaels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roll slips under a jab from Michaels.
Nice uppercut there from Michaels.
Michaels stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roll shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Michaels pinned against the cage. Michaels gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Michaels throws a right and a left that Roll avoids nicely.
Roll moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Roll.
Michaels fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Roll on the side of the head.
Michaels fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michaels connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Michaels cracks Roll with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Michaels looks to land a right hand but Roll moved out of range.
Roll takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Michaels lands a body shot.
Roll throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Michaels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roll was well out of range. Poor timing from Michaels.
Michaels missing with a left hand there. Roll was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roll tries to clinch up
and Michaels counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Michaels misses.
Michaels connects with the punch.
Roll avoids the body shot from Michaels.
Roll pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roll with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Michaels counter with a right hand.
Michaels jabs at Roll's body.
Michaels scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Michaels gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Roll takes a knee right on the jaw!
Michaels stalling against the cage.
Michaels landing knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Michaels.
Michaels makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Michaels.
Michaels pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Roll on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roll backwards.
Roll blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roll blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Michaels wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Roll has him pressed against the cage.
Roll avoiding damage as Michaels throws knees to the body.
Michaels has a couple of punches blocked by Roll.
Roll is trying to drag Michaels to the mat but Michaels just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Good body shot from Michaels.
Michaels pushes off an throws an elbow but Roll leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Roll avoiding damage as Michaels throws knees to the body.
Roll tries for a takedown but Michaels manages to get underhooks.
Michaels throws a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Michaels gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Roll.
Michaels throws a punch but it's blocked by Roll.
Roll looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Michaels dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Michaels bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Roll's head.
Roll gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Michaels counters with a left to the body.
Roll misses with a takedown
and Michaels counters with a low kick, right behind Roll 's knee.
The crowd cheers as Michaels lands an impressive looking overhand right. Roll doesn't seem phased though.
Michaels scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Roll swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roll uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michaels.
Roll misses with a body shot.
Roll is trying desperately to land a takedown but Michaels is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Roll.
Michaels throws a leg kick but Roll sees it coming and moves out of range.
Michaels avoids the body shot from Roll.
Roll throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roll shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Michaels counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Roll thinking.
Brock Michaels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dynamite Roll.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A swing and a miss from Michaels.
Roll tries for a takedown but Michaels circles away easily
letting Michaels counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels throws a right and a left that Roll avoids nicely.
Michaels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roll scores with a takedown into Michaels's guard.
Michaels is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Roll has his hands clasped together but Michaels extends an breaks Roll's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Michaels.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brock Michaels!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nino Pagnotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mush Mouth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pagnotto comes to the cage accompanied by Very Ape - Nirvana. 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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181 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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175 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nino Pagnotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mush Mouth!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mouth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pagnotto throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mouth will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Some bone on bone action there as Mouth checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A telegraphed right hand from Pagnotto misses the target.
Mouth avoids the head kick by Pagnotto.
A head kick misses from Pagnotto.
Mouth lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mouth.
Pagnotto moves into the clinch successfully.
Pagnotto lands with a short shot to the head.
Mouth drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mouth misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pagnotto throws an elbow but misses.
Pagnotto manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mouth tries to score a body lock takedown but Pagnotto shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nino Pagnotto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mush Mouth.
Pagnotto just leaning against Mouth, taking a breather.
Mouth goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pagnotto prevents it.
Pagnotto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mouth blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pagnotto throws an elbow but misses.
Mouth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pagnotto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pagnotto slows down the pace here.
Pagnotto lands a knee to the body.
Pagnotto is struggling to control the position.
Pagnotto crunches a lovely knee into Mouth's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Pagnotto.
Mouth has Pagnotto pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pagnotto manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mouth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mouth wants the takedown. Pagnotto is fighting it off but Mouth persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Pagnotto's guard against the cage.
Pagnotto has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mouth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pagnotto wants to sweep but no luck.
Pagnotto keeping full guard, as Mouth tries to pass.
Pagnotto controls Mouth momentarily but Mouth frees himself.
Pagnotto is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouth advances to half guard.
Mouth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pagnotto keeps working.
Pagnotto trying to control here.
Pagnotto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pagnotto makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pagnotto.
Mouth postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pagnotto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mouth lands a couple of elbows.
Pagnotto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mouth manages to get himself to full guard.
Mouth working a defensive guard here.
Pagnotto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mouth keeping moving, preventing Pagnotto from controlling successfully.
Pagnotto looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Pagnotto dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pagnotto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pagnotto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mouth tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mouth managing to block the knees to the body from Pagnotto.
Pagnotto stalling in the clinch but Mouth improves position.
Mouth blocks the elbow strike.
Pagnotto is pressed up against the cage. Mouth has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pagnotto down to the mat. Pagnotto avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pagnotto.
Pagnotto takes a swing at Mouth's ribcage but misses.
Mouth has a takedown stuffed.
Nino Pagnotto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mush Mouth.
Mouth drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pagnotto sneaks back into half guard.
Pagnotto moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mouth is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pagnotto has his hands on Mouth's head, controlling the position.
Pagnotto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mouth is one step ahead there.
Mouth being controlled here momentarily.
Mouth throwing strikes from guard but Pagnotto blocks nicely.
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.
Mouth trying to control the position from guard on top but Pagnotto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pagnotto being controlled here, momentarily.
Pagnotto wriggles free and stands up.
Mouth takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mouth misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouth misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mouth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pagnotto misses with a looping left.
Mouth fails to land the takedown.
Pagnotto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mouth shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pagnotto is trying to defend but Mouth finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mouth is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Pagnotto as he works his way to full guard.
Mouth tries to free his leg and advance position but Pagnotto is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pagnotto trying to strike off his back.
Pagnotto wants to sweep here but Mouth controlling him for the moment.
Mouth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pagnotto keeping moving, preventing Mouth from controlling successfully.
Pagnotto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pagnotto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mouth shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pagnotto sprawls well. Pagnotto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mouth gets slowly back to his feet.
Mouth scores with a takedown into Pagnotto's guard.
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 Nino Pagnotto will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Pagnotto takes a swing at Mouth's ribcage but misses.
Mouth fails with a takedown attempt.
Pagnotto throws a head kick that misses.
Pagnotto throws a sloppy head kick and Mouth moves out of range easily.
Pagnotto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Mush Mouth has been cut.
Pagnotto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pagnotto tries to clinch but Mouth moves out of range.
Pagnotto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mouth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mouth looks for a takedown but Pagnotto sprawls well.
Pagnotto stuffs the takedown.
Nino Pagnotto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mush Mouth.
Pagnotto tries to clinch up.
Mouth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mouth shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pagnotto looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mouth drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pagnotto dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pagnotto pushes down on Mouth's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pagnotto winds up and cracks Mouth with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pagnotto is keen to just control but Mouth is a slippery customer.
Pagnotto controlling the action here.
Pagnotto is trying to control. Mouth wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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.
Mouth keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mouth is trying to maintain the position but Pagnotto is very close to passing his half guard.
Pagnotto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mouth will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pagnotto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mouth tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pagnotto swivels and escapes.
Pagnotto tries a head kick but it misses.
Mouth fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mouth shoots for a takedown but Pagnotto saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pagnotto fakes the leg kick and cracks Mouth in the body.
Pagnotto throws a lazy head kick
and Mouth makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mouth chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pagnotto can pounce on him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pagnotto!
Pagnotto tries a head kick but it misses.
Pagnotto swats away the attempt to clinch by Mouth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pagnotto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nino Pagnotto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mouth is defended easily by Pagnotto.
Pagnotto closes the distance and clinches.
Mouth takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pagnotto looking to throw knees to the head but Mouth is blocking nicely.
Mouth tries to score a body lock takedown but Pagnotto shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pagnotto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A bit of stalling here from Pagnotto.
Pagnotto lands an elbow that stopped Mouth in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pagnotto takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pagnotto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pagnotto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mouth in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pagnotto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pagnotto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nino Pagnotto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mouth will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pagnotto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pagnotto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mouth looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mush Mouth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mouth is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pagnotto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nino Pagnotto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pagnotto, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nino Pagnotto!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vyacheslav Poluyanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takehiko Rokuro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poluyanov comes to the cage accompanied by The battle is going again. Takehiko Rokuro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vyacheslav Poluyanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takehiko Rokuro!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rokuro shoots in but Poluyanov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Poluyanov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice sprawl there from Poluyanov as Rokuro shoots in.
Rokuro takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Takehiko Rokuro has been cut.
Poluyanov moves away from the strike by Rokuro.
Rokuro tries to clinch but Poluyanov is having none of it.
Rokuro wants to clinch.
Poluyanov scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poluyanov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rokuro. That did some damage!
Poluyanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rokuro moves away.
Poluyanov misses with a leg kick.
Poluyanov throws a sloppy head kick and Rokuro moves out of range easily.
Rokuro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Poluyanov tries to avoid it but Rokuro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Poluyanov to the ground. Poluyanov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vyacheslav Poluyanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takehiko Rokuro.
Poluyanov lands a head kick. Rokuro smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Poluyanov misses with a two punch combination.
Good leg kick by Poluyanov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Poluyanov connects with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poluyanov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rokuro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Poluyanov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rokuro misses with a takedown attempt - Poluyanov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rokuro.
Rokuro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rokuro fails with the takedown
letting Poluyanov counter with a right hand.
Takehiko Rokuro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poluyanov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Poluyanov throws a head kick that misses.
Poluyanov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Poluyanov throws a head kick but Rokuro moves out of range.
Jab from Poluyanov.
Rokuro has his takedown stuffed
and Poluyanov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rokuro has his takedown stuffed
and Poluyanov counters with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rokuro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rokuro misses with a takedown attempt
and Poluyanov counters with a head kick. That will keep Rokuro thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That has opened up Takehiko Rokuro's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poluyanov throws a sloppy head kick and Rokuro moves out of range easily.
Rokuro throws a hook but Poluyanov avoids it easily.
Rokuro looks to throw a body kick
and Poluyanov counters with a nice kick to the body.
Poluyanov throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rokuro shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Poluyanov is trying to defend but Rokuro finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Poluyanov kicks Rokuro off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vyacheslav Poluyanov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Takehiko Rokuro's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Poluyanov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Poluyanov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rokuro.
Poluyanov misses with a head kick.
Rokuro attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Poluyanov swings for the body but Rokuro moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Poluyanov as Rokuro shoots in.
A solid leg kick lands there for Poluyanov.
Poluyanov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rokuro throws a head kick that misses
and Poluyanov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rokuro thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Poluyanov lands but Rokuro takes it in his stride.
Rokuro tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Poluyanov swivels and escapes.
Vyacheslav Poluyanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takehiko Rokuro.
Poluyanov throws a sloppy head kick
and Rokuro counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Poluyanov has Rokuro pulled in close to control his posture.
Rokuro won't allow Poluyanov to sweep him here.
Poluyanov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Poluyanov looking to control.
Rokuro drops back looking for a leg! Poluyanov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Poluyanov manages to kick Rokuro off! Rokuro jumps back into Poluyanov's guard.
Rokuro slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rokuro is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poluyanov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rokuro tries to pass the half guard into mount. Poluyanov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rokuro throwing shots but Poluyanov is blocking nicely.
Rokuro seems to be working for a kimura but Poluyanov defends the submission attempt.
Rokuro wants to free his trapped foot but Poluyanov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Poluyanov tries to kick Rokuro off but Rokuro keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Poluyanov wants to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rokuro 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poluyanov is controlling Rokuro's posture.
Rokuro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Poluyanov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rokuro 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.
Rokuro wants to control from the top but Poluyanov keeps moving.
Rokuro stopping the sweep attempt from Poluyanov.
Rokuro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Poluyanov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Poluyanov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Poluyanov tries to control but Rokuro wriggling away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rokuro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Poluyanov throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rokuro because Poluyanov loaded up on that one.
Poluyanov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rokuro is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Poluyanov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rokuro keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rokuro tries to hold on but Poluyanov postures up.
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 Vyacheslav Poluyanov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Takehiko Rokuro's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rokuro shoots in for a takedown but Poluyanov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rokuro misses the body punch
and Poluyanov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rokuro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rokuro attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vyacheslav Poluyanov is winning the standup battle so far.
Rokuro shoots in looking for a takedown. Poluyanov tries to sprawl out of it but Rokuro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Poluyanov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poluyanov misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokuro misses with a takedown
and Poluyanov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vyacheslav Poluyanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takehiko Rokuro.
Rokuro closes the distance and clinches up with Poluyanov, looking for a takedown. Rokuro pushes Poluyanov against the cage but Poluyanov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Poluyanov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Poluyanov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rokuro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rokuro tries for a takedown but Poluyanov circles away easily
and Poluyanov counters with a big head kick but Rokuro shrugs it off.
Rokuro tries for a takedown but Poluyanov circles away easily
and Poluyanov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vyacheslav Poluyanov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rokuro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokuro looks for a takedown but Poluyanov sprawls well.
Poluyanov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rokuro has his takedown stuffed
and Poluyanov counters with a head kick.
Rokuro tries for a takedown but Poluyanov circles away easily
and Poluyanov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rokuro is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poluyanov tries a head kick but it misses.
Rokuro clinches up with Poluyanov and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Poluyanov.
Rokuro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Poluyanov lands a body punch.
Takehiko Rokuro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rokuro tries to pull guard but Poluyanov holds him up against the cage and eventually Rokuro drops back down to his feet.
Rokuro decides to pull guard.
Poluyanov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poluyanov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Poluyanov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rokuro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Poluyanov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rokuro keeping moving, preventing Poluyanov from controlling successfully.
Rokuro has a closed guard, preventing Poluyanov from standing up.
Poluyanov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rokuro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vyacheslav Poluyanov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Poluyanov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vyacheslav Poluyanov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lance St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre comes to the cage accompanied by 16 FEVER. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
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178 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Black!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
St Pierre ducks under a wild hook from Black.
St Pierre misses with a hook.
St Pierre scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Black doesn't seem bothered though.
Black looks to land a left hand but St Pierre moved out of range nicely.
St Pierre doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Black throws an overhand right that lands on St Pierre's shoulder, as St Pierre tries to avoid the shot.
St Pierre lands a head shot.
Black thows a left - swing and a miss!
St Pierre takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from St Pierre misses.
St Pierre slips under a jab from Black.
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
Black ducks under a wild hook from St Pierre.
Black bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St Pierre scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Black, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Black throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Black moves out of range easily.
Black throws a combination that misses
enabling St Pierre to counter with a crisp jab.
Black misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Pierre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St Pierre walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
St Pierre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Black.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from St Pierre, right into the meat.
St Pierre thows a left - swing and a miss!
St Pierre scores with a body shot.
St Pierre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Black slips under a jab.
Black throws a jab when St Pierre was well out of range.
St Pierre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
St Pierre misses with an uppercut. Black saw that one coming.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Black connects with a good right hand that stumbles St Pierre. St Pierre circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Black misses with a straight left.
Black might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Black moves out of range of the strikes.
St Pierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Pierre misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
St Pierre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Black.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Black misses with a body punch
and St Pierre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Black waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract St Pierre.
Black swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Black waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract St Pierre.
St Pierre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
Nice defenses there by St Pierre.
Black lands an overhand right.
Nice straight punches there by Black. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Black.
St Pierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from St Pierre.
St Pierre clobbers Black with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
St Pierre walks into a straight right hand from Black.
Black scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Black.
St Pierre misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Michael Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from St Pierre misses its intended target.
Black slips a jab from St Pierre.
Black with a hook.
Black tests St Pierre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
St Pierre thows a body shot but no joy.
Black misses with a hook.
Black throws out a loose jab but St Pierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black misses with a wild combination.
Black cracks St Pierre with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St Pierre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
St Pierre is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Black.
Black lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St Pierre circles away quickly and effectively.
St Pierre misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black misses the jab.
St Pierre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
St Pierre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
St Pierre moves out of range as Black strikes.
Black throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent St Pierre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A big right from St Pierre misses.
Black connects with a looping right hand.
St Pierre staying out of range there.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Pierre moves out of range as Black strikes.
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Black scores with a nice strike.
Black lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black lands a nice hook to St Pierre's body. St Pierre takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Black misses.
Black is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!St Pierre had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
St Pierre fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Black is out of range.
Black sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Black keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Black dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
St Pierre is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
St Pierre misses with an uppercut. Black saw that one coming.
St Pierre lands a head shot.
Michael Black seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Black takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Black stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from St Pierre.
St Pierre stuns Black with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
St Pierre throws a hook to the side of Black's head but Black sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Black throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
St Pierre misses with a body shot.
Black's corner calls for a 1-2. Black obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Black misses with a straight left.
Black tests St Pierre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Black tries to bum rush St Pierre with a series of wild strikes but St Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
St Pierre lands an overhand right.
Black throws the left hand but St Pierre avoids the punch easily.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Pierre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Black bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps St Pierre's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throws a left and a right that both miss
and St Pierre counters with a thumping low kick.
A big left from Black misses.
Black slips a jab from St Pierre.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Pierre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Black takes a swing at St Pierre's ribcage but misses.
St Pierre catches Black with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Black throws a nice looking combination but St Pierre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
St Pierre paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
St Pierre throws a nice looking combination but Black bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Black misses.
St Pierre getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Black misses with an uppercut.
St Pierre slips a straight right by Black.
A telegraphed right hand from Black misses the target.
Black throws a hook but St Pierre blocks it.
Black takes one to the side of the head.
Black blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black throws the left hand but St Pierre avoids the punch easily.
Black jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
St Pierre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St Pierre lands a right hook to the body.
St Pierre goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Black connects with the punch.
St Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Black avoids a punch combination nicely.
Black scores with a jab.
St Pierre uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Black has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black misses with a double jab.
Decent striking displayed by Black there.
Black waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract St Pierre.
St Pierre scores with a nice head shot.
St Pierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Black lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Black works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
St Pierre throws a chopping leg kick but Black manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
St Pierre looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
St Pierre takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
St Pierre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St Pierre connects with a body shot.
A big left from Black misses.
A jab lands there for St Pierre.
The fighters circling - Black throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Pierre.
Black looks to land a right hand but St Pierre moved out of range.
St Pierre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Black fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Pierre manages to avoid it.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
St Pierre misses with an uppercut.
St Pierre connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a leg kick which misses Black's front leg but catches the back leg as Black tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from St Pierre.
Black throws a lazy right hand but St Pierre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Black takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
St Pierre throws a head kick but Black moves out of range.
St Pierre moves out of range of the strikes.
St Pierre misses with a hook.
St Pierre defending well as Black loads up on a big left hand.
Black is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St Pierre.
St Pierre looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
St Pierre misses with a hook.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black moves out of range as St Pierre strikes.
Black lands a head shot.
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!
St Pierre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Black.
Black tests St Pierre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
St Pierre lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Black throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Black misses.
St Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Black moves away.
Black throws a hook to the side of St Pierre's head but St Pierre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Black lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
St Pierre pushes Black away with a front kick.
Black misses with a combination
and St Pierre counters with a left and a right that stings Black.
St Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Black.
St Pierre closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Black looks to throw the jab but St Pierre is out of range.
Black misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Black takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
St Pierre scores with a punch to the head.
Black bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of St Pierre's head.
Black ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre just misses with a punch to the body.
St Pierre misses with a straight right.
St Pierre misses with a straight left.
St Pierre slips a jab from Black.
St Pierre misses with a body shot.
Black misses with a straight right.
Black checks a leg kick nicely.
St Pierre lands a with a good body shot.
Black misses with a jab, cross combination.
St Pierre walks into a left hand.
St Pierre scores with a shot to the body.
Black takes one on the button.
Black dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Black throws a jab when St Pierre was well out of range.
St Pierre ducks under a wild hook from Black.
St Pierre moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a hook but St Pierre avoids it easily.
St Pierre misses with a straight left.
Black connects with a single shot there.
Black ducks under a wild hook from St Pierre.
Black tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Black.
Black scores with a nice strike.
Black misses with a straight left.
Black loads up on a big right hand but St Pierre slips the punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from St Pierre.
Black lands a jab to the head.
A combination from Black does no damage.
Black moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Black lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black swinging wilding here.
Black scores with a sloppy right hand. St Pierre should have avoided that one.
Lance St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Black throws a shot from downtown. St Pierre moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre lands a jab to Black's midsection.
Black on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Black avoids the head kick by St Pierre.
Black throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
St Pierre lands a slapping body shot.
St Pierre swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Black.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Pierre.
Jab from St Pierre.
St Pierre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
St Pierre misses with an attempted mid kick.
Black avoids the head kick by St Pierre.
Black misses with a looping right.
Black lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Black missing with a left hand there. St Pierre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Black misses with a body punch
and St Pierre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from St Pierre.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black scores with a hook.
Black lands with an overhand left.
St Pierre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Black lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as St Pierre backs up against the cage.
St Pierre takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
St Pierre is rocked!
Black slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oh St Pierre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Black cracks St Pierre with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A combination from St Pierre does no damage.
St Pierre misses with a head kick.
Black stuns St Pierre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Michael Black is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
St Pierre seems to have got his legs back now.
Black throws a jab but it's blocked by St Pierre.
St Pierre looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre throws a jab but it's blocked by Black.
Black sizes up St Pierre with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Black lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Black 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Black!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dusty Bottoms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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10 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dusty Bottoms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vitor Gracie!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bottoms keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bottoms is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Bottoms defends it.
Bottoms is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottoms pushes Gracie off looking to stand but Gracie dives back in and keeps control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gracie looks to land a combination. Bottoms sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bottoms tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Bottoms throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Bottoms throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gracie counters with a left to the body.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Bottoms.
Bottoms cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottoms clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the cage.
Bottoms lands with a left to the head.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Bottoms.
Bottoms gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Bottoms uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie trying to control the position but instead, Bottoms has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gracie into the cage.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie jumps guard but Bottoms stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gracie misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Bottoms.
Gracie wants to stall.
Bottoms scores with a shoulder strike.
Gracie tries to score a body lock takedown but Bottoms shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dusty Bottoms has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Gracie.
A short body shot lands from Bottoms as the two fighters clinch.
Gracie looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bottoms just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bottoms lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bottoms stalls.
Nice body punch from Bottoms - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottoms lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Bottoms.
A nice left hand lands by Bottoms.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gracie letting Bottoms take a breather here.
Nice body punch from Bottoms - that landed with a thud.
Bottoms lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
A right hand to the body from Bottoms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bottoms creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Vitor Gracie has been cut.
Bottoms cracks Gracie with a nice body shot.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bottoms lands a body punch.
Bottoms lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bottoms will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gracie up against the cage.
Bottoms lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Bottoms lands a body punch.
Bottoms lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Bottoms as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Bottoms.
Bottoms scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Bottoms.
Bottoms digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Bottoms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bottoms pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bottoms works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bottoms lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gracie is rocked!
A short right from Bottoms on the inside.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Bottoms finish him?
Bottoms lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Bottoms lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Bottoms.
Bottoms lands with a right to the head.
Bottoms lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Bottoms.
Bottoms pressing his opponent against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A right hand to the body from Bottoms.
Still in the clinch, Bottoms scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bottoms lands a left hand.
A short left from Bottoms.
A short right from Bottoms on the inside.
Bottoms displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gracie up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Bottoms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dusty Bottoms dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vitor Gracie's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bottoms throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bottoms wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.
Bottoms might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bottoms scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Jab by Bottoms.
Bottoms misses with a body shot.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottoms clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bottoms.
Nice body punch from Bottoms.
Bottoms lands a shot to the body.
Dusty Bottoms has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bottoms gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Bottoms.
A short uppercut from Bottoms.
Bottoms pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bottoms lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Bottoms works on Gracie's body with a couple of short punches.
Bottoms softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bottoms lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bottoms lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bottoms.
Bottoms stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bottoms gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bottoms lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bottoms works on Gracie's body with a couple of short punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Bottoms.
Bottoms is struggling to control the position.
Bottoms working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Bottoms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottoms makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Bottoms works on Gracie's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hand to the body from Bottoms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bottoms.
Bottoms scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Bottoms presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bottoms gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Bottoms.
Bottoms lands a body shot.
Bottoms is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bottoms lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bottoms stalling in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Bottoms.
A hook to the body from Bottoms.
Bottoms lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bottoms makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Bottoms lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bottoms lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bottoms lands a nice uppercut.
Bottoms lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Bottoms scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the position but instead, Bottoms has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gracie into the cage.
Bottoms lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bottoms lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
A body shot lands from Bottoms.
Bottoms lands with a short shot to the head.
Bottoms lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Bottoms.
Bottoms digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.
Bottoms softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bottoms holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bottoms lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Bottoms just leaning against Gracie, taking a breather.
Bottoms lands a body punch.
Bottoms lands a body punch.
Bottoms lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Bottoms.
Bottoms is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Bottoms lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
Bottoms lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Bottoms lands a shot to the body.
Bottoms works on Gracie's body with a couple of short punches.
Bottoms lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bottoms creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bottoms lands with a short shot to the head.
Bottoms leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bottoms lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Bottoms lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
A short body shot lands from Bottoms as the two fighters clinch.
Bottoms lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bottoms will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gracie up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Bottoms.
Bottoms lands a nice uppercut.
Bottoms lands with a short shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Gracie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bottoms lands a body punch.
Bottoms lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.
Bottoms presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dusty Bottoms dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vitor Gracie's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bottoms misses with a double jab
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Bottoms defends the submission attempt.
Bottoms gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bottoms scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Bottoms throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Bottoms misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bottoms stands up over Gracie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bottoms tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Bottoms preventing the sweep.
Bottoms is in close to Gracie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Bottoms with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bottoms makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gracie has his foot on Bottoms's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bottoms works his way back into a safe position though.
Bottoms is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bottoms lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Bottoms defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottoms forces his way into half guard.
Bottoms looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gracie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Bottoms works his way into side control.
Bottoms passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Gracie!
A nice elbow there by Bottoms.
BOOM! Bottoms connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottoms lands a nice shot to the head.
Gracie is bucking up trying to escape but Bottoms cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bottoms landing punches.
Gracie is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bottoms landing shots from mount.
Bottoms landing strikes, looking to finish!
Vitor Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bottoms scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bottoms landing strikes from the mount.
Bottoms fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bottoms misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gracie manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bottoms scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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. Bottoms connects with a nice short shot to Gracie's temple.
Bottoms thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gracie's head.
Bottoms throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bottoms is looking to pass Gracie's guard but actually Gracie recovers to full guard.
Gracie has his foot on Bottoms's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bottoms works his way back into a safe position though.
Dusty Bottoms is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bottoms pushing down on Gracie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gracie throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bottoms uses his free foot to push down on Gracie's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gracie.
Bottoms takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dusty Bottoms showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bottoms, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dusty Bottoms!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ed Valquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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187 lbs
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190 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ed Valquez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tito Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins slips a jab and a cross from Valquez.
Valquez waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hopkins.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
The fight stays on the outside here - Valquez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Valquez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valquez is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hopkins misses with a looping left.
Valquez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins is looking to score with low kicks.
Hopkins lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Valquez throws a looping overhand right but Hopkins ducks down to avoid it.
Valquez is looking to clinch.
Hopkins takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Valquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hopkins moves away.
Hopkins just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins dips to his left and cracks Valquez with an uppercut!
Valquez ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins.
The fight stays on the outside here - Valquez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Valquez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ed Valquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopkins throws the left hand but Valquez avoids the punch easily.
Hopkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Valquez.
Hopkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Valquez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Valquez tries a head kick but it misses.
Valquez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hopkins sprawls well initially but Valquez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Valquez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins is defending against the submission attempts here by Valquez.
Valquez stops Hopkins from getting back to his feet.
Hopkins is looking for a sweep. Valquez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Valquez is working for a submission of some sort.
Valquez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hopkins defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Hopkins dominated that round.
That's time! Valquez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A jab from Hopkins finds it's way through Valquez's defenses.
Hopkins uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hopkins lands a body shot.
Valquez doesn't manage to clinch there - Hopkins circles away.
Valquez ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valquez doesn't manage to clinch there - Hopkins circles away.
Valquez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Valquez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Valquez.
Hopkins clobbers Valquez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Valquez tests Hopkins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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.
Hopkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Valquez fails with a takedown attempt.
Hopkins lands the left hand.
Hopkins misses with a double jab
and Valquez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hopkins throws a hook but Valquez blocks it.
Hopkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valquez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hopkins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Valquez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hopkins won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valquez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hopkins, who protects the arm well.
Hopkins regains half guard, as Valquez was trying to land strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins wants to control but Valquez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Valquez tries to pass to full mount but Hopkins defends it.
Valquez stops Hopkins from getting back to his feet.
Hopkins trying to control here.
Valquez is trying to work for a kimura but Hopkins is defending well.
Valquez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tito Hopkins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hopkins wants to slow Valquez down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valquez looks to land a right hand but Hopkins moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins scores with a hook to the body. Valquez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hopkins throws a combination. Valquez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Valquez throws a big shot that misses.
Hopkins misses with a hook.
Hopkins lands a head shot.
Hopkins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Valquez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valquez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hopkins throws a looping overhand right but Valquez ducks down to avoid it.
Tito Hopkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hopkins misses with a hook.
A combination from Valquez does no damage.
A bone on bone clash there as Valquez blocks the leg kick.
Valquez tries to close the distance and clinch but Hopkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hopkins misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch lands to the side of Valquez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hopkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valquez.
Valquez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hopkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Valquez clinches but Hopkins breaks the clinch
and Hopkins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Valquez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Valquez prevents Hopkins from getting back to his feet.
Hopkins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hopkins wants to sweep here but Valquez controlling him for the moment.
Valquez trying to control but Hopkins is working from the bottom.
Valquez landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Hopkins really 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.
Hopkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hopkins misses with a few strikes there.
Valquez wants to clinch but Hopkins slips to the side
and Hopkins counters with a left and a right that stings Valquez.
Valquez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hopkins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valquez closes the distance but Hopkins moves to the side
and Hopkins counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a shot to the body.
Valquez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hopkins throws out the jab.
Valquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hopkins manages to avoid it.
Valquez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Valquez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Valquez shoots and misses
letting Hopkins counter with a right hand.
Hopkins throws a combination. Valquez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Ed Valquez has been cut.
Hopkins misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valquez slips a jab and a cross from Hopkins.
Hopkins connects with a jab.
Hopkins misses the shot to the body.
Hopkins misses with a shot to the body
and Valquez counters with a stiff right hand.
Valquez fails with a takedown attempt.
Hopkins moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hopkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hopkins missing with a left hand there. Valquez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Hopkins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut.
Hopkins avoids the head kick by Valquez.
Valquez wants to clinch
and Hopkins counters with a left to the body.
Hopkins swings for the body but Valquez moves out of range.
Tito Hopkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hopkins misses with a double jab.
Hopkins throws a combination that misses
and Valquez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Hopkins dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ed Valquez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! 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.
Hopkins thows a leg kick but Valquez checks it
and Valquez counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valquez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Valquez swings around for an armbar but Hopkins sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Valquez's guard.
Hopkins wants to pass the guard but Valquez is keeping the position.
Hopkins is looking to stand up but Valquez won't let him.
Hopkins stands up from Valquez's guard - Hopkins perhaps looking for a knockout.
Valquez darts in trying to clinch
and Hopkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Valquez misses the target.
Valquez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Valquez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hopkins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Valquez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hopkins won't be happy with that.
Valquez goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hopkins has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Valquez but great work by Hopkins.
Valquez is looking for a sweep.
Hopkins has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valquez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hopkins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hopkins throws a body punch but Valquez moves out of range.
Valquez wants to clinch
and Hopkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valquez darts in trying to clinch
and Hopkins counters with a stiff right hand.
Valquez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tito Hopkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hopkins throws a hook but Valquez avoids it easily.
Valquez tries for a takedown but Hopkins sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Valquez ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins.
Ed Valquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Valquez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hopkins.
Hopkins looks to land a right hand but Valquez moved out of range.
Valquez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Valquez is defended easily by Hopkins.
Hopkins blocks a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ed Valquez.
I think Hopkins has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 46:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tito Hopkins!
Tito Hopkins is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nate Holyfield!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Watson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holyfield misses with a low kick.
Holyfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watson avoids the body shot from Holyfield.
Holyfield misses the jab.
Watson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Watson loads up on a big right hand but Holyfield slips the punch.
Watson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Holyfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watson.
Holyfield looks to throw the jab but Watson is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holyfield misses with a jab to the body
and Watson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Watson tries to bum rush Holyfield with a series of wild strikes but Holyfield uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Holyfield shoots and misses
and Watson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Holyfield lands a head kick!
It looks like Brian Watson has been cut.
Holyfield fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Watson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Watson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Holyfield throws a head kick that Watson semi-blocks.
Watson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Watson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Holyfield counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holyfield misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Watson counter with a right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Watson. No joy for Holyfield on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Holyfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holyfield throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holyfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Watson is just out of range.
Holyfield is looking to wear down Watson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Watson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holyfield manages to avoid it.
Watson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A shot to de liver by Watson. Beautiful body shot.
Watson thows a body shot but no joy.
Holyfield misses with a wild body shot.
Holyfield doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Holyfield was covering up waiting for the punch and Watson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Watson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Holyfield is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Holyfield looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Watson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Holyfield has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Watson has managed to get both his arms back between Holyfield's legs - danger averted.
Watson stands up and waves to Holyfield to follow him.
Watson blocks a low kick nicely.
Nate Holyfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holyfield circles away quickly and effectively.
Watson throws a body punch but Holyfield moves out of range.
Holyfield misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Holyfield misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holyfield throws a hook but Watson blocks it.
Holyfield dives in and grabs Watson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Watson pushes down on Holyfield's head and hops out.
Holyfield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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 Nate Holyfield will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brian Watson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Holyfield.
Holyfield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Watson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Brian Watson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holyfield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Watson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Holyfield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Watson slips under a jab from Holyfield.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holyfield staying out of range there.
Holyfield with a lazy takedown attempt
and Watson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holyfield scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Holyfield attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Watson drives through and clinches with Holyfield against the cage.
Holyfield lands an uppercut.
Holyfield working hard to break the clinch.
Watson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holyfield fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Watson scores with a jab. Holyfield acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Holyfield on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Holyfield doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Watson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Holyfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Holyfield throws a sloppy head kick and Watson moves out of range easily.
Watson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Holyfield swings away with a body shot that misses
and Watson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Holyfield thinking.
Holyfield looks to land a left hand but Watson moved out of range nicely.
Holyfield throws a nice inside leg kick.
Watson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Watson looks to score with a jab to the body but Holyfield is just out of range.
Holyfield looks to throw the jab but Watson is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield moves in looking to clinch but Watson pushes him off.
A big left from Watson misses.
Holyfield shoots and misses
and Watson counters with a series of strikes. Holyfield will be more careful next time no doubt.
Holyfield throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Watson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Watson lands a with a good body shot.
Holyfield slips under a jab from Watson.
Watson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holyfield throws a sloppy body shot
and Holyfield takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Watson rushes Holyfield and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Holyfield's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Holyfield jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Watson walks away with a smile on his face. Holyfield gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Holyfield misses with a wild combination.
Holyfield tries for a takedown but Watson circles away easily
and Watson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick misses from Holyfield.
Holyfield missing with a left hand there. Watson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Holyfield takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Holyfield throws a leg kick but Watson checks it.
Holyfield throws a leg kick but Watson checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brian Watson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Holyfield tries a head kick but it misses.
Holyfield is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Watson.
Watson blocks a head kick by Holyfield.
Holyfield tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watson was well out of range. Poor timing from Holyfield.
Jab, jab by Watson - just one landing.
Holyfield closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brian Watson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holyfield fails to land with a series of punches.
Watson throws a right and a left that Holyfield avoids nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Holyfield.
Some bone on bone action there as Watson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watson.
Holyfield gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Watson moves into the clinch.
Holyfield wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Holyfield pressing his opponent against the cage.
Holyfield has Watson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Watson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Holyfield looking to stall.
Watson breaks the clinch.
Watson drives through and clinches with Holyfield against the cage.
Watson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Holyfield.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Holyfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield misses with a hook to the ribs.
Watson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Holyfield tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Watson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Watson can't break the clinch.
Watson wants to get back to striking at distance but Holyfield won't allow it.
Holyfield tries a body shot but Watson blocks it.
Watson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Holyfield tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Watson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Holyfield fails to pull guard.
Watson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Watson cracks Holyfield with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Watson lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson lands a head shot.
Holyfield misses with a head kick.
Watson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holyfield moves away.
Holyfield misses with a hook to the body
and Watson counters with a left to the body.
Holyfield shoots in for a takedown but Watson shows good takedown defense.
Holyfield fails with the takedown
and Watson counters with a straight right hand.
Watson dips to his left and cracks Holyfield with an uppercut!
Holyfield takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield shoots and misses
enabling Watson to counter with a crisp jab.
Watson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Watson moves out of range of the leg kick from Holyfield.
Holyfield with a poor takedown
and Watson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Watson blocks a jab.
Watson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Holyfield.
Holyfield misses with a jab, cross combination.
Watson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Watson.
Watson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holyfield moves away.
An inside leg kick from Holyfield misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Watson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Watson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Holyfield with a poor takedown
and Watson counters with a nice uppercut.
Watson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Holyfield swinging wilding here.
Watson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Holyfield's head backwards.
Holyfield throws a head kick but Watson moves out of range.
No joy there for Watson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A leg kick checked by Watson.
Watson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Watson blocks a head kick by Holyfield.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Holyfield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Holyfield throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holyfield throws a leg kick but Watson moved away.
Nice cross by Watson.
Holyfield looks to throw the jab but Watson is out of range.
Holyfield swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Watson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Holyfield pivots, looking for a leg kick but Watson is out of range and Holyfield settles back down.
Watson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holyfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Watson.
Watson avoids the head kick by Holyfield.
Holyfield shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Watson counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holyfield.
Watson scores with a nice right hand.
Watson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Watson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Holyfield.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Holyfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holyfield throws a leg kick but Watson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Holyfield throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Holyfield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watson manages to avoid it.
Holyfield tries for a takedown but Watson circles away easily
and Watson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Watson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Watson wants to get up but he can't break Holyfield's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Watson wants to control from the top but Holyfield keeps moving.
Watson wanted to stand there but Holyfield had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holyfield tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Holyfield keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson wants to stand but Holyfield has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Holyfield looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Holyfield looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Holyfield with a poor takedown
and Watson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holyfield cracks Watson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Holyfield turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Holyfield. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Holyfield throws the left hand but Watson avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Watson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Brian Watson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Watson throws a lazy body kick
letting Holyfield counter with a right hand.
Holyfield slips under a jab from Watson.
Holyfield tries a head kick but it misses.
Watson throws a low kick but Holyfield avoids it.
Holyfield takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Holyfield scores with a takedown into Watson's guard.
Holyfield drops back looking for a leg! Watson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Watson manages to kick Holyfield off! Holyfield jumps back into Watson's guard.
Holyfield trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson wants to get back to his feet but Holyfield is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Holyfield wants to pass the guard but Watson is keeping the position.
Holyfield 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.
Watson wants to get back to his feet but Holyfield is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Holyfield trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Holyfield fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Watson avoids it really well and circles away.
Nate Holyfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holyfield misses with a head kick.
Watson works Holyfield's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws a solid leg kick but Holyfield takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Watson.
Holyfield looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Watson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Watson throws a body punch but Holyfield moves out of range.
Watson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Holyfield throws a head kick but Watson moves out of range.
Watson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Watson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Holyfield throws a nice head kick!
Brian Watson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Holyfield thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield moves out of range of the leg kick from Watson.
Good work by Holyfield as he checks the leg kick.
Holyfield throws a predictable looking body shot
and Watson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Watson darts in and clinches Holyfield up against the cage.
Watson prevents a body shot from Holyfield.
Watson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Holyfield regains guard immediately.
Watson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Holyfield, up you get!
Holyfield misses with a takedown attempt
and Watson moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holyfield has a couple of punches blocked by Watson.
Holyfield dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Holyfield misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brian Watson.
Well Watson 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Watson!
Brian Watson is the new welterweight champion!
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